The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-11 00:00:00

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

NOTICE
THE LONDON OFFICE OF THE STAR
PACKET COMPANY IS

REMOVED FROM LONDON-BRIDGE WHARF,
TO THE
OLD SHADES PIER,
ABOVE LONDON-BRIDGE,
THE PACKET LEAVES EVERY MORNING AT
NINE.
N B. No charge for wharfage or passengers luggage.
Star-office, Thornton's Wharf, April 13, 1844.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.
NOTICE OF ALTERATION OF TRAINS FOR
WEDNESDAY, MAT 15.
In consequence of the Post-Master General having served notice
for a change of time in some of the Mall Trains, and for the service
of the Mails to and from Exeter to commence on WEDNESDAY, the
15th instant, NEW TRAIN BILLS will be prepared and reauy for
livery at all the Stations.
The Up Day- Mail Train from Devonport to Bristol is to leave
Exeter at 12 46 instead of 11 30, as at present, which will require
the London Train from Bristol at 2 30 to be 1 hour and 10 minutes
later, leaving at 3 40, and arriving at Paddington at 8 15, instead

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The Night Mail Up Train will leave Exeter at 9 35, and arrive at
addington at 4 45, Instead of 5 20.
The other changes will be seen by the Train Bills.
By order of the Directors,
CHAS. A. SAUNDERS, Secretary.

CALEDONIAN ASYLUM.
The FOUNDATION STONE of the BUILDING for the Ex-
tension of the benefits of this Charity to Female Children will be
LAID by the Right Hon. the EARL OF ZETLAND, M.W.G.,
Master of the F. and A. Masons of England, attended by the Grand
and other Lodges of Freemasons, the Highland Society of London,
and other Mends of the Charity, on FRIDAY NEXT, the 17th instant.
Tickets to view the Ceremony may be had on application to the
Directors and Stewards.

On the Evening of the same day the Twenty-Seventh Anniversary
Festival will be held at the Freemasons' Tavern.
His Grace the DUKE of RUCCLEUCH and QUEENSBERRY, K.G.,
K.T., the President, in the Chair.
STEWARDS.
His Grace the Duke of Montrose, P.C.
His Grace the Duke of Roxburghe, K.T. -
The Most Noble the Marquis of Huntly, K.T.
The Right lion. the Earl of Dunmore,
The. Right lion. the Earl of Zetland.
The Right Hon. Lord Haddo.
The lion. li. B. Johnstone.
Sir George Clerk, Bart., 3i.P., F.R.S.
Major-General Sir James Cockburn, Bart., G.C.H.
Sir John Kirkland.
Major-General Aitchison.
Major Anderson.
Arthur Anderson, Esq.
Benjamin Buad Cabbell, Esq., F.R.S., F.S.A.
Edward Calder, Esq.
David Dickman, M.D.
Thomas L. Donaldson, Esq., of Willlamshaw.
William Ewart, Esq., M.P.
Robert Ferguson, M.D.
• George Forbes, Esq.
William Forbes, Esq., of Callender, M.P.
Alexander Gillespie, jun., Esq.
Alexander Grant, Esq., of Abcrdour.
William Hamilton, Esq.
George Johnstone, Esq.
Robert Low, Esq.
A. 11. Macdougall, Esq.
W. A. Mackinnon, Esq., of Mackinnon, M.P.
Neil Malcolm, Esq., of Poltalloch.
James Matheson, Esq., of Achany, M.P.
Eneas 3Pintosh, Esq.
Charles M'Lachlan, Esq.
George Gordon M'Pherson, Esq.
James Nisbet, Esq.
William Rutherford, Esq., F.R.A.S.
Crawford Simpson, Esq.
Lieut.-Colonel W. H. Sykes, F.R.S., F.G.S.
Dinner on the Table at Six o'Clock.

Tickets 20s. each, to he had of the Stewards; of the Directors; at
the Bar of the. Tavern ; and of the Secretary, at the Institution, Co-
penhagen-flelds, Islington.
ALEXANDER AI`KENZIE, Acting Secretary.

COMMERCIAL BANK OF LONDON,
lIJJ 3, MOORGATE-STREET, LOTHB CRY, and 6, HENRIETTA-
STREET, COVENT-GARDEN, MAy 6, 1844.

DIRECTORS.
RICHARD WALKER, Esq., 31. P., Chairman.
GEORGE BULPETT, Esq., Deputy Chairman.
Henry Barnewall,Esq. I John Harvey, Esq.

Thomas Barnewall, Esq.
Edward Stillingloet Cayley, Esq.,
M.P.
W. R. Collett, Esq., M.P.

Jonathan llopkinson, Esq.
Edward Oxenford, Esq.
George Rennie, jun., Esq,
John Shewell, Esq.

James A. Douglas, Esq.
Thomas Grimsditch, Esq., M.P.

John, Taylor, Esq.
Charles Weld, Esq.

3IAsAGEn—Mr. Alfred R. Cutbill.
SOLICITORS—Messrs. Amory, Sewell, and Moores, and
Messrs. Norris and Sons.

