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CONTENTS.

Goldsmith.
The Siege of Dunbe; ; or, the Stratagems of War.
Agrippa D'Aubigne and Madame de 3laintenon.
Memoir of W. Collins, ILA.
The Green Hand—A " Short" Yarn. Part VIII.
British Agriculture and Foreign Competition. No. 11.
ArrEnnx.—Blackwood on the Agricultural Question, and the
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This day, prree Is. ; by post, Is. 4d.,
M lIUXTAB LE and his PIGS.
By PORCItIB.
" Said the hero divine, to the keeper of swine—
`Old man, what a fanciful notion is thine I' "—Odyssey.
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Of vaiom may be had,

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Bull.

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Court (late New Slaughter's Coffee-house).

52, Fleet-street.
ANEW DISCOVERY IN TEETH.--
Dlr. HOWARD, Surgeon-Dentist, 52, Fleet-street, has in-
troduced an ENTIRELY NEW DESuRIPTION of ARTIFICIAL
TEETH, fixed witt: out springs, wires, or ligatures. They so per-
fectly resemble the natural teeth as not to be distinguished from the
originals by the closest observer ; THEY WILL NEVER CHANGE
COLOUR er DECAY, and will bo found very superior to any Teeth
ever before usvd. This method does not J equira the extraction of
routs or any painful operation, and will support and preserve teeth
that aro loose, and is guaranteed to restore articulation and masti-
cation ; and that Mr. Howard's improvement may be within resell
of the mot economical, he has fixed his charges at the lowest scale
possible. Decayed teeth rendered sound and useful in mastication.
52, Fleet-street.

At home from Test till Five.

[ADVERTISEMENT.] ••••• THE NEW TOOTH-PICK
TouTu-Bausil, thoroughly chiming between the teeth
when used up and down, and polishing the surface when
used et ossways, the hair wart anted never to come out ;
in f ,ur strengths—viz., No. 1, bard ; No. 2, less hard ;
No. 3, medium; No. 4, &eft. The double anti-pressure
nail. brush, which does not divide the; quick from the
nails. The triple hair-brush, which thoroughly searches
and cleanses the hair in one-fourth part of the time of
any other method, and acts as both comb and brush com-
bined. The medium shaving-brush, being a selection of
the strongest badge& hair, so well secured in the socket
as never to come loose. And, though last not least, the
newl) -invented " Renovator" clothes-brush, which makes
an old coat look like anew one, and a new coat to look
new double the usual time. Invented and made only by
ROSS and SONS, 119 and 120, Bishopsgate-street,
London.

[ADVERTISEMENT.]—The unfailing Success of
Holloway's Pills and Ointment in the Cure of Ringworm led
all Diseases of the Skin.—A medical gentleman residing at
Lima, whose child had been severely &Sided with ringworm
for upwards of six years, tried every known remedy to care
this dreadful disease, but in vain, as it was of so inveterate a
character as to base the skill of himself and other practitioners.
As a last resource, he was persuaded to use Holloway's oint-
ment and pills, these medicines having obtained much celebrity
in all parts of South America, and they had the happy effect
of soundly curing the child, and perfectly eradicating the dis-
ease from the system.—Sold by all Druggists, and at Professor
Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London.
DEATH OF GENERAL CRAWFORD.-- We have to
announce the death of Lieut.-General Robert Crawford,
of the late Royal Irish Artillery, and on half-pay 73d
Regiment. Lieut.-General Crawford served in Holland
in 1794 and 1795, and was present at Tiel, when bom-
barded by the French; at Nimeguen during the siege,
and at the sortie at the attack of Fort St. Andre, the
attick on the enemy's works at Thuyl, the several en-
gagements in and near Geldermansell; and on the re-
treat his guns, which were in the rear of the army, were
constantly engaged. In 1798 he was actively employed
in Ireland during the rebellion. Lieut.-General Craw-
ford commanded the Irish Artillery when that force was
consolidated with the British.
MANCUESTER TRADE REFORT, FEB. 14.—Very
little business has been done to-day in either cloth orl
yarns, and there has been a very general disposition to
sell at lower terms than were current last week. This
has, however, not led to any business, buyers continuing
to stand OM. _ _

