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London, England, 1856-07-05 00:00:00

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A despatch ft.= the Governor of Senegal' to-the
Minister of Marine, -dated-St. Louis, 17th May,
gives an account of the events which had occurred
since his last despatch of the 6th April. At the
beginning of April, one Ali, a boatman in the ser-
vice of the French, was murdered in the village of
Dialmath, and the governor ordered the popula-
tion to give up the assassin, which they did, and
he was tried and shot. The, delivery of the crimi-
nal was considered an important fact;- as it was
contrary to usage, and showed- the terror with
which the -French-are regarded. - ofthe sol-
diers employed by the French in making a road
near the camp of Koundi, established opposite
Podor," to support Sidi Elli against. Mohammed
Sidi and the Traza, having- been killed by the
Moors, a detachment of 160 infantry with two
howitzers, under the 'orders of Capt.-Guillot, at-
tacked on the 20th a bivouack of the Moors, and
dispersed them after killing eight. One of the
eight was the Cheikh of the Ouled Daman, the
principal warrior of the Tratzris, father-in-law of
King Mohammed-el Habib and several other princes,
and his loss would be more severely felt by the
Moors thin that of a half hundred ordinary people.
Two days after the Moors attempted to cut off a
detachment of 20 men sent by the French to forage
at about three-quarters of a league from the camp;
they killed four of the men, but were unable to
capture the rest, who fled to the camp, and the
Moors had one of their own band killed. The
French having left the camp of Koundi to esta-
blish themselves on the bank of the river, the
Moors on the 22d arrived to set fire to what they
bad abandoned. This visit having been foreseen
several loaded shells were left in the heaps of straw,
and when the fire caught the straw the shells ex-
ploded, killing two of the Moors and some camels,
and wounding the nephew of Mohammed-el Ha-
bib. The Trarzar, completely demoralised by all
their losses, then left the Bracknas, to return to
their own country ; and Mohammed-Sidi, being
abandoned by almost all the Bracknas, had also re-
tired into the interior. Sidi-Eli, on the other hand,
had greatly increased his forces, and was. warmly
supported by the Fouta, so that the French' hoped
that he would soon be able to return to Podor. At
Fodor gum was beginning to arrive ; a number
of beasts had gone there from St. Louis to pur-
chase it, and merchants were constructing perma-
nent establishments in the place. On the 28th a
-horse patrol of 14 natives, in the service of the
French, killed a band of seven Moors on the Ouala ;
they, however, had their chief slain. On the 9th,
the governor left St. Louis to make a razzia in. the
centre of the country of the Trarzas between Dare
and Mbal : and in. two days he returned with
3,650 oxen, 120 asses, and 20 prisaners. The Moors
fled on seeing him, and had two men killed. lie
ascertained that the Trarzas were literally dying
of hunger; their only food was roasted roots. The
share in the razzia falling to the Government was
calculated at about 10,000 f.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

COURT OF EXCIIEQUER,.
Before Mr. Baron Martin and a Common Jury.)
LEGGE V. TUCKER.

This was an action brought by the plaintiff, who rs-
sides at Edmonton, against the defendant, a livery stable
keeper, of Hart-street, Covent-garden, for injury his pony
sustained whilst in the defendant's stable. The most
amusing part of the ' case was -the introduction of the
pony into the Court by the plaintiff, for the jury to
judge for themselves.
The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for 7/.
No cases of interest had occurred in the other Courts
at the usual time of our despatch leaving.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.
IN RR II'XILLADT-ADJOURNMENT OF CERTIFICATE

BINE DIE.

This bankrupt was described as of Blackfriars-road,
draper, and to•day was appointed for consideration of
his certificate.

Mr. Chidley, for the bankrupt, applied for a further
adjournment in consequence of the abienee of the bank-
rupt. The que3tion had been several times before the
court, and had been adjourned until to day, the, assig-
nees having intimated their intention to eater a prose-
cution against the bankrupt, but had not done so ; and
it would therefore be best to adjourn the case until the
return of Mr. Commissioner Goulburn, after his vaca-

tion.
Mr. Linklater said that defendant hal absconded and
left the country.,
His Horionr said he should adjourn the case sine die,
and leave the bankrupt to come up when prepared.

POLICE INTRTJJGENCE.--(This Day.)

BOW-STREET.

