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THE StJA, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 1, 1858.

and the Board of Trade, who proved that he examined the
vessel in the eraving dock, and found that she had broken
her hack abaft the mainmast. She was a very strong ship,
and, indeed, he had never seen one with so strong a kelson.
She could not have sagged, for a vessel of her construction
would rather have hogged. A long ship would nut have a
greater tendency to sag than a short one.
Mr. Edward James, upon the part of the defendants, said
this case was one of very great importance to the port of
Liverpool. They were not simply inquiring whether the plain-
tiffs had damage done to their vessel and the guano that was
i❑ it, but their verdict would have a considerable bearing o❑
the shipping interest of the port as to vessels being allowed
to go into the docks. Because, if the harbour-masters were
'o be told that there was danger in docking a ship when
there were only 14 inches of water under the keel, it might
he that they would not und-et ike to dock a vessel that
entered when the depth of water between the dock sill and
the ship's keel was only six or eight inches. The question
was whether the vessel should lie i❑ the river until some
state of the tide which should render it undoub•edly and
perfectly secure to enter the dock. Now, the point lay in a
very narrow compass, and it was a very cear aed simple
question indeed—was there or was there not upon the 16th of
April, 1853, when the vessel was attempted to be docked, a
hank of mud upon which that vessel was propelled '? If
there were no such bank there, then unquestionably the de-
fendants were not responsible. The question was whether,
on the 161 h of April, 1855, a mud hank of such a nature as
to be likely to touch the vessel, and when she was likely to
ground, was there, and that with the knowledge of the clock
trustees. lie would not dispute there was mud there,
and that the vessel settled clown in the mud, because when
the vessel struck on the sill her head and stem went down,
and her head, of course, settled in the mud at the
bottom of the dock, and upon the point of the marks of
mud upen her bow when she entered the graving dock he
and his learned friend agreed. On the night in questio❑
they were agreed as to what was the height of the tide upon
the dock sill. The vessel, which had been lying in the
river, was brought round to the south entrance, with her
head to the tide, and as she went round by the direction of
Mr. Corley, the dock-master, she rested upon the pier for
some little time. He asked them to consider that, and
for this reason, because it showed that the tide was flowing,
and the vessel continued there for some ten minutes. They
then got her round, and the steam-tug got her under way,
towed her till she got to entrance, and then left her.
The Sierra Nevada bad way upon her, and she went on right
through the centre of the lock until several d( ck-gatemen
and three of the dock-masters heard a grating sound.
That sound was caused by the vessel, according to the
evidence for the defence, striking or grating upon the dock
sill, which want' stone. With that grating noise she came
to a stand ; there was no longer way upon her, and
the dock-master then considered what was the matter.
Ropes were got out from the port and starboard quarters,
and the vessel got right into the centre of the lock. There
was likewise a spring rope out, and as the men aboardship
were heaving away upon her quarter the port rope broke.
If at that time the vessel had been stuck in the mud in the
svaydeseribed by the plaintiffs' witnesses, of course she would
have hung by the bow. If the bow held, it was obvious the ves-
sel could not have stuck there, but must have grounded on the
sill. When the rope broke, the vessel clewed round with her
head to the eastward, according to Corley, the deck-master,
several of the dock-gatemen, and two other dock-masters of
adjoining docks, who, when they found that the disaster
had occurred, went up and saw the bow of the vessel round
to the eastward. Witnesses were in court who had seen
the bow move four times after the vessel struck, and that
was ample proof that the bow was not stuck in the mud. The
movement of the bow was three and a half feet on either
side, describing an arc of seven feet, and it was plain, there-
fore, that unless the ship rested with her centre on the sill
she must have been got out of the lock by towing her astern.
A large body of witnesses were called iu support of the de-
fendants' case, including the dock-masters and gatemen at-
tached to the docks, and various shipbuilders, who insisted
that the vessel had " sagged" on entering the docks in con-
sequence of her heavy cargo midships. It was also proved
that the mud which had been deposed to was on the south
or west side of the dock, and not in the entrance to the
desk.
Mr. Baron Martin, having carefully summed up the
whole case, reading over the whole of the evidence,
The jury retired, and, after an absence of an hour, re-
turned the following verdict :—" We find the evidence very
conflicting and unsatisfactory on both sides, but, as the
proof of ' sagging' has failed, we find for the plaintiffs."
The trial commenced on Saturday afternoon and termi-
nated this morning.

