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FOREIG

more restored to liberty. lle was, however, again
arrested by another party, and, having settled the de-
mand of that party, he was now unable to obtain his
discharge because the Marshal persisted in keeping him
in custody, on the ground of the plaintiff's suit. I: was
now submitted that, having already been in custody on
this particular writ, the judgment was fully satisfied,
and he was, therefore entitled to his discharge.
The COURT granted the rule.
The Court then took the new trial paper, but no case
of interest came on.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, May 25.
IN THE MATTER OF WILLIAM LANGLEY GRACE.
This insolvent, who had a number of " loan societies "
on his schedule, appeared for his final order.
An attorney appeared to oppose, and Mr. T. B.
Hughes supported the application.
Mr. HUGHES took a preliminary objection to the op-
position, on the ground that it was on the part of a loan
society at No. 4, Farringdon-street, called " The Life
Assurance Company," which was not a corporate body.
lie cited a case which had been decided before Mr. Com-
missioner Fonblanque (on an objection raised by Mr.
Sturgeon, the barrister), that a loan society which was
not chartered could not oppose. The point arose re-
specting one of the parties connected with a promissory
note, on which it was now sought to oppose the present
applicant.
The attorney said he appeared for a Mr. Coventry, a
payee of the note for 501.
Mr. HuottEs said he was one of the parties belonging
t) the Loan Society.
Mr. Commissioner HoLaoyn said the opposition was
now by an individual creditor, and, prima facie, the
party had a right to oppose. Mr. Coventry might be
a money lender, and using the grand name of a com-
aepy.
Mr. THOMAS insisted that the same rule should be
applied in this case as was in the one he had cited. The
note was the same, and although the name of one of the
parties might now be given, it was evident that the As-
surance Company held the promissory note.
The attorney who appeared to oppose, said he was for
Mr. Coventry, who had been his client for a number of
years.
Mr. HUGHES asked for an adjmtrnment, in order to
prove his proposition, as he felt confident that the
Court, acting on the rule as laid down by Mr. Fon-
blanque, would not permit an unchartered association to
oppose. Two instalments had been paid on the note at
the office of the Society, and the Company had got the
insolvent to insure his life. He pressed for an adjourn-
ment, and for an order that Mr. Coventry should attend.
The Learned COMMISSIONKR, after some further dis-
cussion, adjourned the case to the Bth June, in order to
ascertain the validity of the point raised, and gave an in-
timation that Mr. Coventry should attend.
Mr. HUGHES said he was confident the note was held
by the Society, and that two instalments had been paid
at the office in Farringdon-street.
The case was adjourned accordingly.

COURT OF EXCISE.
Mr. 'Wm. Parsons, the proprietor of the Duke of York,
in Turk-street, Bethnal-green, was charged with hav-
ing in his possession five gallons of British spirits that
had not paid duty, and was fined 20/.
Johanna Rapp, of 23, Golden-square,Westminster, was
complained of for selling wine and spirits, sho having no
license. The case was fully made out by two respect-
able officers of the court. Defendant's residence is a
lodging-house, and information having reached the
Board of Excise that exciseable articles were retailed
therein as in a tavern, a detection immediately followed
—wax-lights were charged 35.; apartments, 10s. 6d.;
fire, ls.; servant, 35.; and the other charges for refresh-
ments were equally exorbitant.
An attorney argued, that as the officers went to his
client's house on a Sunday, stating that they were going
to a funeral, she was bound to serve them; but Mr.Mayow
sareasticallyreplied, that such articles oughtaiot to be sold
by unlicensed persons, to the detriment of the very heavy
taxed tavern-keeper. Proof having been given that the
defendant was rated in the parish books at a rental of
821. a-year, the Court gave judgment, fining her in the
penalty of 251.
Victor Gengues, of Nos. 1 and 2, Leicester-square, was
ordered to psy 15/. for a like offence.
Edward Smith, 17, East street, Fibsbury-market, a
French polisher, was summoned for being in possession
of a quantity of illicitly manufactured spirits. Ten gal-
lons of the stuff was produced in court. It was 22 per
cent. over proof.
Defendant said he had purchased the spirit as naphtha.
at 9s. 6d. per gallon.
Mr. Sanders, the store-keeper, in answer to the Court,
said that the duty was 7s. 10d. on such spirits.
A fine of 51. was inflicted, and the liquor was adjudged
to be forfeited.
John Gibson, 4, Providence-buildings, Old Kent-road,
was summoned for working a private still.
Mr. Bayfield, a gentleman connected with the Excise,
said that he discovered on the defendant's premises a
private still, which was in full operation, and charged
with sixty gallons of molasses wash. A most extensive
business must have been carried on by him.— Fined 50/.
No other cases than the above-mentioned were brought
publicly forward during the past week.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(SATURDAY.)
CITY POLICE COMMITTEE.
The question brought by the City Police into this
Court, last week, of the alleged nuisance caused by
the Jew dealers obstructing the different streets and
avenues in the neighbourhood of Petticoat-lane, by
exposing their goods for sale, again occupied the at-
tention of the magistrates, Mr. Alderman Kelly, Mr.
Alderman Fairbrother, and Mr. Alderman Johnson,
for a considerable time.
The Court was crowded on Saterday chiefly by
persons of the Jewish persuasion, and the interest
taken in the proceeding was greater than on the pre-
vious investigation, which resulted in consequence of
Mr. D. W. Harvey, the chief police commissioner,
having visited the neighbourhood, and the determina-
tion on the part of the corporation to suppress Sunday
trading.
After much discussion, it was resolved on the part
of the defendants and others of the Jewish persuasion
present in the Court to abandon all Sunday trading ;
and the Commissioner expressed his firm determina-
tion of prosecuting all persons found trafficing after
this day (Sunday) week.
The owners of the two marts hoped there would be
no distinction made. All dealers should be treated
alike as well as the marts.
Mr. Ryland—Depend upon it the Corporation will
indict any persons offending after receiving this
caution.

CLERKENWELL.
A man named Pearce was put at the bar, charged
with stealinc, a sovereign, the money of Sarah Bridges,
a servant toG' Mr. Richardson, of No. 4, Belgrave-
terrace, Holloway.
The prisoner, it appeared, was employed, with other
men, in painting and otherwise beautifying the house
of Mr. Richardson, and while so engaged, the box of
the prosecutrix was broken open, and out of it was
stolen a sovereign. The companions and fellow-
workmen of the accused consulted together on the
subject, and they eventually fixed the crime on him,
and under that impression they first inflicted " a
summary justice" in fastening his hands behinds him,
and painting his face, the lower part white, the nose
red, and the forehead blue. The matter would have
been thus allowed to drop, had not the prisoner sub-
sequently applied for an assault-warrant against one
of his shopmates for the injury, or rather insult, he
received on that occasion. It was positively sworn to
that the accused, while under this treatment, acknow-
ledged that he had stolen the sovereign, expressing,
at the same time, his sorrow, and a desire to be
allowed to work it out.—Committed to Newgate.

