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WATER-WORKS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
I - -
---,
£ s. d. S 2. d.
East London..• ••••• • • 181. per cent. 100 0 0 - 155
Grand Janctien ••• • •• 41. per cnt, 50 0 0 - 69
Kent.... ---- .. •• 41. per cit. 100 0 0 - 82
Lambeth ...... -- - W. per cnt. 100 0 0 - 97
Now Rlvr Lndn Erdge 41. Os. - - 574
Vauxhall' ............ 51. per cnt. 100 0 0 - 97
West Middlesex • • • 61.05. pr cat. - - 110
DOOMS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
£ s. d. £ e. d.
Commercial ...... •• .. 41. pr cent. Stock. , - , 84
East and West ind'a ... 61. pr cent. Stock. I - 1414
East Country - -
London - 112
Ditto Bonds... • • .. 41. per cont. - I
St. Katharine ........ 34 per cent. Stock. I - 77
Ditto 80nd5...-. - 441. pr cent. - - ,
Southampton .• ...... 11. per cent. 50 0 0 , 50 0 0 1 17
BRIDGZS
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
--- -
- IS. e. d. S. 8. d•
llungerford . • • • • • .• •• - - - 15
Southwrk .... ...... - 100 0 0 - -
Ditto Nw of 734 p.c. 70s. per cent. 50 0 0 - 16
Waterloo .... •....... - 100 0 0 - 3
Ditto Old Ann. 0181. 21. fis. Od. - 60 0 0 25
Ditto Nw ditto of 71. 21. Ss. Od. - 40 0 0 -
Vauxhall .... •• • Ay. 21. 70 10 3 - 18
cazrAs.s.
Names of i Dividend
Names of Dividend Pice.
per
Companies. : r
per Companies. , lAmiona. Price.
en Annum. IC I
~.....- --...........,..... ...........I
X X
Ashtn& Oldh 97 , 71. 140 Macclesfield • 100 21.101. 50
Barnsley •• • • 160, - - Neatk •••• • • 1001 161. -
lirknk&Abrg 150 51. 85 Oxford.. •• •• 1001 15'. 135
Birmingham 40 41. 92 Peak Forest. 78134 liis. 70
coyentry.... 100 251. 200 Regent's •• •• 331 11. 3s. 19
Derby •• •• 100 61. 63 Rochdale.... 85 i 4/, 42
Ellsmre&Chs 133 355. 2614 Somrset Coal 150 i 71.105. -
GrandJunctn 100 3/. pr.ct. 59 Do.Lk Fd St 12 i 61. P. c. -
Do.. 6 pr. Ct. 10 61. pr. ct. 11 Stffrd &Wore 140, 281. 405
Grand Surrey 100 21. Os. 324 Shrewsbury.. 125 - -
(.irand Union 100, 11. 10s. f 24 Stonrbridge.. 145 201. 290
Kennt & Avn 891 4s. 04. 434 Severn and 1
Lancaster . 100, 41 - Wye Rail. f 28 21. Os. 24
Loeds&Livrp 100 201. 405 Warwick& / 40
Leicester ..•• 100. 51. 66 liiirming. 1 1001 41.
Leicstr&Nth 83 41. 4_4%
NvWcarrewsitcrk:i 1070,
31. 4034 31. 28
Louschborogh 142 701. 510 Napton..j
Monmouthsh 100 -
Mntgoemrysh 100 - - Birming.
Meltniklwbry 100 - - Wilts & Brks - 112. 61. 74

