The Sun.
London, England, 1858-08-10 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 10, 1858.

MR. B. OSBORNE BEFORE lIIS CONSTI-
TUENTS AT _DOVER.

On Friday evening last the ab3ve hon. and gallant gen-
tleman who, as will be remembered, occupied the post of
Secretary to the Admiralty in the Palmerston and Aberdeen
Adntinistratiou, met a party of his constituents at the Royal
Oak Inn, Dover, in order to &?mrnunicate to them the
benefit of his views on the state uf public affairs and the

plsitiou of partiei; as well ai to justify his political career

'since the last general election. Mr. Finnis occupied the

chair.

Mr. OSBORNE, whose reception was very hearty, having
in the first instance dealt with certain topics of exclusively
local interest, proceeded to say,—l shall now ritio your per-
mission make a few observations upon matters of a general
Interest Great changes have taken place since I had
last the pleasure t f meeting you. I had tbcn the happiness
of being arcompanied by my hon. and gallant colleague,
whose conduct in flying like a true Brit )rt to the post of
danger I cannot sufficiently eulogise. (Cheers ) He has
gone to a distant land to do battle with the enemies of his
country, and I cannot help feeling that it is much to his
credit and to yours that you have so kindly accorded to him
leave of absence for that purpose. But, as I said, great'
changed have been brought about. I was then amongst
what are called the " ins;" I ant now numbered amongst
the "outs." I, however, am conscled for the change by
the hope that the circurns'ance of my having been
transplanted from tha Ministerial to the Opposition
belches has nor lost me your favour. (Cheers.)
I trust that in my new situation I shall be able to prove to
yon that.l am now—as I was when a member of herMajesty,s
Government—your Mend, and that I have your interests
and those of the country at large as much at heart as at any
former period of my life. (Cheers.) But in order to dis-

cover the cawes of the change to which I have alluded, it is
necessary that we should trace back the occurrences of the
few months preceding the past session. We all know that
the last general election was based upon a false issue.

There was then a cry of " Palmerston," which I think
meant in the minds of those who started as candidates
for the favour of constituencies upon the credit of his
name, simply this :—" Every one for hiniself, and Pal-
merston for us all." (Cheers and laughter.) That
was the prevailing sentiment at the-time, and it has been, I
am afraid, but too literally carried out ; far having watched
the progress of affairs in the present house of Commons I
am disposed to believe that a great many persons have been
admitted to seats in Parliament on the faith of the cry
which I have just mentioned who entertain no decided opi-
nions—(hear, hear)—who are latitudinarians in political
principle, who are indifferent to party ties, and who, like all
Parliamentary sinners, are animated but by one strong
teeing—a horror of a dissolution. (Cheers and laughter.)
That is the sort of Parliament which it appears to me has
been collected together under the Influence of the Palmer-
ston cry. (Hear, hear.) Permit me now to say a few
words in reference to that noble lord. lam no idolater of his.
I never was his parasite while in office ; still less can I con-
descend to be his detractor in the hour of his misfortune.
(Cheers.) I thought, and I still think, that his popularity
was somewhat exaggerated ; but I cannot at the same time
help feeling that his fall from power has been in some mea-
sure undeserved. (Cheers.) The unfortunate meet with
but few sympathisers in this world. It bas been said that—

" Men's evil measures live in brass,
Their good are writ in water."
(Hear, hear.) And it has, lam afraid, been forgotten tint
the country owes some gratitude to Lord Palmerston.
(Hear, hear.) We ought, however, not to lose sight of the
fact that the old statesman—for he is, unfortunately, now an
old man—was the only person who could be fowl(' to stick
to his colours in a moment of great peril. He, when
his country was engaged in a great and danger-
ous war, was the only man who stood fast at the
helm ; and when you complain of some of the ap-
pointments which he has made, you must bear in mind
that fact, and recollect also, that those app ointments were
forced upon him, inasmuch as be was to a great extent de-
serted by all other statesmen. (Hear, hear.) I have
deemed it but right to give expression to those sentiments,
because I am of opinion that but small consideration has
been shewn to the virtues of Lord Palmerston, and that
much enmity has been attracted by his merits. We all
know that—

