The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-04 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 4, 1844.

adroitness of an old-hand, and denied having ever
seen any of the parties before.
Sergeant North prayed the, prisoner's remand in
order that numerous other cases which had come to
his knowledge might be brought against him.
Mr. COOMBE ordered depositions for trial to be taken
in the case, which were complete, but remanded him
eventually.
Inspector Billens, of the S division, came forward
on Monday and stated to the Magistrate, that there
was a charge of a very serious nature on the police-
sheet, respecting which he sought his Worship's advice.
Mr. John Stephens Murphy, an Irish gentleman, be-
longing to a mercantile house in the City, and
residing at No. 53, Spencer-street, Northampton-
square, was charged with causing the death of James
Rogers, and injuring three other persons, viz. :—John
Hill; Thomas Bignall, and Elizabeth Bignall, whose
life is despaired of.
Mr. COMBE asked where the prisoner was ? The
Inspector stated that Mr. Murphy was lying at his
own residence dangerously ill. From the statement
of those who witnessed the transaction, and who were
then in Court, the facts of the case appeared to be
these :—The deceased, John James Rogers, was a
carter in the employment of Mr. Upton, of
Highgate, and lived in North-street, Highgate.
Thomas and Elizabeth Bignall were aunt and uncle
of the deceased, and John Hill his cousin. On the
previous (Sunday) evening between eight and nine
o'clock, the Bignalls and Hill, who lived in Hill-
street, Wellington-street, Blackfriars-road, had been
visiting Mrs. .Rogers, wife of the decased, who has
just been confined of her fifth child, and were return-
ing home along the Holloway-road, when they saw a
one-horse phaeton, in which-Mr. Murphy was coming
down Holloway-hill at ftill speed; they endeavoured
to avoid it, and ran towards the side of the road, but,
the vehicle turned into that side of the road, and
before they, could leave it came into collision with
them. They were all knocked down. The deceased
was caught in the springi and dragged into the road,
and the wheels of the right side of the vehicle passed
, over his head, producing a compound fracture of the
skull. Elizabeth Bignall's arm was broken, and the
wheel's passing over her breast, severe internal in-
juries were the consequence.' Thomas Bignall's col-
lar-bone was broken, and he was otherwise much in-
jured. Hill's wounds are not dangerous. At the
moment of the collision, Mr. Murphy was thrown out
of the vehicle. He was rendered insensible by the
fall, and his head was dreadfully cut and contused.
The vehicle was broken in several places. The suf-
ferers were conveyed to the Whittington and Cat, ,
Highgate, and Dr. Moger, of Highgate, was imme-
diately sent for. 'Upon his arrival, Rogers was found
to be in a dying state, and he did not survive more
than a few minutes. Mrs. Bignall was for a long
time insensible, and it was feared would not live
through the night. Everything was done for the un-
fortunate survivors. Mr. Murphy was in the course
of the night removed to his own residence, where he
lies under the care of Dr. Matthews. Bignall is toll-
collector on the Southwark-bridge.
Certificates regarding the condition of the sufferers
from the medical gentlemen were produced. They
described the condition of the Bignalls as very dan-
gerous.
Mr. COMBE inquired of Mr. Murphy was 'in cus-
tody ? The inspector replied, that he was under the
surveillance of the police, and that he would be able
to attend that Court on 'Wednesday next.
Mr. COMBE said, he could not at present interfere.
The police inspector must exercise his own discretion.
Michael Brien was charged with cutting and wound-
ing Edmund James, a-young man of genteel appearance,'
residing at No. 1, George's-street, King's Cross.
The complainant deposed that on the previous morn-
ing, between nine and ten o'clock, he was returning
home after a walk, when he saw the prisoner standing
with two other men at the corner of Cumming-street,
Pentonville ; when turning the corner the prisoner sud-
denly rushed upon him, knocked him down, and kicked
him on the body with great violence ; the prisoner like-
wise kicked him in the face (there were several cuts on
the young man's cheeks and forehead), he put up his
-hand to ward off the kicks; but the prisoner kicked him
on the arm, which was rendered powerless. The pri-
soner swore he would murder him. A- policeman- for-
tunately came up, and were it not for his timely arrival
he believed the prisoner would have murdered him.
A bricklayer, who chanced to be passing at the time,
swore he never saw anything more brutal that the pri-
soner's treatment of the prosecutor. Witness called the
policeman.
It did not appear there was any reason whatever for
the prisoner's conduct.
The prisoner, who has been convicted of assaults at
this Court more than twenty times, was sentenced by
Mr. Combe to be imprisoned in the House of Correction
for one month, in default of the payment of a fine.
WORSHIP-STREET.
Monday a middle-aged man of respectable appear-
ance, named Francis Crocker, was plaCed at the bar
before Mr. Broughton, charged with obtaining under
false and fraudulent pretences the sum of 15s. and a
gold wedding-ring from a young unmarried woman
named Mary Judd, in the employment of Messrs.
Bunyan and Co., wholesale_ seed merchants in the
City-road.
It will be unnecessary to repeat the unfortunate
prosecutrix's statement, the substance of which has

