The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-06 00:00:00

TINE SUN. LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 6a 1844.

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS.
FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF THIS DAI..
GLOBE.--Posterity's Plutarch (who will perhaps
look back to a Lord Mayor as a Megalatherion,
which, we may inform our mere English readers,
means a great beast—no longer extant) will perhaps
amuse himself, after the manner of his classical pro
totspe, with drawing a parallel—or rather contrast
between the present Lord Mayor and the pre-
sent Bishnp of London. The characteristic effort
of the former exalted functionary seems to make
differences, and the characteristic effort of the latter
(as Sir Peter Laurie says) to split them. If Bishop
Blomfield and Lord Mayor Gibbs both ener-
gised in the same sphere of action, the latter would
blow up billows for the former to ride up and down
upon. The all-defying soul of Gibbs would complete
what is wanting to the scolding one of Phillpotts.
The Lord Mayor's soul is above scolding, and seems
to find its exclusive satisfaction in assuming attitudes
of defiance on grounds no one else would think tenable.
With such a Primate, the Church would witness the
days of Archbishop Laud back—and something more.
We have not brought these spiritual and secular digni-
taries into mere arbitrary juxtaposition; as our readers
will perceive, if they turn to the scene in yester-
day's Common Council. The Lord Mayor again ex-
hibited himself in his character--unaccountable, and
immoveable (again too on a matter of finance)—the
justum et tenacem propositi virum, on whom the civium
ardor prava jubentium is simply thrown away. If
the Puseyites ever elect a Pope (and for some reason,
best known to themselves, they don't choose to obey
the existing one, whom Mr. Ward nevertheless calls
the " Chief Bishop on Earth," and concerning whose
infallibility Mr. F. Faber cites with approbation the
sentiment of Manzoni—that it is " the main point,
from which the smallest deviation is damnable heresy")
—if, we may say, the Puseyites ever elect a Pope of
their own—and they seem on the point of doing so—
we should strongly recommend them to take into con-
sideration the unique aptitudes for their purpose of
the present Lord Mayor, when the term of his present
office shall have happily expired.
" Jove in the chair
Of the skies Lord Mayor,"
was a joke to Lord Mayor Gibbs in this crowning
year of his astonishing Aldermanship. His "dogmatic
decrees" are just what the Puseyites want—decisions,
namely, which are not to be criticised or questioned
" without presumption." Any attempt to get either
an account or an argument from him—in short to
question the infallibility of his sum total, whether
of mind or money—is an attempt not to be enter-
tained or discussed, but to be put down as damnable
heresy. The scene of yesterday was a specimen of this.
The matter which had been under discussion was
the report made to the Court by their Finance Com-
mittee, to whom had been referred the petition of the
Rev. James Tyler, 8.D., rector of the parish of St.
Giles's-in- the4ields, praying for pecuniary aid towards
the erection of a new free church in that district,
which was brought up and read.—lt recommended a
grant of 2001. in aid of the undertaking. On the mo-
tion that the Court agree with the Committee in their
report being put, Sir Peter Laurie made an oration,
in reading which we were tempted to exclaim- "Mon
ane parle, et meme it park Men." It is not, perhaps,
known so universally as, we think, it ought to be, that
Sir Peter Laurie has set his heart upon two things,
as his special earthly mission, and which he looks
upon himself as the honoured instrument destined for
accomplishing. One of them is the taking up of wood
pavement, and the other the putting down of
Puseyism. When Sir Peter Laurie shall have accom-
plished both these great works single-handed, he will
sing his 1811171 C dimities. There may be more far-
sighted sagacity even than usual in these two enter-
prises, which the City champion of our Protest-
untism and paving-stones is thus carrying on, as it
were, abreast. If Puseyism and wood-pavements
continue extending themselves concurrently any far-
ther, we are evidently threatened with the double
danger of a revived disposition towards autos da fe,
and of the temptation to celebrate such acts im-
promptu, afforded by wood ready at foot. We must
refer our readers to Sir Peter Laurie's own words for
a full estimate of his wisdom, only remarking that we
have, for once, the satisfaction in a good measure of
agreeing with him. But Lord Mayor Gibbs's last
new exhibition of infallibility was the immediate sub-
ject of our notice. After some discussion on the mo-
tion for agreeing to the report—
" The Lord Mayor, after referring to the original
petition and to the terms of the report, and conferring
upon them with the Recorder, stated that the report not
being in accordance with the reference, it must fall to the
ground, as the question could not be put.
" • F scene here ensued, in which it was eon-
Wire and several others, that it was for
the 1,5 L•ge of the fact whether or not the repoi t
ace -11.1f1 he terms of the reference, and that the
Court would surrender its privileges if it submitted in
such a matter to the dictum of the Lord Mayor.
"A scene of great confusion prevailed, but
"The Lord Mayor persisted in his decision, and called
for the next order on the paper to be taken, upon which
" Mr. De Jersey moved that the Court do now ati-
journ.
" On this motion a division took place, when there
appeared—For the adjournment, 38 ; against it, 31 ;
majority 7.
" The Lord Mayor then retired with the other autho-
rities, but
" Mr. W. H. Ashurst called upon the members to
remain, as lie maintained the privilege of the Court had
been invaded by the decision at which the Lord Mayor
had arrived."
A large body remained accordingly, and agreed to
a resolution to the effect, that " It is the opinion of
this meeting that the ruling of the Lord Mayor on
the discussion of the report of the Finance Com-
mittee, touching the grant of 2001. to the new free
church in St. Glles's-in-the-Fields, is subversive of
the rigtitsseelree discussion, and interferes with the
privilegek Ware Court of Common Council." It is
clear the'rnaknanimous breast of Gibbs confronts a
world which is not worthy of him. It is equally
clear the Press should vote him a piece of plate—we
forbear to say what metal. At this dull season, the
Fourth Estate owe him a deep debt of gratitude.