Notice is hereby given, that an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL
MEETING of the Shareholders of this Bank, will be holden at the
Banking House, 3, Moorgate•street, in the city of London, on MONDAY,
the 3d day of June next, at One o'clock precisely, at which the fol-
lowing resolutions will be proposed for the approval or disapproval of
the Proprietors, viz.:—
Resolved-1. That the denomination of the Shares of this Com-
pany be reduced from 1,0001. each to 1001. each, and that such altera-
tion be carried into effect by the insuring of Ten New Shares of 1001.
each, in exchange for One Share of the present amount.
2. That so much of Clause 62 of the Deed of Settlement, which pre-
scribes the number of Votes each Shareholder shall possess at the

General or other Meetings of this Company, be repealed, and that the
following scale of voting be substituted in lieu thereof, viz.—holders
of One Share of 1001. One Vote ; Thirty Shares of 1001. each, Two
Votes ; Fifty Shares of 1001. each, Three Votes ; Ono Hundred Shares
and upwards of 1001. each, Four Votes.
3. That so much of Clause 51 of the Deed of Settlement which re-
quires that the qualification of a Director shall be One Share of
1,0001. be repealed, and that in future the qualification of a Director
shall he Ten Shares of 1001. each, and further, that the words " Six
Months" contained in the sante Clause be expunged. and that the
words " Thirty Days" be substituted in lieu thereof.

4. That the-Dire'ctors he empowered t declare a Dividend out of
the profits of the Bank half-yearly, if and when they think fit, and
without calling a meeting of the Shareholders for that purpose.
By order of the Directors,
(Signed) A. R. CUTBILL, Manager.

MONEY. GRAND DISTRIBUTION of
70,170/. sterling, authorised by his Imperial Majesty, and
the Government of Austria, on the Ist JUNE NEXT, at Vienna.

Highest Prize, 23,0001.; Lowest, 501.: 700 Prizes.—Apply
for pro-
spectusos, to Messrs. F. E. Fuld and Co., Bankers and Receivers..
General, Frankfort ; or, to save postage, at 26, Bouveric-street, Lon-
don, by letter only, from Twelve to Three.

SALE BY SHARES;
OF THE FOLLOWING VALUABLE PROPERTIES:—
I. A PRINCELY CHATEAU, with the Grounds and Ap-
purtenances belonging thereto, situate on the banks of
the Lake of Geneva, Switzerland, valued at • • • • • • • • • • • • £32,000
2. A SPLENDID MANSION, and Its Dependencies, situated
in the town of Vevay, Switzerland, valued at • • • • • • • • • •
3. A FINE BATH HOTEL, and its Dependencies, with a
very abundant Spring of Mineral Water, situated on the
banks of the Lake of Geneva • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • -

5,000

3,000

Forming a Total (In 40,000 Shares of LI each) 0f...... £40,000
The Sale will positively take place in-the town of Sion, Canton of
Valais, Switzerland, on the 16th of SEPTEMBER, 1844, whatever may
be the number of Shares sold at that time. The value of the Shares
sold will be deposited in the hands of Messrs. Rougemont, Brothers,
London, until the transfer of the property to the new proprietors.
For Shares, Conditions of Sale, Prospectuses, &c., &c., apply, post-
paid, to Mr. Frederick Quin, General Agent for the United Kingdom,
No. 25, Southampton-street, Strand ; or to Mr. Joseph Thomas, No.
1, Finch-lane, Cornhill, London.

IMPERIAL RUSSIAN-POLISH LOAN of
150,000,000 Florins (of 1835), IMPERIAL AUSTRIAN LOAN
of 30,000,000 Florins (of 1839), guaranteed by their Majesties the
Emperor of Austria and the Emperor of Russia.
GRAND DISTRIBUTIONS AT WARSAW AND 'VIENNA.
In the Russian-Polish Man the following Dividends will be reim-
bursed :—One of 1,000,0000., one of 300,00011 , two of 150,0000., six of
25,000 ff., eight of 14,00011., &c., together 7,000 dividends, gaining
7,970,0000. Smallest dividend 75011,1argest 1,000,00011.
In the Austrian Loan 700 bonds will obtain 701,700f1 , in lots of
230,0900., 50,000f1., 15,00011., 10,0000., &c. Smallest dividend 5000.
10 florins are equal to IL sterling, a trifle more or less, as per day's
exchange. The prices are-
-1 Russian-Polish Scrip for £2 10 1 Austrian Scrip for £3 0
4 do. do. do. 10 0 6 do. do. 15 0
9 do. do. do. 20 0 13 do. do. 30 0
Payable by bank notes, remittances, or drafts. Dividends re-hn-
bursable at Frankfort, Paris, London, or New York, at the option of
the holders
To save postages, foreign subscribers may apply to his houses in Paris,
New York, and at Mr. A. Schwarzschild's, 1, Plough-court, Lombard-
street, London, by fetter only. Prospectuses, with full particulars,
and Lists of the Distribution, promptly forwarded to every share-
holder abroad .
J. A. SCHWARZSCIIILD, Banker and Receiver-General.