been already inserted in our paper, further than to
say, that she was courted hy a tradesman named Abel,
carrying on business near Aldermanbury, who, after
fixing the day for the marriage, and presenting her
with the wedding-ring, deserted her and married an-
other woman ; and the prosecutrix employed the pri-
soner, who represented himself as a solicitor, in prac-
tice at No. 4, Thatched-house-row, Lower-road,
Islington, and Roll's-yard:Chancery-lane, to bring
an action for breach of promise of marriage. In this
character he obtained the sum of 15s. from her to pay
for a writ he told her he had served Abel with, and
then the wedding-ring as security for his costs. All
this the prosecutrix having sworn to, the prisoner was
taken into custody by
Holland, one of tile warrant-officers, who went to
his house yesterday morning and demanded the ring;
the prisoner said a friend had it, but on being pressed
acknowledged that he had pledged it, and on being
brought to this Court and searched, a quantity of
duplicates were found upon him, one of which was for
the ring in question, together with a letter directed to
the prosecutrix, couched in these terms :—" Mary
Judd has this day deposited in my hands the gold
wedding-ring enclosed, which I promise to return on
payment of money advanced by me, and expenses in-
curred in prosecuting an action against Mr. Abel."
On breaking this letter open and looking for " the
ring enclosed" a base metal ring, bent into every
imaginable shape, and not worth oven a farthing,
tumbled out. ,
Frederick Fox, shoprnan to Messrs. Pickford and
Co., pawnhroksrs in 01d-street, produced the prose-
cutrix's ring, which was pledged at their shop by the
prisoner on the 13th ult. for 4s.
The prisoner, in defence, denied that he had ever
represented himself as a solicitor. He had been em-
ployed, he said, for 30 years in f:olicitors' offices, in
one of which he had served as articled clerk. He
was last at Mr. Abbott's in Chancery-lane, but left
him in 1841, and had since then acted as reporter,
and been employed by Mr. Gurney. He had been
lately involved in difficulties, in consequence of living
with a lady who was of such extravagant habits that
she had completely ruined.him. He had intended to
carry this business out for the prosecutrix, and had
employed Mr. Hutson, a solicitor near Finsbury-
square, to transact it for him, but he was sorry to
say that that gentleman had not done his duty by him.
He had paid Mr. Hutson the 15s. in question, but
had no proof, unfortunately, that he had done so.
Holland said he had been to Mr. Hutson's offices,
and seen that gentleman's clerk, who told him that
the prisoner had certainly, been there to give instruc-
tions, as he said, for a writ to be issued, but he had
not paid them a shilling, and, so far from their firm
intending to carry the action on, they had told the
prisoner that the letters sent to Miss Judd by Mr.
Abel were not sufficient to support an action.
Mr. BROUG lITON said he was clearly of opinion
that the prisoner had obtained the property in ques-
tion by a false and fraudulent representation, and he
had no hesitation whatever in committing him for
trial, but would accept bail.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Mrs. Elizabeth 'Jutland, the landlady of No. 20, Lum-
ber-court, Seven-dials, was charged with obstructing
James Willis in the execution of his duty as an officer
of the County Court, Kingsgaie-street, in making a dis-
tress upon the goods of William!Aldridge, a lodger in the
defendant's house, for the sum of 1/. 25., the amount of a
doctor's bill.

The complainant stated that he made the seizure about
seven o'clock last evening;-of a Dutch clock and other
articles, in doing which he was violently obstructed by
the defendant, and the clock was rescued from him. The
defendant was in consequence- given into the custody of
the police.
The defendant said rent to the amount of 2/. 10s. was
owing to her by Aldridge, and she thought she had the
first claim upon the goods.

Mr. HARI;WicK then referred to the Act of Parlia-
ment, the 7th Victoria, cap. 19, intituled " An Act to
prevent obstruction to the Bailiffs of the Inferior Courts."
By section 7 it is enacted, " that if any bailiff of any such
Court shall be assaulted while in the execution of his
duly, or if any rescue shall 'be made or attempted of any
goods taken or levied wider process of any such Court,
the person offending, on conviction before any Justice of
the Peace,
shall be imprisoned with or without hard
labour for any term not exceeding three calendar months,
or shall forfeit and pay any sum not exceeding 51. with
costs, at the discretion of such Justice, and snch sums in
case of non-payment,
shall be levied by distress and sale
of the good 3 of the offender."
Mr. HARDIN/ma said he bad no doubt the defendant
had acted under the notion of• her priority of claim as
landlady, which formerly existed, and he should there-
fore discharge her, but it ought to go forth to the public
that any recurrence of this 'offence would subject the
offender to very severe punishment.
UNION-HALL.

Caroline Smith was charged With creating a disturb-
ance in the Victoria Theatre on the preceding night.
It appeared that on the preceding night the defend-
ant went ink) the gallery e( the ainve theatre, and had

not been long there before she began to interrupt the
performance, by hissing the actors as they appeared on
the stage; Murray, the constable of the theatre, went
up to the defendant, and requested she would desist,
otherwise he would be compelled to put her out
of the house. The moment, however, the de-
fendant was spoken to, she commenced a
volley of abuse, declared her determination of
hissing or applauding as she liked, and, in accordance
with her avowal, began afresh to hiss, and created such
an uproar that it was found necessary-to eject her from
the gallery. This, however, was a feat which it was not
so easy to accomplish, as she resisted with the utmost
desperation, hitting out right and left, dealing her blows
with all the dexterity of a first-rate pugilist. At length,
however, the prisoner was carried down and lodged in
the station-house.
The defendant, a masculine woman, was fined 205.,
and in default committed.
GRA-VESESD. . •

EXTRAORDINARY FR AU DS.—Henry Kingsford, a
respectably-dressed man, formerly carrying on busi-
ness as a miller at Northfleet, near Gravesend, was
placed at the bar before Messrs. Staff, Oakes, and
Spencer, borough magistrates, charged with obtain-
ing money under false pretences, by giving cheques on
the banking-house of Messrs. Park and Co., of Old
Broad-street, he at the time knowing them to be of
no value.
Mr. J. 11. Matthews, solicitor, of Gravesend, ap-
peared on behalf of the prosecution, and another pro-
fessional gentleman attended on the part of the pri-
soner.

