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Fox, 42, Captain Sir H. M. Blackwood, Bart., Ireland.
Frolic, 16, Commander C. B. Hamilton, South America.
Ge3ser, 6, steamer, Commander Carpenter, Mediterranean.
Gleaner, 2, steamer, Sec. Master H. Hill, Bermuda.
Gorgon, 6, steamer, Captain C. Hotham, South America.
Griffon, 3, Lieut.-Commander Jenkin, North America.
Growler, 6, steamer, Commander Buckle, Coast of Africa.
Harlequin, 16, Commander Hon. G. F. Hastings, E. Indies.
Hazard, 18, Commander C. Bell, East Indies.
Hecate, 4, steamer, Commander J. P. Bower, Ireland.
Hecla, steam-vessel, Commander J. Duffill, Mediterranean.
Helena, 16, Commander Sir C. Rickets, West Indies.
Hermes, 2, steamer, Lieut.-Corn. W. arr, West Indies.
Heroine. 6, Lieut.-Com. H. R. Foote, Coast of Africa.
Hornet, 6, Lieut.-Com. R. B. Miller, West Indies.
Hyacinth, 18, Commander F. Scott, Coast of Africa.
Hydra, 4, Commander H. B. Young, Coast of Africa.
Illustrious, 72, Vice-Admiral Sir C. Adam, K. C. 8., Captain
J. E. Erskine, West Indies.
Imaum, rec. ship, Commodore A. R. Sharpe, C. 8., Jamaica.
Inconstant, 36, Capt. C. H. Freemantle, Ye .a Cruz.
Indus, 78, Capt. Sir J. Stirling, Knt, Mediterranean.
Iris, 26, Captain G. R. Mundy, China, C.H.
Isis, 44, Capt. Sir J. Marshall, Knt., K.P., Cape.
Jasper' st., Master-Commander E. Rose, Pembroke.
Lark, 4, sur. v., Lieut.-Com. G. B. Lawrence, West Indies.
Larne, 13, Commander J. W. D. Brisbane, Coast of Africa.
Lightning, 2, et., Sec. Mast. W. Roberta, Woolwich.
Locust? 3, steamer, Lieut. -Cora. J. Lunn, Mediterranean.
Lucifer, st. surv. v., Corn. Frazer, Ireland.
Lynx, 3, Lieut.-Commander J. T. Nott, Ireland.
Madagascar, 44, Captain Foote, Coast of Africa.
Malabar, 72, Captain Sir G. R. Sartorius, Knt., Lisbon.
Mastiff, 2, sur. v., Master-Com. G. Thomas, Orkney.
Medea, 4, steamer, Commander Warden, Mediterranean.
Medina, 2. st., Master-Corn. Smithett (acting), Liverpool.
Medusa, 2, at., Lieut.. Commander J. P. Phillips, Liverpool.
Mercury, tender, Second Master J. Scarlett, Portsmouth.
Merlin, .2, st., Lieut.-Commander E. Keane, Liverpool.
Meteor, 2, st., Lieut.-Corn. G. Huffier, Ireland.
Minden, 20, hospital ship, Captain M. guin, China.
Modeste, 18, Com. T. Baillie, South-A mirica.
Mohawk, Com. W. N. Fowell, Lake Ontario.
Monkey, I, at., Second Master W. Bryant (re:ing), Woolwich.
Montreal, Lieut.-Corn. J. Tyssen, Lake Erie.
Nautilus, 10, tender to Victoria and Albert, Lieut.- Corn. W.
Tringham, Portsmouth.
Nereus, store-ship, Master-Corn. F. W. Bateman, Valparaiso.
Netley, 8, tender to Caledonia, Second Master F. H. May,

