The Sun.
London, England, 1845-02-13 00:00:00

THE SLN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY l3, 1645.

Canadian Parliament had met, and before, therefore,
it was possible to ascertain what elections would be
petitioned against, the Noble Lord at the head of
the Colonial Department had felt it his duty
to transmit to the Governor of Canada a dispatch
conveying, not the thanks of her Majesty, but Ids
own expression of approbation of the conduct of Mr.
Young and Captain Wetherall for the efforts which
they had so successfully made for the preservation of
the public peace ; and he had desired that this expres-
sion of his approbation should be communicated to
those gentlemen. There had been no thanks returned
in the name of her Majesty, and no statement had
been made beyond the expression of the approbation
of the Executive Government to the Executive
officers for their exertions.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. HITME thought the House ought to have be-
fore them the details of the circumstances which had
led to the extraordinary changes which had recently
taken place in the public mind in Canada. Great dis-
content now reigned in the colony, and if they wished
to preserve the colonies in a state of usefulness to the
country they must govern them according to the
wishes of the majority of their population. While
Sir Chares Bagot was there unanimity and con-
tentment reigned, but no sooner had a change
of Iklinistry taken place than discontent arose.
The Governor dismissed his Executive Council,
and for nine months governed without one.
This gave rise to dissatisfaction and discontent.
Hence had arisen those scenes which had taken place
at the elections; and it appeared to him to be
necessary that all the documents connected with the
subject should be laid before Parliament, so as to
enable them to ascertain what had caused these sudden
changes. He protested against the present 'system of
government. _ _

objection; it was that a sum of 18,404,500/. be
granted to pay off Exehequer-bills issued for the ser-
vice of the cm rent year.

Mr. FIUME hoped that the laxity observable in
the Exchequer-bill officers on late occasions would be
checked in future. _

Mr. WILLIAMS hoped that, from the present
abundant state of the finances of the country, a
reduction upon the interest of Exchequer-bills
from lid. to lid. would be made. He would
venture to suggest that the Exchequer
would suffer nothing by this reduction in the rate of
interest. He threw out these observations in the hope
that Government would adopt some measure for that
purpose, and he was fully of opinion, that in the pre-
sent state of the money market, that change might be
effected with perfect safety.
The CHANCELLOR.of the EXCHEQUER said
that the same observations had more than once been
repeated, at different times, by the Hon. Member ;
but in the policy of tho-e suggestions he (the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer) could not by aoy means
coincide, for it must not he forgotten that there was a
vast difference between what might be considered a
permanent debt, and sums lent out for short periods
at a small rate of inte r-st. With reference to the
papers sought for by the Hon. Member for Montrose
on the subject of Exchequer-hills, he (the Chancellor
of the Exchequer) did not think there would be any
objection to their production.
Mr. T. BARING said there was an apparent diffe-
rence between the vote of this year and that of last,
amounting to one million two hundred thousand and odd
pounds. He wished this to be explained, for he found
by the paper some of the parties were paid before they
were actually due. He wished to ask what benefit
had been derived from the reduction in the Three
per Cents., which ought to have produced to the re-
venue 400,0001. There was another question which
he should be glad to have answered. He would he
glad to know whether the whole of the Chili:" com-
pensation money had been paid ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER,
said he was prepared to give the Hon. Member satis-
factory answers to his inquiries. The Honourable
Member would be aware that when he proposed
to effect a reduction in the interest of the Three
per Cents., he availed himself of the oppor-
tunity of obtaining powers to pay the inte-
rest in the various stocks at uniform periods, an,l,
in order to effect this, it became necessary to pay
some of the interest before it became due. For in-
stance, one stock paid interest half-yearly,
while others paid quarterly, and thus to
make the time uniform the interest, in
one or two instances, was paid in October, when
hitherto it was not paid till January. There was no
reduction in October, 1844, but when they arrived at
January, 1845, the reduction would be made apparent.
These accounts would be rendered up 'to the sth
of April, 1845. He hoped this answer would satisfy
the Hon. Gentleman so far as it concerned his fir-t
question. With respect to the second question, as to
what benefit would be derived from the reduction in
the Three-and-a-Half per Cents., the Right
Hon. Gentleman would be aware that the
Act directed the reduction should be made
from October, 1844 ; and from the circum-
stances he had before stated the benefit would not
commence till January, 1815, but would not be
made apparent in the revenue returns of April
ensuing. 'With respect to the third question,
relating to the opium compensation money, he
might say that the whole had been paid. There was,
however, a sum of 1,5001. in dispute, and as yet
unpaid, and that was the whole extent to which any
future payments would be made in respect tibf com-
pensation.
The sum 0f.18,404.5001. was then voted to defray
the expenses of Exchequer-bills.
The House then resumed, and the Chairman re-
ported accordingly.
Sir R. PEEL begged to be exempted from serving
on Election Committees, on account of his official
duties.
The application having been gcceded to, the House
adjourned.