Mr. Matthews said that he appeared on behalf of
Mr. C. Weed:fie-As, an inhabitant of Gravesend, who
accused the prisoner at the bar with obtaining
goods and money from him under false pre-
tences. He (Mr. Matthews) would not rely solely
on that case, as he believed he was in a condi-
tion to prove that Mr. Kingsford was a regular
trafficker in obtaining money under false pretences,
and would therefore state the cases in the order as
they occurred. The first case had reference to a bill
drawn by a person named Stewart, described as a
wine merchant, and accepted by the prisoner, for 341.
This bill was dishonoured, no such person as Stewart
being known: : The next case he should prove was,
that the defendant called upon Mr. Parslow, a re-
spectable tradesman of the town of Gravesend, and
bought a pair of trousers, which came to 1/. 75., and
for which in payment he gave a cheque for 51.,drawn
by John Stewart, upon Messrs. Park and Co., of
Cushion-court, Broad-street, receiving the difference.
This cheque was post-dated, being given on the 16th,
and made payable on the 19th of August last.
Mr. Parslow, when the day of payment arrived,
received a note from the prisoner, requesting
him to keep the cheque for a few days, as Stewart
was not able to meet it. Mr. Parslow, however, in the
course of business, paid it away, and on its being
presented at the bank for payment, the answer was,
"no effects." On the 21st of the same month, the
prisoner called at Mr. C. Westbrook's, in High-
street, OrdveSend, purchased several silk handker-
chiefs, paying for them with a cheque for a similar
amount drawn by the same John Stewart upon
Messrs. Park and Co. Mr. Westbrook paid it into
the Commercial Bank, and on the 22d it was re-
turned with the following addenda:—"Drawn with
out authority." The prisoner was then applied to to
return the money and the goods he had received,
which he said he could not do. He further said that
he had been deceived by Stewart, but that he must
have money one way or another. He (Mr. Matthews)
said the prisoner had been most systematic. The
cheques were printed, and had every appearance of
Mr. Stewart being a man of some importance ; but
the fact of the prisioner knowing the bill to have
been dishonoured showed that he had a guilty know-
ledge that when he gave the cheques they were of no
value, Stewart having no effects in the bank.
Mr. Parslow and Mr. Westbrook having fully
proved the statement of Mr. Matthew& in every par-
ticular, that gentleman called several other witnesses,
who proved that the bill drawn by Stewart and ac-
cepted by the defendant was made payable at Messrs.
Loup and Co.'s, No. 6, Great St. Helen's, where, on
its being presented, no such person as Stewart was
known. Subsequently a , letter was received from
Stewart, stating his reason for not taking up the bill
was, that he had received no consideration from the
prisoner for it. ,This the latter denied.
The witnesses were cross-examined with much
skill by the prisoner's solicitor, but without shaking
their testimony.
Mr. Matthews said there was another case against
the prisoner ; he had paid away a cheque for 101.
drawn by a person named Rooney, upon the bank of
Sir C. Scott and Company, which got into the hands
of a gentleman named Murray, residing in London,
who, on presenting it fur payment, was informed that
no such person was known there. He (Mr. Mat-
thews) was directed to apply to the prisoner concern-
ing it, when he referred him to Mr. Stewart, of
Edmund-street, Gravesend.
Mr. Nair, of the Commercial Bank, Gravesend,
said he had a dishonoured bill at present in his pos-
session, drawn by John Stewart upon Mr. Ehnes, the
surveyor of the port of London, and a cheque a few
months since was presented, drawn by Stewart upon
the Rev. Mr. Ball, no such person being known.
The prisoner's solicitor having declined to say any-
thing in answer to the charge,
Mr. Matthews contended that there was quite suf-
ficient under the Act 7th and Bth George IV., for the
magistrates to semi the case for investigation before
another tribunal. The question was, had goods and
money been obtained by false pretences ? He con-
tended that he.had sufficiently proved they were, as
Kingsford knew when he gave the cheques they were
of no value, Stewart being in insolvent circumstances,
and without
.the means of paying.
The Magistrates, after some consultation, com-
mitted the prisoner for trial, agreeing, however, to
take bail for his appearance at Maidstone, himself in
1001. and two sureties in 501. each.
GREENWICH.

THREATENED MUTINY ON TILE ITIGn SEAS.--On
Monday William Lazenby, Richard Robinson, James
Matthews, Henry M.'Milian, William Bowen, and
Samuel Ward, seamen belonging to the barque Duke
of Wellington, of 400 tons, John Delany, master, from
St. John's, New Brunswick, were brought before Mr.
Cottingham, who sat for Mr. Jeremy, charged with
threatening to kill the captain with a handspike, and,
further to throw him overboard, under the following
circumstances :