and wearing apparel, which was of the value of about
L•. 2 1:".1s. She also gave her Gs. for the previous week's
washing. The next day the person who came from Mrs.
Poole occasionally called for the linen.
Inspector Cummings said that there were several other
charges against the prisoner.
Mr. Paynter observed that there was no necessity to
take any further charges, and lie asked if the pr:soner was
known. _ . _

Inspector Cummings stated that she had been carrying on
similar depredations f. r years past in all parts of the town,
and had obtained a deal of money. The City as well as the
Metropolitan police bad a description of her, and had been
for some time in search of her.
Mr. Punter—lt is a pity that her place of abode cannot
be found out.
Bellehamber remarked that she had given a false address.

Dennis, the gaoler, stated that he was told by a City
officer that he believed her last place of abode was in
Whi,cchapel.
The prisoner was committed for trial.

SMASHING A VALUABLE PANE OF PLATE GLASS AT
A LICENSED VICTUALLER'S. —J. 1111 Sweeney, aged
15, and Hannah .31‘.S'weeney, aged 20, were charged with
breaking a pane of plate glass, of the value of £3, the pro-
perty of Mr. Paul Pusey, licensed victualler, of the George
and Dragon, Queen's-road, Chelsea, and the latter was
charged with endeavouring to effect his re_cue while in the
custody of the police.
It appeared from the evidence that the previous evening
the prisoner called, when the lad asked for some tobacco.
Mr. Pusey refused to serve him, seeing he was so intoxicated.
He put him (prisoner) out of the house, as he would not go.
When in the street he broke the glass, upon which be was
given into custody.
Pwliceman Newman, B 153, said that en his way to the
station-house with the male prisoner his sister attempted to
rescue him. In the attempt she was assisted by a man and
some other persons. Their brother also struck him repeatedly
and kicked him. They both fell several times. They (pri-
soners) were both eventually taken to the station-house.
Mr. Paynter—How came he in the state he is?—(The
male prisoner's smock-frock was saturated with blood, and
he had a thick bandage round his head.)
Constable—When he was pulled away by some of his com-
panions he fell, and the back of his head came in contact
with a nail.
Inspector Prior said that it was a very bad wound, and
bled profusely. He was obliged to be taken to the hospital.
Mr. Paynter (to the male prisoner)—Where had you been
to get so drunk
Prisoner—l was at my mother's.
The mother came forward, when the magistrate told her
that she ought to be ashamed of herself.
The male prisoner was fined £3 for the glass, or in default
one month's imprisonment, and his sister was fined 205., or
fourteen days.
She said, upon hearing the penalty, "Then I will go for
fourteen days."

➢I;ARYLEBON'E.—THE SANITART ACT—PARISH
PROSECUTION.—James Buller, 5, Adams-row, Hamp-
stead-road, was charged on a summons which had been
obtained against him at the instance of the parish autho-
rities of St. Pancras, under the Sanitary Act, with having
unlawfully used and prepared for sale fish in such a state
as to be unfit for human food. _ _ _

Mr. G. W. F. Cook, vestry clerk of the parish attended
for the prosecution ; and Mr. Keene for the defendant.
Mr. Curtis, a sanitary inspector of the parish (examined
by Mr. Cook), stated that on the 25th August he went to
defendant's premises and there saw some fish being fried,
others were already prepared for cooking, and some more
were lying upon dishes, all of them ready for frying as soon
as these which were in the pan were done. The whole of
them were in a stinking and nearly putrid state.
By Mr. Keene—l don't know tha'i defendant buys bad
fish. I can't tell whether the fish I saw might have been
fresh in the morning, although they were bad in the even-
ing. He told the he didn't intend to sell it.
In reply to Mr. Cook,
Curtis said that he took the fish which he brought away
to a medical gentleman.
Mr. Foster, 4, Adam's-row, said that he lived next door
to defendant, and that the smell of his fish was at times
intolerable.