Devonport.
Nimrod, 20, Commander F. H. K. Glasse. East Indies.
North Star, 26, Captain Sir J. E. Home, Bart., East Indies.
Ocean, 80, Captain Superintendent P. Fisher, Sheerness.
Orestes, 18, Corn. E. St. Leger Cannon, Mediterranean.
Otter, st. v., Lieutenant-Commander H. Jones, Holyhead.
Pantaloon, 10, Lieut.-Com. Lapidge, Portsmouth.
Pearl, 20, Corn. R. H. Stopford, South America.
Pelican, 16, Commander P. Justice, China.
Penelope, st., Captain W. Jones, Coast of Africa.
Perseus, receiving ship, Lieut.-Commander Greet, Tower.
Philomel, 6, Corn. B. J. Sullivan, Brazils.
Pickle, 2, Lieut.-Commander J. A. Bainbridge, W. Indies.
Pigmy, 1, steam-vessel, Lieut.-Com. C. Autridge, Pembroke.
Pike, 1, steamer, Lieut.-Com. A. Boyter, Portpatrick.
Pilot, 16, Corn. W. H. Jervis, China.
Pique, 36, Capt. Hon. M. Stopford, North America.
Plover, sur.-vessel, Capt. R. Collinson, C. B. China.
Pluto, 2, Lieut.-Commander P. Crozier, Ireland.
Poictiers, 72, Capt. Sup. W. H. Shirren, Chatham.
Polyphemus, 1, st., Lieut.-Com. 'l'. Spark, Mediterranean.
Princess Alice, Mast. Corn. Smithett (act.), Dover.
Prompt, schooner, Mate A. Parkwright, Coast of Africa.
Prospero, 1, st., Sec. Mas. P. Rundle (act.),, reserve packet,
Pembroke.
Queen, 110, Vice-Admiral Sir E. W. C. R. Owen, K.C.8.,
G. C. H., Capt. G. F. Rich, Mediterranean.
Racer, 16, Com. A. Reed, Brazils.
Rapid, 10, Lieut.-Corn. E. C. Earle, Coast of Africa.
Rattlesnake, tr. sh., Master-Corn. R. Brown, China.
Raven, 4, Lieut.-Corn. J. Stephen, Sheerness.
Redwing, steamer, Corn. T. Bevis, Liverpool.
Resistance, tr. s., Com. C. G. C. Patty, North America.
Ithadamanthus.' 2, st., Mast.-Corn. Laen, particular service.
Ringdove, 16, Com. Sir W. Daniell, Knt., West Indies.
Romneyrdepot, Lieut.-Com., R. M•Clure, Havannah.
Rose, 18, Corn. H. R. Sturt, West Indies.
Royal Sovereign, Capt.-Sup. Sir W. Pell, Pembroke.
Royalist, Lieut.-Com. P. Chetwode, East Indies.
St. Vincent, 120, Admiral Sir C. Rowley, Bart., G.C.8.,
Ll. C. Capt. R. F. Rowley, Portsmouth.
Salamander, 4, st. Com. A. S. Hamond, South America.
Semarang, 26, Capt. Sir E. Belcher, C. 8., China.
San Josef, 110, Rear-Admiral Sir Samuel Pym, K. C. 8.,
Capt. F. W. Burgoyne, Plymouth.
Sapphire, troop ship, Dias.-Corn. J. R. Fittock, China.
Sappho, 16, Com. Hon. George Hope, Cape of Good Hope.
Savage, 10, Lieut.-Com. J. H. Bow ker, Mediterranean.
Satellite, 18, Commander R. H. B. Rowley, Brazils
Scout, 18, Com. Hon. J. R. Drummond, Mediterranean.
Scylla, 16, Commander, R. Sharpe, North America.
Seaflower, 6, cutter, Corn. N. Robilliard, Jersey.
Sealark, 18, Com. T. L. Gooch, Coast of Africa.
Serpent, 16, Commander W. Nevill, China.
Shearwater, 2, steam-vessel, Commander C. Robinson, sur-
veying Coast of Scotland.
Siren, 16, Commander W. Smith, East Indies.
Skylark, 4, Lieut.-Commander G. Morris, part. service.
Snake, 16, Corn. Hon. W. B. Devereux, Mediterranean.
Snipe, 2, Lieut.-Corn. G. Raymond, Ireland.
Sparrow, 6, ketch, Lieut. H. C. Otter, Chatham.
Spartan, 26, Captain the Hon. C. G... B. Elliot, W. Indies.
Speedy, 2, Lieutenant-Corn. G. Beaufoy, Sheerness.
Spider, 6, Lieut.-Com. R. E. Pym, South America.
Spiteful, steamer, 6, Com. W. Maitland, China.
Sprightly, 1, steamer, Master-Com. Moon (act.), Holyhead.
Spy, 3, Lieut.-Corn. S. 0. Woolridge, Coast of Africa.
Star, 10, Corn. R. J. W. Dunlop, Coast of Africa.
Stromboli, 6, Corn. the Hon. E. Plunkett, Ireland.
Styx, 6, steamer, Capt. Vidal, A. T., Azores.
Swallow, 1, at., Master-Corn. R. Sherlock (acting), Dover.
Sylph, 2, tender to Caledonia, Devonport.
Sylvia, 6, Lieut. Turnour, tender to Seaflower, Portsmouth.
Talbot, 26, Capt. Sir T. Thompson, South America.
Tartarus, steam vessel, Commander J. Wolfe, Ireland. •
Thalia, 42, Capt. C. Hope, East Indies.
Thunder, 6, surveying vessel, Coin. E. Barnett. West Indies.
Thunderbolt, 6, steamer, Com. G. N. Broke, C. of G. Hope.
Tortoise, 12, Corn. W. Finlaison, Ascension.
Tyne. 26, Capt. W. N. Glasscock, Mediterranean.
Urgent, 2, steam-vessel, Master-Corn. J. Emerson, Liverpool.
Vernon, 50, Capt. W. S% alpole, Ireland.
Vestal, 26, Capt. C. Talbot, North America.
Vesuvius, 6, steamer, Com. E. Ommanney, Mediterranean.
Victoria and Albert, yacht, Captain Lord. A. Fitzclarer e!
Portsmouth.
Victory, 104, Captain Henderson, C. 8., K.H., Portsmouth.
Vindictive, 50, Captain J. T. Nicolas, C. 8., K. H., Pacific.
Viper, 6, Lieut.-Corn. J. Carter, South America.
Virago, 6, st.-ves., Corn. G. G. Otway, Mediterranean.
Vixen, 6, steam-vessel. Corn. G. Girard, China.
Volage, 26, Rear-Admiral Bowles, Captain Sir W. Dickson,
Bart., Cork.
Volcano, 2, steamer, Lieut. -Com. E. C. Miller, Ireland.
Wanderer, 16, Com. G. H. Seymour, East Indies. •
Warspite, 50, Capt. W. P. Wallis, Mediterranean.
Wasp, 16, Com. H. Bagot, West Indies.
Widgeon, I, steamer, Lieut.-Corn. T. S. Striven, Dover.
Wildfire, 1, steamer, Lieut.-Com. A. Darby, Weymouth.
William and ;Mary, yacht, Commodore Sir F. Collier, Knt.,
C. 8., K. C. H. , Woolwich.
Winchester', 52, Rear-Anmiral the Hon. J. Percy, Captain C.
Eden, Cape of Good Hope.
Wolf, 18, Commander A. Vyner (act.), China.
Wolverine, 16, Corn. C. F. Brown, China.
Young Hebe, Lieut.-Com. W. T. Bate, China.
Zephyr, 1, st., Lieut.-Com. Jas. Small, Holyhead..