Captain Delany deposed that he shipped the pri-
soners for the voyage at St. John's, New Brunswick,
from which port he sailed in July, and arrived in the
Commercial Docks on Tuesday last. The ship was
timber-laden, On the 29th July the men were turned
up to relieve a Swatch at seven bells A.M. The pri-
soners refused to turn out. He spoke to them, and
they made an excuse for so doing, saying that they
had had no watch below the previous day. The next
morning at seven bells he again called them to their
duty, and they again refused. He called them aft,
and told them that the ship's rules must be attended
to. They told him he might do his best, and were
very abusive. Witness said he must use other means
and would shoot them if they continued in that muti-
nous state. In the evening they altered their tone,
and said they would obey orders and rise at seven
bells if called. They, however, continued to use very
bad language during the voyage, and when at Dover,
they abused him in presence of the chief mate, and
had left the ship without leave since she had arrived.
The threats used -by the prisoners against his life on
the passage compelled him to seek the protection of
the law—he feared to go to sea again with such a
mutinous set, it having been communicated to him
that his life was in danger. H© then called
Wm. Smith, a seaman, who deposed that the pri-
soner M'Millan had said on the voyage that he would
take a handspike and knock the captain down. This
language was addressed to the other five prisoners,
who cried out, " Aye, that's good, he is a b
Irish captain." "Antillan told witness to shut the
door at night, which would make it quite dark ; he
would then knock him down with the handspike, and
then he would heave the Irish Captain Delany over-
board if it was a dark night. They drew their knives
every night, using threatening language at the time.
Witness was much frightened. The ship was well
victualled for the voyage—food without restriction
was allowed, The discontent arose about being called
at seven sells for next watch.

Henry Thompson, another seaman, corroborated
he" evidence of last witness.

Andrew Donaldson, ship's carpenter, was called
for the defence, and with much reluctance deposed
that the prisoners did not refuse his (witness's)order.
Mr. 1. Willard, the owner, was on board during the
.passage, but was a good deal in his berth. Did not
hear the captain complain of the prisoners. He had
sailed with a much better crew, and a much worse
one. Had heard the prisoners threaten the captain.
Was busy at the time, arid did not recollect the
worth—thinks they were not about his life.
Mr. May said it had been proved by credible wit-
nesses that they had threatened to kill the captain and
throw him overboard some dark night.
Mr. COTTINGIIAM said, there vas no doubt that the
language had been used by the prisoners, and that the
captain was, therefore, entitled to the protection of
the Court. If. however, they bad intended to put
their threats into practice, they had had, no doubt,
opportunities sufficient during the rest of the passage.
Mr. May said, that similar threats had been made
since the ship had been in port ; what would they do
when she again put to sea?
The prisoners denied the charge, and said that the
vessel was leaky the second day after leaving St.
John's. They were pumping her from six in the
morning until eight at night, and that after crossing
the Banks of Newfoundland she became nearly water-
lugged. They could not stand the work, and the
captain had called out that if they did not come on
deck he would blow their brains out. He had a pistol
in his hand. They had been 48 hours at the pumps,
and wanted rest; and when it was dry weather th
were kept working at the rigging; and whether it wa
wet or dry, they had no rest below,

The second mate said that they had three hours'
rest out of the 48 at the pump, during which the
owner alone was below in his birth:

Mr. CatiiNduAst said that the men ought to have
had rest when the danger was past, which, perhaps,
was the cause of discontent. Ile did not think they
intended to carry their threats out. The captain,
however, swears that his life is in danger, and cannot
trust it in the hands of the prhioner:ii and he intist,
therefore, direct that their further connection with the
ship must cease here. He then told the prisoners that
it was a very serious affair, and much to their loss and
discredit as British seamen. The worthy Magistrate
then recommended the master to pay theme thei
wages up to the time, and discharge them.
The prisoners, after entering into their recognizances
to keep the peace towards the complainant and all her
Majesty's subjects, were discharged.