Dispatches were received yesterday, at the Colonial-
office, from the Governor of Malts.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S.--YESTERDAY.
LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE..
Bto 1 agst Lord Waterford's Sir John ,
10 to 1 agst Mr. Mason na The Chandler
10 to 1 agst Mr. Vevers's Vain Hope
1$ to 1 agst Mr. Hassell's The Victim
25 to 1 apt Mr. Vevers's Vengeance
30 to 1 agst Mr. J. Doyle's Rory be Aisy
30 to 1 agst Mr. Hughes's Tipperary Boy
33 to 1 agst Mr. Treadgold's Maria Day
35 to 1 apt Captain Barnett'a Maid of Athens
50 to 1 agst Mr. J. C. Renton's Rainbow
Sir John, who was not mentioned until near the close,
was backed at 8 to 1, and had the call cf Vain Hope,
who had previously been the first favourite. Victim was
in force at 18 and 20 to 1.
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STARES.
9 to 4 agst Lord H. Lennox's Beetunter—taken
NEWMARKET HANDICAP.
8 to 1 agst Mr. Gratwioke's Cheerful, 4 yrs, sst 121 b
10 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Little Jack, 3 yre, sst Ilb
THE NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES.
The only Lets were 20 to 1 agst Belus, and 25 to
agst Puffy, to small sums. .
METROPOLITAN HANDICAP.
5 to 1 agst Mr. Gratwicke's Cheerful, 4 yrs. Gat
20 to 1 agst Mr. Murphy's Dough, 5 yrs, Bst 51b
25 to 1 agst Mr. Douglas's Sir Gilbert, 4 yrs, Est 21b
25 to 1 agst Captain Lowther's. Bastinsdo, 3 yrs,
4st 71b
30 to 1 agst Mr. Adams's Ellerslie, 5 yrs, ibt 21b
30 to 1 agst Mr. Carew's Eva, 4 yrs, Est 121 b
Not abovehalf a dozen bets laid, and those only to
trifling amounts.

CHESTER CUP.
13 to 1 agst Mr. Payne's. Glanea, 4 yrs, 7st 51b
14 to 1 agst Mr. Merry's Miss Ann, 4 yrs, 7st
25 to 1 agat Lord klowth'4 Peep.o'-day Boy, 6 yrs,
93t—taken
33 to 1 apt Mr. Eddison na John Cosser, 5 yrs,
Bst 51b—taken
35 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Lady Evelyn, 4 yrs,
Bst 21b—taken
40 to 1 agst Mr. Wreford's Woodlark, 4 yrs, 6st
121 b
,000 to 14 agst Mr. Armstrong's Vesta, 6 yrr, 7st Sib
—taken
Little or nothing done on this event.
DERBY. 1850.

.8 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Ghillie Callum
10 to 1 agst Mr. W. Edwards na Bolingbroke
10 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Knight of Avenel
13 to 1 agst Mr. Gratwicke's The Nigger
15 to 1 agst Lord Zetland's Voltigeur —taken
25 to 1 apt Lord Airlie's Clincher
25 to '
.1 agst Mr. J. Scott's Cyprus—taken
33 to 1 agst Lord H. Lennox's William the Con
queror—taken
33 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Mayors—take 40 to 1
1,000 to 30 apt Mr. Hill's Pitsford—taken
1,000 to 30 agst Sir R. Pigot's Moultan
40 to 1 apt Colonel Peel's Hardinge
,000 to 20 agst Mr. Gannon's Deicoon—taken
660 to 10 agst Mr. Lee's Charley—taken
500 even betty( ea Mayors and Pitsford

Bolingbroke was backed for 1001., at 10 to 1; The
Nigger, very freely, at 14 to 1; Voltigeur, in three or
four quarters, at 14 and 15 to 1; a few other horses
were backed at the quoted prices, nearly all of which
were offered at the close. The advance of The Nigger
sent Ghillie Callum to S to 1, ;Avers.
DERBY, 1851.

