The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-06 00:00:00

RAILWAY RETURNS.

We extract from the Railway Magazine the sums
received on the principal Railways of Great Britain for
the week ending on the day of the month prefixed to
each. The return includes the money received for
passengers, parcels, carriages, horses, mails, and mer-
chandise:—
Week Total.
Name of Railway.
ended s. d.
Mar. 30 Arbroath and Forfar 159 12 8
30 Birmingham and Derby Junction 1,353 14 9
29 Birmingham and Gloucester 2,024 5 7
30 Brandling Junction 865 16 3
29 Chester and Birkenhead 403 15 3
April 2 Dublin and Kingstown 1,191 7 7
Mar. 31 Dundee and Arbroath 216 5 7i
30 Durham and Sunderland 789 6 6
30 Edinburgh and Glasgow 2,054 15 6
31 Eastern Counties and Notth Eastern 3,774 18 10
30 Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr 1,251 6 5
30 Glasgow and Greenock 685 5 2
30 Grand Junction 7,332 14 5
30 Great North of England 1,266 9 7
31 Great Western
29 Liverpool and Manchester
30 London and Birmingham
April 4 London and Blackwall 863 1 1
Mar. 30 London and Brighton
April 2 London and Croydon
4 London and Greenwich.. BB9 17 2
Mar. 31 London and South Western 5,303 0 1
29 Manchester, Bolton and Bury 706 3 4
Manchester and Birmingham
30 Manchester, Leeds, and Hull Assoc 5,620 0 0
30 Midland Counties
30 Newcastle and Carlisle 1,491 10 9
31 Newcastle and North Shields 343 3 6
30 North Midland 4,209 14 9
North Union and Bolton and Preston

26 Paris and Orleans 4,390 0 0
April 1 Paris and Rouen 3,916 0 0
Mar. 30 Preston and Wyre 229 13 8
30 Sheffield and Manchester 502 6 1
April 4 South Eastern
Mar. 30 Taff Vale
31 Ulster
30 York and North Midland

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, APRIL 6.—Moderate easterly breeze and fine.
DEAL, APRIL s.—Wind S.S.W. to S.W.—Acrd. Seringapa-
tam, Robertson, Calcutta; Alice, Palmer, Jamaica; Duke of
Clarence, Honduras ; Quebec, Hebard, New York. Sld. Cey-
lon and St. Vincent, Sydney; Marquis of Bute, China; Ruby,
St. Kitt's ; Britannia, St. John's, New Brunswick; Water-hen
and Pusey Hall, Quebec.
PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 4.—Wind S.S.W. 5. S.W.—Sld.
Acadia, Quebec:

,
autzmotrrn, APRIL 4.—Arrd. Augrata, Baddeley, Drage-
mastie (out ninety-five days). A seaman named John Han-
nington has come home in her, who reports that the barque
Westall, from London to Corfu, was wrecked in the Medi-
terranean ; the crew, after two days, reached Cephalonia in the
boats. Sld. Trade and Ceylon, Quebec. 011 port, Tigris,
Lintin, Ceylon—left the Cape Feb. 10.
PLYMOUTH APRIL s.—Wind W.:—Arrd. Rainbow, South-
ampton, for Quebec.i
COWES, APRIL s.—Arrd. Danae, Foster, Arica; Neptunus,
Borgeson. Rio ; Emma, Packwood, Bahia.
PooLE, APRIL 4.—Sl. William IV., Newfoundland.
OFF SALCOMBE, APRIL 3.—Diarnond, Taylor, Calcutta;
Lady Leith, St. Helena.

FALMOUTH, APRIL 5.—5. W., fresh breezes.—Arrd. Hen-
riette, Lobbe, Rio, for Hamburgh, leaky, and with loss of
rudder. Off 2d and 4th.—Superior, Dorling, and Pomona,
Rio ; Senator, Long, Boston, fbr Amsterdam Agnes, Wik-
stroom, Maceio ; Mercata, Van Coppewell, Pernambuco, for
Antwerp. Manacles buoy has been replaced.
LLII2,IELLY, APRIL 4.—A plank from the stern of a vessel
marked " Sir James M'Donnel of Dublin," was picked up on
the From Sands yesterday.
BIDEFORD, APRIL 4.—The Frances, M'Kean, from Hon-
duras to London, has become a wreck, and if the weather re-
mains fine the greater part of her cargo and stores will be
saved.

WHITBY, APRIL 4.—The Chase, from London to Sunder-
land, which went ashore in Cayton Bay, 16th ult., has been
got off, in here.

OFF KINGSBRIDGE, APRIL 4.—Dublin, Dunman, Port
Philip, sailed Oct. 13.

APRIL 3.—Acrd. Lydia Jane, Mundie, Honduras,
and sailed for Plymouth. Off, Zoe, Blacklock, Mauritius.
Ski. Stag, London.
NEwRY, APRIL 3.—Arrd. Ayrshire, M,lCay, New York.
WORKINGTON, APRIL 3.—Sld. Hew, Lloyd, North Ame-
rica ; Ann Newport, Bermuda.
LIVERPOOL, APRIL 4.—Wind variable, light.—Arrd. Mary,
Sullivan, Charleston ; Isabella, Briggs, New York. sth.
Wind S.E. to S.W., moderate.—Arrd. Ivanhoe, China ;
Australia and John, Calcutta; Reward, Cuba; Salem, Hon-
duras ; Arabian, New Orleans ' • lanthe, Mobile ; Catharine
Frazer, New York ; Andes, Brocklebank, Bahia ; Thomas
Mellor, Polethorp, Bahia (sailed 4th March). Off, Bridge-
town, New Orleans ; Montezuma, New York. Ski. 4th,
Maria and Bahamian, China ; Port Royal, Rio ; Jit, Pernam-
buco ; Prince of Wales and Antilla, Barbadoes ; Roscoe, New
York ; George Skolfield, Boston ; Acadia (steamer), Halifax ;
Great Britain, Alexander Wise, and Jane Augusta, Quebec ;
Richard Jackson, Montreal; Molsom, Cape of Good Hope;
Gem, Rio ; Burley, Grenada ; Scotland, itesv York ; Naila,
Quebec. The Campechano, hence to Manilla, was totally
lost Dec. 5, in the Straits of Bermuda, four men drowned.

WRESTLING.—The Westmorland nd and Cumberland
Wrestling Society met as usual yesterday, at the Highbury
Barn Tavern, to contest for various money prizes, The as-
semblage at the commencement of the day's sport was less
than that of former years; but during the afternoon there
was a gi eat admission of respectably-dressed company, and
towards the close of the day's play more than we ever re-
member to have seen congregated together. The wrestling
took place in an immense room at the rear of the premises,
competent to hold two or three thousand persons, and the
preliminaries having been adjusted by the steward, who
walked round a spacious ring roped in the sport commenced
witl the men of eleven stone and under. The prizes were,
Si. to the first man, 41. to the second, 21. to the third, and 11. to
the fourth. After a succession of cants, in which great science
in the art of wrestling was displayed, William Morton won the
first prize, John Simminds the second, John Lill the third, and
James Irving the fourth. The men exceeding eleven
stone
then contended for prizes of the same value, and there were
several powerful Life Guardsmen entered the lists. The play
lasted until half-past seven in the evening, when T, Miller, a
Guardsman, won the first prize, A. Nelson the second, H. Margetson the third, and James Hague the fourth.
A newspaper has noticed that the word " Ireland"
resolves itself Sato the following imperial title, " Daniel R.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET-(THIS DAY.)

A shabby-genteel looking young man, named Chris-
topher Wilson, was placed before Mr. Twyford, charged
with having a mackintosh cloak in his possession, re-
specting which he could not give a good account.
Police-constable F 119 said he was in search of thieves
last night in a house in Bedfordbury, rather notorious
as the resort of such characters, and while there he saw
the prisoner offering the mackintosh in question for sale
for twelve shillings. When the witness went into the
room the prisoner displayed by his manner some anxiety
as to the presence of an officer, arid in consequence of
this the witness asked the prisoner if the cloak belonged
to him, and he said, " I know nothing whatever about
it." The officer then said he must take the prisoner
into custody, and the prisoner immediately struck him.
He was, how ever, ultimately secured and conveyed to
the station-house.