PAUTi'ER LUNACY IN THE
COUNI'Y Or MIDDLESEX.
The following " Report of the Committee ap-
pointed to inquire into the state of Pauper Lunatics
in the county of Middlesex, and to report to the
Court of Quarter Sessions
.the best means of pro-
viding for the complete and efficient accommodation
of such lunatics," has just been printed fur circulation
amongst the county magistracy, &c.:—
" In obedience to the directions of the Court, your
Committee have investigated the state of pauper
lunatics in this county, and beg leave to state, that
notwithstanding there were in September last in the
asylum at Ilan well 858 patients belonging to parishes
in the county, and 127 county patients, the existing
accommodation was by no means equal to the num-
bers requiring admission, as at that period there
were no less than 444 persons whom it was found
impossible to receive; of whom 204 were
in licensed houses, fourteen residing with their
friends, four boarded out in lodgings, and 222 in
workhouses, notwithstanding the 45th section of the
Poor-law Amendment Act, which enacts, that ' No•
thing in this Act contained shall authorise the deten-
tion in any workhouse of any dangerous lunatic, in-
sane person, or idiot, for any longer period than four-
teen days ; and every person wilfully detaining in any
workhouse any such lunatic, insane person, or idiot for
more than fourteen days, shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanour.' Your Committee find that at the date of
these returns such was the want of accommodation
in the county for the insane poor, that some parishes
were under the necessity of sending patients to an asy-
lum at Peckham; the county, and all private asylums
open for the reception of the insane poor in Middle-
sex, being full. From the Ist of January to the end
of lareh in the present year 40 cases were refused ad-
mission at the asylum, so that there is in reality little
chance of recent cases gaining admission at Hanwell;
and hence, not only is the cure of a patient much pro-
tracted, but his ultimate recovery rendered more
doubtful ; the patient thus frequently becomes a per-
manent, instead of a casual charge upon the parish.
This, indeed, the records of the Ilanwell Asylum
abundantly testify ; where timely assistance has been
afforded, a speedy cure has been frequently effected;
while, without such prompt attention, not only the
patient, but his whole family, remain chargeable.
" In making the above statements as to the want
of existing accommodation, your Committee by no
means wish to convey the impression that the afflict-
ing malady is increasing beyond the relative increase
of population ; they only desire to impress upon the
Court the fact that some hundreds of the insane poor
are at this time deprived of the comfort and means of
cure which the benevolence and liberality of the
county afford in the establishment at Hanwell.
" Your Committee forbear enlarging on this branch
of their inquiry, and would conclude by stating it as
their deliberate opinion, that additional accommoda-
tion for the pauper lunatics of the county is abso-
lutely necessary, and should forthwith be provided.
" In order to ascertain the best means of effecting
this desirable object, your Committee requested the
opinion of the visiting justices of the Hanwell Asylum,
and beg to subjoin their reply, to the main features of
which your Committee desire to express their cordial
agreement. They therefore, in conclusion, trust that
authority will at once be given by the Court to se-
cure land for the intended building, in order that
measures may be taken early in the ensuing year to
provide for the complete and efficient accommodation
of all the pauper lunatics of the county.
" HENRY POWNALL, Chairman."
REPLY OF THE VISITING JUSTICES OF THE HANWELL
ASYLUM REFERRED TO IN THE ABOVE REPORT.
" The question having been referred to the visiting
justices as to how far it was practicable to afford ac-
commodation in the Asylum at Hanwell for all the
pauper lunatics of the county, they beg to report that
the present building contains very nearly a thousand
patients, and that for the pnrpose of admitting this
number the basement story was fitted up, which was
not originally intended for patients, and in which it was
not desirable that patients should have been placed, if
it could have been avoided, without being subject to
the far greater evils of remaining in workhouses and
private asylums. In applying the basement to its
present purpose, the visiting justices felt that they
were meeting an exigency in the best way that
they were able, without incurring any very great
expense by additionsC to the present building.
But experience has since taught that the appli-
cation of the basement story to sleeping apart-
ments for an increased number of patients presents
some inconveniences, and that the desire to econo-
mise, and to afford pauper patients the benefit of
superior comforts, and a more humane treatment, the
whole establishment has become inconveniently large,
so as to interfere with the proper subdivision and
classification of the patients. So far, therefore, from
there being accommodation for the remaining paupers
of the county, it would be more desirable rather to
relieve the present building from a portion of its
numbers.
"On consulting with the medical officers of the
justices find that it would
present building, either
bb establishment,
usnn a
additionaldvi
abie
to
ohsetaodvrdiys to visiting
tghe
by
additional wings. They
think, and the visiting justices concur with them in
opinion, that for the purpose of classification and pro-
per ventilation, another building should be erected in
the immediate vicinity of the present, calculated to hold
at least 500 patients. This would properly accommo
date all the patients of the county, would enable the
officers to separate the incurable and violent from the
curable and convalescent, and to secure that perfect
ventilation which is so necessary to bodily health.
By a more complete separation of the peaceable and
the convalescent, many advantages of medical impor-
tance would be gained ; and, besides this, if the
two establishments were in the immediate neigh-
bourhood of one another, there would be the eco-
nomical advantages of being supplied with gas from
the same works, of having a dock common to
both, and an abundance of excellent water from the
same springs ; and though it would be necessary to
have additional medical and other officers and attend-
ants, they might be conveniently placed under the
control of the governor, and subject to the direction
of one visiting physician.
"The visiting justices think that this plan would be
preferable to building another asylum at a distance from
the present. For laying out of consideration the above-
mentioned advantages, which would be gained by having
two asylums near one another, the inconveniences
would be great if they were at any considerable dis-
tance. It would seriously interfere with the proper
classification of the patients, nor could the different
parishes ascertain, without considerable trouble and
expense, to which asylum a patient might require to
be sent. Endless difficulties and mistakes might
arise, all of which would be obviated by having two
asylums in the immediate neighbourhood of one
another.
"The visiting justices beg
to state in addition
that they have reason to believe that a sufficient
quantity of lands immediately adjoining the grounds
of the asylum might be purchased at a fair price,
well adapted to secure the advantages which the
visiting justices have pointed out,
" CHARLES AUGUSTUS TULK."

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A. SHORT STORY WITH A monAt.—A young
Yankee had formed an attachment for a daughter of a
rich old farmer, and, after agreeing with his ” bonnie
lassie," went to the old fellow to ask consent, and daring
the ceremony, which was an awkward one for Jonathan,
he whittled away at a stick. The old man watched the
movements of the knife, at the same time continued to
talk upon the prospects of his future son-in-law, as he
supposed,
until the stick dwindled down to nought. He
then spoke as follows :—. You have fine property, you
have steady habits, good enough looking, but you can t
have, my daughter ! had you made something, no
matter what, of the stick you whittled away, you could
have had her ; as it is, you cannot. Your property will
go as the stick did, little by little, until all is gone, and
your family reduced to want. I have read your true
character ; you have my answer." Jonathan conveyed
g y, y
the unhappy news to his anxious fair one, who, after
hearin the stor burst out-a cr ing, saying,
" Why,
s his eye at mo-1
you tarnal fool you, why did'ilt you say you'd made a
litter on't, if nothing more ! Git out ! I'll marry the
first fellow that point
will, so
—American Paper.
11AlLwAv.—Measures are in active progress for
opening a communication through Bury, from the
Norwich and Brandon line, at Thetford, to the Northern
and Eastern at Newport. This line will place Bury
within about sixty-five miles of London, and be shorter
from Norwich than by Ely
by ajlout tenty-two miles, and
by Colchester by about eightec n ;miles. A prospectus
0 f DESTRUCTIVE
Hi
11
on FIRE
Greenhill,:BOßNE.—About eight
will be issued without any unL eeessal'Y delay, but not
we s discovered to be in
until everything in connexion with it is fully and finally
arranged.— Norfolk Chronicle. • .
o'clock on Wednesday night the extensive coach factory
flames. In less than an hour til.se factory, with all its
contents, was entirely consumed. , The dwelling-house
INfii
was next consumed, and a house on the opposite side,
tenanted by Mr. Bustard, a Wesl..eyan .minister, was very
much damaged, as were also 'several tenements in the
rear of the factory, belonging i (:, poor families. A por-
tion of the furniture was rem( ''
iV4I d to the 1)45'4-opposite.
—Sher bor ite Journal. ..t -_.