GAS-LIGHT AND COZE COMPANIES.
--- - -
Dividend 1 Amount
Name of Company. per I of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
---- --..._
--....
X. s. d. A. s. d.
British ••••••• • • • •• •• IL '4O 0 0 18 0 0 -
Ditto PIOVIIICIA1.• •• 11. Be. 20 0 0 20 0 0 18%
Brighton •••••• •• • • •• 51. 20 0 0 - -
City of London .. •• •• 61. 160 0 0 150 0 0 120
Continental Consolidat. 925. 75 0 0 31 5 0 -
Equitable.. • • .... •• •• 501. 50 0 0 50 0 0 27
Imperial • • .... ••• • • • 31. 50 0 0 50 0 0 7034
Independent ....... • • 61. 40 0 0 40 0 0 46
L0nd0n..............- 50 0 0 50 0 0 --
- 50 0 0 50 0 0 I -
Do., Parl. Preference 61, 25 0 0 7 10 0
Phoenix ..• --.... •• 41. i5O 0 0 49 90 I 2734
51. 1100 0 0 90 0 0 I -
United General •• •• - 11. 50 0 0 50 0 0 1514
Westminster Chartered 81. 50 0 0 - 46%
Ditto, New .• •• - -12 s. 50 0 0 10 6 0 . 9%
LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PHICHS
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
-- -
X 8. d. A s. d
Bank of Scotland
British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 106 0 0 200
Caledonian Bank •• .•• 81. per sent. 10 0 0 2 10 0 3/. 7-.
City of Glasgow Bank 61. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 11%
Clydesdale Bank ••• •• 63% per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 13
Commercial Bank •• - 71. percent. 500 0 0 100 0 0 172
Eastern Bank -.••• •• 61. per cent. 25 u 0 10 0 91.105.
Edinb.&Glasgow Bank 6/. per cent. 5 0 0 5 0 0 41%
Esehangeßnk of Scot.. 41. per cent.lloo 0 0 50 0 0 9
gational Bank 64 per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 15%
Northof Scotiandßank 5/.percent. 20 0 0 210 0 21.185.
Royal Bank of Scotland 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 135
Union Bank of Scotland 81. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 80%
Western Bank•• •• •• •• 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 703(s
Alliance Fire and Life 14%1.pr cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 2136
British Guarantee
Caledonian Fire Incur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 231%
City of Glasgow Lite 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 31. 121,
Colonial Life
Edinburgh Life Incur. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 213(
Eng.& Scot, Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 0 217 6 3
Life Assoc. of Scotland 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 31. Ise
National Fire and Life 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 248.0 d
North British Incur. •• 61. per cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 27
BcottishUnionlnsruce. 63(1. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 8 1241.6 d
standard Life •••• - - 51. per cent. /50 0 0 4 5 0 12
United Dep.Assarance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 I 0 0 17s 6d
MISCELLANEOUS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
------- -.
X. s. d. X. s. d.
Assam Tea ••••• • • . • • - 20 0 0 20 0 0 8
Auction Mart •••• • • • • 21. 58. 50 0 0 - 2634
Australian Agricultarl 11, 100 0 0 30 0 0 15
Australian Trust •• •• 61. per cent. - 35 0 0 20
Anglo-Mexican Mint.. IL 105. 10 0 0 10 0 0 25
Ditto, Half Shares.. - - 210 0 -
British American Land - - 38 10 0 -
Canada ............. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 49
Do. 5 per cent Bonds - - - 95%
Uppr Canada Bonds 61. per 'cent. - - 105
City Navigation Bonds 4 per cent. - - 96
Gen. Revers. & Invest. 5 p.c.& bs, 2/ 100 0 0 ,100 0 0 93
Equitable Reversionry 5 p.c. & bs.s, 100 0 0 100 0 0 109%
Ditto New 5O 0 0 5 0 0 -
-
Geß.SteamNavigation 10 p•ct.& bs. 15 0 0 14 0 0 -
- 27%
Hudson's 8ay.... . Stock. - 205
llungerford . . . 21.55. - 100 0 0 47
London Instiln-tt0.n...... - - 78 15 0 7
New Zealand Company - 25 0 0 25 0 0 -
Ditto, New . ......
- 25 0 0 12 10 0 -
Russell Institut:ion - ..
RPoenylanlsml ra&llOsrtieeanrat.S.t. - - 26 50 -
m..• 841:pc:ache:to..
10050
00
00 ,
6500
00
00
76784
Reversionary Int. Soc. 4%1. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 10033
South Australian... - 11. per share. 25 0 0 25 0 0 24%
Van Dionan's Land.. - 100 0 0 29 0 0 1

The Marquis of Lansdowne left town on Saturday for
the residence of the Hon. J. Howard, near Newbury.

