The Sun.
London, England, 1851-01-22 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 22, 1851.

M. THIERS.

Dr. Veron, who for many years, as joint editor of
the Constitutionnel with M. Thiers, maintained the
most intimate relations with the reactionary chief,
thus, in that same Constitutionnel, describes his
former friend and colleague :
During his whole reivl, an old King of rare expe-
rience and intelligeect trusted in M. Thiers. That Mo-
narch, without having in any way violated the Constitu-
tion, was detroned; he died in exile. We will relate the
facts in a few words. In 1838, while expressing his
profound respect for Royalty, M. Thiers organized and
was the leader of a Parliamentary coalition against it.
Louis Paillippe, after the fall of the Ministry of the
12th of May ou the Dotation Bill for the Duke de
Nemours, charged M. Thiers to form a Cabinet. Thence
arose the Ministry of the Ist of March, 1840. The
King, fatigued and overcome, addressed the following
affecting words to M. Thiene the President of the Coun-
cil—' I forgive and love you, M. Thies,' said Louis
Philippe, but listen to me; do not any longer dis:urb
this trenquil and prosproue country. I give you France;
govern her. Y,o, more than any one, cm extinguish
the revolutioretry spirit; let your fruitful irnigination
give renewed activity to eaterprize and works; govern
is eay stead; hut I beseech you allow me to explain
Etys,:di to those poor Kings of Europe who are almost
all as old as tuyeelf, and who, perhaps, understand
nothing of all your pretensions; all your clouds, and all
your subtleties of foreign policy.' Did M. Thiers pay
the least attention to theee paternal words? He Was
left master at home, and he oid not wish to allow that
Louis Philippe should be master abroad; and when, on
the 29th of October, he was replaced as a matter of ur-
gency by M. Guizot, did we not again see his opposition
exceed all bounds? Nine years later, after the banquets
of 1848, in the morning of the 24th of February, Louis
Philippe, still blind to the fatal ambition of that incor-
rigible tribune, a second time placed the destinies of his
throne and of his family in the hands of those who had
broaght about its loss. The last Ministry of M. Thiers
did not last an hour; the revolution of February 24
was consummated ; the rest is known. This deep
insensibility, which never failed before the too
tniding tenderness of a King, M. Thiers again
,d before a society in tears, which stretched out its
ms to any courageous power to defend it against dema-
gogical principles and against Socialism. Honest arti-
sans, industrious families, solvent traders, you see it is
still the same defiance of a revolutionary minority against
Louis Philippe; the same coalitions by the same men;
and since M. Thiers banters the repentant journals, we
say it, it is still the same M. Thiers who is again found,
with the same perfidy of words, the same hypocrisy of
respect, as instigator, as leader, as vehement and pas-
sionate orator of all those conflicts which, if care be not
taken, will one day end in the terror and the ruin of the
country and of society."
The Constitutionnel then proceeds to give a sketch
of the political life of M. Thiers, and concludes as
follows
M. Thiers now plays too serious a part in our public
affairs for us not to seek in his speech, and in our sou.
venirs, all the traits calculated to reveal the character
and the sentiments of that orator, so skilful in talking.
Teiers exclaimed from the tribune, I ask noting
from G-overnments, whoever they may be.' When M.
Thiers defended the still ill-secured throne of Louis
Philippe, if one memory does not fail us, he did not ask
a little. In the space of two years at most, from 1830
to 1831, M. Thiers became Councillor of State, Under-
Secretary of Finance, and at last Minister of Interior.
lie, moreover, demanded and obtained, under that
royalty which was so prodigal to him, one of the
best posts of Receiver-General for a family which had
adopted him. M. tiu:zot went out of office, and with
scarcely enctigh• to lire on. In his speech M. Thiers
adds, At my age, with my life, no Government can do
aaytaing for me. It is only I who can do anything for
myself, by conducting myself either well or iii.' M.
Thiers, since you resew the same intrigues before
alarmed, uneasy, irritated France, it is necessary to re-
pi et to you the same allocutions ! You are not a Cm-
chanatus, Monsieur Thiers! You enjoy all the comforts
of life, and by a wise economy, by fortunate speculations,
you have honestly acquired a considerable fortune, which
you have known how to place in safety. You say that
you ask nothing from any Government ; but in attack-
ing them what is the object you aim at ? For want
IS power you run after that celebrity, after that
importance of an orator armed with avenging thunder,
and ef a tribune before whom the elect of six millions
of 'totes is to tremble. Who is it that threatens to attack
the Parliamentary power? Who dreams of attacking
and destroying representative government? The Pre-
sident of the Repablic declared—' I alone have taken
an oath, and I will fulfil it;' you have not the right
to come forward and publicly cast doubt on the
good faith wad the honour of the Chief of the State.
As to the journals, the most violent among them have
less thecredited the National Assembly than you do
in public opinion by your coalition. The coalition of
1838 was against a Government installed and strongly
defended; that of 1851, more impatient, surprised the
Government on the morrow of a revolution—a Govern-
ment which had hut just begun, and an Executive Power
which, according. to the terms of the Constitution, is
soon to finish. You speak loudly of what you have done
society, and even for Louis Napoleon Bonaparte.
The darg,rs of the coalition which you have just
f,r.r:en far ex;!-octi any services which you may have
rere°. red. Only allow me to tell you that this war o

