The Sun.
London, England, 1857-12-30 00:00:00

riqE SCN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING,

HEALTH OP LONDON DURING THE WEEK•

(From the Report of the Registrar General.)

The deaths registered in London, which in the
preview; week were 1,23 t, declined iu the week
that ended last Saturday (Dec. 26) to 1,013. In
the ten years 1847-56 the average number of deaths
in the week corresponding with last week was
1,227. But, as the deaths of last week occurred in
an increased population, the average, with a view
to comparison, must be carried proportionally to
the increase, in which case it will became 1,350.
Hence it appears the public health was so far im-
proved that the deaths were less by about 300 than
the number which the average rate of mortality at
the close of the year would have produced.
The deaths caused ep diseases of the organs of
respiration were last week 2 ttlf while the average
corrected for increase of pop Illation is 271. The
decrease in the numbers assilgned to this general
head (which C.oes not include Othisis) is shown by
the results of the lest four weeks'„ which were suc-
cessively 415, 336, 2)8, and 246:. Considerably
more than half of these 246 deaths Arose from bron-
chitis' w '
`which carried off 140 persons, of whom 65
were 60 years old and upwards. :The fatal cases
of pneumonia (inflammation of the rungs) were, last
week, 83, which •is decidedly below. the corrected
average for corresponding weeks. ;Of this num-
ber 57 occurred to children during the first two
years of life. Of persons who died from phtbisis in
the last two weeks the numbers were Z. 61 and 115.
Of deaths arising from zymotic complaitets only 1 is
referred to smallpox, 30 (which is much less than
usual) to typhus and common fever, anc!. the same
number to scarlatina, 37 to hoopingcoutg,h, 9 to
croup, 41 to measles. Seventeen, or nearly- half of
the deaths from measles, occurred in the eastern
division of the metropolis ; 4 in the sub district of
St. Paul, St. George-iu-the-East ; 4 in Mile-end
Old-town, 3in Poplar. The registrar of St. Mary
in St. George-in-the-East registered 2 deaths from
measles at 1 and 2, Sarah's-place; and ho adds that
8 deaths from this disease have occurred within a
short period in the neighbearhood, and that many
other severe cases have occurred, though without
fatal results. The single case of smallpox mentioned
occurred to a dressmaker, aged 37, at 4, Devon-
shire-street, Marylebone, in which house 3 cases,
though not terminating fatally, have occurred re-
cently. A figure-maker died of painter's colic and
haemorrhage. Of 4 nonagenarians, 3 men and a
woman, who died in the week, the oldest was 94,
and died in the workhouse, Borough-road.
Last week the births of 769 boys and 730 girls, in
all 1,499 children, were registered in London. In
the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1847-56
the average number was 1,410.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 30.083 in,
The mean daily reading was above 30 in. on the
last five days. Tee highest reading occurred on
Thursday, and was 30.30 in. The mean tempera-
ture of the week was 47.1 deg., which is 9.6 deg.
above the average of the same week in 43 years (as
determined by Mr. Glaisherd. The mean daily
temperature was above the average throughout the
week, and on Mon lay and three following days the
exeess was from 10 deg. to 14 deg. The greatest
daily range of temperature occurred on Sunday
(the 20th), and was 17.1 deg. ; the least on Thurs-
day, when it was 5.5 deg. The mean daily range
of the week was 10.4 deg. The difference between
the mean air temperature and mean dew point
temperature was 3.6 deg. The mean temperature
of the water of the Thames was 46.6 deg. The
mean degree of humidity of the air was 86, com-
plete saturation being represented by 100. The
humidity 611 from 93 on Sunday to 78 on Wed-
nesday. The wind blew from a south-westerly
point. Rain fell to the amount of 0.10 in. on
Sunday. None was measured during the rest of
the week. Wednesday was very warm fez the
season, and on Christmas-day the weather was un-
usually flue.

MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS
NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED
IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, DEC. 26.
Zymotic Diseases
Diseases of Uncertain Seat
Tubercular Diseases
•• 155
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves and Senses
Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 44
Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of
Respiration
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs
of Digestion
Diseases of the Kidneys, &c.
Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c.
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles ...... 11
Diseases of the Skin, &c. ... 3
Malformations 3
Premature Birth and Debility 27
Atrophy
17
Old Age
._ 41
sudden •4
Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance 32
Causes not specifieds

. DIATHS 7EOM ALL CAUSES 1,013
Population Deaths in corre- Deaths
Enumerated. spending week in the
18,51. of 1856, TV,. Jk.
West Districts ...... 376, 427 _... 185 _... 164
North Districts...... 490396
Central Districts 393,256
• East Districts 485,522
South Districts

Totals
Males 491
Females 522
BIRTHS IN THE WEEK.

