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LONDON', MscONDAY EVENING, APRIL l5, 1850.

sati".(itetl"-- "d p, .ace in the college. It appeared to him
t.tat th 3 paint rei ied by Mr. Turner, as to whether it
would be be!7ler f 'r the boys to put them ( ut to trade at
frearteen, or ret'Ain them in college until they ks ere eighteeo,
with the poesibili• ty of their being plaeed in some occu-
paticn in which hey would fail, had very little to do with
the question a', it sue. It was held in the well-known
case of " Ape .v. Berry," that what the founder of a
charity wille' 1, if it were not opposed to law, must be
carried into •effece. It was admitted that this ought to
be a grammar sch, for the boys, whether they went to
trades or to the Ile rversity; but such was not its charac-
ter; Greek was not taught in it. It bad been said that
the boys were taken from a class which rendered it
impossible for them to rise into the superior stations of
life. It was not nece asary, however, that they should be
paupers; they must be necessitous, but their parents
might have been big lily respectable. If any difficulty
of that sort existed wh it was the way to set it right?
The memorialists aske o' fur a scheme, and he should be
quite content to leave it to his Learned Friends whom
the college had consu' .red to draw it up. The question
had been asked, what would become of the scholars when
they had passed thro agh the university? They were to
remain at the latter eight years; they would then have
the intellect which God had given them—the education
which his Grace had been the means of imparting to
them; and if they did not make their way in life let
them sustain the consequences. It was a part of Mr.
Alleyne's *scheme a 'at some of the scholars should ulti-
mately become fellows of the college, but that intention
was entirely negatived by sendine them out to trades
at fourteen years of age. It had been said that it was
necessary to found a school at Dulwich separate
from the college, because the inhabitants would not
allow their sons to mingle with the college boys. His
Grace might inquire into that, but he (Mr. Mt) be-
lieved it would be found that the education given at the
college was so inferior that parents would not accept of
it. Dlr. Turner had suggested a doubt as to whether
the funds could be applied to the maintenance of the
scholars at the university, inasmuch as they would then
have ceased to be members of the college. That was a
fallacy ; money might be set apart for them while in
the college to be paid hereafter. It was admitted
that the amount to which the boys were entitled
was 840/. per annum, while there was expended upon
them only 682 L a year. That however, was a dif-
ference of nearly one-fourth ; but, according to his cal-
culation, they were entitled to at least 1,100/. If the
founder had not filled up his scheme as to
education, as there were surplus funds, it was compe-
tent to the visitor to do it, who would strengthen that
part of the college in which weakness existed. In
rescinding the,.iirder of Archbishop Sheldon, his Grace
would of course exercise confidence in the six assistants,
who were always gentlemen of high respectability, and
with respect to whom there was no reason to suppose
that they would act arbitrarily or from caprice. As to
the letting of the lands, the memorialists contended that
the college did not make so much of them as they might
do. It might be said that that was to their own injury.
but it must be remembered, that if they accumulated a
large surplus, Parliament might then step in and deal
with it as it had with other corporate property. The
college, therefore, had an interest in not obtaining too
large a revenue. Ncthisg had been said with respect to
costs; but if the memorialists had a reasonable right to
ask the advice of his Grace, he was sure that his Grace
would recommend the expenses to be paid out of the
college funds.

The Archbishop of CANTERBURY said that it would be
necessary to take the advice of the Learned Gentlemen
who had so kindly assisted him as assessors; he must,
therefore, take time to consider the case.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

OLD COURT.
EXTORTION OF MONEY BY AN INFAMOUS CHARGE.

(Gontinued from our Afternoon Edition of Saturday.)
Mr. Wyatt, the prosecutor, Mrs. Legg, his niece, and
several other witnesses. were called, and their evidence
was conclusive again! t the prisoners. The prosecutor
stated that the focused parties had obtained altogether
from him about 501., which he was induced to give under
the influence of their threats.

This was the Cate for the prosecution.
The Learned Counsel for the prisoners then severally
addressed the jury, and Laidler, in his own cleferic,:, (I( -
Glared that he was innocent of any intention to extort
money, and declared that the only object he had in view
was to act as a friend to Mrs. Legg.
Mr. Baron PLATT summed up, and the jury imme-
diately returned a verdict of Guilty against all the
prisoners.
Mr. PARNELL then took a technical objection in arrest
of judgment to the form of the indictment, which
His LORDSHIP said he would take into consideration,
and accordingly postponed passing sentence until Mon-
day morning.

The recognizances were then entered into, and they
were discharged.
Just after the Curt had been adjourned, aL,d as
the Lt-.arneet Recorder was about leaving the bench,
Mr. BODKIN came into court, and, addressing his
Lordship, said he wished to make a few remarks
relative to an affair that had occurred on the previous
day.
The RECORDER said the Court was not sitting, but
if Mr. Bodkin wished it he had no objection to hear
him.