SPfItIT of the, PUBLIC AffittNALS.
FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY.
GLOBE.— " We wage no war with madmen or
the rint." The former would not understand, and
the latter would be deaf to expostulation. But, as-
suming that Mr. O'Connell is neither insane nor
venal—and giving those of his coadjutors who are
also members of the Legislature credit for being pos-
sessed, equally with himself, of sound self-disposing
minds, and of pure patriotism—we confess ourselves
at a loss to comprehend the motive by which they are
actuated in absenting themselves from their Parliamen-
tary duties. Their speeches and their acts are in perpetual
antagonism. Their speeches at the weekly meetings
held at the Conciliation Hall are filled with attacks
upon the measures connected with Ireland which her
Majesty's Government intend to introduce to Parlia-
ment during the course of the present session ; and
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if we except the
way in which a number of Irish farmers at a
fair showed their antipathy to a bank, the proprie-
tors of which had rendered themselves obnoxi-
ous to the popular. dislike. The farmers took the
pains to buy up all the notes of the odious hankers
they could get at, and burned them in the presence and
amid the shouts of the excited multitude. " Sure, and
what will they do now Won't the bank be broke
now so many of their notes are burnt ?" Similar folly
is exhibited by the Irish repeal Men hers or Parlia-
ment. " We'll stay in Dublin, finding fault with the
measures of Government ; we'll scold, in our own
peculiar style of vituperation, every public man.und
every public journal whose views are contrary to; or
do not extend to the same lengths with, our own.
We'll fiercely denounce the measures, and the men
with whom they originate. But we'll not exercise our
right to oppose these measures, where opposition would
be legitimate and, to a considerable extent, effectual.
We will keep where we are, magnanimously holding
ourselves aloof from our Parliamentary duties. We
will thus violate our duties to our constituents and our
country; both of which we love with an intense pa-
triotic affection r Such is, in effect, the language
of the Irish repeal Members. Who does not see—
always, of course, excepting themselves—that they
are playing the game of the Ministers whom they
denounce as enemies to their country ? W hat does
Sir Robert Peel—or any of his colleagues—or
those who support his measures in Parliament, care
for the vituperations of Mr. 0' :onnell and his
coadjutors in the Conciliation Hall ? His and their
absence from the House of Commons—being relieved
from their presence, and, above all, from their speeches
—constitute the theme of their congratulation.
Ministers will carry their measures without the
obstructions which might he interposed to their pro.
gress were Mr. O'Connell and his friends present in
the House. They will thus get through the business
of the session probably a month sooner than they
would do, were the eloquence of Mr. O'Connell
and his Repeal coadjutors to be employed in
the debates—a relief which they would pur-
chase at a large price, if money could procure it.
But how does Mr. O'Connell reconcile his absence
from Parliament with the obligations which he under-
took when he became a member of the Legislature ?
Can the self-constituted Repeal Association absolve
him from his engagement? Will the people of
land—as distinguished from the mere mob-s-consider
that trashy speeches, delivered weekly at the Con-
ciliation Hall, will compensate for regular attendance
in and laborious appl,calion to the varied duties of
Parliament? The public business of the country—
we are willing to admit—can be conducted without
him, and those to whom his example is a law. But
can Mr. O'Connell hope to maintain his position with-
out Parliament? We trowmot.
STANDARD.—The subjects which engaged the
attention of the House of Commons last night were
more important than interesting; for however it hap-
pens to be interesting, a topic must have something of
novelty or something of the picturesque or senti-
mental ; and railroads, union workhouses, and
parochial settlements present little that is
either new, picturesque, or sentimental. The
topics are, nevertheless, grave and very im-
portant topics. As far as we can under-
stand Mr. Wallace's very long speech, that
gentleman wishes for a kind of railroad saturnalia,
a railroad license in the gross and the detail,
permitting all persons to run railroads wherever
it may seem good to them, and then allowing
the public to make use of them upon vi hat
terms the moderation of railway travellers might. ,
award. This is a pleasant prospect enough.
Railways running side by side, crossing, jostling,
and intersecting each other at every angle of the
qua/leant, for competition sake. But then starts up
another question—what chance of competition, when
travellers, are to be entitled to pay ad libitum, or,
for that matter, to use the railway, upon Mr.
Waliace's doctrine of the universal " liberty of
locomotion," without paying anything ? We ap-
prehend that the adoption of this doctrine would put
an end to all railways by a very simple process. Lord
Howick takes a very different view of the matter. If
Mr. Wallace would have a railroad anarchy, Lord
Howick contends for a railroad autocracy in the Le-
gislature or the Executive, it is not quite clear which.
Railroads, says his Lordahip, are intended for the public
convenience; but the public being blind to its own
convenience, authority must in'erpose to guide it, and
mark out the moat convenient line. The inference is
just, were the antecedent correct; hut the antecedent
is not correct : the public is, not blind to its own
convenience, but " much more .clearisighted.. in the
matter.than any legislature or any executive; and
has a much stronger motive than either can have to
exercise its di.cernrurnt. Rail. owls are aka! Ite,l
for general conveuienzz ; but this cc,nnuieztle