Males
Females

769
730

Total -.....- 1,499

DESPERATE AFFRAY WITH POACIIERS.

A poaching affray occurred on Thursday morning
last at Scoreby, near Stamford-bridge, Yorkshire,
which for its severity has not been equalled in the
neighbourhood for many years past. The land in
. the above locality is included in the extensive pos-
sessions of Lord Londesborough, of Grimston Park,
near Tadcaster, and on the morning in question,
about one o'clock, his gamekeeper, Stephen Young,
and two of his watchers, named Robert Thompson
and Geergo Baker, were on duty at Scoresby.
Their attention was attracted by hearing a rabbit
scream, and on proceeding towards the place they
saw two dogs and a man ranging a seed-field on
the farm of Mr. John Quarton, one of Lord Lend-
esbcnough's tenants. The man went towards
Scoreby Wood, and Young and the watchers fol-
lowed him. They then saw three men in all, and
three lurcher clogs. Young said, "Salim, what
tare you about there ?" One of the poachers re-
. plied, " Well, what do you mean ? " The keeper
than said, " 1 suppose you are poaching ; do you
mean to he taken ?" They replied, "No, we do
tot mean to be taken." Young and the watchers
then went towards the poachers, who offered a
stout resistance, and the consequence was that a
fierce battle took place. It is very fortunate that
the poaehers had no fire-arms with them, or there
would, in all probability, have been one or more
live', lost ; as it was, from the number and quality
of the blows d ealt,.meet seriuueresults might have
lollowed. The poachers were armed with sticks or
hedge-stakes, and the keeper and his compainuLs
alsollad sticks with them. ]itch of the men grappled
with his antagonist, and a terrible struggle ensued.
The parties fell to the ground, where the fight was
continued, the fah rolling over each other as they
attempted to gain the mastery. This having con-
tinued for some time the names of the poacheis
were demanded, and they were informed that if
they Would Ceaee from their violonc4, and give the r
names, they would be allowed to got up. They
got up, but, instead of giving their names,
they re-
, coainraenced. the fight. One of them, John Charl-
ton, swore that he would stab Young with his knife,
and one of the poachers, who subsequently glve hie
name as William Benson, took out Lie pocket-
knife and threatened one of the watchers. Ile
kicked the latter and einashed his watch. The
Prsa,claers-also made use of threats to the effect, that
if they had had their guns they would have " done
cue the watchers there and then. The conflict
having continued for three-quar-Lrs of an hour or
more, the combatants of both side, had become
much exhausted with their fighting and strugglind g,
some of them from loss of blood. The poachers
in the end were taken into custody,
and ail the par-
s proceeded to the house of Mr. Quirton. All of
swere more or less injured, but Young and
ki eper.hCharltonemed to have suffered the most. The
bludgeon,
a goes anrecietelived seven scalp wounds from a
I:llPealer last mentioned was like-
Zesladol sustain t
batbu?ut the head, besides which
of staint.)rd...brilaa,,aand coetu,ionA. Mr.
Wright,
ruzeodiii,,, s
t.vas() the
men,
The names of the poachers are John
cou:laard:bi,w,in:tsh:
'Benson, and Win. Atkinson, and they
them three sacks, containing 8
and 30 yards of netting. The priloae„ "1
mended. were re-

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THE UTAH EXPEDITION AND BR. TG111431
YOUNG. •

( Tem the New York.