Mr. BODKIN said that the respect he personally en-
tertained for the worthy Under-Sheriff, Mr. Wire,
coupled with that of the other gentlemen of the bar,
led him to make the remarks he was about to do.
The Learned Counsel then referred to the remarks
made by his Lordship upon the conduct of Mr. Wire,
and said that his wish was to remove any misappre-
hension that might exist in the mind of his Lordship,
that the under-sheriff had any pecuniary end in view
in taking possession of the property found upon pri-
soners.

The RECORDER said he was not tinder any misap-
prehension of the sort, and he did not see how any
one else could be. lie had made the remarks in con-
sequence of the sheriff having contravened the orders
of the court.

Mr. BODKIN said that the applause which followed
his Lordship's remarks, and which were alluded to in
the report, would lead the public to infer that the
under-sherff was actuated by pecuniary motives.
Tne RECORDER said there was nothing in the re-
port to warrant any such inference being drawn.
Mr. BODKIN said the under-sheriff had only done
that which he thought to be his duty, and would ex-
plain to his Lordlhip that there had been an altera-
tion in the manlier in which the sheriffs were called
upon to send in their accounts to the proper autho-
rities.

The RECORDER said that could not interfere with
the law upon which he had acted.
Mr. BODKIN said it was under that impression the
under sheriff had acted.

The RECORDER said there was not any imputation
upon the character of the sheriffs or under-sheriff,
excepting that they had acted in direct contravention
of the order of the Court. He (the Learned Recor-
der) had no feeling in the matter ; either pleasant or
unpleasant he had made an order which was inter-
fered with. What he had said was to vindicate the
honour of the Court, and with it he was satisfied.

Mr. Wire then explained that there was not any
pecuniary benefit arising from their taking posses-
sion of property. There was a great deal of trouble
attending the office, and they rendered an account to
a sixpence of all they received. They took care of
property taken from felons committed from the coun-
ties out of their jurisdiction, and faithfully handed it
over to them.

The RECORDER said he did not doubt it. The
sheriffs of the counties from whence felons were com-
mitted should have an officer present to receive the
property taken from them, and not trouble the Sheriffs
of London. In this case it belonged to the Sheriff
of Kent. In this case there had been a coatraven-
tion of the order of the Court; it was upon that he
had spoken, and what he had said he should not hesi-
tate to say again should the order of the Court be in-
terfered with. Still he wished to be distincly under-
stood that no imputation had been cast on the sheriffs
or under-sheriffs.

Mr. Wire, with much warmth, said he still felt him-
ielf aggrieved.

The ItEccanEn coolly replied that had he expected
such a remark he should not have allowed the ex-
planation.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
BOW STREET.

HOSTILE TIIREATS.—AIfred Godfrey, a young
man, was charged before Mr. Henry with having,
on the 10th inst., and at other times, used threats of
violence towards Mrs. Henry Philips, the wife of
the vocalist of that name, from which she went in
bodily fear.
Mrs. Phillips stated that the prisoner was her
brother, and that they had for some time been at
variance. This, in fact, was the second time on
which she had occasion to prefer a similar complaint
against him.
Mr. Phillips, the husband of the complainant,
stated that he had a great number of letters in his
possession, in the handwriting of the prisoner,
couched in terms of the most offensive description,
added to which, during his absence from home on
business, the prisoner was continually loitering about
his house, and annoying the family to such a degree
that Mrs. Phillips was unable to go out without a
friend to protect her. The prisoner commenced
writing these letters about three months back, one of
which he now produced. It was dated the 10th inst.,
and the concluding words of it were, "If I leave this
place without a certain sum, I shall pop some one
off as Rush did." The witness added, that the pri-
soner was usually under the influence of liquor ; but
even in his sober moments, such was his revengeful
disposition, he had every reason to believe he would
put his threats into execution unless restrained by the
law. About a week back he broke one of his (Hr.
Phillips's) windows, and on being charged with it, did
not deny it.
Prisoner, in his defence, said that Mr. Phillips had
promised to give him 201. to relieve his distresses, if
he would stay away from the house. This promise
Mr. Phillips never performed, and he admitted that
in a moment of irritation he bad written the letter
produced, but assured his Worship that he never in-
tended to inflict any personal injury on his sister.
Mr. HENRY said that the words contained in the
letter would admit of no other construction than a
determination on the part of the prisoner to commit
some personal violence. He would, therefore, call
upon him to find bail, himself in 1001., and two
sureties in 50/. each, to ..keep the peace for three
months.

