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London, England, 1851-06-05 00:00:00

JU NE 5, 1851.

LA.W INTELLIGENCE.
ADMIRALTY COURT, June 4.
THE JANE-SALVAGE.

THE MARIA ELIZABETH.
This also was a ti:dvage suit, and was instituted by
two steam-tugs, the Commodore and the Wonder, to ob-
tain remuneration for services rendered to the Maria
ibeth on the 7iti of April, when on the Maplin Sand.
The cervices were not denied by the owners, and
The COURT allotted 200/.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, June 4.
(Before Mr. Commissioner FONISLANQUE)
IN RE TENNANT
The bankrupt, William Tennant, of Chertsey, in the
county of Surrey, draper, came up upon the question of
certificate. The balance-sheet, which commences June
15th, 1847, and ends February 19th, 1851, shows the
toilowing:—Surplus on the 15th of June as per balance,
22/ ; creditors, unsecured, 1,8211.; ditto, holding secu-
rity, 5011 property given up to assignees, at cost price,
961/.. estimated to realise 7001.; debtors, good, 71.; ditto,
doubtful, 71i/.; ditto, bad, 1641.; property held by
creditors, 1071. ;: losses, 271/. ; trade expenses, 277/.;
domestic ditto, 1111.
His HONOUR granted a certificate of the second class.
The bankrupt was not opposed.
IN RE BARUCH.
The bankrupt, John Barugb, of 31, High Holborn,
oil and colourinan, came up on the question of certifi-
cate. The balance-sheet, commencing January Ist,
1849, and ending February Ist, 1851, 'showed the fol-
lowing:—Creditors, unsecured, 1,894/.; ditto, secured,
9501 ; creditor holding bill of sale, 2431.; creditors for
rent, 33/.; liabilities, 741.; profits, 5491.; capital January
Ist, 1849, 201. Debtors, good, 4451.; doubtful 51; pro-
perty assigned over, 350/. ; property held by creditors,
1,3101; liabilities as per contra, 74/.; trade expenses,
6741 ; interest and discount, 113/.; law expenses, 195/.;
house and personal expenses, 433/.; losses, 1651
Tho bankrupt was not opposed.
His floNoust, upon being informed that the assignees
had no observations to offer, remarked that there should
have been some made. There were no real profits, and
there had been transfers of property immediately in con-
templation of the bankruptcy. He (the Commissioner),
under the circumstances, could not allow a higher than a
third-class certificate, and he had a little doubt whether
he ought not to have suspended it.
Third-class certificate granted.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE.
Charles Blozhant, a clergyman, who was on Monday
charged before the Lord Mayor with having stolen a
shilling out of a plate at the Church of All Hallows,
Barking, on Sunday last, was brought before Alderman
Wire for further examination.
The publication of the statements made on the first
examination having occasioned much interest and curio-
sity, a number of persons attended upon this occasion.
A solicitor attended for the prisoner.
Henry Charles Rawlings said—l am a farmer at
Hythe, in Suffolk, and I also keep the Waite Lion Hotel
there. Some time since the prisoner came to my house,
and in the course of the evening and on the following
morning I had interviews with him, and he told me that
he was in communication with the Rev. R. Campbell, the
vicar of Hythe; that he was not acquainted with the
reverend gentleman, but that he had received orders to
preach on the following Sunday. He then left nay house,
and took lodgings in Church-street, at Mr. Short's,
where he resided till he absconded in my debt. He re-
peatedly preached at Hythe Church, and was not only
esteemed, but was a very great favourite with the.coa-
gregation, at the houses of some of whom, and amongst
others that of myself, he has been entertained. I coins
here voluntarily, for the purpose of furthering the ends
