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London, England, 1858-04-05 00:00:00

LONDON, MONDAY EVENI

THE NA VIGATION OF THE DANUBE.

(From the Times Correspondent.)
CONSTANTINOPLE, MARCH 16.
Long before the last war, indeed ever since the
Russian occupation of the mouth of the Danube,
complaints reached Europe about the daily dete-
riorating state of the navigation, which was attri-
butable'to the negligence, or rather policy, of this
Power. It was remembered that while the Turks
were in possession of the outlets of the river a uni-
form depth of 14 feet was maintained over the bar
at Sulina, which had become the main, if not the
only channel, frequented by vessels of commerce
since the beginning of this century, when the St.
George's branch, formerly used, underwent a great
-deterioration. In the time of the Turks every
vessel going out of the river was obliged to take a
rake in tow over the bar. This contrivance and
occasional dredging produced the desired result.
The Russians kept two dredging machines, but
they were almost always out of order ; while the
obligation for vessels going out to take a rake over
the bar fell altogether into disuse. No wonder that
the blame of the accumulation of sands over the
bar was thrown upon them.
Recent surveys and the examination of the whole
question by Captain Spratt and the engineers
attached to the commission have shown that, if the
Russians were perhaps not altogether guiltless, the
deterioration was a steady, inevitable result of the
action of the winds and waters, over which neither
Muscovite power nor ill-will, however great we
might suppose both, had any control. It is the
steady advance of a river delta in a tideless sea
-which has to be dealt with at the mouths of the
Danube--that is, one of the most difficult questions
of hydraulic engineering, which has never yet been
satisfactorily solved.
As the object of the commission is to effect a last-
ing improvement, it was above all necessary to
understand thoroughly the local conditions of this
advance, in order to work with, instead of against,
these causes ; to choose the channel which is least
exposed to these deteriorating influences ; to help
the river in discharging the large quantity of so-
luble mud which it brings down with it to the sea,
and thus keep a channel open.
The fullest explanations on this subject have
been given to the commission by Captain Spratt,
R.N., who in 1856-57 spent the greatest part of
the summer and autumn on the coast, and in the
different branches of the river. As the subject is
one of great public interest for England, as well as
Europe in general, I will give you the main results
of his observations.
The movement of matter along this as every other
coast is the result of the seas and currents, accord-
ing as one or the other of these influences is pre-
vailing. On a coast exposed to an open sea of wide
extent the prevailing winds and the waves caused
by them have naturally the greater effect. The best
proof of this on the Danube coast is found by the
great changes which take place at the bars after
every strong gale. The prevailing winds on the
west coast of the Black Sea are from the north and
north-east. Easterly gales oceur less frequently,
and south-east are even rarer. The greatest wave
will therefore come from Odessa and Kieburn, 150
miles off, and strike on the lower part of the Kilia
delta and on Sulina. The question now arises, how
will this wave movement affect the formation of the
banks t Neither branch of the river brings down
coarse material, only fine sand and mud. The con-
sequence is that at the mouths, and on either side
at a short distance, the banks are composed of river
sand and mud, combined with river and sea shells,
but at a mile or two from either mouth, and along
the whole coast from Dniester to Kustendje, the
banks are white sand and broken shells, the sand
being derived from pounded fragments of the vast
bed of sea shells that are annually produced on the
shallow bottom of this coast, and cast on shore by
every gale. The prevailing north and north-east
gales, striking in full force the lower part of the
Kilia delta, tend to carry a large portion of the mud
and sand brought by the southern mouths of it
down to Sulina, and, indeed, on examination, it
has been found that nowhere on the whole delta have
the shallows increased so rapidly as between the
Kilia and Sulina. The Russian surveys of 1830,
compared with those made last year, show an in-
creme of 12 mile in the direction of Sulina.
While the sand brought down by the lower
mouths of the Kilia thus fills up gradually this
basin, the coarser matter, being thrown on the
Sulina beach, tends to consolidate it, and the dry
• edges becoming more rapidly formed, they keep
the smaller stream within its limits, and obtain a
better scour. This accounts for the bar at the
Sulina being in a better state than any of the other
branches.
But, as the prevalent winds are diagonal to the
coast, the coarse matter has a tendency to be moved
from the shallows in its vicinity to the south-west,
