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been reprimanded by his master for some misconduct touch-
ing the management of his horses, though, at the time
nothing was thought of it. After the fire, however, it ap-
peared that the boy had taken the rebuke very much to
heart, and had expressed an intention of running away.
When the prisoner was taken upon this charge, he said lie
had gone to the yard to dress one of his horses, but it was
shown to-day that he had performed that operation long be-
fore in the same afternoon. When the premises were turned
up the morning after the fire, a box of lucifer matches was
found under the ruins of the shed, while it appeared that the
prisoner was in possession of those dangerous inventions both
before and after the fire.
Mr. MILES, having addressed the jury for the prisoner,
The jury, at the close of his Lordship's summing up, found
a verdict of Not Guilty.

MIDLAND ClRCUlT.—Leicester, Aug. 2.
(Before Lord Chief-Justice DENMAN. )
John Cobley, aged 49, was charged with stealing, on the
13th of March last, from out of a letter, a Post-office order
for 41., and also with putting off a forged receipt for the same.
Mr. Sergeant Clarke and Mr. Waddington were the coun-
sel engaged on the part of the Crown. The prisoner was
without the assistance of counsel.
The evidence adduced went to show that in the latter part
of February, or the beginning of March, the prisoner called
at Belvoir Castle with letters for the Duke of Rutland, Lord
Charles Manners, and the steward, a person named Fletcher.
To the latter person he stated that a Mr. Ward was secretary
to a Society for the Protection of British Industry. The
letters were begging that money might be transmitted to the
Society in question, and were proved to be in the handwriting
of the prisoner, though signed " Robert Ward." Fletcher
proved that he sent by the Duke of Rutland's postmaster the
sum of 41. to Grantham. for the purpose of a post•oflice order
being obtained and sent to Leicester in aid of the funds of the
Society for the Protection of British Industry; the letter in
which it was contained being directed to Mr. R. Ward, se.
cretary to that Society. The prisoner called at the Leicester
post-office, and inquired whether there was a letter for Mr.
Robert Ward, of Hampden-street. He was answered there
was not, but that there was one for Mr. Ward, secretary to
the Society for the Protection of British Industry. The pri-
soner thereupon said that was the letter he meant; that he
and Ward were well acquainted ; that, in fact, Ward had
married his (Cobley's) sister. The letter containing the
order was then given up.
Robert Ward, who is a laceman, proved that he once lived
in Hampden-street, but now lives in Belgrave-street ; that he
never was secretary to the Society referred to; or, indeed,
had he ever heard of such an one being in existence. He
further deposed to being a married man, but that he had not
married a sister of Cobley's, nor was he, in fact, an acquaint-
ance or connexion of his.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty.

OXFORD ClRCUlT.—Stafford, Aug 1..

CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Sergeant ACIiERLEY.)
John Wardle, aged twenty-six, was indicted for wound-
ing Edward Palmer Ryan, on the 15th August, 1842, at the
parish of Stoke-upon-Trent, with intent to do him some
grievous bodily harm.
This was a remnant of the many cases tried in this county
during the last two years, arising out of the lamentable riots
which occurred in the Potteries, in the autumn of 1842. It
appeared that the prisoner was one of the mob taking part in
the riots, and the prosecutor, who is a constable, was present,
endeavouring to restore order, when Wardle approached him
and cried out, " Here's a spy." He then struck him a violent
blow on the back part of the head with what appeared to be
a constable's staff, and the prosecutor fell. His head was cut,
and he was ill for several days, from the effects of the wound.
The prisoner was not apprehended until April last, when he
was found working at Mr. Wood's pottery, at Burslem, four
miles from Stoke-upon-Trent.
The jury found him guilty, and he was sentenced to be im-
prisoned eighteen months. There was another indictment
against him for riot, but it was not proceeded with.
William Dexter, thiamine, pleaded guilty to having mar-
ried Mary Caufield, at btoke• upon-Trent, on the 18th July,
1843, his former wife Sarah, to whom he was married at Ruge-
ley, in 1823, being still alive.
The prisoner had nine children by his wife, whom he left
under the impression that he was going to look for work, but
instead of doing so married again, and his family, whom he
left at Walsall, became chargeable to the parish, and were
received into the union workhouse.
The prisoner said his wife would not go to him, and he
could get no employment.
The JUDGE—That's a curious reason for marrying another
woman, and having two wives to keep instead of one.—
(Laughter.)
He was sentenced to twelve months' hard labour.
The case of Beard, for wilful murder, is fixed for to-mor-
row morning.
NISI PRIUS COURT.—(Before Chief Justice TINDAL.)

