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BURGESS' ESSENCE of ANCHOVIES
Warehouse, 107, STRAND, corner of the Savoy-steps, London.

NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR-
ANCE SOCIETY,

house, and there met Williams. They dined together,
Williams paying the reckoning. Nothing particular was
then said. After Booth left the house, Williams fol-
lowed him, and said Beeston wanted to see him at the
Globe public-house on Copperas-hill. They went there
together, but did not see Beeston. Williams said he
knew what Beeston wanted, and that if he (Booth) was
on a station for articles that paid a heavy duty, they
might make 1,000!. each a month; that there would be
four in it—the witness, Williams, Beeston, and another.
The witness said he could not do it. Witness was away
on leave on the 18th and 19th. On the 21st was on
duty as a locker at Green's warehouse. One Richards
was also a locker there. Beeston came about half-past
four o'clock with Brocklehurst, and said he wanted to
see witness. On locking up they went away together,
Brocklehurst walking behind. Beeston then asked
witness if he had seen Williams. Wtness said he
had, and the subject of their conversation would not do.
Beeston then said, " Well, Booth, you know best, but
Williams has made 3,000!. by getting goods out in
that way, which he has melted." Witness met
Beeston and Brocklehurst again at the Waggon
and Horses public-house in Whitechapel, but Williams
was absent and nothing particular occurred. Did not
see any of them again until the 25th. Was at Nuttal's,
when Williams came in. He said he had bought forty-
four bags of coffee, and wanted to know if they came to
witness's station, whether he would let them go without
paying duty. Witness gave an evasive reply. Brockle-
hurst was at that time on the other side of the street.
Witness communicated what took place to Richards, and
then to Mr. Belted], the acting surveyor, and Mr. Brown,
the superintendent locker. By their direction he went
to Nuttal's with Richards. - He saw Williams and
Brocklehurst. He told them he could not do what was
wanted without the knowledge of his partner, Richards.
Williams said he had no objection. A conversation
then took place as to the mode in which the object was
to be effected. It appears when goods are in one ware-
house and it is sought to transfer them to another,
what is called a removal-sufferance is made out and pre-
sented to the warehouseman, and if there is a sufficient
bond for the payment of the duty in the name of the.
person signing the removal, an order to permit is written
on the removal-sufferance, as authority for the ware-
man. The goods are then sent in a locked cart with a
cart follower, and a cart note is delivered to the officer
at the second warehouse, which empowers him to re-
ceive the goods. Williams produced a delivery order,
and said he was going to pass a removal-sufferance for
forty-four bags of coffee to Green's warehouse; that he
would get out ten bags the next day without duty, and
would allow witness and Richards five sovereigns for the
ten. He said witness's pay was very small, and that he.
might make a fortune in a short time. He said ILeston
put them up to it. The next day Brocklehurst came to
Green's warehouse. Mr. Bulteel was concealed near the
locker's desk. He said that he bad not been able to pass
the removal-sufferance in time, but would remove them
the next day. Witness shortly after met Brocklehurst
in the street. While there Mr. Bulteel passed. He had
spectacles on, that he might not be known. Brockle-
hurst asked the witness if he knew who that was. Wit-
ness replied he did not. The next day Brocklehurst
came, about half-past two, and said the ten bags of coffee
were coming. The cart came shortly after, and Williams
with it. The cart note was delivered to witness and
Richards, and Williams got the cart follower away.
Brocklehurst stood at the corner of the street, about
twenty yards off. Williams paid witness and Richards
three sovereigns; he said he would remove the thirty-
four bags the next day. The cart then went away with
the coffee, Williams following. Witness went to Breckle-
hurs:, and while they were standing together Mr. Bul-
teel passed. Brocklehurst said, " That's the same gen-
tleman I saw yesterday. He's a superior officer to you.
I should know him a quarter of a m'le off." He said if
he thought he was following the cart he (Brocklehurst)
would bring it back. It appeared that Mr. Bulteel did
follow the cart, and seized the coffee while Williams was
removing it into a warehouse attached to some spirit
vaults, kept by a person of the name of Rigmaiden.
A number of witnesses were examined to show that
Booth met the several parties he mentioned at the time
alleged, and Richards was of course able to speak to the
several latter conversations with Brocklehurst and Wil-

JOHN BURGESS and SON, being apprised of the numerous en-
deavours made by many persons to Impose a spurious article for their
make, feel it Incumbent on them to request the attention of the
public, in purchasing what they conceive to he the original to ob-
serve the Name and Address correspond with the above. The gene-
ral appearance of the spurious descriptions will deceive the un-
guarded ; and, for their detection, J. B. and Son, submit the following
eautious:—Some are in appearance at first sight, '• the genuine," but
without name or address ; some " Burgess's Essence of Anchovies,"
and others " Burgiss's ;" and many more without address. John
Burgess and Son, having been many years honoured with such dis-
tinguished approbation, Mel every sentiment of respect towards the
public, and earnestly solicit them to inspect the labels previous to
purchasing what they conceive to be of their make, which they hope
will prevent many disappointments.
BURGESS' NEW SAUCE, for general purposes, having given such
great satisfaction, continues to be prepared by them, and is recom-
mended as a most usethl and convenient sauce ; will keep good in all
climates. _ _

26, CORNIIILL, LONDON.
Capital £500,000.
Empowered by Act of Parliament.

