The Sun.
London, England, 1850-05-09 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, May S.

Sittings in Banco, before Lord Chief Justice WILDE
and Mr. Justice TALrouan.)

SOMERS V. THE LONDON AND NORTII•WESTERN
RAILWAY COMPANY.

This was an action which had been brought by a
ballet-dancer against the London and North-Western
Railway Company, to recover compensation in da-
mages for the loss of a truck, containing a gold watch
and chain, and some valuable theatrical and private
dresses. The case was tried at the last assiz'2,s at
Liverpool before Mr. Baron Rolfe, when a verdict
was found for the plaintiff, damages 401.
It appeared that the plaintiff left Manchester for
Rugby on the 14th of January last by the half-past
eleven o'clock train, and that on her arrival at
the Manchester station she had with her two trunks,

one a large one and the other a smaller one, which
were directed " Miss Somers, passenger, London ;"
and on both of which the word Rugby was written
in chalk by one of the railway porters. On reach-
ing Rugby the plaintiff did not see the larger
trunk. She made inquiry respecting it of
a porter, who told her she would find it all
safe on arriving in London. This, however, did not
prove to be correct, the trunk was not amongst the
luggage, and she went to the office where inquiry is
made for missing parcels and made a statement of
her loss, which was taken down. Inquiries were
afterwards made by the company for the trunk, but
without success. Some correspondence ensued be-
tween the plaintiff, her attorney, and the company,
which resulted in the present action being brought.
On the trial four witnesses were called for the plain-
tiff. The first was a cabman of the name
of Hughes,
who had conveyed the plaintiff to the station ; he
stated that he took her up from No 4, Dickenson-
street, Manchester, when she had with her two
trunks, which he handed over to a
porter at the
railway station.
The next witness was a Mrs.
Barnes, the landlady of the house in Dickenson-
street, where the plaintiff had lodged during
her stay at Manchester, to which place, we
should state, she had
gone with a view of
obtaining a theatrical engagement. This witness also
proved that the plaintiff had with her two trunks
when she left her house. The larger one she under-
stood contained some valuable theatrical and private I
dresses, also a gold watch and chain. A Miss Sin-
clair, who at that time was the lessee of a theatre at
Warrington, and who lodged at Mrs. Barnes's at the
same time the plaintiff did, corroborated the evidence
of that lady. The principal witness, however, was a
Mr. Samuel Sibley, who stated at the trial that he
observed the plaintiff on the platform at Manchester
with two boxes ; that there was an alarm given that
the "swell mob" were on the platform; that observ-
ing a man lift up the plaintiff's shawl he went up to
her and inquired if she had lost anything, but she
said she had not ; he then advised her to get into a
carriage, which she did, and they travelled together
in the same carriage to Rugby. The witness stated
that on reaching Rugby he went to get some refresh-
ment; when ho came out of the refreshment-room
he saw the plaintiff standing on the platform with
only one boa, and she was inquiring of a porter
for the missing one, who informed her that she would
find it " all right" when she arrived in London. This
witness was found out by means of an advertisement
put in the Times newspaper, he being a stranger to
the plaintiff.
In the course of the present term, Mr. Martin,
Q.C., on behalf of the defendants, moved for and ob-
tained a rule nisi for a new trial, or that the matter
should be referred to the Master. The ground of the
Learned Counsel's application WO, that the defendante
had been taken by surprise by the evidence given by
Mr. Sibley, and that they bad reason for believing
that he had not given a correct address, as they could
not find him at the place where he stated he was
living—namely, Grove-cottage, Clapham-rise.
Mr. Sergeant Weexleis now showed cause against
the rule. The Learned Sergeant said he would call
the attention of the Court to two affidavits which had
been sworn on the part of the defendants—the