4,000 to 80 agst Duke of Richmond's Buckland—taken
HUNTING APPOINTMENTS

Worcestershire hds., Mon., Kennels; Wed., Woodeote-
green ; Fri., Radforci•gate— I Of.
Upton harrs., Tty s., Ripple.
Ledbury hds., Mon., Bth milestone on the Tewkesbury-
road; Fri., Mundertield-s.tacks-10f.
Herefordshire hds., Tues., Rackhall; Fri., England's-
gate-1 Of.
Ludlow hds., Tues., the Serpent; Fri., Brampton
Brian-mate.
Brighton L arra., Mon., Pateham; Fri., Dyke-101.
Brookside harry., Mon.. Newmarket. hill; Tours.,
Teiscombe Tye-10f.
Crawley and Horham hds., Mon., the Fox, Three
Bridges; Wed., the Now Inn, Climbiold; Fri., Monk's-
gate-10. .

Warwickshire bds., Mon„ Napton-on-the- Hill; Tuem.,
Mitford-bridge; Thum., Cabbington-gate; Fri., Edge-
hill-town; S.t., Fox colt-10i.
Lord Redesdale'e lids., Mon., Chapel House; Wed.,
Bradwell-gruve; Fri., Egford; Sat. 131enheini-101.
Shropshire lids., Mon., Ilarps-wood ; Wed., High
Ercall; Thurs., Walcott Mill-10i.
Mr. Farquharson's lids., Mon., Dogberry Turnpike-
gate.

Mr. Drag's hde., Mon., Canford-bridge; Thurs., Cock
and Bottle, Morden.
B. V. H., Tuer., Pointington-ridge; Fri., Sturminster-
common-1
Cheltenham stag bds.,.Sat. (Feb. 16), Mytton Lodge,
near Tewkesbury—l2.
Somerset Subscription hdt., Tues., Haley) -brake,
Quantock; Fri., King's-wood, Nettlecombe-10f.
Sir Tattoo S)kbs' lids., Mon., Whinmon-build; Wed.,
Sand Hutton House; Fri., Garrowby-hill-top-14
Suffolk- hde., Tues., Ardleigh Crown; Fri., Nutley-
wood-10i.

CORN AVERAGES.
GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN
For the Week ended Feb. 7, 1850, made.uP from the Returns of the
Inspectors in the different Cities and Towis is Eiglaud and Wales
per ImperlalQuarter.
Will:AT. I BAUM.' OATS. I IYZ. I JEANS.I TEAS.
rPRICEI 38s Gd 1248 7d I Iss 3d I 22s Id I 253 3d 265 4d

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DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN.
wuRAT. I SMILEY. OIM zing. I BBINS• I PEA,.
I
Is Od I Is Od Is Od is Od is 04 is Od

