The Sun.
London, England, 1866-11-19 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONI ON, MON hA Y EVE_NING, NOVEMBER 19, 1866.

ova_ crowding in wretched dwellings to which it is
:rat duly due. We may well join heartily in the
iorm of Thanksgiving yesterday read in all places of
public worship ; but " HEAVEN helps those who help
themselves," and the best way of showing our grati-
tude to the PROVIDENCE who has stayed the plague
among us will be to do all in our power to ame-
liorate that miserable condition of our lower classes
• has had so much to do with the severity of
laic recent outbreak of cholera.

Mr. BEACH, M.P., has made a few interesting
of servations upon public affairs at the Agricultural
SI tow, on Saturday, of the Berks and North Hants
di-vision. He began by expressing an earnest hope
thra the representative institutions of England,
-which have so often elicited the encomiums and
eilogies of other nations, might not be thought devoid
of credit amongst our own countrymen." There is
good reason for the enunciation of such a wish
when we see the manner in which those time-
honoured institutions are decried by certain arrogant
and presumptuous speakers of note and celebrity. As
Mr. BEAC H truly said,events of importance had so very
rapidly succeeded each other of late that it was
impossible to keep up an idea as to what they might
lead to. A frightful pestilence has raged among
men and cattle in this country, and a desolating war
has been ruining the Continent. As the hon. mem-
ber said, very justly, we have had in the matter of
Prussian success a striking instance of the difference
which success or failure makes in the public estima-
tion. " Look, for instance, at Count BISMARCK;
he drove, rather than led, his country into war, and
had disasters attended the Prussian arms he would
have been execrated even by his own countrymen,
as a reckless, unprincipled schemer ; but as success
gilded his enterprises, he is now extolled as a
great statesman, a man:of extended views, and of
great wisdom."
This is an admirable definition of the state of
things, but it speaks very badly for the public
morality of those who take such views of national
events. Good and bad cannot alter to suit the
ways of fickle fortune, and it is contrary alike to
the principles which formed great countries and
keeps them flourishing thus to make heroes
and demigods of such empty schemers and
tricksty statesmen. It is a great error in judg-
ment on the part of many people of the present
day who should know better, and we are always
glad to see it treated with just reprobation and scorn.
Referring to the great improvements that had been
make in rapidity of communication, Mr. BEACH said
that great benefit ensued thereby to all the nations
concerned through the rapid interchange of ideas.
"It overrides all those prejudices which the re-
moteness of distant lands in former ages served to
engender, and it will in future times aid all nations
in extending the benefits of commerce, and make
them contented with the advantages of trade rather
than seek external aggrandisement." Such is very
true, and if Prussia represents the glories of war, we
may claim the triumphs of peace for this genera-
tion, and we are not afraid of the comparison that
posterity will make.

CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PARIS, Sunday Evening.

Thy Moniteur of last evening, under the head of
latest news, says :—" We are authorised to contra-
dict the report which has been current to-day of an
accident said to have caused the death of the
Prince of Wales."

The official part of the Moniteur states (rather
tardily), that the " Emperor has received the letters
by which his Royal Highness the Grand Duke of
Hesse notifies the birth of a princess, daughter of
his Highness the Prince Louis de Hesse and of her
Royal Highness Madame the Princess Alice, born
Princess of Great Britain and Ireland." Also that
his Majesty has received the letters which put an end
to the mission with which 11L Rosales was charged
at the French Court, as Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Chili.
The following news is also from the Moniteur:—
" King Victor Emmanuel arrived on the evening
of the 15th instant at Padua. His Majesty
was everywhere the object of hearty demonstration."
According to the last news from Athens there is
a conviction in Greece that the insurrection of
which the island of Candia was the theatre is com-
pletely terminated.
The Imperial Commission is occupied in making
arrangements for grand instrumental concerts and
grand Orpheonic festivals on the occasion of the
Great Exhibition.