BANK OF ENGLAND.
(From Friday Night's Gazette.)
An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Vic-
toria, cap. 32, for the Week ending on Saturday, the
30th day of November,lB44.
ISSUE DEPART3IENT.

Notes issued ... 27,786,190 Governmentdebt 11,015,100
!Other securities 2,984,900
Gold coin and
bullion
• Silver bullion

X27,786;1901

:M. MA
Dated the sth day of Di.e(

£27,786,190
RSITALL, Chief Cashier.
ember, 1844,

BANKING D

,PARTMENT.

Proprietors 'capi-
tal 14,553,00C
Rest 3,140,04C

G overnment secu-
rities (includ-
ingDeadWeight
Annuity) 13,539,775
Other securities 9,958,645
Notes
Gold and silver
coin

I'ublic deposits
(including Ex-
chequer,Savings
banks, Commis-
sioners of Na-
tional Debt, and
dividend ac-
counts) 5,226,633
Other deposits
Seven day and
other bills 949,133

£32,214,416
M. MA.
Dated the sth day of Dee(

.£32,214,416
RSHALL, Chief Cashier.
.tuber, 1844.

THE LONDON GAZETTE

(THIS EVENING.)

HORSE-GUARDS, DEC. 5, 1844.

Her Majesty does not require that the Officers of the
Army shall wear any other mourning, on the present
melancholy occasion of the death of her late Royal
Highness the Princess Sophia Matilda, than a black
crkpe round the left arm, with their uniforms.
By cominand-of Yield Marshal his Grace the Duke
of Wellington, Commander-in-Chief,
JOHN MACDONALD, Adjutant-General.