is to be paid for, and the more persons
avail themselves of the convenience, the
greater the number of the persons who will
pay ; thus the probable amount of plyin,nts
to be anticipated" affords an exact measure of the
amount of convenience to he afforded, and this is
the very same measure by which men calculate
when they veffc,,sr_ se to invest their money in
railroads. Is it re,t a wiser cour,e than that tiro.
posed by eit.ier Mr. Wallace or Lord to
leave it tne pubic, es heretofore, to judge of the
convenietA t lines, and reserve to the Legislarure the
power of deciding against the inconv-nient lines ; and
when a line convenient for one party happens to be
inconvenient for another to arbitrate between them ?

LONDON AND GREENWICH
RAILWAY.

The half-yearly genoral m.--ting of the Sh,.reholders
ofthis Compiny was held yesterdw., at the Lond.m
Mr. SHADBOLT, Chairman of thi• B aird of Dirovt
took the chair shortly aft r -ne aid (ILIA up
Mr. Wilson, the Deputy-Chairman, to read the report,
which was as follows.—

" Your Dir eters have great plea-ure in submitting to
the Shareholders thirrir proceeding-, and the annexed
statement of the aerow.ts of the C, nipeux, for the half-
year ending the 31st Dec- mber la-t. Your Dire: tors
have given the most rarer,' and anxiee, 'en-item to
the clatise . and pro‘isien- proper to be insert. d 111 the
:wattles of aervenient for le sing the .tiilway, a-d al.
the works and comettiences conn• eted they.-wi,h (in-
cluding the land in either side of the radwsy reses vt d
tr widening the line, and varying from 24 feet, more
or less, to 30 feet), to the South-It:astern ( Dover)
Company, rendered the more difficult and important by
the circumstance of tee term being for 999 ) ears, and
therefore partaking of the nature of a purchase as Atli
Is of a de.nise, tied by the magnitude of the e it, viz.:-
36.000/ fel' the first year, to h.. in,•.retti•ed I.ooo'. )e-rl%
until it shall reach 45,000/. uer annum, stieh runt to be
payable quarterly, clear of all taxes and deductions,
cept the property-tax. Having, how( vet. been met h) tt f.
Directors of the Sou h-Eastern Company, on the terms of
the agre- meet, and all points of doubt or difficulty arising
out of the preliminary contract, in the most friendly and
liberal spirit, your Directors have the satisfaction to
state that Tuesday. the llth instant, has been appoint. d
for affixin2 the seals of both Companies to the articles
of agreement. Your Directors have contracted to sell
to the South-Eastern Company the land atul
buildings belonging to this Company not in-
cluded in such demise, at the sum of 18,000/.
The engines, carriages, stores, and working-plw.t, have
been taken by the howl' - Ens er n Company, at the sum
of 22,8081. 1i s. 8.1 The term in the I. ase coma) nceti