- MACCLESFIELD, . TUESDAY.—We have no new
feature in the trade worthy of note ; manufacturers
still continuing production for the spring season, al-
though complaints are general as to want of demand
for goods, at prices commensurate with the raw and
thrown material. The throwing mills continue to be
well employed ; and, up to the present, there is no
talk of lessening production, probably going on, in
anticipation of a demand for throwns shortly. The
dyers are by no means so busy as usual at this season.
Raw silks as reported in oar last, without alteration.
HUDDERSFIELD, TUESDAY.—OUT market continues
much the same as last week, the manufacturers are
chiefly employed in working to order. A fair trade
has been doing during the week in the American
houses. In the wool market there has not been so
much doing as previously.
HALIFAX, SATURDAY.-The trade in our Piece
Hall has not varied much for the last week or two,
but there is rather more doing to order, especially in
fancy goods, and stocks are getting low. The yarn
trade is scarcely so active as it was ; and there is no
change in the quotations. The wool market is steady,
though not very buoyant ; and prices remain un-
altered.

LEEDS, TUESDAY.--The markets, both to-day and
on Saturday last, have not been very brisk, but still
a fsir business has been done. The manufacturers
are mostly well employed, and it is the general opinion
that we shall have a good spring trade.

THE WAR AGAINST REPORTERS.
(From the Plymouth Journal.)
Some of the Puseyite clergy and their subordinates
appear disposed to carry matters with a high hand.
Our reeders are aware that on Christmas-day a re-
patter from this paper attended St. Stephen's district
church at Devonport, to witness the mode of carrying
out the services there, and also to observe the manner
in which that church was decorated, the incumbent
being one of the most decided of the Puseyite clergy-
men in this neighbourhood. The reporter on that
occasion took out a note-book, and commenced writing
the sermon, when a " thin spare man," since known to
be a Mr. Swift, who fills the office of verger and facto-
tum to the establishment, came and directed the at-
tention of the reporter to the minister, and Mr. Proctor
then addressed him in very strong language, depre-
cating the writing of a sermon in church. The extra-
ordinary character of the appeal made upon that oc-
casion cannot have escaped the reader's memory. It
led to the reporter desisting from taking further
notes; but the account that was published of the
clergyman's brawling was very annoying to the party,
and they were by no means careful to disguise the
feelings by which they were influenced.
Oa Sunday evening last, the same reporter accom-
panied by another, who is connected with this paper,
again went to St. Stephen's. They arrived there
some time after the service commenced, and that was
made the ground for an assertion subsequently that on
their entrance they disturbed the people in the
church. But no sooner had they entered the
church and taken their seats, than they were fel-
lowed by this Mr. Swift; to whom we have already
referred, and another person named Bares, both of
whom took their places immediately behind the
reporters, and there cannot now be a doubt as to
what their object must have keen. Mr. Swift is a
very excitable person ; when you see him in a room
while under the influence of strong feelings you would
be struck by the restless activity of the man. He is not,
therefore, the kind of person the clergyman ought to
employ in a delicate mission of the kind that was im-
posed upon him. He was, however, intent on his
work, and apparently eager for the fray. When the
sermon was about to commence, the reporters took out
their note-books and began to write. This was a signal
fur action on the part of the verger and his friend Bates
—they stated that the reporters should not write, and
thereupon they commenced a series of petty annoy-
ances, which led at last to the excitable partisans
striking both the complainants on the arm, and to Mr.
Swift declaring to one that he would be d—d if he
should write—and to the other, that if h e did take notes
he should not take the book out of the church with him !
Such was the disgraceful scene that theme worthies en-
acted in the church, and in order to prevent a re-
currence of it, and an adoption of Lynch law in our
places of public worship, Swift was, yesterday, called
upon to answer the charge of en assault upon Mr.
Cape, before the magistrates at Devonport, when the
case was fully heard, and the facts that we have stated
were proved by the two witnesses on oath. But the
assault did not stop here. When the services were over,
the defendant immediately left his place and went to
the street door. Thither in due course the complain-
ants also wended their way, and when they reached
the street, they were assailed with cries by the "holy
boys" and others, and pelted with mud. At last a
policeman was seen approaching, and then the assail-
ants scampered off as fast as their lega would carry
them.

