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LONDON, TUESDAY EVE

down the China seas without making a single tack ;
whereas the with a strong
powerful band winci, which 31-9 did not lose till sha
entered the Straits of Gaspar. Navigators accus-
tomed to these seas will not fail to see the great advan-
tage gained by the Oriental on this occasion. The
Stornway was also peculiarly unfortunate in losing, to
the southward of the Cape, her mizen top-gallant
mast, her main and fore topmasts, by a species of
whirlwind, the weather being perfectly calm
on deck, and the water smooth at the time,
while all this mischief was done aloft. The
accident happened about sunset, and all that
could be done that night, owing to the extreme dark-
ness that had set in, was to secure the wreck along-
side. In the meantime the wind was quite favour-
able, but under the circumstances no advantage could
be taken, and thus the arrival of the ship in England
was delayed in all probability a week or ten days. The
tonnage of the Stornway is about one-half of that of
the Oriental. She, however, shows some 180 tons more
than that for which she is registered, while the Oriental
can scarcely cram in 40 tons more than her re-
gister shows. The Stornway spoke to some 28
vessels on her voyage home, as her log testifies.
She is now again taking in her lading for Bombay,
and is expected to leave the West India Dock on the
25th instant. Captain Robertson does not " let the
grass grow under his feet," and we have the best reasons
for knowing that every officer on board, from the
captain downwards, has entitled himself to unequi-
vocal praise—such men and such a ship are rarely to
be met with. To our aquatic friends we would re-
commend a peep at the Stornway before she sails,
persuaded as we are that in her next voyage she will,
with fair play, surpass her maiden effort. While we
have such ships, such officers, and such builders as
Messrs. Hall, we may defy competition with all the
world.—Sunday Paper.

EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF CRIM. CON.
IN FRANCE.

A few days ago the Tribunal of Correctional Police
tried M. de Castillon, a young man of large property
of Aix, and Madame Cremieux, wife of M. Leon
Cremieux, of that city, fur adultery. The case was
a most extraordinary one. Having induced Madame
Cremieux to elope, M. de Castillon conveyed her
to Brussels, where they took up their residence
in a fashionable hotel. The husband went after
them in company of a police officer, and the guilty
pair were brought back to Paris in custody. But
M. Cremieux then withdrew the complaint he had
made, and he did so, he alleged, at the request of his
wife's family. He demanded I,ooof. from M. de
Castillon for the expenses of the journey, and, after
some bargaining, consented to accept .500 f. Nego-
tiations were subsequently entered into between
Cremieux and De Castillon, the result of which waa
that the former undertook to leave his wife to the
latter, and never to prosecute him, on condition that
he would pay 30,000 f. The money was duly paid,
and it was Cremieux himself who went to De
Castillon's notary to receive the promissory notes, and
definitively settle the affair. He had at first asked for
40,000 f., and it was only after some discussion with
De Castillon that he consented to accept the 30.000 f
In virtue of this strange convention, Madame de
Cremieux returned to De Castillon; but Cremieux
subsequently laid a complaint against them for adul-
tery. Just before his wife returned to the young man,
Cremieux said to him—" Though you have got my
wife for 30,000 f., I offer to bet you 5001. that in less
then six months she will have another lover." To this
De Castillon replied—" I will take your bet, but it
must be written down." Cremieux, in giving evidence,
spoke of this scandalous transaction with the greatest
unconcern, and his conduct and language excited in-
tense indignation in the auditory. Madame Cremieux,
on being called on for her defence, did not deny the
adultery, but said that her husband had ill-treated her
and driven her from his home. She admitted that
she was aware cf the pecuniary arrangements between
him and her lover. M. de Castillon said that after he
had entered into the convention to pay the 30,000 f., he
thought that Madame de Cremieux was perfect :y
free, and that Cremieux would have taken measures to
procure a legal separation from her. The Tribunal
only condemned Madame Cremieux to fifteen days'
imprisonment, and M. de Castillon to I,ooof. fine.

HORRID MURDER OF A WOMAN
BY HER HUSBAND.
MARYLEBONE POLICE-COURT.

