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London, England, 1851-06-20 00:00:00

FRIDA 1 EVENING,

MURDER IN THE COUNTY OF LOUTH. THREATENED REVOLUTION IN MEXICO.
The Louth Advertiser of Tuesday contains the fol- Telegraphic reports have intimated that evidences of
lowing account of another dreadful agrarian murder a project for revolutionising Mexico arc now on font.
That something unusual is going on in Mexico we do not
in that county :
doubt. Our Paris correspondent announces the purchase
" The excitement produced by the murder of Mr.
Coulter has hardly subsided when it becomes our duty by Mexican officers of a large number of muskets in
one of the towns of France, and we know of several
to record another barbarous murder perpetrated in
movements by Mexican citizens in this city which
the same county, and within a few miles of the scene
confirm our suspicions that an enterprise of one kind
of the former tragedy. The victim in the present
or another is on foot. Within the last three months an
instance was a young man, about 19 years of age,
unusually large number of Mexican gentlemen have
who bore the highest character. He was honest,
visited the north, and have been engaged in making
nerd M'lntegart, son of a respectable man who resides at
industrious, and religious. His name was Ber-contracts of various descriptions. Some of these have
a place called Annas, within about four miles of Dundalk.
been represented as connected merely with peacefulpossible to say to what uses such
measures, but it is impossible The murder, like that of Mr. Coulter, was perpetrated in
merely commercial enterprises eventually may be
the broad daylight, and in a populous locality. Young
M'lntegart left bis father's house about seven o'clock on directed. Every breeze from Mexico brings rumour of
Sunday morning, in company with his sister, to at-
which may end in something more than
tend mass at Knockbridge Chapel, and, having passed
smoke.
It cannot be concealed that the acquisition of the
through some fields, they came upon the Dundalk and various kinds,
mining region of Mexico is now a favourite theme with
Enniskillen Railway. It was hem, between a small cut-
many personsmex in the southern and western states—that
ling, that the murderers came upon him. They beat him
calif the United States, and that our popu-
mahy
in the presence of his sister with short heavy sticks
ren i argdieosnirse
whichto ex extend
e their
heengoslod golden until he became insensible. His sister, in the meet jurisdiction
earnest manner, besought them to have mercy on him, I /
pPerafir--
but they heeded not her cries, and when she flung her- ? dally explored;
self on his body, to protect him from the violence of the '
sa ilt°sn into then-
et;eaasyure; On theanu which may yet yield larg® metallic
whole, viewing the state of Mexico
murderers, one of them struck the poor girl, and in-
and all the interests which are concentrating together to
flitted a severe wound on her forehead. We may here
bring it under the
regimen
quite prepared to anticipate a revolution
be no doubt that the murder should be ascribed to an
of Y'e
kind.
sore,/ may be a bloody one, or it may be a
agrarian cause. The father of the deceased had re-
ag ,
moral end commercial and political one, in which the peo-
cently come into the possession of some land which had ?,,
will form a t
_tareeuiendous majority for annex Lion
been the subject of litigation. It appeared that the land P—
to the United
in question was held by three tenants named Pat
rolling both ways at
8 ; or it may be a revolution
The once--bloody one way, and blood-
Katie, John M'Ardle, and Henry Callaghan, who were
less the other. tree is in the seed at present;
.by
unable to pay the rent. Law proceedings were insti-
and by it may be seen without a microscope; meanwhile,
tuted against them, and they gave up possession, hay-
we must keep a look-out on the march of events,
ing received compensation for doing so. The land
and see how the sharp Mexicans will bear their third year of
was then taken by Mr. Edward M'Ardle, a respect- and
ht and farai e Should the
.crops
.this. year fail,
able shopkeeper, residing in Park-street, Dundalk,
nothigne can stay n •
the great revolution which is now in
who held it only one year. On his relinquishing it, poi- .
emoryo.—New York Paper.
session was given to the father of the deceased, in March
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last, by Mr. John Woolsey, agent to Mrs. Foster, of COURT Off' INL—TriVir VENUE, June 18.
Fair-hill, the owner of the property. But no sooner had (Before H. F. STEPHENSON, Esq., C. H. lIERRIES, Esq.
the new tenant commenced to cultivate the lands than an
and A. MONTGOMERY, Esq.)
attempt wax made to obstruct him by several persons. CONVICTION OF A MANUFACTURER OF COMPOUNDS FOR
They were brought before the magistrates, and some of ADULTERATING BEER—PENALTY 1,000/.
them were bound to keep the peace, and so the matter Mr. Thomas Hill, ofJohn-street, Wilmington-square,
stood until Sunday last, when the poor young fellow was charged before the Court on four informations with
already named was most treacherously and cruelly way- manufacturing and vending a certain compound in imi-
laid."
tation of and to be used as a substitute for malt and hops.
An inquest was held on the body of the wretched Dr Bate
man conducted the case on the part of the
young man on Monday, and a verdict returned to the Crown. effect "that the deceased came by his death in conse- The court was crowded to excess during the whole of
quests of a wound inflicted on his head by a blunt the
proceedings, and the greatest interest prevailed.
instrument by some person or persons unknown." Mr. Commissioner STEPHENSON said that, by the
statement before him, it appeared that the defendant had
been guilty of repeated offences of a very serious descrip-
tion, by supplying persons with an article for the pur-
pose of adulterating their beer. He considered that this
was a case that ought to be made public, and that these
nefarious transactions ought not to be smothered up or
passed over without the Court knowing something of
the circumstances.