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WORSHIP-STREET.
Charles Stewart, a young Scotchman, and a person
of Jewish appearance, named Dan. Rogers Rodrigues,
were charged with being concerned in an extensive
robbery, amounting to 1,5001. of goods, committed
on the sth inst., on the premises of Mr. Hay, jeweller,
Leith-street, Edinburgh. The prisoners described
themselves as " surgeon-chiropodists." Rodrigues
was known as a hawker of pens, pencils, &c., in the
neighbourhood of Petticoat-lane.
Sergeant Barker, of the II division, stated that in
consequence of information he had received, he went
with Davis, a police-constable, to Petticoat-lane,
where they apprehended the two prisoners for the
burglary at Mr. Hay's. Upon Rodrigues they found
two cases of surgical instruments, a gold pin,
and some loose jewels, and upon Steward a gold
watch, two gold chains, a gold pin, three gold
rings, a duplicate for a silver snuff-box pledged on
the 18th instant, and a silver mounted riding whip.
At the residence of Rodrigues, Devonshire-terrace,
Bethnal-green, they found a considerable quantity of
apparel, a cloth cap, with gold band, a gold breast
pin, a dial, a neck chain, and gold rings, a duplicate
for a brequet chain, pledged that day, a pair of
pocket pistols, and other articles produced. When
apprehended they declared their entire innocence.
Some of the articles found upon them corresponded
with portions of the stolen property. They admitted
having been lately in Scotland, but said they had re-
turned to London before the time the robbery was
said to have been committed. They were both re-
manded to allow time for evidence being brought
from Scotland.
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TRUCK SYSTEM IN THE LACE

TRADE.

At Honiton, on the 18th inst., Mrs. Chick, of
Branscombe, lace manufacturer, was called on to ans-
wer the complaint of Sarah Perry, a pauper of
Ottery St. Mary, for having paid her wages in truck.
The justice 3 present were—Wm. Porter, Esq., in the
chair; G. Smith, Esq. ; and the Rev. T. J. Marker.
Mr. Cox, of Honiton, appeared for the prosecutor,
Sarah Perry ; and Mr. Coleridge, of Ottery, appeared
for Mrs. Chick.

Sarah Perry was first called, and examined by Mr.
Cox.—She stated that she had worked for Mrs. Chick
between 17 and 20 years, and that during the whole
of that period she had been accustomed to be paid in
goods ; that sometimes she received a halfpenny
or a penny in money, when the goods did
not exactly come to the amount of the lace, but that
she never had, on any occasion during that period,
received as much as sixpence she most posi-
tively swore; that just before Christmas last she took
some lace to Mrs. Chick, who ordered her to go on
making the same lace, and that on the 13th of February
she took the lace so made to Mrs. Chick's shop in
Branscombe, that she saw Mr. Tucker, Mrs. Chick's
agent and son-in-law, and that he took the lace, and
paid her in goods, viz.—a piece of print, a loaf of
bread, and some butter.
On cross-examination by Mr. Coleridge, she ad-
mitted that she had seen some paper stuck up at the
shop, like two that he produced, but that she did not
read them (one of these papers was the resolutions
of the board of guardians against truck, the other a
paper signed by Mr. Chick, and stating that he
should riot, in future, order any lace to be made, but
that he should exchange goods for ready-made lace).
She also said that Mrs. Chick had once sent her away
without buying her lace, because it was not made
well, but afterwards she called her back and took it.
Mr. Coleridge tried to break down her evidence as
to Mr. Tucker not asking if the lace was ordered,
and ber stating it was not, but without effect. Mr.
Coleridge then addressed the Bench for Mrs. Chick.
anxi anxious
resolution,
n tt
butoßoardbreak
fromre a kt
that
thet
Guardians
He did not defend the truck system ; he did not deny
that his client had practised that system up to the
time
alnide client had been m
and
proofissueee do
f his
t
their
thatu the
sd alya w;
his c
anxiety, he put forward the paper which he had
caused to be printed, and he would
show
that he payed
money to all from whom he ordered lace. He also
could rely upon the fact that Mrs. Chick could not

LAMBETH-STREET.

Richard
33 gallons of brandy, Pwieritiel:baowiterman, was charged before
Mr. Norton concerned, with others, in
stealing
Mr. Pelham attenYd'ead masterfo lighterman.
of the value of 53/., the
property of Mr. Luce
y,
the prosecution, and
called Mr. Evans, the ins
who stated, that early on the mrooferf the
oRf itvheer Police,
26th
o f
on board a
proskescutor, rittildtf: St. Kathe-
tmhoenitehng?nnge ofto
tthe:
punt
Kathe-
rine's Dock, had been plundered Of thirty-eighte
lons of its contents. A day or two te gal=
lighterman, named Drake, was taken into curs
a charge of being concerned in the robbery, and the
evidence against him amounted to the fact of his
having taken a punt, which lay alongside that on board
of which the robbery took place, out of the St. Ka-
therine's Dock, to the St. Saviour's Dock. From
that morning the prisoner had kepvan t out of the way ;
but on the night before he, r. Es, succeeded in
apprehending him in the long ' room of a public-
house in Ratcliff Highway, in company with a num-
ber of low prostitutes. Lie had at first denied his

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENIN G 4 MAY 27, 1844.