on the Ist cif January last, and the business ef the rail-
way has, since that day, been conducted on the aceonnl.
and at the risk, of the South-Eastern Company. Anxious
to perfect all the arrangements with as little (lela)
as possible, your Directors have instructet your
solicitor, in conjunction with the solicitor of th.
South-Eastern Company, to prepare the draft
of a Bill to be submitted to Parham. nt, and the
clauses and provisions are und.T the c..nsideration of
your Directors. By the annexed !accounts. a, examined
and certified by the auditors, it will be seen that, after
pa)itig all .r xpenses, together with interest on the mort-
gage debt and on the preference share-, there remains
to the credit of the profit and loss account, including
former balances, the sum of 2.5281 19s. '2d It•
order to carry into effect the rectiminendAiou
of the Committee of Shareholders in refer nee
to compensation to old and faithful officers ,tif the Cem
pany. your Directors propose the grant of the follovting
gratuities, viz.:—Mr. Akermann, the Secretary, 5001
Mr. Adron, the Accountant and Superintendent of th
line, 2501. ; Mr. Watkins, the Transfer Clerk. 1251:
and Mr. Laurie, the Collecting Clerk. 125/. So soon as the
matters in progress shall have been finally adjust, d, and
the pri.cise state ofthe affairs ot theCompatiy ascertained,
your Directors will call a Special General Meeting of the
Shareholders, anti submit the resulzs, when they conti•
dently anticipate that they shall be able to submit a plan
whereby a considerable. diminution may he effeeted in
the rate of interests now prqabie on the bonded debt Of
the Company—an expectation warranted by the im-
proved and ascertained nature of the security. The
Directors going out of office by rotation are Wm. Shad-
bolt, Esq., and Henry Wheeler, Esq., who, being eligi-
ble, offer themselves for re-election."

The report was unanimously approved. received, and
adapted, with two amendments, to the effect that Mr.
Watkins, the transfer clerk, should receive a gratuity of
2001. instead of 125 L, as proposed by the areetiirs ; and
that a pension of 151. per annum for life should be paid
out of the assets of the Company to 'imp of their servants.
named Nash, who had broken his leg by an accident in
the discharge of hi. duty.
A gratuity of 5001. was also voted to Mr. George
Walters, the late superintendent, for his zeal and ser-
vices. _

In answer to a question from a Proprietor, the Chair-
man stated that the deed of assignment to the South-
Eastern Railway simpany, and the Bill to be prescia,4l
to Parliament, would be submitted to a special general
Meeting of the Subscribers, which meeting would be
their last.

Thanks having been voted to the Chairman, Direet,,rs,
and Auditors, the meeting separated in exceeding good
humour.

THE ENGLISH AT ADEN.