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with you on the day after the message of the 31st of
October, 1549. i 3-4:4(lybu what line of policy was to be
followed, what attitude and what language the Consti-
tationnel was to assume, and then with an affectation
almost disdainful you spoke at length of the virtues of
the f',rntly or the 6eipios, and of the merits of Potybius
as tn histo:ian, whoL3 work you had doubtless been
rending in the morning; but at length, when pressed
by me to expk.in yourself, all your remarks led me to
foresee approaching hostilities against the President of
the 111.pubtic. M. Thiers, you concluded your speech
by this phopheey, in which no one can believe---' If you
do not resist, the Empire is made.' From the above-
named contercmee, I said, and I am not mistaken, that
you raeditattd ft formidable opposition against the Exe-
cutive Power: the coalition was formed.' "

MORTALITY in the ME TROPOLIS.
NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN
TEE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, JAN. is, 1e,50.
Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ...*196
Diseases of Uncertain Seat ... 36
'Tubercular Diseases ... ... 172
Diseezes of the Brain, serves, and Senses... ... 137
Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels ... 43
Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of
Respiration 202
Diseu,es of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs
of Digestion—. ..,
Dim-ves cf the Kidneys, &c. •,
Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &e.
'Diseases of the Joints, Bones,and Muscles
Dir:,eases or the Skin, &c.
Premature

... 66
... 18

... 27

Atrophy •••
Uri Age ••• ••• ••• •••
Sudden .. ..„.
•••
Violence, Priviltiol, Cold, sud Intemperance
Causes not specified ••• ••• •••

... 46

... 23
... 35

..........•
DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES ... ... 1,037
Population Deaths in cone- Deaths
Enumerated, sponding week in the
1841. 01 1849. Week.
Weßt Districts... 301,189 .. 183 ... 134
North Districts.. 376,568 .. 228 ... 218
Central Districts 374,199 ... 217 ... 187
East Districts ... 393,067 ... 208 ... 198
So:l'h Districts.. 503,346 ... 320 ... 300

Tcstals... ..... 1,948,3G9
Males

1,156

... 1,037

Femlles

... 507
... 530

On the part of the defence, an attempt was made
o show that the reporters bad misconducted them-
selves—that one of them had looked round to count
the people in the church (which appears to be a mon-
strous crime)—that they bad refused to desist writing
when they were called upon by the excitable defendant
to do so. But let our readers refer to the
case and see how, and by whom, these statements
were supported. There was Mr. Proctor himself ;
we should have thought that he at least would be
able to speak positively as to a disturbance, but
he halted, and hesitated, end doubted—leaving
the case almost where he found it—excepting,
indeed, that he acknowledged that " there was nothing
mangot be
B haitrei d s t hwehmo . '
was'
particular attracted his attention till the defendant
a Anotherparty in
of the witnesses was the
another, a Scotch woman,
who said she was intimate with the defendant, and
a servant of the incumbent; the assault—another,
had come up and offered to do the best she could for
him, which was just what she did; and finally there
was one Mrs. Sullivan, a sistir of Bates. N one
of those persons could contradict the assaults ot
not
one of them Could contradict the swearing. All that
any of them could say was that the defendant was a
man not given to that kind of wickedness, and Mr.
Proctor especially said he had never heard of his
swearing. This was the kind of evidence that was
adduced to hear down the positive oaths of witnesses
who had recorded every word that had passed during
the whole of this disgraceful scene.
To the surprise, we believe, of most persons in the
court who bad heard the case, if not all, the bench
by their -decision made the case " a drawn battle."
They said that they would have been better pleased