name, and was rather "bounceable," but ultimately ibe hound by the illegal act of her agent. He then WESill-END GAMBLING HOUSES.
acknowledged he was the person he (Evans) was in called The rec Sent capture by the police of a number of
search of, and he was taken to the station-house. Mr. Tucker, who stated that in consequence of the the gambling-house proprietors and unfortunate vie-
The prisoner denied all knowledge of the robbery, ' resolution of the Board of Guardians, he had the tims, has caused a general feeling of satisfaction
and said he should be able to prove his innocence. notices produced stuck up in the shop, and that an among the respectab!e inhabitants who reside within
Mr. Pelham applied for the remand of the pri- the day in question he had asked every person who the district in which these dens of robbers flourished,
soner until Thursday next, when Drake, the other ' came with lace if it had been ordered, and all that had at the expense of the miserable dupes who nightly at-
man in custody, would be again brought up. been ordered he paid for in money. The lace that the tended them. In the City the exposure has occa-
Mr. NORTON complied with the request, but said 1 complainant made was a sort that was never ordered; sioned a great stir, and excited a vast deal of conver-
he should take good bail for his appearance on that they had no sale on it. sateen arid interest ; and the magistrates there say
day: Cross-examined by Mr. Cox—Mrs. Chick sold that this first bold effort upon the part of the police
From what transpired during the hearing of the , bread, butter, drapery, &c. Employed five bakers. authorities must be followed up with an unflinching
case, it appears that plunder of this description in the Did not deliver the
torebead to the lace-makers, but gave determination not to permit any attempt at re-esta-
docks and on the river has latterly been carried on to them tickets to go ther of the bakers for it. Paid bushing these horrible nuisances. We have taken
a very considerable extent. one baker 45/. for ten weeks' bread. The difference the trouble to make inquiries, through a channel of
Charles Newling was charged with stealing one in Price at which Mrs. Chick sold the bread, and at unquestionable authority and experience, into the par-
hundred Manilla cheroots, the property of Alexander which it could he bought for ready money, was a ticular condition of affairs amongst the macers of the
Stewart. The complainant stated that he was an ap- halfpenny per loaf; the difference in the price of extensive vicinity of the playhouses, and we trust
prentice on board the John Horton, of Liverpool, butter, one penny per pound. Paid all the persons that the information we shall from time to time
then lying in the London Dock, and which had Jus on the da inuestion in cash, whose lace had been supply will give important assistance to the
arrived from a foreign voyage. On that day the pri-. ordered, there haying been eighty persons who police, and that the police will be honest
soner and another person came to him on board, and brought lace that day, perhaps more, perhaps less. enough to act:upon it. It appears, upon the exami-
the latter asked him if he had any cigars which he Would not swear that he paid Ti. in money; would nation of the roulette tables which were seized by
wished to have taken out? He replied that he had swear that he paid some money. Did not know if he the officers, that they were found to be so ingeni-
some which he wished to take to his father in Dublin. had paid ss. ; believed he had. Had the bill declaring ously constructed as to prevent the possibility of
The prisoner's companion then asked to see the that he would exchange goods for ready-made lace winning upon the part of the players, the proprietor
cheroots, and said he would put him up to a "dodge," printed in consequence of the resolutions of the Board having the power, by the use of a secret spring, to
by which he could take them out free of duty. He of Guardians. Wrote it himself ; employed no lawyer check the ball in. its progress to the aperture, the fall-
then placed the cheroots in a handkerchief, tied the to do so. Did employ a lawyers clerk. Several ing of tile ball into which would entitle the dupe to
latter round the waist of the prisoner, and endea- other witnesses, whose evidence was unimportant, win. The dice which were taken in all the housea
toured to keep him, witness, in conversation, while were then called, and particularly in the Albemarle-street crib, were false,
the prisoner Jumped into a boat, and was about to Mr- Cox addressed the Bench. After the facts that and consisted of different descriptions, variously num-
bed come before them, he need say nothing as to the bored, and so ingeniously contrived that it was ut-
make his escape. He (witness), however, called out
injurious effects of the truck system; he had proved terly impossible for any one but the most adept black-
to a Custom-house officer, and he was secured, not, that the lace had been ordered, and paid for in goods ; leg to detect the villany. For instance, if the player
however, before he had thrown half the cheroots into
the water. and the attempt which had been made to throw dis- had to throw six to win his bet, one of the fraternity
Mr. NORTON observed that it was not only a most credit upon the informants had failed; he had never usually termed " bonnets" would change the dice
; with the expertness of a thimble-rigger, and substi-
" artful dodge," but the most barefaced robbery he known a person in her position give evidence better
had met with for some time. he was very fortunate in having so good an inform- tote dice without such a number upon them, so that
The prisoner, in defence, said that the person who ant in the first case that was brought forward, a losing number must be thrown; the same trick is
of the
had accompanied him was bargaining to pay the corn- The Basch at once declared the offence proved, carried on with any other number. The expectation
s callsli slightest Iliut ec skt
is chance
therefore, of
wqrhuaitte theout unfortunateof the
(I.lc
s-
plainant ten shillings for the lot, and, because he did and
and fiorndeedreAdlrtsh.aCth2icll.clions.aspheonualldtyheofpsa/i.d, atnodt2hle. cposotosr, op
not pay him I Is., he gave him into custody.. ,
Perry They further that -
Mr. Walker, the inspector of police in the dock, woman, Sarah . . . intimated Lion. This plan has been acted upon in all the play
said that similar tricks were of daily occurrence, and On any further conviction of any one they should houses, but most successfully in the large establish-
that sailors complained bitterly of being robbed of award the full penalty. meats, in which the greater number of assistants or
cigars and various contraband goods by a gang of The Public are indebted to the exertions of Mr. E. " bonnets" are employed.
persons of the prisoner's description, by various Carter, of Ottery St. Mary, for this case having been It may be useful to describe these rascals. A
" dodges" as they were called. brought for werd.Westera Times, "bonnet" is sometimes a regular swell, dressed in the
first style of fashion. On occasions he is dressed
The prisoner was remanded for a week. NOVEL SCENE IN A JURY-BOX.
Q UEEN- SQ UA RE. without any dash at all, and generally black, generall in and
—4O--.
he frequently assumes the clerical appearance, " with
A question as to the right of the Equitable Gas
A case was tried in the Palace Court, on Friday, in
Company to break the ground in the Vauxhall-bridge-spectacles on nose." These worthies appear at the
which a poor woman sought to recover compensation
road, to lay down their pipes, was, on Saturday, totables, in the presence of the casual parties who are
in damages for injuries sustained from a barrister of
have bees determined by the Magistrate at thisplaying, as total strangers to all parties, and play with
the Inner Temple of the name of Carter, caused
Court, but was reserved for the investigation of some
being run over and knocked down by his horsetki by
a remarkable degree of ease and quiet, as if they had
higher tribunal, in consequence of the Magistrate fright
and running andthe question ng nothing on earth to do with the conspiracy to plunder
away,
considering that he had no jurisdiction in the matter. the jury the visitors. There is another el •of
.ass "bonnets" to
had to consider
The facts of the case are these :—ln the night of be seen at the minor houses. They are mostly Jews,
was occasioned by furious driving, or whether it was
Friday, the 17th, the Gas Company laid down a new and appear covered with mosaic gold chains and rings.
purely accidental, when no blame could be attached to
main across the Vauxhall-bridge-road, near Regent-If an unhappy person with a propensity to play gets
te driver. The damages were laid at 191. 19s. After
escap-
street, and on the following morning a large numberamongst these indefatigable gentry, the idea of
the jury had been locked up for nine hours
of the Bridge Company's men endeavoured, under the
the sent to the Judge to inform him that in with the amount of a fare of a cab is quite absurd.
orders of their superiors, to take them up. As
therey was not the slightest possibility of agreeing. A. " bonnet" generally receives from three to five
fast as the Bridge Company's party dug the
The Learned Judge sagainl reads his notes and explained guineas a week, and a per centage of from 25 to 50
earth nut, the adverse gang shovelled it in.
to the •ur • the question which they had to determine. per cent. upon the money lost by any friend he may
indivi-
Mark Webster, on the part of the Bridge Afterj another hou had elapsed,one of the jury,of introduce to the establishment. Some of the
Company had got a hammer, and was about to remove duals who follow this most degrading occupation
the name of Eamonson, the roprietor of the well-
break up the pipe, when the gas-lighters shovelledwere formerly in respectable situations in life, but
known bedding and furniturep establishment in the
the earth over him and his tools, and, on his scram- St sent anote to the Learned Judge stating that their early love of play reduced them gradually to
bling out of the hole, George Kelly, one of the Equit- hdi differed in opinion
e, their present infamous position. When a " bonnet"
of his fellow jurymen,
able's, shoved him in again, for which he was charged
daddeder
that
to even . d
fully determine not to be
capa-
with an assault. The bone of contention is, that the an t he
verdict,was employment—he becomes useless in that
ld he endure to be
Gas Company did not ask permission to break the starvedbrow-beaten into a
withneithwou
because he differed in city, as his phis is recognised by the still decent
ground or lay down the pipes, and this is met by the . or quarrelled
hryas in ill-health and frequenters of the house ; but he is not altogether
other party with the declaration that they were put- opinion ;
stimulants,healso added,thatthat
eofficer in charge of discarded by his old associates in villany. He is kept
ring down a fresh main by the side of the old one, rthecieluey.d wouldn t and
il the
him a glass of water • to be turned to another account, and appears in the
