The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-16 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY MORNING., SEPTIMBER 16, 1844.

THE FRENCH IN ALGERIA.
ORAN, Auc. 20.—The expeditionary column of the
French army is still at Ouehda, the frontier town of
Morocco on the north-east ; Marshal Bugeaud, who
commands this column, is still there. No events of im-
portance have transpired since I last wrote to you. The
total f,rce of the Marshal's column is 501 officers, 12,490
men, 3,824 horses, and 1,365 mules. This includes the
whole of the two regiments of cavalry which have been
so long arriving. I think these two regiments were six
weeks getting from Port Vendres to Oran. With this
force it is quite impossible the Marshal can march to
Fez ; and if no reinforcements arrive, the Marshal will
with great difficulty be able to maintain his present posi-
tion, with his sick daily and hourly increasing. There
are, however, besides, the camps of Sebdon, Lalla
Maghrania, and Geinmaa-el-Ghazaouat, which alto-
gether could muster perhaps 25,000 or 26,000 men ;
but troops cannot be drawn from those places without
leaving the country exposed and defenceless. A proof
of which is, that a few days ago the poor Arabs‘Who
had been razziaed near Sebdon, like so many famished
wolves, came down and fell upon 50 French soldiers
who were pasturing sheep and bullocks, killed. 15,
wounded the rest, and carried off the booty. None can
deny the justice of this retribution. It was not the rob-
bers robbed, but the spoilers spoiled righteously. Not-
withstanding the small number of the expeditionary co-
lumn, it is confidently reported " that the Marshal will
proceid to Fez in October," but of course with the ne-
cessary reinforeA.ments. First of all, however, Marshal
139;4-eae<l will return to Algiers to attend to the civil af-
fairy of the colony. The new Directeur de l'lnterieur
arrived here yesterday, on his way to visit, or meet, the
Marshal. Some important measures are about to be
taken for the improvement of the civil affairs of the co-
lony, which are now, and always have been, in a very
bad state.

(HOW to LIVE on NINE SHILLINGS
A WEEK.
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.very man's income is limited more or less ; and
he must limit his expenditure accordingly. Thus, he
may be forced to content himself with a house of a
rent not exceeding 2,0001. a year, with no greater
number of servants than a dozen, with six horses and
no more; with but two carriages ; with turtle, venison,
champagne, and burgundy, only now and then ; with
a middling box at the Opera, and so on. 9s. a week
is a decidedly limited income:- To live upon it a man
must first cut down his expenditure to the fewest
possible branches, and secondly, apply the closest
shaving to each. They can hardly be reduced below
three—food, clothes, and lodging ; but if anybody
could do without one of these, the difficulty would be
I much simplified. As to lodging. The cheapest to be
had must be chosen : the more unpleasant the situa-
tion the better, as the rent will then be more reason-
able. A roadside hovel, or a ruir.ous old.house up a.
court, may be recommended. .A single room, how-
ever small, must suffice for a whole family, however
large. ChairS, tables, bedsteach, and other moveables,
may be dispensed with; the entire furniture should
consist of a few blankets and some straw ; and the
blankets ought to be begged. Coals and candles are
too expensive; and it is extravagant to have any fire
at all, except to cook a few potatoes, or to avoid being
frozen to death. With regard to clothes. These
must be obtained, if possible,. through charity; there
is another way of getting them, which it would be
hardly right to hint at. By a proper economy they
may be made to last till they fall to pieces, which
they will not altogether do for years. If it is neces-
sary to buy clothes, they moat be bought; but the
purchase should only include indispensables. Shirts
and stockings are superfluities ; and the younger
children may always, and the whole family at times,
manage to do without shoes. Food must be con-
fined, in general, to bread and potatoes; but perhaps,
with managment, a little bacon may 'be indulged in
now and then. It will be out 9f the question to
think of any other drink than the plain water; and
tea and sugar are luxuries not to be dreamt of. By
following the above rules it is perhaps possible to live
honestly orl 9s. a week, with a wife and family.
Medical attendance is out of the question. What are
called comforts must be considered unattainable; for
any man, even though starving and perishing, tl, help
himself to
,a meal, a handful of wood, or anything of
the kind, is highly immoral; the law respects not
persons but property, and severely visits such wicked-
ness.—Punch.

The health of the civil population of this place is sa-
tisfactory enough ; but Algiers is in a very precarious
state. Without great caution, people are suddenly
seized with fevers—they know not why nor wherefore.
It is a remarkable fact, however, that before the arrival
of the French, disease, except the ordinary casualties of
life, was almost unknown. It is certainly a well-ascer-
tained fact, that there is no such thing as periodic mala-
dies (as now in Algeria) in the neighbouring country of
Morocco.

In the moment of closing my letter I learnt that the
Marshal has suspended hostilities on the frontier, and
that something like a truce had been agreed upon be-
tween the son of the Emperor, Sidi Mohammed, and
Marshal Bugeaud. This news was brought by the Co-
lonel of the Spahis and some Arabs.
The Marshal will embark immediately at Gemmia-el-
Ghazaouat for Oran, and may be expected here to•
morrow or next day.
We may imagine that the late defeat of the Moors,
and the critical position of the Marshal at this season,
have equally lead to this result of suspending hostilities.
All the merchant-ships here are put in request for the
carriage of provisions to the camp, via Gemmsa-el-Gha-
zaouat. A good number of the cavalry is to be quar-
tered near this place until the new operations, expected
to commence again in October.
Can the Arabs understand -a truce ? Will it not be
soon broken ?