Dr. BATE3IAN then briefly stated the case for the
prosecution, and called
Mr. David Scott, who stated that he is a supervisor
of Inland Revenue, and on the 13th of February he went
to the premises of the defendant in John-street, Wil-
mington-square. On that day he made a seizure on the
premises of Mr. Folkard, a licensed victualler, who
keeps the Blue Pests Tavern, West India Docks. He
there seized a keg, containing two gallons of an article
used for the purpose of adulterating beer. He made
another seizure on the premises of William Freer, the
Cricketers, Che,yne-walk, Chelsea. It was a si-
milar description of stuff. He made another
seizure at the house of William Schrann, Commercial-
road. He had subsequently made seizures of a similar
description in the houses of other licensed victuallers.
The articles seized had been examined by the chemists
to the board, and they were proved to be such articles
as are used by licensed victuallers as substitutes for malt
and hops. From the bills of parcels that had been pro-
duced by these parties, it appeared that the whole of
these articles had been supplied by Hill and Co. Witness
went to Mr. Hill, and told him who he was. He in-
quired of him whether he knew the firm of Hill and
Co., of Wilmington-equare, and he replied that he did.
He (witness) inquired whether he knew Mr. Freer, of
the Cricketers, Cheyne- walk, Chelsea, and he ad-
mitted that be did. He had since seen the defendant in
John-street He had ascertained that he et as the tenant.
lie bad seen Mr. Eames, his original landlord, who
stated that he held the premises of him; but that agree-
ment had been cancelled, and ho now held them direct
from a Mr. Gaston.
William Freer said he kept the sign of the Cricketers
in Cheyue-walk, Chelsea. The defendant Hill, called
1 upon him, and after remarking that his beer did not
look so well as his neighbours, introduced an article
that would, he said, have the effect of putting a better
head upon it. He called it "ex spruce," and by using
half-a-gallon of it a butt of beer would admit of fifteen
gallons of water being added to it. lie offered to send
a man to show him how to use it. He had some on the
30th of November, a portion of which was seized by the
officers. As ho did not like it, he left off using it. The
defendant said he should use more of it, as he bad not
used sufficient. He (witness) had been prosecuted, con-
victed, and paid a penalty of 201.
Mr. Commissioner STEPHENS—FIow did you become
acquainted with the defendant? Mr. Freer said his tra-
veller called upon him, and recommended the article as
an improvement to the beer. Ile never had any of it but
from the defendant. He was a perfect stranger to him.
He had been convicted and peiff the penalty.
Mr. Folkard and several other licensed victuallers
gave similar evidence.
Mr. Commissioner STEPHENSON said the circumstances
of the case were now clearly before the Court, and they
were quite reedy to hear any explanation that the de-
fendant had to offer.
The defendant then said that about two years ago he
was induced, through an advertisement, to become the
tenant of premises for carrying on a business that be-
came a failure, and caused the loss of nearly half the
property he possessed, but being unable to get rid of the
tenancy of the premises be was induced to enter upon the
manufacture of syrups, and while so engaged a person
came and stated that he was capable of making syrup
I cordials for publicans; and had in his possession a recipe
for making an article which had the quality of improving
and fining porter, and preventing the acidity arising
from brewers, finings. Now, that person who introduced
the article to him is the same whose case was men-
tioned in the papers of Monday, who there acknowledged
that he was an informer, and in the pay of the Excise,
and had been committed to prison for three months, for
the desertion of his child. He could assure them that
the article was sold under the impression that its sale
was legal, as it was found openly in the publican's cellar
and no caution was ever given to put it out of the way,
and he believed that the publicans as well as himself
were not aware that they received an illegal article into
their possession, but had suffered under an old Act,
which although not repealed, they believed to be obso-
lete, especially as another Act has since passed, permit-
ting the brewing of beer from sugar. With regard
to the coisepce iti
.3 on of the spruce itself, so
far as his knowledge of it went, there was
nothing but what was wholesome in it, the great bulk of
it being composed of sugar, and as to any profit being
derived from it, he could satisfy the Court that none of
it had ever found its way into his pocket, and that not
301. worth of it was sold altogether. What he had suf-
fered since the commencement of these proceedings he
would hot attempt to describe; his hopes for his family
were blasted, and his name sullied by hints in the news-
papers and elsewhere, industriously circulated, that he
had entrapped the unwary publican in order to share his
fine, but no proof could be brought for such foul impu-
tations. At the first hint of the illegality of the sale
it was discontinued, and would never again be resumed.
He implored them to have mercy upon him, for the sake
of his wife and children; that the fine might be such as
he could pay, and that he might not be committed to a
felon's gaol.
Dr. BATEMAN said the man Palmer, spoken of by the
defendant, had left his service since August, 1850, and
that all the informations in which the defendant was
involved were for transactions committed subsequently
to that time.