The election of Grand Rabbi of France took place
on Friday. M. Isidor, Grand Rabbi of Paris, ob-
tained the majority of votes-22 out of 25. M.
Klein, Grand Rabbi of Colmar, had two. One
bulletin was illegible.
The chief topic of consideration with the Paris
papers to-day is the approaching expiration of the
treaty of the 15th of September. They seem all of
opinion that it will be strictly and faithfully carried
out, but some of them conjectured that there may
be something ominous connected with the mission
of General Fleury to Italy. The IndTenclance
Beige, a Brussels paper, is of opinion that a conci-
liatory arrangement will be effected between the
Pope and the Italian Government, and asserts that
the mission of General Fleury has for object to
bring about such a consummation.

THE DEPARTURE OF TIIE EMPEROR MAXIMILIAN
FROM MEXICO.—Ihe following is the despatch given
by New York papers relative to the Emperor Maximilian's
departure from Mexico:—" Washington, Nov. s.—Minis-
ter Romero to-day received the following letter by way of
New Orleans, dated Vera Cruz, Oct. 26, 1866 :—‘ Maximi-
lian left the City of Mexico on the 23d inst., resigning ver-
bally in favour of General Bazaine. General Bazaine en-
deavoured to persuade him to delay his departure until
General Castolnau's arrival two days later; but he de-
clined, and escorted by 800 Austrians proceeded to Ori-
zaba by cross roads, to avoid meeting with General Castel-
wtu. He reached Orizaba yesterday, and is expected here
to-morrow. The captain of the Austrian frigate Daduota
states that as soon as Maximilian arrives he will at once
leave for Europe. It is said that Maximilian will publish
to-day a manifesto at Orizaba. General Castelnau reached
the city of Mexico soon after Maximilian left, and took pos-
session of the palace, and assumed the reins of government.
The French soldiers who had entered under Maximilian's
colours will be returned to Franca under General Castel-
,s influence. General Porfirio Diaz has captured the
city of Oaxaca, taking all the artillery, ammunition, men,
and supplies.' "d

THE ACCIDENT TO MR. RICHARD HODGSON.—
The absence of Mr. Richard Hodgson, chairman
of the North British Railway Company, from the special
meeting held at Edinburgh on Wednesday last, was caused
by an accident which befel him at Retford. Mr. Hodgson,
although suffering from illness, had left London en route
for Edinburgh on Tuesday. When at Retford, however,
he met with an accident which rendered it impossible for
him to proceed further. While he was entering the
railway carriage a portmanteau accidentally fell upon his
head, and so aggravated his illness as to oblige him to
abandon all thoughts of going to Edinburgh. Cartisle
Journal.

FATAL ACCIDENT.—A fatal accident occurred on
Thursday night at the Junior United Service Club,
Charles-street, St. James's-square. to Colonel John Hen-
derson, late of her Majesty's 16th Regiment of Foot. It
appears that after dining at the club with two friends they
all wont up to the billiard room, whichis at the upper part
of the building. They played there till about 12 o'cloclt,
when the colonel left them, as supposed to go to the closet,
and he was found shortly afterwards lying at the bottom
of the stairs in an insensible condition. He was attended
at once by Mr. Tuthill, who tried all restorative means
without effect, and by his advice the unfortunate gentle-
man was removed to Charing-cross Hospital about seven
o'clock in the morning of Friday, but only lingered three
hours, when he died.
The International Exposition of Fisheries and
Agriculture, held at Arcachon, have awarded the silver
medal for works on fish culture, &c., to Mr. Francis
Francis.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

AMERICA.
ARRIVAL OF THE HECLA.

QUEENSTOWN, Nov. 19.

The Cunard extra steamer Hecla from New York
arrived here at 8.30, and with $150,500 in specie
and 113 passengers. She landed 44 passengers and
the despatches, and proceeded immediately for
Liverpool ; all well.

RUSSIA.
ST. PETERSBURG, NOY. 17.

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and the
Crown Prince of Denmark will return here to-day
from Moscow.

FRANCE.