"The sunshine at the falling statesman's door
Fours on the morning worshipper no more."
But although I never expect to serve Lord Palmerston again
—notwithstanding that it was previous to the downfall of
his Administration my intention, for reasons which it is un-
necessary to disclose, to resign the office I held in it—
a circumstance which, as it was known to many of my
private friends, I see no reason why I should conceal
from you. Yet. I should feel ashamed of myself if I were
to abstain from offering some tribute of praise to a noble-
man who has now ceased to be master of his country, and
from making some attempt to defend him from the attacks
of those who have assailed his political conduct. (Cheers.)
Lord Palmerston, then, has fallen; and theugh the cau•es
which led to his downfall are in themselves sufficiently
remarkable, yet I would not feel justified in entering upon
the subject at any length on the present occasion. It is
not my intention to detain you by di-cussing the merits
of the Conspiracy Bill. The policy of that measure I may,
however, be permitted to say appears to me to have been at
best of a somewhat questionable character. Still there
might have been reasons of State, unknown to the sub-
ordinate members of the Government, which might have jus-
tified the introduction of such a measure. But that which
I wish more particularly to bring under your notice is the
course taken with respect to it by the Conger vative party: You
must all remember that the Conspiracy Bill was introduce
into the House of Commons amid the acclamations of that
party ' • and they not only voted in a body in favour of its
toeing brought in, but that some of those who now hold high
office in the Government went out of their way to prove
that it was a petfectly legitimate measure. (Hear, hear.)
Well ; what subsequently took place ? At a moment when
distrust in public men so much prevails, it is desirable that
you should mark well their conduct. What, then, I repeat,
occurred ? Why, ten days after this Conspiracy Bill had
been introduced amid the acclamations of the
Conservative party, they turned suddenly round,
and having ascertained that with the assistance of
some 70 or 80 Liberal members they might defeat the Go-
vernment, they joined them in opposition to the measure,
and effected their objeet. Now I have nothing to say as to ;
the course which the 70 or 80 gentlemen I have just refer- '
red to took upon that occasion. They were, no doubt, in-
fluenced by motives which did them honour, but I may ob-
serve that I have since ascertained that whilst the effect of
their policy was to knock but the brains, their intention was
simply to rap the knuckles of the Minister. (Laughter.)
They had no idea that a new light would have fallen upon
that Conservative party which but a few days before had
been so unanimous iu their support of the bill. But that
hew light did dawn upon them, and there was an end of the
Palmerston Administration. Now, so far as I was per-
sonally concerned, having been about to take leave of office,
J Cannot say I regarded the event with much
regret. I did, however, feel route regret. at finding that a
nobleman in his 74th year, who had rendered great aervicos
to his country, should all at once be told that those services
were forgotten, while all his demerits should be written in
large brszen characters. (Cheers.) Well, Lord Palmer-
ston defeated, what next took place? ()ire would naturally
suppose that Lord J. Russell would have been sent for by
her Majesty to form a new Administration. Parliamentary
etiquette, however, decided in favour of the first proposal
being made to the Earl of Derby. He constructed a Mi-
nistry, and that Ministry is cafe I Conservative. (A laugh.)
Now, that is a long word of four syllables, and ought to have
some meaning a' tached to it, and I for one should be much
ohlig-d to any gentleman in this room bolding Corse• va-
time opinions, or to any one of those old Tories who
had principles, and also knew what those principles were,
to tell me what is meant by a Conservative Ministry. (Hear,
hear.) One thing, at all event., is perfectly clear, that ter.
Majesty's present advisers hold office simply by a tad,
abandonment of their creed—a thorough abnegation of their
political faith. (Cheers ) All these measures of which
they are the ardent supporters while in opp?3iii-n are
quietly shelved. (Hear, near.) But in addi ion to that
this Conservative alinisr-y osmpeo'd of "
cX
reedingly squeezable that you may wring, anything out of
them yen please. (Laughter.) It can, I think, he hest
defined as a Ministry which effects change without pro-
gress, and makes concessions without grace. (Cheers.)
In short, for I like plain speaking, I believe
a Conservative Ministry to be nothing else but
a gross imposture. (Cheers, and laughter.) When
their great leader, the late Sir Robert Peel, determined to
repeal the corn laws and to take off a tax which kept the
people of this country from eating cheap bread, they turned
round upon him and pursued him with unrelenting bitter-
ness to the dome of his life, for his conduct with respect to
this matter was after all a purely fiscal question, but one. how-
ever, which also touched the pockets of these Conservative
gentlemen. (Ilear, hear.) Now, however, when their
leaders assent to measures which year after year they have
opposed, not for ;common fiscal reasons, but on religious
grounds, they sit by the while, their arms quietly folded,
grumbling a little now and then, of course—keep office, and
call themselves a Conservative party, although their
kalers are passing Radical measures. (Cheers.)
What was their conduct with respect to the India
Bill ? That is a eubject upon which I myself hold
opinions somewhat peculiar. I am not one of those who a-e
greatly delighted that the government of that country has ,
been taken out of the hands of the Company; because I
think that, although there were many abuses incident to its
admioietratlen, it appears also that many advantages re-
sulted from it--sinch,.for iestance, as the distribution of
patronage among the middle elaesee in this emutry—e
benefit which it is exceedingly doubtful whether we shall
obtain under the new system. (Hear, bear.) But to
revert to the course which has been pursued by the Con-
servative party on this question. Having in the first place
voted against the expediency of legislating for India
In the present session at all, they no sooner come
into office titan they bring in an India Bill of their
own. Now there is nothing which you have ever seen
In Punch—which I may just observe in passing sometimes
pays me the compliment of alluding to me—that is half so
farcical as that bill of Lord'EllenborouglOs, which was re-
ceived with derision from all sides of the House of Com-
mons. Of that production I hardly know what has be-
come of it. A funeral oration was pronounced over it, and
it his passed way. Meantime in stepped Lord Jobn Rus-
sell with his resolutions, and I must confess I think that
n hie lord hr been ill-treated by the Royal Humane Society
•a"-
ahler)—llir if ever a man was entitled to receive amedal
lordship deserved one for having
saved a whole Cabinet
from that body sorelyf
fro drowning. (Cheers and laneliter.
Hail he not stepped wt .
'clt:lbis drags and life preservers we
bave a Conservative Ministry in
tshhatetulhdignitot,o2litea
ofn npfr reservati
on u
in which we find it at the
present moment. (Laughter The resslations framed at
the suggestion of the neb e lord were in some sort discussed,
and eye/wet:ly a third India Bill was introduced. Now it
log been asked why I took no ne-i ve pdari.tt„iiinstettliresitdietiltratttetes
upon that measure ; the fact was O
couilnct of the House of C.
~
minions with their running* first
In oue direction and then in another, their reviii,e s to laud
Lord Palmerston to the skies when lie was in
er,
ant their desertion of him its the moment of 1,14
.
downfall, that I did not f,el disp.,seel to enter very I
warmly into the discussion upon the Indian ques-
lion. The bill transferring the but
of that country
to the Crown passed into a law, but I have scarcely met a
single person now tanongst those who voted for it who does
not gay it is a great failure, and that before the end of two
hears it must be replaced by another measure. I trust,
owever, that the introduction of such a measure may not
fall to the lot of her Majesty's present advisers. I am just
fled In entertaining that hope, inasmuch as, owing to the
line of policy which they have pursued since their accession i
to ("thee, we actually do not know in what their
dnciplea consist. (HOW; hear.) The conservative