Dr. Buchanan said that the fish brought to him by Curtis
stank very much, and he considered it would be highly in-
jurious to any one partaking of it.
Mr. Cook reminded the magistrate that defendant had
upon a former occasion been fined for a like offence, and
that he then promised not to offend again.
Mr. Keene's answer to the charge was, that when defen-
dant purchased the fish in the morning they were per-
fectly good. The close packing might have caused them to
become otherwise in the course of the day.
Mr. Long, considering the offence to be one of a very
serious nature, convicted defendant in a penalty of 15.
He had rendered himself amenable to double that amount.
He was allowed, upon application, 14 days for payment.

WORSHIP-STREET.—VIOLENT DRUNKARDS.—
Yesterday two persons of decent appearance, named Wil-
liam Taylor and George Needham, were brought before
Mr. D'Eyncourt, charged with having, while drunk, created
a great disturbance and committed several assaults.
Policeman Cogar, 88 11, stated that between twelve and
one that morning Taylor was drunk and making a great
noise in the Hackney-road, and as he could not be pre-
vailed on to go away, he was of necessity taken into custody ;
but he then struggled violently, threw himself down, after
striking witness, and kicked him twice at the side of the
head, and in the result both he and Needham were taken
to the station-house. _ .

Inspector Constable, who was on duty at the station-house
at the time, said that Taylor behaved like a madman when
brought in, making a terrible disturbance. When locked
up, he knocked so violently at the wicket of the door as to
break it open, and then attacked the inspector himself,
striking him several blows and giving him a black eye. The
other defendant, Needham, was quiet in the station-house.
Chapman, 80 11, who took Taylor into the cell, said that
after having broken open the wicket and assaulted the inspec-
tor, he threw himself down on his back, kicking about him
in the most violent manner, and kicked witness twice on the
forehead, which was much swollen.
A constable of the N division, on the opposite side of the
Hackney-road, said that a mob being assembled he went to
the spot, and found Taylor on the ground in charge of the
other constables, but Needham dared the witness to inter-
fere, telling him that it should be worse for him if he did.
Mr. D'Eyncourt ordered Needham to pay V, or be im-
prisoned 21 days; but sentenced Taylor, without the option
of a pecuniary penalty, to imprisonment for his assaults
upon the officers, seven days fur the first, and one month
for each of the other two assaults.

In the case of Wm. Shaw, a constable of the City force,
who was charged with furious driving and rssault in the
Lea-bridge-road on Sunday evening, the magistrate did not
convict him of the offence of furious driving, but required
him to pay for the mischief he had occasioned, to the
amount of 255.

SOUTH WARK.—WHOLE,ALE UTTERING OF FICTI-
TIOUS Cu EQT Es.--LimbergEde,arespectable-lookine man,
52 years of ego. but who appeared much older, whose connec-
tions are in affluent circumstances, and who formerly car-
ried on business at Pinner's- hall, City, as a merchant, was
brought before Mr. Burcharn for final examination charged
with uttering forged or fictitious cheques on the London and
Westminster Bank to several tradesmen in various parts of
London, from whom he obtained goods to the amount of near
£3OO.