one by a Mr. Barker, the superintendent of
the pol!ce at the Euston-square stat:en ; and the other
by Mr. Humphreys, the attorney of the defendants.
He (the Learned Sergeant) understood that the
defendants contended that the plaintiff had brought
forward witnesses who had described themselves as
residing at places where they could not be found.
Mr. Barker, in his affidavit, stated that he had gone
down to Manchester, and had found the house, No.
4, Dickenson street, where the witness Mrs. Barnes
stated at the trial, that she lived. The affidavit then
went on to state that the deponent found the house
in Dickenson-street shut up, and that upon reviling
incriiries the deponent was unable to find out where
Mrs. Barnes was gone to. Mr. Barker, in his afil-
' davit, also stated that he had gone to every house of
the name of Grove, or Roee Cottage, at Clapham, and
at Clapham-rise, and had been unable to find any
person of the name of Samuel Sibley at such an ad-
dress. Mr. Charles Octavius Humphreys, the at-
torney for the defendants, stated in his affidavit that
he was taken by surprise by the evidence given by
Mr. Sibley at the trial, and that although every inquiry
had been made at every house known by the name of
Grose -cottage, Rose-cottage, or Rowe-cottage at
Clapham and Clapham-rise, no person of the name
of Sibley could be found living at any of those ad-
dresses. He (Mr. Sergeant Wilkins) would now
read to the Court the affidavits which he had in reply
to the affidavits sworn on behalf of the defendants.
The first was the affidavit of Mrs. Barnes, who
stated that she had lived at No. 4, Dickenson-street,
tip to March last, when she let the premises, with the
consent of the superior landlords, Messrs. Pearson, of
Marsden-square, Manchester, to a Mr. Tebbutt, a
warehouseman, who had occupied them ever since.
This deponent stated that she now lived at No. 5,
Atherton-street, Manchester, where, if proper in-
quiry had been made for her, she could have been
found. There was also the affidavit of Mrs. Barnes's
daughter, confirming the statements of her mother.
The Learned Sergeant then referred to the affidavit
of the gentleman who was lessee of the
Queen's Theatre, at Manchester. le that
affidavit it was stated that the deponent had in-
tended to engage the plaintiff at this theatre,
but did not do so owing to an alteration in his ar-
rangements. The plaintiff informed the deponent
that she had an extensive and elegant wardrobe with
her. The next affidavit which he (Mr. Sergeant
Wilkins) would call the attention of the Court to was.
the affidavit of Mrs. Levinson, of No. 1, Grove-
terrace, Cottage-grove, Clapharn-rise. The deponent
stated that she was a widow, and for the last five
months bad resided at the above-mentioned address.
Mr. Samuel Sibley had had his residence there for
the last four months, during which period he might
have been found there at any time, and Mr. Sibley
was a person who followed no occupation of any
kind. The next affidavit was that of Mrs. Anne Da-
niels, of No. 30, Jewin-crescent, Meorgate-street,
who stated that the plaintiff took apartments in her
house on the 14th of March last, and now resided
there. This deponent went on to state that a man
called for the purpose of seeing the plaintiff when she
was out, and afterwards when she was at home,
and was referred by the deponent to the plantiff's at-
torney. The affidavit went on to state that the man
asked the deponent if the plaintiff was in the habit of
seeing gentlemen, and insinuated that she was an
improper character. The deponent replied that the
plaintiff was not in the habit of seeing gentlemen at
all. He (Mr. Sergeant Wilkins) wished to draw the
attention of the Court to the fact, that Mr. Barker
swore in his affidavit that when he went to Jr win-
crescent he was told the plaintiff had gone away from
there. The Learned Sergeant in the course of his
address referred to several other affidavits besides
those we have mentioned, and amongst them was an
affidavit made by Mr. Samuel Sibley, and one made
Lay the plaintiff, in which she stated that the value of
the contents of the lost box was 1001. The Learned
Sergeant stated that the plaintiff had been unable to
obtain another theatrical engagement owing to the
loss of her wardrobe,
Mr. HUGH HILL followed on the same side.
Mr. CowmaG, in the absence of Mr. Martin, in
support of the rule, submitted that, as Mr. Sibley was
the chief witness in the case, and as it was clear he
' had given a wrong address, the defendants were jus-
tified in looking upon him with suspicion, and under
the whole circumstances of the case it was right that
the matter should be further investigated.
The Curer JUSTICE said that the case was one of
the most distressing that could he presented to the
consideration of the Court ; because if the story of
the plaintiff were a true one, she was in this situation
that, from being kept out of her property, she was
prevented from exercising her profession ; and it must
be remembered that the plaintiff did not belong to a
high order of actresses. The plaintiff's case was
this--she had lost her wardrobe, the means by which
she supported herself, It was distressing to the
Court that she should be kept out of her property,
as she must necessarily suffer greatly for the want
of it ;_ but still, at the same time, it was the duty of
the Court to see that the defendants had all the
fair means of defending themselves against any fraud.
In dealing with justice to all parties, the Court was
placed in a very painful situation. No doubt Mr.
Sibley was the witness on whom the case chiefly
depended, and the question was what account he
gave of' himself. It appeared that he was a witness
obtained by means of an advertisement. He (the
Chief Justice) did not mean to say that he was not a
respectable person on that account, but persons of a
different description might be got as witnesses by
means of an advertisement. What account did Mr.
Sibley give of himself in his affidavit ? He might
be a most respectable person, and he (the Chief
Justice) did not mean for a moment to insinuate
that he was not. He stated that he went to Man-
chester to search for the register of the baptism
of a relation, so that his being at Manchester
when the plaintiff was there was quite a matter of
chance. Mr. Sibley stated that be was a gentleman ;
but when asked at the trial where he lived, it
appeared he said that he believed he resided
at Grove Cottage. Now it was desirable for the de-
fendants to know where Mr. Sibley lived, and it did
not appear in his affidavit that he was only a lodger
in a house, and he did not state when he last slept at
Grove-terrace. Looking at the whole description
given of Mr. Sibley, the Court thought that a rule
for a new trial should be granted upon payment of
costs, and that the venue should be changed from
Liverpool to London or Middlesex. The case might
be tried in next term, and the plaintiff, if successful,
could have speedy judgment.
Mr. H. Hum said that perhaps the Court would
give the plaintiff time to consider whether she would
change the venue.