Lieutenant, vice Cazalet, who exchanges ; ASsistant-
Surgeon Grigor Stewart, from 96th Foot, to Le Surw. en,
vice Stevenson, appointed to the 3d Foot, Dec. 6.
31st Foot-H. H. Massey, M.D., to be Assistant-
Surgeon, vice Jenkins, deceased, N0v.22.
33d Foot-Lieutenant G. 11. Cazalet, from the 18th
Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Swaby, who exchanges,
Dec. 6.
35th Foot-C. M. Layton, Gent., to be Ensign, by
purchase, vice Wilson, who retires, Dec. 6.
38th Foot-Captain V. F. Story, from 11th Foot, to
be Captain, vice Grant, who exchanges, Dec. 6.
42d Foot-Lieutenant A. C. Campbell to be Captain,
by purchase, vice Macdonald, who retires ; Ensign J.
0. Barnett to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Camp-.
' bell • J. W. P. Orde, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase,
vice Barnett, Dec. 6.
44th Foot-Assistant Surgeon E. J. Pratt, from 63d
Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Bartlett, who retire s
upon half-pay, Dec. 6.
46th Foot-Gent. Cadet A. Nicholas, from Royal Mi-
litary College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Jackson,
who retires, Dec. 6.
49th Foot-Major C. Cotton, from 94th Foot, to be
Major, vice Dennis, who exchanges, Dec. 6.
54th Foot-Lieutenant J. B. Chalk to be Captain,
without purchase, vice Brevet- Major W. Cox, who re-
tires upon full pay ; Ensign W. F. Brett to be Lieute-
nant, vice Chalk ; Gentleman Cadet W. E. F. O'Brien,
from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, vice
Brett, Dec. 6.
57th Foot-W. L. F. Sheaffe, Gent., to be Ensign,
without purchase, vice Croker, promoted, Dec. 6.
59th Foot-Major-General Sir J. Harvey, K.C.8., to
be Colonel, vice Lieutenant-General Sir R. L. Dundas,
K.C.8., deceased, Dec. 3.
63d Foot-Assistant-Surgeon W. Stuart, M.D., from
91st Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Pratt, appointed
to the 44th Foot, Dec. 6.
65th Foot-Captain J. Jameson, from half-pay 4th
Foot, to be Captain, vice P. D. Stokes, who exchanges ;
Lieutenant St. Leger Barry to be Captain, by purchase,
vice Jameson' who retires ; Ensign T. Barnard to be
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Barry ; F. P. Drought,
Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Barnard, Dec. 6 ;
Gentleman Cadet C. J. Ewen, from the Royal Military
College, to be Ensign, vice Hurford, removed to the Ist
West India Regiment, Dec. 7.
68th . Foot-Staff-Surgeon of the Second Class T.
Hunter, M.D., to be Surgeon, vice Atkinson, who ex-
changes, Dec. 6.
88th Foot -Captain A. M. Douglas, from half-pay
52d Foot, to be Captain, vice J. D. De Wend, who ex-
changes ; Lieut. G. V. Maxwell to be Captain, by pur-
chase, vice Douglas, who retires ; Ensign E. Corbett to
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Maxwell ; L. S. Steere td
be Ensign, by purchase, vice Corbett, Dec. 6.
91st Foot-W. Munro, M.D., tab be Assistant-Surgeon,
vice Stuart, appointed to 63d Foot, Dec. 6.
92d Foot-Ensign D. M‘Queen to be Quartermaster,
vice J. Forbes, who retires upon half-pay; Gentleman
I Cadet A. IV. Cameron, from the Royal Military Col-
lege, to be Ensign, vice M'Queen, appointed Quarter-
master, Dec. 6.
94th Foot-Major J. L. Dennis, from 49th Foot, to
be Major, vice Cotton, who exchanges, Dec. 6.
96th Foot-W. M'Andrew, M.D., to be Assistant-
Surgeon, vice Stewart, promoted to the 18th Foot, Dec. 6.
Ist West India Regiment-Lieut. R. H. Minty, to- be
Captain, without purchase, vice J. Griffith, who retires
upon full pay. Ensign W. J. Chamberlayne to be Lieu-
tenant, vice Minty ; Ensign J. T. Hurford, from 65th.
Foots to be Ensign, vice Chamberlayne, Dec. 6.
Ceylon Rifle Regiment-Second Lieut. H. Agar to be_
First Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Suckling, who
retires, Dec. 6; Second Lieut. J. Dwyer to be First Lieu-
tenant; by purchase, vice Kersteman, who retires, Dec. 7.
To be Second Lieutenants, by purchase-W. Pownall,
Gent. vice Agar, Dec. 6 ; J. S. Tulk, Gent., vice Dwyer,
Dec. 7.
BREVET.-Captain J. Jameson, of the 65th Foot, to
be Major in the Army, July 22, 1830 ; Captain A. M.
Douglas, of 88th Foot, to be Major in the Army, Jan.
10, 1837.
UNATTACHED.-Lieut. W. Lacy, from 46th Foot, to
be Captain without purchase, Dec. 6.
STAFF.-Lieut. J. B. Hamilton, from half-pay of 10th
Light Dragoons, to be Adjutant of a Recruiting Dis-
trict, vice J. 0. Berridge, who exchanges, Dec. 6.
HOSPITAL STAFF.-Surgeon T. Atkinson, M.D., from
68th Foot, to be Staff-surgeon of Second Class, vice
Hunter, who exchanges, Dec. 6.
MEMORANDUM.-Tho commission of Staff-Surgeon of
the Second Class John Charles Cameron, M.D., vice
Burnley, deceased, as been antedated to the 15th April.
The removal of Assistant-Surgeon Donald from 24th
Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon in the 31st Foot, and the
appointment of Dr. H. H. Massey to be Assistant-Sur-
geon to the 24th Foot, in succession, as stated in the
Gazette of Nov. 22, have been cancelled.
Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire.
Colonel W. ivture, io be Vice-Lieutenant, Nov. 26.
WHITEHALL, DEc. 5.

