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London, England, 1857-11-21 00:00:00

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large town, which was one of our police stations,
turned out our police, and occupied it in the name
of the King of Delhi.
" Our force now consists of the following ;-90
men (Goorkhas) of the Nussecreo Battalion, 30
troopers of the 3d Cavalry (native), 90 troopers of
the Ist Punjaub Cavalry, 2 mountain train pans,
or rather one 3-pounder gnu and one 12-pounder
howitzer.

"Our party of officers consists of Mr. Edwards,
the magistrate of the district, under whose orders
of course the force acts ; Mr. Cuyler, who com-
mands the detachment of Goorkhas, and whom we
look upon as virtually in military command of the
whole force ; Captain Galloway commanding the
3d Light Cavalry ; Mr. Low, a young civilian,
a son of old General Low, formerly the resident at
Lucknow, a very good fellow, who joined us with
50 troopers of the Punjab Cavalry doing duty with
him ; and myself, who have charge and commanel
of the guns. So, you see, my education in this re-
spect, under good old Sergeant-Major Livesey, in
the artillery division attached to the Essex Yeo-
manry, has been most valuable.
" They sent us from Meerut the guns, the trails
fastened to mule shafts, drawn by post horses, with
only 50 rounds, a gun, and no artillerymen. How-
ever, 12 of the Goorkhas were told off to work the
guns ; but with the best will in the world they can-
not learn their work in a day. All the ammuni-
tion was in boxes, laden upon a large Government
store cart, and from the time it took us to get the
cart unpacked and the rusty pins taken out of the
shafe, we calculated that we could not possibly bring
the guns into action under two or three hours ; so
I set to work, and fortunately found two little
swivel guns and limbers belonging to a friendly
Nawab, the limbers of which I found would do for
my little guns, and the day I was at Meerut had
them fitted up with partitions for shot and shell,
and so now work the guns with bullocks—a pair to
each gun. In the limbers I carry 18 rounds for the
howitzer and 21 rounds for the gun. I have also
arranged that a spare box of ammunition for each
gun is carried on an elephant, with spare rammers,
poles for slinging the guns, &c., the rest following
in the big waggon ; so that now, if I had but men,
the little guns would be as effective as they can be.
" The day before yesterday we went out at a big
disaffected village, which was first surrounded by
the cavalry, and then entered by the infantry. A
few shots were tired, which made me unlimber, and
lay my guns upon an old fort in the centre and light
my slow matches; it was a false alarm, but quite
enough to show me how very unsteady and unfit
for artillerymen are my little Goorkhas. We took
a great deal of stolen property, in defence of some
of which a small party which had lagged in the
rear had a skirmish, and killed two of their assail-
ants. Hardly had we bathed and sat down to
dinner on our return, thoroughly knocked up,
when we received intelligence that our friend,
Khairatti Khan, was within five miles of us, and
meant to attack us in the night. We were very
tired, and so we went to bed, having thrown out
pickets and given all necessary orders in case of an
alarm. Surely enough, about 1 o'clock in the
morning, my servant seized me by the leg, and
awoke me with the news that they were actually in
the city of Shamlee. In five minutes every
man was at his post. One si ie of our
camp was protected by a broad piece of
water, and the Goorkhas were thrown out in
skirmishing order along the other three fronts,
supported by detachments of the cavalry. My men
were so very unsteady that I agreed with Cuyler
that it would be better not to use the gunser.) we
dismounted them, putting the linchpins and rum-
mers awry, and sendiug the gunners with their
comrades as skirmishers. Strong cavalry patrols
had gone out once, and all kinds of rumours came
in to us, but no enemy ; at last the cavalry re-
turned, having examined all the roads and reported
that no enemy could be discovered. Yesterday we
were to have marched on Boorhanab, the town
from which our police were expelled, but one of
our party was so ill with fever, that we deferred it
till to-night. By the delay we gain a material ac-
cesssiem to our force-250 Sikhs, new levies, wild
men, capitalmaterial, but undrilledland bacllyarmed.
We intend to march first upon the town of Boor-
banal), and, unless the rebels bolt at our approach, to
take it, and an old fort which they now occupy, this
will give us the command of the Hindun river and a
safe line of retreat, which we have at present upon
either Mozuffernugger, or a place called Kha-
Lowly, on the Meerut road, and from thence, if
we are strong enough, we shall attack the rebels,
or, if not, wait until additional force is sent from
Meerut to strengthen and co-operate with us. We
daily expect to hear news of the fall of Delhi, &c.
The heavy siege train and last reinforcements from
the north had arrived, and the batteries advanced
between 200 and 300 yards of the place."
" Mozuffernugger, Sept. 22.
" I wrote to you from a place called Shamlee on
the 13th inst., where our little force then was. I
take an opportunity of a quiet day to give you a
further account of our subsequent movements. On
the night of the 13th of Sept. we marched from
Shamlee upon a town on the Hindun river called
Boorhanah, from which our police had been ex-
pc • aftvz dawn wt.: came abreast of a Pee.
vil-
lage called Jo wlah, belonging to the King of Delhi,
and before the head of our column had cleared

it large numbers of men, bath horse and foot,
emerged from the village, and were seen coming
down upon ourflank ; they were armed with match-
locks, swords, and spears, and came on with
drums beating and with loud shouts in a long irre-
gular line. Our cavalry of the advanced and rear

guards went at them forthwith, taking them on
both flanks, cut down and shot a good number,
and drove the rest into the village, into which the
irregular troopers and Affghan Levi-s followed
_ .

them. In the meantime the infantry and my guns
came up as fast as they could, and I was well pleased
to find that my bullocks and little guns could get
along so well. On our arrival the infantry scouted
the vill3ge, killing all whom they found, and ulti-
mately set fire it. I took up a position outside.
In about an hour, after our wild men had sated

themselves with plunder, and were with difficulty
collected, we returned to our baggage, whi h had
been left with but a slender guard, and resumed
our march, having given the rascals a thorough
chastisement. Wheu we reached Boorbauah we
were given to understand that the old fort was

still iirrlioned by about eighty mcn. It was
very hot, the men were much done up, and we

could no good place from which to shell it ; so

the infantry Rent in

at once to the main

gate, which was found shut and firmly secured.