of justice, having seen the report in the newspapers
of his former examination.
Tho prisoner's solicitor contended that there was no
evidence to show that he had actually taken the shilling
which he had been charged with having purloined out of
the plate.
Mr. Farley, of No. 3, Newcastle-street, said—l keep
a coffee-house. The prisoner came to my house at the
beginning of last March, and stated that he was rector
of Bury St. Edmond's, and he went by the name of
Locklaw, He lodged with me a fortnight. On Sunday
morning, the 16th of March. he told me he was going to
preach at St. James's Church, Albany-street, Regent's-
park. and I told him I should go and hear him. 1 could
not find a church of that name, and I went to five diffe-
rent churches in the neighbourhood, thinking that I
might have made a mistake myself: He never returned
to my house, but he wrote me a note next morning, tell-
ing me that the omnibus in which he had been riding
had broken down in Oxford-street, and that he had been
prevented by that accident from proceeding on his
journey, and was confined to his room, but that in a
few days he would call and settle his account. He paid
his first week's bill, but he left tho charges of the second
week unpaid.
Alderman WIRE said he elull not think of discharg-
ing the prisoner until after further investigation; and
the prisoner was accordinele taken back to prison.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Jesse Hider, a cab driver, was summoned before Mr.
Bingham for refusing to take Mr. Christopher Darby
Griffiths, a county magistrate, of Pad worth-house, Read-
ing, to Scotland-yard, when required to do so, under the
following curious circumstances:—
Mr. Griffiths said, on the 20th of May ho was cross•
in; Regent-street, and saw defendant creeping along and
plying for hire. The defendant stopped and plied him,
upon which he said, " Drive on, sir, or you shall drive
me to Scotland -yard." The defendant replied " Don't
treat me like a dog—treat me like a Christian." He
said to the defendant, "You must recall that expression
or I shall get into your cab and make you drive me to
Scotland-yard." The defendant refused at first, but
afterwards he did drive him to Scotland-yard. After
some conversation in Scotland-yard, at the office, he put
down Bd., and he told the defendant if he took it up he
would bring the matter before the public. The derendent
did take the money.
On cross-examination the complainant said be was
an acting county magistrate, though he had not been
much engaged in that way for the last three years,
Ho opened the cab door himself and got in. He asked
the defendant to apologise. The defendant would not
allow that his proceeding was illegal. The defendant
offered him personal apologies, but he did not desire
them. The defendant said he was sorry if he had offended
him; but he told the defendant he did not require per-
sona apologies.
A professional man, who attended for the defendant,
asked the complainant whether he would have summoned
the defendant had he declined to take his fare?
The complainant appealed to the Bench to know whe-
ther hypothetical questions were permitted.
Mr. BINGHAM said the defendant bad been summoned
for refusing to take the complainant as his fare, but it
appeared to him the allegation of the refusal was not sus-
tained. The three or four minutes which elapsed before
the defendant took the complainant to Scotland-yard
were the consequence of the altercation which had arisen
between the complainant and the defendant as to the
nature of the apology that was to be given. The de-
fendant had ultimately taken the complainant to Scot-
land-yard, and under all the circumstances he mast dis-
miss the case.

