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SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY IVIORNING, ,JANUAR-Y 16, 184 S.

LITERATURE.

A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON DISEASES
OF THE EYE. By William Jeaffreson, late Sur-
geon to the Bombay Eye Infirmary, in the lion. East
Asdia Company's Service. London, Renshaw, 1844.
Mr. Jeaffreson, the author of this work, possessed
advantages for the study of the diseases of which it
treats which fall to the lot of few practitioners, and
fortunately for the interests of science and humanity,
he was by his previous studies and acquirements
enabled to make the most of those advantages. He
vas a pupil of the late John Abernethy, the most
accomplished British surgeon of the present century,
to whose merits he pays the following well-deserved
tribute of respect :
" It was the author's good fortune to be educated
under the justly celebrated and talented surgeon Mr.
Abernethy—a man who was ever more anxious to point
out great and important analogies in nature, than to
fritter away truth by fine-spun differences and distilla-
tions; a man who was foremost in. vindicating the great
general principles of surgery, and in showing the con-
nexion of so-called local diseases with constitutional
stues, and their successful treatment by means directed
through the system as a whole. The sound doctrines
taught by this great surgeon, imparted as they were in
language whose eloquence was its simplicity, and further
impressed upon the minds of his pupils with the affec-
tionate earnestness rather of a parent than a master,
could not fail to make lasting impressions on the minds
of all, and in the calling of life into which after circum-
stances led me, I cannot express too strongly my grati-
tude to a friend and teacher, from whose precepts I early
learnt to look upon all affections of the eye in nonnexion
with their constitutional origin and treatment."
In 1822 Mr. Jeaffreson was nominated by the Di-
rectors of the East India Company superintendent
oculist at Bombay, and was instructed to establish a
hospital there devoted solely to eye diseases. Patients
from the most remote parts of India and Persia
flocked to Bombay to be treated by Mr. Jeaffreson
for diseases of the eye ; and from the month of
January, 1824, to that of October, 1834, he attended
no less than 53,391 cases, and in 36,564 of these cases
the patients regained perfect sight. The results of
this extensive practice are recorded in the volume
before us, which must, we feel convinced, become the
text-book on the subject on which it treats. Among
the maiy improvements introduced by the author, we
would particularly call attention to his new operation
for the removal of cataract, an operation of a nature
almost painless, and totally unattended with danger
either to the eye or the life of the patient. On his
way back to England he visited* Egypt, and the fol-
lowing observations on the manner in which not only
ophthalmia, but plague, may be propagated by the
common fly in that country, are well worthy the at-
tention of travellers :

" The habit of the Egyptians is to crowd themselves
much together ; their mode of living is very poor ; they
spend a considerable portion of time in the bazaars and
other public places, where the profusion of flies, at all
times sufficiently great, is aggravated by the exposure of
dates, raisins,. figs, and other sweets, by which they are
attracted ; it is to these flies, carrying the purulent se-
cretion from one eye to the other, that I believe the ex-
tension of the disease is frequently due ; and I would
strongly urge all persons in their travels through Egypt.
to be provided with veils for the purpose of keeping off
these insects ; gauze, or dark-coloured spectacles, may
protect the eyes against the glare of the sun, or partially
even against dust, but they do not prevent flies from
settling on the lids. My belief is that plague itself is
thus frequently propagated."

The author concludes by giving general directions
for the preservation of the eyes, for which purpose he
strongly recommends cold bathing. The following
observations on the Soorma, used by the females of
India to heighten their personal charms, are curious.
Soorma may perhaps ere long become an article of
the toilette in European as well as in Indian boudoirs :

