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tion committed that assault upon him which ultimately
ensued in his death. Tho witnesses would tell the jury
that at two o'clock on the morning cf the .sth July, he
was sitting at the door of a house in riumptree-
court, Shoe lane, when the prisoner came up, and re-
peatedly struck him, and knocked him down, and then
dragged him to No. 28, which was further down the
court. He then drew out of his pocket a truncheon,
and holding the deceased by the collar with his left
hand, inflicted upon him several blows with the trun-
cheon which he held in the right hand. The deceased
cried out, "Oh have mercy upon me, for God's
sake don't kill me, I will go upstairs and not coma down
any more to-night." The prisoner, however, did not de•
sist, and after inflicting some further blows upon the de-
ceased, he flung him into the passage of 28 and there
left him. The Learned Counsel then detailed the other
circumstances connected with the transaction as deposed
to below, ar;d said he should be in a condition to prove
that Cogan was entirely sober, and perfectly quiet, and in-
offsnsive the whole evening. The medical witnesses would
state that according to their experience the rupture of the
vessels which caused death might have been produced
by over-excitement, but then it would be shown that
there were extensive discslourations on the deceased's
body, evidently caused by blows, and they corresponded
with the internal injuries. It was no doubt true that
the inhabitants in the neighbourhood had no very
friendly feeling towards the police, and that several of
the witnesses he should call were not persons of the
very best character, but the jury would draw their own
inferences from their testimony, corroborated as it
would be by that of other witnesses.
The Learned Gentleman then proceeded to call his
witnesses, who repeated the evidence which they had
given before the magistrates and coroner, and which has
been frequently published.
(The trial had not concluded when we went to press.)

MARLBRW-STREE r-(THIS DAY.)

ROBBERY AT THE GREAT EXHIBITIoN.-1 hoina;
Much, a young Frenchman, was placed at the bar before
Mr. Bingham charged with having stolen a packet of
chocolate from the French department of the Great
Exhibition.

Holland, 47 S, deposed that yesterday afternoon about
five o'clock, he was on duty near the French department,
when he received information that some chocolate had
been stolen from there the afternoon previous. He ac-
cordingly kept watch and saw the prisoner come and
take the packet of chocolate produced from a stall and
put it in his pocket and walk off. Witness followed him
and asked him what he was going to do with the parcel
he had just put in his pocket? The prisoner made some
reply which witness did not understand, and he then
took him to:the station-house,where he was searched and
a purse containing 31. los. in gold found upon him.
Witness subsequently went and searched the prisoner's
lodgings, where he found another packet of chocolate, a
quantity of fancy soap, wax tapers, and blacklead-
pencils, the whole of which bad been stolen from the
French department of the Exhibition.
The prisoner, who did not offer any defence, was fully
committed for trial.

THE ALLEGED CARD CHEATING AT
BRI GHTON.

BRIGHTON, SEPT. 18 .—The circumstances conneeted
with the charge of conspiracy and cheating at Brighton,
in which John Broome, John James, and Charles Staden
stand committed for trial at the next Sussex assizes, are
fresh in the memory of our readers. Broome is out on
bail; Henry Nottage was committed for perjury when
offering himself as bail for Staden; and notice of bail
was given for last Friday on the part of James. On that
day Mr. H. B. Roberts, of York-row, Kennington-road,
complained before Mr. Baron Martin, at chambers, a
habeas having bees issued to bring James to London to
be bailed, that two persons from Wales, who had been
offered as bail, had been deterred from coming forward
by the publication of a pamphlet, containing a narrative
of the whole proceedings in the case. Both on that day
and on Tuesday last arguments were beard by the judge
on the habeas and the question of costs; and the deci-
sion is postponed till to-day. Meanwhile, however, no-
tice of bail was given to Mr. Sill, 2, Tavistock-street,
Covent-garden (attorney for Mr. Hemp, the prosecutor
in the charge of conspiracy), that the same bail would
attend to justify before the Brighton bench, at one
o'clock to-day. The bail offered were David Wechio,
of Oxford-street, Swansea, Glamorganshire, maltster;
and Joseph Morris, of the same street, wheelright. At
one o'clock Mr. Sill made his appearance before the
bench, C. Carpenter, J. Borrer, N. Borrer, and Mon-
tagu Scott, Esqs., and took an objection that the ma-
gistrates had no jurisdiction to take bail. After a
lengthened discussion the magistrates decided on exa-
mining the sureties, and ultimately decided against ac-
cepting the proffered bail.

DEATH OF MR. RICHARDSON, THE AFRICAN
TRAVELLER.-1t is with deep regret that we have to an-
nounce the death of Mr. James Richardson, the enterprising
African traveller. This melancholy event took place on the
4th of March last, at a small village called Ungurutua, six
days distant from Kouka, the capital of Bornou. Early in
January, he and the companions of his mission, Drs. Barth
and Overweg, arrived at the immense plain of Damergou,
when, after remaining a few days, they separated, Dr. Barth
proceeding to Kanu, Dr. Overweg to Guber, and Mr.
Richardson taking the direct route to Kouka, by Zinde.
There it would seem his strength began to give way, and be-
fore.he had arrived twelve days' distant from Kouka, he be-
came seriously ill, suffering much from the oppressive beat
of the sun. having reached a large town called Kangarrus,
Ito halted for throo tinyc, and fooling hiniaelf latlict ielienLcd
he renewed his journey. After two days' more travelling,
during which his weakness greatly increased, they arrived
at the Waddy Mellaha. Leaving this place on the 3d of
March, they reached in two hours the village of Ungurutua,
when Mr. Richardson became so weak that he was unable
to proceed. In the evening he took a little food and
tried to sleep—but became very restless, and left his tent
supported by his servant. Ile then took some tea and
threw himself again on his bed, but did not sleep. His
attendants having made some coffee, he asked for a cup,
but had no strength to held it. He repeated several times,
" I have no strength ;" and after having pronounced the
name of his wife, sighed deeply, and expired without a
struggle about two hours after midnight. Early in the
morning the body wrapped in linen, and covered with a
carpet, was borne to a grave which was dug four feet deep,
under the shade of a large tree, close to the village, followed
by all the principal Sheichs and people of the district. The
Sultan of Bornou has given orders that all respect and
honour shall be paid to the grave of the ill-fated British tra-
veller.—Malta

