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London, England, 1857-10-23 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCH.—Oct. 22.

MANSION-HOUSE.—CHURCH RATES.—Mr. John
L. Burg.m, of 35, Bucklersbury, appeared to a eummone
which called up u him to show cause why he refused
to pay .a church rate of 51. 23. 6.1., alleged to be due to
the churchwardens of St. Bentt, Sherehog.
Tho defendant has been sulainoned for a church-rate
alleged to be due to the parochial auth,,rities- of
Benet, Sherehog, for several years past, and has on those
occasions scat,_d that his refusal to pay it arose from con.
scientious objections. He has, however, paid the
amount upon being served with the usual legal order.
The Lord-Mayor—Mr. Burgos, do you dispute the
validity of the rate It

DeLndant—l certainly do object to the rate, because
a church rate, to be legal, ought ..ecessarily to include a
charge for the repairs of the building, which is not the
case v.ith the present rate.
The Lard Mayor—l understand That there is no church
in the parish, and has not been since the Great Fire.
Toe parish in which the premises arttlisituated, is that ot
St. Benet, Suerehog, which is now united with St.
Stephen, Waihrook.
Defendant—l rely on the objection I have made to
the vAidity of the rate, but I have also objections of a
conscientious charac er%

The LJrd Mayor—lt appears to me that you mast
either pay or g b to tie EeciepdaiticalConrt.

DttLciant-111 thought it was the duty of the magis
trate to settl, this question. Ido not want to go to tn-
Eceesias i!al Court bccsu-e I 11:Lev° that that court
aas in.stituted for the purpose of ruining individuals.
The Lori Mayor—l agree with you, there, to a net..
tain (xt.ent. I find that it is not necessary that you
should go to the EccleAastic,l Clurt ; it is for them to
go there ; you are not to take the initiative.
Defendant—Taking that to he/the cage, I dispute th
validity of the rate, because, instead of its being a rate
for the r,pairs of the church, it is to pay the sex:oness,
the organ bl3-ver, the tuner, the insurance, the clerk,
and the vestry clerk. Our vestry clerk is an excellent,
polite, and attentive man. I asked Win whether these
were legal charges, and he said they were not. (Laugh
ter.)

The Lord Mayor—With the opinion of a high autho
rity like that in your favour, I should think he would
advice the churchwardens not to take you-to the Eccle
sias'ical Court. The question is would they drag you
there ?
Defendant—l should hops not.

Toe Lord Mayor--Tbs act of Parliament says this,
" That if the validity of such rate or the liabiiity of th.
person from whom it is demanded to pay the same ht
diTuted, and the party disputing the same give notico
thereof to the justice, the justice shall forboar giving
judgineat thereon, and the person demanding the same
may then proceed to the recovery of his demand accor,
ing to due c mrse of Isw." Will you state f rrna!ly Sour
grounds for disputing the ♦alidity of the rate ?
Defendant—l dispute the validity of the rate, because:
it contains certain items which are not properly incluthd
in a church-rate, and I am legally advised that I am not
liable.

The Lord Mayor—lf you assign 801,18 formal reason
for disputing your liability, a magistrate cannot decide
the question. The case is done with here entirely, and
if th-y choose to ent.rce a rate for the repairs or a church
which has not existed since the Fire of London, they
must ga to the EJclesiastical Court. ITA.r these cit.-
curns,anees I of course decline to adjudicate. The
summons is Oisinnised.

Tile defendant bowed and retired, evidentlyabundant!y
sati,fied with his lordship's deciaion.

GUILDHALL—CHARGE OF EIfirZZLEMENT.—Leon
Thomas, a young Fninchmal., in the emp!oy of Messrs.
Le,,, and Co., of Ww.)thitreet, Chtap,:ide, as tra-
veller, was brought up, chargd With em),zzling vario 'S
soma, amounting to nearly 501., the moneys of his
masters.