The many novel and varied advantages bestowed by this Institu-
tion, both in its life assurance and deferred annuity departments, par-
ticularly the power to borrow two-thirds of premiums without ex-
pense or forfeiture—the great reduction of rates on short policies—
the option Of selecting benefits and converting policies so as best to
suit the interest or necessity of the policy-holder during life, as well
as to afford the full benefit to his family at Reath, and annual division
of profits, have already been so well appreciated by the public, that
the Society's great success and growing prosperity enabled the Di-
rectors, at their General Meeting in May last, to add to each policy
on the profit scale a bonus averaging fifty-five per cent. on the
amount already invested; ang this bonus, according to an equitable
scale, may either be paid in cash, or applied in reduction of future
premiums •

Warehouse, 107, STRAND, corner of the Savoy-steps, London.
The Original Fish-muse Warehouse.

LONDON, EDINBURGH, and DUBLIN
LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY,
3, Charlotte-row, Manton-house, and:lB, Chancery-lane, London.

DIRECTORS.

KENNETT KINGSFORD, Esq., Chairman.
BENJAMIN IFILL, Esq.. Deputy Chairman.
Alexander Anderson, Esq. I James Hartley, Esq.
Jobu Atkins, Esq. John "il'Cutlie Esq

. .
James Bidden, Esq.
Captain F. Brandreth.

John Maclean Lee, Esq.
J. Marmaduke Roadster, Esq.

AWDITORSL
H. H. Canaan, Esq. I Robert E. Alison, Esq.
MEDICAL ADVlSER—Marshall Hall, M.D., F.R.S., L. and E.
SECRETARY—John Emerson, Esq.

Sottcrr•ss—Messrs. Palmer, Franco, and Palmer.

•
THIS IS TUB ONLY COMPANY who are bound by their deed
of constitution net to dispute any policy, unless they can prove that
it wag obtained by fraudulent misrepresentation ; the great aim and
object having been to render Life Policies COMPLETE SECURI-
TIES and NEGOTIABLE DOCUMENTS, which skall ewe their
value to the certainty of the contracts upon which they are founded,
aad be independent of the liberality or caprice of those who shall be
in the management of the affairs of the Company when the elaimS
arise ; and for this purpose the Company have, by a clause in their
deed of constitution, unhesitatingly deprived themselves of the
power of objecting to any policy, unless they undertake to prove that
it was obtained from these by fraudulent misrepresentation. The
regulations coatroom to all other Life Companies, which make the
validity of assurance contracts dependent upon the perfect correct-
ness of the many statements required from a proposer for a Life
t'oliey, and which have given rise to almost all the questions which
have been argued in the Courts, and to many extra-judicial com-
promises, are thus entirely abrogated ; and nothing but fraud, proved
to have been committed against them, can vitiate a policy granted by
this Company. _

Tuts IS i'lll3 ONLY COMPANY from whom the assured on the
mutual principle, receive the whole of the mutual accumulations,
and also a guarantee from the Shareholders for the sums assured.

THIS IS THB ONLY COMPANY who bind thenaselves to pay
the sums in the policies, although the debts for which they were
effected shall have been liquidated before the claims arise. The
Company considering it only just towards the assured that where
premiums have been paid for assuring a given amount, that amount
should be paid ; and they undertake to de so without reference to
the state of the accounting between the assured and his debtor.

THIS IS ALMOST THE ONLY COMPANY who grant Is favour
of creditors whole world policies, whereby the debt is seeured,
although the debtor should go beyond the limits of Europe.
The premivats calculated according to the Carlisle Tables, are
lower than usual epos young lives, where participation in the profits
is not required ; and for short assurances, which, at the option of the
assured, may be sontinued for life, tke rates are as low as a due re-
gard to complete security will permit.
TRIENNIAL ASCENDING SCALE TO ASSURE £lOO.

Age.

First I Second
;Three Yrs. Three Yrs.

Third I Fourth Remo(oder
„Three Yrs. Three Yrs. of Life.