, -
We observe that some little anxiety is e xp ressed
in different quarters for the safety of the lit ah ex-
pediton under the command of Colonel Jo lin ston.
iWe apprehend, however, from a careful tat tmina-
tic:al of the subject, that no fears need be entertained
for its safety, whether arising from the Mo;:mons
or the severity of the weather. When last heard
from, in the beginning of October, the n lain body
of the expedition, numbering over 1,000 bayonets
and two field batteries—one a six and the other a
12-pounder battery—were encamped on Ham's
Fork, 143 miles this side of Salt Lake City, under
command of Colonel Alexander ; and it would
appear from his report that he intended to select
some place in that vicinity, and go into winter
quarters. There are many points both on Bear and
Green rivers—a few marches only from Ham's
Fbrk—where an abundance of fuel can be had,
and where our troops can make themselves com-
paratively comfortable for the winter, and where,
also, by throwing up slight fieldworks and ar-
ranging judiciously their 500 waggons and 12
pieces of artillery, they can defend themselves suc-
cessfully against the entire Mormon host, even if
led on by the redoubtable Kimball, backed by his
25 sons and 30 wives. There is also an abundant
supply of provisions with the expedition, notwith-
standing the loss of the 78 waggons which were
burnt by the destroying angels under the command
of the saintly Bill Hickman, as the Government bad
taken the precaution to throw forward an extra
quantity of subsistence stores to meet all emer-
gencies.
• In addition to the force above alluded to Colonel
Johnston, on the 13th of October, was in the vici-
nity of the South Pass, 95 miles in rear of Colonel
Alexander's command, with some 100 infantry and
125 dragoons, and long ere this be has no doubt
joined the army and assumed the command of it.
Besides these troops there were at the same time
six companies of the 2d Dragoons, under the com-
mand of Colonel Cooke, making forced marches to
join Colonel Johnston ; and we perceive from the
report of the Indian agent Forney, from Fort La-
ramie, that they passed that post on the 24th of
October. When Colonel Cooke joined the main
body—which he doubtless succeeded in doing some
time since, unless stopped by the snows in the vi-
cinity of the South Pass and the Wind River
Mountains—our Utah forces were swelled to over
1,600 efficient men.
It is to be regretted now that the Mormons have
declared war and thrown down the gage of battle that
our troops did not arrive one month earlier in the
season in front of the strongholds of the belicoso
saints, for we believe our gallant men could have
forced the mountain passes and either captured
or destroyed Brigham Young, this Mahouiet
of the New World, and his fanatical followers. It
must be remembered, however, that when this
Utah expedition was organised no one believed the
Mormons would offer any resistance ; and it was
not until the return of Capt. Van Vilet from Utah
that any opposition was anticipated, and even then
the great majority of the people and the press re-
mained incredulous ; and it was only when the
captain's judgment was backed up by Brigham's
proclamation and the destruction of our provi.,ion
trains that the country was undeceived and the
Government found a Mormon war on its hands.

Had the Mormons offered no resistance our troops
would have had ample time to reach the Salt Lake
Valley, and would now be basking in the smiles
of the Mormon beauties, instead of breasting the
fierce winds and cold storms of a Rocky Mountain
winter.

In, considering this speck of rebellion and civil
war it might be interesting to speculate as to the
result. That the Government will grapple with it
with all necessary energy, and in one short and
decisive campaign quell it, is quite certain ; but
that in so doing we shall kill -Mormonism, or
rather purify it of polygamy—for that appears to
be the great objectionable feature—admits of great
doubt.

The sword has never yet convinced a man that
his religion is false ; and we very much doubt if it
will ever convince the Mormon that it is wrong for
him to surround himself with a dozen wives or
that Brigham Young is not a true prophet. We
are inclined to believe that a good strong corps of
parsons would do more to suppress Mormonism
than half-a-dozen regiments of the United States'
troops ; and we would recommend, now that
Kansas has stopped bleeding, that Mr. Kalloch
and the other 3,000 New England parsons—their
occupations being gone—be organised into regi-
ments and sent to Utah, in order to teach the Mor-
mons the error of their ways. Should the church
militant fail, we can then use the strong arm of
the Government.

We, may not, however, have to fight the Mor-
mons after ali, for already indications are abroad

1 ,
that the Saints are on the eve of another hegira.
Orders have been issued to the faithful in England
and Ara!Ps prohibiting further emigration to the
United States, as the Almighty has pointed out an-
other place to go to. All their mis,donary establish-
ments in the United States have been broken up,
all their settlements on this side of the mountains

and in California have been abandoned, and from
every point of the compass the Lord's annointed
are hnrryingto place themselves beneath the banner
of his prophet amid the valleys of the mountains.
All these signs indicate in our opinion, as we have
just stated, that the Mormons are about to take
another flight. Having defied the authorities of
the United States, Brigham is too keen an observer
not to see the consequences. He is well aware that
he must stand and fight it out or run the country.
He is also well aware that he cannot contend with
the United States' Government with any hope
of success, for when Captain Van Tliet, as he states
in his report, told Brigham and his friends that if
they opposed the United States' troops this fall the
Government would send next year a force which
would overcome all opposition, their answer was,
" We are aware that such will be the case, but when
those troops arrive they will find Utah a desert—
every house will be burnt to the ground, every tree
cut down, and every field laid waste. We have
three years' provisions, which we will .' cache,' and
then take to the mountains, and bid defiance to all
the powers of the Government." _ _