PlOirOCKETi.—William Russell and John Smith
were charged on suspicion of having robbed some
persons, unknown, of their watches, at different
places of amusement. The prisoners, who are well
known to the police, were observed on the sth inst.
leaving the concert-room at Exeter Hall, in a manner
to lead to a belief that they had committed some
depreciation. Thompson and another officer of the
F division followed them into the Strand and took
them into custody, upon which Smith was seen to
drop a silver watch.
Mr. Wm. Scharht stated that he was at the concert
on the evening in question, and shortly after he had
wife,
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At this stage of the proceedings John Ebunte and
keep a
obtained admission he missed his watch, which was
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wlslington, and who had been sent from Clerken-
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charged with having received a gold watch
and other property, knowing them to have been
stolen.

A policeman stated that he went to the prisoner
Eburne's house, to make some inquiries respecting
Smith. They at first denied all knowledge of him,
but subsequently acknowledged that he was their
lodger. On asking whether Smith bad any property
in the house, they said he had not, with the excep-
tion of a suit of clothes. On subsequent interroga •
tion they admitted that they had two watches, which
belonged to them:elves. Witness then opened the
drawers of the looking-glass, and took from thence a
gold watch, which he now produced. Eburne, using
some offensive language, declared this to be his property,
but said he would not tell where he had got it. Oa fa r-
tber search a considerable quantity of linen was dis-
covered, from which the initials had been removed. On
making further allusion to the watch the female pri-
soner said, in the presence of her husband, that Smith
had given it to her, desiring that she would not give
it to any person but himself. On being taken to
Clerken well the male prisoner said he had picked the
watch up (the shank was broken) in the City-road
on Easter Monday ; he had kept it ever since, to see
if any reward were offered fur it.
Mr. HENRY directed the female prisoner to be
discharged, and ordered the other three to be re-
manded.

A respectably-dressed man, named Tyke, was charged
with stealing a watch-guard chain, the property of Mr.
Synires, a medical student.
The prosecutor stated that last night he met the pri-
soner in a public-house near Euston-square, where they
had some drink together. In the course of conversation
the prisoner asked his advice relative to a disease he was
suffering from, which he freely gave, and then the pri-
soner intimated that he should call upon him at his
lodgings. The prosecutor said that just at the present
moment his time was very much occupied, but that if he
could do him any good he would willingly do so without
any professional charge. The prisoner then said—
" Well, the moment that I'm convalescent I intend to
make a continental tour, and you shall go with me free
of expense."
Mr. HENRY—You were, I suppose, to become his tra-
velling physician?--Something of that sort, replied the
prosecutor.—(Laughter.)
Mr. HENRY—WeII, then, come to the charge. All
this nonsense is foreign to the subject.
Prosecutor—Well, then, I borrowed half. a-crown of
the prisoner, giving him as a security, he being a stran-
ger to me, my brequet chain. Soon after he got the
chain the prisoner went out, and thinking that he had
decamped, the prosecutor followed him, and meeting
with a policeman, immediately gave him into custody.
The prisoner said that there was no foundation for
the charge. He simply went out to make use of the
urinal, and never had an intention of going away.
Mr. HENRY—And was it possible that a constable
knew so little of his duty as to take that charge as one
of felony ? The prisoner was quite justified in retaining
the chain until bis half-crown was refunded; and he
therefote discharge I him.

the liberty of writing this note, Mr. Birchell being
from home, and considering it to be my duty to do
so. The family are living in my house—the husband
is out of employ—the woman near her confinement,
and one dear boy, eight years old, dying for want of
food. I hope and pray that you will try and do
something fur them • and if you can spare time to call
at my house, I will tell you the particulars more
fully. I assure you it is a sad case. I have done as
far..as I am able, but have not the means of doing more.
"I remain, yours respectfully,
"F. BIRCHELL.

"21,Dartmouth-row, Westminster, April 13."
Mr. Taylor, to whom the letter was addressed, paid
a visit to the house, and found the wretched condition
of the poor family had been truly represented. The
husband, George Boyd, a whitesmith by trade, for-
merly engaged in Portsmouth Dockyard, but dis-
charged owing to a reduction of the number of hands,
had been out of employment for six months The
wife is enciente and near her confinement, and there
are four children of the respective ages of 16, 13, 9,
and 2, the one nine years of age lying very ill. The
family received 181bs. of bread per week from the
workhouse, but had been compelled, by their neces-
sities, to part with their clothing, and almost every
article they possessed during the last six months, until
left in a miserably penniless condition.

Mr. BURRELL immediately ordered a sovereign to
be given to the poor creatures from the poor-box.
LAMBETH.

William Anderson, a middle-aged man, was placed
at the bar before the Hon. G. C. Norton on a charge
of being concerned with three others, not in custody,
of robbing Robert Cattun of 50/.