The prisoner in his defence said the mackintosh did
net belong to him. It was lying on the table when the
officer came in.

The prisoner was remanded for further inquiry.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
(THIS DAY-)
James Brody, a man of respectable appearance, about
40 years of age, who refused to give his address, was
placed at the bar on the following charge.
"Mr. Henry James Gunning, of No. 15, West-street,
Seven Dials, brass ornament manufacturer, stated that
on Thursday last the prisoner, who was a perfect
stranger to him, applied at his factory for employment,
stating that he had a wife and four children, and had
been out of work for several months, and that, in conse-
quence, his family were in a state of actual starvation.
Prosecutor, commisserating his unhappy condition,
directly gave him work, and as he was leaving the pre-
mises at dinner time, advanced him a few shillings to
procure his family what they might on the instant stand
in need of. As the prisoner was leaving the shop at
tea-time, he vs as observed to drop, by accident, a
piece of brass, the property of the prosecutor, which
he had no right to have about him. From
that circumstance suspicion was entertained that
he was removing property from the premises, and a
watch being set upon him, he was seen to take and
secrete about his person other articles of brass-work,
and on his being given into the custody of the police and
searched, a number of articles, the property of the
prosecutor, amounting in value, altogether, to 13s. 3d.,
were found about him. The prosecutor also stated that
he had ascertained that when the prisoner left his pre-
mises, at dinner time, after he had advanced him the
money, he had then actually robbed him, and had after-
wards sold the stolen property in the neighbourhood.
The prisoner said distress had driven him to commit
the offence.

Mr. 1-lAnnwwx—This is one of the blackest cases of
ingratitude that ever was brought before me. Pleading
poverty under such circumstances is nonsense. I shall
commit the prisoner to Newgate for trial at the Central
Criminal Court.

UNION HALL.—(THIS DAY.)
James Keegan was charged with robbing a man named
Jamieson, in Vine-yard, Tooley-street.
The complainant is a sailor, and having just arrived
from a voyage he went ashore, and got " hatf-seas over"
at a public-house in Tooley-street. When he left the
house, in passing the end of a notorious place, called
Vine-yard, he was surrounded by several men, amongst
whom were the prisoner and a man named Harley (sine.
committed), who pinioned his arms, and while they held
him in that situation, turned all his pockets inside
out, and robbed him of all the silver he had in.
his possession. The prisoner escaped at the time, but
was taken into custody on Thursday for robbing e
female, and when he was taken to the station-house be
was at once identified as having been concerned in the
other robbery.—He was committed.
HORSE William Dear, late horse-keeper
in the employ of Mr. Wheatley, omnibus proprietor, Of
Greenwich, was charged with stealing a horse, the pro-
perty of his master. •
It appeared that on Good Friday morning Mr. Wheat•
ley's stable was broken open and a horse stolen. The
same afternoon the prisoner took a horse to a knacker's
yard in Friar-street, and offered it for sale. Suspicion
however, being entertained that the animal was stolen,
an inquiry was made on the subject, the result of which
was a discovery that the horse had been stolen from Mr.
Wheatley's stable.
The prisoner, who pleaded poverty in extenuation.
a as committed.

QUEEN-SQUARE.—(THIS DAY.)
Mary Sherbeck, a middle-aged, decent-looking wedrnan•
was charged, before Mr. Burrell, by Mr. Parhar,, a pork
butcher, residing in the Broadway, Westminster, with
stealing a piece of salt pork, of the value of one shilling-
At about half•past eight o'clock, on Thursday night•
whilst the complainant was serving some customers, the
prisoner entered, and pretending to be looking at the
pork as if she were about to buy it, put it under lot
shawl, and left the shop. He stopped her at the door.
and accused her with taking the meat, which she denied,
but immediately afterwards dropped it on the pavement*
and offered to give him her shawl if he would let her go-
She was, however, given into custody.
The prisoner, who did not deny the charge, and begged
hard for mercy, as it was the first offence, was committed
to take her trial at the next Middlesex Sessions.

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS•

CITY, QUARTER TO TH.R.K.E.
There is not any information this morning, as to the
Cotton Trade, yesterday being observed as a, holiday
It is the opinion of practical men in the second port of the
kingdom, that Sir lt. Peel will not touch the Tobacco or
the Sugar duties this session, but that he will repo'
the Act of Parliament by which five per cen‘
was laid upon all taxes, now some years since.
There are some additional advices this morning from Port Philip, namely, to the 18th November. The clip
of wool is spoken highly of. Money was very plentifl44
and the banks continued to advance most freely upola
produce.
In the Money Market there has not been much buSi"
ness transacted this morning. Consols for Money hare
reached par at last, This will decide many heal/
wagers. At present 991 is the quotation. The value
for the Account is also 991 to 100; Bank Stock, 199 es
div. ; the Three per Cents. Reduced, 991 ex div. ;
South Sea Stock, 1131; Exchequer Bills, 745. prens4
India Stock, 294; and India Bonds, 87s. prem.
The quotations of Dutch Stock have receded—thl
Two-and-a-Half per Cents. from 611 to 604;
the Five_ per Cents. from 1001 to WO, and
look. The success that has attended the 10
luntary loan plan in the Netherlands, 111
given a great degree of firmness to the securities
Holland. Spanish Bonds have varied but slightly to'
day. The Actives have realised 26k j ; and the Three
per Cents. 36i to f. Belgian Bonds are at 1044 ; Meal
can at 37. Russian at 117 ; and Colombian ex VOW
zuelan at 15/
The alterations in the market for the Railway Share°
to-day have been slight. A fair amount of business 10
been done.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE OVILOGIC•
(From the Official List.)
Bank Stock 19834 19g
S per Cent. Reduced Annuities . 9912
3 per Cent. Consols. Annuities ..... .............
3% per Cent. Annuities, 1818 lO2
334 per Cent. Reduced Annuities .....»....„....» lO2 6414
New 334 per Cent Annuities 103%
Long Annuities, Expire bth Jan. 11360 • 12 740%
India Bonds,l,ooo B7
Ditto under 1,000 , 87
South Sea Stock its
Bank Stock for Account ......... ....... ...
goy N
Consols for Account .....
India Stock
Exchequer Bill:, 130. 1344.
1,0001. . ...... •••••
Ditt'4 Small ...... ... ... 74 pm. -
FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Belgian Bonds, 5 per Cent ..... ........ .......... .......
Ditto for the Account. 104%
Columbian Bonds. -. ................ .................. 15%%„
Mexican 'Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent. ....... ..... ...... 36 31
Ditto Deferred Stock, 16%
Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent 117% 111
Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent 1840........ 26% %
Ditto for the Account .......
Ditto Passive Bonds. .... ............ ... .......
Ditto Deferred l5
Ditto Three per Cent.
Ditto for the Account.
Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent...." ...........
Ditto Deferred
Dutch 134 per Cent 5....•"...... ............... •••
Ditto tor the Account .....••••• 61 61
Dutch 5 per Cents.. .... .. .......... "............ 1 %
PRICES OF SHARES THIS SAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS. PAID. Pee SHARI
Birmingham and Gloucester lOO . ... .... 94% ...... to ---
Ditto New
Bristol and Exeter. ............ • 7O ..... ..•• ......... to "'"'
Bristol and Gloucester 3O ... ...... 4a ... ..... to --
Caledonian
Eastern Counties
Ditto New Registered 81. 6s. Sd. -
Edinburgh and Glasgow 5O 55 to -' •
Ditto Shares
Shares
Junction Grand 12% ..... 16 ...... to
1 -
00 to --
Ditto g Shares -
Hull and Selby
.... t lig
%
Lancaster and Carlisle 5 ........ 13 ..
London and Brighton 5O ••••••••• 4434 00Ni. Vik ......
London and Birmingham. Stock ......235 ...... to --
Ditto % Shares 2
211/4 NUM. to .".".
Ditto New Thirds 2 -
London and South Western 41% ...... 84 ... ..... to '-'
London and Croydon (Trunk) 13% .—.. 16%,....... t•
Manchester and Leeds. 7O .... •••• -
Ditto % Shares 3O ......... 49304 ... to '-
Norwich and Brandon
Newcastle and Darlington Junet
Northern and Eastern 45 ..... .... to --
Dit o 4 Stares 12% -
North Midland
Paris and Orleans ..„.„.»........... 20
Paris and Rouen
20 .•»..•.. 37
Rouen and Havre.
South Eastern and Dover 32 .•.. ..... 35 to 0,,
Strasburg and Basle
.......—...... 14
Yarmouth and Norwich l6 -
York and North Midland
.....•...• —.... .... . -.. to •-•
Ditto Scarboro' Branch 2% ••.... 2034%..• to --•
PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, Aram 4.
3 per Cent. Consols oh
LAST PRICES OF SHARES.
naitways. PAID. Psi. UMW&
Dublin and K. Road
Drogheda 53 79
Hibernian Bank 25 3O
City of Dublin Steam Company
British and Irish Steam Company