WATCII ROIIBERT.—This morning a man, named
TVilliant Hiatt, and a woman, with a child in her arms,
who gave the name of Mary Morris, were placed before
Mr. Henry, on remand, charged with stealing a silver
watch, the property of Alfred Kingetone. From the
evidence it appeared that last Sunday night, as the pro-
secutor was proceeding along Holborn, his attention was
attracted by a large crowd at the end of Gray's-ian-lane,
and he crossed the road to ascertain the cause of the dis-
turbance. He found it was occasioned by a number of
the Irish people inhabiting the lower part of the lane,
and as he was leaving the crowd he was robbed of his
watch. Immediately he turned round and collared the
prisoner Hiatt and gave him into custody. He de-
nied all knowledge of the watch, and desired the con-
stable to search him in the street in order to prove to
the prosecutor that he had not got his property. The
prosecutor feeling convinced that he was the party who
had taken his watch, and that it must have been passed
to a confederate, gave him into custody. In two or
three days afterwards the female prisoner attempted to
pawn the watch produced, and on her being questioned
as to how she became possessed of it, she stated that it
belonged to her husband, a soldier, now with his regi-
ment at the Cape of Good Hope, and that it had been
sent to her from thence about three weeks ago. The
pawnbroker not feeling satisfied with this explanation,
called a constable and gave her into custody. The ver-
sion she gave at the station-house as to how she became
possessed of the watch was, that she picked it up near
St. Clement's-lane, and that some friends wished her to
sell it, but she said she preferred pawning it, and then
they told her to make the statement she had done, in
order to prevent any suspicion as to how the watch
came into her possession.
The prisoners each denied all knowledge of each other.
Mr. Henry asked if the prisoners were known to the
police
A City constable stated that the man had been several
times in custody, and had been summarily convicted.
Mr. Henry said it was a case that must go to the
sessions.
The witnesses were therefore bound over, and the
prisoners were fully committed for trial.

LORD CAMPBELL AND MIR TRIAL OF PALMER.—A
large number of practising solicitors of Wolverhampton,
several days ago, transmitted an address to Lord Camp-
bell, expressing their entire disapproval of the attack
made upon his lordship and Mr. Baron Alderson, in the
very scandalous letter purporting to have been issued
by the Rev. Thomas Palmer. Lard Campbell re-
turned a suitable acknowledgment.— Tiro/verhartptoit

Chronicle.
PALMER'S JURY.—No CLAIM FOR ComrEssaTiOrt.—
Mr. Mayor, jun., the foreman of the jury, denies the
allegation that the jurors had memorialised for compen-
sation for loss of time, &c. He felt that the duty which
it was their lot to perform infinitely outweighed the
loss and inconvenience occasioned. He would, how.
ever, suggest that it would be a welcome and deserved
tribute to those who constituted the said jury to receive
a special immunity from service in the same or proximate
capacity.
ANNIVERSARY OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE.—Yes-
terday being the anniversary of the declaration of indepen-
dence by the United States, the various American cap-
tains in the port of Liverpool had their ships dressed in
their gayest bunting, the " star-stangled banner" float-
ing at the peak. Several of the English vessels, out of
compliment to their Yankee friends, hoisted the Ameri-
can ensign at the foremast, and several of the shop-
keepers, through a similar motive, had the same banner
floating from the flagstaffs on the tops of their houses.
From the monthly circular of M. Arles Dufour, of
Lyons, it appears that the estimates of the silk crops
this year are as follows :—France, scarcely a quarter of
a regular crop •, Lombardy, more than half a regular
crop ; and Piedmont, Naples, and Sicily, a good mid-
dling crop. From Turkey the accounts up to the pre-
sent time are very favourable. Under these circum-
stances it was thought the fears lately prevalent owing
to the exaggerated reports of general failure would be
considerably mitigated.
GIVING AWAY vir. PARK.—It Appears from a return
published, at the instance of Mr. W. Ewart, that the
house, grounds, and meadow land situated between the
soldiers quarters, in the middle of Hyde-park, and
the Receiving-house of the Royal Humane. Society,
near the Serpentine, are given up to the use of the
superintendent or deputy-ranger of the parks, and have
been occupied by such superintendent or deputy-ranger
and his family since his appointrumt, in 1832. There is
no rent paid or received, the occupation being considered
as an official evidence.
THE LATE FIRE AT COVENT GARDEN THEATRE.

Yesterday the sale at the auction rooms of Mr. Robins
of property recovered during the fire at Covent Garden
Theatre came to a conclusion, the whole of the lots
having been disposed of. The foll)wing were the prices
fetched by several of the lots. The pay ledger of the
former theatre from 1776 to 1803, with the weekly sa-
laries and autograph receipts of the different actors and
actresses, folio, green, vellum, 11/. lls. The ledger
from 1818 to 1826, with thee autog prah receipts, 51.
r 3,. The theatre journal from 1767 to 1792, with the
nightly performances and receipts, 4/. 12s. Ditto, va-
rious seasons, 121. se.. Fifty-two manuscript pays
(never returned to the authors), 21. Os.