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(A laugh.) Whether the kicks which they have of late
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say. There was indeed one measure which caused a little
grumbling among the old Tory F CIIOOI—I mean the leather
breeches and top-boots school. (Great laughter.) The
Property Qualification Bill was passed
it wasssedin cotaocaltnr ni
awa;beid atha
measure i
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bill was, after all, a mere sham,. ,
tt by
ensure which was introduced in a mcst nvele s manner
at the fag end of tee session, and the operation of which
will he so to increase the expenses at elections that, notwith-
standing the property qualification may be abolished, it will
be utterly impossible for any man to contest a county espe-
cially, unless he happens to have a large balance at his
banker?. Now I, fat one, have no wish to see Parliament
canverted into a sort of rabbit-warren for the rich; I am, on
the contrary, desirous that it shall be open to all classes;
and because it is a measure, such as that to which I have just
alluded, lam most strenuously opposed to it. It involves a
retrograde principle; and the fact that there existed so much
apathy amongst the membe-s of the Liberal party as to
render it possible that such a measure could pass, makes
me think that the best tt,ing for the country which could
happen would be a dissolution ; for I t m confident the pre-
sent House of Commons is unrivalled, and that many of
its members have already forgotten the pledges which they
-made from the hustings. Well, I have given you an
instance of Conservative measures involving chance with-
out progress—let me now furnish you with an example ef
concession made without grace. For the last 12 er 13 years
the Liberal party have been content in their advocacy of
that which has been called the " coping stone " of
religious liberty the admission of Jews to Parlia-
ment. What course has this Conservative Ministry
taken with respect to that important question ? A
bill in reference to it was last session introduced into
Parliament by Lord John Russell. It was discussed
as usual, and carried as usual by a large majority in the
House of Commons. It went up to the House of Lords;
there after a long debate it was rejected, and rejected too
for no petty reason', but upon the highest grounds—namely,
that its effect would be to unchristianise the Legislature. The
present Lord Chancellor, who, when Sir F. Thesiger, stood
forth in the House of Commons in opposition to the claims
of the Jews, took up a most lofty position, and did that
which, for alawyer, was a hold thing—quoted Scripture in
support of his views. Yes, the Lord Chancellor of England, the
keeper of the Queen's conscience, had the temerity to do this.
But lie was not satisfied with making a speech in opposition
to the claims of the Jews. He published it; and I had the
good fortune the day before I came down here to have had
a copy sent me ; not, indeed, by the noble lord himself, but,
no doubt, by some friend of his. In that speech the follow-
ing passage occurs :—" This is no common question—it is
a question of conscience and religious duty, and I hope that
whatever threats may be used to intimidate your lordships
you will proceed in the path of duty and throw out this
hill." Well, the house, mainly at that instigation,
did throw cut the bill. Subsequently, however, the
House of Commons appointed Baron Rothschild to serve
in one of their ;commit'ees. The Lord Chancellor must
then have felt rather awkward, but he still continued to
advise their lordships not to yield. By some extraordinary
conjuring process, however—far conjuring takes place in the
House of Lords as well as elsewhere—a bill was brought in
by a supporter of the Government who had always opposed
the claims of the Jews, empowering the House of Commons
to seat Baron Rothschild by resolution. The bill was
brought into the House of Lords, and sent down to the
House of Commons, with their lordships' reasons for not
admitting Baron Rothschild to a seat in the Legislature.
Among those reasons was one to the effect that the
Jews, in rejecting our Saviour, were morally unfit to take
part in legislation for a Christian community. Well, what
think you of a Minister who, having put general reasoning
such as this, should in silence assent to the adoption of a
measure such as that which afterwards received the support
of his Government? I can feel a sort of modified respect
for the sincere intolerance of Messrs. Spooner and Newde-
gate ; I prefer their consistency to the shabby tergiversation
of some Conservative converts. I think, for instance,
that Mr. Walpole, having opposed the claims of the
Jews upon the very serious grounds which he advanced,
was bound to follow up his opinions by the resignation
of his office. The same remark applies to the Lord Chan-
cellor, who was, I think, bound to resign his place in the
Ministry, and to prove to the world that he, the keeper of
the Queen's conscience, had not a conscience as pliable and
yielding as the woolsack upon which he sits. (Laughter.)
For my own part I must say I am disposed to give no credit
to Lord Derby for his support of the measure. It has
been thrown like a bone to a dog, and not passed as a rea-
sonable concession to reasoning beings. We shall, however,
go further next session, and do away with that pro-
cedure by resolution ; and I trust that we shall be enabled
to carry out the principle of allowing any man, provided he
be a good citizen and obedient !o the laws, to take his seat
in Parliament, entirely independent of the religious opinions
which he may profess. Now, one would suppose that when
this Conservative Government found themselves called upon
to frame the Queen's Speech, they would have made some
allusion in that document to the Property Qualification
Bill, and to the hill enabling Jews to take their scats in the
House of Commons, the.only two measures having even the
appearance of liberality which had been passed under
their auspices. Such, however, was not the case.
No Queen's speech, as you are aware, is remarkable for '
good grammar; but the last was in this respect, as
well as on account of the absence of all matter, the worst
that was ever produced. (Laughter.) There was uo allu-
sion made In it to the two measures to which I have alluded
—the reason being, no doubt, the Government were afraid
that in mentioning them they would be offering an affront
to the members of their own party. It must also be borne
in mind that Parliament was prorogued by commission,
and that the lot of reading the Royal Speech fell to
the Lord Chancellor, who, no doubt, would find it
somewhat awkward to find allusion made to topics
so delicate. (A laugh.) I may observe in passing, of that
noble and learned lord, that he hasblown the trumpet to suck
an extent of late, when dining out, that' it would be a great
convenience to himself if he would for the future make asse
upon such occasions of that larger and more powerful in-
strument called the ophicleide. (Great laughter.) I have
now pretty well, I think, summed up the past acts of this
Conservative Ministry. There is, however, a great future
before us ; we are, it seems, to have a Conservative Reform
Bill. What the nature of that measure may be it would
puzzle a conjurer to divine. If I were inclined to indulge
in the language of prophecy, I should say that I think it
improbable the Ministry will again meet Parliatnent
as it is at present constituted. The Cabinet appears to be di-
vided into two different section,. On the one hand you have
what may he called an advanced section, which consists of
Mr. Disraeli, Lord Stanley, and Sir J. Pakineton, while
upon the other von have what may he termed a drag-chain,
in the shape of the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Salisbury,
and Mr. Henley. Even now great differences prevail in the
Cabinet between father and s m, and when they commence
to differ nobody can predict where disagreement may ter-
minate. For my own part, I look upon Lord Stanley as
being the best and the most liberal man in the
Ministry, and I hope to see him, at some future day,
at the head of a Liberal Government in this country.
(Cheers.) He is no Conservative; he has no nonsense of
that kind about him—(laughter)—nor do I believe Mr.
Disraeli to be a Conservative. Indeed, my opinion of that
right hon. gentleman is that he will do whatever you press
him to do; and I hat eno doubt that he, L-rd Stanley, and
Sir J. Pakington will eventually quit the company in which
they now find themselves. Bnt lam curious to see what
this new Reform Bill will he. It is laid down by a writer
somewhere that every man in the course of his lifetime eats
a peck of dirt. (Laughter.) New, if that statement be true
of men in general, it is, I think, perfectly evident that each
member of the Conservative Cabinet must have swallowed
at least four pecks of dirt in the course of the present year.
(Great laughter.) They have, at all events, eaten all their
own professions, and that, beyond all doubt, contained a
very large proportion of that commodity, judging by the
. past. I know not what they may do—they may effect
something of a revolutionary character. Indeed, I would
not be surprised to hear at any moment that Lord Chelms-
ford some fine morning stormed Buckingham Palace at the
head of the Grenadiers. However, had as they may be, I
' must, ehou'd they bring in a good Reform Bill, give my sup-
port to that measure, much as I may despise its authors. They
may introduce a liberal measure ; and I should certainly look
with curiosity to the faces of Messrs. Spooner, Newdegate,
Bentinck. and other men of that class, when they find the
leaders cf the Conservative party bringitig ferward what
they must regard as a revolutionary Reform Bill. Having
said this much with reaped to the Conservative Ministry;
it is doe to the great Liberal piry that I should not piss it
over altogether without notice. It is now unfor!en;:tek
like that noble river of which mention wa,t made
in the Queen's Ste-roi, in a state of deetsiepo.itie,n.
flet though that may be the case, I for one do
not despair of the advance of Liberal principles. They are
in the ascendancy ; hut if I may be allowed to give a hint
to the party by which they are upheld, I would say to them
that in order to bect,me a compact body they must get rid
of all privats jealousies and personal piques. (Hear, hear.)
The old Wliils and the modern Liberals must unite to-
gether, for without union we are but as men of straw. I
for my own part still adhere to those principles under all
circumstances I have ever supported—
" True as the dial to the sun,
Although it be not shone upon."