PUNCH'S CHARGE TO JURIES.
Gentlemen of the Jury,—You are sworn in all
cases to decide according to the evidence; at the
same time, if you have any doubt, you are bound to
give the prisoner the benefit of it. Suppose you have
to pronounce on the guilt or innocence of a gentle-
man accused of felony. You will naturally doubt
whether any gentleman would commit such offences;
accordingly, however strong may be the testimony
against him, you will, perhaps, acquit him. The
evidence of your own senses isratleast, as credible as
that of the witnesses ; if, -therefore, your eyesight
convinces you that the prisoner is a well-dressed
person, you have a right to presume his respectability;
and it is fol. you to say whether a respectable person
'Would be likely to be guilty of the crimes imputed to
him. In like manner, when you see a shabby-look-
ing fellow in the dock, charged, for example, with
sheep-stealing, the decision rests with you; first,
whether or not that individual is a ragamuffin ; and,
secondly, how far it is probable that a man of that
description would steal sheep. Of course, as has been
before said, you will always be guided by the evi-
dence ; but then, whether the evidence is trustworthy
or not is a matter for your private consideration.
You may believe it if you choose, or you may dis-
believe it; and whether, gentlemen of the jury, you
will believe it of disbelieve it, will depend on the con-
stitution of your minds. If your minds are so con-
stituted that you wish to find the prisoner guilty,
perhaps you will believe it; if they happen to be so
constituted that you desire to find him not guilty—
why then, very likely, you will disbelieve it. You
are to free your minds from all passion and prejudice,
if you can, and, in that case, your judgment will be
unbiassed; but if you cannot, you will return a
verdict accordingly. It is not, strictly speaking,
for you to consider what will be the effect of your
verdict; but if such a consideration should occur to
you, and you cannot help attending to it, that verdict
will be influenced by it to a certain extent. You
are probably aware, that when you retire, you will be
locked up till you contrive to agree. You may arrive
at unanimity by fair discussion, or by some of you
starving out the others, or by tossing up ; and your
conclusion, by whichever of these processes arrived at,
will be more or less in accordance with your oaths.
Your verdict may be right; it is to be hoped it will;
.it may be wrong; it is to be hoped it will not. At all
events, gentlemen of the jury, you will come to some
conclusion or other ; unless it should so happen that
you separate without coming to any.—Punch.

SEPTEMBER 3.
Marshal Bugeaud arrived early this morning from
Gemmila-el-Ghazaouat. He leaves this evening for
Algiers.
Ouchda has been evacuated. The camp of Lalla
Maghrania, which is well fortified, is now the head-
quarters of the French on the frontiers of Morocco.
This camp, it must not be forgotten, is, however, on the
disputed territory. General Bedeau commands hero
with a few thousand men, perhaps 6,000. Marshal
Bugenud, who has really retreated from the frontier, has
formed a camp of 8,000" men at Gemmaa-el-Ghazaouat,
and has given the command to General de Lamoriciire.
The camp is situate on the sea shore, and it is intended
that the men shall endeavour to recruit their health and
spirits here by bathing, &c., waiting the result of nego-
tiations. It appears, however, that the enemy has dis-
appeared from their frontier, so that it were almost mad-
ness to stay there and kill off the men, the Marshal not
having sufficient force to march into the interior of Mo-
rocco.

The Spahis of Oran are to be reinforced by those of
Algiers ; but beyond this we hear nothing of reinforce-
ment—nothing of the arrival of fresh troops from
France. We may now, then, conclude the campaign on
the frontiers of Morocco to be ended until October, when,
if things are not arranged, we may suppose the Marshal
intends returning, and making another demonstration on
the Moorish territory, or of marching upon Fez. In the
meanwhile, we cannot say that the French will not be
again attacked.

•
I have, nevertheless, in a letter written to you, via
Gibraltar, stated that the French were the real and bona
fide aggressors in this campaign. They went upon the
disputed territory and excited the Moors, and I have no
doubt when the passions of the people of Europe are
sufpiv•iently calmed down, I shall be able to convince them
of this statement.

I wish you would also have the Christian charity to
remind the apologists of the Guizot Ministry that there
is equally a war party in Morocco, and that, like Louis
Philippe, who cannot, it would seem, control this fierce
element, Muley Abderrahman is obliged to get up a war
to please and gratify his pugnacious subjects. We
might, however, abstain from observations of this sort,
if Louis Philippe's people only damaged their own cowl-
try and interests. But the feeding of the voracious
appetite of the war party must inflict an injr ry upon all
Europe.
Now comes the most serious affair. We have given
you the victories ; you must now have the drawbacks—
ah, horrid drawbacks. And yet I know not what would
become of mankind were it not for such drawbacks.
'Dry cure men of war.

PILCHARD 'FISHERY.
PORTLOE.—The drivers ° still continue to take some
fish, and the scans have made some small catches.
LooE.—Since our last report, one sean has brought in
five hogsheads, and another twenty six hogsheads. They
were all sold at ss. per flasket. The drift boats have
done very little for the last several days.
CHARLESTOWN.—On Monday forenoon, all the scans
shot, and caught from ten to twenty maunds each of
small fish, which were sold at 2s. 6d. per flasket.
MOUNT'S I3AY.No pilchards have been taken this
week by the scans, and very few by the drift boats.
ST. IVES.—Several shoals of pilchards have been seen
in the bay during the week, but in too deep water to be
taken.— West Briton.