25 ....
35 ......
45 ......
60 •••• ••

X s. I. I 4 s. d.
127 1 9 9
1 9 9 1 19 6
2 1 • 2 14 10
1 11 1 4 19 9
4 8 11 5 17 4

s. d. # s. d. X s. d.
1 16 11 2 4 1 2 11 3
293219 0 8 8 9
38842 6 4 16 4
4 10 5 6 10 1 7 9 9
7 9 9 8 14 2 10 2 7

BY THE HALF PREMIUM PLAN only one-half of the firat
seven years' premium is required, the other half being payable at
at the coavenience of the assured ; thus allowing a Policy to be
continued for seven years at one-half of the usual rate, or to be
dropped at one-half of the usual sacrifice, and entitling the assured,
seven years hence, when loss of health may prevent him from
effecting a new Assurance, to continue a Policy at a rate of premium
applicable to an age seven years younger. The Half-premium plan
of Assurance, as practised by this Company, thus enables persona
to retain to their own use the one-half of the premiums for the
first seven years, at U. per cent. interest. Thus, suppose the or-
dinary premium for an assurance of 5001. to be 101., the first pay-
ment by the half-premium plan will be five guineas, being the one-
half of the 101., and interest fer the retained half; and, if death
should occur in the first year, the sum of 5001. would be paid lees the
51. retained. Tke assured may thus have the use for the first year
of 51. ; for the second, of 101. ; and so on till the end of the
sevent:i year, when the retained sums, amounting to 351., may either
be repaid, or retained at 51. per cent. interest until death, when the
351. would be subtracted from the 5001, then payable by the Company.
To ASSURE ONE HU RILED POUNDS ON HALF PREMII73I MILSTEIN.
Age. . s. d. Age. Z. s. d.
lb - - • 16 1 40 • - - 1 11 5
20 - - 18 0 45 - - 1 16 6
2b . - 1 • 7 50 - - 2 3 9
30 . 1 3 6 b 4 - - - 2 12 b
Prospectuses and schedules are forwarded to applicants, free of ex-
:lease, by the Manager and Agents.
ALEX. ROBERTSON, Manager.

liams. The case, however, against Beeston rested on
Booth's testimony alone.
The Learned Counsel severally addressed the jury for
the defence, and his Lordship having summed up, the
jury retired fur some time, and returned into Court with
a verdict of Guilty against Williams and Brocklehurst,
Beeston Not Guilty.

WESTERN ClRCUlT.—Taunton, April 5.

. ,
This being Good Friday, the Courts were not opened
till one o'clock. There are three Courts sitting for the
purpose of delivering gaol. Mr. Justice Wightman
presides in the Crown, Mr. Justice Cresswell in the Nisi
Frius Court, and Mr. Cockburn is sitting in a room at
the Market-house.

Saturday, April 6.
John Britton was indicted for having assaulted James
Bartlett on the 21st of August, 1826, and robbed him of
a pair of boots, a pair of braces, and a sovereign.
Mr. Stock and Mr. Fitzherbert conducted the case for
the prosecution; and Mr. Cockburn, Mr. Kinglake, and
Mr. Stone, defended the prisoner.
It appeared that on the 21st of August the prosecutor
was at a fair at Priddy, near Wells, and that about
eleven o'clock at night, hearing cries of " Murder," he
went out of a " bush-house" (beer-house at a fair), and
was knocked down and beaten till he was insensible, his
boots taken off, and a sovereign taken out of his pocket;
when he recovered his senses he could not crawl, but was
carried home. Although so long ago, he had not yet re-
covered from the injuries he received that night. A man
of the name of Burton was afterwards apprehended for
the offence, was tried, convicted, and executed. In-
quiries were made for the prisoner, who was at the time
a kind of horse-dealer, but he could not be found. A
witness named Lapstone gave the following account of
the transaction:—He saw Britton and Barton coming
from towards the " bush-house;" he stood on one side.
He saw Bartlett coming along after the two men. Brit-
ton and Burton returned and gave Bartlett the meeting.
Britton went up to him, and knocked him down with a
whip which had a hammer at the end of the handle.
Burton then beat him with a large stick, which was the
leg of a trestle. Britton fell with one knee upon
Bartlett's breast. More of the party, who were
gipsies, then came up and surrounded them. He saw
Robert Burton, the brother of the man who was exe-
cuted, carrying away Bartlett's hoots ; he heard them
talking about the division of the property they had taken.
The witness swore most positively that he had never said
he could not swear to the person who had knocked Bart-
lett down. Another witness, named Charlotte Nash, who
had a standing close to where this occurred, swore that
she saw Britton knock Bartlett down, and Burton take
his boots off, and Britton kneel upon him and unbutton
his small clothes ; heard Britton say, " We've got the
boots, and now let us cut." They tried to pull off his
small clothes, but could not. She had known Britton
from a child; he at first sold oranges and leMons at fairs,
and afterwards dealt in horses. She subsequently saw
Burton try on Bartlett's boots. James Loxton, who was
a waiter in a booth, saw Britton and a large party of
men going about the fair together, and he said to Brit-
ton, " You devils, what are you going about, you'll kill
same one or other ?" Britton replied, " You hold your
tongue, we are going to have a spree to-night, and no
one is going to injure you." At break of day next
morning he heard some one groaning outside the booth.
He went out, and saw Bartlett lying on the ground with
his face covered with blood. John Higgs, who was at
the fair, swore that the prisoner and three others
knocked him down and robbed him. In his cross-exa-
mination he swore that he had never said he did not
know who had robbed him. Other persons swore that
they saw Britton and Burton together at the fair that
night. It then appeared that in September last a person
who had formerly resided in Somersetshire, and is now
a sergeant in the London police, saw the prisoner at
Smithfield market, and gave such information that the
prisoner was apprehended at Walton, in Leicestershire,
at a fair on the 19th of September. When told of the
charge the prisoner said he had nothing to do with it,
that it must be a mistake, Burton must be the man, and
the names Burton and Britton were very similar. The
prisoner had 1181. in his pocket, and some horses. To
another constable the prisoner said it was a bad job. He
was at the fair, but had taken no part in the affair ; and
that, if he had thought he should have come to this, he
would have put a rope round his neck.
For the prisoner witnesses were called, some of whom
stated that they saw the row, and that Britton had no-
thing to do with it. Another said that Bartlett had fre-
quently told him that he did not know who had struck
him, and that the witness Higgs had said he did not
know who had robbed him. Other witnesses were called,
who said they would not believe Lapstone on his oath.
Several persons from Leicestershire, Staines, New.
bury; and London, were called, who had known the pri.
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ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—Liverpool, April 4.
(Before Mr. Baron RoLFE.)