and, on inspection of the chart, this is found two
miles below Sulina, where a succession of high sand-
hills extend till within a short distance from Mao St.
George's mouth. This is likewise the explanation of
the greater prominence of that part of the coast.
From these observations the inference must be
drawn that the delta makes the greatest advances
wherever it is most fully exposed to the action of
the wave movement, which is from the four
southern mouths of the Kilia down beyond the
Sulina.
If any additional proof was required for showing
which way the delta is forming, it would be found
in the soundings. All along the part of the coast ex-
posed to this great wave movement the 20 fathom
line is at 15 to 20 miles from the shore, while
north and south of it it is at 3to 4 miles. Any
works, therefore, made within that rayon would be
soon absorbed by the gradual advance of the shal-
lows. The southern mouths of the Kilia, which
are in that rayon, are so deteriorated already that
they are out of the question ; but, as the Sulina is
likewise exposed to the same influences, it must
share sooner or later the same fate.
Neither the northern or Ochakoff mouth of the
Kilia branch nor the St. George's mouth is so much
exposed to these external deteriorating influences.
At the St. George's the coast has scarcely ad-
vanced since the Russian surveys in 1830, and only
a small portion of the drifts of Sulina and
Kilia reach it, and that mainly by shore surf ; but a
large portion is blown on its northern beach in high
sandhills, so that soundings show at St. George's,
as well as to the north of it, 20 fathoms in 3 to 4
miles. This shows that the St. George's increases
mainly by its own deposits.
The Ochakoff, which is the northernmost
month, except the insignificant Belgorod, falls in
beyond the northern margin of tl,e wave move-
ment, which is deprived of a part of its originating
force by the projection of the land about Cape
Bolaban before it reaches this mouth. The wave
thus intercepted expands, and strikes, according to
a well-known law, with diminished force laterally.
The proof of this is found in the fact that north-
: east gales always bring an east-north-east swell
at Ochakoff. No shore movement of any force,
therefore, takes place at this mouth by the
prevalent north-east gales. This is damaging to
the Ochakoff mouth as a natural condition,
. as the deposits brought down by the river
settle down about it, but it is in favour of its
artificial improvement in consequence of the slow
advance and the smaller cost to keep pace with.
Besides this the works would be less exposed to
the action of the waves, consequently more econo-
mical. These reasons have induced Captain Spratt
to pronounce for the Kilia. The Commissioners
themselves are divided between the two other
branches of the river. France, Russia, and Prussia
advocate the Sulina, England, *Austria, and Sar-
dinia the St. George's branch. The Turk has not
pronounced yet.
Rich party has given in its plans,—Mr. Hartley,
the chief engineer of the Commission, and Mr.
Wex, an Austrian engineer, advocating the St.
George's, and Mr. Nobiling, chief engineer of the
hydrotecbnic waters on the Rhine, in favour of the
Sulins. The difference between them lies in the
• money question. The whole Commission is agreed
that the St. George's branch is the best channel,
but those who advocate the Sulina do so because
- they fear that the works at the St. George's being
- on the largest river will be too expensive, and con-
sequently oppress the navigation which is to pay
• the interest of the outlay.
Two systems are advocated for removing the bars
at the Danube's mouth ; first, by dredging and
raking ; secondly, by running out piers to contract
the river's curren*. The first of these methods is
strongly advocated by long residents in the country
and by some engineers as a cheap and efficacious
mode of obtaining a greater depth. The members
of the Commission and their engineers reject it
unanimously as an adequate mode of removing the
obstacles at the mouth of the Danube. The Com-
mission gays a trial to the dredging and raking
system last summer, but the result was not satis-
factory ; two months' work did not show a gain of
more than six inches, and this during the most
favourable time, when the current was strongest,
consequently best able to carry away the mud and
sand stirred up by the rake or dredge. The rake
made from sixty to •
eighty trips a-day over-
the bar, as much as might have been made, in
a month during the old Turkish regime. It
it answered then, it was, according to the opinion
of the Commissioners, from the different formation
of the shoal at the mouth. The sea bottom at pre;
sent before Sulina has a slope seawards of 1.400.
In 1829 it was as great as 1-30 in the 20-30 feet
soundings ; all this has since filled up. Another
evil of the raking system is that it must cease
just during the time that it would be most
required—that is, during bad weather ; it is ttteu
that the bar reseitei a fresh ROCeB62II of matter

ASSIZE INTELLIGENOR.