The court was again crowded by persons who had been
defrauded by the prisoner, and a clerk from Mr. Hobler's
office defended him.
It appeared from the evidence given on a former occasion
that a few years ago the prisoner had resided in good cir-
cumstances at Peckham, and afterwards in Stamferd-street,
where he was supplied with goods which he paid for on de-
livery. On Saturday, the 14th of August last, the prisoner
called on Mr. Chamberlain, brush manufacturers, 71, New-
ington• causeway, and selec..ed goods to the value of £4 10e.,
which he ordered to he packed up ready to be fetched away.
On Tuesday, the 17th, he came for the goods in a cab, and
filled up a cheque for the amount, pee able at the Southwark
Branch of the London and Westminster Bank. Believing
that he really had an account there, he let him have the
goods, and lie left the warehouse. On the following morn-
ing the cheque was presented, hut there were no effects. On
the 16th of the same month he also visited the shop of Mr.
Robert Maney, floor-cloth and carpet dealer, in the London-
road, end ordered goods of the value cf £lO 19s. Having
formerly transacted business with him, Mr. Maney let
him have the goods on his giving a cheque for the
ailment on the London and Westminster Branch Bank,
near London-bridge. On the following n.orning he pre-
sented the cheque, and was told it was fictitious, as there
were no effects. Witness afterwards ascertained that the
goods bad been sent to Southampton, to which place he
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spectacles, a geld watch (which the prisoner had obtained
from Mr. Mylne, of Great Percy-street, Claremont-square),
£6 17s. 10d., three silver and one gold pencil-case, and
some other trifling articles. In his portmanteau was found
a cheque-book, from which all the fictitious cheques had
been torn. In addition to the above evidence,
Mr. Bent, an inspector of the A division, employed by the
South-Western Railway Company, said he was applied to by
Mr. Maney respecting his goods, and he stopped them at
Southampton. Witness had two ieques which the prisoner
had given to Messrs,. Slacks and another tradesman in the
Strand for goods supplied to eim which were also fictitious.
The parties, however, did not want to prosecute, as they had
got their property back.
Mr. Douglas Smith, blind maker, Alfred-plaoe, New
Kent-road, said three years ago he supplied the prisoner
with blinds at a house in Peckham, for which be was paid.
He heard nothiug more of him until the 28th of July, when
he received a letter from him, dated from "Four Posts,
Southampton," ordering goods of the value of £5 18s. 4d.
They were packed up, and on the 17th of August the pri-
soner called for them, and handed witness a cheque on the
London and Westminster Bank for £6. The cheque was
presented on the following day, but there were no effects.
He had not seen his goods since.
Mr. Burcham here asked how many more charges there
were against the prisoner?
Sergeant Coppin, P division, replied that there were
nearly 20. The prisoner had obtained jewellery from Mr.
and tradesmen all over London. Several wore in court to
Savory, and Mr. SaHe, Cornhill, Mr. Puckeridge, Strand,
prove their cases.
Mr. Burcham observed that the most of those parties car-
ried on business in Middlesex, therefore those cases occurred
out of the district of the Surrey Sessions. They could, how-
ever, lodge detainers against him after his conviction. He
must have some evidence as to the presentation of the
cheques.
Mr. George Sweet, one of the cashiers of the South-
wark Branch of the London and Westminster Bank,
said that the prisoner had kept an account wish
them, but it was closed seven years ago, and ho had
not transacted business with them since. The whole of the
cheques produced were in the prisoner's handwriting, and
had recently been presented and dishonoured. He added
that a vast number of similar cheques had also been pre-
sented.

The prisoner's solicitor here stated that ell the pas ob-
tained by his client were ready to be givcn UP- lii fact,
most of the parties in court bad no wish to proceed further
in the matter.

Mr. Burehatn ordered the depositions of the witnesses to
be taken, and he fully committed the pri.oner for trial.
Mr. Hobler's clerk asked if his worship would accept
bail