Yesterday afternoon, Inspector Jackson, of the
D division, brought up from the Marylebone-lane
station a man named Thomas Bear, who stood
charged with the heinous offence of having murdered
his wife under circumstances of peculiar atrocity.
The court was crowded to excess, and the proceed-
ings excited the most intense and painful interest.
Mr. Broughton was the sitting magistrate.

The first-witness called was George Nott, who,
on being sworn, said—l am a furnishing undertaker,
and reside at 23, Cornwall-road, Lambeth. My
sister (the deceased) had been married to the
prisoner about fifteen years. Her name was
Louisa Nott before she was married. They
did not live happily together. I last saw
her alive about a month ago in Warner-
street, Clerken well. Yesterday morning I saw her
dead at 33, North-street. She was lying on the floor.
Inspector Jackson sent for him. She was lying in
her clothes, and I saw punctures in the face which
appeared to be stabs. She was about 40 years of
age. At that time the prisoner was in custody.
They bad two children, but I do not know where
they are. The deceased used to complain to me ter-
ribly about the prisoner's conduct, but she never com-
plained to me in his presence. She told me he was
addicted to drinking, and neglected his home.
In reply to Mr. BROUGHTON, Inspector Jackson
said one of the children (a boy) was at a beer-shop in
Cromer-street, and the other (a girl) was on the town.
George Nott continued—Deceased had told me
that the prisoner was seldom home before one or two
in the morning.
Edward Braxton—l live at No. 5, Brook's •gardens,
Bagnigge Wells-road. I am 17 years of age. I can-
not read or write, nor can I say my prayers. I can
not tell where God is. I cannot tell where people go
to when they die. I do not know what people go to
church for, but I suppose they go there to hear the
singing. Never heard of the devil.
Mr. BROUGHTON remarked that a person in such a
deplorable state of ignorance could not give evidence.
Sarah Abrams said—l am a widow. The boy
Braxton is my son by my first husband. I
know the prisoner at the bar by coming to my
house to see his wife, who lodged with me.
About a fortnight ago the deceased called upon
me to see Mr. Hands, a lodger of hers, and
stopped about four nights. When the deceased left
my son carried her boxes. On Monday last the pri-
soner came to my house and asked me if I had a
little woman living up stairs in my house ; he said he
could not tell her name, and asked if any boxes had
been brought there. I said yes, there certainly were
two boxes there, and he then said, " That's my wife
and they are my property, for my wife has taken them
away." The prisoner then requested to be allowed
to go upstairs, but I would not allow him, and told
him Mrs. Hands had gone away with his wife's boxes
and all. He then left the place, and he came back
the same day and brought a woman with him.
The woman said Mrs. Bear behaved very ill
to the prisoner, for her firm opinion was
there was something between her and a gasfitter,
and that I must know where they were. I said I do
not. The prisoner said I must know, for I knew
who took the boxes, and knew all about it. He then
said he would go to a magistrate. The prisoner came
every day afterwards up to last Saturday, still press-
ing to know where his wife was. On Saturday he
told her that rather than see his wife in the state his
daughter was in he would sooner die in Newgate, for
she was his wife, and he loved her after all. He had
repeated the same thing to me on several occasions.
It was about twenty minutes past six when he came
to my house on Saturday. I told him I was going to
send my son to where he took the boxes, to get my key
from Mrs. Hands, and if he liked he could go with him.
He said he would, and was much obliged to me, and
would pay my son for his trouble. He then went
away, and I saw nothing more of him till now.
When he was at my house he appeared perfectly cool
and collected, and I had not the least idea he intended
anything wrong to his wife.
George Lanning—l live at 33, North-street, Man-
chester-square, and am the landlord of the house.
The deceased woman, whose name he now knew to
he Bear, came and lodged in my house on Friday
fortnight. On Saturday night last a lad came to my
house, and asked for the two females for whom he
brought the boxes a fortnight before. I told him
they were not at home, but would be in by 9 o'clock.
The boy then left, and at eight o'clock the prisoner
came and asked me if Mrs. Bear was there. Not
knowing the deceased at the time by that name, I
told the prisoner that no such person lodged there,
and I then told him the name of the lodgers and men-
tioned the name of Nott, being the name in which she
(deceased) took the lodgings, and I entered that
name in my rent book. Directly the prisoner
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soned with the prisoner, and he became more. quiet
and came into my parlour and sat down till nine
o'clock, at which time Mrs. Bear came in. When she
came in I said to the prisoner, " That is Mrs. Note,
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the good lady you are looking for." I then gave h. im the,
ctindie and he walked up stairs after her. The boy who had
been there before was with the prisoner and myself for
more than an hour before the woman came in. When
the prisoner went upstairs, he left the boy in the par-
lour. I then went into the street to see for a consta-
ble, in case there should be any row. When I came
back, in about a quarter of an hour, I found a police-
man in the first-fieer back room, and the woman lying