" In conclusion, I shall take the liberty of adverting to
a curious custom which prevails amongst the females of
Incha, who are in the habit of using a black powder
called Soorma, which they do not put into their eyes, but
paint with great delicacy on the roots of both the upper
and lower lashes. This, besides contributing much to
their personal appearance, by increasing that softness of
the eye, so pecuiliar a feature of Eastern beauty, they
conceive affords them some protection against cataract, a
disease too prevalent amongst them. It certainly has the
effect of keeping the eyes cool, and probably, by absorb-
ing some of the superfluous rays of light by which they
are dazzled and annoyed, may afford some protection as
well as comfort. Much on the same principle, that is, by
diminishing the access of a glare of light to the eyes,
are common eye-shades useful; which, whether worn in
the shape of a green shade over the eyes, or over the
candle or lamp itself, are very valuable means of saving
these important organs. Such practice, however bene-
ficial in health during great exertion of the eyes, as pre-
ventive of disease, must not be confounded with the use
of shades, and still more so of bandages, in many forms
of chronic disease, when a moderate exposure of the eyes
to light, and a free access to them of pure air, are highly
beneficial by acting as mild stimulants, and if the term
may be allowed, as local tonics."

FOREIGN LIBRARY.
Chapman and Hall, London, 1845.
The present Number of this comprehensive Mis-
cellany forms the Seventh Part of Schlosser's His-
tory of the Eighteenth Century, which has been
translated by a gentleman named Davidson, under
the immediate superintendence of the author. A
considerable portion of the Part is devoted to details
of the famous Seven Years' War, in which Frederick
of Prussia acquired such general renown, and in the
course of their details the historian furnishes us with
brief but graphic portraits of Louis the Fifteenth
and his shameless mistress, Madame de Pompadour,
who ruled France more absolutely even than the King.

A CLERGYMAN COMMITTED FOR
TWO MONTHS.

On Tuesday the Reverend John Dean, who described
himself as a clergyman of the Established Church, ap-
peared at Clerkenwell, pursuant to his bail, charged
with being drunk and riotous, and also with having vio-
lently assaulted police-constables 95 and 163 G, and
Jane Dean, his wife, was charged with being drunk and
riotous.
Constable 95 G stated that at a quarter to one o'clock
on Sunday morning he heard a great noise in Goewell-
street, which proceeded from the prisoners. H• told
them to desist, when the male prisoner told him to go
to h-1, and said they would make as much noise as they
pleased. They were both drunk. They continued their
noise, and on again requesting them to be quiet, the
male prisoner said the police were a gang of thieves, and
might go to h-1. He was about to take them into cus-
tcdy, when the Rev. Gentleman struck him two violent
blows on the head with his stick, and it required several
policemen to take him, when he behaved in a most vio-
lent manner. At the station-house he sprang on wit-
ness, seised him by the throat, and said he would do for
him. There were two gentlemen with prisoners when he
first saw them, who were very noisy, but they escaped.
They were not singing songs or psalms.
Constable 103 was assaulted by the male prisoner. A
large mob was attracted by the noise. Mrs. Dean said
she would do asshe pleased. He confirmed the evidence
of 95 G.
220 N and 205 G confirmed the evidence. Mrs. Dean
attempted to rescue the male prisoner, and begged of
them not to break her husband's leg.
The lawyer's clerk said it was unfortunate that the two
gentlemen who were with his chants were not present,
and that the police had acted with great and unneces-
sary violence on the occasion. He would leave the Rev.
Gentleman to make his own statement.
The Rev. Gentleman said himself and wife had been
spending the evening with some friends, who were play-
ing on a key organ, and on returning towards home they
were talking about the music and humming a time, when
the officer, 103, told them to hold their " din," and he
shook prisoner violently on coming up to him a second
time. He denied the assaults, or having acted in the
way attributed by the policeman.. His wife fainted away
twice on the road to the station-house. She was nut
drunk, she only had one glass of liquor during the day,
and he bad only taken two glasses ot• ale and two glasses
of brandy and water.
Mr. COMBE said, if he were a clergyman he was now
in a most degraded position, and he hoped, for the sake
of the clergy generally, but more especially ,for himself,
that his description of himself was fictitious. If the
police bad acted as he imputed, they were not fit to hold
their situations any longer. He knew them to be proper
officers, and thought they had done their duty. Thy
only question for him was, whether he should commit
him to the House of Correction, or fine him 51
Inspector Barton, G, said the prisoners were only
living at a coffee and•beer-shop, and had no luggage or
boxes there.