The Lord Chancellor has appointed Charles Pember-
ton, of Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, Gent. to
be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chan•
eery.

rates are fully supported, common sec Aid at 10.11 to 1 Lk',
at:cl good common 111 d to is per lb. In Pouchong se-
veral purchases made at 5d to Is, and prices are firm.
._T ar.ltay, common yellow leaf sorts, at Is *I to Is 31(1
per lb. Ilyson, which is held with firmness, at 2s 6,1 to
2s 8d for common, 2s 9d to 2s 10d fur midd,
2s lid to 33 2cl for good, and 3s 3d to 4s 6d .for fine :
Young Hyson is in good demand, commen has been
selling at Is 10:1 to 2s 6d, and better suits at 2s 8d to
3s 6d. Imperial and Gunpowder at fully former rates.
Scented Orange Pekoe 3s 4d to 3s 5d per lb. Caper is
in demand. Prices for Tea compared with those of last
year at this time are id to 2d for Congou, Ad to 3d for
Twankay, 4d to 61 for Hyson, and 2cl to lod for Gun-
powder higher than they were at that period.
SPICES.—This afternoon at public sale 3 cases of
Singapore Mace were taken in at is 6d : 20 tubs of dry
Sugar Candied Ginger, and 15 cases of China Preserves
were all withdrawn.
- Cocoa.—Foreign is wanted, but there is still little in
the market, and 30s to 33s per cwt is the value. Prices
are firm for West India, and there are several purchasers,
but the supply is not sufficient for the wants of the trade,
none has been offered at auction ; the stock is rather less
than it was last year at this period.
FRUIT.—The trade are still inclined to get largely
stocked with Currants, and prices rule firm. Patras new
at 49s to s)g, old 45s to .465. !ante and Cephalonia
old 44s and new 47s per cwt. Raisins : Valentia at 501,
Denia 40s, Lexia 38s, Smyrna black 38s, Red 45s to .I7s,
Eleme 48s to LOs Sultana 60s, Muscatels 55s to 100 s.
}Vs Turkey pulled are 45s to 75s per cwt.
RlCE.—There are several purchasers of Bengal, by
private contract low white has been selling, at lOs 6d to
I Is, mid Ils 3d to Its 9d, good 12s, and fine 12s 3d to
12s 6d per cwt ; there is at present not sufficient al mar-
ket to supply the demand. For Foreign East India Rice
prices are not so firm. Madras yellow is 8s to 8s 6d.
Java white lOs to 12s, and yellow 9s to lOs per cwt.
*Saco.—This afternoon of Pearl Sago 167 boxes at
auction were taken in at 18s 61 to 19s for mid quality.
SALTPETRE.—This afternoon Rough met with atten-
tion, and 394 bags of fine white Madras at public sale
4.1 per cent refraction were sold at 265, 26s 6cl per cwt
being the full value.
CocntsatA,L.--To-day several purchases were made by
private treaty in Honduras silvers at 4s 4(1 to 4s 10d per
Ib, being rather higher.
RUM, BRANDY, AND 110LLANDS—Importers of Lee-
wards Island Rum submittin; to a reduction on former
rates of id pergallon, buyers have been tempted to ore-
‘rate more freely ;.and 400 putts have been disposed of at