BOURSE, Nov. 17.—Two o'clock.—The weakness
displayed yesterday continues to-day, and all Stocks
and Shares are dealt in at lower quotations. French
Threes opened at 69f. 37kc., or the same as last
close, to recede to 69f. 25c., a fall of 12ic. Credit
Mobilier Shares, after opening at 621 f. 25c., are
now only doing at 611 f. 25c,, losing 11f. 25c.
Spanish Mobilier lose 12f. 50c., at 327 f. 50c., and
Credit Foncier and Comptoir d'Escompte 2f. 50c.
each, at 1,382 f. 50c. and 895 f. An exception should
be made for Italian Fives, which show an advance
of 15c., this Stook attaining 55f. 45c., after opening
at 55f. 30c. Railway Shares are dealt in at lower
quotations. On the London market Consols are
better, having reached 89, with au advance of *.
Three o'Clock.—A. change has taken place which
has improved for the doe. The last prices are as
follows :-
4} per Cents 97 50

end month

3 per Cents. 69 35
Do. end month 69 37}
Credit Mobilier
Do. end month
Credit Foncier —
Do. end month 1385

Bank Shares 3615
Italian Loan 55 50
Do. end month 55 50
Mexican Loan —
Do. Bonds
Spanish Threes
Home Debt
Deferred

Orleans
Northern ..

-AYO.

For Account.
880
1180
_ _ _

Lyons and Mediterranean 912 50
Southern 583 75
Western
Eastern —
Sardinian —
Austrian
Lombard
North of Spain l2O
Saragosra 145
Ditto to Barcelona
ROMIIII.

61 25

Italian Ministerial Circular.

FLORENCE, Nov. 15, Evening.

Baron Ricasoli has addressed a circular to the
Italian prefects on the development of order in the
interior of the kingdom. Speaking of Rome, he

says : —•

The Roman question still remains to be solved; but after
the fulfilment of the September Convention that question
can not, and must not, be the motive for agitation. The
sovereignty of the Pope is placed by the September Con-
vention in the position of all other sovereignties. Italy
has promised France and Europe to remain neutral between
the Pope and the Itomans, and to allow this last experiment
to be tried of the vitality of an ecclesiastical principality
without parallel in the civilised world. Italy must keep
her promise, and await the certain triumph of her rights
through the efficacy of the principle of nationality. All
agitation having for pretext the Roman question must
therefore be discouraged, prevented, and repressed. The
double capacity of the Sovereign Pontiff furnishes some
persons with a motive for confounding the political with
the religious question, and disturbing with doubts the con-
sciences of the timid. The Italian Government does not
desire to lessen the independence of the spiritual chief of
Catholicism. The King's Government, in all its acts, has
shown that it recognises no other rules than those of liberty
and legality, and that it desires the ministers of religion to
be neither privileged persons nor martyrs. To the chief
of Catholicism are due, no doubt, guarantees for the free
and independent exercise of his spiritual ministry. The
King's Government, more than any other, is disposed to
afford every guarantee for the maintenance of this liberty
and independence, being convinced that this may be done
without any injury to the rights of the nation.

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, Saturday Evening.
._..

The Fenian convict, Denis Dowling Mulcahy,
who was sent to Ireland from Pentonville on Wed-
nesdayc oortofe vge naionegn,,s Bench,
yesterday brought before the
o oh
for the purpose of assign-
ing error on the record of his conviction. He was
dressed in the usual convict clothes, and his face
was no longer recognised by those who knew him,
owing to the large beard and moustache which he
formerly wore haying been shaved away and his
hair being closely cut. The court was crowded to
inconvenience by persons anxious to see the con-
vict. Amongst others present was his sister, who
was anxious to converse with him, but was prevented
by the officers in charge ; but before he was removed
she succeeded in shaking hands with him—a scene
which caused some excitement in court. The pro-
ceedings commenced by Mr. O'Loghlen, junior
counsel in the case, formally applying that the pri-
soner might have " oyer of the record," and that he
might be at liberty to assign error, and that counsel
might be assigned to him, naming Mr. Butt, Q.C.,
Mr. Dowse, Q.C., and Mr. O'Loghlen. After some
purely formal proceedings the Chief Justice asked
Mr. Butt whether it was his desire that the case
should be argued during the present term. Mr. Butt
answered that he was most anxious, and that as a
matter of fact the prisoner had a right to have the
case decided as speedily as possible. It was further
stated that the Attorney-General had been furnished
with a copy of the assignment of error. The Crown,
however, was not represented, and Mr. Longfield,
Q.C., the law adviser to the Castle, alleged that
the Attorney and Solicitor-General had not yet had
time to consider the matter.