BAUM E R
William Thomson, a decenly-dressed man, aged 44, was
charged with having mule a violent attack on Mr. Fear-
gnu O'Connor, M.P.

Mr. O'Connor having been sworn, said, on the previ-
ous night, between nine and ten o'clock, as he was re-
turning from the House of Commons to his house at
Notting-hill, defendant came up to him and accosted him,
and he requested him, if he had anything to say to him,
to come to his house at eleven o'clock. Defendant came
accordingly, and rang violently at the door, and made a
great disturbance. Witness went out for the purpose of
giving him into custody, when defendant seized him by
his collar, knocked his hat off, broke his guard-chain
and eye-Blass, and then seized him by the throat. At
that juncture a police-sergeant came up and took him
into custody. At that time defendant appeared to be
quite in a frenzy. About three months ago defendant
emashed the windows of his house, and was at that time
committed for two months.
Police-sergeant Davis, T 20, said that while on duty
on the previous night at Notting-hill, hearing a groat
noise, he went to the spot, and saw the defendant very
violent outside Mr. O'Connor's house, and declaring that
he would not leave until ho saw him, for he owed him
between 601. and 701., and that he would break open the
house unless he saw him. When Mr. O'Connor came
out defendant fastened on him with both hands,
and witness and another constable, who came up
also, had great difficulty in gettiug defendant et!
Mr. O'Connor. Witness had no doubt but that
defendant would have much further ill-treated Mr.
O'Connor had not the police come up at the time.
Defendant had a carpet-bag with him, in which
were housebreaking materials, so determined was ho to
injure Mr. O'Connor, who gave witness the largo stone
produced, which he said he had found in the front
garden near defendant.
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(B,itore Dr. LUSHINGTON.)
This was an acti(m brou.:hr. by Lord Francis Russell
and the officers and crew oa board her Majesty's sloop-,
of-war Tweed, to obtain salvage remuneration for ser-
vices rendered to the brig Jane from the sth to the 10th
of February, 1849. The brig was outward-bound from
Liverpool to Buenos Ayres with a general cargo, and
having on board 76 emigrants. She struck on the
English bank off the mouth of the river Rio Plata, and,
the crew and passengers having been landed, the Tweed
convoyed the cargo to Monte Video, where it was sold,
and the proceeds, amounting to 1,8001., transmitted to
this country. On behalf of the owners, it was contended
that, as the services were rendered by one of the Queen's
ships, a less amount of reward would meet the case than
if they had been rendered by a vessel belonging to pri•
vate owners.
The Queen's Advocate and Dr. Addams were heard
for the salvors; and Dr. TWIS6 for the owners.
The Learned JUDGE sail that the principle had long
been settled that elficers and crews in her Majesty's ser-
vice were entitled to salvage remuneration, and ho would
not disturb it. He allotted 330/.

THAMES.

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TUE TRUCK SYSTE3I.—A greengrocer and general
dealer of Lower Shadwell, named Hutchinson, appeared
to answer the charge of four banns; men, who com-
plained that he refused to remunerate them for work and
labour done.
The case exhibited a system of great hardship, of
which the ballast-heavers are now very justly complain-
ing. The defendant is one of those who engage with
masters of vessels to supply them with men who work at
the ballast-heaving, and according to the statement of
the complainants, instead of paying them cash for their
labour, he paid them rotten meat, at the same time
lowering their amount of wages.
Mr. YARDLEY asked Roche, the gaoler, if he knew
the rate at which ballast-heavers ought to be paid ?
Roche—No, sir; but I know that these poor men are
treated by the factors, who pay in kind, worse than the
coalwhippers were formerly used by the publicans.
Mr. Ratcliffe, solicitor—The system is one of the moat
crying evils of the day.
Mr. YARDLEY—It is much to be regretted that the
Truck Act does not apply to all trades. I should like
to know, Mr. Hutchinson, what yuu receive for the jub?
Defendant-245., Sir.