Tne CHIEF JUSTICE said certainly; and if the case
were tried at the assizes and the plaintiff succeeded,
she was to have immediate judgment.
The reason stated by his Lordship for proposing to
change the venue was because it would be as exp.n-
sive for the plaintiff to take witnesses from Man-
chester to Liverpool, as from Manchester to London,
and the Court thought it should not be tried again at
Liverpool.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE,
TVORSUIP-STREET.
Three sun-burnt country girls, of ages varying
from eighteen to twenty-one, and whoe clothing
was completely drenched with rain, presented them-
selves before Mr. Arnold under the following sin-
gular circumstances:—
It appeared from the statement of the applicants,
who were su&ring under great exhaustion from want
and continued exposure to the inclement atmosphere,
that the whole of them u ere natives of Wisbeach, in
Cunbridgeshire, where they had been sheltered in
the union workhouse for a considerable period, two
of them being orphans of such long standing that
they had lost all recollection of their parents, and the
thin?, the daughter of a person who, after the death of
his wife, when the applicant was only a fortnight
old, went abroad, and had never since been heard of.
Feeling dissatisfied with being in the union for such a
length of time without being placed out at any em-
ployment, they mutually resolved to avail themselves
of the fleet opportunity that presented itself to better
their condition, and having been informed by a woman
who had been admitted to the workhouse in the
course of last week, that an emigration society had
been recently established in London, which was
anxious to forward young girls to the colonies, and
that a benevolent institution was also in existence
there, in which a temporary asylum was
provided for destitute young women of honest
character until situations in families could be pro-
vided fir them, they determined to make their
way up to town in the best manner they could, in
the hope of being allowed to participate in the
benefits to which their attention had been directed.
They accordingly discharged themselves simulta-
neously from the workhouse on Friday last, and sot
out upon their expedition, to travel on foot a distance
of miles, without a farthing in their pockets or the
slightest knowledge of the line of road that would
take them to their destination. On the first day they
accomplished a journey of 19 miles, and were shel-
tered at night as casual 'paupers in the workhouse of
a small market-town, from which they again started
next morning, and on that and the two following
days completed 45 miles more, when they were re-
ceived into another workhouse, from which they set
firth early en Tuesday morning and traversed the
remaining di3tanca of 31 miles in the course of that
'lay, at the close of which they entered the out-
skirts of London, and found themselves in the parish
of Il.ckney, where they were lodged in the union
for the. night. During the whole ef the last day's journey
they had neither of them tasted a morsel of food, and
on being turned out that morning from the Hackney
Union had wandered on into Shereditch, where they
applied to one of the parish officers, who, on hearing
their story advised them to proceed at once to this
court, and submit their case to the magistrates, who