That Brigham will carry out his, threat of mak-
ing a Moscow of "Utah is quite possible, but that
he will shut himself up in the mountain canons
with even three years' supply' of provisions, and our
troops occupying all the arable land,. so that
he must starve when his provisions are consumed,
we do not believe. A man might very well
take care of himself in the mountain', but if he,
had 30 wives, and some 30 or 40 small children to
loik after and provide for, the undertaking wou'd
be much more difficult. We are,. that eforo, of the
opinion that the Mormons intend to favour some
other country with their presence, where they will
not bo annoyed by the stars and stripes—and there
is no country more inviting -or more convenient
than Sonora. The Mormons have been quietly but
steadily pushing their settlements towards Mexico,
and they already extend 400 miles to the south of
Salt Lake city, more than half-way to the Mexican
frontier r and should they decide upon moving in
that direction they can be beyond our boundary be-
fore we can reach them, as the country to the south
of Salt Lake City can be traversed at all seasons of
the year. •

We trust the saints will decide upon such a move,
and thereby relieve us of the disagreeable duty of
exterminating them. In Senora they wont' have
the opportunity to develop the baauties of their
teligiour and if it contains within itself the seeds of
its own destruction—as we all believe it ducs—it
will crumble to pieces and disappear, and will be
numbered with the numerous false religions that
have srrung up and had their day, and are now
only know in history.

(From the New York Times)
The fate which seems to impend over the expedi-
•
trots. to Utah wears, in some sort, the aspect of re-
tributive ju3ti3e. It was delayed so Tong in Kan-
pas, meddling in matters in which it had no busi-
ness to meddle, that the winter has caught it while
the advanced guard is still on this side the moun-
tains. -* From the v, ry outset misfortune seamed to
attend it. Great numbers of the trained soldiers
of whom it was originally composed deserted ; and
it set out on its march so late in the season that the
grass has failed, and the snow fallen heavily, before
it hat made the smallest preparation for its own sal-
vation during the cold weatt er. For the present i t
quite clear our main anxiety must be not as to whe-
ther we shall within the next six mouths subdue
Brigham Young, but whether we shall next spring -
have a single man or officer of tee old force begin
the next campaign with.
It was quite clear that all the arrangements were
made in the idea that we should enter the city of
the saints without opposition, and simply use the
troops as Governor Cumming's posse, for the sub--
sequent enforcement of the laws. In short the ex--
pelition was fit•ed out, as was that of the British
toTurkey in the late war, as a corps of observation
eu title suite of a plenipotentiary. It took with it an
_e.?ssamcus baggage train, carrying everything tre-
c ry for the troops from -Kansas to Utah, and
or foragneL
Una was all well, but the very important item
.oryteh
.ur mules seems to have bean lostsight
of. It
plains wv,ta nws_tohat in th's at ticularthe grass on
the
eartlylle,y relied on, and tithe force had
cagth in the season, this would.
only started
have served them inu
good stead, as it serves
some thousands of erilicirma::
every summer.
,But
the fact is they did not start early enough,th•
result is that the grass has failed,the,c'
mules
are

dropping off, and with them drop off, of course, the
stores of every kind. The scarcer the herbage the
greater the necessity for marching in small detach-
ments, and the nat❑ral consequence is thatthe Mor-
mons are enabled to perpetrate such outrages on
these small bodies with impunity as those of which
eaoh mail now brings tidings.
It may he fairly be laid down as a rule, that a nai-
litary force should never be employed without tak-
ing every precaution to ensure its efficiency as a
fighting machine. Threatening demonstrations,
without being prepared to support them vigorously
are neither very dignified in those making them nor
very fair towards those whom they employ. If the
Mormons are only half as great a nuisance and dis-
grace as all accounts represent them to be, a
proper regard for our own dignity as well as for
the safety of our troops would have dictated the
despatch of 6,000 men in Juno instead of 2,500 in
the fall. Nobody of course doubts for a moment
what the issue of the contest will be, but surely
the gallant men whom we have sent to vindicate
the net' onal supremacy in the defiles of the Rocky
Mountains were entitled to every guarantee against
all perils, save those of actual conflict, which care
and forethought could supply. There is nothing
very alluring in the service under its best aspects.
The field is remote and the foe ignoble, but the
authorities have aggravated its drawbacks by placing
among their number the chance of a dog's death.

the bill, and show that defendant had discounted
the bill.