SERIOUS • FIRE AT 110XTON.—A fire, nearly at-
tended with a loss of human life, broke out at a late
hour on Wednesday night in the private residance of
Mr. J. James, 44, Robert-street,. Hoxton. The flames
commenced in the second floor front, at which time Mr.
James's children were in the same room asleep. A loud
crackling noise proceeding from that part of the building
satisfied the inmates that something wrong had hap-
pened. Mr. James, therefore, ran to the second floor,
when, on opening the door, he found the room enveloped
in flames. By a desperate effort he succeeded in rush-
ing through the flames and rescuing his children, but in
so doing he was most severely burned. The inmates
then attempted to extinguish the flames, but finding they
were usable, they closed the door of the room and sent
for the firemen. The engines from Whitecross-street,
Jeffrey-square, and Watling-street stations, quickly at-
tended, and after some time the firemen and police suc-
ceeded in getting the fire out, but not before a consider-
able quantity ot Mr. James's property was destroyed;
and he was doubly unfortunate, for, besides being so
badly burned, he was sot insured for a single penny.
ALARMING FlRE.—Yesterday morning, at a few
minutes tefore five o'clock, considerable alarm was
caused in the City, in consequence of a fire breaking
out in the extensive pile of primises belonging to Messrs.
Jame: Imray and Co., situate at No. 3 Old Fish-street
hill, Upper Thames-street. The flames, when first dig-
covered, were issuing through the roof of the back
warehouse, a building of some magnitude, and formerly
used as a sugar house. The mains of the New River
having yielded an abundance of water, the engines were
set to work, but in spite of the most strenuous exertions
of the firemen, they were unable to get the mastery
over the alarming element until about one-half of the
roof of the watehouse was destroyed, and the third
floor of the same building considerably damaged by fire.
The valuable contents of the lower floors were also
severely injured by the water from the engines. Fortu-
nately, the property was insured in the Imperial Fire-
office. The fire was caused from the heat of one of the
flues miming at the side of the roof.
PROPOSED SCHOOL FARM AT PERTH. Our
readers will doubtless recollect the,', at the annual meet-
ing of the friends of the House of Refuge, a remit was
made to Mr. Maiben, the secretary to the Refuge, to as-
certain the practicability of adding to the institution a
school farm for boys similar to that of Quatt, alluded to
in the report. Since that time Mr, Maiben has received
a letter from Mr. Cook, the master of the Deaf and
Dumb Institution, in answer to one from him, giving an
account of tho experiment he has made in cultivating a
piece of ground by means of the labour of the boys
under his charge. This experiment, Mr. Cook mentions,
has been attended with a very remarkable degree ot
success. The ground brought under cultivation con-
sisted principally of a bank so very steep that it was a
favourite amusement of the boys to slide down from the
top of it to the bottom, seated upon a piece of board.
This barren piece of grotind was broken up by means of
picks and spades, and the bank was cut into terraces,
having walls of turf or stone in front, and these planted
with potatoes and other vegetables. One-third of the
bank was composed of good ground and the remainder
of bad gravel, and the whole extent of the place was
only about an acre and a half, and yet within these
narrow limits Mr. Cook has managed to raise a suffi-
cient quantity of vegetables to supply the whole of his
pupils, sixty-five in number, besides a large quantity of
potatoes, and fond sufficient for two cows and nine pigs.
The saving thus effected to the institution has been very
considerable.— Perth AdOertiser. _

THE DUKE OF PORTLAND'S Grace
the Duke of Portland has just announced to the tenants
on his immense estates' in Nottinghamshire, that from
Lady-day last, a moiety of their rents shall be calcu•
lated according to the averrge price of wheat for the half-
year preceding the usual time of payment, taking 565.
per quarter as the standard of the present rents. The
venerable Duke has for some time been engaged in
making himself acquainted with circumstances connected
with each farm ; and whenever any appeared to be
higher rented than others, after ascertaining the cause,
he has ordered such additional reductions to be made as
will put them on a par with their neighbours. To
other tenants his Grace has given the option of remaining
at their present rentals if low, or having their farms re-
valued, and the rents adjusted to the present price of
corn.—Derby Mercury.
Some of the papers seem to insinuate that Doctor
M‘Hale, in opposing the "godless" education scheme, is
more actuated by a wish to keep up his even power and
dignity than by anxiety for the welfare of his flock. The
Doctor, however, declares that a regard for mem shall
never make him neglect Tuani, Then why doesn't he
AM 'one for