EXECUTION OF A MURDERER.—James Bryce, Wllh°'
after a trial of two days (the 12th and 13th ult.) before thle
Court of Justiciary in Edinburgh, was convicted of tra
murder of his brother-in-law, was executed at the 11.5„.17,i
place of execution in that city on Wednesday last.
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wretched culprit was in a state of pitiable exhaustion Igni
placed on the drop. Notwithstanding a drizzling r
descended, and a raw wind blew during the morning,.
immense multitude came from the neighbouring codI;
and the place of execution was surrounded by an anxle""
expecting crowd as early as six o'clock.
PA AND MA.--Why is the letter D like a stinallinf
child? Because it makes Ma -mad.—Why is the etter
like a young spendthrift? Because it makesPa pay'. _
SOUTHEND.—Considerable progress has been 011 to,
in extending the pier at this Ipleasant watering plat
bl,
the lighthouse. When completed, it will afford a ztou
promenade for visitors.—Essex Standard.

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IRELAND. ►
THE PRESBYTERIAN MOVEMENT.
DUBLIN, APRIL 4.—At length the Presbyterians of
Dublin are about to co-operate with their brethren in
Ulster, on the marriage question. A meeting is to be
held on Friday evening, in the round room of the Ro-
tunda, to petition Parliament in favour of the rights of
the Presbyterian body.
. Ulster meetings continue to be held in all direc-
tions, and the proceedings are characterised by increas-
. g vigour tied determination to resist the arrogant pre-
tensions of the Established Church.
MUNSTER PROVINCIAL DINNER IN CORK.
tom. O'Connell is to leave Dublin on Saturday next,
nand the provincial banquet in Cork, oa Easter
mo.
"YI&G THE FIRST STONE OF ST. JAMES'S
NEW ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH.
Csr:, The imposing and interesting ceremony of laying the
hi of the contemplated new Roman Catholic
urch for St. James's parish took place this day. M.
`"Connell officiated as mason. The site chosen is about
thei Middle of the south side of James-street. The
aidingl will be, according to the accepted plan,
feet from the ground to the spire, and being on
elevation, will be observable from the most dis-
ttati parts of the city. Like all the other great Ca-
;`e temples lately erected, this classic structure
sou °we nothing to the State, but will be the voluntary
If_teretili.rioi,s who
ntribution of the parishioners, and any other benevo-
lentchoose to aid in the work Shortly
clock to-day, the very Rev. Doctors Yore and
accompanied by the Rev. Mr. Canavan, P.P.,
' the Rev. kr. Carroll, appeared in their canonicals
upon the ground, at which time there was a large and
:irtnonable assemblage present, among whom we ob-
,rred Mr. O'Connell, Sir John Power, Bart., James
foer, Esq., M.P.,
Alderman Butler, and several other
'`ueelbers of the Corporation. The Lord Mayor did not
arrlye until the proceedings had terminated. After the
11:dial service prescribed by the Church for such occasions
;been celebrated, Mr. O'Connell was presented with
1114ldress, which was read by the Rev. Mr. Canavan.
b.„. ,document tendered the thanks of the Catholic
'yer —'saioners of St. James to " their Liberator." It ad-
t° the persecutions which were endured by the
13e31e of Ireland previous to the period of Mr. O'Con-
msh s active exertions to deliver them from the state of
were in which they were at his birth. To him they
uu,ustedebted for the abrogation of those tyrannic and
b y
oCn rigs
re :sit
taot Creator, laws which prevented them from worshipping
:utionfless i.n secret and the address concluded
hlfn 41' ng him upon' having the proof Lefore
the success of his toil on behalf of his
countrymen.
The Rev.ec
applause. Gentleman concluded amid loud
Mr. O'CossELL, in reply to this address, commenced
fervent expression of his thanks for what he termed
exaggerated opinion of his exertions in the
cause his country; and he would be satisfied with
dying this much, if the address had not adverted to
°vPies which at the present- moment he could not pass
r unheeded. They had assembled this day for an
Xclueive .
„sea Catholic purpose, and he was, therefore, justi-
-40,' in adverting to the state of Catholicity in all parts
clpfhe world. It was true that he had aided to the best
,wir,ilS ability in striking off the chains of 800,000 persons
e 11,114 the British dominions; but in so doing he felt he
rzithe approbation of his countrymen, who were ever
y to
ysll give that liberty to others which they loved so
theinselves.—(Hear, hear.) He then alluded to
'o7e passage in the address which described the effect
picturing
penal laws against the Catholics; and, after
Viring some few of their iniquities, proceeded to
eid;eLzre that bigotry and intclerance were speedily
ithc°g, or becoming comparatively injurious to
of
hi
buot Possessing them. He spoke in terms
iehhg approbation of the late declaration of the
eei Catholic prelates—that they would not re-
or
a_t? anything from the State; that, in fact, they
uld not touch the filthy mammon of lucre,
acknowledge any allegiance over their spiritual
i)e 1/ t° any Minister of the Crown, but look to the
h. fiolPhe for that support which the people were ready to
ivdeer them.—(Hear, hear.) He alluded to Belgium,
61.4 was an . exclusively Catholic country, and there,
ecieZ.eged, there was the most perfect liberty of con-
fecCe to all—perfect freedom of the subject, and per-
io the f freettom of the press. He next adverted to the state
Catholic religion in France, and said that he
now express a belief in the transmutation of
authority
when he found the conduct of some of the men in
d'ithority in that country. Denton and Marat mur-
wered hundreds of Catholic priests, simply because they
here priests, with the view of destroying religion. Well,
a° believed, that the souls of those men had taken pos-
„eession of the bodies of Villemain and Dupin of the pre.
Mt ilaY• They were not for cutting the throats of the
,H.Stat but they hoped to injure religion as effectually
inteeference—by their exertions to destroy their
elltrThee,X—to separate the people from the clergy. Heer
tia,.{:A;onnell) had been making speeches every other
Y forty-four years, and he could confidently allege
p;
l'et„°°4lan could accuse him of ever acting or speak.
and fa-
your of religiousplause intolerance. He concluded,
kir red amid great .
412/Ell OF MARYap VVEST BY HER HUSBAND.
reut We,
gave yesterday a brief account of this appalling
edgy. The unfortunate deceased was about twenty-
the-a.years of age,_ or perhaps something more, and was
lue4 711ghter of Mr. Scott, the postmaster at Rathfarn-
pea_ Her conduct as a wife and a mother was unim-
peachable' and the only thing at all derogatory to her
ter
.was the unfortunate vice of drunkenness, to
re4idelt.aPPears she was much given, The people who
bosA In the house state that the deceased and her hus-
she"re"tuvel on the best and most affectionate terms while
toe when sober, but that innumerable quarrels took
Ivrete/_sicle " broke out," as they called it, to drink.
whenwa husband was a very temperate man, and
Y' gte9.lay
in s woman tic,, n„suoyed by the tongue of
andceasedd
the , yrfaf:, Ihe mother of West, ld an
te deceased the room, but her efforts to save
ad
net the Iltvr,dZullavailing, and it is probable that,
aceseitaedi Period Cr, been given, the man would have put
sword oq UiB existence. As it was, he sue-
the un -g a tolerably large wound with the
The 'mots enter Fer Part of his abdomen, but his medical
matt,"'work!, hY all a the strongest hopes of his recovery.
vt. will Person aunts, was au industrious and hard-
ohareit' and, up to the present time, bore an
eeterda...
std by =if I:Fibir'i.7th„rwito, one of the city. coroners, as-
b°clY• —asan, Esq., held an inquest on the
4 it appeared
er huar_, from the evidence that the deceased and
seperateSr Were married about ten years. They were
but =or sem- .
a_ were time, owing to her drunken habits,
rY of the mug together for the last three months. _ The
urnit„,, murder the deceased pledged some articles of
htßat Procure drink. The husband was working
-utra.tines on that day, when the deceased followed
"at he tnere after breakfast, and annoyed him so much,
kienliss.Awas told if she came there again he would be
the vil„, from his employment. When he went home in
Afton. h^"ng, deceased commenced abusing him again.
with A wogsea ith her for some time, he armed himself
onna,.,e_ rcane, with which he stabbed her in seve-
ou the body, after which he turned the weapon
ualeelf.
The
that JUrY found the following verdict :—" We find
offeet:ePad Mary West came by her death from the
husband several wounds inflicted on her person by her
e'cicep John West, with a cane-sword, at about eight
room the evening of the id of April instant, in a
te c'ecuPied by said West and wife, in the house, 45,
sex-street."