2s 3d to 2s 4d proof strength. Demerara at
rather easier rates-33 Id accepted for a small parcel
32 per cent overproof ; fine is, however, worth 3s 4d
/to 3s 6d per gallon. For Jamaica merchants refuse to
submit to any decline in prices, as there is not a large
quantity in the market; 3s Btl to 4s 3d is the value of
28 to 35 per cent overproof, and 4s 4d to 6s for superior
Sorts. For Calcutta 2s 3d proof is asked, but only small
parcels have b2en sold. The market has still a firm ap-
pearance for the best descriptions of brandy; inferior not
much wanted; prices going down : Cognac, best brands
of the vintage of 1838, hhds 5s 2d, puns ss; do, 1839,
hhds 4s .1.1 d; puns 4s 9d; do 1840, hhds 4s I ld, puns
4s 9cl; do, 1841, hhds 4s 10d, puns 4s 8d; do, 1842,
hhds 4s 7d, puns 4s sd; do, 1843, hhds 4s sd, puns 4s 3d,
common 2s Od• to 3s and middling to good middling
3s 2d to 35710 d, 'Bordeaux common 2s 6cl to 2s Id.
Geneva at IS 9d to is 10c1 for shipping, and fine fit for
duty has been fetching 2s 4d to 3s 6d per gallon. Eng=
lish Corn Siirits at POs 2d per gallon, nett cash.
JNDIGo.--,The accounts come to hand from Calcutta
fully confirm those previously received relative to the
abundant crop. The market has a tht appearance, and
the business transacted has been at a decline on the rates
of the late quarterly sales of 2d to 4d per lb. In Spanish
there has been little doing.
' OILS.—A further reduction has taken place in the
value of Linseed Oil, on the spot at 22s 6cl to 22s 9tl,
and for exportation some parcels have keen
taken at these rates. For forward delivery many con-
tracts are entered into at 23s per cwt. For Rape Oil, and
the crushers with difficulty obtain 35s for psle, and 34s
per cwt for brown. Palm 25s 6il to 26s per cwt for good
and fine quality. COCOS, Nut 24s 6d to 28s per cwt for
common to fine quality. Ia Olive Oil the transac-
tions are upon a more extended scale, but not at
better prices; Gallipoli selling at 411 to 421, Spanish and
Barbary 38/ to 401 per tun. The demand has increased for
all descriptions of common Fish Oils: Southern has been in
good request, and prices rule firm at 29/ to 34/ for ord to
fine quality. Seal—pale 341 to 34/ 10s, straw and yellow
301 to 334 and brown 291 to 29/ 10s. Cod Oil at 311 10s
to 321 per tun. Sperm, 871 t,) 90/ per tun is the value of
first quality. American Lard Oil is 401 to 411 per tun.
This afternoon- at public sale 10 barrels of African
-Ground Nut Oil were sold at 33/ lOs per tun.
TaLLow.—This afternoon the market was well sup
plied with colonial Tallow ; at public sale 323 casks of
strandsd St; Petersburgh yellow Candle went at 37s 6d
to 395; 347 packages of South-American at 33s to 39 dd,
21 casks of 'African 34s to 38s 6d, 92 casks New South
Wales 37s 9a to 41s 6d; 181 packages of Cape of Good
Hope 38s- 6d, to .41s 6d; 134 packages of North American
37s 6d to 39s 9d per cwt.