might be able to afford them some assistance in fur-
therance of the olject they had in view.
Afer putting several questions to the applicants,
which they answered with a degree of straightforward
simplicity which strongly tended to confirm the ac-
count they had given of themselveF,
Mr. Aallonn said that he had seldom heard of such
an instance of perseverance and fortitude in young
women of such ast ego, whose zeal, however, had
grealy exceeded their discretion, as he was not aware
of any institution in the metropolis which received
girls of their description, and the Emigration Cora-
inissionrs were very cautious in forwarding young
women to the colonies without receiving vouchers as
to their previous good conduct and character. lie
should, however, direct inquiries to be made into the
subject, and in the meantime send them, under the
care of one of the warrant officers, to Mr. Ross, the
relieving officer of Shoreditch, with a request that
they might be provided for, with separate accommo-
dation from the ordinary class of trarnpers, until mea-
sures could be adopted for their ultimate disposal.
. LAMBETH.
Mary Leonard. and Eliza Connor, two well-known
thieves, were placed at the bar before Mr. Elliot for
final examination, charged with being concerned with
a man not in custody in assaulting Mr. John Bass, a
superannuated inspector of the police, and of robbing
him of his watch and 1/. I£o.
Prosecutor deposed that a little after nine o'clock on
the night of the 3d instant he was proceeding along
Clapham Park, when he perceived the prisoners fol-
lowing lihn. He took no notice of them and they walked
past, but Leonard turned round, when they got at a
lonely part of the park, and accosted him. He told
her that he wanted nothing to say to her, and re-
quested her to leave him, when all of a sudden a man
came up with a bludgeon in his hand, with which he
struck him a severe blow on the head, nearly stunning
him. While on the ground, almost in a state of in-
sensibility, the prisoner Leonard threw herself upon
him while the other prisoner made a grab at his watch-
chain, and snatched his watch from the waistcoat
pocket. Both prisoners ill-treated him, and endea-
voured to prevent him from calling out police, and
Leonard passed a handkerchief across his face which
took away his senses, and he had reason to believe it
contained chloroform, as the smell was very sickly.
While on the ground he received a severe kick on the
back and loins, which rendered him incapable of get-
ting up until the police arrived, and then he was so
insensible as not to be able to give the requisite in-
formation. On returning to his senses he missed his
money and his watch. Since the occurrence he had
been laid up in bed, and had not been able to quit it
until the previous day. He was now labouring under
the effect of the chloroform, which he believed was
in the handkerchief.