THE LIST WRIT OF RIGuT-RVSHTuN, DEMANDANT, V.

NESBIT, TENANT.
This was a writ of right to try the title to a very•eon-
siderable property, situate in Chorlton-upon-Medlock.
The writ of right was an ancient remedy for the reco-
very of lands in fee simple, when by length of time
or other circumstances, the claimant was shut out from
asserting his right in the action more usually adopted
for that purpose. Evidence having been adduced,
Mr. DUNDAS stated that his Learned Friend (Mr.
Archbold) and himself had carefully watched the case
throughout, and that he must admit he was not able to
answer the evidence on the other side, or to impugn with
effect the title the tenant had set up.
A verdict was returned accordingly.
Friday, April 5.
(Before Mr. Baron ROLFE.)
ALISERSON V. WAISTEEL AND OTHERS.
This was an action to recover
damages for assault.

The plaintiff and the defendants in this case are far-
mers, residing at Birkdale, in Yorkshire, and are of re-
spectable standing in their calling. The plaintiff and
one of the defendants .are severally possessed of certain
land at Birkdale, and entitled to common pasture on
certain wastes there situate. The sheep of each person
were tended in a particular part of the common, which
was called the " beef " of that party ; and after being
kept in the heat' for some time the sheep were,
with little difficulty, induced to remain • within the pre-
scribed limits. The plaintiff had two bields, or stone in-
closures, to shelter the sheep in rough weather, on the
common, as well as the defendant ; but the latter took
it into his head that besides his own, he would take
possession of one of' the plaintiff's ields. On Sun-
day, the 4th of February, the nephew of the plain •
tiff was at the bield, tending his, uncle's sheep,
when the elder defendant came up to him, and
said he would have one of the plaintiff's bields.
The plaintiff might retain which he liked, but he (the
defendant) would have the other. On the following day
the plaintiff and his nephew were at the bield, when the
elder defendant came up on horseback, using very violent
language towards the plaintiff. his son, another of the
defendants, was crossing the common with some sheep,
and both proceeded to drive the sheep towards the bield
plaintiff.ofifocikh:4!soasto
The plaintiff and his nephew drove their
be
interposed between the bield and the
sheep of the defendants, and the two flocks becoming
mixed together, a contest arose between the parties, the
plaintiff and his nephew trying to keep the defendants'
sheep back; the defendants urging them forward. The
elder defendant at last struck the plaintiff a severe blow
with a stick, which knocked him down. The plaintiff
did.not return the blow, but rising, still endeavoured to
make the sheep turn back. The defendant then snatched
a larger stick from the hand of his son, struck the
plaintiff another severe blow on the head, knocking
him down a second time, and then seizing him by the
heels dragged him over the stony ground, and flung
him into a ditch at some distance. The younger defen-
dant also threw a stick at the plaintiff and struck him.
This was the assault complained of.
Mr. DUNDAS addressed the jury for the defence, con-
tending that the nature of the assault had been much
exaggerated, and that the defendant had done no more
than was necessary to remove the obstruction which the
plaintiff offered to his driving, as he had a right to do, his
.own sheep off the common.
A verdict was finally returned for the plaintiff—
Damages la. As to the younger defendant a verdict of
not guilty was returned.
Saturday, Apri 6.

THE QUEEN AGAINST WILLIAMS, BROCIELEHMIST, AND
BEESToN.

This was an indictment for a conspiracy to defraud
her Majesty of certain duties of the Customs.
Mr. Starkie, Mr. 'Wortley, and Mr. Cardwell, were for
the prosecution. The prisoner Williams VI, as defended
by Mr liarnshay, Brocklehurst by Mr. Sergeant Murphy,
and Beeston by Air. James.
The principal witness against the defendants was a
person of the name of Booth, a locker in the Customs,
who stated that ou the 17th of July last, while he was
standing under the dome of the Custom-house, Beeston,
who is a landing.waiter, came up to him and said he
wanted to speak to him. They went together to a public-

returned a verdict of Not guilty.