Complainant—He got 295., Sir.
Mr. YARDLEY—If your meat were good there would
be no necessity for adopting this mode of disposing of it.
Defendant—lt is good.
Complainant—Why, at one time you gave me a shoul-
der of mw ton which was as grE en as a leak. I'd get better
meat in the Highway for aid. than you charged me 6d.
tor. They sell as good for cats.
The defendant called a witness to prove that the men
agreed to take provisions, and said that that was the only
profit he hid by the job.
Roche— Phf•se people never allow the men as much as
the cspteins would pay; and, moreover, they cannot go
to a re,p•etable shop.
Mr. YARDLEY—If I find that any person pays off men
with bad provisions, no matter what bargain may have
been entered into, I shall not consider the debt as dis-
charged.
Defendant—The meat is in salt for the men.
Mr. YARDLEY—You will have to get other customers
for it, then. I order you to pay 245., the amount claimed
2s. costs, and 3s. other costs.
Defendant—What are the other costs?
Mr. YARDLEY—Pay the sum I ordered, sir-295.
The parties then left, the decision giving general satis-
faction.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
Lieutenant Francis Rooke (1846), of the Dauntless
screw steam-frigate, at Lisbon (the only surviving
officer of the ill-tated ateatn-frigate Avenger), has been
superseded at his own request, and Lieutenant Charles
Stuart Forbes (1848), has been appointed to the va-
cancy.
Surgeons—John Gibson (1835) has been appointed to
be superintendent in charge of the convict-ship Minden;
and Dr. John Smith (1830), of the Impregnable flag-
ship, Devonport, to be superintendent of the Blenheim
convict-ship.
Naval Instructor—W. E. Shaw (1842), has been ap-
pointed to the Ajax, 60, screw•ship, Spithead. Al-
though commissioned in April, 1850, she does net
appear to have borne a naval instructor previously. We
presume, however, she is to make up her seagoing come
plement.
Lieutenant J. L. Thomesen (1810) died very suddenly
at Bury, Suffolk, on the 29th ult., in his 72d year. He
was master of the Blonde, and loi,t an erne in cutting out
a schooner from under the batteries at Guadeloupe. He
was in receipt of a pension for wounds.
Paymaster and Purser Walter A. Urquhart (1808)
died a few days since.
DOCKYARD APPOINTMENTS.— MY. Robert Beeman
,
master rigger of Chatham, to be boatswain, vice Help,
superannuated; Mr. James Degee, boatswain of the flag-
ship at Devonport, to be master-rigger at Chatham, vice
Beeman.
COMMODORE MARTIN'S SQUADRON.--ThQ CCKIR) 0-
dore•in-Chief's flag-ship, Prince Regent, 90, Captain
Harris, arrived at Lisbon from Portsmouth, May 24,
and remained in the Tagus on the 29th, with the Phae-
ton, 50, Captain G. Elliot; Arethusa, 50, Captain Sy-
monds; Leander, 50, Captain Dacres; Arrogant, 46,
steam-frigate, Captain Robinson; and Dauntless, 24,
screw frigate, Captain Halsted. Encounter, 14, screw
corvette, Captain Gorden, was at Cadiz May 25. Janus
steam vessel, Lieut.-Commander Powell, was ordered
back to Gibraltar.
The Turkish steam-frigate the Feizi Baari, with the
fltg of the admiral, saluted the flag of the naval Corn-
mender-in-Chief at Portsmouth with 17 guns, which
was returned by the Victory. The steamer afterwards
got under weigh and proceeded down the Channel, re-
ceiving a parting salute from the Mirati Zatri Turkish
frilrate. The latter and the brig Surag Bahri remain
at Spithead, and it is supposed will sail about Friday
next.
The Netherlands steatn.sloop Merape, commanded by
Lieutenant St. Ivan llalcleghrrro, arrived in Plymouth
Sound irom Elsineur on Tuearlay, and saluted the gar-
rison with 19 guns and the port admiral with 17 guns,
which compliment was duly returned. She is to take
in a supply of 200 tons of coals, and is to proceed to
Batavia.
Ajax, 60, gun-ship, Captain Quin, will be completed
at Spithead by the dockyard people on the 11th inst.
A sergeant and some marine artillerymen have em-
barked for service.
Birkenhead steam-transport, Master-Commander Sal-
mon, is ordered from Woolwich to Portsmouth to coal
and to be ready for further service.
Devastation, 6, stelm•sloop, Commander C. Y. Camp-
bell, will go to Spithead on Friday and be paid advance,
and will then proceed to the West Indies, calling at
Devonport.
Frolic, 16, Commander Vansittart, sailed from Alex-
andria May 10 for Syria.
Inflexible, 6, steam-sloop, Commander P. H. Dyke,
arrived at Havannah from Port Royal May 4.
Megara screw troop-frigate, Mister-Commander
Hoffmeister, will be ready for sea, at Sheerness, on Sa-
turday, when she will be paid advance, and proceed to
Cork to embark troops for the Cape.
Prospero steam-tender, Master-Commander Rundle,
having returned to Pembroke from Holyhead, the ma
rines who were on board of her are ordered to be sent to
Woolwich.
Porcupine steam-vessel, Lieut.-Commander Bacon,
left Lisbon on the 24th for Woolwich, to be paid off.
Vengeance, 84, Captain Lord E. Russell, landed
her marines on Haslar-common yesterday for field

exercise.
Warspite, 50, has been put out of dock at Chatham ;
and the Pearl, 20, has been docked to be taken to