Mr. Burcham said that it was a bailable offence, but it
was of such a serious nature that he should require two
sureties in £250 for each charge, and the prisoner's own
recogniiances in the sum of £3OO, with 48 hours' notice to
the police. As for the gold watch found on him by Sergeant
Warr, as there seemed some doubt as to a conviction, he
should order it to be restored to Mr. Mylne.
The prisoner was then removed by the deputy-gaoler.
CRUELTY TO A COW.—George 211‘George, a licensed
Smithfield drover, was charged by Guest, an officer of the
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,
with cruelly torturing a cow.
Guest stated that about five on the previous afternoon he
was on duty in the Blackfriars-road, in company with Sea-
man, (Another officer of the Roy 4 Society, vamp he saw the

prisoner in charge of a number of beasts and cows, which
he was driving towards the Borough. One of the cows was
extremely lame and loitered behind. The prisoner went up
to it and beat it most unmercifully on the hind leg,- and
one of the hocks, which was diseased. At that time aca ttle
conveyance came up, and in getting the cow in the prisoL'er
again beat the poor thing in a dreadful manner, twisted h s
tail, and so cruelly tortured it that he was compelled to take
him into custody.
The prisoner denied torturing tim cow in the manner
described. If he had done so, why did not the officer inter-
fere at first ?
Guest replied that he thought he would have desisted
when the cattle conveyance drove up, but he acted more
ct uelly, and the cow cunt have suffered dreadfully.
Mr. Burcham fined the prisoner Ns., and, in default of
payment, committed him for 10 days.

LAMBETH.—CRUELTY TO A VAT,ITATIT.F. HORSE.—
J antes Smith, a servant to Mr. John Freeman, foreinan to
Mr. Round!, M.P., and employed in the brickfields belong-
ing to the latter gentleman at Brixton, was brought before
Mr. Elliott to answer to the charge of abusing, torturing,
and cruelly ill-using a valuable horse.
William Wood said he was servant to Mr. Freeman, and
on Friday last was employed with the prisoner in Mr.
Roupell's brickfields. On that evening they took their
horses to the stable, and on the prisoner taking the harness
off his horse, the animal went into a different stall to his
own. The prisoner in consequence took down his whip,
and lashed the horse round the chest and body in a cruel
manner. The horse then ran out of the stable, and on
galloping over the yard fell, and cut both of its knees very
badly.
William Miles, another servant, and the horsekeeper of
Mr. Freeman, corroborated the testimony of the former
witness, and the latter, in reply to the questions of the ma-
gistrate, said the prisoner lashed the horse three or four
times in his presence, and also followed the animal into the
yard.
- Mr. Freeman said that on Saturday morning he examined
the horse in question, and found his knees much cut and
swollen, and also two deep cuts of nine or 10 inches long
across the chest—evidently caused by the severe lashes of a
whip—in which matter was beginning to form. The horses
employed by them were of a valuable description, being
worth from 80 to 100 guineas each, and of all the ant-
mats at work on the estate there was not one more remark-
able for its gentleness and docility than the one so abused
and injured, and therefore the conduct of Smith was the
more reprehensible. In the first place, it was his duty to
have tied up the horse in his proper stall before taking his
harness off, and had he done so there would have been no
necessity for the exercise of his cruelty. Besides, had the
horse gone into another stall, he could have easily taken
him out of it, and placed him in the right one, and not have
deliberately taken down his whip and cruelly tortured him.
Prisoner—l did not cut him on the chest at all. I merely
lashed him on the loins, and the cuts you describe on the
chest were those he received in the fall.
Mr. Freeman—They were no such tking. They were
evidently done by the whip.
Mr. Elliott—Are you enabled to state that the cats are
those caused by a whip, and not the fall ?
Mr. Freeman—l am, sir. They would be in a different
position if they were caused by the fall, and I can with con-
fidence say they were done by the whip. lam sorry to say
also that the present is not the only instance I have had to
find fault with the defendant for hia cruelty. On one occa-
sion I was obliged to discharge him, but took him back
a,gaits on his faithful promise not to repeat his cruel conduct.
lle seems, however, to have soon forgotten his promise, and
the injury he has caused the horse has lessened the animal
fully Do in value.
Mr. Elliott remarked that valuable animals were fre-
quently spoiled or ruined by such persons as the prisoner,
and convicted him in a penalty of 40s. or 20 days' imprison-
ment.