When made up int From what When
PLACES. General Post-office' port die- due.
London. . patched.
America (by Brit. pkt.) N Aug. 1 Liverpool.. Arrived
America (by U.S. pkt.) N Aug. 5 .. ..ILiverpool July 30
America (by U.S. pkt.) M July 30 .. ..;Southampt. Arrived
Africa (West coast).. N lath of the month Plymouth Aug. 3
Alexandria* N 19th & 30th of mo. Dover .. July 23
Belgium .. Daily • • .. .. Dover .. Daily
Brazil .. M 9th of the month Southampt. Aug. 12
Buenos Ayres .. M 9th of the month Southampt. Aug. 12
Callfornia(viaChagres) 1.1;2d & 17th of month Southampt. Aug. 5
Cape of Good Hope Nil4th of month Plymouth.. Aug. 3
Constantinople* .... Nl7th 17th 27th of mo Dover .. July 30
Di Central America .. 2d & 17th of mon. Southampt. Aug. 5
Channel Isles .. Mon., Wed., & Fri. Southampt. Tn. T 11.8 a
Chili .. M I
17th of the month Southampt. Aug. 5
France M & NlTwlce daily .. Dover • . Twicedall:
Greece* N 7th 17th 27th ef mo Dover • • July 30
Hamburgh N Tuesday & Friday London .. Tues. Sat.
Holland M Wednes. & Satur. London Mon.Thcr
Honduras N'l7th of the month Southampt. Aug. 5
Ireland .. M& N Twice daily Holyhead . • Twi codatlY
India (via Southamp.) M 20th of the monthSouthampt. Aug. 23
India (viaM arsenics) N, 7 th& 24th ef month ' Dover • • Aui„ 1
Mediterranean (via
Southampton) • • M 20th of the month Southampt. Aug. 23
Mediterranean (via
Marseilles) .. N Ith&24tk ofmonth Dover • • Aug.
Mexico M' 2d of the month.. Southampt. Aug. 5
Madeira • . .. M 9th of tke month Southampt. Aug. 12
Malta* j7th,l7 th,l9th,27th } Dover July 25
/ & 30th of month
Naples* N'sth 15th 25th of mo Dover • • Aug. 2
Papal States* N sth 15th 25th ofrao Dover .. Aug. 2
Peninsular.. • • .. bt 7th 17th 27th of mo Southampt. Aug. 5
Peru .. 17th of tho month Southampt. ;Aug. 5
Tuscany* N sth 15th 25th of mo Dover .. I Aug. 2
?Vest Indies .. M 17th of the month Southampt. rAig. 20
West Indies (except
Havanna & Nassau) M 2d of the month .. Southampt. 'Aug. 5
* The mails to those countries thus marked (0) are conveyed b%
French packet v`4 Marseilles.