(Chars.) The hon. gentleman Om proceeded to advocate
the n aintenance of an eilktent Channel fleet, and concluded
his observations amidst loud and general applause.
A resolution, expressive of the confidence of the meeting
in the hon. rentletnan's political principles was then put
from the chair, and was unanimously agreed to.

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RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

GREAT WESTERN.

The financial statement of this company for tne half-year
ending the :30th of June last hoe just been issued. It shows
that £13,003,368 have ken received on shares, of which
£4,770,057 consist of 4 per c:nt., 41 per cent., and 5 per
cent. preference stocke; and on debentures, loans, and
so forth to £10,779,108, making together a total receipt of
£23,787,476. The tot al expenditure amounted to £23,223,780,
leaving a balance of £563,696. The expenditure on the
Great Western lines and for locomotive st tek amounted to
£10,877,532, on the Uxbridge and Henley lines to £157,981;
on the Oxford, Wolverhampton, and Dudley lines to
4'6,729,263, on the Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth
to £1,669,474, on the Didcot deviation to £44,953 ; on
narrow guage rails from Oxford to Basivestoke to £133,372;
on the western fork at Reading to £33,564 ; on the Reading
Junction (narrow guage) to £6,230; on bridges (in lieu of
level crossings), £15,548; on the Acton and West London
Junction, £3,208; in subscriptions and disbursements to
the South Wale', Smith Devon, Gloucester and Dean Forest,
Wilts, Somerset, and Weyrneuth ; Oxford, Worcester, and
Wolverhampton ; Shrewsbury- and Chester, Shrewsbury
and Birmingham, Wycombe, Plymouth Great Western
Docks, and Nor•lt Metropolitan, to £1,976,697; and under
votes of proprietors for new rolling stock, Paddington
Statisn, Bull's-bridge, and other new stations, to £1,573,955
-making together £23,223,780. The capital account of the
Shrewsbury railways shows that L 3,526,165, had been re-
ceived, including £73,699 due to the Great Western Com-
pany,!and £1,472,468 expended, leaving a balance of £53,097,
consisting of personal accounts and essets of the company.
The revenue secount of the Great Western lines from the Ist
of January to the 30th of June last shows that £718,018 had
been received fer traffic, £7,050 for rent from Bristol and
Birmingham R £10,873 for vse of plant, £2,685 in-
terest on cash balances, £5,346 rent of.GreatWestern Hotel,
cottages, and property on the Birmingham lines, and £274
registration fees- total, £744,446. - The total expendi-
ture ainonntel to £320,830, or 44.51 per cent., in-
cl iding £16,05 for Government duty, £17,906 rates
and taxes, £2,500 for Pat Pamentary and 'e ;al expenses, and
£l.OOO reserved for doubtful debts, leaving a balance of
£423,616. To this is added £20,253, the bal ince from the
preceding account, £2,740 from the Kennet and Avon Canal,
and £13,782, dividends4o39
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01. From
Wilts, h
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elisdsol s d
in otherderesti companies,
comakingrg ua togetherrantde z
annuities
6
Wey-
mouth Railway, Kennet sad Avon Canal, Zeltse,9d4 and
12'2N0rVelrn8y-
t8-
cirarges on Gloucester and Dean Forest Railway, Hereford
and Ross Railway, Wycombe Railway, and Paddington
estate, £4,935 appropriated against loss on lease of the South
Wales to June 39, 1854; £6,009 loss on said lease for half-
year ending December 31, 1857 ; £348,511 for interest on
loans, and preference shares an stock ; and £27,039 to
make up deficiency . in revenue of Shrewsbury lines,
together £423,217, leaving the disposable balance £37;174.
The receipts on the Shrewsbury lines, after deducting
£7,070 for expenses of traffic over the Birkenhead line,
amounted to £105,553; and the expenses to /7?,569, leaving
a balance of £32,984 to meet £09,264 for interest on loans,
preference shares, and guaranteed stock. To the balance
of £32,984 is added £9,2.50, receivable on account of ex-
penses and interest on cost of Wolverhampton high level
station, and £27,030 from the revenue of the Great Western
Railway Company to make up the deficiency. The result
of these operations is that out of a capital of £23,787,476
received on the Great Western, and £3,526,165 on the
Shrewsbury lines, together £27,313,641, the Great
Western Railway Company have paid interest en loans,
and all preference and guaranteed charges in full on
£19,076,365, charging every expense to revenue, leav-
iag a disposable balance of only £37,174 available for
dividend on £8,237,276 of ordinary shares and stock.
With regard to this small result of £37,174 for the past
half-year, it is apparent that the Great Western, in common
with several other large railway companies, have suffered
f ore the effects of the late panic and commercial crisis, the
receipts having been £43,289 less than at the corresponding
half of 1857, showing a decrease instead of the usual in-
crease over the receipts of preceding years. The effect of the
depression in trade, particularly on railways passing through
manufacturing districts, has been to deprive them of that
portion of their gross receipts which, under ordinary circum-
stances, would result in producing nearly a clear addition
to their profits, as shown in the reduction of the dividends
of the following railway companies for the past half-year-
namely, North staffordshire, from 4 per cent. to 2 per cent ;
Lancashire and Yorkshire, from 5 per cent. to 31 per cent.;
East Lancashire, from 5 per cent. to 31 per cent.; London
and North-Western, from 5 per cent. to 31 per cent., show-
ing a direct loss of from 1+ to 2 per cent. in the dividends of
those lines, arising chiefly from the depression of trade. On
the same principle it might be supposed that the dividend of
the Great Western suffered to the extent of 1 or 1+ per cent.,
se that instead of no dividend, or 1 per cent., as calculated,
from 1 to 2 per cent. would have been available bad it not
been for the commercial depression.
Had the Great Western receipts been only the same as
those of the corresponding period of 1857, there would have
been an addition of £24,508 to the receipts of the Great Wes-
tern Hues, and of £18.785 to those of.the Shrewsbury lines,
making together £43,293, which,with the present disposable
sum, would have given £80,467, or within about £3,000 of
2 per cent. per annum fur the half-year. But, instead of the
Great Western traffic being the same in amount as at the
corresponding period of last year, it should have shown a
considerable increase over it, as had been the case in the
receipts of former years over those of preceding years. It
might be mentioned that the total traffic receipts of the
Great Western and Shrewsbury lines for the half-year end-
ing June 30, 1857, showed an increase of £72,625 over those
for the half-year ending June 30, 1856, the receipts of the
latter having shown an increase of £76,256 over those for
the half-year ending June 30, 18.55. Now, if anything like
an increase ('f only oae-half the amount shown in preceding
and corresponding half-years had taken place in the past
half-year, the disposable sum would probably have exceeded
£100,000., and allowed of a dividend at the rate of 2+ percent.
per annum, leaving a balance over. It appears from the
accounts that the executive bra still further reduced the
working expenses; those for the past half, on being com-
pared with those of the corresponding half of last year, show
a reduction of £30,650. There has also been a reduction
of £20,011 in the interest and preference charges,
as compared with those fur the half-year eliding De-
cember, 1857, the reduction being from £368,552 to
£348,511 in the past half-year. Although the gross receipts
are £43,293 less than at the corresponding period of last
year, the available balance amounts to £37,174, against
£51,197, showing a decrease of only £14,023 in the dis-
posable balance for dividend, but allowing for the differ-
ence between the sums bretight into the account,
£20,2 against £17,278, the actual decrease is only £16,988.
Perhaps the most satisfactory feature in the financial
statement is, that the capital account of the Great Western
has not been increased during- the past half year, but re-
duced by a sum of £O,OOO. The total increase in the capi-
tal account since June, 1857, when the whole of the com-
pany's authorised lines was opened for traffic, amounts to
only £108.774. The outlay during the preceding twelve
months, from June, 1856, to June, 1857, amounted to
L 696,942.