PRICES OF SHARES

IN CANALS, RAILWAYS, BA NICS, ASSURANCE
AND OTHER COMPANIES' STOCK.

LONDON, TUESDAY, SEPT. 3.

Dividend
per
Annum.

5i per cent.
41.

41. 105.

cent.

.154.
fit.
IL ss.

91 12s. Bd.

1. 108.
344
104

171.
Set
2%
17s. 64.

10/.
6 percent.
28

4M
11. 106.
151.

321.7 ft.

10/.
81. 10s.
4!.
11. 45.

3 per cent.
14 per cent.
4i per cent.
4 per cent.
31. 10s.
5 per cent.
per cent.
154 per cent.
4 per cent.
4 per cent.

.% per cent.
It 07. 81.
18s. Id.
per cent.
11. 7g.

&. 10s.
4 percent.
6 per cent.
6 per cent.
3s. 6d. pr sh
51.55.

TI. per share
5 per cent.
34
Qs.
5 per cent.']
C 30s. bs.
4% per cent.
5, per cent.
5 per cent.
5 per cent.
3 per cent,
4s.

Ys. 6d.
per cent.

12 ih. & bs.

1 /. ss.

10..
10..
5 per cent.
5 per cent.
per cent.
5 per cent.
11. ss.

5 per cent.
63j per cent,
11. 48.
S per cent.
IQ per cent
51.

Names of Qom-
panics.

Canals.
Ashton and Oldham...
Ashby-do-la-Zouch av
Basingstoke
Breckneck & Abergay.
Birmingham,l-16thsh
1)t);
Chelmer & Blackwater
Corentry
Cromford .........
Dudley ...........
Derby...,...
Danube and Mayne
Ellesmere and Chester
Erewash ...... ... ...•••••••
.slid
Grab!! .11fflet1bh ..... 4.
Grand Union..
Grand surrey
Grand Western
Glainorgansh., ay. cost
Gloucester & Berkeley
Grantham
udderstle.d ... .. ....ay
Kennet and Aron ..ae
LittWaster .. . .... 0.... a,
Leeds and Ltrerpool...
Leicester
Leicester & Northamp.
Loughborough ........av
Morittltelthollre
Montgomeryshire.
Mcdton Mowbray
Mersey and Irwell
Macclesfield
Neath
OXfbrd 1.1.4111131131.1611111
Peak Forest it
Regent's (or London)..
Rochdale av
Shropshire ..........
Somerset Coal
Do. Lock Fund Stock
Stafrord and Worsester
Shrewsbury
Stottrbridge
Stratford .on. A von...av
Swansea
Severn & Wye & Rail.
Trent & Mersey, 14 sh.
Thames & Medway..av
Warwick and Ili rmiog.
Warwick and Napton...
Worcester & Birming.
Wilts and Berks .av
Wisbeach
Wey and Arun

7Docks.
Commercial
East and West India ,
London
Ditto Bonds
Bristol av
Do.Bnds, Tar, amounts
St. Katharine.
Ditto 80nd5,.„..,
Ditto B.nds
Southampton
Bridges
Hammersmit h ......
Southwark, new Subs.
Ditto New of 7% pr c.
Waterloo.
Ditto Old Ann. of 84
Ditto New ditto of7l.
Ditto 80nd5..„....
Vauxha11........... ...... av
Assurances.
Albion
Alfred Life
Alliance Brit. and For
Ditto Marine... ......
Atlas
Birmingham Fire
British Commerckil
Cler. Med. & Gan. Life
County
Eagle
Economic Life
European Life
Ditto New
Freemasons
Globe
Guardian
Hope Life
Ditto Fire
Imperial Fire
Ditto Life....
Indemnity Marine
Law Life

Legal and General Life
London Fire
Ditto Ship
National Loan Fun!
Neptune Marine
Palladium Life
Protector Life
Provident Life
Rock Life'
It yal Exchange
Sun Fire
Ditto Life .........
University Life
Universal Life
Union Fire and Life
Joint Stk Banks
Australasi,
Ditto New.
Brit. North American
Commercial of London
Colonial
London & Westminstr
Ditto New........ ..
Landon Joint Stock
Metropolitan. . , .... ...
Provincial of Ireland
Ditto New
National of Ireland
Nat. Provincial Englnd
Ditto New
Gloucestershire ~..
Union of Australia
Union of London
Gaslight 4 Coke
Bath
British
Ditto Provincial........
Birmingham

F per cent.