OXFORD CIRCUIT.—GLOIICESTER, April 3.
(Before Mr. Baron Channell.)
FORGERY BY A SOLICITOR.
Dennis Trenfield, attorney, was charged with
forging a bond for the payment of money, with
intent to defraud Robert Timbrill and Edward
Dupre, at Winchcomb, on the 17th Feb. 1854.
Mr. Cripps prosecuted ; Mr. Cooke defended.
The prisoner appeared in a very precarious state
of health, and was allowed to sit during the trial.
He wore a bandage under the tbroat to cover a
wound, which had been caused by an attempt to
commit suicide while the prisoner was in London
early in the present year. The prisoner up to the
present year had practised the profession of an at
torney and solicitor at Winchcomb in this county,
and had always been considered a man of repute
and high character in his profession. In the begin-
ning of the present year he became embarrassed in
his circumstances, and in consequence of what hap-
pened then, parties who had dealings with him
looked to their securities. Mr. Edwards, lately
steward to Lord Sudely, held a bond for 2001., on
which he had advanced that sum on the represen-
tation of the'prisoner in 1854. The parties purport-
ing to sign the bond being Mr. Timbrill, son of
Archdeacon Timbrill, and the Rev. Mr. Dupre.
Both these gentlemen admitted that they had busi-
ness with Mr. Trenfield, but declared the signatures
to the bond were forgeries. Hence the present
prosecution.
Mr. Edwards, a retired farmer, of Hale, deposed
that in Feb., 1854, the prisoner applied to him to
advance a sum of 2001. He said he wanted it for
Mr. R. Timbrill, a son of Dr. Timbrill. He also
mentioned the name of Mr. Edward Dupre, a
clergyman living at Temple Golfing. Witness
agreed to advance the money, and about a week or
fortnight afterwards he met the prisoner at his
office, and gave him a cheque for 2001., receiving
as security the bond produced. Some time after
the prisoner came to his house and wanted to see
the bond. After looking at it he returned it to wit-
ness, saying, " Oh, it's all right." Witness had re-
gularly received the interest up to Feb. 1857.
Cross-examined—When the prisoner first ap-
plied to witness to advance the money, he said it
was for Mr. Timbrill, amd. that Mr. Dupre would
join him in the bond. I knew Mr. Dupre and was
satisfied. He said the young man (Mr. Timbrill)
was in difficulties. Prisoner had paid me interest
on other moneys, but had also paid me this sepa-
rately from other moneys.
The bond was put in as evidence, and read. It
was in the usual form, and was attested by the pri-
soner. _ _ _