Mr. COMBI said it was impossible, in his opinion, that
he could be a clergyman, living at such a place, and be-
having as he had done, and he convicted him in the
penalty of SL, or two months' imprisonment. lie dis-
charged Mrs. Dean, who left the Court crying, while her
husband waa locked up.

THE WEATHEL—The atmosphere was so ex-
tremely thick on Tuesday on the nver, and at the docks
and wharfs on either aide, and it was so excessively dark
during nearly the whole of the business portion of the
da), that all business was completely suspended, it being
found impossible to distinguish either the marks and
numbers or the contents of the packages which were
being landed and housed, or examined for delivery. It
necessarily caused immense inconvenience to trade, and
particularly during the present time, when, from the
long prevalence of easterly winds, and the sudden influx
of shipping into the whole of the departments in the
port, great difficulty is found in providing officers to
meet the emergency without the hindrance caused by
the dark and unfavourable state of the weather. The
gloominess afforded rare opportunity to smugglers and
other ill-disposed persons to carry their operations into
effect, and it is much feared that we shall hear of nume-
tons robberies having been successfully accomplished in
consequence.,
FATAL SIIIPWRECE.—Letters received in town
inform us of the total loss, in Carnarvon Bay, of the
ship William Turner, commanded by Captain Evans,
with all hands on board. The melancholy catastrophe
occurred either during the night of the 10th or early on
the morning of the 11th inst. The wind was blowing
strongly from the south-west at the time. The William
Turner was 488 tons burden per register, and was laden
with guano at the port of Ichaboe for Liverpool. Por-
tions of the wreck and manifest were found on the beach
—Liverpool Albion.

' LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT Ol CHANCERY, Jan. 15.
The Lome CHANCELLOR sat at Westminster to•day,
and heard lunatic petitions, none of which were of any
public interest.

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, Jan. 15.
(Before the VarE-CIIANCELLOR GI ENGLAND.)
His Hoxona heard cause petitions to-day.
(Before Sir J. WIGRAM.)
BLAU' V. gIIMPWORTN.

This case was opened before the recess, and has been
argued on several occasions. The bill is filed by the
coheiresses of Mr. Thomas Stoddart, to set aside a deed
of compromise, whereby they parted with property in
Lincolnshire, for a sum of money alleged to have been
greatly below the ♦alue of their interest. The bill con-
tains allegations of fraud, misrepresentation, and sur-
prise. The arguments again occupied the Court for the
greater part of the day.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Jan. 15.
THE QUEEN U. THU AUDITOR OF SUANLET UN4FON.
In this case Mr. Hill moved far a rule for a certiorari
to bring up the accounts of the auditor of the Burnley
Union, with a view to their being quashed. The pre-
sent application was made 'on behalf of the Great
Western Railway Company, who objected to a certain
charge in the accounts ; and the principal ground of the
application was, that the auditor had refused to assign
the reasons why he had come to the conclusions to which
he arrived, as he was bound to do. In this case the
auditor was also the solicitor of the parish, and he had
therefore to audit, as auditor, the accounts which he
drew up as solicitor. It was his duty, and the duty of
the parish officers, to make application to the Commis-
sioners to appoint a special auditor to undertake the
duty.—Rule nisi granted.

BAIL COURT, Jan. IL
(Sittings at Nisi Prius, before Mr. Justice WILLIAMS.)

MILLS V. KENDALL.