*a* The Peninsular mail will be made •p on the morning of the
28th, in consequence of the 27th falling upon a Sunday.
CALIFORNIA.—MaiIs to and from California, ma the United states
are now despatched and due by every American packet.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
1 V ORTHE UN CIRCUIT.—York, July 25.
CROWN COURT.:—(Before Mr. Justice WILLIAMS )
The following case was tried last night:—
William Hodyion was indicted for wilful and corrupt
perjury at Leeds before the Bankrupt Commissioner for
the Leeds district on the 25th of April last.
Mr. Hardy and Mr. West appeared for the prosecu-
tion, and Mr. Pickering defended the prisoner.
It appeared that previous to last December the
prisoner had been in the service of Mr. Joshua Unwin,
stuff manufacturer of Bradford, who had done business
with the firm of Armistead and Co„ of Leeds. In the
early part of December Unwin absconded to America,
being then largely in debt to Armistead and Co., who
tiled a petition in the Leeds District Bankruptcy Court.
praying for an adjudication of bankruptcy against him;
and Unwin was duly adjudged bankrupt, Messrs. Armis-
tead, the petitioning creditors, proving their debt to be
5251. 16s. sd. The bankrupt had been in the habit of
consigning goods to them for sale, drawing upon them
for the amount; and a bill of exchange for 2501., purport-
ing to be drawn upon them by the bankrupt and
accepted by them,
.was indorsed to Mr. Watkinson
for value. This bill Watkinson paid away, and
nothing more was
.heard of it until after Unwin
appeared that the ac-
ceptance aanbcsec
wndaesd,a
it
drgeit heryt,n
and it was of course dis-
honoured when became due. Watkinson then made
inquiries of the prisoner about the acceptance, and he
said it was Armistead's acceptance, and that it was writ-
ten by Armistead's clerk. Mr. Watkinson, feeling con-
vinced that the acceptance was a forgery, and as it ap-
peared to have been uttered by the prisoner, indicted him
at the last assizes for uttering the forged acceptance, on
which charge he was acquitted. The prisoner was after-
wards summoned on the 23d of last April before the
Bankruptcy Court for the Leeds district, to give evidence
relating to the bankrupt's affairs. He accordingly at-
tended before the Commissioner, and on being sworn and
shown the Bill in questioni he said he remembered the
Bill, and that he had paid t to Mr. Watkinson, on ac-
count of money owing to him by the bankrupt. The
body of the Bill was in his handwriting, and it was signed
per procuration on behalf of the bankrupt. The signs.
tura to the acceptance was in the handwriting of Richard
Collett, Messrs. Armistead'a clerk. It was signed in the
presence of Armistead, with his sanction. It was signed
on the 4th of October, at their country house, and pri-
soner was present when it was signed. The whole of
this statement was alleged to be false, and perjury was
assigned upon the several allegations, Mr. Armistead and
his clerk, Mr. Collett, swearing the whole statement to
be untrue. Another Bill, accepted by Collett, was pro-
duced, and it was contended oa behalf of the prisoner
that he had made a mistake as to the two transactions,
and that the prisoner had no motive or intt.rest whatever
to induce him to state that whch was also in making the
;Wen:tent which he had done, while Messrs. Artni.tead
would be absolved from responsibility on the bill if the
prisoner were convicted.
Witnesses were called who gave the prisoner a good
char!toter.

LORDSHIP having summed up at near eleven
o'clock last night, the jury, after an absence of half-an-
hour, found the prisoner Not Guilty.
His LORDSHIP this morning sentenced six prisoners,
who had been convicted on different charges of highway
robbery, making thirteen in all who have been convicted
of that crime at these assizes, to be severally transported
for fifteen years.
His LORDSHIP remarked that this crime was so pre-
valent in this county that peaceable people walking
about after nightfall appeared to be continually in
danger of being violently attacked and robbed by two or
three ruffians banded together. It was therefore neces-
sary, by a severe example, to put a stop to this crime.
Sarah Harrison was indicted for the murder of her
infant child at Thirtleby, in the East Riding, on the 4th
of February last.
Mr. Dearaley and Mr. Newton prosecuted, and Mr.
Seymour defended the prisoner.
It appeared, Irons the opening of the Learned Counsel,
and from the testimony of the witnesses examined, that
the prisoner being pregnant, became an inmate of the
Skirlaugh Uninn Workhouse, where she was confined of
a child on the 14th of January lase On the 4th of Feb.
following she lett the workhouse early in the morning,
taking the child with her. At noon the prisoner was
met at Bri
gbarn's-gate, about a mile from which plaee
the body of a child was afterwards found in a ditch by
the road side. Between three and four in the afternoon
the prisoner was at a place called Humbleton, where she
gave to a Mrs. Rayne the clothes which the child had
on when it left the workhouse in the morning in good
health. The prisoner then stated to Mrs. Rayne that
her child had died of convulsions on the previous Wed-
nesday, and was buried on Friday. On the 4th of
March the body of a child was found in a ditch by the
road between Thirtleby and Coniston. It was examined
by a surgeon, who vas of opinion that the child had ,