of the line, and the general value of the property. The
letter in question might be read if the meeting wished It,
but he was bound to say, from private advices he had re-
ceived, that the state of affalrs were rot so deplorable as the
writers of the letter to Mr. Cooke appeared to think. At the
same time he must say that, the company was in a most
unsatisfactory condition ; but if the meeting were ad-
journed other letters might be received which might
enable them to take a more cheering view of their
prospects. He thought that, under any circurn-
tances, it would be advisable fur the shareholders
to appoint a committee to examine the correspondence, and
determine what course it might be desirable to take for the
future. With respect to the letter. if the meeting thought
it advisable that it should be read, the managing agent was
ready to do so, but the matter was entirely in the hands of
the meeting.
A PROPRIETOR—Is it your lordship's opinion that it is
better that it should not be read ?
The CHAIRMAN—I would rather not give any opinion on
the subject. Tee letter is in the room, and the Govcrement
have declined to buy the line-7yr rather, I should say, the
whole subject is in abeyance.
Several proprietors having expressed a wish that the letter
might be read, Mr. Cooke proceeded to real it accordingly.
It stated in substance that the directors were in communi-
cation with an entirely new Government, that the late Go-
vernment had absolutely accepted the overtures for the
put chlso of the property, but that in consequence of the
illness of the PreAdent of Lands and Works, no conclusive
step could be taken in the matter. The writers having set
out certain questions which they had submitted to the
Government, proceeded to say that the appearance of affairs
was gloomy in the extreme; that the creditors of the
company were daily becoming more clamorous; that the
banks had refused to make any further advances on the
security of the rolling stock ; that no temporary assist-
ance could be procured ; that the directors saw no alter-
native but to obtain a license from their creditors until
they coiiid get a contributio'n from the shareholders ; that
if they could not get the license the rolling stock would
be sold to satisfy claims in which the affairs of the com-
pany would become sequestered, and that there were no
funds to pay the interest due to the bondholders.
The CHAIRMAN said that that was all the information
they Lad received at prestn.t, and that there could be no
disagreement as to its unsatisfactory state.
A SHAREHOI.DER inquired what was the amount of the
more urgent claims upon the company??
Mr. COOKE said that no details had been sent. There
was, however, £21,500 due to the New SL,itth Wales
Bank.
The CHAIRMAN said he believed the company could
work the line better from London than from Geelong if
they could only get it into their hands.
Mr. COOKE said that, although it might appear from the
letter he had read that the Government would not ratify
the agreement made with the late Government, he thought
they must do so in the end. It was understood that the
terms would involie a premium of £70,000 to the share-
holder• and bondholders, which would be equal to 10 per
cent. upon the capital of £700,000. In the sum of £70,000,
however, the value of the land given by the Government
to the Railway Company was not eatima.cd. The value of
in point of fact, be getting a premium them-
that land was calculated at £140,000, so that even if the
Government purchased the line at a premium of £70,000,
stehlevyesweoquuldiv,alent two the value of the land, namely, £140,000,
from which they uld have to deduct £70,000, leaving
s he expected further advices.
fterendaldjourned in conformity with the
Alfred Churchill.
still a margin in their favour of £70,000.
In reply to further questions, Mr. COOKE stated that in
suggestionsthe
ihcourse
meeting o f
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she (lid not know where she came from. The defendant
used to visit her twice a-week, on Sunday and Thursday.-
She was not visited by any other gentlemen.
By Mr. James—There were no other lady lodgers in her
house. A lady and gentleman eccupied the second floor.
Charles Leahe, who had formerly been an assistant. t'
the defendant, pr, red that the letters that had been referred
to were in his handwriting.
Cross-examined—Witness had an intervient. 'with the
plaintiff on one occasion Aunt nis time last year. She wrote
a note to him requesting him to call and see her, and he
went to her lodgings in Foley-place. She wished to know
whether he thought these was any improper intimacy be-
tween the defendant and his housekeeper, and he told her
he did not think that anything of the sort existed. She
then told him that there had been an improper connection
between herself and the defendant, and she said that
she had permitted it because she could make nothing
of the defendant without, and she ti ought that by con-
senting she should have the " pull" on him. She
then told him that she intended to go to his house and
knock at the door, and then bolt into the parlour,
and say to the defendant, " Here are your two —, turn
out whichever you like." (A laugh.) He called on the
plaintiff a second time at the same place, and she then told
him that the defendant was still visiting her, and that she
had got £lO out of him ; and she also said that she had been
in the habit of borrowing a sovereign of hint whenever she
wanted one. _ _ _ _

This was the case for the plaintiff.
Mr. James submitted that there was not the least evidence
to support the assumption of any promise of marriage having
been made.
Mr. Justice Wines said he would rather that the opinion
of the jury should be taken.
Mr. James then made a very able and humorous speech
for the defendant. He said that there was not the slightest
pretence for the action, and that it was merely an attempt
to extort money from the defendant, who it was thought,
no doubt, would rather pay a sum of money than come into
a public court and have his folly exposed. He wished tLat
Vie forms of law permitted him to put them in possession of
all the facts of the case • but although be was prevented
from doing this, he said the jury must see pretty plainly
the nature of ie case. His learned friend had told them
that this lady was a widow, and this was all the information
he Pad condescended to give, but surely he could have told
them who she was, whose widow she was, and what her real
position in life was; but he had given no such information.
The story, as it appeared to him was quite absurd. All that
appeared was that the plain tiff Fiad walked into the shop, and
then it was suggested that this inflammable chemist of fifty
years of age had fallen desperately in love with her, and had
made her an offer of marriage. He admitted that he had
acted very foolishly, and the truth was that the plaintiff had
endeavoured to take advantage of his folly to extort money
from him.