COURSE OF EXCH.,
Amsterdam CF. 12 6
Ditto, at sight l2 4
Rotterdam 2U. 12 6i
Antwerp 25 95
Hamburgh M.B. 13 14
Aitona l3 34
Paris, 3 days' sight 25 70
Ditto, 3 months 25 96
Marseilles 25 95
Bourdeaux 25 95
Frankfort on Maine l2l

,NGE.-(THIS DAY.)
Gibraltar
Leghorn 3O 50
Genoa 25 95

Milan
Venice .. .
Naples 39i.
Palerrso, per oz llB
Lisbon 544
Oporto s4i
Rio Janeiro 24
Bahia 24
Buenos Ayres
NewYork,2ldys sight
Philadelphia
PRICES OF BULLION, PER 07,
Foreign Gold, bars..£3 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin 3 17 5
New Doubloons..... e 0 0
New Dollars 0 4 91
Silver in Bars 0 4 llt

Petersburgh, 3Us 37
Berlin 7

Vienna,
effee. fl. 3M. • 9 54
Trieste, ditto ... . 9 55
Madrid 36*
Cadiz .........
Uilbao
Barcelona
Seville . -

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Dec. 5.
BHNTLEY V. CARVER.

(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)
No evidence having been called for the defence,
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE summed up, and, after, a
deliberation of half an hoar, found for the plaintiff.

suggest, that as there was n probability that one ,of the
parties to the recognisances might proceed to India,
the amount of the bail ought to be increased.
Mr. RODWELI said the first question to be dis-
posed of was, whether the trial should be postponed
or not. _

_
Mr. Justice WILLIAMS consented to the postoonE,-
inent of the trill mail the spring Assizes, and the
subject thenAropped.

SOUTH WALES ClRCUlT.—Chesler, Dec. 4.
(Before Mr. Baroti GURNEY.)
The Learned Baron, who appears to be labouring un-
der indisposition, did not take take his seat this morning jl
until a few minutes before ten ; and at four in the after-
noon his Lordship suddenly adjourned, to the surprise
of the Bar, although, in order to deliver the gaol pre-
vious to the time fixed for the sitting at Liverpool (Mon-
day 'text), it is quite evident much longer sitting care
required. The grand jury did not separate until nearly
six o'clock, having, we understand, completed their busi-
ness; but the bills laid before them in the lager part of
the day not having been brought into Court, of course it
cannot be known whether they are true bills or not, and
very considerable anxiety prevails on the subject, as it
was understood the case of Winterbottom would be
called on the first to-morrow. A great number of wit-
nesses, gentlemen of the legal profession, have arrived in
town, including Mr. Bush, of Loudon, who is solicitor
for the prosecution.
Wilkim Williams, an elderly looking respectable man,
pleaded guilt' to an indictment, charging him with in-
termarrying with Maria Furness during the lifetime of
his former wife. The prisoner stated in mitigation, that
shortly after his first marriage he enlisted into the army,
and was out of the country for many years. OR being
discharged he came hotne, and found his wife married to
another man, with whom she bad cohabited for a period
of thirteen years. Being ignorant of the law, and wish-
ing for a home, he thought there was no harm in again
marrying.
The Learned JUDGE told him the misconduct of his
wife was no excuse for his crime, and sentenced him to
four months' imprisonment and hard labour.

MIDLAND ClRCUlT.—Leicester, Dec. 5.
The Coinmissions for the county and borough of Lei-
cester were opened this day at an early hour, after which
his Lordship proceeded to church to hear Divine service.