Mr. Lewis, jun., attended for the prisoner.
James Wells, cashier to the prosecutors, said it was
the prisoner's duty to receive moneys on account of his
employers, and after retaining sufficient to cover his ex-
penses, to forward lists of the amounts rec-ived, with a
portion of the gross amount of cash, and to account for
the balance upon hi.,; return from each j ,urney. Witness
had received infornuvion that 11/. 17s. bad been received
from Mr. Heart,tone, of Nottingham, by the prisoner,
and upon his return from the journey witness asked
him to account for all he had received during the
journey. He accordingly gave in his hook, but neither
that nor the periodical ltst contaiced any account of the
11/. 17s. Witness bad Also received information that a
sum of 15/. 15e., received from Mr. Perrin, of South-
ainwon, bad riot been accounted for.
Sergeant Funnels, of the detective force, said when be
took the prisoner into custody and told him the charge,
he said he was very sorry for it, but ttiat if the prosecu-
tors had waited, his friends would have made up the
amount. The prisoner then directed him to go to his
lodgings, where be said witness would find a book con-
taining entries of all the money he had etubezzed. Wit-
ness accordingly went to his lodgings, and there found
the book, which deafly showed the mode in which the
prisoner had acted. _ _

A remand was here applied for.
Mr. Lewis said he could have no objection to such a
course, but he complained of the sharp practice of the
prosecutors in giving the prisoner into custody imme-
diately after he had been called on to render an account.
It he had only been allowed a reasonable time, his
friends, who were highly respectable, would have come
forward and paid the money, bad it been four times the
amount. It was quite clear the prisoner had been al•
lowed a certain latitude in rttainingmoneyfourphoins
penses, and under those circumstances he thought it was
too sharp to put him into custody immediately his
return from the journey. He trusted the worthy alder-
man would consider it a case for bail.

Su. G. Carroll sail he cJuld not accept bail for the
prisoner, who was accordingly remanded in custody till
Monday ma,.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—BURGLART.-- Berja-
min Dickenson and Henry Parker were brought befor,
Mr. Bingham, fur final exmoination, charged with bur-
glary.

M. Monigei Lamorini, whose evidence was interpreted
by Mr, Albert, No. 6, St. Martin's-court, coffee-house-
keeper, stated that, an Wednesday, be retired to be',
leaving his house secure. About three o'clock in the
morning he was awakened by two policemen, who told
him that his house had been entered by thieves, and that
a quantity of, property, consisting of sheets and table
cloths, had been packed up ready' to be carried off. He got
up, and on looking about the premises found that some of
the door.] had marks of violence on them, which had been
made by a knife found afterwards on Parker, who had
taken it from the prosecutor's kitchen.
Police-constable Sitandley, 208 C, said he was on duty
on Wednesday, about two in the mornieg ; knowing the
prisoners to be bad characters, he watched end eaw them

go into the Hambro' coffee-shop, where they made a
I short stay, and then came out again. He then saw
Dickenson waiting about St. Martin's-court, and pre.
sen ly he met the prisoner Parker coming from the court,
holding his hand in the breast of his waistcoat. He
asked Parker what he was doing there t The prisoner
replied be had just had a row with his wife. He asked
Parker what he had in his breast ! The prisoner said
he had nothing. He pulled the prisoner's hand out,
and found he had a large sharp pointed knife in it. Ho
took the prisoner into the court, and on looking about
he saw tke door of No. 14 open, and on examining the
passage he found a large bundle packed up close to the
street door. He compared the marks on the door with
the knife, and found that they corresponded. He lodged,
Parker in the station-house, and afterwards took Dick-
enson into custody. On searching Parker a TAir of etuda
were found, ,

Edward Murray, clerk to the prosecutor, said the
studs were his property. They had been taken from a
drawer in the front kitchen.