was granted, and the prisoner
w aAs
remanded ay rutoslaefe custody until further orders.

In the court-yard a large body of persons had
congregated to see the convict off, and who, as he
emerged from the judge's entrance door, pressed
forward to get a good view of him. They were,
however, kept back by the cavalry police, who sur-
rounded the van. As the convict ascended the step
of the van he turned round and saluted some
persons whom he recognised in the crowd. As soon
as he entered the van the cavalry police were
ordered to draw sabres and escort it. The
cortege then proceeded along Ormond quay,
up Capel-street, Dorset-street, and the North
Circular-road to Mountjoy Convict Prison, where
the convict was delivered to the charge of the
governor, Air. Spread. The rule calling upon the
Crown to join in error will expire on the 21st inst.,
but it is competent for the joinder to be put in
without delay, so that the convict may again be
brought up at any moment. The next step will be
to apply that the Crown join in a concilium, so as to
have the case set down for argument, which cannot
take place for four days afterwards, when the last
day of term will have been reached. If the Court
should decide in accordance with the arguments
made in favour of MulcahylmanY, if not all, the
convictions of the Fenian prisoners will be vitiated.
A meeting of the Roman Catholic priests of
Waterford, under the presidency of Bishop O'Brien,
has been held, and a determination arrived at to
support Mr. De La Poer, the Whig Ultramontane
candidate. But clerical opposition cannot effect as
much here as in Tipperary, and the success of Cap-
tain Talbot is regarded as certain.
The vagaries of Mr. M'Meehan have caused great
amusement in Belfast, and some little excitement.
All that his candidature can effect is to create a dis-
turbance at the nomination ou Monday next, but he
can scarcely entertain any serious intention of going
to the poll.

There have been great floods in Belfast, attended
with serious damage to property.

FREE TRADE has, in truth, done wonders
for us. Under it, our total imports have risen from
.£152,000,000 in 1851—this year in which the real value of
our commerce, as distinguished from the official, began to
be ascertained—to £271,000,000 in 1865 ; while our ex-
ports batween the same dates rose from £115,006,000 to
£218,000,000. And, again, while our aggregate revenue
has risen from £57,763,000 in 1845 to £67,812,000 in 1865,
the aggrograte amount of taxation repealed over that im-
posed has been X21:000,000.

JUVENILE BOOKS.