Mr. F. H. Harvey, clerk to the Winchcomb
Union, and in 1854 was clerk to Mr. Trenfield—The
body of the bond produced is in my handwriting.
I don't recollect filling up the bond, but have no
doubt that I filled it up by Mr. Trenfield's direc-
tion. I had been his clerk about eleven and a half
years and the signature of the attesting witness was
Mr. Trenfield's. I believe the signatures " Ro-
bert Timbrill" and " Edward Dupre" are in the
handwriting of Mr. Trenfield.
Cross-examined—Recollect Mr. Timbrill staying
some time at Mr. Trenfield's, when the sheriff s
officers were after him.
The Rev. E. Dupre, of Temple Guiting, proved
that the signature, Edwd. Dupre, to the bond was
not in his handwriting, and that he had never au-
thorised any one to sign the bond. Never heard of
the existence of the bond until the present year.
Cross-examined--Mr. R. Timbrill is mybrother-
in-law, and got into difficulties with his Cambridge
creditors. Mr. Trenfield, about 1853, was in diffi-
culties. Remembers being at the Gray's inn Coffee
House some time in 1853, • when some money was
handed to Mr. Timbrill by Mr. Trenfield. Did not
sign any bill or note for 3001., as surety for Mr.
Timbrill, at that time. After that meeting at the
Gray's-inn Coffee-house I had received some small
sums from Mr. Trenfield, which I handed over to
Mr. Timbrill. In April, 1854, handed over 351., as
a balance of 400/., to Mr. Timbrill.. I went to an
insurance office in London to insure Mr. Timbrill's
life in 1853. If Mr. Trenfield had.asked me to sign
a bill for 2001. for Mr. Timbrill I should have done
so. One day, when I met. Mr. Trenfield in the
street, at Winchcomb, he said to me, "I think I
shall be able to release Mr. Timbrill from his diffi-
culties, for I have borrowed 2001. from Mr. Ed-
wards." From recollection I think this was some-
where about 1854. He never said anything about
a bond, or of having put my name to it.
Mr. Robert Timbrill, of Beckford, depo'ed—l
am a son of the Rev. Dr. Timbrill. The signa-
ture to the bond produced is not mine, and I never
authorised any person to put my name to it.
Cross-examined—l got into difficulties at Cam-
bridge like other young men, and applied to Mr.
Trenfield to relieve me from my difficulties. I was
living for some time at Mr. Trenfield's house. Was
in Wiltshire in September, 1853, and correspond-
ing with Mr. Treufield, and applying to him for
loans of money. Looking at the letter produced, I
suppose I applied to him for a loan of 4001. I
don't know what my debts were. My father knew
what all my debts were. I got 2001. from Mr.
Trentield--flot quite 2001. (Reading a letter
handed to him.) By this letter I suppose I had.
Can't tell how much shert Of 2001. I had before the
meeting at the Gray's-inn Coffee-house. Signed a
note for 1001. at Mr. Trenfield's office in 1853.
Went to Worcester in 1854 in the name of Wilkin.
Did not sign a note for 3001. in 1853 to the beat of
'my knowledge. Have paid the 1001. note since
Mr.' Trenfield's difficulties.
Cross-examined—l did receive some money at
the Gray's-inn Coffee-house, which was sent by my
father.
Proof was then_ given of .the payment -of the
chepte for 2001. given by Mr. Edwards.
Policeman Smith proved that he apprehended
Mr. Trenfield in London. go was in a bad state
-
of health, and could not be removed ,for three
weeks. His jaw was brokeni and -there - was a
bullet in it. [The prisoner had attempted to coin=
mit suicide while at an hotel. in. London.
In the defence Mr. Cooke did not deny that the
names of Messrs. Dupre and Timbrill had been
put to the bond by the prisoner, but he submitted