Mary Joyce said the linen in the bundle belonged to
her master, and it had been taken from the kitchen and
other roams,

Cl' y-constahle Cofft r proved that the prisoner Dickens
son had beer. twit convicted.
Podce-constable Wells proved that Dickenson had
been previously convicted for the third time.
Parker said he was guilty, but be solemnly declared
Dickenson was innocent. The man who committed the
burglary could be had in a day or two ; the police had
been told who he was and where be lived.
Dickenson said he bad been taken into custody be-
cause he was a bad character. He was never near St.
Vfartin's-court on Wednesday morning, and knew nothing
of the charge.
Poliee-constable Handley was certain Dickenson was
in the company of P rker in Sc. Martin's-court.
Both prisoners were fully committed.

MARYLEBONE —FATAL FlGHT.—George Ground-
well, a labourer, was brought before Mr. Long on the
.eri,,us charge of having in a fight caused the death. of
a man named Wm. Hodgkinß.
Police-constable Cooper, 67 D, deposed that on the
previous afternoon, about 4 o'clock, the prisoner, with
his father, came to the John-street station-hoase, when
lie former said, " I wish to give myself up." Witness
asked him what for, and the answer he gave was, "I
have been fighting with a man, and I understand he has
since died. I stood the same chance as he did, and am
very sorry for what has occurred." _
The prisoner here covered hie face with his hands, and
shed tears.

Mr. Long (to witness)—What more have you to state
Witness—l locked the prisoner up on the confession
which he had himself made. I afterwards went to St.
Mary's Hospital, and there ascertained that the poor
man who fought with prisoner was dead.
Sergeant Silveeter, 4 D, stated that, on the previous
morning, at 7 o'clock, as he was on duty in the Harrow-
road, Paddington, he saw a great number of persons
hastening towards the fields. He followed them, and on
the party reaching Amos-green, the prisoner and the
deceased stripped and commenced fighting. Witness
went for other officers, finding that he should have no
chance of di.persing the mob by his own exertions ; and
n returning with four brother constables the deceased
was lying upon the ground. Witness took him to the
hospital, where he died in a few hours after his admis-
sion. Pri.oner hied made his escape.
The prisoner, who had nothing to say, was remanded
till Saturday, to await the result of an inquest,

SOUTH NARK.--A ' DISCHARGED INDIAN SOLDIER.
—James Devine, a middle-aged man, of swarthy com-
plexion, who had served fourteen years in the Indian
army, and who appeared in a wretched condition, was
charged with stealing a watch and a pair of boots, the
property of Mr. George Allard, the landlord of the
White Hart Tavern, Borough-market.
The prosecutor stated that the prisoner was his cousin,
but almost a stranger to him, he never having seen him
,nore than twice. On the 12th Sept. he came to his
house, and stating that he wanted shelter for the night,
ne gave him a good supper and a bed, but on the follow-
ing morning, in return for his kindness, be decamped
with a silver watch, worth 21., and a pair of boots. He
aw nothing more of him until the previous night, when
e found him outside his house, and gave him into cut-
te:dy. Prior to that, however, the prisoner sent in the
following letter :

" Dsar George, I have most shamefully abused your
food nature, and do not know what could have tempted
me to do so. I-have been miserable ever since, and have
tried my best endeavours to get money enough to get
na.ck your watch, but without success. I am, however,
determined to do what I can to get it for you. It it
Pawned for 11., but I have destroyed the ticket, and
shall have to make a declaration before a magistrate to-
morrow. You will think this strange of me to ask you
for some assistance, but necessity and the wishtouddoeytenru.
a'l the justice I can makes ma, o so. I cannot walk the
streets any longer, or I would not ask youforfotrhglisive ; amud
I e,
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beg
shallnut find
of yosu, ror thes
me
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gouartfief:dl. But
me outside, parents,
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you
nine to prosecute rue, you will7ppositer side of the street. Do not doubt the honesty
toy intentions, as I assure you that you are the first
oerson I ever wroneed, and you shall be the last. If you
will not comply with what I ask, I have fully made up
my mind to end my existence; but if you agree to what
I want, I will some day snake you all the amends in my
power. Fr,ifn your wretched cousin, JAS. DRVIRMI."
Witness added, that when he went Gut the prisoner
:tilled him to give him 2s. to procure him shelter and food
or the night ; but he told him that he had acted in such
an ungrateful manner be should give him into custody.
lie, however, had no wish to punish him severely.
Mr. Burnham asked him how long he had known
the prisoner !