on the floor covered with blood. My wife was bathing
fr,33 with wo.ter. The prise= the boy were
gone, and I sPw /307, on the pavement outside
the door, wriiA I removed into the house I sent
for a doctor, who shortly after came. The woman
was dead when the medical man arrived.

Cross-examined by the prisoner—The deceased
was a well-conducted woman, and both her and Mrs.
Hands, the deceased's fallow-lodger, I believed to be
serious and religious women. You told me several
times that your wife had sold up your home, taking
the property with her.
Prisoner—You, sir, seem to be very warm on the
subject. I have no more to ask you.
Rebecca Lanning, the wife of the last witness, said—
I remember a female by the name of Nott coming to
lodge with her on Friday fortnight last. She brought
a Mrs. Hands with her. The latter represented her-
self as a widow, and the, female Nott said she was a
single woman. A boy brought their boxes. The
females were both together when they took
the lodgings. Never saw the prisoner before
until Saturday night, about eight o'clock, when the
prisoner came and incitired for a Mrs. Bear. I was
in the parlour during the whole time the prisoner was
talking to my husband. The prisoner seemed in a
very excited state while he was in the parlour, and all
his conversation was tbout his wife, who, he said,
was a very bad woman, and had robbed him of 'eis
property, which he alleged was in my house.
He then became mere calm, and shortly after
Miss Nott came in and went up stairs, and
I said that is her. The prisoner immediately
followed her upstairs, leaving the boy in the parlour.
After the prisoner went into the room I heard them
talking. I was standing at the foot of the stairs, and
believe the room door was closed. In about ten
minutes after he went upstairs be called the boy to
come and take the boxes. I said to the boy you had
better go, and he went directly and brought
down a box. As soon as the boy went up I
heard the deceased screech awfully. I ran
to the street-door, and she still screeched
out as far as I could understand—" He is murdering
me." I then went to the stairs and met the boy
bringing the boxes down. The screeching continned
for about three minutes, when the prisoner came down
stairs. I opened the door for the prisoner ; he said
nothing, but held his hands down as if to hide them.
I saw on the back of one of his hands what I thought
to be blood, and fancied that the deceased had bitten
him in a scuffle. At that time the boy was gone.
After the prisoner had gone out, I ran up
stairs into the woman's room, and saw a chair
lying across the fender, and the deceased lying close
by with her eyes wide open, and her hand to her
throat. I then rushed out and fetched some water,
and called a lodger who followed me into the room.
I put my hand round deceased's neck, but could not
feel any wound. I saw blood about her hair, which
was in disorder over her face. I bathed her face
with some water ; she was then breathing, but did
not speak. A medical man came in about three
minutes aftli.varri=, and she was then dead.
Sophia Price—l am a married woman. My hus-
band's name is Edward Price. We lodge at 33,
North-street. I first saw the prisoner on Saturday
night last about nine o'clock, in the back room on the
first floor. I was going out to meet my husband,
when I heard screams of " Murder" from a female in
that room. The door was open, and I saw the deceased
by the fire- place, and the prisoner beating her with his
fists. I begged of him not to beat her. She was leaning
on the floor, but I did not see any blood. The pri-
soner looked at me very hard and went on beating
her, and I was so frightened that I lost my senses and
recollected nothing sfter.
Emma Webster lodged in the back parlour at 33,
North street. Had seen the deceased several times.
Heard her come in on Saturday night, about five
minutes to 9. She passed my room door, and I heard
her unlock her own. I then beard a man's footstep
follow her up almost directly, and I then heard a
loud talking, and heard her distinctly say " So help
me God, I have not done it." I then heard her
scream out " Murder," and I opened my room-door
and went partly up the stairs, and heard the deceased
say, in a faint voice, " Oh, he's murdering me." At
that time a boy came out of the room with a box, and
passed me on the stairs. When the boy came
out the screams bad ceased. Before I went on to the
stairs I heard blows in the room. I then went into
my own room, when Mrs. Lanning fetched me up
stairs into deceased's room. I then saw the deceased
lying on the floor with blood streaming from wounds
in her face. She did not speak a word, and appeared
to be dead.