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and consolidation from the sand and shells driven the prisoner considered hehad sufficient
and consolidation
it by the waves ; any good, therefore, that the rift y, in his endeavour to settle the affairs of Mr.
raking system may have done in fine weather Ti mbrill, to pnt their names to the security
vr ithout any specific authority from the parties
is speedily lost, and before vessels can pass the rake
must work again. Therefore, to produce a suffi- ft iemselves. The prisoner, having received letters
ciently permanent effect, the engineers of the Com- fi .one both Mr. Dupre and 'Mr. Timbrill, was well
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mission are all of opinion that piers must be carried attquainted with their signatures ; but he had made
out into the sea, which shall confine the current no' attempt to imitate them. The act was no doubt
increase its velocity, and which, at the same time, x raost indiscreet one, but he not having had a final
will be directed upon the bar. Thus the bar will sotilement with Mr. Timbrill bad not had the op-
kept removed, and kept clear of the scouring action pc u-tnnity of paying off the bond, as was intended
of the current. It is true that it will be again to lass done when that settlement took place. It
formed outside in deeper water, but then the piers wolaid be a question for his lordship how far a per-
mast be extended according to the filling up of the son to the prisoner's position was authorised in
bottom. affiix tug the signatures of the two parties to the
It was with this system of piers in view that the bond.
engineers of the Commission made their estimate, His .lordship, in summing up, told the jury it
and choice of channel. The difference between the was fc,r them to decide as to the fraudulent intent
Sulina and the St. George's party lies in the differ- of the prisoner in the transaction.
ence of their estimates. Mr. Nobiling, the Prussian The ilar isoner was found guilty; and being called
engineer, estimates the opening of the northern or up, in alas wer to the usual question, said—l hope,
ICedriles mouth of St. George at 1,600,000 ducats, my lord, you will be favourable to me. I hope,
and for further works which he considers as indis- gentlemen of the jury, you will recommend me to
pensable, such as tracking path up the river, the mercy ; pray do.
rectification of the Olinka channel, arc., 1,400,000 Baron Ohannell, addressing the prisoner, re-
ducats—in a 113,000,000 ducats, or 1,500,0001. ater- minded him that a few years ago this was an offence
ling, while at Sulina he thinks 1,100,000 ducat, or punishable by death, but although that was not
about 550,0001. sufficient. According to Mr. Hart- now the case, it was one of a very serious character ;
ley's estimate the proportion between the expenses more especially when committed, as is this case, by
required for each branch would not be greater than a person occulpying a position in life like him. As
4to 3, that is, 1,000,0001. at St. Georges, and an attorney and solicitor, people put great confi-
-750,0001. at Sulina ;at each mouth, then, the cost donee in him ; and he believed that, with regard
of further advance would be 1051. per foot forward. to the great body of gentlemen belonging to that
The difference in these estimates is in some mea- profession, that confidence was not abused. But,
sure to be attributed to the fact that the Prussian unhappily, many cases had lately occurred in which
engineer prefers to use stone throughout, while his persons in the.p•sition of trust and confidence had
English colleagues proposes to revet the banks with been guilty of that of which be (the prisoner) had
timber piling, protected by " pierres perdues" at just been convicted. When cases of this desorip-
the foot, for such distance as he hopes that the tion were proved, and proved as clearly as in this
banks will form behind his piers into dry land ; instance, against persons of the character of the
thenceforward he is for stone works, after the usual prisoner, it was necessary that they s
sentence hould be
fashion. severely punished. is lordship then d
Thus the question stands for the present. In him to ten years' penal servitude.
comparing the results which wouldfollow, according The prisoner groaned, and was then assisted from
as one or the other channel should be decided dock.
we find—First, that the bottom at Sulina would
fill up one-half sooner than at St. George's, the
slope being in the former 1-400, and in the latter
1-150. The 5 fathoms line is in Sulina at 1,700
yards, and at St. George's at 1,200 ; the 10 fathoms
2,500 at St. George's, and 6,000 at Sulina. Secondly,
in the St. George's these would be an entrance 1,150 I
feet wide, at Sulina only 600. The St. George is a
broad, deep river, navigable throughout, so as to
admit of any development of commerce, especially
steam navigation. The Sulina must, even after the
contemplated improvements, remain a narrow, tor-
tuous channel, hardly sufficient for the wants at
present. In the St. George there would be a noble
port close to the entrance •, at Sulina the most dis-
mal crowding and want of room; so that in case of
the least accident or obstruction the traffic is stopped
altogether.
All depends on the question whether the navi-
gation will be able to bear the heavier outlay re-
quired for the opening of the better, larger, and
safer channel. I have said in one of my former
letters on this subject that if anything is to be
achieved, the European Powers will have to take
the money question into their hands, and it seems
in such a case the interests of all those Powers at
any rate who have a large trade with the Danube
would require that the best channel and the most
complete works should be adopted, even at the risk
that the first heavy outlay should not be repaid
without overburdening the navigation.