died from injuries received by it on the bead, producing
congestion at blood on the brain, and from a cut in, the
side extending from the breast bone to the spine, which
had been made during life. Convulsions would produce
the same appearances of congestion. On the 7th of
March the prisoner was apprehended on this charge, and
she then stated that she had not had a child at Skir-
laugh ; that when she left the workhouse with her child
she brought it to her parent's house, where it died, and
that it was buried at Sutton on the sth of February.
On inquiry this was found not to be true, the child
found in the ditch was in a decomp.)sed state, and ap-
peared to be about five weeks old, and was a female
child. There was no proof of the identity of the child
found with the prisoner's child beyond the circumstances.
Fur the defence it was contended that the identity of
the child found had not been established; and. evc-n if it
had, the appearances it presented were such as might be
accounted for in a child which had died of convulsions;
that convulsions might have been produced by cold in a
child so young, and that the cut in the side might have
been done with the spade of the man who, in cleaning
ont the ditch, found the child. _ _ _

His LORDSHIP directed the jary to be satisfied first as
to the proof of the identity of the child. If that were not
established the charge entirely failed. Secondly, if
satisfied as to that, they must consider whether or no in
their opinion the charge was made out that the child
had died from the violence the prisoner inflicted upon
it. His Lordship then went carefully through the evi-
dence, directing the jury, if they had any reasonable
doubt as to the effect of it, to givs the prisoner the be-
nefit of it.

The jury, after a short absence, found the prisoner
Not Guilty.
George Crabtree was indicted for perjury committed at
he last Y 4 41 k assizes.

Mr. Pickering and Mr. Hardy prosecuted, and Mr.
Overend and Mr. West defended the prisoner.
It appeared that the prisoner lived at Burley-wood-
head, near Bingley, and a man named Cooper lived at
Bingley. In September last a man named Smith had
lent Cooper some woolcombs, and he went to Cooper's
house to get them back. On going into a chamber in
Cooper's house to get these combs he saw seven parcels
of wool-tops lying there. which excited his suspicion.
He accordingly gave information to the inspectors ap-
pointed under the Worsted Act (an Act passed to pre-
vent the purloining of wool intrusted to workmen to
work up, and giving extensive powers of search). On
this information, Smith and a man named Cheese-
borough watched Cooper's house on the night of the
24th of September, and Cooper was seen to leave
his house at two o'clock iu the morning, and was
followed to Burley-wo al-head, eight miles off, where
he was seen to enter the prisoner's house, at
four in the morning, with a bundle. He left
the prisoner's house in about ten minutes, the prisoner
first coming to the door and looking about. saying, " It
is all right, there is nobody about." When Cooper left
he had an empty sack with him. On his way to Burley-
wood-head the prisoner was met by several persons who
knew him and spoke to him, and he was seen to go back
to his own house about six o'clock in the morning. On
this information being given to the police, the prisoner's
house was searched, and in it were found seven tops of
wool, which Smith subsequently swore, on an informa-
tion preferred under the Worsted Act, were the same
tops be had see❑ in Cooper's house. For this evidence
Smith was indicted for perjury, for having stated he had
seen Cooper go to the prisoner's house on the morning
of the 24th of September, as stated; and the prisoner on
the trial of that indictment swore that he had not been
up in the course of that night, arid chat he had heard no
noise at his house until the constables came at six o'clock,
and that be had not received any wool of any kind from
any one that night, and that he did not at that time know
Cooper, and had never seen him, nor had Cooper brought
him any tops. Fur giving this evidence the prisoner
was now indicted, and witnesses were called to corrobo-
rate Smith's statement that Cooper had been seen to en-
ter his (prisoner's) house on the night in question with
a bundle, as stated. Many of these witnesses, on cross-
examination, appeared to be of indifferent character,
having been in Wakefield House of Correction, and as to
some of the facts deposed to there was only oath against
oath.