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altISRa HALF-PAST SIX, rx.
LU "ANCHISE BILL—IMPORTANT RESO-
Th'rONS
"vinOF THE REPEAL ASSOCIATION.
ni °11(g THE
document has just reached

"At a meeting of the Committee of the Loyal Niv
Cotional Repeal Association of Ireland, held at the
rn Exchange Rooms, Thursday, April 4, 1844,
following resolutions were agreed to:—
"1. That although an unnecessary delay has taken
place in the production and order for printing of the
4_rish Registration Bill, yet sufficient appears, from the 4!ateraents in the public papers, to disclose the oppres-
sive principles on which that Bill is founded, the pur-
port and object of it being manifestly to hand over the
representation of the counties in Ireland to the landed
o ligarchy, and totally to suppress in our counties the
"2. That the legislative sanction to the measure of
substituting for beneficial interest the solvent tenant test,
will, even by the avowal of the authors of this nefarious
annihilate two-thirds of the
present 101. consti-
ency; and thus the authors of es
meaen sure unblush-
ingly proclaim the deliberate intention to lessen, by
two thirds, the county constituency.
a " 3. That the franchises offered by the present Bill, as
tsubstitution for the present, and for that mor en-
i.t_ged constituency which Ireland has been loudly,e and,
;:_°l1,(1, vociferously demanding for years past, are two-
n ataely, Ist, the 5/. perpetual freehold franchise,
e
not requiring, as it ought to do, residence, in order
KI le
ty the owner to vote, will afford an ample oppor-
t!rtuaity for creating fictitious votes ; while the second,
:loely the 301. rating clause, will exceedingly restrict
!lase slitttbe, irnoffactth,ose who can possess that franchise—a
will probably be found not to exceed
4!),000 at the utmost ; and as these persons may be, and
"siraot‘t universally will be tenants-at-will, it is manifest
glut their votes will be under the entire control of their
landlords
1)' 4' The the tenancy-at-will clause in the English
'eform Bill, commonly called the Chandos clause, has
been found, by experience, to work most mischievously,
slid, in fact, to destroy the independence of the English
count voters. It is the worst species of franchise
41,,t10wn• in England ; and, therefore, it is brought for-.
vil..l'rd Rs the principal franchise to be given to Ireland
tlry hile the low rates of franchise existing in England
aevieabru most unjustly taken. away from the people of
vro ; and are, with similar Rustice, still retained
• in them.
'4,5. Another objection to the present Bill is, that it
ma -5.
no provision for an increase of the representation
the Irish nation.
• `` 6. The admitted facts upon the discussion in bring-
-Ing in the Bill, demonstrate how completely justifiable
Ire call for the repeal of the legislative union by the
igh
People was, and is, and how little they have to ex-
Peet from any other, save an Irish legislature.
._47. That we respectfully call upon the Irish Members
to attend
an the progress_ of this most afflicting measure,
to give :the Bill the most decided opposition by all
means known to the constitution of. Parliament, how
`aver vexatious these means may be called.
" DANIEL O'CONNELL,
" Chairman of the Committee."