WESTERN ClRCUlT.—Dzvrzes, APRIL 3.
The learned judges attended divine service at St.
John's Church yesterday morning.
The courts opened at one o'clock.
(Before Mr. Justice Crowder.)
John Damon, who had pleaded guilty of burgle-
riously entering the mansion of the Earl of Suffolk
and stealing a number of valuable paintings, was
sentenced to seven years penal servitude.
James Lidderdale, a surgeon, on bail, was in-
dicted for the manslaughter of Wm. Mason, at Tit-
combe, near Great Bedwyn. He pleaded not
guilty.
Mr. Cole and Mr. Coleridge prosecuted ; Mr.
Slade, Q.C., and Mr. Poulden defended.
The prisoner was surgeon to the Great Bedwyn
district of the Hungerford Union, in which the pa-
rish of Titcombe is situated. On Dec., 26 last the
deceased, a labouring man about 60 years of age,
was seized with a disease of the prostrate gland, and
on the 27th the prisoner was sent for to attend
him. Mr. Lidderdale did not attend until the fol-
lowing morning, when he gave him Borne medicine
and left, instead, as it was contended by the pro-
secution, of affording relief by passing a catheter '
iuto the bladder. The deceased was not visited
again for three or four days, and he still complained
of great pain from retention. At that time the pri-
soner did attempt to pass a catheter, but failed.
He left more medicine, and then went away. On
Jan. 2 a daughter of the deceased went to the pri-
soner and told him that her father was still in a
very bad state. He made one or two visits after
that, but made no attempt to afford relief. The last
time he saw deceased was on Jan. 8, and on the
12th another furgeon named Medhurst was called
is. Mr. Medhurst, however, declined to interfere,
and on the 13th Mr. Shield, the surgeon of the
Hungerford Workhouse, was directed to attend.
He got the deceased out of bed, placed him against
the wall, and attempted to pass a silver catheter,
but it caused so much bleeding and irritation that
he was obliged to withdraw it. He then introduced
an elastic gum catheter, and drew off three or four
quarts of urine. The deceased was got back into
bed, and after drinking a small quantity of gin,
was seized with a convulsion and died.

Mr Shield was examined, and gave it as his opi-
nion that deceased died from the shock of passing
the catheter. He could not have lived 24 hours
under any circumstances. There was, be said, gross
negligence in leaving such a case three or four
days ; and ho gave it as his deliberate opinion that
the prisoner ought to have used a catheter when he
was first called in.
Mr. Cardell, surgeon, of Salisbnry, who assisted
the last witness in making a post mortem examina-
tion, said he found the prostrate gland as large
as his fist, and he had no doubt retention of urine
had been going on for a considerable time. He did
n)t agree with the last witness that death arose
from the shock of passing the catheter. He had
never heard or read of such a case. There were on
record instances of death having arisen from draw-
ing off the urine. He would not have used a cathe-
ter if the deceased was, as Mr. Shield had stated,
in extremis.

Mr. Slade made a powerful address on behalf of
the prisoner, contending that as the death of the
deceased was caused by the act of Mr. Shield, the
charge of manslaughter against the prisoner could
not be sustained.

The learned counsel then called Mr. Medhurst,
who said he perceived no symptoms of danger when
he visited the deceased the day before his death.
He was not then suffering from retention of urine.
The catheter ought to have been passed when the
deceased was in a recumbent position.
At this stage of the proceedings, the foreman of
the jury was seized with an epileptic fit, and there
being no chance of his resuming hia duties, his lord-
ship directed the jury to be discharged.
Mr. Cole, after consulting his learned friend, Mr.
Coleridge, said he would withdraw from the prose-
cution. e hoped the investigation, even though
it had gone no further, would be productive of a
beneficial result.

consequence of tl:e officer who served the whole of
the summonses not being in attendance.
William James Stuart, aged 29, described on the
police-sheet as a solicitor, residing at 50, Dale-
street, Liverpool, was charged on suspicion of steal-
ing, in the parish of St. Andrew's Holborn, three
5/. Bank of England notes and 9/. in gold, the
moneys of Mr. `William Wood, hotel keeper.
The prosecuter in this case is the proprietor of
Wood's Hotel, Furnival's Inn, Holborn, and he
stated that the prisoner wont to his house on the
night of the 24th of last month, and put up at his
hotel. The next morning, between seven and eight
o'clock, the prisoner left the house, and shortly
afterwards some gentlemen complained that they
had been robbed during the night ; one of two 5/.
notes, and another of a 5/. note and some gold.
On the 22d of January last the prisoner first came
to his house, and then a gentleman lost something.
As he (the prosecutor) bad to make good the loss,
when the prisoner came the second time Mollineux,
a City detective, was sent for, but he did not-
arrive until one o'clock in the morning. The prit
soner, however, Lid his breakfast before the rest o
the lodgers were about, and left the house, come-
quently the presence of the officer was of nu avail.
He hoped a remand would be granted to trace the
notes, and to have the gentlemen present who had
lost them.