This was an action to recover 42!. 2s. 3d., for goods
sold and delivered. Defendant pleaded that he was not
indebted. _ _

Mr. Platt and Mr. Bagley were for the plaintiffs, and
Mr. Watson and Mr. Creasely for the defendant.
Mr. PLATT, in opening the case, said that the plain-
tiffs were tradesmen in Regent-street, and dealt in
gloves and hosiery and other finery. The defendant was
an architect of considerable celebrity, residing in
Suffolk-street when in town, and in Kemp-town
at those seasons more applicable for coun-
try recreations. The articles for the payment
of which the present action was brought were supplied to
defendant's family in the course of the years 1842, 1843,
and 184.4, the pui chasers being the defendant's wife, son,
and daughter. Mr. Kendall had frequently accompanied
them to the shop, and was, therefore, conscious that they
dealt there. It was but natural to infer then that he
was equally conscious that the articles he observed worn
by his family, and which were not settled for by him,
must have been had from the premises of the Messrs.
Hill. The daughter, who was designated " a
child " in one of the defendant's solicitor's letters
was, he might remark to the jury, a young lady, of
twenty-one years of age. and therefore not the mere
child they might otherwise suppose her. Among the
items supplied they would find silk hose, gloves, with
here and there a feather, and on one occasion a silk
dress, which was seen upon the young lady at a time
when her father was in company. It would certainly,
he thought, be a monstrous injustice if a father could,
upon the plea of his child being unauthorised to contract
these debts, seek to defraud the tradesmen, when an in-
quiry upoa his part would at once have shown how the
articles were obtained, and when bills had been regularly
sent to his house upon every succeeding Christmas. Ile
would proceed to call witnesses to prove the case.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Jan. 15.
(Sittings in Banco )
NEWHALL v. WEBSTER
.A.NI, OTHERS.

In this case, which was tried last week at Guildhall,
before the Lord Chief Baron, ♦erdict by consent for the
plaintiff, the Solicitor-General moved for a rule to show
cause why a nonsuit should not be entered upon leave
reserved for that purpose by the Learned Judge, and
also for a new trial upon the round of misdirection. It
was an action for the intringement of a patent
for certain improvements in wire-ropes, and
in the machinery for making such ropes ; the
declaration being in the usual form. The defendants
had a variety of pleas, the general plea being that they
were not guilty of the alleged infringement. The date
of the patent was the 7th of August, 1840, the specifi-
cation being enrolled on the 6th of February, 1841. It
appeared from the evidence that, at a period long prior
to the letters patent granted to the plaintiff, hempen ropes
had been made by means of machinery. Ofcourse the fibres
were twisted in the first place into yarns, and the yarns
made into strands, for the purpose of forming the rope.
Two machines were used, one called a stranding ma-
chine, the other a laying machine. The stranding
machine was used for the purpose of laying the yarns
into strands ; the laying machine for that of laying the
strands into ropes. The material being of a soft de-
scription, in forming the strands it was considered
important that a twist should be given in
order to harden the rope. His principal
object was to direct attention to the laying machines,
used for the purpose. of laying the strands into ropes.
For a long time anterior to the plaintiff's patent it had
been considered a desideratum that the machines should
be so constructed as to prevent a twist in the strand, and
enable the rope to bear a greater stress. The laying
machines were of a circular form, containing in general
three bobbin-frames, it being more usual to make three-
stranded rope than rope of any other description. In order
to prevent the twist in the strands, it was necessary that
the wheels upon which the bobbin-frames revolved should
have a counteracting motion, exactly corresponding to
the motion of the whole machine in the contrary direc-
tion, so that the bobbin-frames should always present
the same face. It was proved distinctly that the defen-
dants themselves bad long had in their manufactory ma
chinery of this description, that is, machines for prevent.
ing the twisting of the strand, and that such machines
had been used in the last century. The claim
which the plaintiff made was the manufacture of un-
twisted wire-rope, and also of wire-rope in which a core
was placed between the strands and the ropes. The
Learned Counsel then described at length the peculiar
nature of this invention, and referred to the specifica-
tion in support of his motion. The substance of the
complaint on the part of the plaintiff was, that machinery
had been used for making hempen ropes which produced
the same effect as his invention.—Rule granted.