Police-constable 229 P said that he was on duty in
Clapham Park on the night in question, when he
heard the cries of " Police' proceed from a road to-
wards the Common. He ran towards the spot, and
when about 50 yards from where Mr. Bass was lying
he heard Leonard exclaim to her companion, "The
old -is hollosing. I would have have put a stop
to his calling out, had I known the police was com-
ing !" Witness, with the assistance of another officer,
secured the prisoners, and endeavoured to rouse the
prosecutor ; but he was unconscious of the presence
of the police for some minutes, and believed that they
were companions of the prisoners. On the way to
the police-station, Leonard said, had she known they
would have been " copped," she would have stopped
the old tongue. Witness, after locking them
up at the police-station, went to the prisoners' lodgings
in Compton-street., Seho, with the hopes of finding
theiman who,wassupposed to be connected with the.as-
sault and robbery, but nothing could be found rela-
tive to the robbery. Witness examined the spot
where the robbery was committed, and found some
silver, but not the other property.
In defence, the prisoners said they were walking
along Clapham Park at the time in question, when
they heard cries of " Murder!" and " Police !"
They ran to the spot to see what was the matter, but
hearing the prosecutor, who was lying on the ground,
call out that he was:robbed,:they walked away, think-
ing he might say it was they who had robbed him.
Both prisoners said they hawked washleather about,
and knew nothing of the robbery.
The prosecutor was recalled, and swore positively
that the prisoners were the persons who robbed him.
He distinctly saw their fsces by the gaslamp.
Mr. ELLIOT said he should commit them both to
Nesvgate for trial.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
CAPTAIN AUSTIN'S ARCTIC EXPEDITION.
Our private correspondence from the squadron is
dated Tuesday, eight A.M., off Shields. One letter
says
"We have just hove-to off this place, and the
steamers have cast off for the purpose of going into
Shields for coal. So far we have come along glori-
ously ; the weather is beautiful, with a fair wind from
the south-east. We shall proceed on towards Bucha-
ness, where the steamers are to meet us, and again
tow, if necessary."
Another correspondent writes—" We hare done
pretty well, and anchored off Orfordness on Saturday
night; and, starting next day, we have been sailing
and steaming ever since. This will go by the Dasher
steam-vessel, which is going in to coal at Shields
The Resolute answers very well, and will prove a
handy ship, much more so than the Enterprise. It is
reported that we call into Stromness, if so you will
perhaps hear of us thence."
The Transport Emma Eugenia, with stores for the
expedition, and being towed to the Cape Farewell by
her Majesty's steam-tender Lightning, Master-Com-
mander Petley, was at Peterhead on Monday.
SIR JOHN Ross's EXPEDITION.—The yacht Mary,
in being towed round to Scotland by her Majesty's
steam. vessel Widgeon, Captain Bullock, was so leaky
that she was obliged to be caulked at an intermediate
port. This vessel is utterly unfit to be employed as
a tender. The Glasgow Daily Mail says :—" On
Saturday we had the pleasure of inspecting a new ves
set, the Felix, now building by Messrs. Sloan and
Gammen, at Ayr, for Sir John Ross, to be sent out to
the Arctic regions in search of Sir John Franklin.
She is fast approaching completion, and is expected to
be launched on Thursday next. She is only about
100 or 120 tons burden, and has more the ap-
pearance of a yacht than a vessel intended for
the difficult and dangerous service for which
she is destined. She appears, however, to be fitted
with all the appliances science could suggest or money
procure to enable her to combat the dangers of those
inclement regions, being as strong as wood and iron
can make her, having been stayed with beams going
across the interior of the vessel wherever they can be
applied with advantags The bow is a perfect mass
of timber, and the planking is double. She is also
surrounded with a sheathing of patent galvanised iron,
extending two feet below her load watermark. In
her fitting there is nothing superfluous, but everything
necessary. Sir John Ross is daily expected down to
superintend the arranging and taking on board the
stores, &c."
CAPTAIN FORSYTH'S BRANCH ARCTIC EXPEDITION.
—lt is not correct, as stated a few days since, on the
authority of Woolwich gossip, that the Admiralty
have ordered Captain Forsyth's expedition to he vic-
tualled from the Government stores at Deptford.—
_Herald.
PLYMOUTH, MAY 7.—Tier Majesty's brig Cygnet
is ordered to be commissioned.