brought
_up my little guns by hand, and after load.

lug the howitzer with grape, to bo ready in case of
a rush upon the guns, I blew in the wicket after

sundry discharges with, powder only from the gun,
and the infantry poured in, but to our Hurpriso
found it empty. The garrison, it seems, had bolted
as soon as they heard of our successful scrimmage
at Jowlah. That night we encamped outside, le kv-
ing the Sikhs and Affgbaus in the fort as agarrison
and the next day we were reinforced by 100 Sikhs
and two Horse Artillery guns from Meerut. But
we heard on the same day the melancholy naws of
our post at Shamlee (which had been garrisoned by
what was considered by the native officer in charge
an ample number of men), havinc, been attacked
by the Mussulntans of a town called -Timm Bhawan,
carried the place burnt, and all our officials and all

their force (Amounting-to upwards of 100 men) de-
stroyed. The Muisulmans had come In great force
with three little guns. We marched at once on

Shmalee which, as we expect4d we found evacuated
by the enemy, and it was decided by the officer
in command to advance upon and attack Thaua,
Bhawun. We marched at 2 a.m., but on the receipt
of intelligence that our own central station of Moz.

uffurnuggur was thr.mtened by the enemy the ad-
vance was abandoned, and we marched into Moz-
ufforauggur-21. miles. The next night we marched
at 6 p.m. on Liana Bliawun, the advance guard
being formed of 70 of the Ist Punjaub Cavalry,
then 120 Goorkhas, the two horsy artillery guns,
followed by my guns, then 150 Sikhs anl AffAan
levies, and for the rear guard 50 of the lat Punjaub
Irregular Cavalry. The road was very bad, and we
had to cross the River llindun again by night, and
reached Thana Bhawun about 8 a.m.

" We found the enemy in good numbers outside
the town, in the gardens and on little eminences,
which were cleared by a few shot and shell from
Fraser's guns. The whole forced advanced, crossing
a nullah a quarter of a, mile in front of the town,
when they opened upon 119, their first shot killing a
cavalry horse. Our guns were first opened with shot
and shell upon the main gate, over which they
had a sort of bastion, and afterwards advanced

nearer, firing grape, the suburb; upon either flank
being occupied and cleared by the infintry, who
advanced close up to the walls ; but, as the.guns
had no elramand, very little effect was produced,
except the withdrawal of the enemy's two guns ;
and, as it was soon clear that the musketry fire
from the wads was not being reduced, and we had
alreldy had an officer and one or two men hit, this
attack was abandoned. Much about this time I
got my little guns into action farther to the left,
clearing a garden in which a number of the enemy
hid assembled with a round shot and a shell that
would have pleased our old friend Serjtaut-Major
Livesey, and seat a few more rounds into a nig
home on tho city walls, which seemed occupied
by a good many of the enemy. Then the Horse
Artillery guns came up and Eeut some more
shot and shell into the city. It was now de-
cided that au assault should be tried, and ac-
cordingly an assaulting column of Sikhs and
Ghocrlias was put together, and advanced,
under Captain Smifk •tud. Mr. Cuyler, through
the suburbs, 31rt..1 fired, covering their own
advance, but et time effectually prtvent-

ing ue from seeing their movements. We were all
' astonished and disgusted at the backwardness of
the Sikhs and Ghoorkas, whom we had thought not
deficient in pluck. They were hiding in all possible
places, and it seems that only about 50 in all fol-
lowed their officers, who got into the town, drove
back- their opponents, and took two guns. Every
one outside exerted themselves to the utmost to
get supports to go in, but not a man would go. As
soon as they were collected for this purpose they
melted away ; added to this, that from the smoke
and crackling of the burning thatch we could neither
see our assaulting party nor hear their bugles ; and
after about 20 minutes, finding it impossible to get
men to follow any of us in, it was necessary to re-
call them, and as I rode to do so I met them coming
out, having been driven back by the enemy, who
rallied when they saw how few there were, and that
they were unsupported. They had lost about 25
men killed and wounded, including Capt. Smith,
who was badly shot in the arm, a native officer
killed, another mortally wounded ; altogether, our
loss bad amounted to 15 killed and 20 wounded.
There was then nothing for it but to retire, which
was done after a short halt on the other side of the
nullah in good order, the baggage being sent first.
"About four miles from Thtna Bhawun, we
came opposite a large village called Lohane, a great
number of armed men issued from that place and
came down upon our left flank, probably seeing the
baggage and thinking that the whole column was
in disorder, but we speedily undeceived them, the
Irregular and Affghan levies charging them in
three separate parties under Low, Melville, and
myself. We cut up about 60 or 70 of them in about
ten minutes, and dispersed the rest, but unfortu-
nately Low, with more spirit than caution, followed
them into the village and got into a scrape, having
his reins cut and himself severely wounded in three
places. After this we continued our march un-
molested to the river Hindun, which we crossed and
bivouacked for a couple of hours, and then went on
to Mozuffurnuggur, which we reached at 12 o'clock
p.m., having thus marched 36 miles, besides a hard
day's fighting. Our total loss was 15 killed and 23
wounded, including three English and two native
officers. Our force consisted of 160 cavalry, 200
infantry, two Horse Artillery guns, and my two
guns. . - " Sept. 23.
.

"This day a force, consisting of English cavalry
and riflemen, 300 Sikhs two 9-pounders and twu
6-pounder guns, and four small mortars, have
arrived from Meerut to enable us to smash Thana
Bhawun. The force will march this night, and, I
doubt not, do the work well. The Ghoorkas are to
stay and garrison this place (Mozuffurnuggur), and
my two little guns, which are worked by their com-
rades likewise. I shall, however, accompany the
force in my civil capacity alone. We have received
at last the news of the complete occupation of Delhi
by our troops, and last night fired a salute in con-
sequence ; but I fear our people have suffered very
severely.