pieces,
DOCKYARD SUPERANNUATIONS.—The undermentioned
superannuated at Chatham Dock-
workman have been
~011
yard:—Ricbard Harvey, man at metal reids
a pension of 341. per Lnum; Thomas Guudhand, ship.
g rupealaker, on Pensions of 241. per
wright ;
annum each.
COAST GUARD COURT OF INQUIRY.--SUARP PRAC-
TICE.—On Tuesday a court of inquiry was held at the
preventive station, at Toreros, neAr Torquay, to inves-
tigate a complaint preferred against Lieutenant Toomas
C. Ross. the commander of thu station there, for disonf,
dience of orders and neglect of duty, in not removing
from Prawlo station to Torcrois, to which station he had
been appointed, until the '22d of Apia, he having re-
ceived notification to remove on the 6:h. The court con-
' sisted of Commander William King 11411, R.N., of Wey-
mouth. and Lieutenants ILblytt sod Goodridge. Com-
mander Story, inspecting commander of the district, of
which 'loreross forms a portion, was the official prosecu-
tor. Lieutenant Rot,s objected at the outset of the in-
quiry, to the constitution of the court, upon the ground
that two of the mt?rulpra of the court were under Ihe
initei diate command oi Captain Story, the prosecutor; and
that one of them was his (Lieut. Ross's) junior officer,
and theref.ire incapacitated, according to the instructions,
which required that the proceedings of these
courts u.
inquiry should be a.sirnilated, as closely as possibi e,o
the proceedings of court-martial. His formal protest,
which embodied these objections, was received (d
it
anes..t
entered in the minutes, and the investigation
prov&d,
proceeded.
The fact alleged in the charge was very shortly
but LieutHiant Ross alleged that he had
nit broken
article regulations of the coast guard service--the h c broken the
toremove,
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assault heron, him, and for that he fined defendant 205.,
and in default c,:mmitted him to pri&on for 10 dap.

BOATSWAIN SMITII AC AIN. —George Smith, 70 years
of age, and residing at 23, Wclicloie-square, White-
chapel, well known as a self-appointed chaplain to sailors,
and much frequenting Ratcliffe-highway and other
places where sailors mostly congregate, way charg( d
with creating an obstruction and calling a crowd in Dock—
street.

On appearinc, to his bail he was accompanied by five
little children (one of them a black's), wearing a sort of
uniform, and having inscribed on their cap., " Sailors'
Orphan Impregnable." He himself wore on a blue coat
a good many corations, and a medal.
Lieeham, 216 H, found him preaching on the previous
night, and perceiving that the way was blocked up by a
great crowd, ordered him several times to desist, but he
still persisted, and had L) be taken into custody.
Prisoner—l have preached for forty years in different
parts of London. Here are sailors' orphans whom I
hope to edify. I served with Nelson, and obeyed him 50
years ago, avid must I now be prevented from obeying
Christ?
Mr. YARDLEY—I do not wish to see you in that place
(the dock) any longer, but if you will insist on preaching
you must do it without causing obstruction in the public
streets.
Prisoner—Look at Punch and Judy, and the public
street singers.
Mr. YARDLEY—AII who cause obstructions must be
treated alike. There can bo no objection to your
preaching if you choose proper places. However good
your intentions, you cannot cause obstructions in public
thoroughfares.
Prisoner—l only returned to London the other day,
but before doing so I wrote to Lord John Russell, 6ir
George Groy, and the Commissioners of Police, intimat-
ing my intention of visiting Hyde-park and other places.
When taken a short time ago by a City policeman, at
Billingsgate. the Lord Mayor told me to go. This is the
third time I have been arrested now, and yet I never in-
terfere with parties or politics.
Mr. YARDLEY—I was Hbout to let you go, but as you
seem inclined to persist, I shall bo under the painful ne-
cessity of ordering you to find sureties.
After several attempts on the part of Mr. Yardley to
extract a promise that the offence should not be repeated,
and a good deal of evasion on the part of the prisoner,
on the ground that he was bound to preach the Gospel,
finding that the worthy magistrate was about to carry
out his threats, the prisoner took out his pocket-book,
and saying, "I will soon settle that," made some memo-
randum. adding, " I must promise if you insist."
Mr. YARDLEY—Then on that condition you may go.
The Hay. Boatswain then left, accompanied by his
protegis.