Mr. OVEREND having addressed the jury for the pri-
soner in an able speech,
MS LORDSHIP summed up, carefully going through
the evidence.

The jury, after a short absence, found the prisoner Not
Guilty.

July 26..

Mr. Justice Williams sat in the Crown Court at eight
o'clock this morning.
Joseph Cliff was indicted for wilful and corrupt per-
jury, before the Bankruptcy Commissioner for the Leeds
district, at Leeds, on the 12th of June last.
Mr. Overend and Mr. Campbell Foster prosecuted, and
Mr. Hardy and Mr. Snaw defended the prisoner.
It appeared, from the opening statement of the counsel
for the prosecution, that the defendant, who was in part-
nership with his brother's widow, carried on business
with her at Bradford us a brass and iron founder, under
the firm of "J. and J. Cliff," and that previously to last
April, this firm had had extensive business transactions
with a Mr. Thomas Dixon, an iron merchant at Brad-
ford. Mr. Dixon becoming insolvent, it became neces-
sary to call a meeting of his creditors on the 16r,h of last
April, at which the defendant attended. At that time
Dixon owed to the firm of J. and J. Cliff 2501. 2s. Il d.
for goods sold and delivered, us a security tor
which they held a dishonoured bill for 3001. Th-y
had also been paid by Dixon another bill for 3421.
7s. 4d., not then at maturity. It also appeared that they
held a third bill, drawn by Dixon on Messrs. Rangeley
and Wright, of Sheffield, and accepted by them, and en-
dorsed to the firm of J. and J. Cliff by Dixon, in part
payment of his account. At the meeting of Dixon's
creditors, it was agreed that Dixon should make an as-
signment of all his goods and effects to assignees for the
benefit of his creditors, and t e defendant assented to
that assignment. The deed of assignment was after-
wards duly E xecured, but, within the time allowed by
law the defendan, presented a petition praying for au
adjudication of bankruptcy against Dixon on this act of
bankruptcy. In his affidavit verifying his petition be
swore the debt of 350/. 2s. Ild. due to the firm of J. and
J. Cliff ti be due to himself trading under that firm.
This affidavit was alleged to be false, and on this perjury
was assigned. On the sth coriumr last the trading, act of
bankruptcy, and petitioning creditor's debt having been
proved before the Commissioner, Dixon was adjudged
bankrupt. and, et a public sitting of the Court, held on
the 12th June at Leeds, the adjudication of bankruptcy
was disputed by the bankrupt, on the grounds that the
debt sworn to by the prisoner Cliff was not due to
him but to him and his partner jointly, and that as to
the debt due to the partnership, the prisoner had come
in under the assignment. The prisoner then swore be-
fore the Commissioner that he had no partner, that the
debt was due to him alone, and that he only came in
under the assignment conditionally that the bill fur 342/
7s. 4d. should be provided for when it arrived at matu-
rity, but that he had since been compelled to pay it by
process out of the ci,urt. Both these statements were
averred to be false, and on each of them perjury was as-
signed. On the 4th of July last a sitting was held at
the Bankruptcy Court for the proof of debts, and the
prisoner then proved his debt to be 3501. 2s. 1 ld. for
goods sold and delivered, and 3421. 7s. 4d. for money
paid to meet the bill for that amount; and he then swore
that he held no other security for this said debt than
the dishonoured bill for 3001. and the bill for 3421.75. 4d.
which he had paid. This was alleged to be false, as he
then held the bill for 149/. drawn by Dixon on Ran-
geley, Wright, and Co., then running on, and which he
compelled them by process, out of the court, eight days
afterwards, to pay, thus getting the dividend on his
debt and tee 149/. besides. On this statement perjury
was also assigned.
In support of these various allegations of perjury the
proceedings in the Bankruptcy Court were put in, and
witnesses were called to prove that at a meeting of
Dixon's creditors on the 16th of April the defendant
assented to the assignment of Dixon us a creditor, end
that the assignment was afterwards executed, and he
was not heard to make any terms that the bill for 3424
then running should be met or he would not come in
under the assignment; and that the defendant had held
himself out as a partner with Mrs. Cliff. On cross-
examination these witnesses admitted that the deleadaut
might have made an objection respecting the 3421. bill
at the meeting of creditors, and they nut hear it, and
that an account of the defendant's demand was handed
round which mentioned in it this bill. It also appeared
that, subsequently, before the Commissioner, Mr. Ca-
riss, attorney, of Leeds, attended on behalf of the bank-
rupt, and then objected to the adjudication of bank-
ruptcy, on the ground that Mrs. Cliff was a partner;
that Mrs. Cliff was examined and denied the
partnership, and he gave up tne, objection. The bank-
rupt was then called to prove that the bill fur 1491. was
held by the defendant at the time he was examined
before the Commissioner as a security for his debt then
sworn to. On cross examination he admitted that he
owed the de endant 2001. in addition to that debt, and
that the 1491. null might have been held as security ter
that 200/. debt. The indictment had been preferred, in
the first instance, before the grand jury, and had not
been ordered by the magistrates.
His LORDSHIP inquired who was the prosecutor in the
case? The witness replied that he was.
His LORDSHIP—Where did you get the money to pay
the costs? I borrowed it.
His LORDSHIP said the charge against the defendant
appeared to him entirely to fail.
Mr. OTEREND said that, after that opinion from his
Lordship, be should not feel it his duty to further press
the prosecution.
The defendant was therefore Acquitted.
His LORDSHIP said the prosecution appeared to him to
be entirely groundless.
This finished the criminal business of the assize.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
,
BO
STBAE ,