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
MIDLAND CHlCUlT—Warwick, April 4.
CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Baron GURNEY.)
After a case of administering noxicus drugs with in
tent to procure abortion, which, as it was stopped by the
Court, it is perhaps more just, and otherwise better, not
snore particularly to mention,
George Gardner pleaded guilty (an understanding
having been come to between the Learned Counsel, Mr.
Miller, Mr. Hayes, and Mr. Mellor) to an indictment
charging him vvi;h a misdemeanour, in having, on the
10th of February last, at the parish of St. Mary, in the
borough of Warwick, unlawfully taken one Jane Page
out of the custody and care, and against the will, of
one Catherine Kimberley. the person having the lawful
care and charge of her, the said Jane Page then being
an unmarried girl, and under the age of sixteen years,
that was to say of the age of thirteen years.
It appeared that the young lady was entitled to some
property, it was said about 4001. year, and she was at
school at Miss Kimberley's at Warwick. The defendant
was also m very good circumstances, had been on terms
of acquaintance with Mr. and Mrs. Page, and had been
accustomed, with the full permission of Miss Kimberley,
probably sanctioned by Mr. and Mrs. Page, or one of
them, from time to time, to take the young lady out with
him. On the 10th of February last, he took her out as
usual for a walk ; she did not return to Miss Kimber-
ley's, but the defendant took her away to a distant part
of the country, somewhere in 'Wales, as it was said.
Mr. Page did not wish to press the prosecution, as,
whatever might have been his apprehensions at first, he
was now satisfied that the defendant had respected her
virtue. Indeed, it seemed now unquestioned, that ex-
cept as above stated, no sort of freedom had been taken
with the young lady, and probably none was ever in-
tended. Whether or not it had been in contemplation
to detain her until she became of proper age for mar-
riage, or otherwise to possess himself of her and her
property at a future day, did not at all clearly appear.
There was a suggestion of other and very distinct mo-
tives altogether heard of and talked about, but nothing
of the kind transpired in Court, and it was of a nature
to make mention of it, under these circumstances, very
improper.
Mr. Baron GURNEY acquiesced in the proposition
agreed upon and submitted by the counsel on both sides,
but said that it was an offence of a very aggravated de-
scription, invading the peace of families; and that but for
that fact which had been stated by the learned counsel,
and which there was every reason for believing to be
true, that he had respected the young woman's virtue, he
should have felt it his duty to have inflicted a very
severe punishment.
The defendant was then discharged on entering into
his own recognizance in 5001. to come up and receive
judgment when called upon, upon the understanding
that he would not be so called upon if he in no way
further molested the prosecutor, Mr. Page, or any of his
family.
James Gleaves, the lad who was yesterday convicted
of the manslaughter of his brother, at Birmingham, by
stabbing him in the stomach in a quarrel, was then called
up to receive sentence.
His LORDSHIP said, that it was a melancholy instance
of the sad effects of giving way to an ungovernable tem-
per; he had killed his own brother, and the mode in
whiclete had committed this lamentable crime bordered
very nearly upon murder. The sentence was that he be
transported for ten years.
Some other sentences were passed, and there then re-
maining only one other case, which had just before been
called on before Mr. Sergeant Clarke, in the Grand
Jury-room, his Lordship rose at half-past one o'clock,
and shortly afterwards quitted the town.
GRAND JURY-ROOM.--(Before Mr. Sergeant
CLARKE.)
Henry Greenway, aged 21, was indicted for having
stolen, on the 6th of February last, at Wellesbourne,
Hastings, in the dwelling-house of John Compton, four
51. notes, 10 sovereigns, 20 half-sovereigns, 100 shillings,
100 sixpences, and 500 pennies, and a desk, the property
of the said John Compton, and then burglariously broken
out of the said dwelling-house.
Mr. Spooner conducted the prosecution ; Mr. Flood
appeared for the prisoner.
John Compton, the prosecutor, kept a public-house at
Wellesbourne. On the evening of the 7th of February
several persons were drinking there. Some were in the
tap-room, and others in the kitchen. The prisoner was
one of those in the kitchen, where were also one Alex-
ander, a man named Sabin, and his mother, and the
witnesses Parrott and Allibone. From almost all parts
of the kitchen persons there could see all over the bar,
the upper part of the division of which consisted of glass.
In the course of the day in question, he put the four 51.
notes, and about 201. in gold and silver, into a teacup in
the bar, and subsequently transferred it to his desk,
which was within the bar. He went to bed at about half-
past 10, when there was nobody in the house that he
knew of besides himself and his servant-girl, Ann Cot-
ton, and he left the door fastened by two bolts, and an
iron bar across. In the kitchen there was a -settle
or high-backed seat, and a screen behind it, before
which there stood also a huge coal-box, and behind
this screen any person might have la:n concealed. In the
morning he was aroused by Ann Cotton, who gave him
information that something had happened, and she got
up about seven o'clock, an found the house door open,
and his desk removed from its place and broken open,
as it might have been with the coal-hammer, which
stood in the kitchen, and all his money gone. He gave
information to the constable, and about three hours after
he got up it occurred to him to look behind the screen,
and sawdust being about the place, there appeared the
mark of a man having been lying there. There were
no marks as of a breaking in upon the outer door.
Richard Allibone deposed that he had met the pri-
soner that very Tuesday in the Warwick-road, ten yards
from the prosecutor's house, when the prisoner told him
that he had " see'd Mr. Compton put some money in a
teacup, and he'd have it out or be transported," when
witness said that " he'd better not, as it was a house
where they could always have a quart of ale, whether
they had money or not," and he replied, " he did'nt
mind that." Was one of the guests drinking in the
kitchen on Tuesday night, and heard a noise behind the
screen, and got upon the settle and saw the prisoner be-
hind the screen, who shook his fist at him, as bidding
him not to betray him.
Cross-examined—Had been in prison as a poacher,
had been so 15 times, always for poaching; the last time
was about three months ago. On the 7th of February
he had been out of gaol about a fortnight. The first
time he was in was a good bit ago, and he had been a
poacher ever since. Had never been tried for felony.
Joseph Parrott—Was in the kitchen of the public-
house drinking on the night in question. Saw the pri-
soner there, and did not see him leave. On the Bth
took a pint of ale to the prisoner in the lock-up, and told
him that his brother had sent it to him. The prisoner
said that he shouldn't see him again until the assizes,
and then not again for 15 years. He should see what
he had never seen—he should see a %new country. He
should get 15 years.
Cross-examined—The prisoner could at the time of
this conversation see that Sarah Christian, the wife of
the police-officer, was within hearing. Had lived at
Wellesbourne all his life. Had been convicted and fined
once for poaching, but never in trouble for anything else.
ed to having heard the above
the Sarah l
ice C-oh n—
ffiricsetira.DWepaos,e the wife of Edward Christian,
conversation and further, that the prisoner said, " He'd
be d—d if they ever got the money, for he'd never tell
anyo
anesw:,elelreteitllwhaism w
. ' On which hiitchwPasa7thotatt
lie
eaimd
might
tt
go
might
and get it, and have some of it.
Ann Cotton, the servant girl deposed to having seen
prisoner on the Tuesday evening skulking about behind
the screen, and to having seen all the other guests finally
leave the house, and not seen him do so. Still she could
not say he did not go when she hadn't happened to be
looking. But at all events he did not go with the others.
When she came down in the morning she found the
bolts drawn, and the bar that went across the door
standing up by the side of it, so that any person might
have gone in or out.
Edward Christian, the police-officer, apprehended the
prisoner on the Wednesday morning, the 7th of Fe-
bruary. Told him that he took him up on a charge of
robbing Mr. Compton's house. He said that he knew
nothing about it—he had no money nor victuals for a
long time but what his brother had given him.
Richard Payne—The prisoner and his brother lodged
at his house. The prisoner was not in on the night in
question when they all went to bed. After he had been
asleep was awakened by a noise. Could not say at all
what o'clock it was, but the moon was shining. The
prisoner came down in the morning about half-past
seven, and paid witness's wife eighteen-pence, and then
a shilling. The prisoner had, however, been working
for Mr. Parker for two days the week before. He had
never before paid any money to his wife.
Mr. FLOOD addressed the jury for the prisoner, telling
them to put out of their consideration all that the wit-
nesses Allibone and Parrott had said, as not being en-
titled to the slightest credit for one moment, those two
hardy offenders having very probably been themselves
he thieves.
Mr. Sergeant CLARKE having briefly summed up the

Judge, "to look at the inquisition put in of the year
1252, and the reign of Henry 111., and doubt that the
ICrown then had possession, and that there then was a
toll. No doubt there was at that time, but then the
case for the defendant was, first, that it was a toll-
thorough only, which had been lost by the non-con-
tinuance of the performance of the duty in respect of
which it was granted." The inquisition referred to was
under a writ directed to the sheriff " to find out who it
was that had not paid the tolls, and to collect," &C.
There was a return thereto of eight marks, or there-
abouts, for Harborough, and of seven marks for Great
Bowden. This was a writ for a collection in the King's
towns and boroughs in Warwickshire of tolls to raise a
portion to marry the King's daughter. A pipe-roll of
1177 also recognised the existence of a toll. In 1688
the owners, through whom the plaintiff claimed, performed
certain services fur the town out of the proceeds of
these tolls, which were no longer performed. A bridge,
too, was kept in repair by the predecessors of the plain-
tiff, but now, long ago, a new bridge had been built,
which had ever since been repaired by other parties. In
1670 the steward of the manor, who was a lawyer, in a
solemn document called it a toll-thorough. In 1728 a bill
was filed by the predecessor of the plaintiff, which prayed
that it might be declared a toll-thorough. In 1755
a case was submitted to counsel (Mr. Sergeant Hill),
wherein were these words—" Note bene—The lords of
the manor do not repair any of the bridges," &e. so that
this would seem to have been felt to be the weak point
at that time. In 1785 the purchase by the ancestor of
the plaintiff from Mr. Bliss, a surviving trustee, took
place, and it had ever since been in the family of Lord
Harborough.
A host cf witnesses were called for the defendant,
who proved about the repairing of the bridge, &c., by
the lords of the manor at one time, and nothing of the
kind having been done by them of late years; and that
for the last sixty years there had been a very general
refusal to pay the toll on the part of persons not claiming
any particular exemption, on the ground that no such
claim existed as was set up. Evidence was also given of
exemption at all times of the inhabitants of Great Bow-
den, and that the defendant was one of them.
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE left it to the jury to say—
first, whether it was a toll-traverse as the plaintiff said,
or as the defendant said, a perfectly good toll-thorough
at one time, but lost by the not continuing to perform
the duty in respect of which it was granted. His Lord-
ship desired that they would first consider that question.
They did so, and almost instantly said, " We find that
there was no toll-traverse, and our verdict is therefore
entered for the defendant."
Such finding was of course decisive of the cause with-
out going into the consideration of the other question of
the defendant's exemption.
This case concluded the business of these assizes and
of this circuit; and his Lordship rose a few minutes be-
fore seven o'clock, and shortly afterwards left the town,
which presently assumed its wonted stillness.

wearing apparel, and other things mentioned in the in-
dictment.