RICHA.RDS V. XACEY. -
This case was tried before the Lord Chief Baron, at
Westminster, on the 4th of December last, and a verdict
found for the defendant. It was an action for a promis-
sory note for 1001., and arose out of the state of the
affairs of the Marylebone Bank.
Mr. Jim-as now moved for a rule for a new trial, on
the ground of misdirection.
The COURT postponed its decision.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Jan. 15.
(Sittings in Banco.)
judgment in the follow-
ingTnhaesiersLo:_rdsh ips this day gave
PONTIFEX V. WILKINSON.
This was an action brought by the plaintiffs, who are
coppersmiths, against the defendant, a builder, to recover
the price of a large boiler set up by them under his
directions, in the house of a gentleman in the country,
for whom the defendant was employed.
The defence was that Wilkinson was not liable, not
having given the order to the plaintiffs as upon his own
responsibility, but for and on account of the gentleman
whose agent only he was in the transaction.
The verdict was for the plaintiffs, but the defendant
subsequently obtained a rule for a new trial, upon which
their Lordships reserved their judgment. The Court
now made the rule absolute, and ordered the case to go
down again for trial.
TEE FISHMONGERS' COMPANY U. ROBINSON AND OTHERS.
The plaintiffs in this case are proprietors of large
tracts of land in the north of Ireland, adjoining Loughs
Foyle and Swilly. The defendants have severally con-
tracted to drain portions of that land, and this action
was brought against them to recover damages for breach
of contract. The verdict was substantially for the de-
fendants. The plaintiffs, last term, obtained a rule nisi
for a new trial, upon which, after a long argument, in
which several sergeants were engaged on both sides, the
Court reserved judgment.
. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE now gave judgment for the
new trial, and made the rule absolute.

~•,, • GRANT V. HUNT.
'This was an action against the Southampton Bank
on a bill of exchange accepted for them, but refused on
presentation. The defence wae that the acceptor had
not the defendants' authority. The facts of the case did
not come very fully before the Court in the first instance,
but were referred to Mr. Sergeant Shea, from whom
they came before the Court as a special case, which was
argued in Trinity Term. Their Lordships now gave
judgment for the plaintiff.
Their Lordships then took the new trial paper.
• ennxies v. mimic
This was an action for breach of contract in the sup-
plying of a large quantity of copper coin for the Mexican
Government. The verdict was for the plaintiff, and Sir
T. Wilde now obtained a rule nisi for a new trial. The
facts will be more conveniently reported when the rule
comes on for argument. They were fully reported at the
time of the trial, but as they are somewhat interesting,
historically and commercial, a brief reference to them
will again be expedient.
WM% V. =VAX AND OVUM.
This was an action for trespass and forcible entry. It
was tried before Mr. Justice Erle at the sittings after
the last term, and a verdict was given for the plaintiff,
damages 251. The following is a brief statement of the
facts :—Mr. Bevan, who is a Chancery, barrister, kepi
horses at the livery stables of Mrs. Savage, in Fetter-
lane, a person named Stocken having acted for some
time as foreman of the establishment. For a
considerable time this person appeared to have
enjoyed the confidence both of his mistress, Mrs. Savage,
and of her customers; but at the period when the pre-
sent cause of oontention arose, he no longer possessed
their good opinion. Mr. Bevan having determined to
sell one of his horses. desired Mrs. Savage to send the
animal to Tattersall's for that purpose. Subsequently
to his eiving instructions on this point, Mrs. Savage had
occasion to go into the City ; but, before doing
so, she distinctly told Stocken and others that
Mr. Bevan's horse should not be taken out
of the stable where it was kept. No sooner was her
back turned, hoWever, than Stocken, mounting the back-
of the horse, rode into the yard of Mr. Webb, livery-
stable-keeper, of Gray's Inn-lane, and, after some nego.
tiation, he sold the horse to the plaintiff, under a forged
warranty from Mr. Bevan, for the sum of 151. The fol-
lowing day Mr. Bevan, being accompanied by a police-
officer and other parties, proceeded to the plaintiff's
yard, caused the stable door to be forcibly opened, and
took away his horse. An action was then brought ; at ,
the trial of which nearly a dozen counsel 'ma pa- I