REFINING OF SUGAR IN BOND.—The Commis-
sioners of Cit,torns have received a letter from the Secre-
tary to the Treasury, stating that, with reference to the
subject of the admission of bastard sugar into the colo-
nies, he is commanded by their Lordships to acquaint the
Board, that they do not consider the duty of 10 per cent.,
ad valorem, to which by the oth clause of the Act of sth
and 6th Vic., cap. 49, flireign sugar refined in bond in
the United Kingdom is specifically made liable upon im-
portation into any of the British possessions in America,
or into the Mauritius, to be applicable to bastard sugar
produced in the process of that. refining ; and that it
also appears to them, that inasmuch as that these
bastard sugars are the result of a manufacturing pro-
cess in the United Kingdom, they cannot be liable to the
ad valorem duty of four per cent. attaching under filo
seventh clause of the said Act to goods, wares, and mer-
chandise not enumerated in the table, and " not being
the growth, production, or manufacture of the United
Kingdom," or of British possessions ; and that he was
directed further to state that under these circumstances
their Lordships were pleased to des're that the Board
would give the necessary instructions to the officers of
• their department for the clearance from this country,
and the admission in the British possessions in America,
or the Mauritius, of the bastard sugars in question, a;
not liable to any of the duties provided for either by the
9th or the 7th clauses of the Act 5 and 6 Vic. cap. 49.
A printed copy of this important order has, by order of
the Board, been furnished to the officers of the several
• departments in London, and at the outports of the United
Kingdom, for their information and government.
I # REPRESENTATION OF SOUTH LANCASHIRE.
MANCHESTER, TUESDAY.—The death of Mr. Wilbraham,
one of the Members for the northern division of the county,
was a complete surprise to the inhabitants of this district.
Immediately upon the truth becoming known, the Anti-
Corn-law League announced that they would bringforward a
candidate upon free-trade principles. Who that candidate
may be is at present all conjecture; but an impression exists
that Lord Morpeth will be the man, if 116 should choose to
" come out" fully on " the question of free trade."
ST. °LAVE'S CHURCH.—This church, in South-
wark, at the foot of London-bridge, which, it will be remem-
bered, was destroyed by a disastrous fire, some time since,
together with Topping's extensive wharfs, and other ad-
joining buildings, is now nearly ready to be once more opened.
The old walls and tower have been preserved, intermixed
with much new work ; and a large portion of the interior of
the edifice also remains, as formerly. The church is filled
with workmen, and, in all probability, will be opened before
very long, once again for public worship. Topping's wharf,
also, has been re-erected, and forms an extensive and fine
• building. Though not altogether finished, apparently, the
lower portions already give signs of the bustle and activity
of business. Indeed, little trace is now to be seen of the
destructive fire that laid so many edifices in rains.
SIGHT AND HEARING.-39, Albemarle-street, Pic-
cadilly'. Deafness Acoustic Instruments—lnvisible Voice
Conductors when fixed in the cavity of the ears are not
perceptible, they enable individuals at an advanced age,
and of forty and fifty years' standing, of extreme deaf- j
ness, instantly to join in general conversation, and to
catch the sound of a distant low speaker at church,
theatre, &c.—lt pours the conversation into the ears to
such an extent that in most severe cases deafness cannot
be observed. Also original Ear Cvrnet,,, French,
German,N:ilyTrumpets
andy
en
teSpanishlnvented
Spectacles
Artificial Ears and Improved hear-
ingpeca everyel
es
ar e
before Immediatelyim per imperfect
vision that mist and dullness which appear before the
eyes is removed, every object becomes clear and distinct,
so that the most aged defective sight becomes bright and
brilliant, and is brought to its youthful, natural, and ori-
ginal state. Also Achromatic Waistcoat Telescopes and
Opera Glasses. Every kind of Telescopese of larger size,
Ipzripohses, and
with increasing powers, for Shooting,
upon stand for astronomical observations,
cele-
brated Lenses of the most clear, transpar'ent
brilliancy;
the powers are so greatand the Lenses so bright and
brilliant, that minute objects at ander eneeyxetsr_aosrdpoinratrsymedris.tTanocue.
indeed have a great treat.
rCairasetusbt'iraDonnu.d—gshe:lllc-eossrsdrpesl.veSise.ltYand B. Solomons, ppticians and
Aurists, are not in any way connected withna person of
the same name in their immedia,t- neighbourn?od
in any part of the country. 1 o prevent mistakes be
cautious, and observe,—Only to be had at39,Alberoarle-
street, Piccadilly, oppoite the York H9tel.

Mr. llAnovvlcit said that he thought it probable that
these implements had been covered over while the
officers were breaking into the house, and asked Mr.
Baker whether he thought there had been time to do so
in the interval between the alarm and the entry ?
Mr. Baker replied that he thought there was.
Mr. llAnDwicx thought there was the highest pro-
bability that these pris.ners knew that the room was
used for gambling purposes.
Mr. Wilkins said there never had been a conviction
before without a proof being given that play was go-
ing on.
Mr. HAnnwicx, said no doubt play was the strongest
of all possible proof, but it must be recollected that
there were many. other kinds of proof besides that. The
Magistrate here asked Mr. Baker if this house had been
entered before ?