DESCRIPTION OF THE SIEGE OF DELHI.
The following particulars are extracted from an
interesting letter forwarded to his father at York,
by a young man who was engaged with the 6th
Carabineere in the assault upon Delhi :
" Delhi, Sept. 27.
" Delhi at last is in our possession . . My
last letter was dated the 24th of Aug., and since
then we have had arrive 16 18-pounders and 6 24-
pounders, with six 10-inch mortars, to augment our
batteries, which were advanced from nearly a mile
to under 200 yards float the walls, an 1, with the
guns we took from them, numbered about 60 play-
ing upon the city at one time. We lo•t eeveral
men in the erection of the batteries, from the mus-
ketry from off the walls. The finest artillery officer,
Capt. Fagan, a genileman who never left the bat-
teries since our first arrival, was shot dead at his
gun. On account of the want of artillery we had
to assist at the batteries. We had a sergeant shot
dead, and a private wounded severely. I may
mention that the Rajah of Bareilly, with about
10,000 infantry, 1,000 cavalry, and 14 guns, took
up a strong position in our rear, his object being to
attack us 1 that quarter when they attacked us in
front from tee city; but as soon as we were made
acquainted with it a force was despatched to engage
him. We came upon him about 3in the morning,
and, after a most obstinate fight till 9, they were
routed with tremendous loss. All their guns, camp,
elephants, camels, three lens of rupees, &c., were
captured. Three of the guns were of the most
beautiful make—all brass, and the King of Delhi's
private property.
" And now for the siege. For three days our
batteries played incessantly upon the walls, where
a slight breach was made. It was the opinion of
a great many that the siege would go on until the
walls were levelled with the ground ; but on the
fourth morning every soldier was ordered to the
front. The Rifles and 75th were to enter at the
Cashmere-gate ; Bth and Glat by the breach ;
Ghoorkas, Coke's Rifles, and Ist and 2d Europeans
to scale the walls. The Sepoys, seeing the Rifles
and Sappers marching on the gate, instead of allow-
ing us to blow up the gates, saved us trouble by
doing it themselves, and immediately crossed bay-
onets with our Rifles, and owing to their immense
numbers kept their ground until the arrival of tte
75th, who poured three deadly volleys into them,
and then gave a cheer, when the Sepoys turned
and ran under corer of two 24-pounders, loaded
with grape, iu the centre of the street. Our fellows,
seeing the flash, dropped on their faces, and won-
derful to state, only four were wounded. That day
we held one side of Delhi, the Sepoys the other.
Our loss was very severe, bat nothing compared
with that of the enemy.
" Gen. Nicholson (the Lion of the Punjaub')
was wounded while scaling the walls, and has since
died of his wounds. Capt. Rosser, of my troop,
was shot in the head. The ball remains there, and
he lies in a very precarious cendition. A great
many officers were hiss:iced over. During the day
we took 114 guns and the remaining two magazines.
One of them had as much shot and shell as would
last an army of 50,000 for three years, and guns of
enormous calibre-68-pounders, but all without
limbers. After the Sepoys were beaten back, street
after street, the greater pact went into the fort,
where the King's Palace is. For three days we
bombarded it, tero-vrieg as many as nine shells a
minute ; but so prodigious is its strength that very
little mischief was done, our fellows not venturing
in at the gate, on account of it being mined, and
four 10-inch guns staring them in the fee^. At last
a breach was made, aid in a short time the fore,
Palace, and the whole of Delhi was in our posses-
sion, after seven days' hard fighting, and, I am
sorry to add, a severe loss on our side. There are
several officers and soldiers here who have served
in the Crimea, and declare that Sebastopol buffer-
ings were below their sufferings hi re ; and when
the Indian summer monsoons and the repeated
attacks from the Sepoys in thousands are con-
sidered, it is not to be wondered at. Before Sir
H. Barnard's death our average loss was from 100
to 300 etch attack. Since General Wilson took
command (our Meerut brigadier), which is about six
weeks ago, we have not lost 500 up to the assault.
. . . As for a description of Delhi, if I except
London, England, Ireland, or Scotland cannot pro-
duce its equal."
The writer refers to the Palace, and says :
" The old King is in it, a prisoner. Two of his
sous are shot. The one who assumed the sove-
reignty of India has gone with the rebels towards
Luckuo w. Although their loss was tremendous, it
is supposed their force gone away was 12,000 in-
tently, 4,000 cavalry, with a few guns, and an enor-
mous treasury. General Havelock will talk to them,
no doubt. We have sent a moveable column of the
Lancers, 750, Bth, 61st, and the 2d Regiment of
Sikhs, with two troops of horse artillery, in pur-
suit.
" For a description of the riches of Delhi my
pen is inadequate. Cashmere shawls, inlaid with
gold, bodices covered with gold lace, skirts of
dresses, watches, bars of gold, beds of silk and
down, such as no nobleman's house in England
could produce—you would see Sikhs carrying out of
Delhi the first day as if they were almost nothing.
A shawl which iu England would fetch 1001. they
were selling for four rupees, and you may depend
our fellows were not behind them. . . . It is
supposed the Rifles will go to England with up-
wards of 1,000/. each, though General Wilson has
issued an order that the prizes shall be all put toge-
ther and divided. Most of our men are worth up-
wards of 100 rupees."

The following is a translation of a Persian letter :
"Jubbulpore, Oct. 10.
. .