Gott, 338 D, said on the way to the station the priso-
ner said that his wife had taken a chisel, or something
of that sort, to strike him with, and that he snatched
it from her hand, and " gave her the contents." His
right hand was covered with blood, and upon his
chin were also spots as if blood had spurted out upon
it. He inquired frequently how his wife was ; and
on being told that she was dead, he exclaimed,
" Christ Almighty, who would have thought I'd the
heart to do it ? I have a daughter on the town, and a
little boy in bed at a beer-shop--he little thinks that
I have killed his mother. I wish I was going to be
hung this very moment."
Church, 129 Cr, produced a triangular saw-file,
about six inches long, very sharp at each end, which
appeared to have been recently ground and pointed.
There were marks of blood on it. It was found be-
tween the bars of the grate ; the handle was broken in
two, and picked up in different parts of the room.
The portions of the handle had also blood upon them.
Mr. Dickinson, surgeon, 15, Charles-street, Man-
chester-square, deposed that he was called in, and
found the furniture and other things in the room in
great disorder. The woman was lying upon the floor
to all appearance dead, and blood was flowing from
various wounds. \\ itness described the wounds,
which were sixteen in number, and they had been in-
flicted upon various parts of her person • one of them
was on the left side of the chest over ;he second rib,
which was fractured about an inch and a half from
the breast bone ; and on tracing that wound, upon
making a post mortem examination, he found that it
had penetrated two important blood-vessels in the
region of the heart. Tne wound alluded to was of
itself sufficient to cause death. The wounds were all
of a triangular shape, and the file produced was just the
kind of instrument with which the fatal injury might
have been inflicted.
The prisoner, after being cautioned in the usual
way, was asked if he wished to say anything in the
present state of the proceedings, and he replied
" Nothing."
Mr. BROUGHTON—I shall commit you for the wilful
murder of your wi'e, but you will be brought up here
agsin this day week, when you will be sent for trial.
The prisoner was then removed from the bar.
A verdict of wilful murder was returned against
him at the inquest before the coroner, which was held
yesterday.

SWEARING-IN :i'HENE W LORD

MAYOR.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.
The ceremony of swearing-in the new Lord Mayor
' took place in the Court of Exchequer, at Westminster.
The RECORDER, in introducing the new Lord Mayor,
William Hunter, Eq., stated that he was now chosen
Chief Magistrate of the City at a time of considerable
importance, and he perhaps might have to look forward
to an arduous year. They were told that efforts would
be made to reproduce those disastrous convul-
sions which lately happened in Europe. He trusted
that this land would still be exempt from them;
but if necessity should arise, the citizens would
not fail in their duty to maintain the authority of
the Queen and the law inviolate. The year of office of
the late Lord Mayor, Sir John Musgrove, had been one
of the most memorable as well as happiest to this
country. The Learned Recorder then alluded to the
presentation to the Queen by the City of an address
expressing the determination of the citizens to resist all
aggression and encroachment on her prerogative; also
to the distinguished place which the Corporation took
in the inauguration of the Great Exhibition; and also to
the Lord Mayor subsequently entertaining her Majesty
in the City, and receiving from her the honour of a
baronetcy. The Learned Gentleman also alluded to
the first civic visit to Paris—the heart of that country
which was once treated as our natural enemy,
but was now one of our closest friends. Ho
sincerely hoped he was not going too far in express-
ing his conviction that from that friendly meeting be-
tween two representatives of two great nations lasting
benefits might arise to this country.
The LORD CHIEF BARON, in the course of his ad-
dress, said—He did not entertain any anxiety as to the
anticipated disturbances which had been referred to by
the Learned Recorder, but he, nevertheless, had every
reliance on the firmness and loyalty of the Lord Mayor
and citizens. There could be no doubt that the Exhi-
bition of the Industry of All Nations, which might
well be called, and had been, the Temple of Peace, would
tend to bind together by good will and good feelings,
and by common interests, all nations which had an op-
portunity of witnessing it, and he apprehended wherever
education had done its work thoroughly, and when man-
kind experienced the blessings of peace, wars would be
no more, and instead of meeting different nations in
war, they would consider them as brothers of one great
family, having common and general duties to discharge.
After some further obs,!rvations from his Lordohip,