Mr. Commissioner STEPHENSON said the penalty
that would be given against the defendant would be
a heavy one. He had sought the publicans, and they
bad not sought him. They had made use of the infor-
mation they received in making detections of the fla-
grant system that had been practised by him, and should
give judgment against him on two counts in the penalty
of one thousand pounds. The defendant might petition
for a
siderabl mitigation, but the amount would be very con,
e.

/ESTEICIV JE WJSII GIRLS' FREE
SCHOOL.
The fourth annual public examination of the pupils of
this excellent institution was held on Sunday last, at the
school-house, Dean-street. J. Helbert flelbert, Esq.,
took the chair, having on his right the Chief Rabbi, the
Rev. Dr. Adler, who took the greatest interest in the
answering of the pupils, which was excellent, in the
several departments of sacred and profane history,
and the elementary branches of education, and distri-
buted the awarded prizes to the intelligent and interest-
ing recipients. The Chief Rabbi also delivered an im-
pressive address, speaking in high terms of the profi-
ciency displayed throughout the examination, and
of the pains bestowed by the governesses and
teachers. Re warmly commended the kindness of
the patronesses and friends of the institution, cape-
many of that excellent and liberal lady the Baroness
Rothchild,
and made au eloquent appeal to the parents
to persevere in their duty towards their children, whom
he likewise invited, in very feeling terms, towards
studiousness and profitable employment of their time.
From the report read by the Secretary it appeared that
the number of pupils, which, at the opening of the
sohool in October, 1946, was only 13, is now 114, the
average daily attendance being 50. The school is sup-
ported entirely by voluntary contributions, and its
progress and condition is highly creditable to all
who take a lively interest in its welfare. An
ode, composed for the °cession by Sampson
Samuel,
was recited by a little girl of
only ten years of age, with a feeling and propriety of
elocution that elicited the warmest applause. Besides
the Chief Rabbi and the Chairman, the President, Vice-
President, and Treasurer of the School, we ob-
served among those present, the Baroness Rothschild
and Miss Rothschild, Mrs. and the Misses Adler, Dr.
Beuisch; the Rev. Messrs. Levy, Barnett, Archer, and
Cohen ; Messrs. S. A. Hart, R.A.; Mrs. and Miss
Tobias, Liverpool ; Mrs. and Miss Samuels, Liver-
pool; Mr. and Mrs. Montague flyam, Mr. and Mrs.
P. J. Salomons, Messrs. A. Goldsmid, J. Franklin,
S. L. Do Symonds, R. Feast, S. Samuel, and many in-
fluential am! loading members of the Jewish persuasion,
together with several Christian well-wishers to the cause
of education.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.
SUREWSBURY AND CHESTER.
In accordance) with the arrangements entered inte on
Friday last the adjourned meeting of the company was
resumed on Wednesday at Chester.
Since Friday the leaders of the two parties into which
the company is unfortunately divided have been active in
issuing circulars to their respective supporters.
On Monday the directors of this company stated, in a
circular to the shareholders, that the plain design of the
London and North-Western Company ie to detach them
from their present allies, the Great Western and
Shrewsbury and Birmingham Companies. That the
party acting under the influence of the London and
North-Western Company ask for delay to consider the
agreement with the Great Western Company—an
agreement which has already been so long before the
shareholders, the policy of which has been approved by
Committees of the House of Commons, and the agree-
ment itself ratified by the Great Western and Shrews-
bury and Birmingham Companies at general meetings;
while in the meantime these same parties put themselves
in correspondence with the London and North-Western
Company. Of the 208 transfers sent in by the opposing
interest on and after the 9th instant, 144 of the parties
named in the transfer deeds have been ascertained to
reside within one mile of the Euston and Camden sta-
tions of the Loudon and North-Western Company, a
large number of whom are known to be officials in their
employment. On Monday, the 9th instant, three days
before the meeting, they lodged transfers for about 4,5C0
10/. shares, upon which only 11. has been paid, split up
into lots of 32 each, which gives the greatest possible
power of voting with a most careful avoidance of any
substantial interest in the company. In reference to the
statement of Mr. Robinson that there was a majority of
the votes of those present at the recent meeting in favour
of the London and North-Western party, the directors
state that there were 1,090 for the former company, and
1,702 for the directors. That the through traffic from
London northwards is a matter of no inconsiderable
amount is sufficiently proved by the obvious anxiety of
the London and North-Western Company on the subject
—an anxiety which they have shown by obstructing, in
every way, the possibility of a route independent of theirs
from London to Liverpool. There is not a single link in
the chain of lines forming this communication which
they have not endeavoured to detach. The Chester and
Birkenhead Company has been guaranteed by them
against any loss they might sustain by obstructing the
traffic of the Shrewsbury companies. That the interests of
the London and North- Western Company have called for
these great exertions on the part of their directors is
self-evident to any one who recollects the enormous
receipts upon the Grand Junction and London and Bir-
mingham lines previous to their extensive amalgamations
and purchases. In the circular of the 2d instant the
London through traffic is assumed at 4,000/. per week,
which, as divided equally between the North-Western
and Great Western parties, with a deduction of 40 per
cent. for working expenses, would leave, as stated, only
60,000/, divisible between the allied lines. There is in
the Great Western agreement no deduction for working
expenses. Mr. Glyn, the chairman of the London and
North-Western Railway Company, stated to a meeting
of his proprietors, called for the purpose of leasing the
Trent Valley (a line more expensive than the Shrews•
bury and Chester) at 10 per cent., that he knew, from
their own returns of the London through traffic, that
it was not only worth that sum, but that he believed
they might work it at a profit. It must be obvious to
every ono that this statement of Mr. Glyn's indicates a
traffic of more nearly 12,0001. per week than 4,0001., and
must in any view entirely satisfy any shareholder of the
magnitude of the stake at issue. In conclusion, the
directors trust that those shareholders who have already
sent them their proxies will continue to support them,
and that those who have been deluded into a contrary
course, will withdraw the proxies given to be used against
the directors.