" Last week we received the welcome news of the
capture of Delhi and relief of Lucknow in such a
manner as it does no; leave the least shadow of
(Lubt. The whole city was illuminated, fireworks
we-e let off, nautehes were giro], and the bankers
and other respectableclisses of the city waited upon
the authorities, offered their unfeigned congratuh-
Cons and uuzranalm Thu unforunate 52d Regt.
Berigal Native Infantry received an effectual
blow from the Madras Artillery and Infantry ;
they were shot down lite sparrows; the loss
on our side vat very trifling. The enemy, no
doubt, would have done a great harm if we had
no artillery. Upwards of 100 were killed and the
remainder flew like shots ; some were hu!.g in the
field of b 'tile, several have been apprehended and
executed, to the great joy of the inhabitants, who
assemble.l to see them suffer the last penalty of the I
law. By the indefatigable exertions of Majors Ers-
kine, Sleeman, Pinkney, and other officials, every
order and security of life and property have been
maintained wil hill the clty up to this moment, but
the neighbouring districts trans and cis Nerbudda
are in a disturbed state. Kuttung-gee, Mujholee,
Seehora, Loharee, Bgreah,Patnn, and other towns

and villages have been plundered by the refractory
Zemindars and Boondailahs. Captain Clerk of the
4th Madras Light Cavalry, Deputy-Commissioner
of this place, has gone across tha Nerbudda to sup-
press disturbances and restore order. This officer
has greatly dist;nguished himself in detecting the
machination and tampering of Rajah Shunker Shah
and his accomplices. Within the districts of Jhansi
Jalons, Rum Gurh, and Boondail Khund numer-
ous petty Zemindars have raised the standard of
revolt and rebellion.

Nursinglspore, Kundailee, Baitool, Hooshungga-
bad, and Bhopal by the latest accounts ere safe.
The Begum of the latterplace proved herself a very
stanch and stedfast adherent to the British interest
at this critical juncture.
Durnmoh has bean intrusted to th, Rajah of
Punna. The Maharajah of Reewah is still con-
tinuing to do good service to the Government, and
there is every likelihood of his Highness's proving
faithful. Major Erskine works night and day, and
is adopting every precautionary measure, against
any surprise of the rebels. The day poor Lieut.
M'Gregor was buried numerous native gentlemen
who attended his funeral were crying most bitterly.
He was an amiable, good-natured young officer.
We are all here very much in need of reinforce-
ments. I hope to God troops may soon arrive here
and relieve us of our great anxiety and suspense of
mind.

THE BRITISH IN INDIA.
We hare been favound with the following list o;
easualtieg during September
_ _

" Mr. Colvin, Lieutenant .Governor of Agra, died al
Agra.

" Mr. Greathed, Civil Service Commissioner, Delhi,
died at Delhi.
" Lieut. Grierson, sth Foot, died at Umballs.
"Lieut. Pogson and Lieut. Webb, Bth Foot, killed at

" Captain Hunt, 6lst Foot, died at Kussowlee.
"Lieut. Fitzgerald, 75th Foot, killed at Delhi.
" Lieut. Hallam, 52d Foot. died.
" Ensign Bradshaw, 52d Foot, killed at Delhi.
"Capt. Fagan and Lieut.Hildebraad, Artillery, killed
at Delhi.

" Lieut. Tandy, Engineers, killed at Delhi.
" Capt. Beatson, Ist Cavalry, died at Cawnpore. This
is a son of Col. Beatson, who is a Commissary-General.
" Major Jacob, let European Regt., killed at Delhi.
" Lient. Homfray, 17th Native infantry, killed at
Delhi.

"Lieut. Davidson, 26th Native Infantry, killed a'
Delhi.

"Brigadier-General Nicholson, 27th Native Infantry,
killed at Delhi.
" Ensign Wandby, 36th Native Infantry, died.
" Lieut. Murray, 42d Native Infantry, killed at Delhi,
" Ensign Walter, 45th Native Infantry, died.
" Lieut. M'Barnett, 55th Native Infantry, killed at
Delhi.

"Major Holmes, Lieut. Bannerman, and Dr. Garner,
59th Native Infantry, killed at Segowlee.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—Nov. 20.

MANSION-HOUSE.—Mary Ann Shea, alias
Magalearn, a girl 13 years of age, who hut been re-
manded upon the charge of stealing 101 b. of old iron
and carpenters' chisels, worth 2s. 6d., from some
premises in course of erection in Mitre-court, Cheap-
side, was again brought before the Lord Mayor and
Mr. Alderman Hale in petty sessions.
At the last examination the prisoner, after the
charge had•been proved against her, confessed her
guilt, and begged hard to be allowed to go home,
declaring it was her first offence. This assertion,
however, was contradicted by police-constable Wm.
Morris, No. 419, who stated that he had known the
prisoner for a long time, and that she was the con-
stant associate of juvenile thieves, a number of
whom were waiting outside the court to learn the
result of the charge. The girl said she was the
daughter of Roman Catholic parents, that for a long
time past she had been sent out to beg, and to take
to her parents whatever money she received.
The Lord Mayor, finding that the girl had been
brought up in the Roman Catholic faith, directed
Mr. Goodman, the chief clerk, to communicate
with the authorities of the Catholic Reformatory
School, Beauchamp-lodge, Hamtnersmitb, and a
gentleman from that institution was present during
the proceedings at the Mansion-house yesterday.
Daniel Msgabern, the father of the girl, who had
been served with a second summons, after having
refused to attend to the first, was called into the
witness-box, and in reply to the Lord Mayor said
he was a Roman Catholic, and wished his daughter
to go into some reformatory institution.
The Girl (crying bitterly)--Oh, father, pray,
pray don't send me there ; pray don't, pray don't.
. The Lord Mayor—Magabern, I understand you
are in the habit of writing letters for people in
distress.

Magabern—No, I do not, indeed ; I work hard
for my living. I have this year been haymaking,
harvesting. and hopping.
The Lord Mayor—l have been making inquiries
about you, and find that you have been in the
Dublin police.
Ala,gabern—That's true.
The Lord Mayor—You have also been in the
Excise ?

I Magabern—Ye 3.
The Lord Mayor—Two years ago you were in the
Glasgow police ?
tbern—Yes ; and I work at the docks some-
times now. I have two boys and four girls, the
eldest of whom is 16.

