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29. And be it enacted, that every person appointed LAW INTELLIGENCE.
after the passing of this Act to any medical or cur- i COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Aug. 20.
gical office for which he is not qualified according to (Before Mr. Commissioner FANE.)
the provisions of this Act and the regulations of the CHARLES 7.100 RE MOTTRAM'S BANKRUPTCY.
said council, and who shall act or practise in such In this case the bankrupt carried on the business of a
wholesale draper, in Friday-street, and to-day was fixed
office, shall for every such offence forfeit the sum of
for his adjourned last examination. The bankrupt's
twenty pounds, to be recovered by action of debt or
accounts on a previous occasion were objected to, in con-
information to be brought in any of her Mijesty's
sequence of the small profits which appeared to have
Courts of Record at Westminster, or in the Court of 1
; ilineel%madeenritransactio,n_s to the amount of 38,6261., and
Exchequer in Scotland, or in Dublin, within six ca- , a
loni:„asmtareittelnttia,l
hcies-..yhaext, presented to-day, he gave
lendar months next after the commission of the d'(- is purchases, shovving the
fence, and to be reeoVered in the name of her Majesty's : manneri' in whichv he had dkposed of his goods, whether
Attorney-General in England or Ireland, or of the i at a profit, at a loss, or at cost price.
Lord Advocate in Scotland. I Mr. 'Reed appeared for the assignees ; and Mr. Thomas
30. And be it enacted, that after the passing of attended as counsel for the bankrupt.
this-Act, no person shall be entitled to recover any The bankrupt underwent a lengthened examination
- relative to this profit and loss account, but being quite a
charge in any court of law for any medical or sup
gical advice, attendance or operations or for any medi-
matter of figures the detail would be very uninteresting.
tine prescribed or administered, unless he shall prove
One curious fact transpired in the course of the evidence,
viz., that in the trade a description of goods called " lead-
upon the trial either that he is registered under this
ing articles," were sold at a small profit, and even some-
Act, or that he was legally practising in the capacity times at a loss, to induce purchasers to take other goods,
in which he claims such charge before the passing of which would yield ten or twelve per cent.
this Act.
In answer to an inquiry from the Court, it was Id-
-31. And be it enacted, that every unregistered mitted that this statement of profit and loss was not the
person who shall wilfully and falsely pretend to be, actual result of the bankrupt's books, but the best ac-
or take or use any name or title implying that he is count he could give from his memory.
registered under this Act, shall be deemed guilty of After some discussion,
a misdemeanour in England and Ireland, and in Mr. Commissioner PANE declared that he shout(' pass
Scotland of a crime and offence, and being convicted the bankrupt's last examination, it being desirable that
thereof, shall be punished by fine or imprisonment, everything connected with the estate should be speedily
or both, as the court before which he shall be con-
settled, so that the circumstances should not have escaped
victed shall award. from the recollection of the parties concerned. The
question of certificate could not be at all affected by the
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32. And be it enacted, that this Act ma be
passing
of the bankrupt on the present occasion, and that
amended or repealed by any Act to be passed in this question he meant to decide on an early day, and while
session of Parliament. the features of the case were fresh in his recollection.
The bankrupt then passed, and received his protection,
on the understanding that he immediately applies for his
certificate.

THE CASE OF HOMICIDE ON BOARD THE THOMAS
BENNETT.—LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY.—The prisoner, John
Kent, who has been remanded from last week on a
charge of killing Captain Halsq, and who has since
been acquitted by the verdict of a Coroner's jury, was
again brought up at the police-court yesterday. Mr.
Rushton, w►thout making any comment, again remanded
him. until this day, the American authorities in this
country not having yet made up their minds for his re-
lease; to which, however, it is probable, after the full
and impartial investigations which have taken place, they
will eventually accede.
SAVOY CHURCH, STRAND.—It is gratifying to
find, after the renovation of this beautiful little Chapel
Royal, at a great expense, through the splendid munifi-
cence of her most gracious Majesty, that it is increasing
in interest daily, having recently added to the excellent
instrument, the organ, an efficient choir, by which the
delightful service of the church is performed with beauti-
ful effect.