Mr. Justice Wiles was then abcut to sum up;
The jury, however, interposed, and said they were unani-
mously of opinion that no promise of marriage had been
spade out. They accordicgly returned a verdict for the
ultf end ant.

about ir, inquiring how he conld treat his wife in such a
way, when he replied that he couldn't help it.
Defendant said he had had a drop of drink at the time,
and she knecked him down first.
The wife was recalled, and denied the assertion in the
mast positive terms.
Mr. Punter said it was a most brutal case, aol coin-
mated the defendant for the full period of six montos, and
required him to tied sureties for his good behaviour three
months afterwards.
HUSBAND BEATING.—Mary Rush was charged with
beating her husband, whose lace was disfigured by her 11"
knee.
A neighbour was attracted by the complainant's Grit's ()-
f
murder, and on going to his abode, in St. George's-ph xe,
Pimlic;), found him lying on the ground, and tha defene ant
by his side with a shovel in her hand, with which she
Glared she would split his head epen. He was subsequen thy
found by the police lying near his house, bleeding profuse 1Y
from the face.
It :vas etatcd that defendant and her husband led a ver s •
unhappy life, and that about a year ago he was brought t
this court for assaulting, her.
A witness now proved that the husband was a quietly -.
disposed man enough, but that she would not let him I'.r!
quiet.
There was a second charge against the defendant for
abusing and striking Mrs. Wood, another lodger in the I
house. She also said that defendant was a most provoking;
woman, whose tongue was never at rest.
Defendant denied everything that \\ as said against her.
The husband wished to withdraw the charge of assault ,
but urged the magistrate to hold her to bail to keep th e
peace.
This was accordingly done,' and the was further fined 20 s.
for assaulting Mrs. Wood, and in default committed for
days.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—John ,Fitzhenry a? id
James Covravc were charged with a series cf assaults.
Mr. Edward Lake, account-book ruler, Soho, said b e
went into the Scotch Stores on Saturday niqht for some pi
freshment, and without any provocation the MO prisol L •rs
set upon him and beat him violently.
Alfred White said the prisoners came into the' 'muse 7 ud
made a disturbance. Ile remonstrated with the ul and was
assaulted.

The landlord said the prisoners pitched into e 1 Cl'ry .ody,
and otherwise conducted themselves with violence.
Mr. Beadon fined them £5, or two months each.
Israel Abrahams was brought before Mr. 73t ,adon,
charged with assaulting John Masters, porter M. o. d eposit
bank in Leicester-square.
The complainant said the defendant came to thr-.. it .ank on
Saturday afternoon after office hours, and wished tt i deposit
some money. He was told that it could not be re ci jived, as
it was against the titles to take in money after the: regular
hours of business. The defendant put the money; on the
counter and refused to leave the place. Witness: put his
hand gently upon him, and was then struck a violet blow.
Mr. Beadon fined the defendant 40s. for the assati t.

WORSHIP. STREET.—DESERTED WIVES' PI OTEC-
TION.—Mrs. Lavin Sanuelq, a very respectable—l Joking
Jewess, applied to the magistrate for a protecti ag order
against her husband, Isaac Henry Samna,. a fu IA er and
cap maker. It was believed to be the first applicati on of the
kind by any of the Jewish persuasion, and therefore, iy.:cited
some interest.

The applicant stated that in February, 1839, thi 'y were
married in the congregation of the New Synagogue,, t t her
father's residence, in Barbican, according to the et tea and
ceremonies of the German and Polish Jews; they lived est 'ter-
wards in Sun-street, and in November, 1845, lived in p, Mte
Lion-street, Bishopsgate, but on the 14th of that mont h her
husband deserted and left ber there with three chit it en,
and from that time to the present she bad neither seen 1 tim
nor received from him the slightest assistance towards t 13 eir
support. She had reason to know that he was now at Mt ►i a-
real, in Canada. She was living in Fountain-place, Ct t, V-
road, maintaining herself and family, as she had done si; at :e
the desertion of her husband, by her own industry, in t th e
business of embroidery working; and having acquired sot tit
property, consisting of money and household goods, shoe
asked, as by law entitled to do, for the magistrate's ordere
of protection for that property, fearing that her husbandl
might suddenly come and deprive her of it. She produced
a copy of the register of her marriage, and Mr. John Levy,
her father, vouched for the truth of her statement. Her
application was acceded to upon the completion of the
requisite formalities.
Another deserted wife, named Mahony, also obtained a
protecting order against her husband, Dennis Mahony, who
bad deserted her. Fortunately there were no children, but
she, as a sernpstress, had contrived to save a little out of her
hard earnings, and to get some household furniture, and
she feared that her husband, although be had contributed
nothing towards it, might at any time come and deprive her
of it if she were not protected.
EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF CHILD DESERTION.—
Mr. Rose, the relieving officer of Shoreditch, appeared be-
fore Mr. Hammill, the sitting magistrate, accompanied by
a little girl named Louisa Turner, between five and six
years old, a handsome and interesting child, very well
dressed in a straw hat and fashionably-cut velvet mantle,
and other suitable apparel, who had been left chargeable in
the parish under very remarkable circumstances. It was
stated that on Wednesday a well-dressed and respectable-
lookieg woman went to the residence of a gentleman in the
Queen's-road, Dalston, and, accosting a female servant who
had charge of the house, the family being from home, intro-
duced the little girl saying, " I have brought one of the
children, and will bring the other to-morrow," and, taking
lease of the child, went away, and the servant unsuspect-
ingly received charge of the young stranger, who slept with
her on that night and the following. The master of the
helve, however, returning borne, and having no knowledge
whatever of the child, or any of her connections, desired her
to be taken to the Shoreditch khouse, from whence she
was now brought to this court, no clue having as yet been
obtained to the discovery of anybody belonging to her. All
that could be elicited from her was that her name was as
above stated, Louisa Turner, and that her " Ma'• had brought
her to London by some railway, but she bad no idea of what
part of the country they came from. She bad a little sister
at home, and it was her " Ma" who left her in the passage
at the gentleman's house, telling her to wait there, and that
she was going to fetch her sister to her. The child, who
seemed to be quite contented and happy under present cir-
cumstances, was taken back to remain in the care of the
officials of the workhouse, and diligent inquiries ordered to
be set on foot, in order if pes.ible to discover the mother who
had so deserted her, and thus to clear up the mystery.