This was replied to by a portion of the shareholders,
in which they challenge the directors to deny that the
meeting was " packed;" that they mustered numbers of
persons who had no bona fide holding in the concern at
all; and that they manufactured for the occasion nearly
400 shareholders, and some 6,000 or 8,000 votes, not by
purchase of stock in the market, but by mere splitting
of shares. They give the names of three shareholders,
via., one in Edinburgh, who split 4,500 10Z shares into
140 names, manufacturing 2,240 votes; one at Romford,
Essex, who split 1,440 ditto into 45 names, manufac-
turing 720 votes; and another in Edinburgh, who split
1,364 ditto into 42 names, manufacturing 682 votes.
They propose to the directors that the names of all
parties who have split votes, or who nominally hold the
same, with addresses and occupation, and dates, he
printed. They contend that the directors abuse their
trust if they do not obtain the best possible terms for the
company; that the directors have never contended in
any of their circulars that the Great Western agree-
ment gives the best terms, or that those terms, either
in point of immediate return or future per-ventage,
are equal to the North-Western offer. The North-
Western, if adopted, gives a good dividend at once,
raising the shares to par in the market. The Great
Western is an eatirely imaginary dividend, derived from
a fund which they say is not now 4,0004 a week, but
which the directors on a misreported statement, alleged
to have been made at a meeting some years ago by Mr.
Glyn, have manufactured (though no figures were given)
into 12,0001, a-week—a sum almost equal to the entire
earnings of the old London and Birmingham Company
at the time. The North-Western is contigent upon no
event not necessary to make it entirely safe and binding.
The Great Western is contingent upon future applica-
tions to Parliament, which, like those of the Shrewsbury
and Birmingham Company of this session, may be en-
tirely unsuccessful. Let the whole case be discussed
dispassionately. Let all the facto be laid before a fair
committee, and they pledge themselves to abide by the
result.
The CHAIRMAN said, he perceived that the scrutineers
were present; it so, he wished to know whether they
were present ready to report upon the scrutiny.
Mr. S. P. Rozrasoet (one of the scrutineers)—We are,
sir.—(Hear.)
Mr. Necnoees (the other scrutineer) then read the
following document:—
We have to report that we have scrutinised the
votes, and find that the amendment is carried ; but as
objections have been taken to the legality of some trans-
fers and proxies on both sides, we are not able to state
the actual majority."
After the reading of the above report,
The CHAIRMAN intimated that according to an ar-
rangement which had been made, resulting from a con-
ference with the leaders of the opposing shareholders,
he would now call upon their law agent, Mr. Kelsall,
to read the heads of the Bill now before Parliament for
the abandonment of the Crickheath and Wem branches,
and also to authorise the construction of a station at
Birkenhead.
When this had been read,
The CHAIRMAN said, that be had now to propose
the following resolution for the consideration of the
meeting.
The SECRETARY of the company then read the reso-
lution, which was as follows:
" That the consideration of the matters of the notice
under which this meeting was convened, except the
subject of a Bill entitled ' A Bill to authorise the Cheater
and Shrewsbury Railway Company to abandon the
Crickheath and Wem branches, to construct a station at
Birkenhead, to enter into arrangements with other com-
panies, and for other purposes,' be adjourned to Wednes-
day, at two o'clock; and that the said Bill now submitted
to this meeting is hereby approved."
Mr. WYLIE, of Liverpool, wished to know what change
had taken place in the Bill just read in its progress
through the House of Commons.
Mr. ROY and the law agent of the company replied
that the changes made were merely verbal,
Mr. MARRIOTT said he objected to the resolution just
put from the chair, or to the passage of the Bill. He
was of opinion that every shareholder should be fur-
nished with a copy, so that they might thoroughly Can-
vass
its details. He also pointed out several matters
which it would be desirable the company should per-
fectly understand.
Mr. ROY entered into a full detail of the facts con-
nected with the Bill now before Parliament. He showed
that it was not the object of the directors to create any
more capital, but to call into operation the amount which
the Act for the construction of the Crickheath and Wem
branches placed at their disposal. He also intimated
that the chief creditor of the company was not pressing
for his money, and would allow the capital to lie as at
present for some time to come.
The motion was oarried unanimously, and the meet-
ing adjourned to the 16th proximo. A vote of thanks
to the chairman was passed, and the meeting separated.