The Oriental and Peninsula steamer Bentinek arriv d
at Aden on the morning of the 31-4 of December, having
111 passengers on board, amongst whom were Sir Ro-
bert and Lady Sale, Lord Elphinstt.ne, and Prince Sol-
sikoff and suite. The Bentinck left for Calcutta at
half-past ten P.M. on the evening of the Ist of January.
Sir Robert Sale dined VI ith her Majesty's 17th..
The Imaum of Sanaa has not ventured to leave his ca-
pitol to attack Aden, as he is aeprehensive of another
rebellion during his absence. Anether avowed enemy
has appeared, in the person of the Sheriff' of Mocha, to
dispute with us the possession of Aden. He is now at
a place named Tais, 50 miles from Aden, where he ha,
collected (reports vary) from 15.000 to 30,000 well-
armed Arabs, of their best tribes, to attack us, He is
holing out every inducement to persuade the tribes
in, the plain to join him. He has raised the green
standard, and call( d on eve ry true b liever to join
him in expelling the Infidel. This is not the
time to preach holy war, even amongst Arabs. A few
dollars, even with the most orthodox, have far more in-
fluence than the name of the Pla phut. He assigns no
particular reason why he intends his attack. further than
that it is his rots nttein to char Arabia of the Christians.
It is exceedingly doubtful how far he will be able to pre-
vail over the ind pendent tribes, either by force or pro-
mises, to assist him in what they So well know is a
hopeless cause. He may, howev. r, give us much trouble,
and harass our troops, sheuai he sit down on the plain
before the place, as we arc not in force sufficient to go
out acid attack him, though that I believe. even with one
small f Tee, would be the better Flan. 1t e have a gar-
rison of about 1,800 bayonets ; but from the extent
and peculiar nature of the piece, not more than me
hundred men can he teigetfe r in any given pl tee ;
add to which, the place has been altogether ne-
glected. I regte , in, eed, very much to say, that
no a•-tive measures hate yet been ne'opted to ciao
commence the a orks. No experienced en. ire«r has
yet been sent from India. Indeed. I should strongly re
commend, that as Ad-n is and a ill continue of growing
imp-stance to the Crown, entaineers or a superiete 'd-
ing engineer. shoul i be forthwith ord. red from E g-
land, to see the works at least commenced. Not that
we have not clever and Ye.) able e. gineers in India, but
the Governmeht will hot order teem up. The Sheriff of
Mocha is the same indivhlual who, :lime e.:rs ago. cut
down the Engle-h flag-staff anti exelted the British
Consul from that place, and wee also "rote most in-
sulting letters to the Indian Government, and to Captain
Haines. the Political Agent. This insult was subini!t d
to, and a fair Opportunity lost of chastising an insolent
petty chief who merelt exists by the sufferance of th.
British Government. Should he now be so infatuated
as to perpetrate an a- tack en our Lamson, I trust he
wiil not again be allawed to escape without his place
being, levelled With the ground. The trade will then re-
vert to Aden. Should the anticipated attack take place,
I will furnish you with the detailed particu:ars.
- The Arab who murdered the woman. as mentioned in
my last, was executed on the 18th ult., on the spot
where he committed the crime. An immens- crowd
collected to witness the act of netributive justice; and
though the putiishment of hangieg is excessive. oh-
noxious to Mussalmnes, arid only a few policemen were
present, no excitement was observed amongst the people,
nor was one murmur of pity expressed in behalf of the
wretch,d man who thus ignominiously paid the penalty
of his unbridled passion.
The Hon. Company's steam packet Berenice anchored
this morning at halt-past 9 with 38 passengers. She.
left Bombay on the evening of the Ist, at halt' past 11.
The Southern Mahratta country is still as unsettled as
ever, though a force of upwards of' 8,000 men st 11 occupy
the country. Every fort iti the country should be
levelled with the ground, and the inhabitants disarmed.
Till some such measure is ad. pted continued rebellions
may be expected, and when such extensive outbreakittgs
occur it is difficult, to surmise where they may end. Had
even this partial rising en masse taken place at a time,
when all our troops, to a in in, were so urgently I equired
for Sinde., how much would such an occurrence have
embarrassed the Government? Destroy the forts and
disarm the population, and then, hut most decidedly nut
till tnen, may we expect to tranq 'Mists the country.
tier Majesty's 94th Regiment are in orders to relieve
h r Majesty's 17th Regiment, now at Aden. They
were to embark on the 15th of January, and may be ex-
pected to reach Aden about the 10th proximo.
The smallpox, which appeared at Aden two months
since, and which proved fatal to several of the inhabi-
tants, has, owing to the judicious arrangements, nearly
disapp are d, only one me niev remaining in hospital.
All the troops are now healthy ; climate delightfully
cool an.l pleasant.

Sir Thomas 111,N1ahon resigns the command of the
Bombay army in February, and is to be succeeded by
Sir Charles Napier.
The Marquis de Ferriere le Vayer proceeds with this
ma:l to Paris with the treaty concluded belween the
Emperor of China and the French Government. The
French have al.o concluded a treaty with the Imaum of
Muscat at Zanzibar. The French are using every en-
deavour in their p..wer to extend their colonies and rela-
tions in the Eastern seas, and are now about to take pos-
sfaision of the island of Soc-otys. for N hich purpme se-
veral vessels of war have proceeded to that place.—Times.