Yesterday 500 sick came from Gemmita el-Ghazaonat.
The poor fellows were dried up with the sun like Egyp-
tian mummie3. The greater part of these miserable
beings must inevitably perish. They formed a dreadful
train of sixty waggons. In a day or two 600 more sick
are expected from Tlemcen. The hospital of Oran is
the receiving hospital of all the province. Every camp
of course has its hospital. Here, then, we have 1,100
sick all at once thrown in upon us ! The number of
deaths during this Moorish campaign has been also ex-
ceedingly great.
Thus, though the French may have lost only one-
sixth of killed and wounded in the battle of Isly which
the Moors lost, they will lose now by sickness and
disease six times the number which the Moors are re-
ported to have lost. And so it is in all the campaigns of
Africa. And this it is which renders the French war
in Algeria really a dreadful war, and, if not without
honour, at any rate without profit, and without any
prospect of good to the human race in this part of the
world.— Times.

SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.—A report has pre-
vailed that the South-Western Company intended to
carry on a branch' from Salisbury to this city. We be-
lieve we have authority to state that the intention has
been abandoned. Mr. Locke, the engineer has been sur-
veying the country west of Yeovil, during the past week,
with a view of extending the South-Western line to
Exeter. But he found the difficulties of the country so
great, that the Directors will not, this year, attempt to
carry their line further than Yeovil.--Western Times.
CREWKERNE.—PENNY rosTAGE.—We have plea-
sure in stating that, through the exertions of two pro-
fessional gentlemen, a subscription amounting to nearly
71. has been raised in this town and neighbourhood, to-
wards the testimonial to Rowland Hill.—Somerset County
Gazette. ' -
ACCIDENT AT NEATIL—Ort Wednesday last, a
singular accident took place in this neighbourhood, by
which three Frenchmen were injured most severely. A
French brig,;lying at Giant's Grave,. Briton Ferry, had
just been loaded with coals from the collieries of Eagle's
Bush, and the hold was shut up. Three of the crew
then went dGwn with a lighted candle, " to put the place
to rights." The poor fellows were ignorant of the fact
that " the damp lodges in large qUantities in coal," and
therefore took not the slightest precaution, but held the
candle above -their heads ; the consequence was that an
explosion took place, and they, were alltc-xtensively burnt.
No hopes are entertained of their ultimate recovery.—.
Monmouthshire Merlin.
TAKING LONG CREDIT.—A short time ago, a person
of this town '(Chelmsford), more ingenious than scru-
pulous, paid a tradesman for some goods by a bill at two
months ; but, on presenting it, at the expiration of that
period, the bolder found it was drawn payable two
months after death, instead of after' date.—Essex
Standard.
An action for breach of promise of marriage has,
we understand, been brought against Earl Ferrari by a
young lady of much amiability, residing near Tarnvvorth:
MURDER.-:-.A shocking murder was committed on
Sunday evening last in the neighbourhood of Taliaris, in
this county, on the body of a young woman, a servant to
a farmer there. She went out in the evening to fetch the
cows home for the purpose of being milked, and not re-
turning at the usual time, a persdn was sent in search of
her, who found-the body lying by the side of the hedge,
in a field close to one of the lodges of Taliaris House.
The body presented a dreadful appearance ; the throat
was cut, and geveval other gashes inflicted about the re-
gion of the neck and'throat. The knife with which it is
supposed the cruel deed was effected, was found some
small distance from the corpse. A -Coroner's inquest
was held, and a verdict returned of " Wilful murder
against some person 'or persons unknown."—Carmarthen
Journal.
A REAL TRAVELLER.—A wonder has lately ar-
rived in India in the shape of a Norwegian runner, who
is about to attempt the discovery of the source of the
White Nile, on foot, and unattended. He expects to
be absent from Vais only about four months, and he
is to go in a direct line, crossing deserts and swimming
rivers. He runs a degree in twelve hours, and can
go three days without food or water, by merely taking
a dish or two of syrup of raspberries, of which he
carries a small bottle; and when he does procure food,
I a very small quantity will 'suffice ; but when it is
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STRAND THEATRE.
On Friday, after the entertainments at this theatre
had concluded, a silver cup of choice workmanship
and elegant device, was presented by the performers
to the manager, whose spirited interposition at the
moment of extreme embarrassment, we have been in=
formed, saved this popular place of resort from being
closed altogether. A select party of friends who were
invited were regaled in very handsome style upon the
stage to witness the presentation. The performers,
headed by Mr. H. Hall, the stage manager, ap-
proached Mr. H. B. Roberts, the lessee, to testify
their grateful sense of his liberality and enterprise ini
rescuing them from the • lot of even larger theatres,
which had unfortunately been compelled to close but
too prematurely for the interest of the performers.
Taking the cup in his hand, Mr. Hall said—
" My dear sir, or rather my dear Mr. Roberts, I
having been associated with you in the management
of this theatre can best bear testimony to the gene-
rous enthusiasm which led you to aid the company,
when others fell from them-
" It has been said of our unfortunate profession that
gratitude is not amid our virtues.
" It has been said, but what is the fact ? Here. are
the ladies and gentlemen of the Strand Theatre
anxious to show that, as you have not been wanting
to them, they will not be.wanting to you.
" This, Henry Ball Roberts (for I wont mister or
esquire you), is an humble, but sincere, tribute to
your genuine worth—there is not an individual here
but appreciates you as an actor, and as a man—not
one but feels that this theatre must have sunk had you
not (at a great risk) stepped forward to save it.
" Were you absent I could' say much more, but
present, respect for your feelings enjoins silence. Ac-
cept this cup, and believe that those who present it to
you thank you for your past exertions, anticioate
your future triumphs, and in all sincerity wish health
and prosperity to you and yours, and to all that are
near and dear to you."
The speech was received with great applause.
The inscription on the cup was highly appropriate :--
" When the ship's all a wreck, he who steps forth to
lead her safe to harbour should be her captain."
On the cup was also inscribed the following testi-
monial :—" Presented to Henry Ball Roberts, Esq.,
by the ladies and gentlemen of the Strand Theatre,
as a slight tribute of respect for the manner, in
which, under disastrous circumstances, he aided-his
brethren."