Mr. Baker replied that it had.
APPREHENSION OF A GANG OF , !MYER
• GAMBLERS. After a short deliberation, Mr. HannwicK said that
it was absolutely necessary, in consequence of the ruin lit eUSE
EXAMINATION OF THE PRISONERS AT
brought upon families by these gaming-houses, to lin- Only twenty -t
.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Speaker teek the
pose severe penalties where
,convictions took place, in
The greatest degree of excitement prevailed in the
order that a stop might be put to the practice. Be should , till to morrow.
neighbourhood of Regent-street and Marlborough-street
esterda morning in conseuence of the therefore inflict upon Courty a penalty of 601., and in .
of a nuemyrous gang of gamblers, which had been, rehension
effected
default of payment he must be committed to the House
e
of Correction for three calendar months. Upon Everett
by the police the previous night, or rather at an early
a penalty of 30/., and in default of payment three calen-
hour yesterday morning.
dar months' imprisonment in the House of Correcti•wn;
The vicinities of the station-houses in which the cap-
and upon the other three, for being present, a fine of 3/.
tured prisoners were confined, and of the Police-court,
each, or, in default, twenty-one days' imprisonment in
were crowded to excess.
As soon as the night charges had been disposed of the House of Correction.
301 r. Wilkins then intimated that Courty and Everettthe cases were called on.
would appeal against the Magistrate's decision, and were
Mr. Hardwick was the presiding magistrate.
The following are the namesof the prisoners :—Robt. ready now to enter into their recognisances to appear at
ons.
Salmon, Richard Marten, Richard Collett, Charles Wil- the sessi
The other three prisoners paid the fines inflicted.
liamson, John Willis, Abraham Lyon, Edward Kelly,
The prisoner Courty is a respectable-looking man,
George Sampson, John Hilton, John Chapman, James
Thompson, Joseph Marten, John Lewis, Charles of about fifty years of age.
-
Forster, J. Sheron, J. Jones, M. Rogers, J. Bullock, The next case was the " Prince's" Club, Piccadilly.
Charles Humphries, Arthur Mathews. John Savory, Superintendent Maclean proved that he went with his
constables to No. 162, Piccadilly, and, on gaining an en-
Thomas Reed, Henry Barrett, John Jones, surgeon ;
John Watkins, gentleman ; John Wilmot, waiter ; John trance, went up stairs, and found a chess-hoard and men,
Humphrey, John Jones, Henry Beauclerk, gentleman ; and a backgammon-board, but no other implements of
Edward Wright, gentleman ; Charles Wilson, gentle-
gaming- There was a place contrived to facilitate escape
man ; Henry Beswick, gentleman ; William Johnson,
from the house. Two books were also found, which
Walter Murray, gentleman (Army and Navy Club) ; contained a bill for 1,000/. and another for 1001. Four
Thomas Russell, law agent ; Charles Craycroft, Thomas persons were taken into 9 custode who gave the names of
Onslow, waiter ; John Carter, John Redman, George Henry.
John Jones. Richardson, Henry Sey:mour, Charles Moseley,
-
Hicks, Henry Winfield, William Smith, John, Robert-
and
Cross- exemined by Mr. Wilkins—A door was broken
son; George Wilson, James Atkinson, George Smith,
by the constables, because it was locked. The desk and
Geo. Jenkins, Wm. Forbes, James Bliss, W'm. Wadd,
hoxes.. were broken by the police. Part of the cleth was
Henry Richardson, Henry Seymour, Chas. Macelroy,
torn from a table, to see what was under it. . Did not in-
John James, Thos. Howell, Geo. Reed, Geo. Johnson,
sist upon having the female servants examined. They
John Wilson, James Cripp, Thomas Wilson (door-
were going to bed when the police entered their room.
keeper) ; Henry Scott, John Godfrey, George Ledbetter,
rho roam in which the chess-board was found was bril-
liant! Everett, Jonathan Reeves, William Williams
Leech, John Jones, John Watkins, J. W. Mott, John
Mr. liaitowick asked if the superintendent had any
Humphrey, John Jones, Henry Beaucle:k, Edward liantly lighted up.
Wright, Charles Wilson, William Johnson, Thomas more direct evidence of gaming to produce than he had
offered ?—The superintendent replied in the negative.
man, and John Ward.
Russell, Thomas Hounslow, John Carter, John Red-
man,
Mr. HARDWICK—I do not conceive the evidence goes
Lord Montford and several gentlemen were on the
far enough in this case, to afford legal proof of this
bench. The Court was crowded to excess.
house being a gaming- house. The chess-board and men
Shortly after twelve o'clock the first batch of five Ido not think constitute a sufficient epee, as they might
prisoners was brought in and placed at the bar, namely, have been there without gambling being contemplated.
I cannot receive the belief of any one as to the character
Wm. Courty, Joseph Everett, Jonathan Reeves, WITI.
Williams, and Wm. Leech. of the house. I must have facts, and as Ido not find
them placed before me, without determining the question
Mr. Baker, the superintendent of the C division of
police, was the first witness called, whether this is or is not a gaming-houSe, I am bound to
lled. Having produced his
authority, he stated that at one o'clock that morning say the case is not sufficiently proved, the parties all
he entered the house,
being charged not as keeping the house, but as being
.James's, called " The C No. 60, Jermyn-street, St.
Cottage." He found Everett at there without lawful excuse 9 • and I shall therefore dis-
the front door. The first entry was made through charge them from custody.
the window by means of a ladder, by Mr. Beresford. The next charge was against Thomas Wilson, James
Everett was then in the custody of a constable, on the Cripps, Henry Scott, and John Godfrey, for being found
charge of acting as door-keeper. He then proceeded up without lawful excuse in the gaming-house, 12, Bury-
stairs, and foun Courty in the first-floor front room, street. •
and charged him with having the caee and management The case was proved by the superintendent of the D
of the house, and residing and living on the premises, division, who entered the house armed with the proper
Mr. Wilkins, the barrister, at this point requested that warrant, and found the defendants in a room up stairs
the other officers might be excluded from the Court with implements of gambling in it.
while Mr. Baker was being examined. The fine of 3/, was inflicted on all of them.
Mr. Baker proceeded—l found the table in this room, The next case was against the house 52, Albemarle-
a roulette table and wheels complete, besides several Area.
rakes and roulette balls, and two dice boxes were taken Superintendent Maisey proved that entrance was
from Mr. Courty's pocket. In a bank I found 366 gained by breaking through five doors, and by forcing
counters, a pair of spectacles, and a pack of cards. one of the windows. The constables found five persons
Reeves was also in the passage at the foot of the stairs, in the room, but no gambling implements.
and appeared as if he had just come down. Williams Mr. HARDWICK asked if there was any evidence of
and Leech I found in the front room first-floor, where this being a common gambling-house?
the gaming implements were found. When I entered Inspector Beresford was called. He said he knew the
there was no gaming going on ; and the reply of Mr. house was a reputed gaming-house, but he had never
Courty to my questions was, that "he was just taking been inside.
a glass of brandy and water with his friends, who had Mr. HARDWICK said, if he arrived at the conclusion
called in upon him." that a particular house was a low gaming-house, he
Prisoner Courty—Which was the fact, Sir. must have legal evidence of sufficient strength ; what-
Mr. Baker continued—He was then removed to the ever the presumption was, there certainly was no legal
station in charge. proof that rambling was carried on, therefore he must
Cross-examined by Mr. Wilkins—Altogether I took order the five defendants to be discharged.
fen or twelve officers with me. Francis Evans is a re- The next charge was against the house, No. 47, Al-
spectable householder, at the corner of Jermyn• street ; bernarle-street, known as the " New Bentley."
he is a mercer. George Keeth is an ironmonger residing Superintendent Carter, S division, obtained an en-
in Brewer-street. These persons had complained to me. trance into the house, and on going up stairs found two
They had been churchwardens for the parish, and are
got in at the window rooms lighted up, but no gaining implements. On look-
chosen again. One of the officers ing over the house some dice-boxes, counters, and ha-
by a ladder. One of my officers had asked admittance zard-table covers were found on the roof.
at the door. I cannot say that an attempt had been made On cross-examination this witness admitted that si-
to enter at the door before the ladder was put to the milar proceedings had occurred next door.
window. I did not-hear Mr. Courty say that had we Mr. Wilkins contended there was no case to answer,
waited a minute we should haye been admitted. The for it was possible that the counters and dice-boxes on
things produced were found in the first-floor room. I the roof might have been thrown there by persons from
saw Everett in the passage. One of my officers opened the adjoining house.
the door to me. Mr. HARDWICK said there was the strongest suspi-
Henry Beresferd—l am one of the. inspectors of the cion, but no direct proof, that this house was a gaming
C division. About one o'clock this morning I accom- house. He must give the party the benefit of the doubt,
ponied Mr. Baker to 60, Jermyn-street. I took a and discharge him.
ladder with me, as it had been arranged that if re- The next case was against the " Strangers," Regent-
,istance to our entry was offered, we should make street. •
our way in at the window. As I approached the John Jones, John Watkins, and John Wilmot, were
house I saw the door slammed to. I then took the lad- charged with being found in the house. -
der and placed it against the window, upon which Mr. Superintendent Mallalieu, R division, said he went to
Courty, I believe, shut the shutters. I immediately 27, Regent-street, about one o'clock, and went up stairs