•
REFREFENTATION , OF
_LEWES --The. acceptance of
•
otlige by the lion. C. ritztoy.. seems to have. taken the good Mks of
Leweii byrstarprite.—Tpkgilay *niolting tfie lion. Gentleman's-ad-
?tress appeared-o!-yeallet elating his intention again-to solkit the
suffrages of the electors. From present appcaranett there is no pro-
bability of a contest, which is somewhat surprising, when it is rccol-
that :Joy :41 Ilic lu,t tiCCI,JII,
caly gucceded in "6011.1.11.5' Dia .at by a wu4roaliso an a FttiLoa.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF EXCLIF:QI7ER, Feb. 12

;Sittings at Ni i PriM., hefort. lanai PLATT :ud a
Spec,a• (Lay )
ABSALOM U. BANBUitY C .N.

This wits an Aaiun to recover conipi.,,s•tion,
vintges, for the seduction of the pitiniift's wite by thi:

The def. ndlnt 114 d '•hree pleas on the record. First.
that he was n.tt guilty ; ti at the was not
the wife of the plaintiff: 11111. thirdly, 01.4 he enga,4el in
the itverentirs- ith he li• tot the plaitniff.
Mr. Ch td ick Junes at,d Mr. P.. ter.d.rff iptear, d for
the plaintiff ; Mr. Cockburn and Mr. Brett for the defen-
dant.

It appeared from the evidence th it the plaintiff had
been a tailor, at Bury St E-lmunds, and that he after-
wards come to Lot.don, where he resided at No.
6, Bullinn-court, in the Strand. The defen-
dant was the son of Sir Charks Banbury,
living in the reighbo rh...4 of ..ttry -
pr,-senteil ta+ the wif.. .4 the plaitaiff i.ad pa-, .1 h r-
se‘f .0 the d. teothant a‘ beiog mud, twin.: of a
very attractive appearance, toe de•end-ott had been
deeply siniven ly her.
On the part oi the plaintiff it appeared an appointm. nt
had b..rn ma:'e by the parties to meet at St. Ma,
Church , that the woman wont here in co,npiny w'th
piling girl ; and that. the .1. fefeir.nt tan hrr-elf, havoc
ebb red a. cab th, y went tog., h 4 r to rt it u,e at. the
C i.r of t -try. r.

It wds al, proved i suppur. Cle pro ea'
the anti the ...fe ut thr h;ei s!e in
hit it he wai aiisent. Mw'y p,r•i-u
lap: were eutere:l into which were :t h-lly unfit tor pa,-
heHtt..n.

Mr. Cocanufts, on 11. half of the defenda,t, entered inn
an able d I,nce. He den(iuncud the whole case in the
most unmi asured terne, an ! characterised it as the mo
foul and scataldohs conspi.acy that ever was plotted
The h-. 41 always h e led to suppo,sa
that the party Wa.'4 Imola and he had
treavai h, r wi h greatew g. nerosity.
Since he h.ad first net ith ti,x he had b.,-
ome married to a most ace. dnplished young la,iy.
and this rendered it necessa• y for hi.n t. give op 411 eon-
tn,xion with the other p-rson. since then sho had a,
flop d him in such a mincer that he had been obliged to
put the affair into tie hands of a whit, with the
as,bstanee of F.rresoT, of thP Mansion bon-v. had foon:i
out that the suppos,d a mere strett- walker, an
that although she ILA gone by the name of Mrs. Alea-
lom, she was, in tact. a M,ss Eliza Francis, who had
been seduced at Bury by a young gentleman.
which time she had lived with t' e plaintiff.
The L aimed ronns,l gi at kliv.fn, to th.
~tst,an,hts made i)y the to th
?,olieitor
• At he t ruin titri of the def, ndant's ca e.

Mr Seyg,,ant Jones s4nl that, is the coanse: for the
d-fend4nt could prove that the letters_ on which part of
his case r--sted were genuine, he w-,uld abandon his case.
A witness was then called who spoke to the hand-
writing.