HILTON V. EARL GRANVILLE.
At the opening of the Court this morning the hearing of
this cause was resumed by Sir Thomas Wilde addressing the
jury for the defendant, but, contrary to general expectation,
he called no witnesses. At the conclusion of the Learned
Sergeant's speech the Chief Justice summed up, and the jury
returned a verdict for the plaintiff upon all the issues, thus
arresting the work of spoliation and destruction to the pro-
perty of the cottagers. It is said that, unless some arrange-
ment is entered into, there will be at least fifty actions of a
similar kind, now that the Court has decided against the pre-
scriptive right and custom relied on by the noble defendant.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(YESTERDAY.)
CLERKENWELL.

Charles Renry Thomas, a genteel-looking young man,
a clerk to Messrs. Tennant and Harrison, solicitors,
Gray's Inn-square, was charged with stealing a quantity
of silver-plate, consisting of candlesticks, toast-rack,
snuffers and stand, two Chinese silk shawls, a splendidly
bound edition of the Pictorial Bible, iu three vols. quarto,
a telescope, and other valuable articles, the property
of Miss Elizabeth Grimes, to whom Mr. Harrison, is
guardian.
In December last six cases of plate, books, &c., were
brought from Bristol, and deposited in a room adjoining
the office, in Gray's Inn-square, and to which the pri-
soner had access, On the 19th of June the prisoner
pledged the candlesticks at the shop of Mr. King, a
pawnbroker, in High Holborn, alleging that his name
was John Thomas, and that they were the property of
his aunt, a Mrs. Crowe, who lived in Gray's Inn-lane.
On the same representation he pawned, at intervals, the
other articles at Mr. King's, and at Mr. Crocket's,
another pawnbroker, living in Dean-street, Holborn.
On the 18th ult., he offered the silver toast-rack in
pawn to Mr. King, but demanded so small a sum upon it
that his suspicions were awakened, and he sent for po-
lice-constable Chapman, 38 E. When the constable
arrived, the prisoner expressed his readiness to conduct
him to his aunt, whom he now said lived in Leather-lane,
and who would at once confirm the veracity of his state-
ment ; but finding that Chapman was determined on in-
vestigating the matter, he made a full confession of his
guilt. The property was identified as Miss Grimes's, by
Mr. Hull, an appraiser, and it appeared that the reason
of the prisoner's stating the articles were the property of
Mrs. Crowe was because the name of Crowe (Miss
Grimes's aunt) was engraved on the inside of the bibles
and prayer-books.
He was committed for trial to the Old Bailey.
A young lad, named Thomas Hobbes, was sent to the
House of Correction for two months, for stealing fifteen
apples from the orchard of a person, named Rippon,
residing in the Archway-road, Holloway. Mr. Rippon
was not present. The boy had never been in custody
before ; but the policeman who apprehended him, Ser-
geant Kell, S, said he saw him in company with bad
characters. The boy was aged about fourteen. Mr.
Greenwood was the Magistrate.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.

EAST INDIA. SHIPPING.

Arrivals at Bombay—England's Queen, May 21 ;
Thistle and Princess Charlotte, 21st ; Caledonia, 24th ;
Symmetry, 26th ; Eagle, 27th ; Windsor Castle, 28th ;
Herculean, June 1 ; Larne, 7th ; Universe, 16th, all
from Liverpool. Myaram Dyaratn, May 23 ; Good Suc-
cess, 31st ; Advocate, June 3, from Siam ; Australia,
May 24 ; Dinlius, 26th ; Isabella, 27th ; Token, 28th ;
Lady Feversham, 29th ; Albatros, June 3, all from
London. Caledonia, May 26, from Newcastle ; Coro-
mandel, 27th ; Larkins, 28th ; Forfarshire, 29th ; Paul
Jones, June 6 ; Bombay Castle, Bth ; Anne Eliza, 11th,
all from China. Paulina, May 29, from Boston ;
Amity, 31st, from Mauritius ; Brilliant and Sarah Boss-
ford, 31st, from Glasgow ; Persia, June 4, from
Greenock ; Augusta, 6th, from Bristol ; Trio, 14th,
from Aden ; her Majesty's ship Nimrod, 18th, from
Trincomalee.