Mr. Aliard replied, only since he had returned from
India, and that way now two years ago ; but he had
only sees him twice.

Mr. B❑rcham asked the prisoner what regiment hi
had served in.

He replied the 32d, Ho was in it 15 years, and
during that period he was in India 14 years, when
he was sent home invalided.
Mr. Burcham asked whether he had a pension
when he was was discharged from the service.
He ,replied that he bad, but it was very small, and
expired at the end of the year.
Mr. Burcham asked him whether he had seen much
service in India.

lie answered that he had, and was with Sir C.
Napier in several parts of India, when they had rough
work to do. He had held the rank of sergeant, but
got reduced through being absent.

' - Mr Burcham told him that, whatever might have 7.
been his sufferings, he bad committed an ungrateful
robbery on his cousin, who was almost a stranger to . l,
him and bad treated him with great kindness, sod in
return he stole his watch and a pair of boots; Would
he be tried by him, or go to the sessions ?
The prisoner said that he was guilty, and he hoped
his wr-hip would deal with. him. He was certainly
sorry for what he had done, but it was through ewe-
sity. His cousin- was the first. person he had ever
wronged, and he should be the last.
Mr. Burcham hoped that what ha bad stated erus,
genuine ; and, after perusing the letter which he heel
sent to his cousin, and from his behaviour afterwards,
he had reason to believe it was ; therefore the punish.
went he was about to inflict on him would be Teri
lenient: He had served his country in distant parts foe
maey years, and no doubt had to put up with disease
acrd great hardships, under a burning sun, and taking
these circumstances into consideration, he should sin-
tenets him to merely 14 days imprisonment. He trusted
that the lenient sentence he had passed would have the
effect of inducing him to al honestly fox the future,
whatever might be his distress or necessities.
The prisoner, who seemed thankful for the lenbinuif :\.-
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was then removed. • 4- '. f
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oP A SON.

On the 21st inst., at 4, College-road, Highbnry, the wild'
of N. Robson, Esq.
On the 22d inst., at Clapham, Surrey, the wife of S• J'
Hughes, Esq.

OF A DAIIGNII6II.
On the 20th inst., at Limes-grove, Lewisham, the wire
of W. Symons, Esq.
On the 21st inst., at 2, Vernon•square, Byds, the Irif.
of Major Pocock.

MARRIED.
On the 22c1 inst., at St. Woollo's Church, Nev7ll,°r.ti;
Monmouthsh:re, Manley Henry, son of the late Jr
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Coulson, Esq., of London, to Ellen, daughter of the 15t
John Barfoot, Estr, of Somerset-house. 000
On the 21st inst., at Walcot Church, Bath, Theopb— f
W. Thompson, Esq., eldest son of Dr. T. Thompson,24,
Bedford-square, London, to Maria Eliza, eldest (laugh"'
of W. Abbot, Esq., of Burlington-street, Bath.
On the 20th inst., at St. Andrew's' Holborn-hill, lrbo
Rev. Charles Waterhouse, M.A., Assistant-Chaplain
E.1.C.5., to Frances Ann, youngest daughter of George
Furnivall, Esq., of Egham.

EAST INDIA HOUSE, 21ST OCT., 1857.
THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the EAST
INDIA COMPANY do hereby give Notice, that the Rate of
Exchange at which they will receive Cash for Bills on Bengal and
Madras will, from the present date, and until further notice, be 2s. 2d.
the Company's Rupee, and for Bills on Bombay 2a. 2id. the COM-
pany's Rupee.

JAMES C. MELVILL, Secretary.