which old one had been placed there by permission,
but let the consequenceeevenha allow
it
would, he would character of a " dodger." In this capacity, if he
and the Magistrate, on looking to Lord Lansdowne'sd.e whathappen to be a sober fellow, he does great service to
never alter his inLordship intimated to the
Act, which gives the summary jurisdiction in assaults, .
ur , that if the did His
by eleven o'clock they an establishment. His duties are, however, most
was of opinion that he had no power to adjudicate
jmu)s't be locked
followinghathagre
e morning. The laborious, as well as debasing. He is engaged in the
where a question of right was fairly set up, and left .
ur were no up until
ht e
the
w heard y.public in theg. Court out-door work of the house at night—in following
the opposing parties to try the merits of the motion in J. loud
and itpretty clear new visitors to their residences, and ascertaining who
in
they are, and all about them. If a stranger of gentle-
one of the superior courts.
, that language of the most refined description was not
WANDS WORTH. manlike appearance walk into a flash hell, and lose
made use of, and it was conjectured that from " words
Joseph G. Bach was charged with assaulting fifty or one hundred pounds without making any
they would come to blows." •s " Shortl before ten
.ow ._ . y .
Joseph Order, groom to Lieutenant Colvin, of the
0, , 1
jury, bustle or croaking about it, and behaves " quite the
clock the came into Court in a very excited
9th Lancers. tl n " the "dodger" is ready to follow him to
gFri ema ,
state, and informed Mr. Hewlett, the registrar, it
The complainant stated, that on the previous after-his place of abode, and to make inquiries, which, if
would be • • 1 for 'to agree. Mr. Hewlett
noon, as he was returning with his master and other iossiberetire. them_
Mr. Eamonson who found to be favourable, cause great attention to be
, a - .
replied they must P
gentlemen from the races, and while the carriage was
eared much excited, violently exclaimed, " No, I -s-
-mud to him on his next visit, and when he loses what--
stopping at the Bell, at Tooting, the prisoner came
pears/
never into that •to be bully-ragged ever money he has about him, he is offered a loan
up and struck him in the mouth. The provoca- into
.gco , room again li
upon his IOU, or his cheque. The moment the ac-
tion, he believed, was, that a short time before, he _sma° verdict." .
"Wherever
of the jur addresseegi h r
i ,; commodation is accepted, the gentleman is booked as
had dragged the defendant away from the leaders of -P-'
hen ntheen' whole of
erehver you are, theredwe vi
e: a
safe
pigeon, for a sum corresponding with his posi-
his master's carriage, while defendant was endeavour-
nation to remain intCe jury ex reseed their eterms-
tion in society. This game progresses for some time ;
ins to stop them, alleging that his cart had been put- The Court. the I 0 U's and cheques are paid, but at last the
scene of quarrelling and recrimination that
posely driven against by the riders.victimfinds the that
out secret he has been robbed
Lieut. Colvin, Lord Altamont, and Mr. G. W.now ensued in the jury-box surpasses
hpublic quite surprised novel description' and that everybody about him has been concerned in
Bacon, of Hertford-street, Mayfair, gave evidence, ,t e _ were. at this. and ln-
plucking him. In some instances a dupe is bullied
heard of scene in a court of justice. All consultation.
and said that no provocation was offered to the n out of his bills, or threatened with exposure amongst
was now at an end, and the jury commenced amusing
defendant before he assaulted the groom.his relations and friends. In other cases, however,
themselves in various ways ; some preparing to take. a
The defendant said he had been very much ill-men who have plunged into the vice without thought,
comfortable nap, otherscommenced reading, whilst
used in the first instance. The carriage had beenhave been able to muster up nerve enough to send for
driven recklessly and wilfully against his chaise-cart, the remainder stared about the Court, exclaiming, the
police to take the extortioners in charge upon the
What a laughing-stock we are making of ourselves."
and he and two friends had been thrown out with demand of a settlement, and under such circumstances
' At length, shortly before midnight,the Learned Judge
great violence. Upon getting up he had triedthe claimant has rejoiced to get away, and has never
to stop the leaders, but had been dragged off by again took his seat on the bench,bahiafintd afddhree!sing the
been heard of as a claimant afterwards.'
the complainant. Upon coming up with the car- in rise
as there was wtasho nu
fit,otro
loch T otht their agree.-1
These practices have been carried on to such an
tinge at rooting, he merely went up to it to get the ihg,f ile could , i
he thought
, lfut he em up until
extent within a few years, that many young men who
owner's name, when the complainant rudely pushed the
_o_ lownag_morn g foresaw that no good
ch.aproceeding,
would result from su as in the morn- held respectable situations in public offices and in
him away, upon which he had struck him. Ile had mercantile
houses in the City have been obliged to
arent they would
ing, it was clearly app be as far off
no witnesses • one of his friends was the steward of a forfeit them •
in consequence
of the annoyances to
gam-
ship, and could' not come, and he would not bring the in as ever •he had therefore come to the reso-
aglye g .
' • them without • •
lution of discharging giving a verdict, which they were subjected by the duns of the
other.and they were discharged accordingly. bling-houses for the amount of I 0 U's for money
Mr. awn said the prisoner had acted very foolishly
in so doing. He could not postpone the case, because alone having prevented them from at once rousing the
there had been ample opportunity to have produced police from the nightly sleep in which they have been
indulging, while the owners of the flash hells have
witnesses. Whether the prisoner had or had not
been ill-treated in the way he described he could not been wide awake in this most atrocious work of
say, but if such conduct had been pursued towards rapacity.
him, he knew that the law would give him redress, There is no part of the metropolis which the gam-
and therefore the assault complained of was altogether bling-house keeper and his satellites hold in such
utter abhorrence as the City of London. They de-
inexcusable. The prisoner must pay a fine of 10s.
The fine was paid. clare that a City Alderman (and they more particu-
UNION-HALL. larly point at Sir Peter Laurie) has no notion of the
John Allchin, one of the stewards of the Reform duties of a magistrate—that his early education unfits
Stock Benefit Society, held at the White Bear, Ber- him for taking an enlarged and liberal and enlightened
inondsey, was brought up for re-examination, charged view of the refined usages of society—that he is in
with being concerned with a man named Marrs, the truth a century behind the age; and they adduce, as
secretary, not yet in custody, with breaking open the an instance, the fact that no gambling-house could
" strong box" of the society, and stealing upwards ever be established in the City, in consequence of the
of 201., belonging to members of the society, who absurd and misplaced vigilance of the Civic authorities.
were all very poor men, having wives and families to It is not in the spirit of exaggeration we state that
maintain, and at the same time defacing the entry- there is not a hell-keeper or " bonnet" or " dodger"
book, so that the sums of money could not be cor- at the West-end who would not willingly subscribe to
rectly known. pay the funeral expenses of the Alderman of Alders-
The landlord, it appears, had recently taken pos- gate ward, whose image is perpetually haunting their
session of the house, and a few days subsequently the imaginations, as it was said, to visit the sleeping and
members had a meeting in his room. At its conclu- waking thoughts of Coster long before that delinquent
sion, and after the departure of the members, the was charged with the offence for which he was removed
money-box, which was left there, was demanded by from the country. We trust that when any of these
the secretary Marrs and the prisoner Allchin. Under gentry make their appearance in the City, to at-
the impression that he was authorised to deliver it up tempt to extort money, pretended to be won, they
to the secretary, the landlord gave it them, and no sooner may be handed over to the magistrates for whose qua-
had they disappeared, than he found the box had been lifications they have so much contempt. Not long
broken open in the room, its contents, amounting to ago a young gentleman of highly respectable family,
201. abstracted, and the leaves of the entry-book lace- who held a situation, producing 1,000/. a year, under
rated, so as to make recognition of the sums or parties Lord Jersey, the Master of the Horse, was ruined
matter of impossibility. On this discovery Allchin amongst these hells, and, having become indebted to
was instantly secured, but Marrs had absconded. All- some of the proprietors, was absolutely hunted out of
chin admitted that he applied for the money-box in his office, and exposed, and is now wandering an out-
conjunction with Marrs, but he was totally irrrespon- east about the Continent.
sible for its contents, which Marrs had appropriated, It is well known that several of the men who have
and decamped with. The Magistrate said no doubt shares in these establishments, and keep expensive
existed in his mind that they were the two men who equipages, can neither write nor read, from such low
had plundered the society; his determination was to conditions have they risen to wealth; but they have,
commit them both for this cruel robbery, but he indirectly attached to their interests a well-known
should remand Allchin to await the capture of Marrs, attorney, who is associated with a class of persons
who supply him with ready-made or extemporaneous
evidence, for the purpose of sanctioning the enforce-
ment of any demands they hare the shadow of a right
to make.
The Secretary of State for the Home Department
has been in communication with the Commissioners
of Police upon the subject of effectually putting down
gaming ; and it is rumoured that the Commissioners
have been rebuked for having allowed the Police Act
and the laws against gambling to be so openly and
audaciously violated as they have been within the last
two years, and they have been called upon to state
whether it is requisite to make the laws more stringent
to enable the authorities to check a practice
which
has proved so destructive, and so completely paralysed
the moral energies of society.
It is considered a most strange and inexplicable
fact, that in such a country, boasting of an effective
and most powerful police as to physical strength,
public decency and the laws are so fearfully infringed,
while at Paris all the gambling-houses were com-
pletely broken up within forty-eight hours after the
Act passed for their prohibition • and although ten
years have elapsed since that prohibition, not a single
instance of the transgression of the law has been
heard of.—Sunday Times.