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LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Sept. 13.
(Before Mr. Commissioner GOULI3UBN.)
C. J. BANNISTERS BANKRUPTCY.
_ _ . .

clock to a lady who owned the ground, and that he
had no doubt of finding a customer for the article.
The price was to be eight guineas. It was the de-
fendant's own suggestion. Witness took the clock to
the defendant's house, in Cullum-street, and the de-
fendant said he should have either the clock or the
money next day, but never since that day had the
witness received either one or the other. Within a day
or two after he put the clock into the defend-
ant's hands, he ascertained that it had been
pawned in Sun-street. About two days after wit-
ness parted with the clock, he saw the defendant.
The clock was then at Hackney. Eight days
after the supposed sale of the article, the defendant
called and said that he had not got the money for the
clock ; that he had the night before been to Hackney,
and that the lady was out of town, but the clock was
quite as sate as if he had the money. Three days after
that the defendant said he would take a silver watch
witness had to the lady, as she had a daughter whom
it would suit. Witness said the price of the watch
would be three guineas, and the defendant said he
would have an answer fur both on the same day. The
defendant then told witness to wait for him at a cer-
tain public-house, and he would take an omnibus'and
be back in two hours. Four hours elapsed before the
defendant came, and then he told the witness that he
had not got an answer, but that he should in a day or
two. Witness had not received watch, or clock, or
money at all, and he had learned that the clock had
been sold for half the price he had set on it to a pub-
lican in Leadenhall-street. The watch had not been
traced at all. He did not intend to part with either
of the articles without the money.
William Underwood, shopman to a pawnbroker,
stated that on the 10th of August he received a
clock between three and four o'clock in the after-
noon, but it was not pledged by the prisoner.—(The
clock was here produced and identified.)
Robert "%Vinson, of East-street, Kennington, said
that on Friday fortnight he received the clock from
a person of the name of Gould. The defendant was
not present. Witness did not know that Gold was
in partnership with the defendant. He had known
Gould twelve months.
Mr. Woolf stated that the two names of Gould and
Goulding were used according to the necessity of the
case, and that creditors never could find either, for
the moment one was asked for the other appeared,
and vice versa.
John Appleton, of 119, Leadenhall-street,
can, stated, that he had purchased the duplicate of
the clock of Winson, for 1/. 10s., and he had taken
it out of pawn for 11.
Mrs. Ann Harris was then called by the prisoner,
who said that she- was the lady from whom he had
got the order for the clock,. and she was examined
at great length, by the Lord Mayor, who elicited
from her the fact that the prisoner was her brother-
in-law. She repeatedly contradicted herself and at
length refused to answer any more questions.
Mr. O'Brien cress-examined the prosecutor in a
very ingenious manner, and proved that the poor man
had, in his anxiety to get his
.property, or part of the
value of it, so acted as to convert what was a dead
robbery into an apparent debt.
The Lord Mayor and Alderman Wood very
scrupiously examined the evidence, in the hope of
being able to establish a case against the defendant. •
His LORDSHIP—I regret very much that. we are
obliged to discharge this prisoner ; we cannot help it.
You have been plundered, but you have, by the course
you have pursued, been completely out-generalled
by the defendant. We are sorry for you, and we
hope the press will do justice to the defendant, who
has acted in the most infamous manner.
Here several persons came forward, and stated that
the defendant had obtained goods fraudulently from
them.

The bankrupt in this case was a draper, carrying
on business at Derby. Re has failed for about
4,0001., and his assets are said to be under 2,0001.
He was originally connected in business with his
brother, Robert Bannister, of Portsea, who, it will
be recollected, decamped with between 2,0001. and
3,0001., but was captured at Maderia. The fiat
against C. J. Bannister was, in the first instance,
issued in Birmingham, but removed to London, in
order to work the two bankruptcies together, and
thus thoroughly investigate the state of their affairs.
The sitting to-day was for the choice of assignees,
and the only proof upon which any discussion arose
was one tendered by the trustees of thq wives of the
bankrupts, they having married two sisters, for
1,1201., cash advanced to enable them to commence
trade.

Mr. M. Chambers supported the trustees, Mr.
Young appeared for the bankrupt, and Mr. Reed,
as solicitor for several creditors, opposed the proof.
An examination of witnesses was entered into,
to show the bona
_fides of the proof; at the conclusion
of which,
Mr. Commissioner GouLnuaN said he was satisfied
that the money was advanced, and therefore he should
admit the debt. - The only question was whether .it
was necessary, under the terms of the settlement, for
the bankrupt to join in the proof. As, however, the
wives had joined with the trustees, he did not think
it requisite for the bankrupt tci do so.
Mr. REED then stated that the number of creditors
for whom he appeared carried the choice of assignees
in favour of Mr. G. Hitchcock, of St. Paurs•church-
yard, and Mr. D. Ainsworth, of Manchester, both
warehousemen ; and added that they would require
the bankrupt to give a minute and detailed statement
of his affairs in his balance-sheet. Mr. Reed parti-
cularly referred to the deficiency which appeared in
the bankrupt's stock and bank account between Ja-
nuary last and August, the latter the date of his
failure.