broke a pane of glass, and attempted to raise the sash, with some constables. Witness found the rooms lighted
but could not do so. I next attempted to break in the up, but no one was preseat. Witness found a hazard-
sash with my foot, but at this moment four rounds of table, rakes, pouls, roulette-wheel, and counters. In a
the ladder broke, and I was very near falling back- room beneath the play rooms found two persons,
wards into the street, but caught hold of the ladder, and smoking cigars and drinking wine. The defendants
although I hurt my hand very much, I saved myself from Jones and Watkins said they did not intend to make
falling. At this moment I heard the constables calling, any excuse; they were there merely to smoke their
" It's all right—we are in," and I descended the ladder cigars. Wilmot was about going to bed, and he ad-
and went into the house. To the best of -my belief I nutted he was waiter to Mr. Russell, the owner of the
saw all five prisoners in the house, either in the room on house.
the first floor, or on the landing place. In one corner of Mr. Howard, for the defence, said this house was a
the room I found a roulette wheel, with one of the ordi- restaurant, and not a gaming house. The parties appre-
nary table covers, and the other articles produced. I was hended by the police were there on business, and they
then directed to take the names of the various prisoners. were taking refreshment, the same as any other strangers.
Courty was taken first. He said he was the servant Mr. Hanoweca asked Inspector Beresford if he knew
there in charge of the house. Everett said he was em- whether the house was a club tavern ? Beresford said
ployed as porter ; and the others said they were merely strangers would not be admitted. He had applied, and
there, but had nothing to do with the house. The) had been refused, on the ground that he was not a
were merely visiting there. The prisoners and imple- member.
ments were then taken to the station-house. Mr. Howard contended that his clients were not called
Cross-examined by Mr. Wilkins—When I went in the upon to assign any reason for being in the house, as the
implements were concealed—they were not visible until house was not proved to be a gaming house. It was a
I took the cloth off them. I saw the door slammed, but house open for refreshments, and he himself when he
could not say by whom this was done. The moment I had gone to the Opera had afterwards supped at Mr.
heard this I placed the ladder to, the window. Russell's house.
Win Rogers, 64 C—About one o'clock this morn • Mr. HARDWICK was of opinion that the house was
ing I went, in company with Mr. Beresford, to 60, open for the purposes of gaming. He now wished to
Jermyn.street. When I got there I saw the door know if the defendants Jones and Watkins were there
opened, and 'rushed in. Everett immediately looked without lawful excuse.
out. 1 rushed forward, and another constable came up The reply was they were there to sell a horse to Mr.
and seized Everett. I went up stairs, and in the first- R
floor front room took charge of the door. There were elr. HARDWICK was of opinion that it was highly im-
three or four persons in the room, I cannot say which. probable such a transaction would take place at one
Mr. Bakes' and Mr. Beresford requested me to stop at Russell.
o'clock in the morning.
the door of the room while they searched the house, The next case, was the house No. 2, Bennett-street.
and I did so. I know nothing more. The charge was made by Superintendent Grin-
Mr. Wilkins—l have nothing to ask this man. sell, but as nothing had been found to show the character
Wm. Morris, 173 C—l went with other constables of the house, the parties were discharged.
to 60,.1ermyn street. The door was opened. I rushed hi
The next case was a rough lot from I, Leicester-court.
and took Everett into custody ; he was behind the door.
wasappeared, played for such wretched stakes as
May. The
I went no further, but remained there while the others proved by Superintendent
went up stairs. Reeves was, at the time, coming down pTahretiecsa,sei t
pence.
stairs.
Mr. Hardwick fined the following defendants 20s.
Mr. 'Wilkins submitted that the informer in this
each:—Barney Riley, the owner; Gray, Wicks, Ralph,
case had utterly failed in making out his case ; and
Brown, Smith, Saunders, James, Possy, Pipe, and Lewis.
there was no proof, in fact, that the house in question
was a gaming-house. There was no case in which a The case against 75, Castle street, was dismissed from
conviction had taken place, in w the magistrate want of proof.
convicting had not required proof gaming was The next case was against the " Nick," at 164, Castle-
going on at the time the officers entered. Here there street, Leicester-square.
was nothing beyeind mere suspicion ; true, a roulette Superintendent Lawrie, 13 division, proved the case
table was found, counters were found, cloths and cards against Green. Martin, Lewis, Foster, Keerer, Jones,
were found. These might be ground for a reasonable Rogers, Humphries, Savery, Matthew, Barrett, and Tom
suspicion of its being a gaming-house ; . but it was no Reedy.
proof. The articles in question might ha;,,e been placed Inspector Beresford said the place below was a coffee-
there for a merely temporary purpose, arid he submitted shop, but no one could obtain admittance upstairs until
that there was not a tittle of evidence to show that the he had, what is technically termed, his " picture " taken.
house had, in any one instance, been used as a gaming- He must undergo the ordeal of the coffee-shop, to see
house. The police had found no sign or symbol of that he was not a disguised policeman.
gaining havkAPP•tatihviilatim in the house. It was not The next case was 160, Piccadilly, proved by Superin-
enough to show that Mr. Courty had the care and tendent Young.
management of the house.. According to the terms of John Wilson, George Johnson, and Thomas Stows
the Act of Parliament they must produce the owner and wore fined 3/, for being found in tho house without
keeper of the house as a gaming-house. But there was lawful excuse.
no evidence to show that Mr. Courty had any share in The charge brought by Superintendent Grinsell
the care and management of that house as a gaming- failed, froni the absence of legal proof, and the defend-
house ; and he might make the same remarks with regard ants, Russell, Cray-craft, and Onslow, were discharged.
to Mr. Everett. Mr. Everett might be a porter in the The next case was against the " Old Berkley," 46,
house, arid an innocent porter ;he might be there for the Al bemarle-st reet.
purpose of cleaning the shoes or boots of any gentleman
who came in with dirty ones ; and as to the other three The defendants were John Redman, George hicks,
there was not the shadow of a case against them. Ac- John Ward, William Smith, and two others, and Henry
cording to the 49th clause of the Act, playing must, at Wingfield and John Carter, who had not surrendered totheir bail.
least, be proved to be going on. But there was no evi- Superintendent Bicknell proved the entry into the
dence to show that play was going on, or ever had been house under a proper warrant, and the seizure of
going one in that house, or that it ever had in anywise
gambling implements, and the capture of the defendants,
been used for the purposes of a gaming-house. He pre- who were all charged with being present without lawful
sumed that the magistrate would require the same evi-
excuse. The police seized also 14/. 10s. in gold, and
dence as a jury would require in a similar case, and if 2,9501. in bills.
so there was no case at all.
Mr. Wilkins said he would not take up the time of the
Mr. HARDWICK said Courty was charged with having Court by offering any defence.
the care and management of the house as a gaming- Mr. HARDWICK then inflicted the fine of 31. on all the
house, and the question was whether there was sufficient
evidence to establish that charge. All the preliminary defendants who appeared.
An application was then made for the return of the
steps had been properly taken.; the report of the Police
Commissioners had been produced ; the oaths of two money and bills to the owner of the house, who had not
housekeepers, showing the grounds for their belief that been convicted.
the house was a common gambling-house had
:been laid Mr. HARDWICK said the money was in the charge of
the police, and any application about it must be made to
who had then issued their
warrant for entering the 'house. The Magistrate then on
the Commissioners. He certainly should make no order
before the Commissioners
took a review of the facts of the case as proved in evi- the .übiect. .
Mr. Wilkins said, although he had, as it were, offered
dence, and said he thought that, under all the circum- no defence in- the last case, it was not because he con-
stances, the conclusion was a fair one, that Courty, who
sidered the case proved. But with respect to the money
had admitted that he had the care and management of inited question, it was certainly not to be considered us for-
e inasmuch as the house had not been proved to be
He was found with gambling implements in the room, a gaming-house. •
the house, knew that it was used as a gambling-house. feand dice-boxes in his pocket, and these facts brought After considerable discussion, it was at length agreed
him (Mr. Hardwick) to .the reasonable conviction that that the bills should be sealed up,. and left in the hands
he must have been perfectly cognisant that the room
of the police for the present. ,
was used fur gambling. He therefore felt it his duty to There wart . ;several . other warrants eeecuted, but as
impose a fine, the amount of which he would mention by
the parties hadmost probalely received
and by. With regard to Everett, he thought the charge iv,d- finiey warning,
the police were unable to possesSetri
thselves of sufficient
was also proved as against him; respecting the other
three they were only charged with the minor offence of
being present for an unlawful purpose. evidence to warrant them in.preising the charges.
Mr. Wilkins reminded the Magistrate- that the imple-
ments were covered over, and therefore that it was pro-
bable they did not even know that they were in the
room. . ~ .