A policeman, named M`Kenzie, said, he had
known Magabern, his wife, and children, for 10
years. They lived by begging.
The Lord Mayor—Magabern, your wife, I am
told, refuses to come here, because you have given
her a black eye.
Magabarn—l did not do it ; she fell against the
window shutter.

aboutthe girl, said—
to pass upon
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Is sal ilmg
n convinced you will
an act of the greatest
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possible kindness to a little girl in your unfor-
tunate position. lam about to remove you from
the custody of very bad parents, who have had it
in their power properly to pro/iile for you and
bring you up, and who have not only neglected to
do so, but have actually lived upon your success in
begging and stealing. You will now be rescued
flona the path of vice and wretchedness, and under-
g.) a training which will make you a useful mem-
13:r of socie.y. Parents are perhaps not aware that
they are liable for the maintenance of their children
during the time they are detained in a reformatory
establishment, and may be imprisoned fr..‘r non-
payment. lam determined to free the city of the
large number of destitute children who are in the
habit of collecting principally in the vicinity of the
Royal Exchange. I hope the sentence lam abut
to pass will have the effect of lessening the number
of destitute children who are sent into the streets
to beg, and whose parents spend in idleness and
profligacy the money they are fortunate enough to
ot.taiu. The Shoeblack Society has now become, as
it were, a fixed trade, and I hope that the efforts
of the Streetsweepers' Society will be equally
successful. All the pence given to these lads
are appropriated towards their maintenance and
instruction ; and as soon as the public are aware
of this fact I am sure they will generously ald
these poor boys as far as they can. Mary Ann
Magabern, it is the opinion of my brother magi-
strate and myself that you should be imprisGned.
for 14 days in the House of Correction at Hollo-
way ; and that at the expiration of that time
_you

should be sent to the Catholic Reformatory School
at Hammersmith for three years.
Immediately the sentence was pronounced the
girl, who throughout the proceedings was over-
whelmed with grief, and earnestly implored. her
father to take her home with him, fell upon her
knees, and firmly grasping the rails in front of the
dock, shrieked and screauaed most violently. She
was carried out of the court in a fainting state. A
more painful scene has never been witnessed in a
court of justice,.

Mazatern (coolly)—You have done the best
thing you could, my Lord.
The Lord Mayor—lf
you had not been a worth-
less, idlo fellow, there wou!d hive been no neces-
sity for myiseuding her to that institution. I have
no doubt that when she leaves it she will be able to
get into respectable service, and be comfortably
situatei.

GUILDHALL. —llrs. Eliza
,'Williams, a ias Elmsley, who was remanded from
Thursday upun a charge of imposing upon. hotel
and boarding-house proprietors,Perkins, arias
was aga'n brought
up, when the porter at Ridley's 11
and said the prisoner applied for accommodation
on the afternoon of the 9th inst., and on being
otel attends
i
in-
formed she mild not be received she asked wbere
there was a respectable hotel near, and the porter
named several, including .the Black Bull in Hol-
born.

The Alderman, upon hearino.
this, decided that
the porter's evidence had upse7 the charge of false
pretences, and unless there was any other complaint
she must be discharged.
The prisoner was accordingly liberated.

BOW-STREET.—The summons aglinst the six
booksellers in Holywell-street, on whose premists
seizures of ob3cene books, prints,
&0., were made on
Friday of last week, having been made returnable
at 3 o'clock yesterday, the police attended at that
hour and produced the property seized.
Mr. Bodkin again appeared for the Home-office,
Mr. Orridge attended ai counsol for one of the dt-
f. ndants, and Mr. Lewis, jun., as solicitor for an-
other.

Mary Elliott, of 14, Holywell-street, was first
called. She at once came forward and expressed

great anxiety to contradict a statement made at the
last examination, that she was the same person who
on the occasion of the former seizure, wrote a peni-
tential letter to the Houle-office, promising not to
offend again. She also alleged that some of the
books now seized had been returned as unobjec-
tionable on the former occasion.

Inspector Lester said this was not the case. At
the former seizure the books, &c., were all of an
objectionable character, and none were returned.
In this case one book and a few prints were re-
turned. The remainder were ordered to be retained
for 7 days, when they will be destroyed, unless in
the case of an appeal, or of any further proceedings
on the part of Government.
A person who represented himself to be a soli-
citor's clerk appeared for the next defendant,
Edward Morris, of 25, Wych-street, but, as he
produced no written authority from the solicitor
in whose name he attended, Mr. Jardine refused
to hear him. Defendant did not answer to his
name.

Two pictares in frames and one hook were
ordered to be returned. Several copies of a book
called " Aristotle" were condemned and ordered to
be detained as in the former case.
In the next case the person summoned was
Thomas Blackall, of 16, Ilolywell-street, in whose
stead appeared an old man named Dugdale, who
stated that he was the owner and occupier of the
house. In order to attend he had been brought
up on a habeas from Coldbath-fields Prison, where
he is at present undergoing a sentence of two
years' imprisonment for selling obscene publi-
cation. He attempted to dispute the proceed-
ings from the beginning, alleging that the
seizure was illegal, and, when overruled on
this point, demanding to go over the works
seriatim. After much time had been wasted in lis-
tening to his somewhat violent declamation,
Mr. Jardine disposed of the case by condemning
two large parcels of books, &c., and ordering a com-
paratively small quantity tb be returned.
Mr. Lewis appeared for the next defendant,
William Wynn, and contended that the "Aristotle,"
of which 14 copies bad been seized, was a medical
work, and not obscene.

Mr. Jardine was of a contrary opinion. The title
page alone was enough to condemn the book. .
A quantity of books, pamphlets, trc., were con-
dom-zed, and a small portion of hooks, &c., and
some stereotype plates of "Fox's Book of Martyrs"
were returned.