CORONERS' INQUESTS.
On Saturday Mr. Baker, the Coroner, held an in-
quest at the Commercial Inn, Poplar, on the body o
Thomas Mayes, aged 13, a very fine boy, who los
his life under the following deplorable circumstances
William Mayes, of 14, Castor-street, Poplar, said
the deceased was his son, and worked with him in
the Ratcliffe Dock, at Ratcliffe. On Friday morn-
ing, between seven and eight o'clock, whilst the work
people were raising the lower mast of a ship, he was
ea, mouth, and ears, and on
suddenly informed that his son had been found lying
on the ground and was bleeeding. He forthwith
proceeded to the spot, and discovered him as described,
he ascertained that his
poor boy was gone. He removed him with all speed
bloodliftflowingingu p
his s
f rh d iid
oamt t
ehriesnose,
to a Mr. Buchanan, surgeon, where he was pro-
nounced to be quite dead. A wall separated witness
from deceased, who was stationed to give the word of
command to the men at work at the crane, in doing
which he had frequently to look round the edge of
the wall, and whilst so engaged, it is supposed that
the crane must have suddenly slipped and jerked back,
crushing the deceased's head severely between that
and the wall. No one saw the accident take place.
Joseph Perry deposed that he worked in the same
yard, and saw the deceased about three minutes pre-
vious to the occurrence, or to his finding him in the
situation already described, about three feet from the
crane. He heard no cries of distress, and could
only account for the accident happening as stated
by the father of the deceased.
The Coroner having remarked upon the melan-
choly facts of the case, and observing that no doubt
the deceased's death was occasioned in the manner
mentioned by first witness, although there was no
positive evidence of the fact, the jury returned a ver-
dict of " Accidental Death."
Mr. T. Wakley, M.P., Coroner, held an inquest
at the George Inn, Church-lane, Kensington, on the
body of Mr. Matthew Orpwood, aged forty-four years,
the landlord of the above inn, who committed suicide
on Wednesday last.
It appeared from the evidence gone into that the
deceased had for the last five or six years been much
addicted to drinking, and during the fortnight previ-
ous to his committing the fatal act had not been sober
an hour, although he was able during the major part
of that time to attend to his business as
usual. During these repeated fits of in-
toxication he was generally very low and dispi-
rited, and latterly he had complained of a pain in his
back, for which he was attended by Mr. Turner, as-
-
sistant to Mr. Pollock, surgeon,of Bath-place, Ken
sington. On the morning of Wednesday last he was
from six o'clock attending to the bar, and between
ton and eleven o'clock went into the kitchen to see to
the cleaning of the pots, when he complained of a
pain in his head. About half-past eleven o'clock Mrs.
Orpwood saw him go in the direction of the cellar,
with his leather apron on, and considering he was
attending to the cellar duties his stay was taken no
notice of. About half-past twelve o'clock, however,
on his sister going to the top of the cellar stairs to
cut a piece off a flitch of bacon, which s hanging
there, she was horror-struck at finding the deceased
hanging by a rope from the same nail, quite dead.
He was immediately cut down, and surgeons sent for,
but although blood flowed freely, life was quite ex-
tinct. Deceased has left a widow and four children.
Verdict—" Temporary insanity."