The prosecutor now swore to the persons of the three
mer, in spite of a very severe cross-examination from
both their Learned Counsel; and
The Learned JUDGE having summed up the facts to
the jury, they, after ten minutes' consultation, found
them all Guilty, and they were transported for fifteen
years.
Wm. Peal!, Win. Bull, and Thomas Harrald, were
charged with a highway robbery, accompanied by vio-
lence, on the person of Jeremiah Head, on the night of
the Ist of November last.

Mr. Dasent conducted the case for the prosecution;
and Mr. Prendergast defended Bull and Harrold, the
other prisoner being without counsel.
The prosecutor is a voung labourer, living at Saxhatn,
and would appear to have been enjoying himself in this
town, on the last night of the once famous "Bury fair,"
for he was at the Castle inn at eleven o'clock of that

night, together with the prisoners and many others, all
strangers to him. The festivities of the scene were in-
terrupted at that hour by one Howlett, a constable, who
cit ared the house, at the request of the landlord. From
the Castle the prosecutor repaired to the Bull, and
having refreshed himself there, started at twelve o'clock
to go home. Ile had scarcely got many yards from the
door, whe❑ he was set upon, as he said, by all the pri-
soners. Pearl seized him by the collar, and dealt him a
severe blow on his left eye, while the others proceeded
to rifle his pockets, which they emptied of a comb, a
knife, and two pocket-handkerchiefs, articles which,
together with 2id., constituted the whole of his worldly
goods. This done, he swore that Harrald said, " Now
I'll go and fetch the police," and ran off in one direction,
white the prosecutor went on a similar errand in another.
In about half an hour, he fell in with Howlett again,
and, on having told his tale, they went in search of the
robbers. On the Angel• hill they saw Pearl with two
other men, who ran away, but Pearl they captured and
took to the station-house, where they searched him, and
found a comb and a handkerchief, which the prosecutor
at once identified as part of his lost property. The two
other men were taken into custody on the following day,
and the prosecutor now swore to them all as being the
three men who had robbed him.

The jury, however, acquitted Bull and Harmld, who
had received excellent characters from many respectable
inhabitants of the town, while they found Pearl guilty.
There being a previous conviction for felony against
this worthy, he was sentenced to be transported for ten
years.

CHESTER ASSIZES, APRIL 4.
Before Mr. Justice WILLIAMS and a Special Jury.)
WORTHINGTON V. GRIMSDITCH, M.P.

Mr. Jervis and Mr. Welsby appeared for the plaintiff,
Mr. Evans and Mr. Vaughan Williams for the defendant.
Mr. WELSBY opened the pleadings. This was an
action of debt, to recover the sum of 1,2081., due by the
defendant to the plaintiff, who sued as administrator of
two ladies deceased, named Dunealf. The defendant had
pleaded—first, that he never owed any money ; second,
that he had paid the money to one of the ladies deceased;
third, that he had paid it to the other ' • and fourth, that
more than six years having elapsed, he was freed from
the debt by the statute of limitations. Upon these pleas
issue was joined.
Mr. •JEavts said the plaintiff, as the jury had heard,
was the administrator of two ladies deceased, and who in
their lifetime had resided near Macclesfield, in the
county of Chester. The defendant was a solicitor in that
town, of considerable eminence in his profession, and
further known as the representative in Parliament of the
place in which he so practised. In his capacity of at-
torney he had been the confidential adviser, of the two
Miss Duncalfs, and from the year 1810 up to the time
of their death he had been employed by them. In early
life Mr. Grimsditch had not been in the position as to
money matters that he had since occupied, for it
would appear by the evidence which he should submit
to the jury, that he had repeatedly borrowed money
from the two ladies, and was, in fact, up to their death,
considerably indebted to them. Confidence had gradu-
ally ripened into intimacy, and at length it would ap-
pear, as the ladies grew older, into a claim of relation-
ship, for in the letters which would be laid before the
Court, it would be seen that of late years the defendant
addressed the ladies as "Dear Cousin." Among his
other professional pursuits, the defendant was manager
and law agent to the Adlington estate. On that estate
the Miss Duncalfs lived, and had for years rented a
farm. Mr. Grimsditcb, having become indebted to
them in the sum of 1,8731., for which, up to the
year 1824, he paid them interest, amounting to
931. 13s per annum, appeared from that time to have
paid the annual rent which amounted to nearly that
sum, instead of paying them interest, and receiving their
amount of rent ; in fact, from the year 1824 to 1842,
when the last of the Miss Duncalfs died, he had paid
no interest, but in lieu thereof, had paid rents for them,
amounting to 1,1601. or thereabouts. Upon the death of
Miss Duncalf in that year, it was found that she had
made a will, appointing executors, and bequeathing all
her property to her next of kin. The executor refused
to act, further than to seal up all the papers
and documents in her house, and a struggle
took place in the Ecclesiastical Courts of Chester
and York, for the administration of the effects
of the deceased. Among the rest, Mr. Grimsditch
entered a caveat, and appeared very anxious to get ad-
ministration confided to him. He tried very much to
obtain an injunction of the papers of the Miss Duncalfs,
and evinced great anxiety to search the family Bible,
and other documents. Ultimately administration was
granted to the present plaintiff ; and upon searching
the papers of the deceased ladies, which had until that
time been sealed up, there were found bonds of the de-
fendant's amounting to 7204; and also statements of
accounts which showed that from the year 1824 the de-
fendant had been indebted to the two ladies in
the sum named before, namely, 1,873/. These state-
ments were all in the hand -writing of the defendant
himself ; and upon the administrator applying to him
for information, the answer given was, that he did not
owe one farthing. The plaintiff was, therefore, com
pelled to bring an action for the recovery of the money
appearing to be due, and at the last assizes for the
county of Chester, an action was tried, in which a ver-
dict was given for the plaintiff for the bond debt. Upon
that trial, by the form of the pleadings, the plaintiff
could not recover for the money not lent on bond ; and
although the defence to that action was just the same as
to the present, and the question then decided was in
truth the same question which the jury now had to de-
cide, yet a second time the plaintiff had to bring his
action for the part still remaining due. Upon the
former trial Mr. Baron Gurney, who then presided, ex-
pressed himself strongly as to the defence attempted
'and he, Mr. Jervis, was greatly deceived if the same
feeling did not now pervade the breast of every person
who heard this trial. The defendant, in answer to his
own written acknowledgments of debt, had pleaded that
he never had owed any money to the Misses Duncalf ;
next he had pleaded payment, a safe plea, for the parties
to whom he alleged payment, being dead, could not re-
fute it ; lastly, he had pleaded the statute of limitations.
What did the jury think of such plea, by an attorney,
in answer to the demands of the representatives of his
client? And what would they think of such pleas, when
they did, as they certainly would, most signally fail?
No doubt if the defendant had searched the family Bible
—bad himself found the documents among the papers of
the deceased, and had obtained administration of their
effects, he would at once have paid the money to the next
of kin. But why should he refuse to do so now ? Why
did he bring the administrator twice into Court for one
debt, although of two natures as to securities ? Mr.
Jervis concluded with some severe strictures on the con-
duct of the defendant.