Mollineux, one of the City detectives, said lie was
in the house on the morning in question, but'none
of the parties robbed had complained when the pri-
soner lett. He took the prisoner into custody on
Thursday afternoon, after he was discharged from
the Marylebone police-court, on a charge of being
in Mr. Wall's (a City merchant) room, at the Great
Western Hotel, for the purpose of committing a
felony.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said he certainly could not detain
the prisoner, for there was no one present who had
lost the notes. Whenever other evidence was forth-
coming the prisoner could be taken again.
The prisoner was then discharged. His name,
it may be mentioned, is not in the present year's
Law List.

WORSHIP-STREET.—Conrad Dupin, a sturdy
foreign mendicant, of athletic proportions, was
charged with having violently assaulted Mrs.
Marianne Smythe, the wife of a gentleman residing
at Kingsland.
The complainant, who presented indications of
severe personal violence, stated that while proceed-
ing towards her residence on the previous afternoon,
she was stopped by prisoner, who addressed her in
broken English, and with a piteous whine, soli-
cited relief. Feeling satisfied, from his general ap-
pearance,that he was not a deserving object of
charity, he declined to assist him, and endeavoured
to pass on, but was instantly intercepted by the pri-
soner, who placed himself in front of her, and sud-
denly substituting the choicest Billingsgate for his
mild-spoken foreign phraseology, imperatively de-
manded some money. She was greatly alarmed at
his outrageous conduct, and hastily stepped into the
road, endeavouring to avoid him, but was imme-
diately followed up by the prisoner, who again
reviled her with the most scurillous epithets, and
ultimately struck her repeated heavy blows about
the face and head, which loosened three of her
teeth and partially stunned her. Her cries for
assistance attracted the notice of some of the passers-
by, who protected her from further ill treatment
until the arrival of a policeman.
Hopper, N 358, said that on reaching the spot
prisoner as given into his custody by the lady,
who was bleeding from the mouth, and after a re-
solute resistance he was conveyed to the station.
On his arrival there, he described himself as a per-
secuted foreign refugee, who had only recently
arrived in this country ; but he was well known
to the police as a sturdy beggar, who had infested
the streetsfor the last two years.
Mr. Hammill severely an;madverted upon the
brutal and lawless conduct of the prisoner and
ordered him to be remanded for the attendance of a
Mendicity officer, whose evidence was necessary to
complete the case.

SOUTHWARK.—Reuben Hickox, a general
dealer, residing in Alma-road, Bermondsey, was
charged with committing violent assaults on Mr.
Thomas Wooley, and Mr. Henry Mitchell, in a third
class carriage of the London and Brighton Railway,
while in transit from Brighton to London.
Mr. Wooley said he was a telegraph superinten-
dent, and resided at No. 11, High-street, Man-
chester-square. On Good Friday he went to
Brighton by excursion-train, and in returning to
London, just as the train was about to enter the
first tunnel, he saw the prisoner suddenly jump up
from his seat opposite, with a thick stick in his
hAnd, which he struck witness with on the head.
The blow was so violent that it smashed his hat in,
and had that not been very strong he must have
been injured seriously. Witness seized hold of
him, and wrested the stick from him, and held him
down, but he - so violent that he nearly over-
powered him, ,a attacked another gentleman who
was in ilas eta sOnipsArbnont. They, ttowerverc,
kept hold of him until they came to the Three
Bridges station, when he was removed to another
carriage by the guard, On their arrival at the Lon-
don•lmidge terminus he was given into custody.
Witness believed that in the struggle the prisoner
had a knife in his hand, as on examining his coat he
found two or three cuts in it. He would not swear
he used a knife.