Mr. William Au.stin, a barrisTer, was charged wil
having assaulted Obadiah Bellamy.
Th,, complainant is a checktaker at the concerts of
the Sacred Harmonic Society ai, Exeier-hall, fie was
officiating in this capacity at ,he, orchestra gate on
Friday evening, when the defendant present himself tor
admission by u ticket which prov,:d to be the property of
Mr. Jerkin, a member, and was not transferable. The
complainant exilained this circumstance to the defendant,
and retained the ticket. with the view of laying it before
the commi,tee, as was usual when any such irregularities
occurred. file defendati, Was nut satisfied with :11, x-
planation given, and demanded the return of his friend's
ticket, hut he was told that it could not be delive,r, d
back w him, as Mr. Jenkin was aware that the members'
tickets were untransferable. The defenlatit became ex-
tremely violent, and wrenched the ticket from Mr. Ba
lamy's hand, upon which he inflicted a severe laceration
by the process. Ile then ran off, but was stopped by a
constable and conducted back to the office of the com-
mittee. here he was informed that the complainant had
merely discharged his duty, but that he was willing to
take no further steps in the matter, if an apology was

given. The & fondant refused to pologiz Th, and was
eon,eqq, nay given into custody upon the present charge
of assault.

Mr. J.-nkin explained that he had authorised his friend
Mr. Austin to take one of two tickets from an envelope
at his residence, and that he had accidentally taken the
wrong one

Mr, Ricardo, a friend of the defendant, was about to
convince his worship of the defendant's respectability,
whe❑

Mr. HALL declared that ho could show no respect to
persons, and would not be influenced by such evidence.
The defendant had acted with unpardonable violence
and obstinacy, and must pay, as he deserved to pay, the
fullest penalty that he was enabled to ii,fltet. His wor-
ship then fined the defendant 51, which was instantly
paid.