THE COLLIERIES or THE TYNE.—Arrangements,
as is now pretty well known, have been set on foot for some
time past by the coal owners of this district, to get their pits
again at work. In addition to those already enumerated we
have now to mention Willington, Heaton, Sosfuth, and Cox-
lodge, as having partially resumed operations. We have
been informed that Felling Colliery will commence full work
next week, with an entirely new set of men, unless the turn-
outs should in the meantime accept the conditions offered
by their late employers. If the pitmen should still hold out,
they will in many instances be compelled to quit their dwell-
ings, in order to make room for those who are willing to
accept employment.—Newcastle Advertiser.
Lorin EVITY.—On Thursday, William Milnes, aged
104 years, the oldest pauper on the barony roll and pensioner
on the Old Man's Friend Society, Glasgow, died in that in-
stitution. The deceased was brother to Andrew who is still
alive and hearty in the Old Man's Asylum. He is in his 103 d
year.
ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY....-We are de-
lighted to be enabled to inform our readers that there is
every prospect of the approaching meeting surpassing
all the preceding ones. The entries for implements ex-
ceed that of the last year at Derby by 130. We are
given to understand, that from the numerous applica-
tions already made for stock certificates, there is no
doubt that the show in that department also will be the
largest on record. The Duke of Richmond was elected,
at the meeting of the Council on Wednesday last, Pre-
sident for 1845.—Hampshire Independents

WILL OP TUB MARQUIS OB WINCIIESTPR.—The
will of the Most Hon. Charles Ingoldsby Paulet, Mar-
quis of Winchester, of Amport House, Andover, has just
been proved by Henry Beaumont Coles, Esq., one of the
executors, power of proving hereafter being reserved for
Sir John Walter Pollen, Bart., the other. The will,
which is very short, and dated 1843, gives nearly the
whole of his property to his son (styled by courtesy
Earl of Wiltshire), now Marquis of Winchester ; to his
executors 2001. each, as an acknowledgment for their
trouble in acting as such ; to butler, housekeeper, and
very many other servants, annuities and legacies respec-
tively, varying from 101. to 1001. The personality
is sworn under 18,000/. The deceased was styled
" Premier Marquis of England," the title of Marquis
having been bestowed on the family of Winchester on
the creation in 1551.
Mr. Pattiniton, a market gardener at the Folly,
near Newby, has discovered that guano is a perfect
remedy against the attacks of the grub. He has saved
beds of both carrots and onions by strewing guano over
them, whilst two beds left without guano, by way
of experiment, were totally destroyed, Lancaster
Guardian.