6 per cent.
5 per cent.
b per cent.
tiper cent.

per cent.

per cent.
3 per cent.
6 per cent.
Sls per share
6s. per share

10 per coat.
per cent.

10s.
1/. ss.
1/. 7s.
54 and bs.
wt. and bs.
per cent.
rccnt.
101.
101.
b/ per sh
/5s per sh
21.
6 per cent.
5 per cent.
6 per cent.
5 per cent
6 per cent.
134 per cent.
34
12s.

Blinnlog. & Staffordsh
Bristol
Brighton
Ditto General
City of London
Ditto New
Continental Consolid
Ditto New
Equitable
Imperial
Isle of Menet
Independent ........
Phoenix
Ratcliff.
South Metropolitan
United General ....
Weatm ins. Chartered..
Ditto New ................•
Water Works.
Birmingham . •ide
East London..
Grand Junction. av
Kent
Nw /tit Loth Beide An
Manchester and Salford
Vauxhall, late S. Lond.
Wed Middieset,,...4aV
Yrk Butch( Co. Les. Prop
Iron nansfays
Birmingham A Derby
& Gloucester
Bristol and Exeter
Caledonian ' i
4, shi .11# ..;
Chester andlyhead
Eastern Counties... 4....
Edinburgh & Glasgow
Grand ..
Great North of Englnd
Great Western ..
Ditto Half Shares.....
Ditto Fifths .4... ,
Harwich (Braithwaite)
Hull and Selby
Lancaster and Cafilild
Leeds and Selby .... . .
Liverpool t! Manchestr
Ditto Half. Shares......
Loudon and Brighton
Ditto Loan Notes .
London and 11l ckwall
London and Greenwich
London and Birmitigh.
Ditto Ilitat ter-Metes
Ditto Thirds....
London and S. Western
London and Croydon _
Manchester and Leeds
Ditto New Shares,,,,.,
Manchotr and Binning
Mid'and Counties..,,,,,
North British
Norwi h & Brandon
Northern and Eastern
Ditto Scrip, iss. 51. dis.
Paris and 0r1ean5.,.,,.,
Paris and Rouen,..., ,
Ileum and ITavrc
Stocktcn & Darlington
south East. and Dover
Yarmouth and Norwich
'fork and N. Midland..,
Ditto New Shares,.„

2/. lbs.
2/. 10*.
2/. 10*.
6 pet eeht.
4/. IQ&
11. 14s.

111 s. per sh
11. 41.

Amount

share.

s. d.
97 18 0
113 0 0
100 0 0
150 0 0

100 0 0
Stock
Stock

147 -9
0

Stock

per cent.

Ss. per eh.
21. ss, per s h
10 per cent
1 per cent.
SL ss. per eh
23 I. per eh.
12s, per sh.
per cent.

10 per cent.
10 per cent.
134/. per eh

IN. per sh.

11, 144.
&per share
3s Id per sh
34175. pr st
/1118 Der at.

IL Sa
lbs.

IA 11e. iod.

1.5 per cent.
per Cent.

10 per cent.
10 per cent.

.....
IL
11.
3/.
Is. 6d.

1. 10e.

lOper cent,
per eh.

Mines.
Albion Copper
Ilten doti •
tigie 11tk., it 131.
Ditto Subscription
Bolanos
Dittc, Scrip
Brazil. Imp. iss. 51. p.m
Det Motattb. & C 0..% U.
St, John Del Rey
British Iron
Candonga.
Ditto Registered
Udine Ctlpiter 4111•1111814
copiapo
Columbian, iss. 51. p.m
General Mining ....
Hibernian
Imperial Slate Campy
Mexican
Mining Co. of Ireland
Beal del Monte, Unreg
Ditto Loan Notes..„
Rhymney Iron
Santiago de Cuba
United Me x., iss.2/. pm
Ditto Scrip
Ditto New Scrip.„„
Literary.
Londn, with Sin.'fleket
London University
Russell
Ring's College
Miscellaneous
Angle Mexican Mint
Australian Agricultur
Brit. American Land,
Canada
Upper Canada Bonds
Gen. Steam Navigation
Iberian Mercantile Co.
Ditto Property
Met. Wood Pay., iss.ll.
Mex. and S. American
New Brunswick (Land)
New Zealand ......
Penins. & Orien. Steam
Royal Mail Steam
Reversionary Int. Soc
South Australian
Thames Tunnel.
Van Diemen's Land

14
104 per sh.

56 • 0

50 0 0
63 2 S
50 0 0
109 0 0

70 10 3

500 0 0
25 0 0
100 0 0
100 0 0
50 0 0
250 0 0
750 0 0
100 • 0
100 0 0
50 0 •
1000 • 0
20 • 0
20 0 •
20 0 0

Stock
100 0 •
25 0 0
25 0 0
500 • 0
100 • 0
100 0 •
100 • 0
50 0 0
25 0 0
25 0 0
9000
50 0 0
50 0 0
20 0 0
100 • 0
5 • 0
Stock

100 0 0
100 0 •
200 0 0

40 0 0

56 • I

100 0 0
100 • 0
104 0 •
50 0 0
25 0 0
100 0 •
10 0 0
50 • 0
100 0 •
20 0 0
54 • 0
25 0 •
50 0 0

20 0 I
40 0
21 0
77 10 0
50 0
21 0 0
20 0 0
20
100 0 S
101 0 •
75 0 5
50 0 0
50 0 0
be 0 0
25 0 0
Se 0
50 0 0
100 0 •
50 0
50 0 •
50 0
50 • 0

25 0 0
100 • 0
41 la 4
100 0 0

€l. 0
100 0 0
63 12 9
100 I•

109 0 •
100 0 0
101 0 •
30 0 0

5 1 0
100 0
15 0
00

151 0 0

IL 44.
14 15s.