The calendar for the county contains some serious
cases, such as two cases of manslaughter, one for bigamy,
one for sacrilege, one for highway robbery, several bur-
glaries, and two cases for cutting and maiming. In the
borough there are seven indictments.
A man, named Clutter, was convicted of assaulting and
wounding Edward Turner, and sentenced to six months'
imprisonment and hard labour.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.--York, Dec. 4.
William Petter was indicted for arson.

Wilkins and Mr. Dearsley conducted the prosecu-
tion ; the prisoner was nut defended by counsel.
The principal witness against the prisoner was his
brother-in law, Thomas Goiters, a lad about nineteen
years of age, whose face, from cancer, presented a fright-
ful spectacle. He said the prisoner and his wife lived with
witness's father, at Wistow, and that, on the Ist of Oc-
tober last, they went out together late in the evening.
They walked along the road to the house of a person
named Dixon, and afterwards across the fields to the
house of a person of the name of Neville. When they
got to Neville's, the prisoner told him to set the house
on fire. Witness said he durst not. The prisoner said
he would kill him if he did not. Witness then lit a
match, by rubbing it on his trousers, and set fire to the
h6use. The prisoner was four or five yards off. The
house was thatched. The thatch came down on the one
side to within four or five feet of the ground. Set fire
to it at the north corner, at the back. It began smutch-
ing (smouldering). Witness and the prisoner then went
to bed. Some time after there was an alarm of fire. The
prisoner got up and went to the place. Witness's father
and mother, and sisters, were up when witness went out,
and when he came hack.
On cross-examination the witness said that Neville's
was 400 or 500 yards from his father's house. There
had been no talk of setting fire to any house before they
went out. Witness got the matches at home. Had
them in his pocket. 'rho prisoner did not know witness
had them. Asked witness when they got to Dixon's if
he had got any.
It appeared that shortly after the time mentioned by
this witness Mr. Neville was alarmed by a smell of fire,
and examining the house, found a portion of the thatch
in the corner apartment in a smouldering flame. Ile
gave the alarm, and his neighbours being in prompt at-
tendance, the further progress of the fire was stayed. His
wife, his father, and five children were in the house.
Some evidence was given of the accomplice's state-
ment—such as showing that they were met on the road
to Dixon's about the time specified, and that there were
traces in the hedges between Dixon's and Neville's show-
ing that seine persons had lately,passed that way.
The prisoner, on being apprehended, made a statement
to the constable, in which he alleged that he and Golten
had gone to Dixon's, and that Golten lit a match and
threw it into one of the loopholes at the barn-. That
they went to Neville's, and that Golten, notwithstanding
his expostulations, set fire to the thatch. He said they
then went home, and that witness told his father and
mother in-law what had been dune, and that they cau-
tioned him not to say a word about it to anybody.
This, however, Mr. Golten denied.
His LORDSHIP having summed up, th• jury found the
prisoner Guilty. Sentence deferred.
The case against the prisoner for firing Mr. Dixon's
barn was not gone into. It was stated that the prisoner
had assigned as a motive for the act, that he, being
bricklayer, expected to get the job of rebuilding the pre-
mises, and that after the fire he actually applied for it.

OXFORD CIRCUIT.--7-Worcester, Dec. 4.
(Before Mr. Justice COLTMAN.)
William Rea, aged 17, a clownish-looking lad, de-
scribed as a nailor, was indicted for having, at I3ro►ns-
grove, on the 11th of /ctober, maliciously shot at and
wounded Hannah Whatmore, with intent to do her some
grievous bodily harm.
Mr. H. S. Silfe conducted the prosecution, and Mr.
Huddleston the defence.