'We have already noticed some among the many
claimants for juvenile favour this Christmas, but
many yet remain to add to the list. First upon the
list of Story Books comes Johnny Jordan and
his Dog (George Routledge and Sons), by Mrs.
Eiloart, the delightful authoress of "Ernie Elton,"
who last year proved such a pleasant addition to
many a Christmas party. There is an old familiar
saying, " Let me make the peoples' ballads, and I
care not who makes their laws," uttered by one
who was well acquainted with the mysteries of
human nature. In like manner, it may be
said, the successful author of a really favourite
story-book exerts more powerful influence for good
or evil than school or schoolmaster: Mrs. Eiloart
has rapidly earned for herself a happy and enviable
reputation as the Boys' delightful Story-Teller.
The love of adventure, ay, and the love of mischief
too, so inseparable from the "regular boy," here
find safe and ample room for exercise. Ernie
Elton, " the lazy boy," was a perfect pil-garlic in
his way ; but his troubles, being always occasioned
by his unblushing idleness, came to be regarded
with extra satisfaction in the light of deserved re-
tribution. His mishaps, however, were all most
ludicrous and laughter-provoking. A good laugh
is, in fact, the constant applause which greets the
perusal of Mrs. Eiloart's books among a crowd of
juveniles. Of a different character is the present
hero, Johnny Jordan. We are told that "in all
the town there was no such boy for work. He was
always at the top in his class. No matter
how hard a lesson, Johnny always con-
quered it. Nothing could tempt him away from
his books till he had thoroughly prepared his tasks,
but when those tasks were over"—then comes the
reverse of the picture. Having put away his books
and put on his cap, Master Johnny would exclaim,
" Now I'm off for a spree I I must do some mis-
chief ; can't keep quiet any longer. Here goes for
whatever comes in the way !" Such is Johnny
Jordan. Need we say more to insure him a cordial
invitation to the play-room and fireside this Christ-
mas ? Of a different character is the more ambi-
tious Tom and the Crocodiles (George Routledge and
Sons), by Anne Bowman, the author of " The
Young Yachtsman," and other similar tales of peril
and adventure. The present story is fully as inte-
resting as any of its predecessors. It relates the
perils and wanderings of an English family in one of
the Nest India Islands, the eldest boy Tom
proving himself a perfect hero, especially in regard
to his adventures with the crocodiles. While enu-
merating boys' books we must not omit Routledge's
Every Boy's Annual, which appears in its usual gor-
geous array, with a colour picture of the meeting of
Sir Colin Campbell and General Havelock. Among
the stories is one entitled " Barford Bridge, or
Schoolboy Trials," by that indefatigable writer for
the juveniles, the Rev. H. C. Adams. Among the
practical chapters is one on "The Lathe, and How
to Use It." For younger readers there is provided
a rich treat by Aunt Louisa, who proves a
very fairy Godmother of picture books. Aunt
Louisa's Sunday Picture Books and Aunt
Louisa's London Toy Books (Frederick Warne).
The colouring of some of these picture-books is
marvellously effective. One of the toy-books, en-
titled "Edith and Milly's Housekeeping," represents
two little girls at play, with a doll's house. Every
alternate page is a picture, beautifully finished in
every detail, and coloured in the most brilliant
manner possible. A companion volume, " The Life
of a Doll," recounts (with alternate picture-pages)
the adventures of a doll who could walk by machi-
nery ! and who, after accompanying her little mis-
tress across the seas to India, on returning,
visits Paris, and is, "by express desire," pre-
sented to the Empress. Very stately and
dignified is the figure of the doll, as she stands
before the illustrious lady, who gracefully re-
ceives her most unusual guest. With such books
for their entertainment as these and TVarne's
Large Picture Toy Books, containing the veritable
histories of " Little Red Riding Hood" and " Cock
P►obin," and "The Children in the Wood," and
"Jack in the Box," and fur their instruction " The
Object Alphabet'," and " Edith's Alphabet," the
little folks on a Sunday may find amusement and
instruction combined in the beautiful Sunday Pic-
ture Books above mentioned (" Aunt Louisa's
Sunday Picture Books"), containing the story of
King David and Joseph and his Brethren, and the
Proverbs of Solomon and others. Of a similarly
attractive character are Routledge's New Toy
Books, containing for Sunday reading the History
of Moses, and the History of Joseph, and the Scrip-
ture Alphabet ; while the " Nursery Rhymes," and
" The Three Kittens," and " Cinderella," and
" The Alphabet of Trades," with many others, leave
one would imagine, uo juvenile taste ungratified,
no juvenile appetite (for Picture Books) unprovided
for!