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bourhood, and one of the medical men states that he
) has now 29 cases under his care. The registrar of
14,0
Christchurch, Marylebone, reports that " between the
beginning of November, when small-pox suddenly
became prevalent in his district, and the end of the
year, 27 persons died of the disease, and in only two
of these cases bad vaccination been performed." But
in order to settle the respective rates of mortality
among the protected and the unprotected, it is ob-
viously necessary to ascertain the number in each class
living in any district.
/a the returns of last week seven localities are
complained of as damp from want of drainage or low-
ness of situation, or otherwise unwholesome. In two
of these scarlatina had been fatal to the children who
dwelt in them ; in three others pneumonia bad been
the cause of death ; in one a child died from " cholera
infantum." A case of chorea in a girl of 14, who
had been ill two years, terminated fatally on the 9th.
A man and two women died from intemperance.

STATE OF TRADE.
(From the Manchester Guardtan of this day.)
MANCHESTER, TUESDAY.— Our market continues
to suffer from the doubt which recent American ad-
vices have excited as to the maintenance of the are
sent value of cotton, and also from a doubt as to
whether the state of the exchanges may not lead to a
further advance in the rate of interests, and an ad-
ditional restriction upon credits and discounts.
Yet a little concession from the recent quotations
has induced some of the merchants to give orders,
with a good deal of freedom, fur such yarns as the
overland accounts showed to be in active request
This concession may be taken at about a farthing
per pound. The home manufacturers are still de-
ferring their purchases ; and the Germans, as a body,
are doing next to nothing. The prices of the yarns
adapted for both these classes of buyers have conse-
quently betrayed a further slight bias against the pro-
ducers. The greatest difficulty of effecting sales is
experienced in 30's water, in which range the sus-
pension of demand has caused most accumulation of
stock. But by yielding id. to id. per pound, some
spinners of 20's water have qeen enabled to clear off
considerable lots. It might be inferred, from glancing
merely at the figures in the table of exports given
that, as the quantity of cotton twist shipped
through Hull, in the first fortnight of the presentyear, is
nearly double that of the corresponding period last
year, there must have been a greater amount of buy-
ing for the European continent. The difference, how-
ever, is to be accounted for thus, that, whereas the
rivers are now open, they were then frozen up. In
1850, not a single bale was entered for Hamburgh, but
such appliances as might be absolutely necessary were
forwarded (at an increased expense by way of Antwerp.
Some of the buyers of goods have shown a disposition to
venture upon moderate transactions, if they could do
so at rather lower rates. There has, however, been
very little giving way on the part of sellers, and that
only in some articles, while in others they remain
firm. In long cloths and T cloths an increased busi-
ness has been generally done, and partially in some
other fabrics also. On the whole, though somewhat
lower prices have been accepted, particularly for
yarns, the prevailing tone of the market is more
cheerful than it was last week ; people seem to feel
that business is nearer at band than they did then.
ROCHDALE, MONDAY.—We have had a slack mar-
ket to-day, and very little business has been done.
In wool, there is little change. Though the de-
mand is rather limited, former prices have been fully
given.