35 0 0
25 0 0
20 0 0
100 0 0
2000

2000
55 9 0
20 0 0
5000
10 0 0
000•
25 •

(per cent.
b per cent.
Aids. and]
b.t3d. b..

50 • 0
25 0
40 0 0

Paid.

ker cent.
iper cent.
115( per cent
6per cent

75 0 0
100 0
25 0 0

10 0 I
100 0 0
50 0 0
100 0 0

18. a.,

LIST of SCOTTISH COM.
AUG. 1, 1
Bank of Scotland
Rrysl Bank
British Linen Compny
Commercial Bank
Glasgow Union Bank
Western Bank
Central Bk. of Scotland
Caledonian Insurance.,
Hercules Insurance.
North Brit. Insurance
Insurance Co. of Scotl.
Edinburgh Lite Insur.
Scottish Union Insur
Standard Life Insur
Dalkeith Railway
&lin. and Glas. Railwy
(ilasg. and Green. Rail.
Dundeeand Aida Rail,

IC+O 0 0

6 per cent.
6 per cent.
b per cent.
6 per cent
7 per cent.
6 pet cent.
tiper cent.
6 per cent.
7per cent.
9 per cent.
t per cent.
(per cent.
1 per cent.
b per cent.
5 per cent.
11% per cent
IN per cen t

. .7. 1

41 13 4

leo —i) 0

100 0 0

All raid

'lOO 0 0
100 Y 0
70 0 0

15 0 •
5 9 0
5 0 0
10 I 0
10 0 c

50 0 0

5 0 0

5 0 0
!lb 0
50 0 0
1110000 00
0
015 0 0
50 0 0
12 0 •

I 0 0
90 0 0
0
100 0 I 0
100 0 0
50 • 0
50 0 •
II 0 •

100 0 0
2 0 0
3* 0 0

100 0 0
25 0 0
50 0 0
20 0 0

70 0 0
30 • 0
40 0 •
100 0 •
2 10 0
4 0 •
45 0 0.
15 0 0
20 0 0
20 0 •
' 10 0 0
1100 0 •
50 0 0
18 0 0
50 • 0
25 • •

31 0
14 10 0
100 • V
0 • (
150 0 0

21 • •
25 0 •
lb 0 0
79 • 0
7 10 0
7 10 0
40 0 0
13 0 0
55 0 0
20 0 •
10 10 •
3 0 0
59 0 o!)
7 0 0

150 • 0
50 • 0
10 • 0
40 0 0

Price.

107
51
05

640
141
71
1140
160
04
117
stio

723
1s
-614
16S

5%
400

1113..

491,4
188
1534
27
4.14

40s.
218.
2:1%
5

49
42%
22
13%
27

45%
17
1414
33%
934
25

2 10 •

11%
ot4s
offt
14!112u

52%
102%
56%

39%
19
266%
38
g7N
109
54%

4%
118

100 -0
0

100 0 0

10 e •
30 • 0
35 10 0
32 10 •

14 0 0
1 10 •
5 0 0
3 0 0
7 0 0
75 0 0
25 0 0
50 0 0

100 0 0
20 0 0
50 CI 0
20 0 0

42%
DM%
26.5(
Ms pm
4
44
17

2133(
104

ZANIES' PRICES.
144.

10 0 0
10 0 0
10 0 0
10 0 0
12 10 0
1 0 0
2 10 0
50 0 0
50 0 0
25 0 0
25 9 0

Ifors.—The first pocket of hops of the growth of
the present year was on Wednesday consigned to Messrs.
Horton and Hart, High-street, Borough, for sale. It has
realised 9/. 12s. per cwt. It was from Biding, in Mid-
J-elll.—.Essex Herald,

MARKET NEWS. (YESTERDAY.)

HAY IVIARRETS.

SMlTnnELD.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 3/ 15s to 4/4s ;
Useful hitto, 410 s to 4/ 14s ; fine Upland ditto, 4/ 16s to
513 s ; Clover 'Ey, Mos O/ Ogg) Oat Straw, I/ 6s to
1/ 8s ; Wheat Straw, 11 8s to 11 10s rtr load. Both
Hay and Straw commanded a steady sale ct fully last
week's quotations.
CVMBERLAND.—COarSe Meadow Efay, 41 to 41 lOs ;
Ise td aim, 41 12s to 41 18s; fine Upland ditto, 51 to
5/ 8s •, Clover Hay, 41 lOs to 61; Oat Straw, 11 7s to 11
9s; Wheat Straw, 11 lOs to 11 12s per load. A li-
mited supply and a fair demand.
WIIITECIIAPEL.--Coarse Meadow Hay, 3/18s to 4/8s ;
diito;4llos to 4/ 17s ; fine Upland ditto, 4/ 183 to
51 8s ; Clover Hay, 41 155 to e/ lOs ; Oat Straw, 11
6s to 11 8s ; Wheat Straw, II Ss to II 10s. per load.
Supply good, and trade tolerably firm.
New Meadow Hay sold at from 31 5s to 41 4s ;
and New Clover, 41 to 5/ 5s per !oad.