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
GUILDHALL.
, A young lad, of respectable appearance, named
Edward White, was brought up for tinal examination
charged with uttering a base half•crown.
The facts of the case are interesting, in consequence
of the trouble different Aldermen have taken, and the
many remands because the Solicitor to the Mint would
not adopt the views of the Alderman.
It appeared that the prisoner had left a good situ-
ation in the country, and came to Lotidon, visiting
various places of amusement, until one evening he
went to a shilling dancing-room at the west-end of
the town, where, for a supposed insult to a woman
he was about getting a beating, when a young man
named Lishman interfered on his behalf; and an inti-
macy sprang up between them. The prisoner being
nearly. out of money, and believing Lishman to be a
respectable person asked him-if he could recommend
him to a situation. Lishman said he could, and. told
dim to call at his lodgings in St. Martin's-lane, which
he did, and was then told by Lishman that he could
make a good deal by passing bad money, at the same
tune giving him some. He was also instructed to
say, if the coin was discovered to be bad, that
he got it in change of a sovereign, and to
give a wrong address. He practised this until given
into custody on the present charge, with Lish-
man, who was also in the coffee-room with him at
the time, although in the next box. Lishman on a
former occasion had thrown a bad half-crown into the
fire, and it was melted. At the first examination the
Solicitor to the Mint would not prosecute Lishman,
although a well-known smasher in good circumstances,
who on coming of age would_ have property to the
amount of 3001. a year, because the piece had been
thrown into the fire and melted, and therefore it would
be doubtful if a conviction could be obtained. Lish-
man was discharged, and the prisoner retnapcjeti for
inquiries to be made respecting him, as he was not
known. Inquiries were made, which were most sa•
isfactory as to the character of the prisoner and al
_ _

his family, upon which the Alderman- suggested the
propriety of the Solicitor of the Mint giving direc-
tions for the apprehension of Lishman again, and
taking the evidence of the prisoner against him, as
in cases of felony against receivers ; for he did not
like to send White, who evidently was the dupe of
Lishman, to Newgate. The Solicitor to the Mint
objected to such a course, and said he was ready to
prosecute the prisoner. The case was adjourned
several times, but still the solicitor refused to give
the police directions to apprehend Lishman, and at
last the prisoner (by appointment) was placed at
the bar at eleven o'clock, but no one from the Mint
appeared.
Mr. Alderman SALOMONS said that, as it was the
desire of the Mint to prosecute the prisoner, he should
send the case to the sessions, although it was very
painful for him to do so. He could not understand
the unwillingness of the. Mint to get rid of such a
character as Lishman, when the evidence of the boy
was sufficiently corroborative for the purpose. The
principle of the law as to the greater expedience of
getting rid of receivers applied to this case. When
the whole matter came before the judges, with the
confession the boy had made, he had no doubt sonve
representations upon the subject would be made in the
proper quarter. At the same time he must observe
that the case was appointed for eleven o'clock pre
cisely, and he had waited three-quarters of an hour
without any one attending, and he considered the
Solicitor to the Mint had treated the bench with great
disrespect.
The prisoner was conveyed to Newgate.
BOW-STREET.

William Castley, a register clerk in the Genera,
Post-office, was placed at the bar before Mr. Henry,
on three separate charges of stealing money-order
letters containing remittances to the amount of 200/.
Mr. Peacock, solicitor to the Post-office, prose-
cuted, and Mr. Burrell, an attorney, appeared for the
prisoner.
it was briefly stated that there ware five clerks
(including the prisoner) in the register department.
A.B many as eight money letters had been recently
abstracted after their arrival at the office, and upon
a strict investigation respecting them suspicion was
directed to the prisoner, under the circumstances
detailed in the evidence of Peak, the Post-office con-
stable.
Elizabeth Williams, daughter of the post-mistress
at Hobbs' Point, in Pembroke, stated that on the 2d
inst. she remitted 301. to Colonel Maberley,.the Se
cretary to the General Post-office, op account of
money-orders. The enclosure consisted of twenty
sovereigns of the present reign, and two 5/. bank-
notes of the Manchestvr and Swansea Banks. The
address upon the envelope was in a printed form, and
the words " Money-order remittance " were also in-
scribed upon it. The bill and letter of advice accom-
panying it were in her mother's handwriting. It is
isual to receive an acknowledgment of the safe ar-