The ceremony of swel,ring:; ryas gene through.
The Barons Were then invited to the banquet at Guild-
hall, and the Lord Mayor and the civic funetiouaries left
the court.

A. LIBERAL OFFER.—A correspondent of the
Wigan Time, of Friday, under the signature of " Emma
11--," states that she has purchased a "Bloomer"
which she %visliPs to wear. She offers to present any Wigan
lady with a suit, who will wear it in public along with her-
self.
A countrymen applied to a solicitor for legal
advice. After detailing the circumstances of the case, he
was asked if he had stated the facts as they had occurred.
Oh! ay, sir," rejoined he, " I thought it better to tell you
the plain truth; you can put the lies to it yourself."

The spcie taken out by the Br4zil packet yf ster-
day amounted to 232,0001., of which 186,000/. vista for Rio
Janeiro, and 46,0001, fox the liiyer note.

ING, NOVEMBE

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
ROLLS' COURT, Nov, 19,

FLIGHT V. Tae DUKE', or

CZA:',ZCLIA

In this case, which came on up'll the plea °•f the
defendant, Thomas Flight, on behalf of himself and
all others, creditors by judgment subsequent in date
to the 27th of May, 1847, and duly registered ante-
rior to the Ist of May, 1850, of the Duke of Buck-
ingham, who should come in and contribute to the
expenses of the suit, was plaintiff, and the Duke of
Buckingham, the Marquis of Chandos and others,
were defendants, the prayer was, that the deed of the
27th of May, 1847, might be declared fraudulent and
void, and be set aside, and the estates comprised in the
deed sold and be made available for payment of the
claims against the Duke.

The MASTER of the ROLLS said he should not adju-
dicate upo❑ the validity of the plea in question in the
present state of the case without further assistance.
The plea must stand over for an answer, with liberty
to the plaintiff to except to it.

ARGUDIN V. MENDEZ.

Mr. ROUPELL, for the plaintiff, Jose Soarez Ar-
gudin, moved for an injunction .to restrain Diego
Mendez, the defendant, when he should come within
the jurisdiction of the Court, and Anselmo de Ar-
royave, their consignees and agents, from selling or
otherwise disposing of 205 tons of copper ore, brought
to,this country by the ship Carina, now lying at Swansea,
or from parting with the ore or the proceeds thereof
otherwise than under and according to the directions
of this Court, and that some person be appointed to
sell the ore as soon as conveniently might be, and to
receive the proceeds thereof, and that the same might
be paid into court, and secured for the benefit of the
party rightfully entitled thereto, and a suit now
pending in Cuba should be determined.
The MASTER of the ROLLS said he could only
grant an interim order until next Thursday, with li-
berty to serve the other side immediately with notice
of motion of what was intended to be applied for on
that day. They were not to part with the copper or
with the proceeds until that time, Mr. Roupell's
client undertaking that if, by reason of this order,
any loss should be sustained by the other party, he
would abide by such order as the Court should di-
rect with respect to such damages without the neces-
sity of an action at law.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Nov. 10.
(Before Mr. Commissioner EtNE.)
IN RE BENNING.