ANOTHER VICTIM OF THE BARON BAILLOT.—James
Upton, a gas-engineer, addressing Mr. Elliott, said that he
had been engaged by the French Baron Baillot, with two
other men who had attended at this court last week, to pro-
ceed to Russia to manufacture and light the chief cities and
towns in that country by a new description of gas, but was
left without the slightest hope of the baron fulfilling his
engagement. Like the other men Ball and Beal, he said he
had been taken out of a good situation, and by the conduct
of the hams obliged to part with what he had to support
himself. In reply to a question from the magistrate, the
applicant said the last time be had heard from the baron
was by letter dated Paris, but he ascertained the writer was
in London at the time.
Mr. Elliott considered tke case of the applicant a very
hard one, and was sorry he could afford him no redress.

THAMES. DARING ROBBERY. J(4I7ZCS Conway,
a well-known and impudent thief, aged 21, and dwelling in
Joseph-street, St. George-in-the-East, was brought before
Mr. Selfe, charged with stealing a table-cover and three
volumes of a work called the "Gallery of Illustrations,"
value £3, from the residence of Mr. Dennis Moore, No. 34,
Arbour-square, Stepney.
Elijah Long, a police-constable, No. 386 K, stated that
he met the prisoner in Charles-street, St. George-in-the-
East, on Monday morning between 11 and 12 o'clock, with
a taole-cover and three books, now produced, under his
arm. There was another man with the prisoner who said
"Here's a peeler, Jem, step it, step it." The prisoner im-
mediately threw down the table-cover and books, ran away,
and escaped.lllek new the haunts of the prisoner well, and
took him into custody that afternoon, and accused him with
stealing the table-cover and books, to which the prisoner
made no reply.
Mr. Dennis Moore, of No. 34, Arbour-square, identified
the books and table-cover. They were stolen from his
parlour on Monday morning, between the hours of 11 and
12 o'clock. The street door was left open for a minute only,
and a thief stepped into the parlour and swept the cover
from the table and the three books with it.

The prisoner pleaded guilty.
Long said, if the prisoner was remanded, he could bring
three or four other cases against him of a similar nature.
Mr. Selfe—This case is complete; there is no occasion for
another. These robberies are so daring and frequent that
I shall inflict a severe sentence upon the prisoner. He is
convicted of larceny, and sentenced to six months' imprison-
ment and hard labour.

MURDEROUS ASSAULT.—John Knox, a cigar maker,
aged 40, was brought up on a warrant, having refused to
appear to a summons se "red upon him, and charged before
Mr. Selfe with committing an aggravated assault on Ann
Moulstead, an elderly woman, the wife of a sugar refiner,
employed for many years at the manufactory of Hall and
Boyd, St. George-in-the-East.
Mr. Stoddart, solicitor, of Arbour-street East, Stepney,
in opening the case for the prosecution, described the con-
duct of the prisoner to be most base and cowardly, and
calling for severe punishment.
The complainant, who was very lame, and suffering from
the brutal treatment of the prisoner, said she lived in
Pell-street, St. George-in-the-East, and the defendant
was her next door neighbour. He was in the practice
of insulting her when he was intoxicated, and upon two
occasions he had beaten her very severely, and without any
provocation. On the evening of Sunday, the 22d August,
she was seated at a foot-stool at her own door while the
people were going to church and chapel, and the prisoner,
who was inebriated, used the most opprobrious language
towards her, and made use of some taunts relating to a
soldier and his wife who formerly lodged in her house for
five weeks. She replied to the prisoner, "John Knox, why
do you disgrace such a name as that? Why do you insult
me in this manner? I never asked you for the money you
owe me." He immediately knocked her down by a blow
on the jaw, and when she got up he felled her to the ground
again, and said "Take that, you —" He then kicked
her about the legs and body, and left her senseless on the
ground. She had frightful bruises on her person, and had
been lame and ill ever since.
Mr. Stoddart—And you have been assaulted twice before
by this man ?
The complainant—l have sir, and can now scarcely walk.
Mrs. Bolton, a respectable woman, confirmed in full the
statement of the complainant as to the last assault, and
added that after Mrs. Moulstead hid been insulted and
called very bad names, she said the prisoner was a thief.
The female searcher at the station-house was sent for by
the magistrate to examine the complainant, and she deposed
that she found severe bruises on the person of Mrs. Moul-
stead, who was in a state of great suffering.
The prisoner in his defence said that Mrs. Moulstead had
necused him to his employers of being a thief, which was
denied, anti he then said that the complainant had demanded
money of him to compromise the assault, and pat in a docu-
ment written by an illiterate fellow, named Taylor. Mr.
olio, after perusing it, said it was the most extraordinary
piece of C01111)0,ition he had ever read. Taylor was endea-
vouring to make a business of this matter, and framed an
agreeinept which, if it meant anything, meant this—that the
complainant was to pay Knox £1 and expenses, and Taylor
three half-crowns and expenses.
Mrs. Moulstead said that, when Taylor called upon her,
she would have nothing to do with Lim.
Mr. Selfe said the prisoner hal got drunk and committed
a brutal assault on the complainant. He could not say it
was a deliberate assault, and that there was no provocation,
but the prisoner gave the first provocation. Such brutal
outrages as these must be repressed by s vere punishments.
lie sentenced the prisoner to one month's hard labour in
the House ef Correction.