At the next meeting the opposing shareholders will
move that the whole matter of the proposed agreement
with the Great Western Company should be referred to
a special committee.

The complainant stated that he is a coach-maker, and
resides in the Kent-road. That on tho night of the 27th
of December last he alighted from a Camberwell omnibus
at St. George's Church, in the Borough, and went to the
Grifkapublic.house, in White-street, to see a man named
Hoyles. He walked into the bar-parlour, and saw the pri-
soner there, in company with a man nick-named " Lung
Tom," and ho called fur twopenny worth of gin and cold
water. While he was drinking it the prisoner, who
forced his conversation on him, began to talk about
horses, and he and Long Tom came and sat close to
him. At that time he (complainant) had a bag in his
left-hand trousers pocket, containing 1351., and consist-
ing of a JO/. note, three 101., and several 51. notes, the
exact numbers of which he could not remember, besides
about 30/. in sovereigns and some loose silver; he also
had a gold wa:ch and chain in his waistcoat pocket, and
a diamond pin in his neckerchief. Alter a little time the
prisoner, who still continued by his side, asked him for
the loan of a sovereign, which he refused, and afterwards
he wanted to borrow half a sovereign, which was also
refused; and complainant then replenished his glass by
calling for a second twopennyworth of gin and cold
water, and when he finished it he became so stupified
that he was convinced something of a deleterious nature
must have been put in the glass, and he rose from his
seat, saying be should quit and go home in a cab. He
then walked towards the door, when the prisoner and
Long Tom came up to him, one on each side, and the
latter snatched the diamond pin out of his handkerchief.
He (complainant) desired him to return the pin, know-
ing he had taken it, but he refused, and they then pushed,
him down; and while he was lying with his face down-
wards they robbed him of his bag of money, and also
his gold watch.
In reply to Mr. A'BECKETT, the complainant said he
felt a hand in the pocket from which the money was
taken while on the ground. That previously to entering
the Griffin he had been at the Red Cap, at Camberwell,
transacting some business with a Mr. Jones, and that
before leaving the house for town, he counted his money
and found that it consisted of 135/. That he was not in
the slightest degree affected with liquor on leaving the
company of Mr. Jones, and that fourpennyworth of gin
and water, which was all he had taken at the Griffin
afterwards, could not have produced the effect upon him
that it had, unless something of a narcotic or stupifying
quality was mixed with the liquor in the glass.
he had that
l-
the street,
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hgote intoo
recovering in some
desired the driver
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ta e
navvgehdilteo
ignetthuop;
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ahecambe.
measure from the stupor, he then ascertained the extent
of his loss; and when he got home he
him in to
mofentheinctaob tooursettoudryn tothathte Gheriffisna,wandhetolpg
the vehicle, as they had robbed him of a
of money, b°sidea his gold
lwrge Bum
and chain. That the cabman, i
-n reply, said he saw
the two men (meaning the prisoner and Long
were and that he thought theyong
were his friends, as they told him that such was the case.
The complainant added that he had since
obtained
the
number of the 501. note, which
had been • paid into the
Bank some months after the robber
morning subsequent to his havin y- That on the
way be described he gave informaf een plundered in the
and Ball, the policeman of the anon to Inspector Berry,
a description of his assailants division, together with
viously known to them. , both of whom were pre-
Policeman Ball, 118
night he took the stated that on the previous
Lion in Drury-Istie Prisoner into custody at the White
was for robbing the complainant
upon that occasion told him it
complainant of a large sum of
money, besides a gold
prisoner said that he watch and diamond pin. The
that he was perfo tl vv"
innocent of the charge, and
y willing to go to the Station-house.
Mr. A'BECEXTe
policeman repliedr—is there
any
further evidence? The
ti that at present there was not, the ap-
prehensionfthe prisoner only having taken place the
preceding evening.
Mr. Roberts contended that much reliance could not
be Placed on the evidence given by the complainant, who
admitted that he was stupffied at the time of the alleged
robbery, and ascribed it to having been produced by some
deleterious mixture in his gin and water. It was more
probable that it was produced from an excessive indul-
gence in liquor.
John Hoyles was then called, and he stated that he
was a pugilist, and was at the Griffin on the night in
question, and was treated to two glasses of sherry by the
complainant, whom he said was intoxicated. To sup-
port the assertion, the witness said the complainant ex-
hibited his jewellery to the company in the bar paricur,
and first made him a present of a gold ring, but after-
wards took it from him. Witness saw the prisoner and
Long Tom in the bar parlour, but did not see thorn at-

SoUTN•EASTERN.--It appears that the number of pas-
sengers conveyed on this line to and from the London-
bridge terminus on Monday, the 16th of June, was
21,456—namely, 10,024 from London, and 11,432 to
London. The number of passengers conveyed to and
from the London-bridge terminus over the lino on
Tuesday, the 17th inst., was 16,092—namely, 8,769 to
London and 7,323 from London.
EDINBURGH, PERTH, AND DUNDEE AND SCOTTISH
CENTRAL.—IC is stated that arrangements between these
companies are being made with a view of putting an end
to the injurious competition for traffic between the two
lines which has been going on for a considerable time.