ADVERTISEMENTS INSERTED in ALL THE THREE PAPERS, hlorning.7 Noon, and Night, thereby insuring a TOWN and COUNTRY CIRCULATION, at ONE CHARGE.

NORFOLK CIRCUIT.—Bury St. Edmund's,
(Before Mr. Justice PArrEsoN.)
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buildingwarehouse.
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:chine itEeirci°temYeceliwnPtaasdtie°iscribed the building as an out-
house,Mr. Crouch for the defence.
It appeared that the building which the prisoner was
accused of setting on fire stood in a hop-ground belong-
ing to the prosecutrix, and could be seen from her house,
but it was unconnected with any of the buildings at-
tacked to the house. It was optm on the lower floor,
which was used by the hop-pickers employed by the
prosecutrix, and also for the stowing away of hops in
their green state until they Became fit for drying in the
hop-oast. The chamber above the picking-room was
covered in on all sides, and was used for laying up the
hop-skips and the various tools in use in the hop busi-
ness. No hops in a dried or marketable state were kept
in any part of the building.

GRAND 317NCTZON R .
A special general meeting of the P
Gro- d Junction Railway was held j 46414145.''-
the Cotton Sale-room, Liverpool, for kt-14
obtaining the san-tion of the Propriet ' • li.,hojosTr
caster and Carlisle Railway Bill, now - prt.l
ment, to give power to make a railway frgfrchahLos'
ter to Carlisle ; towards which undertaking the
Directors had recommended the Company to contri-
bute 250,0001., the amount to be raised by theOreation
of new shares. The ,Chairman (John Moss, Esq.)
opened the proceedings, stating, that as to the pro-
posed subscription of this Company to the Chester.and
Holyhead- Railway, which they had been induced to
consider by being informed that a considerable
ati-
nual sum was to be paid by the Government 'as for
public service, they retired from the undertaking
only-when the certainty of making any such arrange-___,
meat had wholly ceased to exist. The Chairman de-
nied that be had ever applied for, or held a single
share in the Chester and Holyhead Railway.
In reference to a report, that, of late, he and the
other Directors had considerably reduced their shares
in the Grand Junction Company, the Chairman
added, " Almost every Director (myself included)
holds every share he did on the Ist of January last;
and the greatest number of shares which any
Director has parted with since that time, is ten. The '
shares held by myself and my family would more
than 'qualify the whole Board twice over, and I have
no intention of reducing my interest in the concern ;
for I know no
.railroad whatever more deserving
of being considered a desirable permanent invest-
ment than the Grand Junction. The last and most
singular complaint which I have seen made against
us is, that we are are opposed to the improvements
going on and projected at Birkenhead. In point of
fact, no such subject has ever been even enter-
tained by or mentioned to the Board, or to any
member of it, so far as I know—certainly not to
me." Captain Huish then read a report from the
Directors, recommending a creation of shares to the
extent of the 250,000/. to be supplied by this Company
towards the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway, and re•
commended the Shareholders to embark 100,000/. in •