The Plymouth yacht is ordered to be repaired
forthwith.
KEYHAM IVoims.—Colonel Green, the Director of
Works, arrived at Devonport on Thursday, and on
Saturday inspected the operations necessary for drop-
ping into its place the caisson of the entrance lock to
the south basin of the steam-yard. Besides the
Colonel, there were present Port-Admiral Sir W.
Hall Gage, his "lag-Captain and Secretary, Mr.
Townsend, the engineer of the works and superin-
tendent engineer, Mr. Atherton, machinery-engineer
of the dockyard, Mr. IV. Walker, Queen's Harbour-
Mister, &c. The water, for the first time, was let
into the entrance lock on Saturday. The caisson,
which is made of strong plate-iron, and is provided
with a tidal valve and four sluices, measures 80ft, wide
at top, 62ft. Bin. at the bottom, is 43ft. deep, and
when immersed, gives a roadway across of 13ft. Gin.
The weight is about 300 tons, and 150 tons of pig-
iron ballast had been placed at the bottom to throw
her upright. This quantity proved, however,
totally inadequate, and labourers from the dockyard
have been since employed throwing in additional
ballast. It has been calculated that, taking the
length of the caisson as 70ft., breadth 14ft., depth
41ft., and weight 300 tons, her light draught, when
upright, would be 10ft. 10in.; and that 300 tons of
ballast would make her load draught 21ft., at which
point the centre of gravity would be sufficiently re-
duced to place her under command for bringing her
to the grooves. This mode of closing docks is quite
new in England. There is a caisson at Malta which
answers well the desired object.
The highest tides at Plymouth take place on the
11th instant.
The I'oonah, E Indianian, outward bound, was
off Plymouth on the sth instant.
The bark Devonport, belonging to this port, Cap-
tain Mackenzie, was outside yesterday, from Havre,
with passengers for New York, all well.
The Resymbrance, from Newcastle for Barcelona,
was off the Eddystone on the 33 instant.
The iron screw-steamer Rose, from Waterford for
London,' waa',run into on Sunday night, at 10 o'clock
when 15 miles south-west of the Rame Head. The

stranger, which had every appearance of an Ameri-
can, burden 1;000 tons, was first seen on the port
bow, when tll', Rose put her helm a-port, and ex-
hibited a flare-up. The ship put her helm a-starboard,
and ran into the screw amidAhips on the starboard
side, carrying away her maintopmast, making a deep
bulge in her side, breaking one or two beam!, and

starting r deck. The piranger bore off without
ascertaining the amount of damage. The Rose con-

tinuod on the same tack until
there might, 1..) hole in her the morni,!g.
ran up Gatwwervv whe;.e she will be repaired. .13ri
the time of tho collision the hid wg3 easterly, 21/1
tidy fbim
ycung d.
Wind, .N.E. by E. ; strong breeze. fenrirg t.h2L

APPOINTMENTS.
WonLwicr, IMAr 8. Mate Arthur Blgief
(1848), acting in the Sharpshooter steam-sloop, bt°o
the 4.l:kx, 56, steam guard-ship for the flag of
t,5
Commanding-officer at Cork; Robert Rawlfoa t°
Superb, 80.
Clerk J,,hn D. Bowden (1846) to the Ff9gard' flag
ship at Woolwich:
Naval Cadet Richard F. Onslow to the ./rictc)rlt
101, filg-ship at Portsmouth.
:s, ocl‘t
CHATHAM, MAY B.—This morning, at s,A
the 20th company of the Royal Sappers and J-u-di-i
consiAting of 48 men, under command of Captain A.
A. White, Royal Engineers, marched from Brorl:P;
ton Barracks en route. for Woolwich, they
"ii"
completed their course of instruction under the
perintendence of Colonel Sir Frederic Smith,
This comnany will embark for service shortly' I')
liong-long..
Two privates of the Royal Ilarines'of this division:
attached to the 45th company—viz., 'John Catharinr
who was tried. by a divisional court-martial for bell
absent from the barracks, found guilty and sentence,
to receive 50 lashes ; and John Nicholas, of the allint:
company, who was also tried for being absent with°ll
leave and selling his kit, also found guilty, And s:eb:
tenced to receive also 50 lashes, received the pun
cent awarded by their sentence on Saturday loc ia
the presence of the whole of the battalion under arta
The latter prisoner has been tried before, there helm;
six or seven court-martials ag_ainst him.

COURT OF COMMON COUN'''•
Yesterday a court was held for the dispat b o
public business.