A MARKED MAN.—In the history of escaped con-
victs there never was, perhaps, one more easily recog-
nised than a man recently escaped from New South
Wales, and supposed to be at present in London. lie
is described thus :—" Adam and Eve, tree and serpent,
B, S, T.S., bust of a man, mermaid, half moon, ship,
George and the Dragon, man, birds, heart and darts,
Hope and anchor, T, crown and flags on the left arm ;
seven dots between the finger and thumb of the le't
hand, man and glass on the back of the !eft hand, ring
pricked on the middle finger of left hand, two pugili: to
on the centre of chest." His name is TrueloVe Smith,
and he is about twenty-four years of age. He was tried
at Cambridge on the 15th May, 1830, and sentenced to
transportation for life hi his tenth year. •
ROYAL MARlNES.—Captain Buchannan, Lieutenant
Gwyn, one sergeant, one corporal, and forty privates, of
the Woolwich division, have been placed under orders
to join the Culling% oo:1, eighty guns, and the remainder
of this corps, wilt be furnished from the Chatham divi-
sion, and are expected to proceed to South America.

,lAL PARLIAMENT.
OF COMMONS, May 8.
Members being present when the
Chair, the 11,use aljourEed

I. W IN TELLIGENCE.
COURT OF CHANCERY, May 8.

This was the last day of Easter Term, and the Court took
appeal motions, none of which possessed the slightest interest.