Mr. Hutchinson submitted that there was no
oase for a remand.

Mr. Jaidino thought that if Mr. Lewis could
prove all that he proposed, that there would be no
case for the sessions.

Mr. Lewis submitted that it came under the
Act passed last session. Defendant had received the
bill and converted it to his own use.
Mr. Hutchinson—We admit having received the
bill, but we say it was not a good bill, and was not
worth more than we gave you for it.
Mr. Jardine thought the provisions of the Act of
last session could not apply, and as he saw no rea-
sonable probability of a case being established, he
could not again remand the defendant.
Some conversation then arose as to a charge re-
ferred to at the last hearing by the solicitor to Mr.
Courtenay, grandson of the Earl of Devon.
Mr. Hutchinson said that the bills referred to in
that case were given to Mr. Potts to get discounted,
for which be was to receive 701. commission. He
found a gentleman who was willing to advance the
amount required-5001. ; but it then appeared that
Mr. Courtenay no longer required the accommoda-
tion, having obtained it in some other quarter. But
as Mr. Potts had been at all the trouble, and had
performed his part of the agreement, he demanded
to be paid his commission before giving up the bills.
Mr. Jardine suggested that the bills might be
sealed and deposited with him, but as Mr. Potts
declined to assent, his worship observed that ho
had no power to compel him.
Mr. Lewis hoped his worship would remand de-
fendant till after the 12th, when he (defendant)
would be examined at the Insolvent Court.
Mr. Jardine—l don't think I have any right to
keep this up for your client to feel his way towards
making it a criminal charge. The defendant must
be discharged.
Mr. Hntchinson—l shall now apply for a sum-
mons for perjury against Mr Jennings, as I am pre-
pared with three witnesses to prove that a 201. note
was given to him by Mr. Potts.
Mr. Jardine—You must lay the information in
the usual way.
The parties then left the court.

MARYLEBONE.—David Paul, shoemaker, and
Emma Paul, his wife, were charged before Mr.
Broughton with most savage assaults on Miss Char-
lotte, daughter of Mr. John Schooling, landlord of
the Lamb and Flag, James street, Manchester-
square, and also with assaulting the potman, John
Dainton.

The evidence was to the effect that about half-
past 12 o'cl,:ek that morning the male prisoner
came in front of the bar and asked fgr a glass of
beer, which ho refused to pay for. She told him
that he should not have it unless he paid for it. His
wife then entered and spat iu her face. She at the
same time called her somo vile names. While she
was speaking to the female her (complainant's)
sister came out of the parlour to her assistance,
when the woman laid hold of her sister's hair and
pulled her back with great violence. She went to
upon which the man followed her
r
herhinto
rsister's
ofth ehe street.
He there laid hold of the beck
aid,
head, and pulled her with such dreadful
violence that they both fell in the street. She was
nearly insensible.

Miss Schooling produced a large quantity of hair,
which was shown to the magistrate by the chief
usher.

Mr. Broughton—Was all that pull©d from your
head ?

Complainant—Yes, sir, and I am now in great
path.
The son-in-law of the landlord proved that he
went to the assistance of complainant, and SAW
them both fall in the gutter. The male prisoner
also struck the potnian, who went to complainant's
assistance.

Police-constable D 60, who was called up, said
that when he came up he observed that the com-
plainant's face and dress were covered with mud,
her hair was also banging loose about her neck.
Tho man was fined 40s. or two months for the
assault on complainant, and 20s. or one month for
the assault on the pottnan. The woman was fined
20s. ora month for the assault on the complainant.

SOUTHWARK.—Henry Turner, a well-known
companion of thieves, was charged with stealing a
silver watch from the person henry Eames, at
the pit door of the Victoria Theatre.