A SCENE AT THE NOMINATION (Hear and cheers.) The labourer is told that he is to
FOR SOUTH LANCASHIRE. suffer a reduction of wages if we bring corn from
MR. COBDEN'S SPEECH. abroad. The labourers are told, "You will have to
RICHARD COBDEN, Esq., M.P., asked if the Sheriff work for the same miserable wages as the Polish or
Russian peasant, and to eat black bread." They might
had decided that no one coeitl speak unless he had to
as well tell you that if you are to bring rice from
nominate or second a candidate ? Africa, you are certain to grow black and to have curly
The SHERIFF replied in the affirmative. hair.—(Loud laughter.) If we proposed to bring in
Mr. COBDEN then intimated that he would propose
another candidate. Russian or Polish peasants or operatives to compete
with eur labourers at home, there might be some she.
Mr. BRANDT—The time to do so is before the candi-
of reason for what they say; but there is a free trade in
dates speak. You are now quite out of time. labourers; there is no prohibition of labourers; but w.O
Mr. CoBDEN—No ; I believe I am quite in order.—
(Cheers.) Mr Cobden then came forward to address the propose to have free trade, which means more trade le
torn, sugar, coffee, and all the other comforts and ne.-
electors, amidst loud cheers from the majority of the as-
cessaries of life which the working classes require; end:
sembage, and considerable uproar and hooting, all sorts
having this free trade, Caere will be more employment
of clamorous' vociferation from Mr. Entwisle's booth ;
fur labour, for two masters will be seeking one man, ills
which the Sheriff for some time in vain endeavoured to
stead of two men seeking one master—(Applause)---
restore to something like decent quietness and order. the
and, consequently, there.will be a rise in wages, and
At length Mr. ENTWISLE escaycd with better effect,
working man a ill get the comforts of life at a lowers
saying—Gentlemen, I do beg of you, that you will give ge her wa
every man a patient hearing and be quiet, and allow price, and at the same time will get hig
for his labour.—(Cheers.) I see a great many
every man to speak. farmers here—l suppose your landlords will Ila'e
The gentlemen in the booth having subsided into a
no objection to my speaking to you Isere!
momentary hush, the Tory mob below took their cue
for it is rather difficult to get at you; and
from them, and were tolerably quiet for a minute. But
now I want to let the cat out of the bag. The farnr.
Mr. Cobden had no sooner again commenced, by asking
" Why, what are you afraid of ? " when he was again era arc told that this corn-law is passed *for their
benefit and they are told to support the corn-law, bc-
assailed by an uproar of yells, shouts, groans, and
shrieks, in which we are bound to say, those which' pro- cause it maintains their interests. But how do these_
seeded from the hustings equalled, if they did not sun- corn-laws benefit. you farmers ?If we raise the price of
pass, those which emanated from the crowd. corn by Act of Parliament, do the corn laws give the
Mr. BRANDT loudly called " order," but in vain; and, farmer the benefit of all this increase of price ?—C-re,ry
turning to Mr. Cobden, he said,—l the gentlemen on uproar.) Gentlemen, there is now only about ball e
the hustings would be quite silent, you might proceed. dozen of them.—(Cheers.) This is a part of my stole
Mr. COBDEN—Yes; but they are by far the worst. which the gentlemen on the other side will not let 11,.
The SHERlFE—Gentlemen, Mr. Cobden, as a free- tell if they can help it ; for• they do not like me to pe'
holder of this county, has declared that he intends to common sense into the heads of the farmers. Gentle'
propose another candidate. He has a right to he heard, men, if we in Parliament raise the price of corn, we land',
and I shall insist upon having him heard, or I shall ad- lords raise our rents in proportion. I suppose you find
it so.—(" Yes, yes.") Supposing a lot of men owning
j ourn the meeting. raise
Mr. COBDEN—Now, gentlemen, respect your High cottages in a back street here, pass a law to _
Sheriff.—(Renewed Tory uproar.) Gentlemen, I will the rents to the same amount as those of hotte
stand hear till midnight but I will be hoard.—(Groans in the front street, how Jong, you think that
would last ? Why, only till I,,tie• next quarter dafs
and hisses, responded to by loud cheering from the free-
and then the tenants would leave, or those landlords 0.:
traders.)
Mr. JOHN WILSON FATTEN, M.P. (to the friends of houses in the front street would raise their rents slap.
lately met with a farmer who said, " I really don't ken
Mr. Entwisle)—Gentlemen, Mr. Cobden has a perfect
what to do. Some years ago my brother and ICO of
right to be heard, and you will do yourselves no good
by this. menced business. My brother wentento the businessdl , e
,
I
Mr. COBDEN—Now, gentlemen, shall Igo on ?—(lm- candle-making ;
he hash he bean with the same caade three times as tal as
in farming, butmuch as !; se
,
mediately a large drum was beaten, close by the Horse
and Jockey inn, about 30 yards from the hustings.) bad when he begun, and I have lost half of what I he" ,
Gentleman, that is their argument, —(llear, hear.) Gentlemen, the corn-laws cause a C°rl
739.
The UNDER-SHERIFF requested Captain Woodford, stant fluctuation in prices, making the price go up to
.t
the chief of the county constabulary, to give orders to stop and down to 395. ; but, gentlemen, your rent is filed, ;I
the drum ; but he cooly replied, " the drum is half a high prices, and then it is to be paid when prices are 1e,,,i;
mile off ;" and gave no directions concerning it that we and the consequence is that the farmer is always on ',lled
saw or heard, although he had previously given various books of his landlord. After some further remarks,he tided
directions to stop the music of the bands which were Recollect that next Monday is the poll ; look after you'y
playing while passing the hustings. votes ; you have had enough of blue and red ; neYl
onestt
The uproar, both' on the hustings and in the crowd, the sound principles of common sense and h this
Take into your consideration the importance of
_„
continuing.
Sir T. BRINCKER said, Gentlemen, pray hear Mr. question to this district ; consider what a blow you 0114
Cobden—he has a right to be heard. strike by carrying the free ee trade candidate. The Yeila
ati
Mr. COBDEN—Now, gentlemen, are you ready to hear first steamer will carry the intelligence to Americhere
me?—(Reneeeed yelling, hissing, and clamour.) Ad- the Americans will say, "We thought the English,ii
dressing the Sheriff, Mr. Cobden said, Pray, Mr. not in favour of free trade ; but they have trisect..
sri
Sheriff, request those people o s the other side of you to in London and won there, and now they have pl nriia
the same standard in the manufacturing districts ; and
be quiet. heo
The SHERIFF—I have requested them, but in vain.— we will go on and reciprocate with them, and join t
,_„_,
(A Voice on the hustings—" Get down with you, hand to hand, in carrying out the principles of IP'
Cobden.") The Sheriff suggested to Mr. Cobden, that trade.—(Great cheering.)
if he commenced speaking, the noise would probably
cease in a while; and Mr. Cobden said he had no objec-
tion to try that experiment; but, at all events, he was
determined to be heard, if he stayed all cley. He then
came forward acid spoke for a time, amidst all sorts of
discordant noises, which, however, gradually diminished,
and, during the greater part of his speech, he was only
occasionally interrupted in this way. So far as we could
hear him for the clamour, he said—
Gentlemen, I will detain you but a short time, but
claim the right, as a freeholder of this county., to appear
before you. I will maintain my right to be heard in
this meeting, even if I am obliged to remain till twelve
o'clock at night.—(Cheers, hisses, and " Off, off.") Our
opponents have stated—(Tory uproar)—ah ! its a Very
few of them that are making all the noise. Our oppo-
nents on this occasion have made one great admission,
to which I am very anxious to draw your attention.
Mr. Entwisle has stated that there is no point of dif-
ference between himself and Mr. Brown, on general
polities ; he has let us know that Mr. Brown is as good
a Conservative as he is himself, and that the only
point of difference between them is on the free trade
question.—(Hear.) Now, I thank him for that admis-
sion, because it at once proves that the free traders of
South Lancashire, who are willing to support Mr. Brown,
whether they are Whigs, Radicals, or Chartists, are
sufficiently in earnest in support of that principle to
throw aside party on this occasion ; and if we gain
nothing else by this election—and I think we shall gain
a great deal more—we shall at least gain this—that we
shall have a moral standing hereafter, as being an honest
party—caring neither for Whigs nor Tories, but having
at heart the principles of free trade, which we have been
so long contending for.—(Hear.) But Mr. Entwisle has
stated—(Great uproar from Mr. Entwisle's booth)—that
Mr. Brown comes forward claiming the patronage of her
Majesty's Government, and anxious to seek popularity as
the supporter of Sir Robert Peel.—(Hear.) Nov, Mr.
Brown distinctly stated that he would support any Go-
vernment, whatever it might be, so long as their mea-
sures were good; and that he would go to Parliament
neither to wear the colours of Sir R. Peel, or to bow
to his dictation, any moro than he would to that of
Lord John Russell.—(" Question.") But the Hon. Can-
didate on the other side has said more. He says Mr.
Brown has narrowed this question to a mere question of
corn. Why, Mr.' Brown distinctly said that he was op-
posed to all protective and differential duties, whether
in corn, or sugar, or coffee, or in any other article.—
(" Off, off.") Gentlemen, it is not very easy to learn
from the speech of Mr. Entwisle what his own princi-
ples are in reference to trade or anything else—(hear)
—but there is an old saying, that you may know a
man by the company he keeps —(Laughter)—and there-
fore, if we would learn Mr. Entwisle's opinion, we cannot
do better than refer to the opinion of the Hon. Gentle-
man who nominated him. I declare to you most solemnly
that the fallacies• that gentleman used on the subject of
the corn-laws have been dead and buried, even in the
House of Commons, were these things generally are
very long-lived, for the last two years.—(Hear, hear.)
If it were not that I would not wish to be personal, I
would ask the Hon. Gentleman where he had been for
the last five years ; for I think, if we had found some
antediluvian remains of a politician, he could not be
more hopelessly in the dark as to the question of the
corn-laws.—(Laughter and applause.) He tells us that
we want, by repealing the corn-laws, to throw land out
of cultivation. Why, has he ever consulted the best
farmers whether a free trade in corn would throw the
land out of cultivation ? Did he ever ask Lord
Spencer, the best arable farmer in the kingdom ? Did
lie ever ask Lord Ducie ?—(Cries from Mr. Entwistle's
booth of " Off, off," and Mr. Brandt, turning to the
gentlemen, called out repeatedly, " Order, order.")
Gentlemen, we advocate free trade in corn, because
amongst its other good effects, we believe that a
free trade in corn will make the land of this coun-
try to be better cultivated ; and that is the opinion
of all the best farmers in the country.—(Cheers,
and Tory hooting.)—Gentlemen, there's but a few of
them ; but they make a great noise.—(Laughter.) But
I do not take the landowners of Lancashire as the best
judges on this question ; for I remember that Lord
Ducie, Lore Spencer, and other distinguished agricul-
turists, have declared that Lancashire and Cheshire are
two of the worst farmed counties in the kingdom.—
(Hear, hear.) When attending an agricultural meeting
at Knutsford, I remarked upon the state of the land
along both sides of the railway, that it was actually
growing more rushes than grass. Now, I happened
lately to be in the company of a number of farmers
from Knutsford ; and they said, " What a lot of drain-
ing has bees going on here since Cobden blackguarded
them about their rushes !"—(Laughter and applause.)
Why, I scarcely over make my appearance in
any part of the country, but draining-tiles spring
up as if by magic, wherever I put my foot ; and, if the
mere fear of free trade makes them grow increased
quantities and improve their land, how much more will
free trade itself do ?—(Hear and applause, and a cry. of
"Down with the League !") Gentlemen, those noisy
fellows are reduced to about a score now.—(Laughter.)
Nom this gentleman tells us that there was no country
ever great and prosperous that depended upon foreign-
ers for food, and neglected their own agriculturists.
But we don't intend to neglect our own agricul-
turists. I saw Lord Dude at Bristol the other day ;
and he said to me, "I can grow wheat at 365. a quarter,
and charge 21. an acre rent for my land."—(" Hear"
and "Oh 1") Now that shows howlignorant some of
these Lancashire squires are of farming. Now, gen-
tlemen, and farmers who are here, I want to re-
mark upon what Colonel Tempest has said.—(" Name
your candidate.") I will propose him in my own good
time. Colonel Tempest says that the proportion which
rent bears to the produce of the laud is only from Bs. to
10s. a quarter on the wheat grown. This is an attempt
to make the farmers believe, that they have all the
benefit of the corn-laws; but I will expose that fallacy,
so that every farmer shall understand it. Let every
farmer that hears me go home, and take an account of
all he gets at market for the sale of his produce, and
then see how much of that money goes to the landlord, and
how much in other directions; and he will find, that, of
the gross amount of what he has received, one-half of
all ho takes from the market is paid to the landlord for
rent.— (Uproar.) When I was in Scotland I had
some conversation with a body of intelligent East
Lothian farmers, who made a calculation there to-
gether; and they came to a conclusion that every
quarter of wheat they took to market they paid to the
landlord 225. 7d. rent upon it.—(Hear, applause, and
hooting.) Now, Ide not say that the landlords are not
entitled to all the rent they can get; but they have no
right to put on a corn-law to raise their rents, and then
tell us that the farmers get all the benefit of it. Now,
this gentleman tells us that the agricultural interest is a
much richer and more powerful interest than the manu-
facturing interest—that they have hundreds of millions
of capital more than us, and that we are a comparatively
small and insignificant interest. Is it not, then, very
unreasonable that this mighty giant should come and ask
protection at the hands of this little diminutive dwarf 2
(Laughter and cheers.) But if we are really so small and
insignificant an interest as this gentleman says, who made
us so? Why is it that our trade is not greater? Why is it
that our foreign trade is not larger? We come to complain
that it is not large, and we tell you the reason; and then
our opponents, who are chargeable with having made us
so stunted in growth and so insignificant in size, turn
round upon us, and say—" Get away, you insignificant
pigmy I you have no right to complain : see what a
mighty giant I am."—(Laughter and applause.) Well,
then, one thing more let me remark upon. The gentle-
men on the other side propose to give equal protection
to all. Now, I ask these gentlemen how they propose
to give protection to the labourer for his wages 7