It appeared front the evidence, that after dark on the
evening in question, as the prosecutrix was walking in a
lane near Bromsgrove with a young man named James,
the prisoAer, who was on the other side of the hedge,
discharged a gun, the contents of which lodged in the
left leg of the prosecutrix. The light from the flash of
the gun and from an adjeining cottage enabled the pro-
secutrix to identify the prisoner, who was seen imme-
diately after the discharge running from the spot to-
wards a place where the gun was subsequently found,
and where the footmarks of the person depositing such
gun were clearly established to have been made by the
shoes of the prisoner. The gun in question had been
borrowed on the morning by the prisoner for the pur-
pose of shooting spsrrows, and was charged only with
a pellet of paper, which had penetrated the leg of the
prosecutrix andibecome hidden in the flesh, requiring an
incision by the surgeon for the purpose of extraction.
No motive, either of jealousy or otherwise, was sug-
gested for the act ; indeed, the parties appeared to have
been comparatively strangers to each other. For the
defence it was Contended that 'the discharge was acci-
dental, or at the utmost a boyish freak to frighten the
prosecutrix and her swain, without any intention of in-
flicting any bodily harm on either.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty of an assault, and
he was sentenced to three months' hard labour.

Thomas Wridyicay, aged 24, joiner, and William Kent,
bricklayer, were charged with stealing from the person
of Richard Holtham, at Upt3n-on Severn, on the 13th of
October, nine sovereigns, a 51 Bank of England note,
and a purse.
Mr. W. H. Cooke conducted the prosecution ; Wridg-
way was defended by Mr. Beadon, and Kent by Mr.
Huddleston.

The prosecutor, an elderly and frugal labourer, came
to Upton at an early hour on Sunday, the 13th of Oc-
tober, to purchase a stock of provisions for the ensuing
week, and had with over-caution brought with him 141.,
the amount of his savings, from an apprehension of
losing it during his absence if left behind at his lodgings.
As he proceeded down the street with his groceries, &c.,
in a handkerchief, the prisoner Wridgway seized the
bundle and carried it into the house of Kent, where its
restoration was refused until the prosecutor had stood
treat for some beer, a gallon of, which beverage was or-
dered from an adjoining public-house, and pail for by
old Holtham, who incautiously exposed his wealth to the
gaze of his companions. The liquor very soon bad the
effect of confusing the simple-minded countryman, and
Kent undertook to count the money, and pretended to
place it safely in the breeches-pocket of the prosecutor,
who, suspecting no fraud, made no effort to ascertain the
truth of the assertion. On the supposition that his cash
was safe, Holtham proceeded homee ards, accompanied
by Kent during a portion of the' walk, and, on emptying
the pockets of his smallclothes previous to retiring to
rest, discovered his purse and money to be missing.
The 5/. note, part of the plunder, had been in the
old man's possession for two years, and wai the only
note of that amount he had ever been the owner of. Its
number had been taken down for him soon after its re-
ceipt by a neighbouring farmer, whose written memo-
randum was fortunately in existence. This note, thus
clearly identified, was passed by Wridgway at an early
hour on Monday morning, and in the course of the same
day he was proved to be exhibiting many sovereigns in
the public-houses at Upton.
The counsel for the prisoners severally urged the in-
nocence of their respective clients, who both received ex-
cellent characters up to the period of this offence, and
The Learned JUDGE left the jury to decide whether
both or either had committed the offence.

A verdict of Guilty, accompanied by a recommenda-
tion to mercy on account of their former characters,
having been returned, the prisoners were sentenced to
one year's imprisonment with hard labour—Wridgway
expressing a wish that he might be transported instead,
a request to which no attention was paid.
The Grand Jury came into Court about five o'clock
this afternoon with an ignored bill against Mr. Hassell
for the manslaughter of his wife—a decision which had
been awaited with much impatience during the day by a
very crowded audionee.
It has been noticed as a curious and unusual circum-
stance th.it out of a panel of 52 jurors summoned for
these assizes, 30 should be inhabitants of Kidderminster,
and the remaining 22 of Dudley, in which vicinity the
excitement cn the subject of Mr. Hassell's case has pre-
vailed to a very formidable extent against the accused,
and that not a single juror should have boen selected
froM the other parts of this populous and very straggling
county.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE
(YESTERDAY. )
GUILDHALL.

Edward • Horden, in the employ of Mi. Hesketh
Hughes, warehouseman, of Wool-street, Cheapside, was
charged with stealing a quantity of crape lisse.
The complainant stated that yesterday morniol, on
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