Mr. Orridge appeared for the next defendant,
Richard Wynn, who, he observed, was not a habitual
dealer in these works, which had been suffered to
creep in among his stock by inadvertence.
Mr. Jardine said these observations were no an-
swer to the charge, but might possibly be taken into
account by the authoritie4 in considering the pro-
priety of instituting further proceedings.
In this case only a small quantity of books was
condemned, and the remainder returned.
In the next case the person summoned was John
Thornhill, but Dngdale again appeared, and stated
that the premises were his. He took the same
course as in the former case, insisting upon each of
the condemned lx)oks being shown to him, and ask-
ing the magistrate to point out the objectionable
portions, which, of course, his worship refused to
do. As, however, he failed to show cause against
the destruction of the copies the order was made out
as in the other cases.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—Thos. Haydon
was charged with stealing a quantity of jewellery
and other articles from the shop of his employer,
Mr. Richard Waylett, 232, Oxford-street.
Mr. Waylett said the prisoner entered his service
about six years ago, and was discharged about 13
months hack. About a month of er the prisoner
ha I left him he missed a variety of articles, among
them a sugar basin and cream jug, now in the hands
of the police. The property missed exceeded 201.
in value.

Police-sergeant Sedgewick, of the West Riding
of Yorkshire constabulary, said, on the Ist of May
he apprehende l the prisoner for robbing his master,
Mr. Cooper, of Huddersfield. On reaching the pri-
soner's house he found a quantity of duplicates re-
lating to property stolen from his former master, Mr.
Waylett. He also found a sugar basin, cream jug,
12 forks, six knives, and other articles, all of
which were identified by Mr. Waylett, who had
been communicated with as soon as the property
was found. The prisoner was sentenced to six
months' imprisonment for robbing Mr. Cooper, and
after the expiration of the sentence witness took
him into custody and brought him to London.
Thos. Smith, assistant to Mr. Mills, pawnbroker,
produced six silver spoons pledged on the 15th of
Nov. 1850 ; and Wm. Powell, Upper Park-place,
produced a tablespoon and six forks pledged last
Dec.;and Wm. Bezant, assistant to Mr. Brooks,
30, Orchard-street, produced a quantity of spoons
and other articles pledged at several times.
All the property produced was identified by Mr.
Waylett.

The prisoner reserved his defence, and was fully
committed.

WESTMINSTER.—Mr. Arnold, the presiding
magistrate, was occupied for some hours in hearing
a charge of libel preferred by Mr. Benjamin Cole-
man, a merchant in the Poultry, against Mr. Edwin
Ward Jackson, of 14, Cravenhill-gardens, Bays-
water, a county magistrate.
Mr. Tindal Atkinson, in opening the case, ad-
verted to there havingbeen a recentcomplain.against
the defendant for libel at the Mansion-house, which
had failed for want of legal proof. The present
prosecution was for unlawfully publishing a certain
defamatory libel against Mr. Coleman, addressed to
Mr. Wm. Dredge, 10, Great George-street, within
the district of this court. He first proposed to show
the animus which existed in this case, and which
was attributable to the defendant owing his client
a large sum of money ; and he would then call
witnesses to prove that the letter containing the
libel was in the handwriting of the defendant. It
had the effect of creating a prejudice in the mind of
the gentleman to whom it was addressed, who had
had some transactions with the complainant, and a
more atrocious, unfounded, unwarrantable, or cow-
ardly attack had never been made upon the reputa-
tion of a gentleman whose character had never been
impeached. He then read the following letter :
" S r,—There is a deep-dyed scoundrel about town who
has tried various dodges for the purpose of extorting
money. His practice is to scrape acquaintance with
gentlemen as with myself, and others, and get to know
their history, and then, by trumped up tales, simulated
reports, and perverted statements, to threaten to expose
them. I understand he has been lately trying his hand
with two gentlemen, one a member of the Stock Ex-
change, and the other a respectable merchant, but has
failed, both of which have come to my knowledge under
c circumstancesases a r
em ent
iwo
nh
ei ch leave
d,
forw huol
i chd.doubt
eovfetrh, r c
at rnuntoht. 0
voucht h e r.
Having heard him b• act of you among his personal
friends, I deem it a duty to a man occupying your posi-
tion to write and caution you to be on your guard against
the advances of this designing plausible Jew, whom I
have discovered to be a most cunning unrcrupulous man,
and whose vocation in the city seems to be to trip up the
unguarded and ensnare his benefactors. His name is
Coleman.

" City, Obit. 12.
"P. S. I obviously cannot give you the name in a
letter by p et, but will give particulars when I see you."
Mr. Tindal Atkinson added that, the facts of the
case at the Mansion-house having come before the
public, Mr. Dredge, with very gentlemanly
feel-
ing, placed himself in communication with Mr.
Coleman, from whom he had withdrawn his confi-
, denca, and the present proceedings were resorted to.
Mr: W. Dredge, engineer, Great George-street,
proved the receipt of the letter above given about
the 15th of Oct. He had previously had some busi-
ness transactions with Mr. Oilman, and in conse-
quence of the letter withdrew some papers which
Mr. Co!eman had in his possession.
In reply to an inquiry from Mr. Sergeant Parry,
witness said he was not personally acquainted with
Mr. Jackson, and shou!d not have known him if he
had met him.
Mr. Benjamin Coleman said he had known the
defendant since 1845, and had had transactions with
him since. In the course of business there was
correspondence between them. Alter 1845 or 1846
he had no communication with def naant, till 1855,
when some communication took place between them
again. He knew the defendant's handwriting, and
had not a doubt that he wrote the libel produced.
Mr. Parry, having declared that in his informa-
tion upon which proceedings were taken in the case
at the Mansion-house, and his subsequent evidence
on tho other case, witness had differed as to the
handwriting on the envelope, put in the following
respecting monetary transactions between the
parties :