WESTERN ClRCUlT—Taunton, April 4.
(Before Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN.)
George Palmer and Henry Buck were indicted for
stealing to o horses and an ass, the property of John
Holvey. Mr. Allen prosecuted. The prisoners were
defended by Mr. Hodges.
The prosecutor stated that he lived near Bath, and
possessed the two horses and the ass in question some
time in July. He saw them in a field, in which they
were kept, on Tuesday night, and the next morning
they were gone, but after some time one of the horses
and the ass came back again to their old quarters, and
to the guardianship of their old master. The other horse
the thieves had evidently taken too great a fancy to, and
whatever his inclination for return might have been, he
was deprived of the power to do so. After some time, from
something heard by the prosecutor, he went to a cur-
rier's at Frome, and there, mirabile dictu ! he found
his steed, or rather the remains of his steed, in a state
of preparation for leather. All that remained of him
was his skin.
When the prosecutor was asked whether hie horse had
any marks on him by which he could identify him, the
old gentleman, who was a remarkable-looking person
himself, replied he thought there were.
Well, name them, said the counsel for the prosecution.
—Why, zur, ha had a rat tail.
Well ?—Two broken knees.
Well ?—He was lame in each shoulder.
Anything else ?--Blind in both eyes.
Any other marks ?—Yes, he has a bump in the near
foot.
Try again.—Well, zur, he had a sore on each shoulder,
and was lame there.
The tone of melancholy tenderness in which these
" interesting mar'ts" of the lost animal were described
was inimitable ; and, spite of the place, and the loud
w iAth
Illaiutngehstserv,,,asinthvienhicchalleedve, nwhtoheearLreieadr
and repeated calls of " order," the Court was convulsed
compelled to join.
no
end that J u
rdegsep ewe: s-
able and knowing trade which is designated by the op-
probrious term of a " knacker." He deposed to the fact
that he had bought the " os" in question of the pri-
soners. 'Twas a shocking bad un, and, after consider-
able barter and standing out, he had been induced to
venture in the speculation the sum of 55., and 6d. more to
be spent in drink.
Both the prisonerswere convicted, and sentenced to six
months' imprisonment.
John Walter was indicted for burglariously breaking
into the house of Thomas Lucas, and stealing therefrom
a quantity of articles enumerated in the indictment ;
and Jonas Palmer, an old man about 70 years of age,
was charged with receiving some of the property, know-
ing it to have been stolen.
Mr. Moody prosecuted ; Palmer was defended by Mr.
Edwards ; Walter was undefended.
Mr. LUCAS stated, that on the 7th of November he
was the last up, and went to bed last, and saw his doors
secure. In the morning, on his descent, he found that
his house had been broken into; inasmuch as the thieves
had .fairly torn away the wall so as to get out the iron
bars that defended the windows, and had then forced the
windows, and so effected an entrance, and carried off
the property lost. Suspicion fell upon the prisoner
Walter, and others living at Ilchester, and who were
known as a gang of thieves. Thither the constables
were sent. Before, however, they reached the street
where the prisoners lived, the alarm was given, and the
property stolen was instantly removed from the various
houses. On turning a corner, one of the constables saw
the prisoner Palmer flinging something into the river.
The spot was searched, and a cheese found there, which
Mr. Lucas identified as one of the articles stolen from
his house. The prisoner had subsequently made a con-
fession before the magistrates.
Both the prisoners were convicted.
A former conviction was then proved against Walter,
and Mr. Moody stated that he had still two other
indictments against him, upon which, however, he should
not proceed. •
He was sentenced to 14 years' transportation.
The Learned Judge then, addressing Palmer, ex-
pressed his regret that he should have to pass sentence
upon an old man who had nearly run out the period of
human existence—three score and ten—and at the close
of life stood a criminal at the bar of his country. His
Lordship then sentenced him to eight months' im-
prisonment.
Joseph Church, a boy 13 years of age. was indicted
for forging a check for 51., with intent to defraud C.
Hopkins.
There were many counts varying the intent, and
others charging the prisoner with having uttered the
check knowing it to have been forged.
Mr. Stock prosecuted. The prisoner was defended by
Mr. Phinn.
On the part of the prosecution it was proved that the
prisoner had brought the check in question to the shop
of an old lady living at Mortlock, in this county, and
who was an agent for Stuckey's bank. The lad stated
that he came from Mr. Choffey, of Stoke, by whom the
check purported to have been drawn upon Messrs.
Stuckey, of Yeovil. The check was one of Stuckey's
printed checks, but from the look of the writing the
old lady fancied there was something wrong, and, there-
fore, called her niece, and sent her with the prisoner
to her brother, who lived hard by, to have his
opinion upon it. On seeing the check he immediately
pronounced it to be a forgery, and that his sister
must not change it. Strange to say, he did not keep
the check but gave it back to the boy, who immediately
left the shop and went away as if to leave the place. This,
however, he did not do, but returned instantly to the
shop of the old lady, before her niece had arrived, and
said that her brother had examined the check, and stated
that it was all right, and that she must change it. This
she did, giving the boy a 5/. note for it. The boy took
the note and carried it to a shop in the village, and,
saying it was a note he had just received at the shop of
the old lady before referred to, for a check be had car-
ried there, requested change for it. Change was given,
and he left. It was proved by Mr. Choffey that he did
not draw the check, but there was some difficulty occa-
sioned by his admission that there were other " Stokes"
beside the " Stoke" where he lived, though he could not
say if there was any Mr. Choffey living there.
The Learned JUDGE summed up the case, leaving it
to the jury whether it was probable that so young a boy
as the prisoner could have known that the check was
forged. There was no proof or pretence that he forged
it himself. His Lordship intimated that it was much
more probable that he was the dupe of some other
person, though there was the fact of the falsehood which
he told to be taken into consideration.
After a very long consultation the jury acquitted the
pi ironer.
CIVIL SlDE.—(Before Mr. Justice CRESSWELL.)
The whole of the civil business was disposed of this
morning. The cases have been of so local and uninte-
resting a character, that it would be idle to report them.

CENTRAL CRI VIINAL COURT.
During the recess which has occurred since the ter-
mination of the last session of the Central Criminal
Court, the City Lands Committee have directed their
attention toward improving the communication from the
basement to the Old and New Courts, as well as afford-
ing a better system of accommodation and classifi-
cation to the numerous and heterogenous masses
that each session congregates at the above place. Here-
tofore, the entrance to the Old Court and the office of
the Clerk of the Indictments was by two staircases,
the first one a wide flight of wooden stairs leading to a
passage which opens to the corridor separating the Old
and New Courts; the other was a kind of well-staircase,
consisting of stone steps, which led to the Indictment-
office, the gallery of the Old Court, and to the en-
trance for
atedto
withan oppositelvhntis flteigrmhted
the ptrance for counsel and solicitors, and which, by
means of a dark passage, rendered still darker by
t doors,mm
rsterress press-yard.
These staircases were divided by a wall of masonry.
four feet and a half in thickness, running from the base-
ment to the top of the building. This wall, as well as
the two flights of stairs, have been removed; and a wide
e
circular, or well-staircase, has been built in their place.
The flight, at the first landing, leads, and affordsevery facility, to and from both of the Courts and
the indictment office ; the second flight leads to
Mr. Clark's private offices, the gallery of the 0:d
Court, and also to the gallery of the New Court:
while the third flight leads to the top of the building,
and from the extreme width of the stairs several persons
can pass and repass without' the slightest inconvenience
to each other. With regard to the alterations on the
basement of the building, it has already been noticed
that it has been divided into three compartments, bit
without any arrangement as to classification; this evil
has been remedied, for the north division is set apart
fur the prosecutors and witnesses who may have to
attend in the Old Court, as well as to afford ingress
and egress to the Grand Jury-room. The centre com-
partment is to be exclusively devoted for the friends of
the prisoners, and witnesses to character. The south
or right hand compartment affords the same facilities
as the north end to the New Court ; and at the same
time here the most important alteration bas been made.
Previous to the last session all classes, male and female,
the innocent and the vicious, the respectable and
the dissolute, were herded together, intermixed with
a vast number of the new police—the members of this
protective force having nothing to do except to be
in attendance, and to be ready to answer when their
case was called on, too often made it the practice to
take the female witness, especially if she was respectable,
to some of the public-houses opposite, for the purpose,
it was alleged, to remove her from being contaminated
by the depravity with which she was surrounded, a hen
in many instances, the remedy adopted far outbalanced
the supposed evil, for being unused to such plaves, she
became stupified by liquor, and became an easy victim to
the passions of the constable. Not a session passed but what
was marked with seductions, both in married and single '
life, and to remedy this monstrous evil, as well as the unhap- •
py consequences which the want of a proper accommoda-
tion entailed, the City Lands Committee have fitted up
the room which adjoins the office of the treasurer of the
county of Middlesex for the sole and exclusive accommo-
dation of respectable females who unfortunately are
obliged to attend the Central Criminal Court in the cha-
racter of prosecutrixes or witnesses. In this room every•
thing that is essential is provided, and for the purpose of
preventing any improper communication, a trustworthy
female is to be appointed to attend to these parties, and
to give notice when their attendance is required on the
trial, thus preventing any unnecessary communication.
Other improvements are about taking places while the
arrangements above alluded to will come into operation
on Monday next.