rival of money letters by the next post ; but in the
present instance none was received,
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Edward Fisher received the Hobbs' Point remit-
tance from the last witness, and placed it with other
money-order letters upon a tray for the purpose of
sorting them. It was his duty to separate the Lon-
don remittances from those which were to be for-
warded beyond Londoh, and give the latter to dif-
ferent clerks in other departments. This duty occa-
sioned his frequent absence from the Register-office,
often for six or seven minutes together, and during
those intervals the prisoner, who was on duty at the
same time, had ample opportunity of going to the
tray of letters unobserved. After sorting the letters
he handed the London remittances to another clerk,
to be compared with the bills and forwarded to the
Receiver- General.
David Davie, another register clerk, received the
London letters from the last witness, and was assisted
in checking them by the prisoner, who called the
names of the towns registered in the bill while wit-
ness entered them. The prisoner did not call " Hobbs'
Point" among the list read on the morning in ques-
tion, and consequently it was not entered. The
prisoner was able to secrete any of the letters if so
disposed.

Thomas J. Hewett, a clerk in the Receiver-Gene-
rai's office, opened the bag received from the last
witness on the morning of the 4th. There was no
remittance from Hobbs' Point, nor any entry re-
specting one.
Mathew Peak, an officer attached to the Post-office,
was authorised to search the prisoner, who was sus-
pected of the robbery. Witness took a small memo-
randum-book from his hands, and on examining it
found an entry in pencil of a number of figures and
dates corresponding to the particulars of some missing
bank-notes. Witness asked him what was the meaning
of the figures, and he replied " that they related to
various qualities of wines which he had lately tasted
at the docks." 'Witness took about 21. from his
pockets and asked him what money he had at his
lodgings. He stated that he had 91. in his desk, and
between 401. and 501. in his cheffonier. Witness se-
cured the prisoner, and then went to his lodgings at
3, King-square, oswell-road, where he found 9/. in
his desk as described, and 10/. 105. in gold in the
cheffonier. He afterwards returned to the prisoner,
and informed him that the figures in his private me-
morandum-book related to bank-notes, and witness
asked him what he had done with them. The pri-
soner replied, "that it was so, and be had paid them
away." He was detained in custody from Saturday last
until the following Monday, when Mr. Peacock, the soli-
citor to the Post-office, read a letter in his presence,
showing that the figures and dates of nine 51. bank.
notes which had been stolen were accurately entered
in his pocket-book. The prisoner declined to give
any further explanation, and was then conveyed by
witness and another constable (Tyrrell) to the Bow-
street Police-court, on reaching which he requested
"to hare a private interview with Peak in the cell."
Witness went to him, and the prisoner asked "if he
intended to search his lodgings again ?" Witness
replied that he and Tyrrell were then going to make
a very rigid search after the missing notes. The
prisoner then said, " Do not turn the place over too
much in consideration of my poor wife, and I will
tell you where the notes are secreted. You will find
them on the top of the cheffonier outside." Witness
proceeded to the lodgings, and found nine 51. bank-
notes in a book on the cheffonier, answering the de-
scription of those which had been stolen. The total
amount of money found at the prisoner's lodgings
was 125/. 9s. The sovereigns, excepting eight, were
all of the present reign.

By the prisoner's attorney—The prisoner's reason
for requesting me not to upset his place too much was
that his wife was still in bed, having been confined
only a fortnight.
By Mr. lIENRY.—The prisoner's salary
was 90/.
per annum.

One of the clerks stated that about 15/. extra might
be made in the course of the year by extra work.
The prisoner said nothing to the charge.
The prisoner was then charged with stealing another
money-order remittance or GO/. under precisely
similar circumstances.
The remittance was sent to London by Mrs. Gies-
son, the post-mistress at Lancaster, and consisted of
six Si. notes and 30 sovereigns of the present reign.