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT May 8.
Motions of no interest, this being the last day of Easter
Term, occupied the Court the whole day.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER, May 8.
(Sitti; r in Banco.)
SRAGRAVE V. ENGLAND.

The report of this case appeared in our impression of
Saturday last, and was tried before Mr. Baron Gurney,
the day before. It was an action to recover damages
for trespass and illegal ejectment, aggravated by vio-
lence. Without entering minutely- into the floss of the
case, we may remind our readers that Mrs. Seagrave,
considering herself to be in bona fide possession of a
house of Mr. Pocock's, in Swinton-street, King's-cross,
was ejected by his agent, the defendant, and that the
jury gave her 501. damages.
Mr. PETERSDORFF now moved for a rule nisi, calling
on the plaintiff to show cause why the verdict should
not be set aside, and a new trial had. He partly
grounded his motion on the view taken of a point sub-
mitted to the jury by. his Lordship.
Baron GURNEY concurred with the Learned Counsel,
and granted the rule ; advi,ing, at the same time, that
the defendant should make s-me cowession, rather than
incur furtner costs.—Rule granted accordingly.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT,
OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. Baron ALDERSON.)
THE MURDER AT MARYLEBONE.

At ten o'clock this moriliag the prisoner, William Crouch;
who was described in the calendar as " a groom, aged 28, re-
manded from last session, standing indicted for the wilful
murder of Frances Elizabeth Crouch," was placed at the bar.
The prisoner is rather boyish in his appearance, with a
somewhat pleasing expression of countenance.
Mr. Parry prosecuted, and Mr.. Clarkson defended the
prisoner. . . . .

Mr. Parry having stated the case, called
Mrs. Elizabeth Haynes, who said, I am the wife of Samuel
Ha% nes, who resides at Chesterfield-street, Marylebone. I
have known the prisoner since September last, at which time
he resided in the same house that I did. His wife was re-
siding with him. I remember the morning of Saturday, the
30th of March last, and saw the prisoner on that morning
between seven and eight o'clock. He went out that morn-
ing about half-past ten. I saw him again about four o'clock
the same afternoon, when he came home with a man. I went
outside the door to him. I asked the prisoner If he had seen
my husband, and he said he had not. He then left the
housz. again and returned in about an' hour afterwards. He
was alone then, and I told him he had been clanking, but he
denied it. His appearance was that of a drunken man. He
sat down in the room and said, "It must be done—it must
be done—l can't wait." I said, " What is that, Mr. Crouch,
are you in a hurry ?" and he repeated the words three or four
times. He then fell asleep, and I said nothing further to him. He
was asleep for some time. When he woke up, I told him that
Mrs. Lynes had sent his clean clothes ; and he said, " I shall
never want them ;" and hexot up and opened the bundle of
clothes, and, puling out a shirt which was torn, said, "There
is a pretty thing for a fellow to put on his back." He said it
had been lying in the box for six weeks, and " she " was too
lazy to mend it, or sew any buttons on it. I told him I could
sew buttons on it before the morning, and he said he should
never wear it any more He sat down for a few moments,
and then get up and looked for a pair of stockings, and, not
finding them, he said, " I have not had a pair of stockings
for these six weeks." He said, " Why the b— h— could
she not mend my stockings?" He remained for a few mo-
ments, and then left the room, and went into my bed-room,
where his own box was placed. He unlocked the box, and
locked it again, and then came into my rootn, and put the
box key into his waistcoat pocket. He sat down for about
five minutes, and then left the house. I did not see him
again until seven o'clock, when an alarm was given, and on
looking out of the window I saw him running. The prisoner's
wife had left him about a fortnight before. Until that time
she had lived with him, and 'after that time she used to
come backwards and forwards. The night the prisoner's
wife left he said, "I will lie wait for her, and give her a good
hiding ; and if I had her here I would cut her throat with'
a razor."

Cross-examined by Mr. CLARKSON—The prisoner's wife
lived about forty yards off. The night this happened the
prisoner was tipsy.
By the Covnr—l heard the alarm given about five minutes
after he left the house.
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By Mr. CLARKsox—The conversation about the razor oc-
curred about a fortnight before. His wife was very kind to
him. The had a little girl about nine months old. He was
proud of the child. Mrs. Lynes used to take the child while
the mother went to work. When the prisoner's wife came
to see him, she brought the child with her.
Mary Lynes examined—l am the wife of Charles Lynes. I
knew the prisoner and his late wife. They had been married
a year and eleven months. She had a child about nine
months old, and I used to take care of it. I have done so
since the child was a fortnight old. I remember Saturday;
30th March, when I saw the prisoner at about eleven o'clock
in the morning. He was going down Marylebone-street.
He said, "I think she has cut me, for she has not been to see
me this morning." I said she is at work, and he then passed
on. and I did not see him again until twenty minutes to seven
o'clock, when I saw him at my own house, No. 4, Little
Marylebone-street. The prisoner's wife was in my room, she
had come up to suckle the baby. There was a little girl
named Sarah Simpson in the room with her. The prisoner
was about to pass me on the stairs and I desired him to stop
until I had dried the stairs, for I was then cleaning them.
He said, " Is my missis up stairs." I said, " Yes, she is." I did
not notice anything particular in his manner. When I had
finished the stairs lie passed up into the room. His wife was
singing, " Fare thee well, love, I am going," and as soon as
he put his foot into the room the so'ig ceased. I heard the
little girl Simpson cry out "mother, mother!" and I instantly
went into the room. The prisoner was standing with the
razor in his hand by the side of my chest of drawers. He was
wiping a razor. His wife was lying against the wainscoting.
She was bleeding from the neck, and was quite dead. I took
the prisoner by the shoulders and asked him how he dared
to treat his wife in that manner, but he made
me no answer. The child, was under the deceased.
The prisoner said, if one man was not enough, twenty were
not too many. I thought he addressed this to the corpse.
He then went hastily down stairs. I ran after him, and
called out " Stop him !" •I overtook him in the street and
stopped him, and said, " Mr. Crouch, how could you do so ?"
but he did not answer. I left him with Robert Davies, my
landlord. When he was brought back he asked if his wife
was dead, and I said "Yes, she is, you villain." He said
" Well, well, I did it, and I could not help it." He was asked
what he had done with the razor? and he said "I threw it
away," but I said " No, no, it is in his pocket," and there I
believe it was found.