if there had been a disinterested witness called on
the part of the complainants—overlooking, ap-
aparently, the impossibility of such a person being
obtained in the enemy's camp. They censured " the
beadles" for a want of discretion, and with regard to
the reporters observed that when they attend upon
such occasions with the object of taking notes they
are bound to act with the greatest decorum ; the
evidence, unsupported as it was by an impartial wit-
ness, had not, they said, been sufficient to show that
the complainants had been so guarded, and they
therefore dismissed the case.
It appears to us that in this decision the Bench
overlooked the main point. Mr. Beer, who was the
advocate for the defence, did not deny the assault by
the defendant, but rather justified all that he did, on
the ground that to take a sermon was a wrong upon the
owner of it, and that a verger had a right to prevent
such an act. We have no room to discuss now this as-
sertion of the law of copyright—but it seems to us to
be of a piece with some other of Mr. Beer's law, in
the maintenance of which he has not proved him-
self of late the Solon of the local profession. Mr.
Beer waa recently temporarily in the commission of the
peace, and yet here we had him over and over again
wondering that reporters were not dragged through
horse-ponds when they were found i❑ churches taking
notes of objectionable proceedings. We can have no
objection to Mr. Beer's wonder—all we can say is,
that perhaps he would have wondered on the other
side, if the brief had come from our side of the house.
This case is only a continuation of the contest that
bega❑ in October, at Eldad. An honest press is a
seton in the side of the Puseyites. The Puseyites
would make of their churches a kind of Eleusinian
mystery, and cry out precut esto profari ! They would
cheat the public by setting up a pretence that they
would give us their sermons, provided we would pro-
mise to print the whole of them! We deny the right
of the Puseyites to dictate any such terms. They
would be impracticable, which they know ; and we
are glad that the bench, in their decision, did not in
any way impugn the right which we have in past
times asserted, and which we shall continue to
maintain.

date of April 13, 1847. When the nofe arrived at matu-
rity it was not paid, but Corneliva not requiring the
money refrained from suing upon it. however, a soli-
citor who acted for him at Newham, of the name of
Borlais, having some time afterwards written to him for
money to carry on a Chancery suit which he had in-
structed him to prosecute, he handed him this promis-
sory note with other money. Borlais forwarded this
note to his agents, the present plaintiffs, who eventually
instituted this action. They had, however, in the first
instance commenced their action against Ephraim as
well as against Thomas, but as they had been unable to
find the former to serve him with process they had in
the cud been compelled to proceed against Thomas only.
The brother Ephraim was, on the present occasion,
called as a witness for the defendant brother, and denied
nearly every important statement made by the brother
Cornelius.
Mr.
M. SMITH replied.
_._ - -

Mr. Baron MARTIN (who bad succeeded Mr. Baron
Platt) summed ❑p.

The jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages,
163/. inclusive of interest.

EXCHEQUER CHAMBER, Jan. 21.
(Sittings in Error.)
The judges assembled this morning in the Exchequer
Cliambrr ;or the purpose of appointirg the days for the
Court In si in Error.

Lord CAriirnznn intimated that the Court would sit
on the follo,ing day s;--
Errors from the o,,urt of Queen's Berch would be
talcrn on Saturday, Feb. 1, and Monday, Feb. 3.
Err,)rs from the Court of Common Pleas on Tuesday,
Feb. 4.

Errors from the Court of Exchequer on Wednesday,
Feb. 5, and Thursday, Feb. 6.
Lord CAMPBELL further announced that if the Court
should find it to be necessary their Lordships would sit
upon some other days also.