Toe terms of compromise, it is expected, will be con-
cluded in a very short time. It is hoped that the directors
and officials of both companies have now become tired
of this disreputable competition, and that they. will not
act as they did on a former occasion by recurring to it
again. whioh nothing but the apathy of the shareholders,
who, it is believed, principally reside in England, could
have permitted to exist for so many months.
BRECKNOCKSHIRE.—It was
.agreed at a recent meet-
ing of the Brecknock and Abergavenny Canal Company
to sell the property of the canal to the proposed Breck-
nockshire Railway Company for the sum of 105,750.,
being at the rate of 70/. per share. Mr. J. Bailey, M.P.,
Mr. Brassey, Mr. De Winton, and other gentlemen, put
down their names for large sums towards providing the
money for the purchase of the canal, and with the view
of promoting the extension of the railway communica-
tion to Brecon by means of the proposed line.
his litkoenoptirroyisz.
EIBREFOAD AND MERTHYT.-011 Tuesday a
on Mastera
l
meeting
in this matter was held before
for
whom Mr. Selwyn and others appeared,
Richards, to proceed with the oases of
committee,
Mr. Daniel and Mr. Valiance aPPearing for Mr.
Wryghte, the official manager. In default of sufficient
evidence to bring the cases within the decisions o thi
courts above, the following gentlemen were struck oil
of the list:—Sir J. Anderson, Admiral B
Beilby, Mr. J. Waite, Mr. J. N. Carne,erCaep,ey„%Major
Mr. Greenhouse, Mr. Parsons Mr. Archibalatat.;l Hall,
Roberts, and Mr. Stevenson.. Mr. F. Maitlandap
placed on by consent, and the case of Colonel lianmwears
was adjourned for further proof.

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POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
WESTMINSTER.
COMMITTAL OF A MILITARY OFFICER F,%E. FELONY.
Mr. Philip Warmsley, a gentleman extremely well con-
nected, late au officer in the army, was charged with
stealing nine silver-plated spoons, eight dessert ditto, :ex
tea ditto, and a number of forks, from the residence of
Mr. Joseph Samuel Levies, a medical gentleman residing
at 10, Eceleston-terrace South, Belgrave-road.
Upon the prisoner being placed in the dock,
Mr. Levies said he had known the prisoner for twenty
years, and his family still longer, and he had no desire
to press the present charge.
Mr. BURRELL inquired in what condition of life the
prisoner, who is a person of most gentlemanly exterior,
moved?
Mr. Levies and the accused's brother stated that be
had been an officer in the Indian army.
Mr. BURRELL observed that it was a very grave charge
against a person of the accused% condition in life, and
he must hear the case.
Mr. Levies staled that ho received a visit from the
prisoner on Monday last, who after remaining about
half an hour left the house with him, but returned in
half an hour afterwards, as he learned from one of his
servants. On the following morning ho missed the
plated articles, value 10L, from a partition in the side-
board of the dining room.
Mary Allen, cook in the service of Mr. Levies,
proved that the prisoner returned as described, and in-
quired whether Mr. Levies was et home? Upon being
answered in the negative, he told her that he had gone
out with Mr. Levies, and upon his expressing a wish to
write a note to that gentleman, she showed him into the
library, adjoining the dining-room, where she left him.
He remained about five minutes, when he hastily left.
William Major, assistant to Mr. Stephen, sworn-
broker, in Wardour-street, Soho, produced the plate,
and proved that the prisoner had pledged it on Monday
afternoon, for 255. He at first asked 51. upon the arti-
cles, and upon observing that witness was looking at a
crest upon them, said, " It's all right; it is my own
crest." When the Si. was asked for, witness inquired
whether he thought they were silver; and prisoner
seemed to hesitate, as though he did not know whether
they were silver or plated goode.
Mr. John Lund, superintendent of the detective po-
lice, proved that, application having been made at the
Police-office, Scotland-yard, by Mr. Levies, ho proceeded
to the prisoner's residence, 24, Beaumont-street. The
circumstance of the loss of the plate having been men-
tioned by Mr. Levies in witness's presence, the accused
denied all knowledge of it. Witness told the prisoner
that he knew the articles were pledged, sad he had better
give him up the duplicates or he should search the bowie
more minutely than he had done. Witness searched ac-
cused, but found nothing relating to the proper:y, when
prisoner said ho bad got it on his person and would
give it to him. Witness then proceeded to unfasten a por-
tion of the accused's clothing, when the duplicate, which
he stated he had placed under his neckerchief, fell to
the ground.
In cross-examination by Mr. Lewis, the officer stated
that he had not accompanied Mr. Levies to give advice
as a private individual at the instigation of a gentleman
with whom Mr. Levies was on terms of intimacy, but in
his public capacity of a police-officer.
Mr. Lewis recalled Mr. Lavies, and put several ques-
tion to him to show that ho had no desire whatever to
prosecute the prisoner, who had borne an irreproachable
character. That a long conversation took place between
them, in the course of which he urged the prisoner that
if he had taken them for a joke or sport he had better
own it; but denied that he bad ever said " there should
be no prosecution.' He had been cautioned not to be in
duced, from any feeling of a personal or private nature, to
give such promise.