gaged; and after many hard blows, and a good deal of
harder swearing, a verdict was given for the plaintiff,
with 251. damages.
Mr. Sergeant TALFOUED now moved on behalf of the
principal defendant, Mr. Bevan, fora rule to show
cause why a new trial should not be had, on the two
grounds of such verdict being against evidence, and
against the direction of the Learned Judge (Mr. Justice
Erle) before whom the action was tried.
Mr. Sergeant CHAR NELL was proceeding to move on
behalf of the other defendants, when
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE, interrupting the Learned
Counsel, said that the new trial must necessarily be for
all the parties alleged to be aggrieved, and not for
one only.

ADMIRALTY COURT, Jan. 14.
THE VSNERATILE-COLLISION.

- _
This was an action by the owners of the brig New-
castle Trader, against the barque Venerable, to recover
for damages suffered by the brig in a collision between
the two vessels in the night of the 11th of July last.
The brig was of 79 toes, coal laden, bound from Middle-
borough to Rouen. The barque was of 319 tons, and
was proceeding to Hull from a voyage from North
Americas. The wind was west-north-west, or west-by-
north. The brig had the wind free, and was coming out
of Hasleborough Gap, when the barque, which was close
hauled en the larboard tack, on a course north half west,
was reaching to the north. The case of the brig was,
that, on seeing the Venerable, she kept to windward, in
order to go under the barque's stern (having the wind
free, it was at her option to go to windward or to lee-
ward), supposing that the brig would keep her reach ;
but, instead, the helm of the Venerable was put down,
and she shot into the brig's larboard quarter.
After hearing Dr. Addams and Dr. Curteis in support
of the case, without hearing Dr. Bayford and Dr. H. J.
Nicholl for the Venerable,
Dr. LUSHINGTON said that the two gentlemen from
the Trinity-house (who assisted the Court upon the
nautical points) concurred with him in opinion, that the
brig had been in the wrong throughout the whole pro-
ceedings, and therefore he dismissed the action with costs.