Departures from Bombay—Actress, May 19, to Mau-
ritius. Her Majesty's ship Clio, 20th, to Trincomalee.
Orleans and St. Mungo, 21st ; Nestor, June 4 ; Julia,
9th ; Auckland steamer, 13th—all from Calcutta. Shaw
Allum and Earl of Clare, May 22 ; Prince of Wales,
26th; Lowjee Family, 27th ; Stalkard, June 4; Charles
Grant, 4th ; Sultana, 9th • St. Lawrence, 12th ; Mar-
quis of Hastings, 12th ; Jatnseetjee Jeejeebhoy, 13th ;
Fort William and Queen Victoria, 15th ; John Wick-
liffe, 17th—all to China. Cheverell, May 22, to Hull.
Arrow, 26th; to Zanzibar. Northumberland, 28th ;
Mary, 20th ; Henry, June 9—all to London. Nina,
May 28 ; Monarch, 29th ; Scope, 30th ; William
Abrams, June 2 ; Bolivar, 4th ; Ann Martin, Bth ;
Ocean Queen, 12th ; Philopontas, 13th ; Panthea, 15th
—all to Liverpool. Favourite, June 2, to Whampoa.
Kusrovie, May 23 ; William Gullies, June 2, to Siam.
Autuninus, June 3, to Colombo. Anonyina, June 17,
to sea.

Arrivals at Sydney, New South Wales —Cremona,
Bulley, and Mary Nixon, M`Donnell, previous to 16th
April, from London. The Sultana and Gannett were
about to sail for London.
Arrivals at Kedgeree _Ranger, Mayl4, from Penang;
Nutcut, 14th; Resolution, 28th; Rustomjee Cowasiee,
30th; Red Rover, June 4th; Hero, Bth; all from China.
Peruvian, May 15th; Bowling, 30th; from Glasgow.
Borneo, 15th; Tar, 16th; Argyle, June 1; Tynwald,
sth; all from Mauritius. Josephine, 15th; from Havre.
Anna Watson, 15th; from Bristol. Asiatic, 15th; from
Manilla. Patriot Queen, 16th; Livingstone, 19th;
Canada and Tamerlane, 12th: Chatham, 24th; Hannah,
24th; Devon, 25th; Athena, 25th; Queen, 28th; Bed-
ston, June 3; Alexandrina, 6th; Lady Flora Hastings,
7th; all from Liverpool. Bentinck, steamer, 16th, from
Suez ; Weraff, 17th, from Penang. Kilblain, 18th,
from Greenock. China, 18th; Malacca, 19th; Duke of
Bedford, 24th; Sophia, 29th; Justina, 30th; all from
London and Madras. William Spand, 24th, from
Madras. Lady Kinnaird, 24th; Gemini, 25th; Path-
finder, 30th; all from London. Zuleika, 24th; Clown,
30th; from Singapore. Elphinstone, 25th; from Cove-
long. Buckinghamshire, 26th; Alie and Rohomon,
26th; St. Mungo, June 6th; all from Bombay. Argyle,
June 1, from Mauritius and Madras. Amazon, from
Penang. Lady Clarke, 6th, from London, Bland,
from Liverpool and Madras. Diadem, from Trinoomalee.
Arrivals at Madras—Her Majesty's ship Alligator,
May 25, from Hong-Kong, and sailed June 3, to Hong-
Kong ; Walmer Castle, Campbell, May 25, from Lon-
don, and sailed June 7, to Calcutta ; Hersey, 27tb, from
Mauritius, and sailed slst, tq MqullPPirl ; Bland Callan,
30th, fliom Liverpool, 4nc4 sailed to Calcutta ; Apolline.
31st, from Mauritius, and sailed June 2. te‘
Atkinson, June 2, from Pm"' , tiaieutta ;
from . - ue Galle ; John Bibby,
ana sailed 7th, to Calcutta ; Earl of Dur-
ham, 4th, from London ; Mary, Harrison, sth, from
London ; Pondicherry, from Bordeaux ; Lord Elphin-
stone, 9th ; Clarisse, 10th, from Moulmein ; Lord Hun-
gerford, 12th, from London ; Medusa, from Sydney.