The notes were among the number fouLd at th
prisoner's lodgings.
Similar evidence having been given, as to the trans-
actions of the Register-office, &c.,
Mr. HENRY committed him for trial.
It was underntucd that there will be otter charges
against him.
The prisoner's attorney requested that a gold watch
and diamond ring taken from the prisoner might be
restored by the utlicer fur the benefit of his wife, who
was left with her infant totally destitute. Her father
could but ill afford to assist her.
Mr. ilminv could make no order upon the subject,
as large sums of money were still missing.
LAMB E TH.
Mr. Hugh Lavington, agent to an extensive firm
of railway carriers, applied to Mr. Norton for his as-
sistance under the following circumstances :
It appears that previous to the extension of the
South- Western Railway to the Waterloo-road, and
while the traffic to the Nine Elms station was con-
siderable, a shrewd, long-headed fellow discovered
that a street called Bond-street, which runs between
the South Lambeth and Wandsworth-road, was not
included in the Surrey and Sussex trust; and that,
therefore, all waggons and other vehicles going to
and. from town to that railway might do so without
the payment of tolls. Availing himself of this import-
ant fact he made an application to Messrs. Levey, the
then lessees of the Vauxhall turnpike gate, for a
large sum as the purchase of his silence. An inter-
view took place between the applicant and the lessees,
and the result was that the latter found it necessary to
allow the former a handsome weekly allowance for the
remainder of their term. The moment the lease
of the lessees had terminated the secret was
disclosed, and so great in consequence was the
depreciation in the value of, the tolls that no
person could be found to tyke them, and the
trustees were compelled to take them on their own
hands. The carriers and others taking advantage of
the discovery, steered their course in going to and
from the railway station so as only to cross the turn-
pike-road at two points, and though they passed
through the Vauxhall-gate, they got through exempt
from toll. The discovery, as before stated, had been
productive of great saving to the carriers and public,
and of serious injury to the trustees. It appears, by
some manoeuvring, the parish or the parochial high-
way board, under whose control and management
Bond-street has hitherto been, has consented to its
being given up to the trustees of the Surrey and
Sussex roads, in order to its being taken into the trust,
and a short Act is now, it is said, before Parliament
for the purpose. In the interim Bond-street is stopped
up, and rendered impassable for vehicles.
The applicant, Mr. Lavington, said that the street
was rendered impassable as far back as Monday week,
by poles being placed across it under the pretence of
its being repaired, though since that time nothing
whatever had been done to it, and the object for stop-
ping it could not, therefore, be mistaken. It was
evidently to prevent the public from passing through
it with their vehicles, and to compel them to pay toll.
Thu object of his (Mr. Lavington's) application was,
first, to know if the parties were justified in stopping
the road without an order from a magistrate, or
keeping it closed up for the space of ten days under
the pretence of repairing it, when no repairs were
commenced, and none appeared necessary.
Mr. NORTON, after consulting the authorities on
the subject, informed the applicant that it was not
necessary to have a magistrate's order to stop a street
for necessary repairs, and said, that as regarded the
other part of the complaint, it was a matter to form
the subject of an indictment, and not one in which he
i
(Mr. Norton) as a magistrate, had any power to n•
terfere.

Mr. Lavington thanked his Worship for his kind-
ness anl attention, and said he should not the matter
drop.

THANE S.
Jolla Stockwell, a well-known thief, of about 19
years of age, Solomon Croster, a Jew, describ©d as a
general dealer, and James Morphett, aged 37, who
keeps a chandler's-shop in Ann's•place, Wentworth-
street, Whitechapel, were brought before Mr. Ingham,
the first charged with stealing a great eoat, a candle-
stick, and other property, and the other two with re-
ceiving the same knowing them to have been stolen.
It appeared from the evidence that a communica-
tion was made to Police-sergeant Kelly, 2 H, an
active officer of the detective force, by a respectable
man named Hall, that his son, a boy only 11 years of
age, and a girl named Allen, of about the same age,
had been met on their way from school by Stock-
well, and induced to commit several robberies ;
that Stockwell took the property from them,
and that some of it had found its way to the Jew,
who resides in a low lodging-house in Ann's-place,
and that some bacon and pork, stolen by the children,
had been sold by Stockwell to Morphett. Kelly lost
no time in making inquiries, and found the informa-
tion true, and also that Stockwell, who has been con-
victed of felony, was in the practice of inducing child-
ren to plunder shops. Kelly first repaired to Dior-
pbett's shop, and asked him if he had purchased any
bacon and pork of a Jew ; and he said he had not;
he then asked him if he had received any from any
other person ; and he declared he had not. Kelly
advised him to be cautious, and he then said he had
received some hare. Kelly seized a cushion of bacon,
and another piece of bacon which had been stolen.
Morphett was taken into custody by Wrigley, 141 11,
who afterwards accompanied Sergeant Kelly to a
lodging-house next door to Morphett's shop, and in a
room there found Croster and Stockwell. There was
a large quantity of stolen pork boiling in a pot on the
firs, and the children said it was the same they had
taken out of a shop. Kelly expressed his surprise to the
Jew that he should be boiling pork for his supper,
and Croster impudently said, "it was mutton with
the thick rind on, and that he was glad to eat any
thing he could."