THE EMPRESS OF MEXICO.—The Memorial
Diplomatique has the following :—" We learns from Mira-
mar that St. Charles's day, being thefts of the Empress of
Mexico, was observed there by a mass celebrated in the
chapel of the chateau by Mgr. Raichich, principal chaplain
to the Austrian navy, and who formerly held a similar office
to the Archduke Maximilian. After the religious ceremony,
at which the Empress was present, her suite and all the
persons attached to the service of the chateau were admitted
to offer their congratulations to her Majesty. The august
Princess talked with the different people without any trace
of the mental disturbance she has been suffering under
being discernible. The same day her Majesty was agree-
ably surprised by receiving a telegram from the Em-
peror Maximilian by the Atlantic cable, congratulating her
on her fete in the most affectionate terms. The Emperor
and Empress of Austria, as well as the other members of
the Imperial family, had also forwarded their compliments
by telegraph."

WORKING THE TELEGRAPH.—The high scale of
charges which has been fixed for messages through
the sub-Atlantic cables has led to the establishment of a
system of " working the telegraph" by no means advan-
tageous to the Anglo-American or Atlantic Telegraph Com-
panies. The plan adopted is similar to that of "parcel pack-
ing" by carriers, which has been the source of so much
litigation on our railways. The charge of £2O for a message
of as many words—or £lO as the price is now reduced to
including the names and address of the sender and receiver,
and the date of the message ; thus practically limiting the
number of words in the shortest message that can be sent
to some 14 or 15. For instance "Brown and Co., Broad-
way, New York, to Robinson, Leadenhall-street, London,"
takes off a very large proportion of the message, each word
representing a charge, at the present reduced scale; of 10s.
Now, the combination of packers in London or New York
were not slow to perceive that in these names and addreises
on each message there existed a very profitable field for en-
terprise. On either side of the Atlantic the " packers" have
a number of clients for whom they transmit or receive the
messages at a price considerably below the tariff of tho
company. Each of these customers or clients has a corre-
sponding figure or letter by which he is known, so that in-
stead of sending some eight or top words giving the names
and addresses, the message is simply " A. 8," or any other
two letters that may be agreed upon, the first representing
the sender, the second the receiver, and thus a saving of
some 20 per cent. is at once effected. Beyend this, how-
ever, a very complete code is arranged between the
"packers," by whice the number of words in the messages
is very greatly abridged. Half-a-dozen messages, for in-
stance, directing different correspondents to buy or to sell,
may be "packed" in one message, and thus the repetition
of many words be avoided. A variety of plans are adopted
by which several messages are thus sent or " packed " in
one, and a very handsome profit is realised by the operators
at the expense of the companies.—Railway News.
Shire-lane, now more commonly known as Serle's
place, adjoining Temple-bar, is about to come down in
order to make room for the new law courts. Readers of the
Tatler may remember that not only was this place the abode
of "Isaac Bickerstaffe," but that it contained (and still
contains) the "Trumpet" Tavern, which was the scene of
the evening potations of himself and his literary brethren.
Another relic of the Addi onian era and of the early part
of last century is about to be removed—Sir Richard Steele's
cottage, opposite the Load of Hay, on Haverstock-hill.
We observe that the (now rather noted) female
doctor, Mary E. Walker, will give a lecture at St.
James's Hall, on Tuesday evening next. The sub-
ject of the lecture is " The Experiences of a Female
Physician in College, Private Practice, and in the
Federal Army." The lecture will doubtless be of an
interesting and highly instructive character. The
skill, experience, and repute enjoyed by this scien-
tific lady will justify the hope of an eminently
successful gathering of ladies and gentlemen in-
terested in the cause of female improvement and
employment in a field especiolly adapted to female
genius.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.

(Sittings in Banco before Lord Chief Justico Cockburn
and Justices Mellor and Shoe.)
THE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE.

The Right Hon. the Earl of Derby and the Right Hon.
Lord Stanley took the usual oath of allegiance this
morning.

CHT:RCHWARDEN V. THE QUEEN.

It will be remembered that this case involved the ques-
tion of a.petition of right on the part of the plaintiff, a
GovernMent contractor, and that a judgment was given in
favour of the Crown.