of a tradesman named Rose, residing in Edward-street,

Bethnal-green.
It appeared from the evidence, that between eleven
and twelve o'clock that day, as the wife of the prosector
was sitting with her mother in her back parlour, they
heard a strange kind of noise in the adjoining room,
and Mrs. Rose immediately hastened into the passage to
ascertain the cause of it; there she encountered the pri-
soner, who was leisurely walking from the back par-
lour, with a large trunk full of property belonging to her
husband on his shoulder. She demanded what business
he had there, and the prisoner coolly told her that he
had been sent for the trunk by a lodger, whose name he
mentioned correctly, and still kept walking off with the
trunk, when she expressed her determination to detain
him. On this the prisoner dashed down the trunk in
the passage, and, violently thrusting her against the
wall, darted out into the street. Mrs. Rose, however,
raised an outcry after and pursued him through several
streets, and he was at length stopped by a policeman and
taken into custody.
The prisoner, in defence, still adhered pertinaciously
to the statement he had made to Mrs. Rose, that he had
been sent fur the trunk by :he lodger mentioned in that
;,erson's testimony, and the magistrate, who did not
credit this story, ordered him to be brought up again
next week that inquiries might be made about him.
Wm. Rickards, a middle-aged, respectable-looking
man. was charged on suspicion of stealing between 50
and 60 sovereigns, and securities for Three per Cent.
Consols of the value of lOot, the property of Thomas
Hogg, a pensioner in the East India Company's service,
living in Suffolk-street, Bethnal-green.
It appeared from the evidence in this case that the
wife of the prosecutor, between 6 and 7 o'clock on Satur-
day evening last, went out to market accompanied by a
lodger named Lovell, leaving her husband, an old and
exceedingly deaf man, in care of the house. Shortly
after the wife had left, the prisoner, who had lodged in
the house about six months, came in, and after a short
conversation with the prosecutor in the kitchen, went up
stairs, as he said, to get his great coat, remained there
about ten minutes, came down again, and shortly after
left the house. The prisoner had only been gone about
half an hour, when Mrs. Hogg returned home, and on
entering her bed-room, which adjoined that of the pri-
soner, found everything strewn about in the utmost dis-
order, and that one of her drawers, in which she had
locked up before she went out a tea caddy containing
the property above-mentioned, had been broken open,
and the caddy, money, and securities carried off by the
thief. As the prisoner had been the only person ad-
mitted while the wife was out, suspicion naturally at-
tached to him, and Sergeat Townshend being apprised of
the robbery went in pursuit of him, and found him par-
tially intoxicated at the Durham Arms public-house, a
few streets off. On being taken into custody and accused
of the offence, the :prisoner most strenuously denied all
knowledge of the transaction, and threw the blame of
the affair upon his fellow-lodger, who had been assisting
the sergeant in his apprehension.
Policeman Kersey, 112 K, proved having carefully
examined the prosecutor's house, and that there were no
external marks denoting a forcible entry, while on
searching the lower part of the premises he discovered
and now produced a chisel, which exactly fitted the in-
dentations in the front of the drawer from which the
stolen property had been abstracted.
In answer to the charge, Mr. Pelham, who attended
for the prisoner, submitted that not a tittle of the evi-
dence which had been produced inculpated his client, and
claimed his discharge. He had a number of highly re-
spectable witnesses in Court, who had known the pri-
soner for many years, and who would not only bear
testimony to his irreproachable character, but also be-
come bail for him to any amount, if the Magistrate
thought it a case even for securities.
The MAGISTRATE said, that this was not a question of
character at all, but one of facts, and the evidence ad-
duced presented a case of strung suspicion against the
prisoner. He would, however, consent to admit him to
bail, which must be, the prisoner himself in 801., and
two responsible sureties in 40/. each.
The bail was immediately put in and the prisoner
liberated till next week.
SOUTHIVARK.