MARYLEBONE.—As ILLICIT STILL.—EXCISE PRO-
SECUTION.—Benjamin Snedher, described as a gardener,
residing at No. 9, George-street, Kentish-town, was charged
before Mr. Lon with working an illicit still.
It appeared from the evidence that in consequence of in-
formation which Mr. Vanstoce, supervisor, and Mr. Bullen,
another officer of the Exci,e, had received, they on the
previous afternoon went to the house above stated, and in
a back parlour occupied by the prisoner they found a still
set in brickwork, and which had evidently been recently
used, and in the same apartment they also discovered a cask
of molasses wash, and about three gallons of spirits. The
prisoner, who was out when the officers entered, shortly
afterwards came in, and on being questioned he without
hesitation admitted that the room was his, and that be had,
in conjunction with a man named Smith, bee.n.,vorkhlg the
still for about three weeks. He added that' e. knew not
where Smith was living, and that he (pristsuer) was very
sorry he had bad anything to do with the ciateerm. Ilia in-
tention was to have worked up what was in a state-of fer-
mentation, and then to have given up the trade altogether.
Mr. Long—What have you to say to this ?
Prisoner—l must plead guilty. lam very sorry for what
I have been engaged in. I hope you will deal with me as
leniently as you can.
The magistrate said it was not in his power under the act
to inflict a lesser penalty than £3O, and in default of payment
three months io the House of Correction. Ile might memo-
rialise the Beard of Inland Revenue for a mitigation of the
fine.

CLERKENWEI.L.—MOST BRUTAL ASSAULT ON A
WIFE.—A RUFFIAN PUNISIIED.—A tall, powerfully-
built man, who gave the name of Dennis Brodrick,
described on the charge-sheet as a carpenter, residing at
4, Victoria-plat,s, Livervol-road, Islington, was chrt,red
before Mr. Carrie with being drunk and violently as.saulting
Hannah Brodrick, his wife, at Islington.
The prosecutrix, who ehterel the witness-box with an
infant abut three weeks old in her army, said site had been
married to the defendant a great number of years, and had
a large family of children. For a lengthened period she had
been sulject( d to the most cruel treatment from her hus-
band, who, although a gord mechanic, refused to work re-
gularly, and nearly starved her and ter children. About
three weeks ego, on the night of her confinement,
the defendant returned home the worse for liquor,
asked her what business she had to be in bed ;
and when she asked him for a drink of water, he
told her there was plenty in the water cask below and that
she had better go and fetch it. He then began abusing her
in the most disgraceful manner, pulled her out of bed, struck
her, made her go down stairs, and then, although she had
only her gown on, and was without either shoes or stockings,
said that was no plea for her, and turned her and her infant
into the streets. The neighbours then, interfered, but
although a policeman arrived she would not charge her
husband. Since then he had several times ill-used her, but
on Friday last his conduct was of that violent nature and
his oaths and imprecations so fearful that she was compellee.
to give him into custody for the protection of herself and
her children. She had had summonses from that court in
previsus cases of assaults by her hasbaad but had never
appeared to support them.
The defendant remarked that the whole of the statement
was one tissue of lies.
_ . _

Police-constable Bartross, 65 N, said, about three weeks
since he was called to the defendant's house, when be found
the complainant in the streets with her infant, then only a
few hours' old in her arms. She said her husband had
turned her out, but she would not give him in custody. Or,
Friday night he was again sent for, when he found the de-
fendant drunk and locked him up.
The brother of the wife here stepped forward, and in
answer to the magistrate, said be had seen the defendant
knock his sister about thousands of times. He was a
"regular wicked brute."
The defendant treated the charge with the greatest indif-
ference, and said if the case was adjourned for a week he
would then bring evidence to show that her story was
Mr. Corrie said there could be no doubt, even by the evi-
dence of the constable, that the defendant bad been guilty of
very cruel conduct towards his wife, and he should not be
doing bis duty if he did not send him to the House olCor-
rection for three calendar months, with hard labour.
The worthy magistrate -then directed that a small sum
should be given to the wife front the poor-box, and the de-
fendant, who seemed very much surprised at the decision,
was removed.
DARING ROBBERY BY A FASHIONABLE PICKPOCKET.
—A respectably-attired young woman, who gave the name
of Mary Ann Warner, but who is better known to the
police by the alias of Julia Ceertnry, was charged on remand
with stealing a purse containing £4 Bs. 611 d., from the person
of Miss Agnes Haines, of 34, Upper Seymour-street, Ruston-
square.
Mr. Thomas Wakeling appeared for the defence. •
The prosecutrix, on the 4th of this month, was proceeding
along the Pentoovillc-road, when the prisoner met her and
asked her the direction she should take for Holborn-hill.
The prosecutrix Mildly told her, and having taken some
pains to make her understand, the prisoner left. As soon
as she had gone the prosecutrix put her hand in her pocket,
and missing her purse, hastened in pursuit of the prisoner.
Police-constable Flower, 424 A, coming up, the prisoner
was gitcn into hiS custosty, when the purse and its con-
tents were l',und in her possession.
Mr. Wakeling having advised the prisoner to plead
guilty to the charge.
The magistrate sentenced her to imprisonment with hard
labour for six calendar months.
EXPOSING GLANDERED HORSES FOR SALE.—John
Birch, the omnibus and cab proprietor, of the Horseferry-
road, Westminster; and John Smith, a horsekeeper in his
employ, surrendered to their recognisances, charged at the
instance ef the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals with exposing slandered horses for sale in the
New Cattle Market.
Mr. Stuckbury appeared to prosecute on behalf of the