Mr. Serzeant JONES then said that he bad in this ease
bet•n grossly imposed upon ; and. as he apprehended
that no member w the bar ought t lend himself to .o
iniquitous a ruse, he felt it to be his duty at once to
abm.d tri the ease.

Mr. Baron PLATT said the course taken by the
IlwarnPd Counsel was one which did honour to him.
Verdict for the defendant.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
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11/.4N,b).%-/PMSE.

A yourz man, 'stun- .1 .lolv, Smiet. had I heart in
the serviee of Messrs. t 'arr ~na l 4 •ue t oe, or No. 130,
Wood- tr. et. wan housem n, wa. nrouAt tut
Lord Mayor. charted with h:tvinv, taken up a g eat
quantity or goods at . area's houses in t' e nam- h s
cult)! oy- e rs. The prisoner had enli td .n the East India
t lompsny's service, h. n he form lit necessa- yto dr-
eam p.
Mr. Humphre) s appeared for the pr.s..cAtion.
• When the pri,o.ter was put to the ba,•,and saw a num-
ber of pawnbr 'kers wit,' whoa,. h. hat OA (II tee ar-
ticles obtaint-d at the expense of hit emplc.yers. he male
a low bow, and stud he t.ad already confessed that he
was guilty, and did not wish to give any trouble.
Several of the pawnbrokers expressed their willing-
ness to give up the preperty pl dged by the prisoner,
and it was u.nsidered unnece...ary to proceed in mere
eases than the in winch cliff:mitres we-e thrown in the
war of the tar's, cu'ion.

The LORD MAYOR said that he 411 .uld commit Ow
prisoner when the d- posi.ioos ,hou d h.. mud ou►.
A man, natrwd James Oliver, who had ae,:u ne symp-
tom.% of di,treqs about him, was charged with having
stolen two shawls. _

The prisoner walked up to a policeman in theapsirle,
at a quarter pa.t eight
ff in the eventug, and said, " (late
your eye upon me. He then went int., a shop, end,
taking hold of two shawls, returned with them, and was
taken into custody. _

The prisoner dieltved that he was in the deepest dis-
tress, and that he had resorted to the expedient of visit-
ing the shop, in order t, obtain relict by t,eing put in
prison.
The LORD MAYOR asked the prisoner who and what
he was ? The prisoner replied that from consideration
for others he must decline uttering a word at:out him-
self. All he woufd say was, that he never committed a
robbery in his life, and he did not consider what he had
done the night hetore was any offence at all.
The LORD MAYOR regretted to have such a case
brought before him; but said he was bound to commit
the prisoner for .trial.
A man named C abtefe, who, was formerly the prin-
cipal engineer on board the Ocean, a Rotterdam steamer,
in which the Gistom-house officers a few mo the ago
fimnd a geatit-ty of contraband tobacco hitid n with
great ing, Luity in the eir.tine-room, was placed at
the bar. Two of the other engineers had been
charged on . turmei occasions, when ..the fill de-
tails of the mode of cuncealinent were published.
The prisoner disappeared from the vessel upon her ar-
rival in London, while the officers were on board
watching for the tobacco, and had not been seen since,
until a day or two ago, when he was foutid on board the
Undine steamer, at Blackwell
Colehy Atkinson Davis of the Cu'.torns stated the
particulars of the case, and underwent s cross-examinit-
Lion whic;,, if possible, added strenOt to his deposi-
!ions, and
The Loan MAYoR said, that Alderman Moan and he
agreed that the cats:. was clearly made out
rite defenlant was then fined 100/.

It is proper to state that all the enginePra of the
Ocean steamer, who were employ, d on the Voya,.le upon
which the contraband goods were cony. yed on board.
nave been discharg,d._

Aseaman name7l F,eerisan the very cut or a hot.'
ph,uded guilty to the ekirge of having con-
eel e,l in the shrouds ut the Navarino str.aur Aria a
quantity or t,,ba co, on which th, duty had not been
paid.
"There's no use in dens %aid the stnolrgler, " I
Girl it, and no trnstdo..." The prtsi.ner wn.s tintli in the
penals of IPO4