The bankrupt said his books would explain all, and
give, he was sure, satisfactory information of the state
of his accounts.

Mr. Commissioner GOULBURN urged the bankrupt
to be assiduous and attentive to his estate, and distin-
guish his conduct from that of his brother, which had
been exceedingly faulty.
The bankrupt promised attention to the request of
the Court, and the proceedings were adjourned till the
28th of September, when the two brothers will come
up for their last examination.:

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Sept. 14

IN THE MATTER OF RENTON NICHOLSON.

A petition from the above-named insolvent, who
lately kept the Garrick's Head, in Bow-street,
Covent-garden, was filed in the office of the Court as
a preliminary proceeding to his appearance for hearing.
It appears from the petition and the documents an-
nexed, that the insolvent, who describes himself as
late of Exeter Hotel, Strand, out of business, was
arrested on Friday and taken to the Queen's prison.
He exdeditiously procured the necessary papers, and
was enabled within twenty-four hours of his confine-
ment to petition the Court. _ _

By the description it seems that the insolvent had
kept the Garrick's Head, which place he rented of Mr.
Simpson, of the Albion Tavern, who had distrained
furniture to 901. and books to 101., which were on
the premises, for arrears of rent amounting to 2501.
CITY OF LONDON SESSIONS.

Before the RECORDER, the LORD MAYOR, Mr. Alderman
GIRDS, Mr. Alderman CHALLIS, and Mr. Alderman
FansrcomnE.)
On Saturday the Special Quarter Sessions of the
Peace was held at ten o'clock, in the Guildhall Court.
The criminal calendar was unusually heavy, there
being no less than thirty-two names upon the list, of
whom fifteen were out on bail.
Upon the ballot taking place for the grand jury,
the name of Mr. Elias Davies was called. That gentle.
man came forward, and having been sworn without his
hat (contrary to the usual custom), stated to the Court
that this being the Jewish Sabbath, and it being also a
solemn feast, he could not conscientiously sit as a jury-
man. After a short consultation between the Recorder
and the Lord Mayor, Mr. Davies was excused. The
same plea was admitted to be valid in the case of Mr.
Lazarus, another Jew.
After a brief address from the Recorder, the grand
jury were remitted to their usual duties. When the
•officer of the Court was proceeding to call over the
mites of the petty jury, that of Mr. Harrison was called,
whin a gentleman stepped forward and said that Mr.
Harrison was the editor of a weekly newspaper, and con-
sequently quite unable to attend, owing to the late hours
to which his professional avocations kept him up. The
Court held this to be a sufficient excuse, and struck Mr.
Harrison's name off.
Thomas Rose was indicted for bringing two cows into
Smithfield market, and there exposing them for sale
and to be slaughtered, the said cows being at the time
affected with an infectious disease, which rendered them
totally unfit fur human food. -
Mr. Payne 'appeared on behalf of the prosecution,
which was instituted at the instance of the market autho•
rities ; and Mr. Clarkson defended the prisoner.
A fter a long discussion between the Learned Counsel,
the Recorder directed an acquittal, on the ground that
the evidence was not sufficient to show an intention of
slaughtering them for human food.
Several cases of assault were disposed of during
the day.
On Saturday, William Bowes, George Jackson,
William Robinson, Thomas Dench, and Frederick
Langhorn, wore indicted for having, on the 13th of
August last, created a riot in the West London Union,
and violently assaulting Mr. William Thompson, the
master of the union ; and James Kenable, John Daw-
son London, John Buckmaster, Thomas Phillips, and
Henry Lamplough, the Board of Guardians.
The master of the workhouse said that on Tuesday
afternoon, the 13th of August, he received instruc-
tions from the Board of Guardians to have the defen-
dant Dench confined in the Refractory Ward. Wit-
ness ordered the door-porter to take him into custody.
Defendant refused to go, when the porter took hold
of him to remove him by force. He resisted, and wit-
ness went to the assitance of the porter. As soon as
defendant had got to the bottom of the steps, he called
out for assistance, when Robinson and 13ovves came to
his aid, and they called out for other parties to come
and assist them.. Fearing that the whole of the in-
mates would help in the rescue, he closed a door
leading from the yard into the union, to prevent their
coming in. Scarcely had he done so, however, than
another of the defendants procured a ladder, and was
only prevented from getting over the gate by a
cheraux-defrise. The whole of the defendants in
their turn pitched into witness, and thrust him
forcibly to the ground. Whilst on the ground, one
of them called. out, "D
—n him, kick him, my
boys !" • They created such a noise that all the female
inmates rushed to the windows in the greatest state
of excitement, and the boys outside hooted, and
threw showers of stones over the wall.
The RECORDER—For what offence was he ordered
to be placed in confinement ? Witness—For talking
and laughing during Divine service.
Other evidence, showing that the defendants be-
haved in a most shameful and cruel manner was ad-
duced, when the jury were addressed by the
Recorder ; and, after a few minutes' consultation, a
verdict of Guilty against all the defendants were
returned.