THE POOR RELIEF BILL.
Mr. Low (the chairman of the Parlian3enteg
Committee) rose to move, that the Court agree
op
the report upon the Bill to provide for the more e'
table distribution of the charge for the relief of
poor in certain cities and towns, " which prop.osen to
enact that the guardians of any union comprisingue
city or town of more than one parish, baying a Ilhe
lation of not less than 20,000 persons, may, With that
consent of the Poor-law Commissioners, direct t
of
all costs and charges for the relief and maintenaneeoh
the poor in the several parishes contained in 51/ch
union shall be borne by the common fund of en„
union to which the several parishes therein shall Ott;
tribute in proportion to the annual assessment
,tf
property in such parishes respectively to the relief b,
the poor, and that they be considered as one parish
and all expenditure in respect of the poor of üb(
union be paid out of the general fund to be raicedeilt
a common rate." It stated that the Committee W,
of opinion that the operation of the Bill would be l 0
jurious to the interests of the inhabitants of soverid
of the parishes within the City and the libernei
of
thereof, and recommended a petition to the House °f
Commons praying. that the city of London be e
empted from its operation.
Some discussion took place upon the propositlllt;
moved by Alderman WILSON, fur suspending
I;3t
standing orders as to the reception of petitions in ta,
state of the question. The Alderman then bonde
in six petitions against the report of the Committer
Mr. Alderman SIDNEY then proposed the folinvvl
`e.
amendment to the motion for agreeing with the •
port :
" That the Court do not agree with the Committee in
their report, because it is the opinion of this Court t',toj
the present law of settlement and rating for the relief
the poor is unjust, partial, and oppressive in its 10
8:.
tion,; throughout the city of London, inasmuch as ", -of
nually relieves those parishes where the property 0.;,,
the greatest rateable value and trade most extens!,.
from their share f providing ter the relief and we!
tenants of the poor, and at the same time throv";,,,
most unfair and oppressive burden on those parishes, 'j
which the houses are small and where the
poor can "
a residence."
He called upon the members of the court to suPPnt
the public interests, and not to allow any efli„tn
district which did not come in for a fair share 0t,",;,;
ation for the benefit of the poor to affect their dee'eis;t
in a matter in which the whole population of the City
was most importantly concerned.
Mr. WHITESIDE alas opposed the recommenue'6oo
of the Committee, anti showed that increased baiie-„ o 5
f
had of late years been thrown upon the shoulders :t
those who were ill qualified to bear any taxation
id"
all. He contended that in fact the present srte
tended to make the poor more poor, and to exeinn
'i
to
the rich almost completely from the obligation
render any assistance to those who were unfortune'll
Alderman LAWRENCE thought it would be wijj
not to burden the poor parishes in the way propOSe
in the measure before them. Many parishes might
receive advantage from it, while many more Wig;
sustain injury by its operations. He believed, bin";
ever, if sonic general plan of rating were adoptou' -
general good might be accomplished.
Mr. PERKINS thought the system of centralissti°'
proposed was not likely to work well.]
Mr. R. LAMBERT JONES supported the new 1311'
and the amendment of Alderman Sidney.
Mr. Deputy LOTT said the Bill alluded was neithieri
more nor less than a centralizing Bill, possessing al
the bad features of the family.
After a few observations from Mr. R. To
and Mr. NORRIS in favour of the amendment, Wel
question was put, and the amendinent was carried by
a majority of 12, the numbers upon the division being
33 to 21. Tele Court then adjourned.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
BRISTOL, MAY 8.
SrocK ExcHANcat.—The market again presents 0- 0.
activity, and a considerable amount of business was done
day at improved prices The transactions, however, w"0-01
principally confined to the shares of the Groat We5te.....,.0
Company. Great Western, Quarters, closed at 13 3-16
Ditto, Shares,
..8 5716 dis.

LIVERPOOL, MAT 8. e
STOCK Excamsous.—Business on our Stock ExcbanD,s
wa3 firm to-day at the (potations. The transactions weVo
follow :—London and North-Western, 101!6 c.—Ditto,
Quarters, 2 dis.—Ditto, Fifths, 18s. 9d. dis.—Ditto, Quart!3,
(C), p.—Manchester, Stockport, and Lincoln, 12 —3116r0
land, Quarters 281. 11s. 3d.—Shrewsbury and Birmingleo
Preference, 91.4 Shrewsbury and Chester (N. W. 70.01
Preference, guaranteed per cent., 11,VB
and Dover, 1314—Ditto, Con.ol. (No. 3), 1314—Ditto (':
4), Registered, 41. Bs. Od.—York, Newcastle, and Benvic
(Original N. and B.), 12.