" We have this 10th day of September, 1856, been
paid by and received from Elwin Word Jackson,
per the hands of Stamper, ids solicitor, the sum of 2001 ,
as and in full payment and absolute satisfaction and
charge of all and every one and each of our joint and
several claims and demands whatsoever sot up, arid hi
complete liquidation of all our differences against, him ;
and in consideration of such payment and receipt we
hereby undertake and promise that no further miarepre-
scntat ion in the Liverpool Stock Exchange or elsewhere
shall henceforth be made by or through the means,
agency, privity, or procurement of us, or either of u.,
that be hitherto wa,, now ic, or hereafter may be, a re-
pudiator of shares or otherwise, in injury or prejudice of
his character or to give him annoyance; and that we will
do our best endeavours, to counteract any such misre-
presentation in the raid Stock Exchange or elsewhere,
to make the contrary (being the truth) appear.
" Witness our hant4s,
" f/COLMAN AND TODD." j
Witness, John Stamper."
Witness admitted the validity of the above, but
begged explain. There was a balance of 1,2001.
duo from defendant to witness and hiipartner, aris-

jug out of transactions wltni they were in business
at Liverpool, and defendant was p osted as a defaulter.
In about 12 months afterwards defendant came to
him in the guise of a pauper, with his coat broken
under the arm, and begged him in the humblest
manner to forget the past, to accept 2001. in liqui-
dation of the 1,2001., that his name as a defaulter
might be removed from the Stock Exchange, with
au assurance that when his prospects brightened he
would act honourably towards the firm in the trans-
action. In 1855 witness again met him iu London,
when he said he would pledge his coat to redeem
his honour in past transactions, and proposed fur-
ther business. Witness here went into details of
business between them, which resulted in cross
actions for their respective claims, and defendant
having to pay witness 150/. and costs.

Five geildemen were called, who deposed to the
best of their belief that the libel was in the hand-
writing of the defendant.

Mr. Parry said that bis client, through him, de-
nied in the most emphatic terms that he had writ-
ten or sent the letter in question. The learned
barrister, in defence, then went on to de,cribe the
present proceeding as part of a deeply laid scheme
to extort money from his client by the threat of
exposure of some circumstances which had occurred
in the earlier period of his life, and the letter as a
fabrication for the purpose of carrying on the en-
deavour with effect. His client, be declared, had
a claim against the complainant of 9001. at the time
of the settlement in 1846, and also had a superior
claim to the complainant's on the last occasion, but,
in au ill-judged moment, paid 1501. before the
trial. Mr. Parry then read a number of letters
from complainant to defendant, passages of which
he characterised as part of the scheme he described.
The first of thess letters, dated August 20, 1857,
said,—

" My present object in writing to you is to again give
you the opportunity of meeting me, if you please, for the
purpose of handing to you all documents in my possession
re:ative to our recent transactions, and of coming to an
explicit understanding with you as to my future course
of action. If you decline to meet me I shall consider
myself entirely relieved from the silence I have observed
in the hope of an arrangement in the character and con•
duct of your transactions with me."

After giving tht name of the bench of magistrates,
the letter went on—

" I certainly will never allow you to hold up your
head among those gentlemen so long as your moral ob-
ligations to me remain unadjusted."

In a letter written by complainant to Mr. Jervis,
defendant's solicitor, bearing date Sept. 4, he says—
" Mr. Jackson's transactions with me in 1846 were
of such a character as to oblige him to leave Liverpool,
and to forfeit the friendship of his leading acquaintances
there. I paid for Jackson under most vexatious circum•
stances, 1,2001. Some months after, dressed up for the
occasion, on the false plea of poverty, and sobbing like
a child, he induced me to take 2001. for this debt, with
a solemn promise that if he were ever in a position to do
so he would pay the whole."

Another letter accused defendant of having " failed
to redeem the promises he had so frequently made to
him," and threatened to " lay before Sir G. Grey
the nature of his conduct and transactions with
complainant, and also forward a copy of the com-
munication-to the chairman of the Bench of Middle-
sex iVlagigtrates." The letter concluded by offer-
in to refer the matter to the arbitration of any
man of standing.
Five or six gentlemen, including Mr. Jervis,
were put into the witness-box, and swore to the
very best of their belief the libel was not in de-
fendant's handwriting. Some thought there was a
little similarity, others were positive there was
none.

Mr. Arnold observed that the case appeared by
consent to have referred to him for trial. If Mr.
Atkinson wished it, he would take the alleged libel
and two other letters, admitted by all to be in the
handwriting of defendant, home and examine
them ; but he would put it to Mr. Atkinson whe-
ther, in a ca.e of belief like the present, any jury
would come to the conclusion that defendant was
the writer of the letter ?

Mr. Atkinson said he could produce overwhelm-
ing evidence that it was defendant's writing.
Mr. Parry retorted, by declaring he could pro-
duce a host morn witnesses to prove it was not.
Some other remarks were made by the learned
gentlemen, during which
Mr. Arnold said he was satisfied a jury would
not convict. There was not sufficient to justify
him in sending the matter before another tribunal,
and the case was therefore dismissed.

CLERKENWELL.—Ebenezer Hargrave, aged
24, a respectably-dressed young man, who refused
to give his address, and said he was of no occupa-
tion, was placed at the bar before Mr. Tyrwhitt,
charged with stealing from the person of Mr. Wal-
ter Aske, residing at 18, Queen-street, Clerkenwell,
a silver watch of the value of 2/,

The prisoner, who said he was respectably con-
cocted, and therefore refused his address, but who
it was stated had been before convicted, walked be-
hind the prosecutor and his wife in St. John-street
about 2 o'clock, and when near the corner of Spen-
cer-street, in company with some other In6n, at-
tacked the prosecutor and his wife, knocked them
both down, and then, cutting the watch chain,
took away the watch and ran away. Mr. Asko
called out "Stop thief !" when the prisoner was
stopped by Police-constable Fry, 93 G, and when
taking him into custody the prisoner dropped the
watch, which was picked up by a passer and given
to the police. Both the prosecutor and wife were
hurt by the violence which was used towards them.
The prisoner who denied the• charge, was com-
mitted for trial.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

LUDLOW AUTUMN MEETING.
FRIDAY, Nov. 20.