THE EMPEROR NICHOLAS.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN,

The statements of account, in the hand-writing of de-
fendant, showing the results stated by Mr. jervis, and
the payment of rent by the defendant up to 1842, were
put in and proved.
Mr. Eva.Ns addressed the jury for the defendant,

case,
The jury, after a deliberation of about three quarters
of an hour upon this evidence, returned a verdict of
Guilty, with the justice of which verdict the Learned
Commissioner expressed himself perfectly satisfied, and
therefore sentenced the prisoner to be transported for
ten years.
Thus terminated the Crown business of these assizes,
shortly before five o'clock.
CIVIL SlDE.—(Before Lord Chief Justice TINDAL
and 'a Special Jury.)

NORFOLK CIRCUIT.—Bury St. Edmund's, April 4.
CROWN COURT.—(Before B. ANDREWS, Esq.)
George Smith, Thomas Bear, and James Cousins, wore
indicted for burglariously entering the house of Jacob
Hicks, and stealing therein a variety of property. The
indictment also charged that this offence was accom-
panied by violence to the person of the prosecutor.
Mr. Mills appeared for the prosecution; Mr. Prender-
gast and Mr. Power defended the prisoners.
The prosecutor, who is very deaf, and by no means a
bright specimen of the genus " farmer," deposed to hav-
ing retired to bed on the night at ten o'clock, when he
and his wife barred up all the doors and windows. At
twelve o'clock the " deaf-un" was roused from his
slumbers by his more watchful spouse, with the alarm-
ing intelligence that there were thieves in the kitchen,
for she could hear them talking. Ere the bewildered
man could rouse his senses to the necessities of the mo-
ment, the bed-room door was opened, and in stalked
four men, one of whom had a bludgeon, while another
held a horn-lantern. The parties being thus placed " in
presence," the maurauders went through the usual
course on such occasions, by demanding money in the
first instance, and by enforcing it in the next by a good-
ish tap on the prosecutor's head, the effect of which was,
that all the ready cash in the house was surrendered at
I discretion, and the burglars marched off with some

justifying the plea, but called no witnesses.
Mr. Justice WILLIAMS left it to the jury, whether the
payment of rent was not in lieu of interest, and whether
the principal sum claimed and proved, was not thereby
taken out of the statute of limitations.

The jury found for the plaintiff for the full amount.

LOVE ON.
BY ELIZA COOK.

" Love not, love not, ye hapless sons of earth."
MRS. NORTON.

SIR,—I am induced to write to you, having acciden-
tally read your remarks on the conduct of the Etiaperor
Nicholas in your paper of the 2d of April.
I am no admirer of his Imperial Majesty, but as 1
happen to be acquainted with the facts relating to the.
insurrection on his accession to the throne, I think it
fair to communicate them to you.
I am convinced that the Emperor Nicholas never
stated to the Marquis de Custine that he gave the order
to the troops to go on their knees. This is a coup-
de-theatre which the French Marquis "could not resist ;
and you are also mistaken in supposing that Nicholai.
did not expose himself on that day. The real fact was
this:—Some time after the revolt had commenced, the
regiment of Semenowski (Semenoffski) Guards, (in
which Nicholas himself had been brought up) marched
straight to the Winter Palace, with the intention either
of securing or murdering him. The head of the column
had no sooner entered the gateway of the palace, than
Nicholas rushed down the stairs, without a sword on,
and gave the command, " Semenowski ! halt ! right
about face ! to the Isaac's Place ; quick march !" The
regiment mechanically obeyed, and did march to the
Isaac's Place, where the other revolted troops were as-
sembled. The coolness and decision of Nicholas on this.
occasion cannot be sufficiently praised; nor do I blame
him, as all the troops were Russians, for not superin-
tending the rather expensive amusement of charging
squares of infantry with cavalry, which was resorted to
in consequence of the artillery which (as well as the
cavalry) was faithful, being unprovided with ammuni-
tion, which it was necessary to have sent for from
Czarskoseloe. If Nicholas had only remained what he
was when he came to the throne, the world would have
had nothing to complain of. R.

Love on, love on, the soul must have a shrine,
The rudest breast must find some hallow'd spot ;
The God who form'd us left no spark divine,
In him who dwells on earth, yet loveth not.
Devotion's links compose a sacred chain
Of holy brightnes3 and unmeasured length ;
The world with selfish rust and reckless stain,
May mar its beauty, but not touch its strength.
Love on, love on,—aye, even though the heart
We fondly build on proveth like the sand,
Though one by one Faith's corner-stones depart,
And even Hope's last pillar fails to stand.
Though we may dread the lips we once believed,
And know their falsehood shadows all our days,
Who would not rather trust and be deceived,
Than own the mean, cold spirit that betrays ?
Love on, love on, though we may live to see
The dear face whiter than its circling shroud,
Though dark and dense the gloom of death may be,
Affection's glory yet shall pierce the cloud.
The truest spell that Heaven can give to lure,
The sweetest prospect mercy can bestow,
Is the blest thought that bids the soul be sure,
'Twill meet above the things it loved below.
Love on, love on, Creation breathes the words,
Their mystic music ever dwells around ;
The strain is echo'd by unnumber'd chords,
And gentlest bosoms yield the fullest sound.
As flowers keep springing, though their dazzling bloom
Is oft put forth for worms to feed upon ;
So hearts, though wrung by traitors and the tomb,
Shall still be precious and shall still love on.
—New Monthly.

LOVE'S ENTERTAINMENTS.—Mr. Love, the cele-
brated polyphonist, will gratify the Easter holiday
makers by resuming his entertainments which have
gained him so wide a reputation. He returns with a
store of novelty added to his former stock of amuse-
ment, and as he is decidedly the best ventriloquist of the
day, in addition to possessing a power of hitting off
peculiarities of character surpassed only by Mathews,
the visitors to the Crown and Anchor, during the conti-
nuance of his " evenings, may be expected to be very
numerous.

MAIDRN AND THE MARINER.--A young dam-
f 141 and was preaching at Nantucket, and, among other pro-
tion original truths, proclaimed to her congrega-
't tailor ,
that " every tub must stand on its own bottom.'
and , thinking top
nonplus the fair parson, rose u
o tub, p
l! stsked, " But pose it has no bottom " " Then
Tt"
4111.14,14 she quickly rejoined, and went? on with her

DEPARTURE OF THE AcADIA.--The Royal mail
steam-ship Acadia, Capt. Kyrie, sailed from Liverpool
on Thursday morning, taking about 100 passengers ; she
had also a very heavy mail, which was under the charge
of Lieut. Roberts, R.N.