Mr. Justice PATTESON was of opinion that the de-
stroyed building was neither an outhouse nor a ware-
house within the meaning of the statute on which the
prisoner was indicted. With respect to the former term,
it had long been settled that in order to constitute an
outhouse, it must be connected with a dwelling-house,
and in some respects parcel of it. This building was a
solitary and unconnected erection, and could not be
called an outhouse within the meaning of the Act of
Parliament on which this indictment was framed. Nei-
ther was it a " warehouse ;" to come under that deno-
mination, the building must he such as, factors or traders
kept their goods in for sale, and where customers went
for the purpose of viewing them, and not such as were
used for the safe-keeping of goods merely. In this case
the building was not even used for the safe-keeping of
goods. Ile was therefore of opinion that the prisoner
must be acquitted.
The jury accordingly found the prisoner Not guilty.
(Before Mr. Sergeant BYLES.
Arthur Hammond and Hubert Berry were indicted for
feloniously shooting at Thomas Firmin, with intent to
do him some grievous bodily harm, or with intent to
resist their lawful apprehension.
Mr. Sanders conducted the prosecution, Mr. Gunning
defended Hammond, and Berry was his own counsel.
The prosecutor is alder-gamekeeper-to Mr. Browning,
who hires the right of shooting in an extensive wood
called the Hyde, near Bury, of which Sir Thomas Gage
is the owner,- and a Mr. Brown the occupier. -The
prisoners are labourers living in Bury, whose labours,
however, appear to be pursued by night rather than
by day, being persons somewhat given to the of-
fence of poaching. The, prosecutor and one Taylor
were watching in the Hyde in the night between the 6th
and 7th January, and about the hour of two in the morn-
ing of the 7th they saw two men in the wood, one of
whom was armed with a gun ; this man was-the prisoner
Berry—the other was sworn to be Hammond.. The
keeper pursued the prisoners, and when about sixty
yards off them, Firmin fell down, whereupon the pri-
soners began to stone his assistant, Taylor. Taylor
called out to the prosecutor, " They are stoning me ;" to
which the prosecutor replied, " Let them, I'll stop 'em."
The prosecutor had by this time risen from the ground,
and went to the assistance of his companion, whereupon
the prisoners ran away, pursued by the gamekeepers.
When the respective parties were within six or seven
yards of each other, Berry turned round, levelled his gun
at the body of Firmin, and fired. it off. Taylor swore
to having seen the wadding fly from the gun alight, and
also having heard " something like shot " fly from the
gun past him. Hammond was at this time seven or eight
yards in advance of Berry and running away, and he
continued to run as fast as his legs could carry him, not
taking any part in the actual assault on the prosecutor.
As soon as the gun had been fired Taylor came upend
said to Berry, " Why, you villain, you would have shot
that man if you could," and forthwith he struck Berry
some smart blows on the head and felled him, after which
he was secured.
Mr. GUNNING, for the prisoner Hammond, submitted
that there was no evidence to go to the jury against his
client. It might, perhaps, be conceded that they were
in the wood with a common intent to take game, but it
by no means followed that they had a common purpose
to resist whoever might oppose them. Indeed, at the
time the prisoner Berry fired the gun, Hammond was
some yards in advance, and there was no evidence to
show that he saw it fired, or was aware of Berry's in-
tention to fire ; he was running away at the time, and
did not use any word whatever to encourage his com-
panion to fire.
The Learned JUDGE took the same view of the case,
and directed him to be acquitted. In summing up the
evidence, his Lordship left two questions to the jury, the
first being whether Berry fired the gun with the intent
charged in the first count, namely, to do the prosecutor
some grievous bodily. harm ; and if he did not, then,
secondly, whether he fired with intent to resist his law.
ful apprehension ? With respect to the first, they would
observe that the prosecutor did not, in fact, receive any
injury, and there was no distinct proof that the gun was
loaded with anything but powder and wadding, and the
keepers had both spoken to the fact of the report being
a " very faint" one, which tended to show that the gun
did not contain a full charge. On the second question,
he was of opinion that the prosecutor had no right to
apprehend the prisoners. He was under-gamekeeper to
Mr. Browning, but that gentleman had only the right of
shooting in the Hyde. He was neither the owner nor
the occupier, nor was he the lord of the manor. That
being so, he was of opinion that the prisoner could not
be convicted on the second count, as his apprehension by
the prosecutor, had it been effected, would not have been
" lawful." But, although that were so, and although
Berry might not have intended to do any grievous bodily
harm to the prosecutor, still the firing of the gun at him
was an illegal act, and amounted to an assault, and he
might be convicted of that offence.
The jury acquitted Hammond, and found Berry
guilty of an assault only, and he thereupon received sen-
tence of six months' imprisonment.
Saturday, April 6.
Leech Barley was indicted for setting fire to several
barns and stacks of corn, the property of John Gay ford.
Mr. Prendergast and Mr. O'Malley prosecuted, and
Mr. Dasent defended the prisoner.
The prosecutor is a tenant of the Duke of Grafton,
under whom he occupies a large farm, at Rymer's-point,
in the parish of Trowston. The prisoner, in November
last, was a labourer in the parish of Sapston, a village,
distant four miles from Trowston. He had been some
weeks absent until the night of Sunday, the 19th of
November, when he was seen in the parish of Ingham,
which adjoins Trowston. He there overtook on the road
one James Rosier, of whom he inquired the way to
Rymer's-point, saying "he had very particular business
to transact there with Mr. Gayford." He was told the
way, and continued to walk on with Rosier. As they
jogged along, the prisoner said to his companion "
tell you what, old friend, there'll be a fine fire to-night
at old Gayford's ; a regular flare-up, I may say." He
also observed, " Them stacks" pointing to some which
stood by the wayside, " would make a fine blaze, they
would." Rosier then left him, and he was next seen at
the Griffin public-house, at Ingham, where he repeatedly
asked the way to Rymer's-point, and said he would give
any man 2s. that would show him the way. (This he
appears to have said in order to avert suspicion, as he
had formerly worked for Mr. Gayford at Rymer's-point,
and knew the way intimately.) He also pulled out a
pair of light shoes, and remarked "they were his shoes
when he wanted to scour across the country in double-
quick time." He left the Griffin at ten o'clock, and the
fire, which was three miles from that public-house, was
first seen at eleven. At half-past twelve he was seen
skulking under a wall at Horungton, a place midway
betwixt Itymer's-point and his own house, which
he reached at one o'clock. He told the
woman who was sitting up for him, that
there was a noble fire at old Gayford's, and his
stacks and all were levelled with the ground, and he
wished Gayford was burnt as well." He added, he
should like to serve two or three more of them so ; that
was the only way to get rid of Kersey Cooper. (Mr.
Cooper is steward to the Duke of Grafton, the prose-
cutor's landlord). He further said, the proper way to
be sure to get rid of Cooper was to set his ricks on fire,
and drop a note for the Duke of Euston-hall, saying
" Duke, if you don't get rid of your steward, you'll hear
more about it." On the morning after the fire the foot-
steps of the prisoner were traced from a gap in the
hedge of a field which adjoins the prosecutor's stack-
yard, in a direction from the Griffin to the property that
was burnt, and also from the stacks in a direction that
led to Honington and Tapston. The prisoner was after-
wards apprehended on this charge, and gave an account
to the constable of the way in which he went home from
the Griffin, which was consistent with his innocence, but
wholly inconsistent with the evidence of his being seen
at Honington, and of his footsteps being traced as
already mentioned. In addition to this evidence, one
Shadbolt a convicted felon, who was in the gaol with
the prisoner, deposed to a circumstantialconfession which
he said the prisoner made to him.
Mr. DasEwr addressed the jury for the prisoner,
whom they found Guilty after the Learned Judge had
summed up the evidence, and he was sentenced to be
transported for life.
After the prisoner's condemnation, he was handcuffed
to another convict, and taken from court in order to e
removed in the van to prison. As he was passing from
the door of the court to the van, he contrived to get his
hand free of the handcuff, and to make his escape through
the crowd. It was past eight o'clock when this oc-
curred, and it was of course dark ; for a minute or two
he was not missed, and .he has not since been heard of.
No blame whatever is attributable to the gaoler or his
assistants.
Mr. Justice PATTESON (assisted by Mr. Sergeant AT-
CHERLEY) then disposed of two or three other cases of
arson, and the assizes for the county and the circuit ended.