The prisoner—Nonsense; the money has been lying
at my house for you all these three or four days.
There were several fellows, no doubt of the de-
fendant's stamp, in the Court, who was evidently de-
lighted at. the decision of the magistrates. The de-
fendant put on. his hat and strutted out of the bar.
LAMBETH-STREET.
William Kinyaby, a messenger at the Sailors'
Home, Well-street, Wellclose-square, was charged
before the Hon. G. C. Norton, with embezzling va-
rious sums, amounting in the aggregate to upwards
of 801., the moneys of Captain Elliott and other Direc-
tors belonging to that Institution.
From the evidence it appeared that the captains
and owners of vessels are in the habit, on their arrival
in the port of London, of sending their apprentices to
the Sailors' Home, paying for them a certain sum
weekly. 'Bills had been given from time to time to
the prisoner to collect the amount due for these ap-
prentices, and, though he had received the money for
them, he had never made a return of it.
After a brief examination, the prisoner was re-
manded to a future day.
John Mitchell, a ruffianly-looking fellow, was
charged with committing a murderous assault upon
Mary Anne Murray, an unfortunate female with
whom he cohabited.
It appeared from the evidence of the complainant,
whose life had beim for some time in considerable
danger, that on Wednesday week he, without the
slightest cause, attacked the unfortunate woman, •
struck her with his clenched fist, kicked her all over
the body, and jumped upon her in the most savage
manner, until he reduced her toa state of insensibility,
and the very point of death.
Mr. Brown, a surgeon, in East Smithfield, described
the nature of the injuries inflicted.
Mr. NORTON remarked that during the whole of
his magisterial experience he did not recollect a more
dastardly or savage case being brought before him,
and committed the prisoner to Newgate, to take his
trial on the charge of wounding.
CLERKEN WELL.

A few days ago a woman named Stephens was
charged at this Court with presenting a begging
letter to Inspector Barton, of the G division, who
took her and her two children under his care, with a
view to benefit them in case the distress which she
pretended to be labouring under was founded in fact.
On the following day she and her children were in-
troduced to Mr. Combe, and her tale exciting much
sympathy, she was given over to the charge of the
parish officers of Islington, that a full investigation
into all the circumstances detailed in her begging
letter might be made. The case, as one of distress,
was duly inserted in the morning papers, and fairly
represented, and as is usual in such matters,
the eyes of many benevolent individuals were
drawn thereto, and subscriptions to be applied to
her use have been sent anonymously to Mr.
Combe. One sum of 51., from D. N., is requested to
be acknowledged as received in the newspapers; but
the humane donor will, on application to the above
worthy Magistrate, receive that sum back again, or
cause it to be appropriated to a better purpose, it
having been ascertained beyond doubt that the
woman is utterly undeserving of protection—that she
was drunk when her husband died, and that she has
been a disgrace and outcast of society, deceiving every
one that would befriend her ever since.
Mr. COMBE, in a feeling address to the defendant,
said that he would not, if he could avoid it, have any-
thing more to do with her, and left her with Mr.
Hicks, the relieving overseer of Islington, to be passed
to her own parish, believed to be Whitechapel.
Thomas Birne, having the appearance of a foreigner,
and wearing moustachios, was charged with assaulting
and threatening constable 41 E, and attempting to bribe
that officer.

Sentence—Dench, who acted as ringleader, one
month.; and the remainder of the defendants fourteen
days each in die House of Correction.

The'prisoner lives in Tottenham-court, Tottenham-
, court-road, and on the previous night, between eleven
and twelve o'clock, was hallooing and shouting, so as to
disturb the inhabitants,
.and arouse them from sleep.
The constable remonstrated with him, but he shouted all
the louder, and applied, very bad language towards the
complainant ; who finding remonstrance useless, took
him into custody. They had not advanced more than a
few paces when the prisoner collared him, and shaking
him violently, endeavoured to throw him from him.
Fearing he would be overpowered, the constable sprang
his rattle, and the.prisoner finding that force, ould not
answer, ffered his captor a sum of money to set him at
liberty, which was, however refused.
The prisoner denied the charge, which was, however,
fully proved by the other constable who assisted in e-
curing him.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

(Before Mr. Deputy-Judge WALEsny.)
On Saturday a youth, named Burchfield, ten years
of age, was indicted fur assaulting James Todd, a lad
of the same age. It appeared they were playing in a
field, when Todd struck Burchfield, who told him if
he did so again he would throw a bottle at his head;
and, upon hia repeating
the blow, he did fling a bottle
at him, which „made the blood- flow profusely. The
prisoner was' found guilty.
The JUDGE inquired of the complainant's mother
what expense she had been put to ?—She replied she
did not know what the surgeon's charges were.
Mr. Burchfield; of West Smithfield, came forward
and said he was related to the prisener, who was a
gcloti boy.

He—was sentenced, in default of the payment of a fine,
to seven days' imprisonmt-nt in the House of Correction,

UNION•HALL.
Sarah Drew, the wife of an aged man, the pro-
prietor of a circulating library, in Castle-street,
Southwark, was brought Wore Mr. Cottingham for
re- examination, charged with administering a quan-
tity of arsenic to her husband, with intent to destroy
him.

it will not cover more than her expenses,
The JUDGE—I think, if you. give Mrs. Todd al.,
as she and
the medical man have attended the Court three days.
Mr. Burchtield—l really think, your Honour, it
will be encouraging parties to bring charges of this
kind here:

The principal object, in remanding the prisoner,
was for the purpose of giving Policeman 67 1, an
opportunity of discovering where the arsenic was
purchased.