From the evidence of the prosecutor, who described
himself as a draper's assistant, it appeared that on
Wednesday forenoon last he was walking along St.
George's-road, when he was addressed by a respect-
able-looking young man, who asked him what the
building opposite was ? He replied that it was a
Catholic chapel ; and both were proceeding along,
when a third person, who was about 20 yards in ad-
vance, dropped a purse. He (prosecutor) picked up
the purse and restored it to its owner. The latter
expressed his gratitude for this act of honesty and
kindness, and invited the prosecutor and his newly-
formed acquaintance into a public-house to have some-
thing to drink. While at the public-house the
parties were joined by a fourth party, and a game of
skittles was introduced. The prosecutor was induced
to bet with one of the party, and the result was that
he had lost 8/. 103. The man who dropped the purse
offered to bet an even 501. that the prosecutor did
not knock down the nine skittle pins in nine throwv.
This was the tempting bait. The prosecutor
offered to go to his lodgings and procure the 501.
to make the match, and lest be should be induced
to change his mind in the interim, one of the
sharpers accompanied him. On his return the pro-
secutor placed forty sovereigns and a 10/. note into
the hands of one of the party, and expressed his wil-
lingness to play the game ; but the challenger inter-
posed some objection, and proposed in the interim to
play for a bottle of wine. This challenge was ac-
cepted, and while the game was going on the chal-
lenger disappeared, and the stakeholder said he had
given him up the money. The other sharpers,
amongs whom was the prisoner, also effected an
exit, leaving the prosecutor in perfect bewilderment,
and minus 58/. 103. Information of the robbery was
given at Tower-street station-house, and on Friday
evening the prisoner and another of his confederates
were found enjoying a dish of beef-steaks at a pub-
lic-house On getting sight of the prosecutor the
prisenor's companion effected his escape, but the pri-
soner himself was secured.

After a lengthened examination the prisoner was
remanded f'Jr a week, Mr. Norton refusing to accept
bail for his appearance on that day.
George Poulton, the conductor of one of the Clap-
ham omnibuses, was placed at the felon's bar on a
charge of stealing a sovereign.

Ar: the formerexamination, Mr. Norton, doubting
whether a conviction for the felony would follow a
commitment on that charge, dealt with the case
summarily, and committed the prisoner for two
months on a charge of miscondct as a servant. On
making out, or rather when about to make out the
prisoner's commitment, Mr. Gunn, the magistrate's
clerk, discovered that the conviction was informal,
inasmuch as the Act of Parliament under which it
was made required that the complaint must be made
to a magistrate within seven days, and this not having
been done, the accused could not be sent to prison.
Mr. Norton, upon being informed of this, determined,
as the case was a very bad one, to send it !before a
jury, and, therefore, again remanded the prisoner.
When placed at the bar, the prosecutor expressed a
disincliHation to prosecute, saying that it would se-
riously inconvenience him, and expressed a hope that
the punishment which the prisoner had already
undergone would act as a warning to him for the
future.

Mr. NORTON expressed his surprise at the change
in the prosecutor's opinion since the last examination.
For his own part he said he had not the slightest
doubt that the prisoner had been perfectly aware when
he received the sovereign from Mr. Willis that it was
a sovereign, and not a shilling, as he had represented ;
but if the prosecutor now declined to say that this was
bis opinion, there was an end to the case, and it
would be useless to send the prisoner for trial.
The prisoner, when leaving the dock, said he was
very much obliged to the gentleman.
Mr. NORTON remarked that he certainly had a
right to be much obliged to the prosecutor, but that
was more than the public should be.
The prisoner was then discharged.

tY MARKETS.
•The trade to-day is steady,
any article.

s. d. s. d
Do.sfeal,perl9slb 13 0 to 14 0
Barley, English, pr
imperial quarter 24 0 25 0
Irish, Scotch, and
Manx,per6olb.. 3 0 3 2
Foreign, grinding 2 9 3 0
,stye, per 4801 b 22 0— 24 0
Beans, English, pr
imperial quartr 28 0 29 I
Irish and Scotch,

per 4801 b.. .. 24 0— 25 0
Dutch - .. .. 26 0— 27 0
Egyptian .. .. 20 0— 21 6
Peas, English,per
Imperial quartr 28 0 30 0
Foreign .. .. 27 0— 21 0
Oats, per 451 b :
English, Scotch,

and Welsh, old 2 9—2 10
Irish, new, best
mealing •• 2 3—2 3j
Do., mid and inf. 2 0 2

Old . .. .. 2 3 2 4
Oatmeal, English,
& Seotch,pr24olb 'l2 0 22 6
Irish, new .. .. 20 0 —2l 0
D0.,01d . .. 19 0— 20 0

sat, 30s to 48s ; barley, 25s to
lOs to 33s ; peas, 32s to 33s per
is 6d ; porkers, 7s 6d to 7s 9d
)er couple, 4s 6d to 5s Od ;
tter, lldtois hi per lb. Eggs,