BURGH-UPON-SANDS, CUMBERLAND.—The Earl of
Lonsdale, the Postmaster-General, on Friday last, ac-
companied by another nobleman, visited Burgh-upon-
Sands, of which barony his Lordship is lord paramount,
to inspect the large embankment now making, for the
purpose of preventing the further encroachments of the
tide of the Solway Frith, occasioned by overflowing and
washing away the soil of a part of 2,000 acres of marsh
land of excellent quality.
THE ROYAL ARSENAL, WOOLWICH.—Some idea
may be formed of the immense resources of this country
in the munitions of war, when it is known that in a time
of peace about 2,000 large pieces of iron ordnance, of
various calibres, are supplied by foundries in Yorkshire
every year for the use of her Majesty's services, and to
replace those in the least degree unfit for the duty re-
quired of them at home and on foreign fortified stations.
Age and exposure to the weather render many of the
large guns unserviceable, but the greater number set
aside are replaced as opportunities offer by new guns,
constructed on improved principles for carrying longer
ranges than had been previously obtained by guns of the
same dimensions of bore. The weight has been also
considerably diminished, and, consequently, they are
more easily worked; and by proportioning the various
parts, and strengthening the breeches by giving them a
greater body of metal, they are rendered more efficient,
and have less recoil. Nine 32-pounders have been se-
lected, and they are at present lying on the wharf of the
Royal Arsenal, to be shipped in the Somerset ordnance-
vessel for Portsmouth. Thirty-five 24-pounders have
been selected for Devonport, and twenty-nine 24-poun-
ders for Chatham, and will be forwarded to these ports
without delay. The East India Company have also
ready for shipment twenty-five 8-inch guns, weighing
about 65 cwt. each, thirty 32-pounders, and twenty-four
24-pounders, all of Monk's pattern, with four 8-inch
mortars, for service in the East Indies.
A JUDGE MISSING.—At the termination of the
Middlesex Sessions on Monday afternoon, Mr. Sergeant
Adams directed the crier to adjourn the Court until ten
o'clock on Tuesday morning, at the Guildhall, West-
minster. The usual proclamation was made, enjoining
the attendance of all persons at the before-mentioned
hour. At ten o'clock Mr. Allen, the county treasurer,
attended the Sessions-house, as well as an inspector of
the S division, a sergeant, and three constables of the
A division, appointed to maintain order in the Court.
The Clerk of the Peace remained for upwards of an hour
looking in vain for a Judge, and at the expiration of
that time his patience became exhausted, and he quitted
the Court. The police remained until nearly twelve
o'clock, when the doors of the Sessions-house were
closed without any business having been transacted, and
the officers returned to Great Scotland-yard to report
that fact. Some fears were entertained that the Learned
Judge had met with some serious and sudden accident,
but upon inquiry at his residence it was ascertained that
he had left for the country. It is understood that some
difficulties will arise in connexion with the business of
the Session through this singular mistake.
The Duke of Buccleuch arrived at Montagu
House, on Tuesday evening, from Boughton House,
near Kettering. The mortal remains of Lady Anne
Scott were removed to the above seat on Monday, from
Leamington Spa, and were yesterday deposited in a
vault at Kettering Church, the Noble Duke and other
immediate relatives of the deceased lady attending the
funeral. The Duchess and family have arrived at
Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfries-shire, intending to reside
there some weeks and then go to Dalkeith Palace for
the winter.

MAIDSTONE AND SOUTH-EASTERN BRANCH RAIL-
WAY.--We understand it was intended to have opened
our branch to the South-Eastern in the first week of the
ensuing month, but in consequence of the late rains, the
opening will be probably deferred for a few days.—
Maidstone Gazette.

The body of a newly-born female infant was found
in the churchyard at Brighton on Tuesday morning. It
was wrapped in a tablecloth, and was not cold. There
were no marks of violence discernible.

TRADE WITH SPAIN.—In pursuance of directions
from the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for
Trade, the collectors and comptrollers at the several
ports of the kingdom have been ordered to make a re-
turn of the Spanish vessels at their respective ports ; and
also to specify if there are any, and if so what, local
charges or dues at their several ports applicable to
Spanish ships over and above such as are paid upon
British.

AUGUST 21.