After some further questions of a hypothetical cha-
racter, Mr. Lewis urged the discharge of his client from
the circumstances of Mr. Lavies being most desirous to
withdraw the charge, and an inducement having been
held out to the accused, who had himself admitted the
possession of the duplicate after a long conversation be-
tween them.
Mr. BURRELL considered the case too serious to admit
of a withdrawal of the prosecution. A person in a hum-
ble position of lite might through distress commit a petty
theft, but looking at the circumstance of the prisoner's
holding a very respectable position in society, he felt it
his duty to send the case for trial.
The prisoner was committed accordingly, but ordered
to be again brought up on Wednesday, with a view o
ascertaining if auy further charge would be preferred
against him concerning a cheque for 25/. found upon him,
which it was declared by the officer was a false one.
SOUTH WARK.
Yesterday David M' Intyre, a respectably-dressed
young man, described to belong to the prize-ring, was
placed at the bar before Mr. A'Beckett, charged with
another man (not in custody) with stealing from the per-
son of Mr. Hugh Hill, 1351. in Bank of England notes
and sovereigns, a gold watch and chain, and a diamond

COUN TR Y MAF.I(ETS. „
BRISTOL, JUNE 19.—The supply of Er gash wheat Weg‘
moderate, and both that and Foreign met wit an imPrerncr
of 2s per qr. English wheat 40s to 460 per impo 4,3i7
foreign ditto white, 44s to 48s, ditto red sup, mine 40s t
,4,4
ditto fine 37s 6d to 40s, ditto ordinary 34, 66. to 365, ditt
z, rill I
hard 34s to 36s per 4801bs. Flour was a ready sale a' a
sk
of 2s per sack. English flour seconds 30s to 32s Per sack'
American ditto sweet 22s to 23s per barrel. Oats were —rii
195 to 2u!'.,
and the turn dearer. Devon and Welsh oats
per imperial qr, Irish white ditto 21s to 22s per 320165, ni`
black 20s to 20s 6d per imperial qr. Barley veal also firora2y
full rates. English and Foreign barley,
grints ling, 24e t
per 4001bs. The bean trade was firm, and s )rites as bef g:0
English beans sold at 29s to 328
per imperial q r, foreign 'lit ±
26s to 27s 6d per 4801bs. The averages were = Bristol, Vibes
37s 5d ; Gloucester, ditto, 42s sd; Bristol, oats, 20/1
Gloucester, ditto, 218 Id; Bristol, barley, 2,;s 2d; Bristo
beans, 31s 3d ; Gloucester, ditto, 30s.
BOSTON, JUNE 18.—Wheat, red 348 to 401 Od, white 4' 4,
to 445, extra 468 to 003; barley COs to 00s ; o ats 185 to 245
beans 28s to 35s ; peas 00s to bUs per quarter.
NEWARK, JUNE 18.—Wheat, white 46s to 50s, red 385 to 445 ;
barley 24s to 26s ; oats, 225 t., 248 to 255, 24, t., 255 to 265 4
beans, 34s to 38s ; tares 36s to 408; malt, 008 to • 005 per qr.
LYNN, JUNE 17.—Wheat 34s to 388, fine 42s to 465
barley 00s to 00s, fine 00s; oats ON to 00s, fino 00s to E/Os 1
beans Os to Gs, fine Os to Os per qr.
LOUT/I, JUNE 18.—Wheat 36s to 435; bar ley 245 to 275 ;
oats 17s to 21s; beans 26s to 32s per qr.
UPFINGHAM, JUNE IB.—Wheat 4us to 44s barley 00s ' ,
00s Cd ; oats 24s to 27s ; beans 32s to 34s per qautrter. Batt 0
7d to Od per lb ; eggs 25 for Is.
MELTON MONVIIIIAY, JUNE 17.—Wheat, 42's Od to 46
barley 24s to 278; oats 248 to 288; beans 50s
;to 35s per
Butter 6d to 8d per lb ; eggs 22 for Is.
DERBY SMITHFIELD MARKET, JUNE 17, ra
e gut The --
to-day was better supplied with beasts ;th
alitY of `be
animals was generally good, fully maintaining the rice of Not
s
week ; there were several lots remained on hand unbolt.%
supply of sheep was not large, and was readily dispo see
d;
Lambs were plentiful. Beef, 5d to Sid; mutton, 5d to. t
lamb, 6d to 61d; veal, 4id to 3d per lb ; pigs, 7s per S 4 :°r -r
Rough fat, 3s 3d per stone of 14Ibs. Hides, lid to d
lb; calf skins 2d to 4d per lb.
in
EDINBURGH GRAIN MARKET, JUNE 18.—We h 141
714
the market to-day €B9 qrs. wheat, 91 qrs. barley 's
qrs. oats, and 89 qrs. beans—of which sold 5137 qrs.
44 qrs. barley, 550 qrs. oats, and 39 qrs. beans. '.7cl
top of wheat was Is up, and the average
up. Barley on the top 38 up, and the average Is au's'
Oats on the top Is 4d up, 'and the average 2d down. 1 tia
on the top the same as last week, and the average 6d el ",;; Unsold-122 qrs wheat, 47 qrs barley, 164 qrs oats, and 51 CI '-
beans.