it,-but declaring that the Directors did not intend to
ask a vote on this occasion. The Directors' also
announce, that they "purpose calling up the unpaid
portions of the new quarter shares in due course, as
the amount can now be advantageously applied to the
purpose originally intended, namely, the payment- nir
of the mortgage debt." With reference to The pro-
posed line to connect Shrewsbury with the Grand
Junction Railway, the report states, that the expense
of a railway to Stafford or Penkridge will be consi-
derably less than to any pOint further south, while
the traffic will certainly be greater, inasmuch ,
as Manchester and Liverpool, and all the .
north, as well as the south, will be thereby
accommodated, and not the south only, as
would be the case if Wolverhampton were to be the
point The Directors estimate the gross return on a-
branch from Shrewsbury to the Grand Junction line -
at Stafford or Penkridge, to be such as to justify them
in recommending their Shareholders to take a lease
of the line at 4/. per cent. on the cost of it (which may
be stated at 400,0001.), with a divisiou of any further
profit between the lessors and lessees equally, as the
working expenses (undertaken by the Grand Junction,.
Company with their present establishment) would
be unusually low, and there would be a considerable
accession of traffic to the main line. If the branch were
carried by an independent party to a point on the Grand
Junction farther south than Penkridge, the cost would
be much. greater, and the probable profit would be
quite insignificant, because the working expenses
would then be at the ordinary high rate on short lines,
and the Liverpool and Manchester and north traffic
would be wholly lost. The Directors consider a
branch from Shrewsbury to their line at Stafford or
Penkridge to be essential ; and accordingly they in-
tend to arrange for having it brought before Parlia-
ment next session, whether the Wolverhampton and
Shrewsbury line be prosecuted or not. Resolutions were
passed adopting the report, approving the Lancaster
and Carlisle Railway Bill, and declaring that it is
for the interest of the Grand Junction Company to
promote the constructien of a railway connecting
theirs (at Stafford or Penkridge) with Shrewsbury;
and the Directors were instructed to take the neces-
sary steps for a Parliamentary application next ses-
sion, subject to the appeal of a future general meeting
of Proprietors. Other resolutions were passed as to
the creation of new shares, and the meeting then
terminated.—Ma eel/ester Guardian.