There were a number of cases on the paper this day
before Mr. Commissioner Fane and Mr. Commissioner
Fonblanque, but none of those which were heard con-
tained one feature of interest to any excepting the par-
ties immediately concerned.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
NORTHERN ClRCUlT.—Liverpool, Aug. 19.
(Before the LORD CHIEF BARON.)
Joshua Foster and Thomas Smith, neither more than
eighteen years of age, were indicted for robbing John
Davies, ensign in the 32d Regiment, of his watch.
Mr. Cardwell conducted the prosecution ; the pri-
soners were defended by Mr. Wilkins.
It appeared from the statement of Mr. Davies, a young
gentleman, about nineteen years of age, that, on the
evening of the 2d of April last, he was returning to the
barracks in Manchester, and passing along in front of
the infirmary in company with two other officers, both
younger than himself, when they were suddenly, with-
out any provocation, set upon by several persons. The
parties met them and passed, but immediately turned
round and attacked them from behind. Mr. Davies was
first struck on the side of the head, and knocked down,
but recovered his feet, and was a second time thrown to
the ground. While getting up the second time, one of
the assailants put his hand inside the prosecutor's coat
and pulled out his watch. The guard broke, and the
watch fell on the pavement. Mr. Davies picked it up,
put it in his pocket, and closed with one of the attacking
party, whom he recognised as Foster. A policeman,
hearing the disturbance, came up, and same one calling
out " Joe, here's the peelers," Foster ran away. He was
pursued by the policeman, and caught, but he succeeded
in breaking from the officer's hold and making off. He
was again pursued and taken, Mr. Davies never having
lost sight of him. The other assailants ran away.
Mr. Laurie and another gentleman, both very young,
who were in the company of the prosecutor, corroboratd
this statement. They were unable to identify any of the
parties. Mr. Laurie, it was admitted, was rather fresh,
and had spoken in a jocular way to several ladies of a
certain class whom they had met. He denied, however,
that he bad spoken to or in any way insulted two
women who were in company with the men by whom
they were attacked.
A female of a certain class, who came up while the
scuffle was going on, identified Smith as one of the party.
He was striking at one of the officers.

His LORDSHIP, at the close of the case for the prose-
cution, intimated that he did not think there was any
case against Smith.
In summing up, he left it to The jury to say whether
they thought there was an intention to rob these par-
ties, or whether the watch had been pulled by the guard
out of the prosesutor's pocket in the course of a scuffle
arising out of some affront, real or supposed, and not
begun with any intention of committing a robbery.—
Verdict, Not Guilty.
James Connor was indicted for burglariously entering
the house of Frank Haward, at Staleybridge, with in-
tent to steal.

Mr. Whigham conducted the prosecution. The pri-
soner was defended by Mr. Monk.
It appeared from the statement of the prosecutor, that
he is a dealer in rags at Staleybridge, and occupies a
house of eight rooms, of which, however, only two of
those below are occupied—one as a stable, and the other
by himself. On Tuesday, the 21st of May, he had gone
to Manchester with a quantity of rags, for which he,
as usual, was paid in ready money. The prisoner saw
him set off in the morning, and return in the evening.
The prisoner had been frequently at the house of the
prosecutor selling rags. On the evening of that day the
prosecutor retired to rest about ten o'clock. A person
of the name of Hayes slept with him. There was very
little furniture in the house—merely a bed and an old
hamper. His trousers, containing his money, were put
under his head. In the middle of the night, he was
awakened by a noise in the room, and looking up he saw,
indistinctly, a man about the middle size standing at the
foot of the stairs leading to the upper rooms. The man,
seeing that the inmates were alarmed, ran up stairs, and
the prosecutor could then perceive he had no shoes on.
While Hayes and the prosecutor were putting on their
trousers, they heard the person getting out of the win-
dow. The glass was broken, and the party could from
the window readily get on the roof of a. pigstye, and
from thence into a yard communicating with the next
street. They went out of the house, and took different
directions, for the purpose of, if possible, intercepting
the intruder. Hayes went round to the back, and saw a
person whom he believed to be the prisoner coining out
of the yard. He was, however, unable to seize him.
Near the door of the prosecutor was found a pair of
shoes, which were very positively sworn to by a person
who lived in the same house with the prisoner as a pair
which he (witness) had sold to him.
Verdict. Guilty.—To be imprisoned for twelve months.
Ja:nes ilowarth, aged 19, was indicted for a burglary
in the house of James Howarth, at Walmesley-cum-
Shuttleworth.

The prisoner, it appeared, was a distant relation ef the
prosecutor, and had, sumo time before this occurrence,
been on a visit with him. It appeared that, taking ad-
vantage of the knowledge thus acquired, he took an
opportunity of breaking into the house and carrying
away a sum of 701. in silver, besides a few guineas and
notes, to the amount of upwards of 4001., which were in
a box at the head of the stairs. The silver he spent, but
the guineas were found in his possession. The notes,
with the box in which they were contained, he had put
at the foot of the hedge near the prosecutor's house, and
they were, on the prisoner's information, found there
after he was taken into custody.—Guilty.
To be imprisoned for twelve calendar months.
CIVIL SlDE.—(Before Mr. Justice CRESSWELL.)