Top of Wheat ... ... ..• 65 lb. 49s OA
), Barley ... ... .. 57 lb. 335 Od
~ Oats ... ... .• ... 44,11 b. SIN 8(1
„ Beans
••• ..• ... 6641 b. 405 Od CATTLE MARSET, JUNE 18.—The nunabe,
oif
of cattle was 558, or 156 less than last week. Top price 7.1
°"„i
current, Cs to Cs Cd ; secondary and inferior, from a i ,-
to 55 Cd per Dutch stone. A good clearance effet tea.
The number of sheep and lambs this morning v/(1);
3,015, being 494 more than last week. Top pricl 'Ad
juN, 17.—Wheat, weighing 001bs, brought. 41%;
the best mutton, sid per lb ; current, sd; and down ts , ,
per lb. Lambs, top, 195 Od ; current, 17s to 18,3 a n col
and down to 10s Od a head.
g 55ilbs, bri r LIP:, 2,•?s od, and prices to
008200 d. Oats, weighing 421bs, br of Igu"
andpupNriscAesß'to 00, Pd. Barley, weighin_
'2s Od, and prices 4s Od. B and
Gslbs, brought :36s Od, and prices tops ('d. peas, weii gi nag
CORK, JUNE 18.

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Fifth Fourth
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quality .. 54s Fourth quality .... ..... ••• Vs
39i
Sixth • 483 Fifth quality
275
...... ... ...... 36s Sixth quality
Return of Cattle sold for the week ending June 7
Pigs, 294. Sheep, 520. Cows 112.
Coax-. —Flour—.First 123 ud to 13s Od; extra 138 6d ;
seconds, 10s 6d to 111 6d; households 9s to 105 Od; thirds, 7s to Po
per cwt. Oatmeal 11 s to 11s 6d; Indian meal 7s 6d to tia 6 wheat-
meal, 9a 63 to 10s per cwt. Indian corn 710 s Od to kit 2.86 d per
ton. Bran 80s to 82, 6d per ton. Hay—Farmers 20s to 00s; average
OOs; dealers 428 to 46, Od; average 00s per ton. Straw —Farmers
30s Od to 00s Od; average OOs; dealers 38s Od to OOs Od;
average 00s 03 per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf bid to 6d;
household loaf 4id to 5d per 41b. Fresh better, 9d to
10d per lb. Eggs-3s 8d to 3s 10d per hundre d. Coals--
Newport 14s Od ; Lydney 158 ; Landore 003 ; Smiths',
14s Od per ton. Tallow 38s Od to 408, per cwt.
Whisky, 2.5 o. p., 55 9d per imperial gallon. Meat
—Beef sid to 7d ; mutton 5d to 70; Ire al 4d to
Hops ; pork6, 4{l to
03 odpec beawcto.n
B6dangtoor
.71ddessr2sagg6dea
to
od3t 4 prpelbr.
108 to O
ton. Bark—Barbary 710 s to 8103; Valonia 151 to al; French
6/ Os ; Spanish 0/ per ton. Fleece Wooll4s to 158 per stone.
Hemp 321 to 341 per ton. Fish— Seotch herrings 19a to 008; red
ditto, 26s to 008 per barrel ; Newfoundland, 101 Os to 11/ per
ton. Timber—Memel, 80s per ton ; red pine, 3/ los .
Market 223 to 325; salted 23s to 32s per owt ; calf skins
deals' 128 to 15s per 100. g
3d to nd per lb. Potatoes, white 103 to 11d ; Minions,
12d to 15d. Guano—Peruvian, 11110 s; Ichaboe, 8l to 910.rcngbarrel.
per ton. Tar—Archangel. 19s per b
,dee.....
low
.l
ditto, 2/ 158 per ton;

BIRTII
OF A EON.
On the 17th inst., atFolatn, Darlington, the wife of Edmund
Backhouse, Esq.
On the
Frederick Warner, 18th
Inst.
E, atsq. Meadow-croft, Sydenham, the wife of

. OF A DAUGHTER.
the Rev. Arthur
On the 16th ?mt., at Codsall, Staffordshire, the wife et' frower twin daughters.

On the 17th
or J inst. MARRIED.
M.A. to Ele , the Rev. Fennell F. W. Molesworth,
of Sarre-court,
anre-court, gent e' only daughter of the Rev. J. Hilton,

On the 1 ith inst., at Doddingtonball, Lincolnshire, Lieute-
DIED.
nant-Colonel G. R. P. Jarvis, aged 77.
on the 13th inst., at Brussels, aged 38, Graham Vernon,
eldest son of Captain George Pigot, R.N., C.B.
On the 16th inst., at Gloucer er-terrace, Cambridge-heath,
aged 68, Thomas S. Peckaton, Esq., R.N., author of several
scientific and other works.

London; Printsd and Published by 11.1URDO YOUN G, of
No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun
Bee, N
Strand, in the Precinct of the Sarroy, in u o. 112,
he Matt, of
Middlesex,4 Friday, Jane 20, 1851.