The prosecutor, a young man residing at Ken-
nington, said that on the previous evening he went
with a female to the Victoria Theatre, and it was a
little before six o'clock when they arrived at the
pit doors. There was a great crowd there, and
while witness was passing in he felt a tug at his
watch chain, and on looking on one side, he saw
the prisoner's right hand leave his watch-pocket,
and he then found that his watch was gone, having
been broken off at the bar. He immediately pur-
lsued the prisoner, and caught him near the lamp-
! post-, when he fell down apparently in a fit, but see-
ing a police constable approaching, he quickly
jumped up and ran off. He pursued him again and
seized hold of him and handed him over to the cus-
tody of a constable, but his watch was not found.
The magistrate asked whether he saw the watch
in the prisoner's hand ?
not, but he distinctly saw
his hand
lmlnedplileedavtehatthheedid
pocket where the watch had
pass it to any of his companions, as there
been a minute before. He had plenty of opportu-
nities to
was a great crowd about.

A young man who was with the prosecutor at
the time, said he saw the prisoner's right hand
leave the watch pocket, and he immediately ran off.
There were several rough-looking characters about
there, who ran away at the same time.
Police-constable 6t L said he saw the prisoner
struggling with the Prosecutor shortly after six
o'clock, in the New Cut, and he was given into hig
custody for stealing his watch. The prisoner denied
having committed the robbery.
The magistrate asked the prisoner whether he
would prefer being tried by him or going to the
sessions ?

He replied that he would sooner have it settled at
once. He was guilty, but it was his first offence.
Dunne, the gaoler, here informed his worship
that he was an old offender, having been several
times in custody for picking pockets, and he had
been convicted.
The magistrate said it was a very impudent rob-
bery, and he should sentence him to six month's'
hard labour in the Souse of Correction at Wands-
worth.

WANDSWORTH.—James Squires, a respect-
ably dressed man, about 30 years of age, was placed
in the dock before Mr. Ingham' charged with the
following systematic robbery of hay from a neigh-
bones stables:—
• Thos. Burstall, foreman to Mr. Wm. Simpson, a
butcher, High-street, Wandsworth, deposed that
his employer had some stables in-South-street, ad-
joining the stableyard of Mrs. Lamming, the pri-
soner's aunt. The entrance is up
a narrow turning,
where there is no thoroughfare ;.a wooden fenci
divides the two yards, and the gates of each are
close together. Latterly he had missed several
•trusses of hay from Mr. Simpson's stables, and he
could not account in any way for their loss. At
last he marked the trusses that came into the yard,
but still they were removed. On Friday last he
missed a truss- which he had not marked, and he
consequently communicated with a constable, anti
he then marked the five remaining 'trusses in the
stable by placing two or Vireo pieces of stick,
which he notched with a knife, into each truss.
On Sunday he missed one of the marked trusses,
and be consequently went with thl constable into
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nrilli nayg correspondingyard whereth
foundey
exactly
witht o whole
11.
trussesirlj
of
Simpson's hay. In one of the trusses he discovered
the marked pieces of wood.
Mrs. Martha Lamming stated that she was a
widow, and followed her late husband's business,
that of a drover. Since 16th Sept. last the prisoner
who was her husband's nephew, had ben assisting
her, and managed the stable which adjoined Mr.
Simpson's. The prisoner bought the bay as it was
required, and she always gave him the money for it.
On Wednesday last the prisoner told her he had
bargained for some hay with a man who had a cart
—3he believed for five trusses. He said ho was to
pay 9s. for it, and witness accordingly gave him a
half-sovereign. Site did not see the bay, nor did
she know what hay
_there was in the stable. _ _

The prisoner deniedth-e;Obbery, and said he had
bought
of 11.1nan with a cart.
Inspector the hayß apsley
said the prisoner only came
out of gaol in S last, where he had been
impri-
soned for six mohtlis for a robbery at Kingston.
Mr. Ingham:said he had no doubt of the prisoners
guilt, and the probability was that he had been put
suing a system of plunder since he had been with
his aunt. He had nft only robbed Mr. Sinipsoib
but be had defrauded his aunt. He committed hitu
fin three months, with bard labour, in the Wand's-
worth House of Correction.

HAMMERSMITH.—.Francis Adair, aged 17,
the son of Major Adair, of Royal-crescent, Nutting
hill, was placed in the dock, before Mr. Inghati3,
charged with,wilfully breaking a coal-cellar iron-
belonging to-Mr. Etenmßoyler,i a gentleman
residing at No. 14, Royal-crescent.
From the evidence of the complainant and Ins
Witnesses it appeared that between 10 and 11 on
Monday night Mr. Boyler heard a noise in front of
his house, aud upon looking through his bedroom
window he saw, several young gentleman stand-
ing near to the opening in the pavement
leading to the coal-cellar, and the iron covering
was off. fie could not distinguish who they were,