Mr. Mitchell, a clerk, residing in Counter-street,
Borough, acid he was in the same compartment,
and he saw the prisoner attack last witness with
a stick just as they entered the tunnel. He
went-to Mr. %Vooley's assistance, when the prisoner
struck him also and seized him by the throat. He
then heard some one say, "Look out he has got a
knife in his hand," and then they overpowered him,
and held him until the train stopped at Three
Bridges, when be was removed. On the arrival of
the train at Loudon-bridge he struck witness again
in the presence of a police-constable.
Mr. Henry Drapper was also in the same com
partment, and he saw the prisoner lay his stick
about right and left. He was like a madman, and
caused considerable excitement amongst the
passengers. He had evidently been drinking to
some extent. Witness saw the assaults committed.
In answer to the charge the prisoner said he had
been most cruelly treated by the three young men,
and was suffering severely from the injuries inflicted
on him.

Mr. Burcham told him that it served him right.
From the uncontradicted evidence of those three
respectable witnesses it was clear that he had acted
with great violence in the railway carriage, and
without the least provocation attacked two persons
with a stick. In endeavourins, to restrain him he
committed- further violence, and caused the injuries
to be inflicted on himself. The public travelling in
railway carriages must be protected against such
ruffians, therefore he should fine him 50s. or three
weeks for the first assault, and 50s. or three weeks
for the second, making altogether 5/. or six weeks
hard labour.

THE FAIRY PRlNCE.—Bacause young ladies are bred
in humdrum country towns, do you suppose they never
indulge in -romances ? " Because they are modest and
have never quitted mother's apron, do you suppose they'
have no thoughts of their own What happens in spite
of all those precautions which the king and queen take
for their darling princess, those dragons, and that im-
penetrable forest, and that castle of steel The fairy
prince penetrates the impenetrable forest, finds the
weak point in the dragon's scale armour and gets the
better of all the' ogres who guard the castle of
steel. 'Away goes the princess to him. She knew
hinz est once. Ileashandboxes and portmanteaus are filled
with her best clothes and all her jewels. She has been
ready ever so long. That is in fairy tales, you under-
stand—where the blessed hour and youth always arrive, ,
the ivory horn is lilown at the castle gate ; and far off in
her beauteous bower the princess hears it; and starts up,
and knows that ';here is the right champion. He is
always ready. Look ! how the giants heads tumble off
as, felchion in head, he gallops over the bridge on his
white charger ! should that virgin, looked up in
that inaccessible fortress, where she has never seen any
man that was not 80,. or hump-backed, or her father,
know-that there were such beings in the-world as young
men I I suppose there's an instinct. I suppose there's
a reason. I never spoke, for my part, to a fairy prin-
cess, or heard as much from any unenchanted or en-
chanting maiaeo. Ne'er a one of them has ever whis-
pered her pretty little secrets to me, or perhaps confessed
them to herself, her mamma, or her nearest and dearest
confidante. Bet they will 'fall in love. Their little
hearts are constantly throbbing at the window of ex-
pectancy on the look-out for the champion. They are
always hearing his horn. They are for ever on the
tower looking for the hero. Sister Ann, sister Ann,
do you see him. Surely 'tis a knight with curling
muatachios, a flashing citniter, and a suit of silver
armour. Oh no ! it is only a costermonger with his
donkey and a pannier of cabbage's. Sister Ann,
sister Ann, vhst is that cloud of dust? Oh, it
is only a farner's man driving a fl 'ols of pigs from mar-
ket. Sister Ann, sister Ai_ n, who is that splendid w r-
rior advancin in scarlet and gold He nears the castle,
he clears the crawbridge, he lifts the ponderous hammer
at the gate. tsh me, he knocks twice ! 'Tie only the
postman with a double letter from Northamptonshire.
So it is that we make false starts in life.—The
tiargi-
nizns, No. 6,
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