DINNER AT THE TOWN-HALL, LIVERPOOL.—The
Mayor, Thomas Sands, Esq., on Monday night enter-
tained at dinner at le Town• hall, the Lord Chief
Baron, Sir F. I'ollock, Mr. Justice Cresswell, the whole
of the Queen's Counsel belonging to this circuit, the
Grand Jury, the Recorder of Liverpool, the Stipendiary
Magistrate, the Hun. Mr. Egerton, the lion. C. Lind-
say, and a few gentlemen belonging to the town.
INCREASE OF MANUFACTURING EMPLOYMENT IN
DERBY.—In a report of Mr. J. Saunders, one of the
factory inspectors, for the quarter ending 31st March
last, are the following passages :—" In March, 1843,
some mill-occupiers complained they could not get a
sufficient supply of hands. The numbers at that time
employed in twelve silk mills of Derby were 1,552 adults,
759 young persons, and 698 children, making a total of
3,009. In March, 1844, four mills which had been closed

for some time, were at work in addition to the others ;
and the total numbers employed were 2,186 adults, 1,0:9
young persons, and 1,064 children, making a total
of 4,329—the increase in one year having been 634
adults, 320 young persons, and 366 children, making a
total of 1,320 persons. This increased employment has
been, I believe, almost entirely owing to the manufac-
ture of a a fancy trimming article called gimp. lam ,
told that a great portion of this labour has been sup-
plied by families who had been induced to remove into
Derby in consequence of such demand. Some of the silk
throwsters in Derby complain now, as they did in 1843,
that they have a difficulty in obtaining a supply of hands
This I conceive to be in a great measure
accounted for by the fact, that each mill-occupier
wishes to get experienced hands, who of course are
scarce, and must remain so especially during the time of
an increasing demand for them. I am well convinced
there are still in Derby, many children whose labour
will be made available if the demand continues or is
increased, and this I think established by reference
simply to two details to which I will briefly advert.
Of 1,064 children now employed, there are only 366
boys, and the remaining 694 are all girls. The latter
are preferred in mills, because they are more easily con-
trolled than boys, and will generally do more and better
work than them. Again, of the 1,064 children under 13,
the numbers between 11 and 12 are 633, and those under
11 only 431. As it will be still open to the silk-throwster
to employ children as young as 8, it must be evident that
a much larger supply of children under 11 can be ob-
tained than are now employed ; and these will gradually
be taken up if all under 13 are limited to half-days, and
the parents find the children so employed receive as
sound and useful an education as others who attend
school twice a day, and are not employed at all."
BurroN.—Earl and Countess De Grey intend to
prolong their sojourn at the Great Hotel, to the middle
of next month. The 'lon. Colonel Dawson Darner, Mr.
William Beckett, MS', sir Evan Lloyd and Dowager
Lady Trimlestown, Sir George and Lady Philips, and
Mr. Langford Brooke are among the visitors at that
establishment. Lady Charlotte Greville, Mr. and Mrs.
Edmund Peel, Lady Hoare, and Sir Thomas and Lady
Briggs have recently arrived.
ANGLING.—Last week was the best of the season
for anglers. Sir Richard Sutton, Bart., caught 50 sal-
mon and grilses—one day's take in the Inver, amount-
ing. to 9 ; another day at the Beauly 5, one of the fish
weighing 171bs. J. M. Campbell, Esq., land 15 from
the Laxford ; Colonel Hay 5 ; and from the Kirkeg
Mr. Maxwell took 8. In the Ness, Sir IL Meux, Bart ,
Richard Arabin, Esq., and other gentlemen have taken
ome grilse.—Ross-shire Advertiser of Aug. 16.
laisit REAPERS.—Great numbers of these reapers
arrived in Glasgow last week. One of the Londonderry
steamers brought over 1,500 at a trip. The Fire King
had a cargo of 1,000; and the other Belfast steamers, we
understand, were also crowded. In addition to these, a
number were brought to the city by the Ayrshire Rail-
, way. In all, not fewer than 10,000 Irish reapers have
this week passed through this city for the Lothians, &c.
—Glasgow 'Saturday Post.