The Windsor Stakei of 5 soya each, with 20 added, for
2-yr-olds and upwards ; weight for age; certain penal.
ties and allowances; the winner to be sold for 20 son;
about 3 furlongs (straight run in) ; 4 subs.
Mr. Goodwin's Lady Nelson, 2 yrs, 7st 2lb ...(Bray) 1
Mr. Bird's Princess Royal, 2 yrs, Bst 21b (Fordhaw) 2
Mr. J. Dawson's Polly Johnson, 2 yrs, 7st 91b (French) 3
Betting.-2 to lon Polly Johnson, 3to 1 agst Lady
Nelson. Won by a length.
The Scurry Handicap of 3 BOYS each, with 25 added ;
certain penalties and allowances; the winner to be
sold for 50 sovs ; three-quarters of a mile.
Mr. Capel'a `Pelham, 6 yrs, Bst 4lb (Grubb) 1
Mr. Leach's Prince's Mixture, 4 yrs, 7st 12. b
(Fordhaw) 2
Mr. Webb's Eardrop, 4 yrs, Bst 6lb (Yates) 3
The following also ran : Queen of the South, Alfred,
Florence, The Unexpected, and Amorous Boy.
Betting.---2 to 1 aget Eardrop, 3to 1 agst Queen of
the South, 4 to 1 each agst Florence and Alfred, 6 to 1
aget Prince's Mixture. Won by a length ; two lengths
between second and third. The winner was not sold.
Tho Barwarton Nursery Handicap Plate of 50 soy's, for
2-yr-olds ; three-quarters of a mile.
Mr. E. L. Hope's K-ystone, 63t
Mr. J. H. Mousley's Marauder, 7st 101b...(Fordharn) 2
Mr. Bald winson's Lizzie (late Secunda), 7st (Cross wt 19 3
The following also ran : Siiica, Polly Johnson,
Dividend filly, and Trot.
Betting.--2 to 1 agst Keystone, sto 2 agst Ma-
rauder, sto 1 agst auy other. Won by a head, same
between second and third.

The Shorts, of 2 sous each, with 20 added, for two-yr-
olds and upwards; weight for age, penalties, and
selling allowances ; the second to save his stake
half a mile ; 13 subs.
Capt. Bayley's Queen Lily, 2 yrs, 7st 51b (25 sow)
(Bray) 1
Mr. Johnson's Ptt°, 3 yrs, Set 71b (25 sous) (Roberson) 2
Mr. Osborne's Alfred, 4yrs, Set 511) (25sovs) (Challoner) 3
The following also ran :—Orlanda, Kinnersley (late
Joe the Quack), Trot, and Forget-Me-Not.
Betting-2 t) 1 agst Forget-Me-Not, sto 2 agst
Queen Lilly, 5 to 1 aget Peto. Woa by a neck, a
length and a half between second and third. The winner
was bought in for 90 sovs.
The Handicap Plate of 50 soya for three-yr-olds and
upwards ; about one mile and half.
Mr. Olding's Laudamia, 3 yrs, List 101b...(Snowden) 1
Sir C. Monck's Vandal, 5 yrs, 8•t 7lb (Cresswell) 2
Mr. La Mert's Queen of the South, 4 yrs, bat 31b
(Ducker) 3

The following also ran :—Prince's Mixture, Pato,
Blue Bell, Indian Queen, Lady Hercules, aa d Knight
of Avon.

to 4 agst 'Laudamia, 4 to 1 &gat Vandal,
Knight of Avon, 7to 1 agst Peto. Won by three parts
of a length ; two lengths mitween second and third.
The Downton Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 25 added ;
for three-yr-olds and upwards ; weight for age, penal-
ties ai.d selling allowances ; the second to save his
stake ; about one mile ; 6 subs.

Mr. T. Cliff's Nougat, 3 yrs, 74t 41b ...... (D. Hughes) 1
Mr. E. We tver's Ain irons Boy, 3yrs, 7st 31 b (Cressweli) 2
Mr. Hawkin's Indian Queen, 4 yrii, 71t) (Snowden) 3
Mr. Johnson's Peto, 3 yrs, B,t 51b ......... (Robertson) 4
Betting-5 to 4 agAt Nougat, and 2to 1 agst any
of er. Won by two lengths ; Indian Queen a bad third.
The winner was bou4ht in for 80 sous.
The New Handicap of 5 saws tach, and 25 added ; one
Mr. Hughes's The Brewer, 4 yrs, 7st ...(D. Hughes) 1
Mr. Go d win's tby Jerinao, out of
Dividend, 2 yrs,
5.t (carried 5,t 3!b)
2
Mr. Evans's Knight of Avon, 4 yrs, Est 3ib (Mitchell) 3
Mr. Goodwin's Lady Nel•on, 2 yrs, Set 91b ...(Long) 4
Betting-5 to 4ou The Brewer. and 4to 1 agst the
Dividend filly. Won by two ',mg:hi, Knight of Avon a
had third.
The Hurdle Race Stakes of 5 goys each, with 25 added,
for three year olds and upwards ; weight for age, pen.alties, and selling allowances ; second to savehurd :
stake ; about one mile and a half, over seven
hurdles hu
4 sub.

Mr. A. 'Vivian's Sweetbriar, aged, list 71b (20 soya)
(Borrowes) 1
Mr. Morris's Boadicea, 4 yr,, 10 ,t 111 b (20) (Kendal) 2
Weaver's Smithmoor, 5 yrs, 115 t 516 (20) (Wearer) 0
Mr. Weynaan's Broinptou, aged, 10st 71b (20) ...(Sly) 0
Batting—Even on Bremptor, 6 to 4 aget 8 weetbrier,
Won by six lengths ; th• others bolted.