sack. There were upwards of twenty sacks deficient;
the rest were all a trifle over weight. The 16th sack was
51,b. short; the 20th, 511 b ; eho 24th, 481 b.; the 30th,
601 b.; and the 40th was 471 b. deficient. The name and
address of " John Smith, Grosvenor basin, Westmin-
ster," was on the waggon that brought the coals.
John Ransom Cuthbert—On the 24th of December I
received four tons of coals. I sent several orders to
Captain Rey. I sent them by post. The coals I re-
ceived on the 24th of December came in consequence of
the last order I sent to Captain Ray. I never received
any cornmunicetione from Captain Ray, nor did I ever
see him. I always paid the money to a boy who fol-
lowed the waggon. I never saw any one who repre-
sented himself as the proprietor of the coals sold to me.
I was not present at the weighing. A lad who ge-
nerally came with the coals, after I had refused to pay
the carman on account of the short weight, came to me
and said, " Won't you pay for what coals you have had?"
I told him I would not.
John Willis—l live at 3, Donmerk-street, Crown-
street, Soho. I am sometimes employed by defendant.
These tickets that I hold in my hand were made nut by
Captain Ray's clerk. I don't know who he is. I don't
know his name. I am not aware whether I saw him
make them out or not. I don't think I ever
saw there tickets before. I can't remember that
I said I made them otif'. I was so puzzled the
last time I was here, through Mr. Roc dragging me
through the streets hke a common felon, that I don't
know what I sail. I don't know, and never saw, Capt.
Ray. I don't know where the clerk is to he found. I
dal not go with the coals on the 24th of December. I
merely helped the men to weigh. I never asked Mr.
Cuthbert for the money. I never received any money
from him on Captain Ray's account. I believe the coals
came from the same wharf where lam employed. I did
not see the coals go away, nor was I sent for afterwards.
I don't know anything about them.
Alderman Weesoet—Have you not said on a former
occasion that the coals were entered in Mr. Coombes's
book, and that you copied them out on making out the
tickets? Witness—l cannot recollect what I said on
that occasion. My memory is very bad. I did not
make out the tickets from Mr. Coombes's books. I
don't know who did. I can't remember. I did not see
them made out, that I know of. I can't keep things in
my head so long. I believe they were made out by
Captain Ray's clerk. I know they are not in my hand-
writing. Have you done with me now?
Officer—You may stand down now.
Witness—Oh, thank you, sir.
John Tribe—l went to the coals on that day to assist
as a labourer. The coals came from Captain Ray.
They were taken from Scotland-yard. I don't know
which wharf. I did not see them go off the wharf. I
am not in the employ of Captain Ray. His clerk some-
times paid me. I don't know who he is. I work for
any one, and frequently for Captain Ray. I don't know
who has hired me, but it was generally the carman,
whose name is on the waggon. John Smith, I believe,
is the carman's name. Captain Ray's clerk pays me
when I go on the wharf, and the carman pays me when
I don't. I never saw Captain Ray. I don't know any-
thing about him. The carman hired me on his own ac-
count. After the coals were weighed I was taken to the
station. I did give the name of " John Smith, foreman,
Ebury-street, Pimlico." The carman told me to give
the name that was on the ticket. I did not see Willis
present when the coals were being weighed. He came
up afterwards. I have seen him before at Scotland-
yard; sometimes on Dalgleish and Taylor's wharf, and
sometimes on others. I have also seen him occasionally
in Mr. Cornbes's counting-house. I did not apply to
Mr. Cuthbert for the money for the coals. Willis was
acting as Mr. Coombes's clerk—that is, I mean, as Cap-
tain Ray's clerk. I don't know for certain, but I believe
such is the fact.
Mr. Roe said that he had not been able to find the
owner of the waggon in the name that first appeared
upon it on the delivery of the coals. No such name was
known in Grosvenor-basin. Neither had he been able
to serve the summons personally upon Mrs. Fawkes, at
Robert-street, Hoxton, as she had got out of the way.
Alderman Weesoel—lt will, perhaps, be necessary to
remand this case to bring up the other witnesses.
Mr. Lewis—lt is not my client's intention to deny
that he is connected with Captain Ray, or that Captain
Ray's clerk is not his clerk also. We are perfectly
willing to admit that such is the fact; therefore, I Beene
object in adjourning the case for witnesses to prove what
has already been admitted.
Alderman WILSON—Then, are you prepared to show
that Mr. Coombea is not the seller?
Mr. Lewis—l am prepared to show that Mr. Coombes,
in conjunction with Captain Ray, is the seller, but that
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very serious injury to his business in consequence of the
report which appeared in the papers. Mr. Coombes had
ordered every one connected with the establishment to
be present to-Jay, and as soon as he received the sum-
mons he went down into Wales to see Captain Ray and
request him to attend, if convenient. Captain Ray could
not spare time to come up to town, and therefore Mr.
Coombes has come forward to explain the matter tho-
roughly. If Willis has varied in his evidence to-day
from the statement he made on a former occasion, he
will have to answer for it before a higher and heavenly
tribunal as his own act entirely.
Alderman WILSON—The strong point in the favour
of Mr. Coombe!, was the weighing of the coals on the
five previous deliveries, and all being found full weight;
but that a great fraud had been attempted on Mr. Cuth-
bert there is no doubt. It certainly looks very bad on
the part of the boy, as far as he is concerned, to ask
for payment of what coals had been delivered, and not
for the full quantity named in the bill made out in the
name of Captain Ray. Under all the circumstances,
and presuming that Mr. Coombes did not benefit by the
short weight in the delivery of the coals to Mr. Cuth-
bert, I shall convict the defendant in the penalty of ls.
for each sack named in the summons, and order him to
pay the costs, amounting to I/. 9s. in all.
The money was then paid into court, and
Mr. Lewis said—Now that the case is concluded will
your Worship give my client an order?—(Laughter.)
Alderman Weesoet—l'll consider about it first.
Defendant—Pil serve your Worship with some of the
best Wallsr nd at 18s. per ton, and undertake that every
sack shall be weighed.—(Laughter.)
Alderman Witeseet—l would rather think of it before
give en order.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