_
MANCHESTER, MAY 8.
STOCK ExetriNGE.—Our share market was dull
and the amount of business done has been very lin3l"re;
prices having a downward tend.mcy. The transactions sve..„,
as follow :—Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths, RN 4isid,
Ditto (West Riding Union, 9,,s dis.-_Manchester ,
and Lincolnshire, Preference, 6 15-16—Ditto Oa. Shares)'
28i,i dis.—London and North-Western. 10114—South-En,
ern and Dover, Thirds (No. 4), 4 746—North Stair°
shire, 10% n. d.

BIRM INGHAM, MAY 8.
Sirocx EXCHANGE.—The quotations to-day were Bits s,
mingham, Wolverhampton, and Stour Valley, 8 buYer4
sellers, 8 -_London and North. Western, 101 buyers.
sellers—North Staffordshire, 10/. Bs. 9d dis. buyers, 10/. 65. sellers—Shropshire Union,- 414 dis. buyers, 4 die.
S ,uth Staffordshire, 41. Ds. 3d. buyers, 41. 85. 9d. selleras•
London and North-Wes tern, New Quarters, were done
21,i dis.—Shropshire Unions, 4,11 dis.—South Staffordshire?
41. ss. 9d. dis.

YORK, MAT 7.
STOCK EXCKANGE,-.The transactions to-day were .4 fOl.
glow:—York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 12—North-Wester"'
Preference, 10I—Shefli,Ad, Rotherham, and Goole (N. 9"
guaranteed 6 pr cent ), 1634.

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to undergo a course of Holloway's Pills, at the same time aP.,
plying externally his invaluable Ointment. Cures perforilo.ur,
by these wonderful! medicines are daily attested, proving the
astonishing efficacy in purifying the blood, strengthening t"
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glandular swelling., and persons so afflicted should have imrne"
diate recourse to these excellent medicines.—Sold by all Drl
gists, and at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strati
London.

BIRTHS.
OP A SOW.
On the 6th inst., in Nlanstield-street, the Hon. Mrs. IDLY:
On the 6th inst., at Canonbury-villas, Lower-road, ,•
Robert F. Pries.

OF A DAUMITItit.
On tlie 9th inst., in Sussex-terrace, Hyde-park-gardeng'
the wife of T. Lamle Murray, Esq.
On the 6th inst., the wife of George Liddle, Esq, of Lena.
holine-house, Hatfield, near Doncaster.
On the sth lust., at Mcrston, near Chichester, the wife of
the Rev. E. Stansfield.
On the 6th inst., in West-street, Finsbury-circus, the JAY
of Dr. Freund.

A D.
On the 19th of March, M
at RRI
the E
Cathedral, Bombay, Walter
Alexander Leslie, Esq., Hon. East India Companyl; .
Service, Honore, Madras Presidency, to Elizabeth, eldask
daughter of the late D. W, once, Esq.
At Edinburgh, on the 30th ult., the Rev. A. C. Fraser:
Professor of Logic and Metaphysics, New College, E,.:111,1
burgh, to Jeminni Gordon, daughter of the late vY,"-"e,
Esq., M. D., of Aberdeen.

On the rth inst., at home in the Aird, Invorness-shire'
lir John Macgregor, brother of Thomas MacgrQgor,
Cheapside, much and ibost deservedrespected
deservedly as gentie
man of kindly feelings, great worth, and high character.
His loss, in the very prime of manhood, will long r-,,
gretted by all who had the pleasure of his acquaintance a`
enjoyed his friendship.
Jn the Gth inst., at Torquay, Lord William Hervey, .e.eca` d
..
surviving son of the Marquis of Bristol, some time her ja
iesty's Socretaty of Emba,sy at Paris.
of
On the 2d inst., at St. Servan, France, Eliza, the sister
George I:si ker, Lsq., the composer.
On the sth inst., in Fenehurch•streef, William Arm'.oho?
Esq., F. a S., aged 96.
,
On the sth inst., in Leonard-place, Kensington, Mary oi Anns
widow of the late Robert Frost, Esq., of the lion. East IL
Company's Service, aged 64.
On the Ist inst., at Haverhill, Suffolk, H. Martin,

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