An
REDUCTION IN THE ROYAL HOUSEIIOI.De--
article appeared in the Times of Monday last, Oro..
from a weekly publication, respecting some recent ter
ductions in the royal household; but for the greitvie,
currency and the implied sanction given to this arti,,
by its having found a place in the columns of etT is
journal as the Times, we should not have deem
necessary to notice and contradict the absurd faLsell°,l,o
of the writer of such a malicious attempt to lower the
character of the Sovereign in the estimation of uthe
loyal and devoted subjects. After some remarks in
proper spirit of an ignorant detractor, the writer Pie
ceeds to say, " but the popular grievance consiststioe
the somewhat anomalous fact, that this very redaebii,
will absolutely entail an increased burden on the P the
Persons, whose services are thus dropped out o
_OO
royal household, must be pensioned; but the Pear
not to be paid out of the amount saved la their vs.
duction, but are to constitute a fresh charge on t,l3°„titr'
tional treasury. The consequence will be, that tne this
lie expenditure, instead of being diminished h)_l3„g.
25,000/. a year (the assumed reduction), will hubscs
mented by the amount of the pensions." Seld_es
we seen so much ignorance and falsehood embea,..w-,,,e0
in the few lines forming the above extract. Tueltlis
sions, whatever they may be, will be paid out °` •tv
same fund that the salaries would have been Psi the
namely, out of the revenue voted by Parliament f 0 Cif
maintenance of the Sovereign, or in other wor3s, the. d
List, which is granted to the Sovereign in considerativr to
the surrender of the hereditary revenues of the Cro
the public. This constitutional arrangement neees"
the
takes place after the accession of the Sovereign t°ffect
Throne, and in a pecuniary point of view it comet 11.estf
the public to a farthing's amount, whether her iti,_„ss
continues on the royal establishment the incurnbTi4
of useless domestics, or whether they are pension e° is. r
liberally, as, we believe, has been the case in eire'l,o4
stance. Upon this question we feel we have no us to
whatever to inquire or remark. It is enough for sr-
know that it is most false to assert that any new vsl
rangement which may have taken place in the 0.10
household can become a matter of additional chergeob•
the national exchequer that is, on the public.'
server. t fel
THE WONDERS OF MANCHESTER. —He e-,,e pa
chambers vaster than are told of an Arabian fable! foior
peopled with inhabitants more wonderful than Affitets,
Peri. For there he beheld, in long-continued 005
those mysterious forms full of existence without life co
perform with facility, and in an instant, what his
fulfil only with difficulty and in days. A Inaehilll is
slave that neither brings or bears degradation two
being endowed with the greatest degree of
°e city
and acting under the greatest degree of eosioo
meat, yet free at the same time from all, Pe, bet
and emotion. It is therefore not only a s'fil
a supernatural slave. And why should one Tr ita
the machine does not live ? It breathes, ;00
breath forms the atmosphere of some tovvne• It not
with more regularity than man. And has it st
voice ? Does not the spindle sing like a inerrYtfe,
hie
her work, and the steam-engine rear inlly nh°rittiog
a strong artisan handling his lusty tools, end gaold
fair day's wages for a fair day's toil ? Nor sh° fifteen
weaving-room be forgotten, where a thousand or &g
hundred girls may be observed in their coral nee'retti,
working like Penelope in the day time ; 50044
some pert, some graceful and jocund, some ahss .Anv
their occupation ; a little serious some ; few "that I°o
the cotton you have observed in its rude state', ands
have seen the silent spinner change into tlireaa'w otri
bustling weaver convert into cloth, you maY n°loers, of
as in a moment it is tinted with beautiful ,„sterf
printed with fanciful patterns. And yet the e°l fiess
mysteries is to view machines making Inson sa'"
spectacle that fills the mind with curious, and e
speculation.—Coningsby, or the .New Generation.
DEPARTURE or TROOPS FOR GUENNeS,.r. Gael;
sudden embarkation of a large body of trooPs,'?„,ed °
sey, on Sunday and Monday, somewhat tosiitisesc
Isle of Wight friends, who surmised than en the 00
tion bad broken out amongst the Guernsernelocou°,,
ject being to depose Governor Napier. Tillevd is Pei
from Guernsey, however, show that the
fectly tranquil, and the intention of the auo tn;perte;,
ordering this military movement, ap_Pears oot• 11411
nently to increase the garrison. We kilo to
ever, why there should have been so much liasw aft.
,7 at.
a simple transaction.—Hampshire Indepen,-e thot
We are informed by a correspondent wife! lei.
Roberts, solicitor, of Spring-gardens, has 1. were Ofer-
structions from several persons whose houses
.0 of P
bly entered by the police, when the late oapt_tvece lect
sons employed in gaming was made, to eo,__ 00,4
Lions for trespass against the magistrates ‘l'nsTerivers ere
warrants, and also against the Police Cortn's„stios °id
whom they were enforced. The houses in carr,iiy
entered under the impression that gambling w,a't, jusi,!
on in them, but nothing was seen or discoverehusa tops
the suspicion. The late Sir Richard .13irn„ie, server.
800/. for the settlement of a like action.—uus
BIRTHS.
of °'
tess"
On the 22d inst., at Worlingham Hall, Viscoun 6 -Aa
of a son. in the CAP. .1,
On the 27th of February, at Colesberg, „iidtter.
1 of
Hope, the lady of John Campbell, Esq!, of a as
On the 9th ult., at Spanish-town, Jamaica, 006
Simon, Esq., barrister-at-law, of a daughter. wicit-scl
On the 23d inst., at Hunter-street, Brous
Mrs. Mardon, of a son. of NV'
On the 23d inst., at Lymington, the lady
ts,
Agar, Esq., of Elm Lodge, of a son. p.„, of s 0•
011
On the 23th inst., the lady of C. Evrene, paw
On the 23d•inst., at the Royal Naval Col
the lady of Captain Wilson, R A., of a dang titerLy of P• 'oo co•
On the 24th inst., at Temple Dinsley, the _ late
$
P. Halsey, Esq., of a son, which only survived
(9.
On the 24th inst., the lady of Robert Hoeto
her Majesty's 74th Regiment, of a son. ,_„...orarrngici tiiO
On the 24th inst., at' the Priory, Wan aef
.440- only
Henry Haes, of a son. piton. ea
On the 24th inst., alt Chester-terreccv who 10
wife of the Rev. Morgan Cowie, of a son, 11.11
few hours.
On ;rllithofinassto,ni:isAtilbli-nbgodrnon. -street, the WY'
•
Curre
willP4 00
(
MARATED. • Frecuir,lo( Vont'
On the 14th inst., at St. Pancras,
Martin,erutcli optelof 13110.,
On the 23d inst., at St. John's Chump 0-1•
dto-friars.
Matilda, youngest dati:hter of omt"11004,60.00
daesbeliel join,
Elphege Van Zuylen Van Nyeyelt
to Ellen Claiborne, eldest daughter ccloThtitase:g'titoo, Itc:;
of Charleston, South Carolina, aeCligrN AbinFio Ce„,
On the 23d inst., at St. Hale& oont ifigdcw
Henry Westcar Peel, Esq., of IVO tu,gtTL of Ao
rine, eldest daughter of J. Torry Hester, Ems",
fe
DIED.
Robert Virsilleardefj.
On Thursday, the 23d instt.e,i h
_ taffo
Inas
On the 12th inst., at Rome, o_
Dias.
.40
proprietor of the Bedford Ho
On the 21st inst., at Bayswater,
tit f • o'`
the Int"
On the 21st inst., Hannah, relic
Fliet7o
Btriazzthcont..sg
rd.
to
Esq., of otfhßee2lg2rdavines,tL.,eaitee
tshteervslter.age,orthop_,,,.
att 4
On the 22d inst., at Hatfield, near poness,ds4'oair
Irish Dragoon Guards.
Archer Allen, Esq., Lieutenant in the 4th North 0009.1
..bhoinuwitre.avce,
11.0000bert 7,16
William Pilkingtou, Esq., of --Icerlsingt2ntOn,
boolni.tilhamege2l3ldlin.insts.:.,atant
.t4S
P°rtmanairtreet, port
Monday,
enpdaregian
On the 23d inst., at Cumberlan 76,
age,
Esq., of Gloucester-place,Nghofittlinidg'
Eliza, the wife of Admiral Carpenter, agerunpo logi;1:1
Published lir Ni 0044'00
Load no rm'strteamdda,ndpriPuubter,
at 2... w ,esia vise
No. 112, the SAyO7,
Strand, in kictayof27.