IT illiam Harrop, a well-dressed man, was brought up
for final examination charged with having robbed a
number of watchmakers and jewellers of various valuable
articles.

Three new cases were brought forward.
The prisoner declined making any defence at present,
and was fully committed.

MARYLEBONE.
' Hannah Barber, a married woman, aged 40, was
brought up from Paddington Workhouse, charged
with having attempted to terminate her existence
by drowning.
Rousham, 46 D, deposed, that at eight o'clock on
Sunday morning, as he was on duty at Western-villas,
Regent's Park, he heard a loud shriek, followed by the
exclamation " Save me, oh 1 save mel" He ran towards
the canal close by, and in the middle thereof he saw the
prisoner, whose head was just above the surface of the
water. A portion cf an old gate being close at hand, he
(witness) threw it into the canal and laid himself upon
it, when, by a sudden movement, ho propelled himself
forward, and, at the ti,k of his own life, succeeded in
dragging the unfortunate woman to the bank. As soon
as she arrived at a state of consciousness, he asked her
why she bad made an attempt upon her life; and her
reply was, that she was in great distress of mind on ac-
count of a quarrel which she had had with her husband.
She was, in the first instance, taken to the station, where
she was properly attended to, and was subsequently con-
veyed to the workhouse.
The prisoner, who said she was sorry for what she
had done, and promised not to repeat tho suicidal act,
was remanded for a week.
The MAGISTRATE remarked, that the conduct of the
constable was highly praiseworthy; and he gave him a
letter addressed to the Royal Humane Society, recom-
mending him as a fit and proper person to be rewarded.
WORSHIP-STREET.
Mr. William Boyes, the proprietor of a large scholastic
establishment in Shacklewell-lane, Stoke Newington,
was brought up in custody of Holland, the warrant-
officer, and placed before Mr. Arnold, charged with
having conducted himse f in a gross and scandalous
manner towards several female children, the daughters
of parents residing in the same neighbourhood. He
was transferred in the van to the House of Detention.
CLERKEN WELL.
A fellow named William Bristol was finally examined
before Mr. Tyrwhitt, eharg.d with having attempted to
pick pockets, when the following extraordinary facts
were disclosed :
Mr. James, clerk to the Holborn Board of Guardians,
with their
.chairman and many other members of that
body, were in attendance at the request of the worthy
magistrate, to hear the proceedings, in order that they
might interfere to put down a den of thieves, &c., known
by the name of the " Kitchen," situate in Fox-court,
Gray's Inn-lane.

Is appeared from the evidence of Fisher and Archer,
of the G division, that they saw the prisoner with two
other thieves at dusk in the evening, and watched after
them until they noticed him make several attempts at
robbery whilst being, as it is termed, covered, or in other
words sheltered, by his companions; and at length suc-
ceeded in an act of plunder, they pounced upon the
thrPe, but were overpowered and beaten by a gang of
ruffians, and were only able to secure the prisoner.
After they had lodged him in the station-house they
searched him, and found in his possession the keys of
a vile den—the " Ditcher," in Fox-court, Gray's Inn-
lane; and, on proceeding to that place, they found pro-
perty the produce of robberies.

2dr. Tviiwun'T desiredFiiher to enlighten the parish
authorities present as to the character of the "Kitchen”
and its visitors.