TROOPS FOR. THE CAPE.—It has been decided at
the Horse Guards that the 43d (Monmouthshire Light In-
fantry), at present stationed at Clonmel, will march to Cork
and embark in the Vulcan steam-sloop, Master Commander
John Penn, for a passage to the Cape of Good Hope, where
they will be placed at the disposal of Sir Harry Smith, in
command of the troops in that colony. The 43d Regiment
is under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel J. Furlong,
K. H., a brave Waterloo officer, and the corps returned to
England in April, 1846. This regiment has been selected to
proceed to the Cape in preference to other regiments that
have been longer on home service, as it is composed of
light infantry, and well adapted for bush warfare. About
100 men of the Ist battalion of the 12th Regiment of Foot, at
present at Chatham, have at the same time been placed
under orders to embark in the Vulcan, for a passage to the
Cape, and thence they will proceed to the Mauritius, Sir
llarry Smith having already withdrawn a large portion of
the 2d battalion from that station, as we formerly stated he
was empowered to do in the event of their services being
required in the Kafir war. The second battalion at the
Mauritius is commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel William Bell,
and will soon be available for the service Sir Harry Smith
requires of them.— Chronicle.
THE ARCTIC EXPEDITIONS.—In accordance with
an Admiralty summons, Captain Sir Edward Parry, Captain
Beechy, and Captain Sir James Clark Ross attended at the
Admiralty yesterday, in order to meet the board and their
hydrographer, Rear-Admiral Sir F. Beaufort, and to consult
on the proceedings of Captain Austin and Captain Penny, in
the late search for Sir John Franklin.

TUE DIOCESE or IVORCESTEIt.—TheRev. R. Wil-

liamson, D. D. , Rector of Pershore, late Head Master of West-
minster School, and the Rev. D. Melville, Rector of Shelsley,
late Principal of Bishop Hatfield's-hall, Durham, have been
collated by the Lord Bishop of Worcester to Honorary Ca-
nonries in Worcester Cathedral.

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101bs. and 121bs. carriage tree 241 miles, on receipt of Post-
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PARIS AND CHALONS RAILWAY.—Tbis line being
completed, the journey from the port of London, via Dover
to the port of Marseilles, may be accomplished in 49 hours.
AMWAY DisciruNE.—Charles Parkes, station
clerk and signal man at the Kingston station of the Ports-
mouth Railway, and William Manser, goods-porter, have,
at the instance of the directors of the London and Brighton
Railway Company, been sentenced to six weeks' hard labour,
in the Petworth House of Correction, for neglecting to sig-
nalize an obstruction, in the shape of an engine shunting a
coal train on the line, as the four o'clock Portsmouth train
was on its way, and which, without injury to the passen-
gers, completely shattered and knocked two trucks of the
obstructing train oil the line.
CLEOPATRA'S NEEDLE. A letter dated Alex-
andria, Sept. 9, says :—" The removal to England of this
obelisk seems to those who see it in its present state to be
scarcely worth the trouble and expense of the undertaking.
It is interesting from the associations attached to it, but it
will cause disappointment if it is expected to prove an orna-
ment, as it is in a very mutilated state, the edges being
broken off and the hieroglyphics much defaced. The length
at present uncovered by the sand is about 35 feet from the
apex, with from three to four feet down the sides, and the
whole of what is visible is in the same dilapidated condi-
tion. It must also be said that the longer it is left in its
present position the worse it will become, from the anxiety
of all travellers to pmsess pieces of it, which the native boys
knock off largely to sell. The base of the obelisk is about
20 feet distant from the sea, and the city wall will have to be
broken through to remove it. The water is only two feet
deep at the distance of 15 feet from the shore, 9 feet deep at
20 fathoms, 13 feet at 150 fathoms, :19 feet at 200 fathoms,
and 20 feet at 260 fathoms distance. Within 10 or 12 feet of
the beach there are rocks and remains of ancient buildings;
beyond that the bottom is sandy."
STATE OF TRADE—DIAL CHESTER, SEPT. 17.—
The telegraph news of the arrival of the Indian Mail has in-
creased th e quietness which has been perceptible for some
days, all parties tacitly agreeing to hold off until the private
letters come to hand to-morrow morning. Merchants
get yarns for immediate delivery, and, therefore,
they prefer waiting the turn of circumstances, which may
prove to be in their favour, rather than to give out orders
they hold and then find a more favourable state of the
market. The splendid harvest operations :of the last few
weeks are sustaining the impetus given to the home trade
some time since, and buyers for that source of demand are
moving goody
A at freely. There is no change in Priced and