The bankrupt, W. Benning, of Fleet-street, law
bookseller, came before the Court to pass his last exa-
mination. The balance-sheet, from the Ist of Jan.,
1844, to the 30th of August, 1851, shows the follow-
ing : —Creditors, 10,845/. ; ditto holding security,
1,9101.; liability, 2001.; capital on the Ist of Jan.,
1844, 5,859/. ; amount drawn from firm of Benning
and Co., 12,185/. ; R. Saunders, amount received
under a decree, 5,932/. ; rents, 450/. ; Mr. Benning,
from rents of collieries, 2,2501. ; life interest in col-
lieries, 9001. ' • debtors good, 372. ; property, 1,200/. ;
ditto in hands of creditors, 1,800/. ; expensei, 4,953/. ;
personal, 12,7761.; losses, 1,6491.; W. B-nning
Co., amount introduced by me as capital, 10,000/. ;
subsequent payments by me, 7,5911.
Mr. Lawrance appeared for the assignees ; Mr.
Wordsworth supported the bankrupt.
Mr. LAWEANCE offered no opposition. There were
one or two points in the balance-sheet which required
explanation, but it would answer u® useful purpose to
adjourn.

Mr. WORDSWORTH having undertaken that every
information wanted should be rendered,
The bankrupt passed.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Nov. 10.
(Before Mr. Commissioner LAW.)

IN RE MOSES JACOBS.

This insolvent's application for a day to be named
for granting a final order of protection was opposed
by Mr. Cooke, on behalf of Messrs. Bignell, Briar,
and Laurent, proprietors of the Argyll Rooms, Wind-
mill-street, Haymarket. Mr. Nichols supported.
The insolvent, upon being examined, said he called
himself a general and law agent and accountant. He
had been twice insolvent and twice bankrupt. Had
brought an action against Mr. Bignell to recover
331. 17s. for cleaning, fitting, and repairing chande-
liers at the Argyll Rooms. In that action a nonsuit
bad been entered, as his witnesses were taken out of
the way when the trial came on. He had been a
glass-dealer and manufacturer, but had not been in
business for the last fifteen years. Mr. Bignell was
entered in the schedule for the supposed amount of
costs in an action for 5001., penalties under the 25th
Geo. 11., c. 26, sections 2,8, and 13, in which action
a ♦erdict had been returned for the defendant. (The
insolvent was shown a paper, giving as the plain tiff's
address and description " Moses Jacobs, accountant
and law agent. He also keeps a china and glass shop,
and has done for the last seventeen years, and resides
at 101, Berwick-street, St. James's.") Insolvent
admitted the paper to be in the writing of Mr. NV.
B. Davis, his attorney in the action, but denied that
he had ever authorised that description of himself to
be given. He had not carried on any business in Ber-
wick-street since 1832. That business was carried on by
his daughter. He rented the house, and his daughter
paid him nothing for the shop. He brought another
action for 1,8001. penalties, but had discontinued it
after the other was tried. He had been originally
employed at the Argyll Rooms to see that no persons
passed in under false names, Stowell, an informer,
having indicted the proprietors for an unlicensed en-
tertainment. He had never offered to forego the ac-
tions he had brought if any sum of money was paid
to him, but he had heard that Stowell had offered to
settle the matter for 2001., without any authority from
him. Stowell was now Mr. W. B. Davis's chief
clerk. Mr. Davis suggested originally that the actions
for the penalties should be brought, as the parties had
not kept their agreement with him (insolvent). Davis
said, " You ought to punish them, and, as you are a
housekeeper in the parish, let me bring the actions for
penalties in your name." To this he assented, and
the understanding was, that Davis was to have the
law costs, and half of any penalties that might be re-
covered, and himself (insolvent) the remainder.
Davis had advanced some money for the prosecution
of the actions, and he (insolvent) had found about
401. or 501. He called himself a law agent, by which
he meant that he obtained law business, which he took
to an attorney, who allowed him a certain portion
of the profits, according to agreement.
Mr. COOKE submitted that the insolvent was a
trader, being, in fact, the real owner of the shop in
Berwick-street, and that, therefore, the petition de-
scribing him as a non-trader was invalid, and could
not be entertained.

Mr. NicuoLs resisted this, but
Mr. Commissioner Law thought the insolvent must
be held to be a trader, and, therefore dismissed the
pQtition.