C ;_ , rporation of London ; Mr. Herter -
l 1 7,.. Love, the chief constable, wales eg defended, and Mr
50.,: eio'3'. „led the case for the Royal
'he case for the prosecutie.
sin, .:-.6 Rutherford, one of .n was this :—About three weeks
N e v Cattle Market, - . the society's officers, was in the
elle rget Of two horse' when he saw the two dcfi udants in
Nic ei the veterie .., which were very badly glandered. Mr.
'
surgeon of the market, examined the
eNvd:ii, , j
:Ten, ef:1:80,r
sae?, :::Di
d:tteYtri
wt mesa tr
,atwahnoy person who had anything to do
must have known they were diseased, and a
was f'rmerly in the employ of the
et .ot Birch, said that he had been instructed to send
. je „,..,k
t e .andered horses out at night, so that they should not
Attar en. Mr. Arthur Cl erry, the veterinary surgeon
'22'died to the police, said that lie bad cautioned the defen-
t several times about having glandered horses in his
3e des, anti had had some of those horses killed.
F._, Mr. Herring, for the defence, said he could not deny that ' to horses were glandered, but when they were sent to the
market they had no appearance of suffering from that dis-
ease, and he had several witnesses who could prove that
they were taken out from several other animals. The ani-
mals were sent to the market because they were " used up,'
and were no longer fit for omnitets work.
Mr. Statekbury said the corporation were determined to
prosecute in every case, and as this was a very bad one be
must ask for the irfl'ction cf the full penalty. There could
not be the slightest doubt but that the defendant Birch was
fully aware that the horses were glandered.
Mr. Hl.4.2yncourt said he would discharge Smith, who
acted wee er the orders of the other defendant. He must
say that he considered that Birch acted in a very reckless
manner by putting glandered horses with those which were
t'qf offering front such a disease. These cases were very
'y,"4' cult to prove, and this was the only one since be had
Her n on the bench that had been brought home and clearly
PT owed against the parties. There was evidence to show that
t ne stable had had glanders ite it for some t;me, and the
defendant Bitch knew it, as Mr. Cherry had spoken to and
cautioned him about it. Exposing glandered horses for
sale, or taking them through the streets, was very danger-
ous to the public. He then fined Birch the full penalty of
£2o—a- penalty which he did not consider was heavy fir a
man of his means.
Mr. Herring applied that the fine might be made les ' on
the ground of the youth of the defendant, and the expense
he had been put to ; which was opposed by Mr. St uekbury,
but ultimately the fine was reduced to 115, which was at
once paid.

SOUTH WA RK —CAunos TO CABMEN.— William
Simpson, the driver of cab N 0.1,738, was summoned before
Mr. Combe for unlawfully driving that vehicle without being
licensed or having a badge. Also with demanding more
than the fare and oilier misconduct.

Mr. Leiser Fredlender, a merchant of Fenchurch-street,
said, that about 3 o'clock on the afternoon of the Ist inst.,
he hired the defendant's cab near his office to drive Lim to
the London Bridge Railway station. When he arrived
'here he gave the defendant 6d. for his fare, when be abused
him and called him a vagabond, and told him to go to his
- country. Witness cautioned him as to his conduct,
but he persisted in his abuse, and then he asked him for a
ticket. He refused to give bim one, and threw the 6d.
down on the pavement saying, " keep your - sixpence."
A police-constable came up, and then he toek the prisoner's
name and told him he should summon him.

Mr. Combe here observed that the prisoner did not wear
a badge. How was that??
He replied that he was horsekeeper, and only went out
on an emergency.
Mr. Combe-1 suppose you have a license ?
_ . . .

Prisoner—No; I.liave not, sir. 1 have neither badge or
license.

Mr. Combe—Then what have you to say in answer to the
charge?
Prisoner—l thought the sixpence very little and all I
said was, that I ought to have more. I had no Intention,
however, of insulting the gentleman.
Mr. Combo told him such practices must be put a stop
to. A parcel of unlicensed men got possession of cabs, and
not only insulted the public, but attempted to extort money
from them. He must pay 20s. and costs, or 14 days.
SEIZURE OP AN ILLICIT STILL.—W. Moore, described
as a washing machine-maker, and residing at 173, High-
street, Borougb,was summoned before Mr. Combe, charged
with baying a private and concealed still on his premises,
and Working the same.
Mr. Binns appeared for the defendant.
Michael Barrett, an officer of the excise, said from In-
- formation he received, he went to the premises occupied by
the defendant, on the Bth of June last, between three and
,our in the afternoon. Witness found on the first floor a
i'i till in full work, a large quantity of water in casks, and
s line spirits. There was a door in the room which con-
nt acted it with other premises, so that there was another
!a trance up the court, at the side of the house.
, ran Alexander, an officer of the excise, said he took
c ha rge of the apparatus and casks.
A 'r. William henry Jones, leatberdresser, of High-street,
B art 'ugh, said he let the premises to the defendant about a
ye w ago, and could not get any rent from bim. About
two, 'months ago he put in a distress for rent, and then found
the s *ill. He then gave information to the excise.
M. Combe said it was a very bad case, and he should fine
the dli rendant X5O, or three months' hard labour at Wands-
worlb.

• LA B ;BETH.—MURDEROUS ASSAULT FROM THE
ALLE G ED EFFECTS OF A DREAM.—Robert Newman, a
pipe-t a, iker, who has teen in custody for the last 10 days on
a cha rg e of committing a serious and murderous assault on
his wife , and cutting her on the head with a hatchet, was
again p.laced at the bar before the Hon. G. C. Norton. It
will be', recollected that at the former examination it was
stated that the prisoner and his wife had lived on friendly
and an n'eable terms, and that the violent assault by the
former ). a the latter was the result of a dream, and that
while Ist k miring' under some strange hallucination the prisoner
jumped 5 ut of bed, seized a small hatchet or chopper, and
inflicted several wounds on the head of his wife. The
two siste ro of the injured woman were now called as wit-
nesses, at u I gave a very different feature to the statement
before en tole, and represented it as the extreme of cruelty.
They said 1, he prisoner had been in the habit of striking and
knocking 11.1 s wife down, and that they bad frequently sten
her with bra, eyes, caused by his violeice.
The folio w. ing certificate of the present state of the unfor-
tunate soft er was here put in, and it was said that it Is
quite impose pit 4e she can survive many days .
" I hereby• ,certify that Grace Newman is In a very pre-
carious state, ;Ind is totally unfit to be removed.
" WILLIAM VERNON, House-Surgeon.
" Guy's He tgoital, August 7, 1858."
Mr. North' t, in remanding the prisoner, directed the
officer to have in attendance, on the next examination,
some witnesse. • 'whose Nunes bad been mentioned, and who
were said to ha re been present when the prisoner had struck
his wife.

THE ENCENDI ART FIRE AT BRIXTON.—James Finch,
the youth who sce nds charged with wilfully and maliciously
setting fire to a 5•.2 ed belonging to Mr. William Towler, and
destroying- Feren valuable cows, was brought up to have the
testimony of an i ze portant witness added to the depositions
before taken.

The witness was- .a lad named Phillips, and he swore that
about a fortnight ,After the prisoner had been discharged
from the prosecute.'-s service, he hear d him say be wished
all the cows and children of Mr. Towler were dead, as he (Mr.
Towler) had preve zted him from getting a situation from
a Mr. Morgan.

Mr. Nei'ton consiiiered that this witness considerably
strengthened the cent against the prisoner, and fully com-
mitted him for trial.

W.Mr. Trawler's loss,
itt appears, has been nearly £2OO, but
the subscriptions on hits behalf exceed that amount by £4B.