The Solicitor-General now made a formal application to
the Court for the striking out of the traverse of certain
issues before the ease was taken before the court of error,
for the purpose of reversing the judgment, but allowing
the Crown to restore traverse if necessary.
Tho rule was granted and made absolute.
WYLDE AND ANOTHER V. THE METROPOLITAN RAILWAY
(TOWER HILL EXTENSION) COMPANY.

Mr. Keane, Q.C., on the part of the defendants, showed
against a rule which had been obtained, calling on them to
show why they should not issue a mandamus calling on
the sheriff to treat for certain property of the plaintiffs,
required for the purp3ses of the railway. By the com-
pany's act they were required to give six months' notice of
their requiring to take any land or other property. That
notice had been given, and the object of the rule
was to compel the company to treat at once, with
a view to the settling of the compensation, to the plaintiffs
for their property. The learned counsel contended that
under the Metropolitan Railway Act the plaintiffs could
not compel the defendants to take the course they desired.
Mr. Justice Shea said that if the learned counsel's argu-
ment were correct then the company would not be bound
to take the land for three or four years to the injury of the
plaintiffs.

The Lord Chief Justice said this was a serious question,
and the Court ordered that a mandamus should issue.

BAIL COURT.
(Beforo Mr. Justice Blackburn and a Common Jury.)

MILLER V. MELVILLE AND OTHERS.

Mr. Crooms was for the plaintiff, and Mr. Brown for the
defendants.

This was an action brought by the plaintiff, Mrs. Eliza-
beth Ann Miller, to try the validity of a claim set up by
the defendants to remove certain goods and chattels upon
which they had leviad an execution for debts due by Mr.
William Robinson. It appeared that the plaintiff was
niece of a gentleman named Grey, and she acted as his
housekeeper. They lived at first at South Lodge, Clap-
ham-common, and while there Mr. Grey became insane,
and the plaintiff was appointed his committee. He
had previously made her sole executrix and legatee. They
removed to Oxford-lodge, Lower Tooting, where Mr. Grey
resides. It appeared that before his decease the plaintiff
had married Mr. Robinson, her own brother-in-law, and
against whose supposed property the execution was taken.
It was alleged that she never gave up the possession of the
furniture which had been removed from Clapham, and
which constituted the, subject of the present action, and
that as the marriage was illegal he was not liable for the
debts of Robinson.

The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff for the whole
amount claimed, as the value of the goods and chattels
which had been seized.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.---This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

AN ACTOR CIIARGED WITH ASSAULTING A CONSTABLE.—
James Mead, of No. 22, Davies-street, Berkeley-square,
described as an actor, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt
with violently assaulting Francis Allwood, 186 C, and be-
having in a disorderly manner.
Allwood said that a little before one o'clock on Sunday
morning he heard a disturbance in Castle-street, Leicester-
square, and on going up found the prisoner and others
making a great disturbance. On his (the constable) telling
him to go away he refused, :and kicked him violently on
the knee. [The constable showed his knee to the magis-
trate, and there was a bad wound on it.] He then took
him into custody.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said that being on the cap of the knee it
was a dangerous wound. The constable ought to be off
duty, as the wound would get worse.
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Police-constable Gordon, 33 C, proved seeing the pri-
soner deliberately turn round and kick Allwood on the
knee, the prisoner being drunk.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said the prisoner would be committed for
14 days. Ho had kicked the constable on a very awkward
and bad place.
CRUEL ROBBERIES.—Two lads, named Thomas Connell
and John Hogan, were charged with loitering in Walkers-
court, a market place, near Berwick-street, Soho.
Sergeant Charles Colo said that about 10 o'clock he saw
the prisoners in Ber wick-street, and followed them into
Walker's-,:ourt. Knowing them as thieves he watched
them, and saw Connell go up to a female and put his left
hand into her pocket, and directly afterwards Hogan put
his hand into a man's coat pocket. He thou took the pri-
soners into custody. On a previous Saturday five women
who had just received their husbands' wages were cruelly
robbed in the same place and in a similar manner.
Mr. Tyrwhitt committed the prisoners fur three months
each with hard labour.