The JUDGE--That is a very improper remark. Be
careful you are not guilty of contampt of Court. You
see in me the representative of the law, and I must
see that it is respected.
Mr. Burchfield apologised, and said he would pay
any sum the Court fixed.
The JUDGE then severely admonished the prisoner,
who is of a very violent temper, and discharged him
sew with caution,
sentenced
to
transportationfine for ten years.

The MAGISTRATE now inquired whether the seller
of the article was found ?—Mr. James, the solicitor
for the prosecution, replied in the negative, and said
that his client still exhibited great unwillinpness to
appear against the prisoner, a feeling in which he was
joined by his children.
_ _

Mr. COTTINGIIAM said that the charge against the
prisoner was of so serious a character that he could
not listen to such a suggestion as that just made; that
it was his bounden duty to send the case for inve• ti-
gation before a higher tribunal, and for that purpose
should commit the prisoner.
The MAGISTRATE said that in the interval of the trial,
should it be ascertained where the arsenic was bought,
evidence of the fact might be adduced before the grand
jury when the indictment was preferred against her.
During the time the prisoner was at the bar she
trembled very much, and seemed to be labouring
under the palsy. When told that she was to be com-
mitted she wept bitterly, and was obliged to be sup-
ported out of the dock.

POLICE-,
•- - (SATURDAY.)
XNTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE.
A man, named Chores Jose h Goding, who was
p
said to have been a sort of Old Bailey agent,
or getter-
up of defences at the school of morality and polite-
ness—the Central Criminal Court—was brought be-
fore the Lord Mayor and Alderman Thomas Wood, •
charged with felony.
Charles J. Madell, of Millen-street, Cripplegate,
cabiner=rnaker, stated that he knew the defendant,,
who represented his name to. be Joseph Golding, and
called at his house, at about half-past eleven o'clock,
in the forenoon of the Bth of August. Witness bad
for sale a clock, for which he asked eight guineas.
The defendant said he was building a row of houses
at liaggerstone, and that he wanted to show this

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Alfred Walker, bug destroyer, who stands charged
with having stolen upwards of 5001. in money, and
some jewellery, the property of Mrs. Tarbox, the
housekeeper, from the residence of the Earl of Har-

rowby, in Grosvenor-square, was on Friday brought
before Mr. Hardwick for another examination.
Mr. Pelham, who attended for the prosecution,
said as he was not in a situation to produce additional
evidence, because the police had not as yet suffi-
ciently matured their investigation, he must, in order
that' the ends of justice might be attained, ask for
another remand for a short period.
Mr. Crouch, who appeared for the prisoner, ob-
jected to the application. The obiect of Mr. Pelham
might be justice, but there was justice due to the
prisoner as well as the Earl of Harrowby. The pri-
soner had now been in custody for some weeks. The
evidence at the outset was inconclusive, and-the last
examination tended to exonerate the prisoner from
even the suspicion which the evidence at the com-
mencement might have raised. Under these circum-
stances he felt justified in asking the Court to release
his client from custody.
Mr. Hatinwrcx said, where justice required it, he
had not hesitated to remand an accused penon fur
several weeks, although no fresh evidence might have
been produced at each examination. There was grave
suspicion against the prisoner, supported by evidence
of. no mean weight, added to which there was the
fact of the prisoner having previously been tried at
Nivegate on a similar charge. These circumstances
amply justified the police in asking for a remand from
time to time, and the Court in acceding to the appli-
cation. If the police came forward and declared that
further time was necessary, he should listen to the
application.
Inspector Pearce, of the detective force, said he had
the strongest reason last week for believing that he
should have been in the possession of such evidence as
would have proved of a conclusive character. He
had been disappointed, but there was still a possi-
bility if the prisoner was remanded for a few days that
something might yet be done.
Mr. HARDWICK said he would remand the prisoner
until Thursday next.
In the course of the proceedings the solicitor of the
Earl of Harrowby, who attended on the former occa-
sions, stated that the Earl of Harrowby waa not the
prosecutor, but that the whole of the proceedings ori-
ginated with Mrs. Tarbox.
An application was made on behalf of the prisoner
for the money found beneath his bed, as it was neces-
sary to have funds in order to carry on his defence.
Mr. Haanwicx, after bearing the circumstances
under which the money was discovered, was of opinion
that its detention would not assist the case, and
therefore, directed the amount to be delivered to the
prisoner.
A paragraph was copied from an evening news-
paper of Thursday to the effect that a Frenchman
had been dreadfully wounded by a Pole, who had me-
ditated the assassination of his victim. The details are
little better than a fabrication. The simple fact
that a quarrel took place in a public-house, and the
complainant, who was at this Court on Thursday, re-
ceived a few scratches of no moment, for which an
assault summons was granted.
QUEEN-SQUARE.
Martha Grant, alias Boddington, Eliza Harris,
Eliza Smith, William Lear, and Edward Collins,
with George Boddington, who has since surrendered,
the persons charged with being concerned in the late
mysterious affair at 'Westminster, underwent a very
lengthened examination.
The circumstances under which the prisoners were
apprehended were of a most suspicious character.
Alfred Dark, a man described as a journeyman iifiker,
but who was well known to have been connected with
play men and others of a lawless character, and who
had left London on the Saturday previous with
George Boddington on a country excursion; was dis-
covered on the afternoon of Monday week last lying
dead in a house in Orchard-street, Westminster. As
he had evidently met his death by a gun-shot wound
in the arm, and as his property had been removed
from the residence he occupied, at No. 3, York-ter-
race, Pentonville, the impression on the mind of the
police was, that he had met his death unfairly, and
had then been plundered by his associates. Dark had,
it appeared, separated from his wife about eighteen
months ago, and, although he allowed her a guinea
per week for her maintenance, cohabited with a
female named Eliza, and the police were much
strengthened in their suspicions by the circumstance
of this female having been found at the house where
Dark's remains were, added to the circumstance of
its having been denied to a person who made appli-
cation on the subject that Dark was dead at all.
These and some other points all confirmatory of
strong suspicion induced the apprehension of the pri-
soners, who were all found at the house in Orchard-
street, and some of whom were proved to have as-
sisted in the removal of the goods to a beer-snop,
where they were discovered. On the first hearing a
certificate from a coroner at Newbury, for the inter-
ment of the body of Alfred Dark, was produced, and
the police having begged time to inquire into the
genuineness of the document, the accused were re-
manded, but admitted to bail, in consequence of the
defence set up, having been that they were removing
property which belonged to the second Mrs. Dark,
a woman who liVed with him, and the Magistrate con-
sidering the case of a slight nature against them.
Mr. Humphreys attended for the prosecution ; M
Wontner for the prisoners.'
On the accused being placed in the dock,
Mr. Humphreys observed, that at the time when
the prisoners at the bar had first been captured, there
was some reason to suppose that the crime of murder
had been committed. The strictest investigation had
taken place into the circumstances attending the death
of Alfred Dark, and he felt it his duty to state that
there was not the slightest pretence for such a charge,
the deceased having met his death by accident, while
shooting at some birds in the country.
Evidence was then given as to the amount and the
ownership of the goods.
Mr. BURRELL ultimately said he should remand
George Boddington and Lear for three weeks, but
would take bail for their appearance. The others he
would discharge, on their entering into their own re-
cognizances to appear.
Bail was, in the course of a quarter of an hour, put
in for Boddington and Lear.
WORSHIP-STREET.
George Oberhausen was brought up for final exa-
mination, upon a charge of robbing his employers,
Messrs. De la Rue and Sons, and committed for trial.