BANK OF DEPOSIT, 3, Pall-mall East.
Established A.D. 14.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,B4EN, That from this day until further
notice the INTEUST payable on deposit accounts will be increased
to £6 PER CENT. per annum. Parties desirous of investing lloney
are requested to examine the Plan of the Bank of Deposit.
Forms for opening accounts and every information post free on
application. PETER MORRISON, Managing
Director.
Oct. 10, 1857.

•
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That GEORGE
TOOK, of Burrington, in the cotr.ty of Lincoln. cattle
dealer and farmer, hath, by Indenture, bearing date the slat. enth
day of October. One thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven, and
made between the said George Tock of the first part, George Mears,
of Gainsborongh, in the same county, gentleman, and Gravenor
Roadley, of Scotter, in the same county, farmer, of the second part,
and the several other persona, whose hands and seals are thereunto
subscribed and set in the schedulethereunderwritten being severally
creditors of the said George Tock, of the third part— released and
assigned all his real and personal estate and effects unto the said
George Mears and Gravenor Roedley, in trust for the equal benefit
of all the creditors of him, the said George Tock ; and that the said
Indenture was executed by the said George Took and Georze Mears,
on the day of the date thereof, and the execution thereof by them
was attested by William Plaskitt, of Gainsberot gb, aforesaid, attor-
ney-at-law; and that the said indenture was executed by the said
Gravenor Itoadley, on the twenty-first day of the same month of
October, and the execution thereof by him was also attested by the
said William Plaskitt. WILL. PLASKITT, Solicitor.
Gainsborough, 21st Oct., 1857.

NATIONAL PROVIDENT INSTITUTION,
48, Gracechurch-street, London..
For Mutual Assurance on Lives, Annuities, &c.
Established December, 1835.
•
DIRECTORS.
CIDIIIMRII2--SAMUEL 1:IA1E1:M8T LUCAS, ESQ.
Deputy Chairman--Cumans LUSHINGTON, Esq.
Francis Bennoch, Esq. Robert Ingham, Fsq., M.P.
John Bradbury, Esq. Robert Sheppard, Esq.
Thomas Castle, Esq. Jonathan Thorp, Esq.
William Miller Christy, Esq. William Tyler, Esq.
John Feltham, Esq. Charles Whetham, Esq.
Charles Gilpin, Esq., M.P. I

PHYSICIANS.
J. T. Conquest, M.D., F.L.S. I Thomas Hodgkin, M.D.
X ArraEßs—Messrs Brown, Janson, and Co. ; and Bank of England
SOLICITOR—Septimns Davidson, Esq.
CONSULTING ACTUARY—CharIes Ansell, Esq., F.R.S.

Abstract of the Directors" Report for the year ending 20th No-

"rerabei. 1856 :—_ -
Number of policies issued from the commence-
=ment of the institution in Dec., 1835......
Amount paid in claims

Amount returned to the a.sured in abatement
of premiums in the 17 years cr.:ling Nov. 20,
1852 qs. ... • . £240,134 11 8

Additions to policies by way of bonus.. £126,i64 0 0

Annual income, after deducting 33,3481. abatement
of Premiums £258,735 7 2

The amount of capital arising exclusively from the
premiums paid by the members, who are them-
selves the Pole proprietary, awl among whom
alone the whole profit is divided ..L1,351,806 5 11

At the last division of surplus profits made up to Nov. 20, 1852,
the reductions varied from 6 to 89 per cent. on the original amount
of premiums, according to the age of the member and the time the
policy had been in force; and the bonuses ranged in like manner
from 50 to 75 per cent. on the amount of premiums received during
the preceding five years.

The next brvififott will be made up to the 20th November, 1857.
Members whose premiums fall due on the Ist "ct are reminded
that the same must be paid within 30 days from that date.
The Prospectus, with the last Report of the Directors, and all
Other infonnatien, may be had on application at the office.
Sept. 16, 1857. JOSEPH MARSH. 'secretary.

ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-EIGHTH SALE.
CUSTOM-HOUSE, London, October. 1857.
FOR SALE, by order of the Honourable the
Commissioners of her Majesty's Customs, at the Commercial
Sale Rooms, Mincing-lane, on THURSDAY, 29th, FRIDAY, 30th
October. MONDAY, 2d, and TUESDAY, 3d November, 1857, at
twelve o'clock at noon precisely, the following GOODS for home con-
sumption, viz.:—

'Arms, Bags, Boats, Brandy, Cambric Handkerchiefs, embroi-
dered: Clocks, brass, black, &c. ; Coffee, Cordials, Cotton Articles,
&c. ; Elastic Webbing ; Embroidery or Needlework, Habits, Sleeves,
Collars ; Furniture, Marqueterie, &c. ; Chest of Drawers, Tables.
Cabinets, &c. ; Flower and Picture Ornaments ; Geneva, Gold
Jewellery, Hair Guards, Ivory Ornaments and Brooches ; Jewel-
lery (mock), viz., Bracelet•, Brooches, Pins, Chains, &e.; Lace
Articles; Leather Gloves, Mats (table), Mathematical Instruments,
Musical Instruments, Pianoforte', &c. ; Paper, Pipe-Stems, and
Pipes, Perfumed Spirits, Picture Mouldings, Porte-monnaies, Sm.;
Plate, Silver, &c. ; Rum, Snuff Boxes, Segars, Succades, &c.;
Shawls, Cashmere, Wove and Chenille ; Spirits, plain and mixed ;
Silk Manufactures, viz., Velvet and Satin, Canvas, Trimmings,
&c.; Sugar, Tallow, Tea. Timber, Utrecht Velvet; Watches, gold
and silver, Ste.; Water (mineral), Wine, and various other Goods.

For Exportation or for Home Consiiroption, on payment of the
Duties:—Paper, Gloves, Furniture, Sugar, Spirits, Tea, Wine, and
ether Goods.

For Exportation only :—Sweetened Spirits, &c,

For the benefit of the Crown :—Sugar, Spirits, wine. &c.
The above goods may be viewed at the Queen's Warehouse, Cu-
tom-house, Thames-street; at the London, St. Katherine, East and
West India Docks; and Tobacco Ground, kotberhithe ; Tuesday,
the 27th, and Wednesday, the 28th October, 1857, from Ten o'clock
in the morning until Three o'clock in the afternoon, and en the
days of sale from Ten o'clock in the morning until Twelve o'clock
at noon.

Take Notice, that goods sold at this sale will not be delivered until
after two clear days of the day on which they are sold, and that no
lots can be paid for at the office of the Receiver-General after Two
o'clock in the afternoon, and that on the days of fal • mon'y will not
be received by the Receiver-General after eleven o'clock in the fore-
on.
Catalogues may be had at the Queen's Warehouse, Custom-house,
Thames-street, one shilling each.

TOWER.—SALE OF STORES.
BY ORDER of the SECRETARY of STATE
for WAR. TO BE SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION, in the
Tower, on THURSDAY, the 29th of October, 1857, at 11 o'clock in
the forenoon precisely, the following STOVER:—Great c ats and
Cloaks, clothing (various), cloth (dark blue 8, ). boots (various),
vraierproof coats, &c., fur caps, &c., bads and beddiag, saddlery,
inusquets, flint (vari u.), accoutrements, tools (various), fire-
engines, old iron and steel, and miscellaneous at, toles.
May be viewed at the Tower, from 10 to 4 o'clock, on tile ihree
days previous to the sale, and cataloanes had at the War Depart-
-Inent, Pall.mall ; the Tower ; and Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, on
payment of Will be allowed to D.r9h.sors.

No person Niilll;e 'admitted to view thiiote,or Into the sale room,
Without a catalogue.

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W. B. MAR-TON, 47, BE RNERS-STREET, Oxford-street, Lon-
don, who may be consulted daily, with assured confidence of suc-
cess.