Cross examined—The deceased bore a most excellent cha-
racter. She was a very moral, well-conducted woman. When
the prisoner came to my house on the Saturday he seemed to
me to be in a good temper. The door of the room in which
Mrs. Crouch was sitting was open. I could hear everything
that passed. Nothing was said but what I have stated. I
did not see the infant taken out of the room.
Sarah Simpson, a little girl apparently about five years of
age, dressed in deep mourning, was then placed on the bench,
and questioned by the Learned Judge, who informed the jury
that from her answers she was evidently unacquainted with
the name of her Creator, and was therefore incapable of cal-
ling upon him to attest her truth. She was consequently not
examined.
Charles Bennett was then called, and said I am a police-
man, D 18. I was on duty on the evening of 30th March,
and was called to take the prisoner into custody. I took him
by the collar, and he said, " 'Thu need not collar me, I will
go quietly." As we were going along he said " Ah, well, it
served her right; why did she leave me ?" I then took him
to the room in which the body of the deceased was lying.
The room was full of blood. I asked Mrs. Lynes what he had
done with the instrument, and she said he had got it about
him. I asked him first, and he said he had thrown it away.
I searched him, and found the razor in his coat pocket. On
the road to the station-house he said, "I don't care anything
about it; you may hang me and be d—d." Further on he
said, "Al), that cursed drink, it is the devil." I then took
him to the station-house, and on taking off his neckerchief I
discovered a cut in his throat. It was a small cut; it had
bled but very little. A surgeon saw him afterwards.
Cross-examined—He repeatedly said, " Oh, my dear wife ;
I love her." He was taken over to Dr. Clarke's, and his
neck was stitched up, and he was afterwards taken to the
workhouse. He there said, "Oh, that cursed handkerchief,
if it had not been for that I should have finished myself; for
if I was dead I should be as happy as she is."
Mary Anne Smith—l am the sister of the deceased, Frances
Elizabeth Crouch. Her maiden name was Frances Elizabeth
Downing.
Mr. Joseph was then called, and said—l am a surgeon re-
siding in Great Marylebone. On the evening of the 30th of
March I was called to No. 4, Little Marylebone-street, where
I saw the body of the deceased lying on the floor. I found a
wound in her neck which had divided the windpipe, the left
jugular vein and right jugular vein, and part of the spine.
That which kept the head on was the spine. I was also called
to ermine a wound in the prisoner's neck. It was not at all
a serious wound; it was quite superficial. It had been sewn
up when I saw it. The prisoner, when I saw him, was in a
state of stupor, but he rapidly got out of that state; that was
about a quarter of an hour after the murder was committed.
I saw the prisoner afterwards several times. 'I asked him if
he had any pain in the head, and he replied,!" No." His
head was lying on his breast. I saw him the next day, and
on asking him how he was, he said he wished that he was
dead, and was crying very much. He asked to see his child.
I saw him again on the Monday, in order to ascertain whe-
ther he was fit to go before the Coroner, and I found that
he was.

Cross-examined—l have never found that concussion of
the brain has resulted in madness. I have never known
concussion happening to a madman produce sanity ; nor
have I ever known concussion of the brain to a sane man
produce madness.
Re-examined—The usual effect of concussion of the brain
is insensibility. Concussion is a curable disease generally.
There were other witnesses, but Mr. Clarkson thought it
was not necessary to call them, and they were therefore not
examined.-

This was the case for the prosecution, and
Mr. CLARKSON rose to address the jury for the prisoner.
He said that in fact the only question they would have to
consider was, whether the prisoner, when he committed the
crime with which he stood charged, was or was not disor-
dered in his mind, insomuch as to preclude the posssibility of
his being responsible for his own act. The Learned
Counsel then adverted to the evidence which had been
adduced, from which he said it would appear that the
prisoner was devotedly fond of his wife, and proud of his in-
fant child. He would ask the jury whether such a man,
being so proud of his child, would, while in a sound state of
mind, seek to smother that child in the blood of its mother?
He (Mr. Clarkson) was in a position to show that the priso.
ner had, for a very considerable time prior to the com-
mission of this act, as far back as 1838, been looked upon by
his relatives and friends with doubt respecting his sanity.
This was the ground upon which he stood up in defence of
the unfortunate man at the bar. (Here the prisoner apppiared
to be overwhelmed by an agony of grief, and for a consider-
able time kept his face buried in his handkerchief. The
Learned Judge directed that he should be accommodated with
a chair.)
Mr. Thomas Jolliffe Tuffnell was then called by Mr.
CLARKSON, and said—l am assistant-surgeon to the 3d
Dragoon Guards. In 1838 I was in Devonshire. On the lith
December in that year the prisoner was brought to the Devon
and Exeter Hospital. He was at that time in the service of
Sir Lawrence Palk. He was . perfectly insensible. The
symptoms were those of concussion of the brain. I was told
that it had resulted from a blow on the temple. I treated
him for concussion of the brain. He was perfectly insensible
for three days. Ile did not .answer any question until three.