NEW STrE,v Diews v HVOLENT AND PRO-
UD ENT INSTITUTION.

The nineteenth anniversary meeting of the above institu-
tion_took place yesterday at the Freemasons' Tavern ; C.D.
Walter, Esq., in the chair.
_

The report stated that the institution had experienced
great fluc.uations and vici,situdes, and although at tirne3 its
prospects had been anything but cheering, and its best friends
bad sometimes been depressed at the little way it had made
amongst the trade, they had never lost heart. The receipts for
the last 12 months had been as follows:—Donations, £lO7
Is. 6d.; subscriptions, £39 ; dividend on 11,725, £5O in-
come-tax returned, £4 15s. 2d.; and there was a alight:
increase in the subscriptions and donations over those oflast
year. Although a larger amount had been distributed during
the past year in temporary relief, the committee have been
enabled to purchase another £lOO stock, making a total in-
vested of £1,825.
The balance-sheet showed a balance in favour of the insti-
tution of £46 12s. 6d.

The CHAIRMANJR opening the business, said he re-
gretted that they had not more pensioners, as then they
would have more subscribers—not that he wished them to
require the benefit of the fund, but still it was high time
that they looked about and helped themselves.
Mr. TERRY moved that the report be received, and al-
luded to the fact that no less a sum than £l7 had been dis-
tributed amongst deserving individuals not members of the
society, and altogether £63 had been paid during the year.
Mr. GRAVATT seconded the motion, which was put and
agreed to.

Several vacancies in the committee were then filled up.
Mr. TERRY made a suggestion that publishers of news-
papers should be eligible to become members of the society,
a suggestion which met with considerable favour, and will
be discussed at a future meeting.
Charles Dickens, Esq., was elected treasurer, and some
other otr:ers were appointed.
In the evening the members and friends of the institution
assembled in the great hall, where an entertainment was
provided in aid of the ftind,t. The chair was occupied by
James Grant, Esq. who commenced the proceedings by
preposing " The health of the Queen," followed by that of
‘ The Prince Consort and the Royal Family." " The Army
and Navy" was next drunk, and responded to by Colonel
Addison, :who, after eulogising the British soldier, spoke in
grateful remembrance of the gallantry evinced by the blue-
jackets in recent campaigns. In giving the toast of the
evening, " Prosperity to the Newsvenders' Benevolent and
Provident Institution," the chairman briefly pointed out the
objects of the charity ; and, having shown,
how much the
public were indebted to the newsmen as a body, made a
forcible appeal to the company. The entertainment was
enlivened by a selection of vocal music, performed by
Messrs. J. Howe, T. Young, and Buckland ; and Miss Eyles.