BRENTFORA
CRUELTY TO A CHILD.—On Saturday a person of
respectable appearance, named John Tolfree, an
excise-officer' living at No. 6, Mary-street, Palace
New-road, Lambeth, and also in Linkfield lane, Isle-
worth, appeared before Mr. 11. Pownall and the Rev.
H. S. Trimmer, the sitting Magistrates, to answer a
charge of cruelty to his own child, a boy eleven years
of age.
Mr. Lewis, assistant overseer of Isleworth, attended
by desire of the Board of Guardians of the Brentford
Union to support the charge ; and Mr. Nicholas,
solicitor of New Brentford, appeared for the defendant.
•John Tolfree, a gond-looking, intelligent child, was
the first witness called. He deposed that he was a
son of the defendant, and was living in the house in
Linkfield -lane' Isleworth, where his father had several
times chained him up. On the previous Saturday
week, as he sat at dinner, about half-past one o'clock,
his father came in and immediately took him up
stairs, where he went to a box and pulled some chains
out, with which he took him to a back room, and
having nailed the chains to the floor, fastened them
round witness's right leg with a padlock, and
left him there. He remained there chained
down all that day and all that night. At night
his father's housekeeper brought him up a piece
of bread and butter, and on the following morning
(Sunday) he succeeded in getting looie from the
chains, and went down stairs ; but on the house-
keeper seeing him, she called his father, who took him
up stairs again to the back-room, and again chained
him by the leg, that time adding, also, chains to both
hands. On that day (Sunday) the housekeeper .
brought him up some breakfast about twelve o'clock,
and about one o'clock his father unlocked the room-
door, and unchained one hand, giving him at the same
time a piece of dry bread. He remained in that con-
fined state until the following Thursday, when he
again succe:ederi in freeing himself from the chains,
and got out of the room. On the Monday he had no-
thing but dry bread and water, but on the other two
days the housekeeper brought him some meat, and
told him that his father had ordered him to have
dry bread only. While in the back room he had
no bed to lie on, but laid on the floor. On the
Thursday, when he got the chains off, he went
out into the street, and told Mrs. Ru.sell and
other neighbours the treatment he had received.
By the BEN-Cll—His father had often told him not
to call him " father." While confined from the Na-
tutday to the Thursday had water once to wsh with.
His father had beaten him very much, hut not so
much lately. Had not at times as much as he
could eat.
By Mr. Nicholas —Had done nothing to deserve
such punishment.
The Bench then examined the boy's legs. The
right- leg bore evident marks of the effects of the
chains, but the worst was the left leg, which was
covered with bandages, and on their being removed
there was found a wound above the top of the instep
of the size of a crown piece, the effects of the chains,
which excited indignation from all who witnessed it.
Four other witnesses, neighbours of the defendant,
were then examined, who corroborated the statement
of the boy.
The defendant, in answer to the charge, acknow-
ledged having chained the boy up, but, in extenua-
tion, pleaded that the boy was a liar, thief, anti every-
thing that was bad.
Mr. Nicholas proposed to call witnesses on behalf
of the defendant to prove his statement; but
The Bored said they could not go into that part
of the case, as it was one of tee serious a nature f_a•
them to decide summarily. 'They had made up their
minds to send the case to trial; and they should re-
quire the defendant to enter into his (min recognizance