Fisher said it was a harbour for the vilest characters,
not only in and about London, but was resorted to by
thieves with stolen property from all parts, who found
there a ready way cf disposing of their ill-gotten store;
and. whenever be was in search of a thiof, he first of all
went there, end would find nearly 200 congregated. Not
long ago he-was after a person who had stolen the then
Lord Mayor's (Alderman Maguey's) plate, and be found
him there, and ultiinately he was tried, convicted, and
transpoi ted. The prisoner had the management of the
place, and trained lads to thieve. He had seen him in-
strum them frequently; and onco in particular, while
watching unobserved, he saw a coat hanging to a line in
the "Kitchen," when the prisoner placed a handkerchief
in one of the pockets and showed a number of lads bow
to go and lift the skirts to take it out. The lads, at his
bidding, followed his example, and, if they did not suc•
need without bungling, ho knocked them down, from
time to time until they were proficient.
The Chairman wished to know whether the Police
Commissioners could not prosecute?
Mr.TYnwunT —14 o; the police will be your witnesses. ,

The parish ought to do so. The law directs it, and I
cannot, of course, advise otherwise.
Mr. James inquired under chat Act of Parliament an
indictment could be framed?
Mr. TYRWHITT informed him the 25th of George IL,
c. 36, sec. 5.
Mr. James and the other gentlemen having assured
the Bench that the subject should receive an early cor,si-
deration, then lett the court.
The prisoner was fully committed for trial.
LAMBETH.

Mr. William Shirley Brooke, a musician and composer,
and who was also said to be a teacher of languages, was
brought up on a warrant charging him with threatening
and attempting to strangle his wife.
Mrs. Brooke, whose manner and appearance were
most laiylike, deposed that for the last two years out of
the seven she had been married to the defendant, her file
had been rendered miserable and wretched by the con-
duct of her husband, in drinking to excess, making use
sif the most violent threats, and illusing her. For the
last two months ho had given way to his passion for drink
and violence to such an extent that he became almost
intolerable, and on Sunday morning last he attempted to
put his threat of strangling her into execution, by twist-
ing her bcdgown about her tt.roat while in bed, so that
she actually felt herself being suffocated, but by an effort
she drew herself away from him, so as to enable her to
alarm the servants in the house aed bring them to her
assistance.

In reply to a question from the Magistrate ai to the
cause of her busbsrui's inoleßee, Mrs Bfooke said, that
i 4 consequence of Mr. Brooke's indifference in the !Air-
suit 01 his profession, and the income set led upon him
by his friends being wholly inadequate to their main-
tenance, her friends enabled her to purchase the furni
ture of the house in the York-rosd in which they re-
sided, and by letting it out in lodgings support herself.
Her doing this appeared to give great offence to her hus-
band, tor since she had done so he had not given her the
slightest peace of mind, and she had now to beg his
Worship to bind him down not to molest her for the
future. She should not, she said, trouble him for any-
thing, and all she required was to be left to attend
to her house in peace—a blessing she had long been a
stranger to. .

English, the constable, said on going to, the house to
serve the warrant on Mr. Brooke, one or two persons
said they were very glad that something had been done
to restrain Mr. Brooke, as they had been in daily ap-
prehension for some time back that murder would have
been committed.

Mr. Brooke, whose appearance was rather ferocious,
his face being nearly covered with long black hair, when
asked what he had to say to the charge, replied that he
was labouring under au affection, for which he was
obliged to drink; and he would admit that, while under
the influence of spirits, his temper was not the best, and
he might have committed himself. With re,p(-ct to the
charge urged by his wite, of attempting to strangle her,
he should submit to his Worship's own judgment, whe-
ther ho thought it likely that, if he used the violence
spoken to by Mrs. Brooke, she could have called out for
assistance?

Mrs. Brooke here repeated that all she required was
peace, and her husband's keeping away from her ; and
the magistrate ordered Mr. Brooke to find two sureties
in 201., to keep the peace and be of good behaviour to-
wards his wife for two months.
SO UTHIVARK.
Jane Brown was placed at the bar before Mr. A'Bec-
kett for re-examination, charged with causing the death
of John Brown, her husband, to whom she had been
only married four months, by striking him on the head
with a poker.
Mr. A'BECKETT said that, at present, it would not
be necessary to call any of the witnesses, and, as the in-
quest on the body of the deceased was adjourned fur the
purpose of a post-mortem examination, the further pro-
ceedings against the accused at this court should also be
postponed, in order that the prisoner might be brought
before the same magistrate who presided on the former
occasion, and who heard the first part of the evidence,
He added that he should therefore remand the prisoner
until Saturday next.
The prisoner, who said nothing, was then removed
from the bar,