Henry Hall, a very little fellow, who did not ap-
pear to be more than eight years of age, said that
he had seen Stockwell and Croster in the streets.
Stockwell very often said, if he would live with him
he would give him plenty to eat and drink. As he
was coming home from school on Wednesday Stock-
well met him again. A little girl was with him.
They walked half a mile, end Stockwell said he could
find " gifts " for them. They were passing a bacon
shop, and Stockwell pointed to some bacon and pork
and said, " There's a gift; take that;" and he went
into the shop and took one piece of pork and gave it
to Stockwell, who said to the girl, " There are some
gifts for you," and told her to take two lumps of
bacon exposed for sale at the shop-door, and she did
so, and gave them to Stockwell, who afterwards gave
witness ls. Stockwell took the pork and bacon to
the lodging-house where the officers found him ;
they afterwards went out again, and on passing by
a clothes shop Stockwell said, "'There are some
more gifts for you," and pointed to some
coats, "take one of them and drop it; it will fetch
Ss. or 4'." 'Witness did not like to do it ; but
Stockwell said, "Go on, you fool ; it's no harm."
The girl pulled the coat off the nail, and dropped it
on the ground. Witness picked it up, and, by the
desire of Stockwell, dropped it down again ; Stock-
well picked it up, and put it on his back, and walked
away with it. They passed by another shop where
there was a large brass 'candlestick, and Stock well
said, "There's a pretty gift ; take it," and he did so.
The boy gave his narrative with the most artless sim-
plicity.
Louisa Allen, a very diminutive child, aged 10,
was sworn, and said, '• Please, Sir, that gentleman,
(pointing to the thief Stockwell) came to my house
in North East-passage, Wellclose-square, and took
me out and said that there were some gifts for me."
The little creature then confirmed the evidence of
Hall in every particular.
Abraham Raphael, salesman, of Back-road, Shad-
well, identified the coat stolen from his shop by the
children, and which was found in the lodging-house
by Kelly. He missed it on Wednesday night. He
also said he had been recently plundered of a large
quantity.
James Oness, shopman to Mrs. Sarah Roll, Duke-
street, St. Georges's, identified two pieces of bacon
weighing 101 b., which were missed from the shop on
Wednesday afternoon.
The boy Hall was recalled, and said that he saw
Stockwell give the bacon to Croster who took it to
Morphett's shop.
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that in consequence of what the girl Allen and
his son told him he communicated with the police.
Mr. INGHAM said, this was a very bad case. The
evidence was sufficiently strong to justify the com-
mittal of Stockwell for trial, but not conclusive
against Morpbett and Croster, and they must be dis-
charged.

Mary Harris, alias Roche, and Ellen Sullivan, two
notorious and desperate thieves, were brought before
Mr. Ingham, on remand, charged with stealing 34
sovereigns from James Clark, a meat salesman.
Mr. INGHAM said he should commit both prisoners
to Newgate for trial.

Total number of emigrants to all parts from Great
Britain and Ireland in the year 1847:—England and
Wales, 153,898—Scotland, 6,6l6—lreland, 95,756—
Total, 258,270.