Tuesday Isabella Ludham was brought before Mr. I
Traill, charged with robbing the captain of a vessel
called the Sir Robert Sale, lying in St. Katharine
Docks, of a watch and guard, together with a gold pin
and a cloak ; and William Simms, a man in business,
with whom she cohabited, was charged as an accessary
after the fact.
It appeared that on the night of the 27th ult. the cap-
tain of the Sir Robert Sale was induced to accompany
the female prisoner to a house of ill-fame, in Herbert's-
buildings, Lambeth. When he awoke in the morning
he found his companion had gone off, taking with her
the articles above specified, although he took the pre-
caution of deposting his watch, which was a valuable
one, underneath the pillow. Having given a description
of the prisoner at the station-house, she was taken into
custody, brought before the magistrate at Union-hall,
but was ultimately discharged, in consequence of none
of the stolen property being traced. Nothing more was
heard of the charge until the preceding night, when the
whole of the facts attending the robbery were brought to
light owing to the accidental circumstance of a serious
quarrel between the two persens iu custody, which will
be gathered from the subjoined account.
Policeman 33 B stated, that on the preceding ni..4ht at
a late hour, while on duty in Tothilt street, Wes min-
ster, his attentijn was arrested by hearing a violent
quarrel between the prisoners, and on his approaching,
the man Simms immediately accused the woman with
having robbed the captain of an Indiaman, and insisted
upon giving her into custody. The parties were then
taken to the station-house, where Simms reiterated the
charge against his fellow prisoner, and entered minutely
into all the details of the robbery, and also described
where the stolen articles were pledged. The woman
against whom the charge was made did not attempt to
deny the truth of all that had been uttered against her,
and declared that she was the victim of the man who had
divulged the robbery ; that it was owing to his persua-
sions she committed it, and that having shared in the
plunder he afterwards betrayed her. The policeman
added that both the prisoners were detained at the
station-house.
Mr. TRAILL here directed Simms to be released from
the bar and to ascend the witness-box, in order to give
his evidence. He stated that he was a plasterer by
trade, and lived at No. 1, Catherine-court, near the
Cloisters, Westminster, and that the prisoner had been
under his protection for a considerable time.
He was here asked if he had any charge to make
against the accused, and he replied in the affirmative,
and then proceeded to state that at an early hour on the
morning of the 28th ult. she returned home, and on
entering the room where he was waiting her arrival she
immediately produced a watch, gold pin, and a gold
guard, and also a cloth cloak, and said that she had
robbed a captain of a vessel while he was asleep. Simms
went on further to state that the articles in question
were subsequently pledged by the prisoner, and he men-
tioned the names of the pawnbrokers with whom she had
deposited them. He added, that she had pledged the
articles herself, and that he had no hand in it ; that they
had quarrelled the night before, and that he determined
on divulging the circumstances, and accordingly did so,
and was surprised that after such a disclosure as he had
made it should have been deemed requisite to take him
into custody.
Mr. Thant, (to the prisoner)—You have heard what
this man has stated : have you anything to say ?
The prisoner, who is an extremely well-looking young
woman, said that now matters had assumed the aspect
they did she had no intention of denying the accusation
made against her that day by the man of all others who
was the last who ought to have betrayed her. That in
order to support him in comfort she had become a pros-
titute, and he knew it well. That on the very night she
robbed the captain of the vessel before she left home
Simms, addressing her, desired her to go out, threaten-
ing to beat her if she returned without money or money's
worth ; that he told her to pick up the first well-dressed
man she met, and that when he was asleep in the house
where she took him that she could then rob him of all
he had about him, and leave the house. She added that
she was now aware that she was wrong for adopting that
advice, but still she confessed she did it ; and she
solemnly protested that the man to whom she had fatten
a victim had accompanied her to the pawnbrokers',
waiting outside while she went in and pledged the stolen
articles, she giving him the greater portion of the money
raised upon them.
Simms, however, denied the latter assertion, and >Aid
that he was always willing to stipport the prisoner, but
that her love of dress end company was her ruin.
Mr. TRAILL asked Simms why he had kept the secret
of the robbery for 10 clay s, and now come forward to
appear against the accused ?
Simms, in reply, said that he was only influenced by a
sense of justice in the case. That when he first threat•
cued to divulge the circumstances attending the robbery
the prisoner declared that if he did she would try all
she could to transport him, but that having had
some high words with her on the preceding night
he thought it a very fit opportunity for disclosing
the facts.
The captain of the Sir Robert Sale, who was in attend-
ance, having been apprised of the apprehension of the
prisoner, identified her as the person whom he accom-
panied to the house in Herbert's-buildings, an : de-
scribed the circumstances of the robbery, and of his
having missed her from his side on the morni,,g it was
committed.
The prisoner, who seemed to be much affected at
the situation in which she was placed, was then re
mended.
A wall dressed cyprian named Jones, was charged
with robbing a gentleman named Edwards, residing in
the Commercial-road East, of a valuable watch.
When the sheet containing the charge was placed be-
fore the Magistrate, the policeman stated that the com-
plainant was not in attendance. The circumstances of
the alleged robbery were as follows :—Mr. Ed
wards accompanied the prisoner to her lodg-
ings, and soon after his departure he missed
his watch, a valuable one. He then returned to
the house, but instead of going in he remained all
might watching for her in the street. When she came
taut in the nsorninr he went up and accused her of the
robbery, but she denied the charge, and be then gave
her into custody. The watch has not been found. The
complainant was perfectly sober at the time.
Mr. COTTINOHAIK expressed considerable surprise at
/he circumstance of the complainant not appearing, and
a aid that he had no right to deprive the woman of her
1 berty if he did not intend to appear against her. The
I tagistrate added that he should remand the prisoner, in
rder to insure the attendance of the loser of the watch.