THORWALDSEN'S FUNERAL.
(Extract front a Private Letter.)
COPENHAGEN, Mallen 30.—The last solemn rites
over the remains of Thorwaldsen were celebrated this
day. "Never," says the Berlin Gazette, "has Copen-
hagen witnessed a solemnity in which all its citizens
exhibited so much sympathy and grief, and never has
the true Scandinavian spirit manifested itself among
the inhabitants of ali ranks and of all ages, more dis-
tinctly and more beautifully than on the present occa-
sion. The body lay in state yesterday, in the room
appropriated to antique works of sculpture in the
Thorwaldsen Museum. Here the ceremony com-
menced this morning at eleven o'clock, with a dirge,
composed by Holst and Rung, and executed by
all the students of the Academy of Fine Arts.
After this, the Reverend Dr. Claussen delivered
a very beautiful and appropriate oration upon
the extraordinary abilities and genius of the de-
ceased. The coffin was then taken down and placed
in the hearse, during which the members of the Ita-
lian Opera, who were placed in Thorwaldsen's studio,
performed a eantate in Italian, written by Speratti, and
composed by Holst, and when the hearse moved slowly
away the students of the Academy of Fine Arts sung
another beautiful plaintive song from the balcony of
the building. The mournful procession was headed
by two of the most eminent members of the Academy
of the Fine Arts, followed by about eight hundred
students ; after them came all Thorwaldsen's
countrymen—all the icelanders now residing here
—and then, almost without exception, all the
artists in the city. The plain open coffin
came next, simply ornamented on one side
with a beautiful carving of the Fates, after a
design from the great master's own hand, and a
design representing Victory on the other. On the
coffin were placed interwoven branches of palms and
cypress, but none of tho numerous decorations be-
longing to the deceased sculptor. On the canopy of
the hearse was placed one of the last and most beau-
tiful works of the great artist, Hope leaning on an
anchor. Next came, immediately after the corpse, as
chief mourners, all the members of the Acadethy of
Fine Arts, headed by their President, his Royal High-
ness the Crown Prince, followed by all the other
Royal Princes, and a great number of the principal
officers of state, officers of the army and navy, and
upwards of 8,000 citizens of all classes. All the
streets through which the procession passed, from the
Museum to the church of the Holy Ghost, were lined
en espalier with the different companies of trade, with
their colours and ensigns covered with crape, and
they themselves in deep mourning. The streets,
from the church of the Holy Ghost to
that of Notre Dame, where his last resting
place was prepared, were lined in the
same manner by the different regiments of the garri-
son, and the whole distance from the Museum to the
Notre Dame (about an English mile) was, accoidine,
to the ancient Scandinavian custom, strewed with
white sand intermixed with juniper leaves. At the
entry of the church his Majesty the King,. in deep
mourning, received the corpse, and, after the coffin
had been placed on a catafalque which had beam
erected for that purpose, the requiem was performed
that which was written by one of Thorwaldsen's moat
intimate friends, the celebrated Adam Oehlensehlargek
and composed by Glaser. The Bishop of Seelank
the Right Rev. Dr. Tryde, then performed the
funeral service, and delivered a most eloquent oration;
after which the coffin was consigned to its last abode,,
during which time the students, amounting to sews
ral thousands, who had not found admittance into the
interior of the church and had placed themselves in
the churchyard, sung a hymn, also written and com-
posed for the occasion. Her Majesty and all the
Royal Princesses occupied the royal pew during the
whole of the ceremony."
The bells of all the churches in the capital tolled
from eleven till two o'clock, and when the procession
came in sight, the " Dead March" from Saul Wig
performed.
As was anticipated, Thtrwaldsen has left nearly all
his property, which is more considerable than WU
supposed, to the museum that bears his name.
A monument upon a most magnificent scale will be
erected to his memory, at the public expense, for which
subscription lists have already been opened, headed by
his Majesty, with the munificent sumof 25,000 dollars.

We are happy to announce that, in the winter of
1840 or 1841, Captain Edward Hight, in the command of the
Lady Raffles, a large ship, bound to Van Diemen/A Land,
with convicts, at the entrance of the British Channel fell in
with a Russian merchantman, the Cossilia, with a crew, con-
sisting of the captain and sixteen men, whose, vessel had
sprung a leak the previous night, and was then in a sinking
state. With much difficulty, and the loss of a boat (it being
bad weather), Captain Hight succeeded in getting them all
on board of his ship ; thus preserving from destruction
seventeen of his fellow-creatures. This philanthropic conduct
having been represented td the Emperor of Russia, lie has
thought proper to mark his esteem of this gallant and
humane service by presenting Captain Hight with a gold
medal, with the inscription," For saving those who were in
peril," and the riband of the order of St. Ann of Russia, to be
worn round the neck. Captain Edward Hight, we are proud
to say, is a native of Dover.—Dover Chronicle.
BOGNOR.—This town has for some time past be-
come much agitated from the conduct of the clergy,
who, in despite of the known sentiments of many of the
inhabitants, have thought proper, under the plea of $
ignewal of obsolete customs, to adopt in the morning
service forms so highly offensive, that some of the con-
gregation feel obliged to leave the church during the
service, whilst others are precluded from going *Aber
course persevered in by the Vicar, in defiance of the
eaTuest and affectionate entreaties of the chief of his
parishioners.

RAILWAY TO SCOTLAND.--The whole of the
capital of the Caledonian Railway, from Carlisle to
Glasgow and Edinburgh, has been subscribed for, and
the shares are now at a premium in the stock-market I
This is an instance of public confidence and approval, of
which we scarcely know a parallel. In the meantime
the promoters of the Glasgow, Ayr, and Dumfries line
to Carlisle, are using the, most tltreintous elm-tips to
run down the " Caledonian" and exalt their owa, Our
advertising columns afford some proof of the'rgmth
with which the subject has been taken up ; but' still
more fiercely does the war rage in Edinburgh and
Glasgow. Of the success of the " Caledonian," however,
there can be no doubt.

IRISII NATIONA,L EDUCATION. - The Evening
Packet contains the following parragraph in reference
to this subject:—" We regard the present time as the
eve of a crisis in the affairs of the Church, and we feel
thoroughly convinced that the character of that crisis,
good or bad, mainly depends upon the conduct of the
ministers of the Establishment in connection with the
great question of education. We have reason to know
that some of the warmest opponents of the national
system think the time has arrived when that opposition
should be abandoned."

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