CIIISTAL PALACE.— ON E SBILLING D AY.—Yes-
terday the admissions on payment were 7,098 ; do. by
season tickQte 018; total, 7,710.

HEALTH of LUN DON during the. WEEK.

(From the Official Report.)

The deaths registered in London, which in the first week
of August rose to 1,200 have continuously decreased to 1,147,
to 1,112, and last week, ending Saturday, August 28, to
I,ICB. In the ten years 1848-57 the average number of
deaths in the weeks corresponding with last week was 1,261.
E'er comparison, this average, if raised in proportion to in-
crease
of population, would become 1,387, and omitting
from the comparison the epidemic years of 1849 and 1834, it
will pfeee,et the state of the public health in a still more
favourable ..!ja.,bt. The deaths last week were considerably
be!ow the nuire'er th,at would have occurred if the average
rate of mortality .:2ad
_vrevailed.
The mortality frotht liseases of the zymotic order was last
week 419; in the pro vious week the number was 379.
Small-pox was fate! in 6 cases. Measles, which was the
cee,,,e of 22 deaths in the former week, last week caused CO.
Scarlatina in the previous s!!-: weeks averaged 81 deaths
weekly, the number last wet k was 92, but t,ll,wt, aAi )t
tendency to decrease, the preceding week being 103.
Whooping-cough was fatal to 34 children. Thirty-nine
deaths were registered from typhus and contin ned
fever, which is much less than the averaee. The
disease most fatal at the present time is diarrhoea, the
deaths from which in the last two weeks were 113
and 146, although these numbers are below the weekly
average of the season ; the deaths from clic)! ara decreased
from 10 in the previous week to 6, and 5 of these 6 were
those of children under two years of age ; the 1 11th case was
that of a girl, aged eight yoars, who died at Poplar after
two days' illness. Diarrhoea was most prevalet It in the dis-
tricts of Marylebone. Pancras, St. Luke, E ast London,
Shoreditch, Bethnal-green, Poplar, and Greene, (rich.
The deaths caused by diseases of the tubse cider order,
which in the former week were 169, receded ; last week to
163 ; from the respiratory organs the deaths las t week were
80, the previous week 81 ; f the digestive ears 45, the
previous week 47 ; of the urinary organs 22, t. he previous
week 16. Nine children are returned as havi at ; died from
inanition and the want of breastmilk. Thirty- fi ye persons,
whose deaths are recorded, attained the age of A3O or more
yews; two widows were aged respectively 91 a a d 92 years.
Last week the births of 852 boys and 844 girls, in a 111,696
children, were registered in London. In the ten a orrespond-
ing weeks of the years 1848-57 the average nu ember, cor-
rected for increase of population, was 1,635.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the n mean height
of the barometer in the week was 29.842 in. r.,[l ,e highest
reading was 29088 in. and occurred on Tuest lay. The
lowest occurred on Saturday, and was 29.627 in.. ; the ex-
treme variation was rather more than three-te n the of an
inch. The mean temperature of the week was .59-2 deg.,
which is very near the average of the last 43 ye ars, but is
much lower than at the same period last year, , when the
mean air temperature was 66.9 or 7 7 deg warmer.
The air temperature last week, compared with the week
preceding, was 4.1 deg. cooler; the extreme rat kge during
the week wes 293 deg. The difference betwet u t the dew
point temperature and air temperature was 10.4 e'eg. The
average temperature of the water of the Thatil' !s was 65.4
or 6.2 deg. higher than the temperature of th a air. The
direction of the wind was chiefly from the north- vest. The
sky was for the most part during the week freerr, orn cloud.
On Friday and Saturday the sky was overcast .till about
noon, and rain for a short time fell on Saturday morning.

From the LONDON GAZETTB of Yesterday.

WHITEHALL, AUG. 30.

The Queen has been pleased to direct letters pal tent to be
passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a
Knight of the United Kingdom of Great Britain, and Ire-
land unto Frederic Hughes, Esq., late a Captain,:in the 7th
Regiment of Madras Light Cavalry.