Frankfort-on-Maine, April, 1844.
A Florin being 25., it follows that a fifth share at 12s. in the
Austrian Government Distribution is relatively much more valuable
than ono Red Bond in the private speculation of the 25th.

ROWL AND'S ODONTO,
Or, PEARL DENTIFRICE.
Under the Patronage of her Majesty the Queen, the Royal Family,
and Nobility, and the several Sovereigns and Courts throughout

Europe.
A fragrant White Powder, prepared from Ofi ntal Herbs of ines-
timable virtue for strengthening, preserving, and cleansing the Teeth.
It eradicates the factitious formation of tartar, and by the removal of
that extraneous substance, lends a salutary growth and freshness to
the gums. It removes from the surface of the teeth the spots of in-
cipient decay, polishes and preserves the enamel, substituting for dis.
colour and the aspect of impurity, the most pure and pearl-like
whiteness ; while, from its salubrious and disinfecting qualities, it
gives sweetness and perfume to the breath, bestowing at onceclean.
liness, and the appearance and reality of health.
Price =s. 9d. per box, duty included.
CAUTION.—To protect the public from fraud. the Hon Commis-
sioners of her Majesty's Stamps have authorised the Proprietor's
signature to be engraved on the Government Stamp, thus—
A RO WL AND & SON, 20, Hatton-Garden,
Which is affixed on each Box.
Ask for " Rowland's" Odonto, All others are Fraudulent. Coun.
terfeits.

EXTRACT FROM OLD MOORE'S'
ALMANACK FOR MAY, 1844.
" CARE OP HEALTR.—The human frame often suffbrs greatly
during this season, the hurtful influence of which is assisted by the
premature adoption of the dress of summer. Those on whom the
blight of consumption has fallen, frequently sink under it about this
period, though the disease had commenced its ravag.s many weeks
or months anterior to its fatal close. All unnecessary exposure on
the part of such delicate persons to the morning and evening chills,
should be carefully avoided. Also the full and plethoric will be be.
nefitted by the use of cooling medicines, as PA ltR'S LIFE PILLS,
and very temperate diet; as a tendency of blood to the head is not
uncommon among such, giving rise to apoplexy and other fatal die.
eases of the brain. Young and stout persons even require some
cooling purgative, as PARK'S LIFE PILLS, which will lessen the
heat of the akin, and perfectly cleanse the system."
PARR'S LIFE PILLS are sold b all respectable Medicine Vett-
ners. See the words PARR'S LIP E PILLS, in white letters on a
red ground, on the Government Stamp.— Sold in boxes at Is. 134(1.
2s. 9d., and family packets Ils. each.

MORISON'S PILL S.
GENERAL AGENTS FOR THE SALE OF THE
ABOVE MEDICINE IN LONDON AND ITS VICINITY :
Medical Dissenter Office, 388, Strand.
Mr. Field, 65, Quadrant, Regent-street.
Mrs. Good, 53, Cambridge-street, Edgeware.road.
Mr. Lofts, 3, Park-place, Mile.end-road.
Mr. Chappel, 81, Lombard-street, Cornhill.
Mr. J. Kaines, 20, New-road, St. George's-in.theEast.
Mrs. E. Dare, 55, Watling street.
Mr. Baldwin, 33, Great Tcwer-street.
Messrs. Hannay and co., 63, Oxford-street.
Mrs. Mueller, 128, Tottenham-ceurt-road.
Mr. Norbury, Post-office, Brentford.
Mr. Loose, 7, Sloane-square, Chelsea.
Mr. Batten's Library, Clapham.
Mr. H. Langley, 53, Great Chart-street, East-read, Hoxton.
Mr. R. Johnson, Pa fumer, &c., 68, Cornhill.
Mr. William Hallet, 83, High Holborn,
Mr. Porritt, High—street, Deptford.
Mr. Killick, Dorking.
Mr. Harrowell, Epsom.
Mr. Lincoln, Finchley.
Mrs. Merchant, Walham.green, Fulham.
Mr. Saw, Grocer, Hammersmith.
Mrs. Boulter, London-road, Kingston.
Mr. T. Hussey, Peckham.
Mr. Edmonds, Poplar.
Miss smith at the Library, Straines.
Mr. Porritt, 9, Royal Hill, Greenwich.
Mr. S. Thompson, Library, Barnet.
Mr. Kempson, Chsrsey.
C A UTlON.—Boware of Counterfeits.
No Chemist or Druggist is authorised to dispose of this medicine.
None can be genuine without the words " MORISON'S
UNIVERSAL MEDICINES" are engraved on the Government
Stamp, in white letters upon a red ground.
British College of Health,
No, liamiltql•plAch New•road liondon.

BANK EIItiLAND, MAY 7, 1844.
TLE COURT of DIRECTORS of the GO-
TERROR and COMPANY of the BANK of ENGLAND give
Notice,
That the GENERAL COURT, held at the Bank this day, is
ADJOURNED till MoNpar NEXT, the 13th instant, at Eleven for
Twelve o'Clock. JOHN KNIGHT, Secretary.

NATIONAL ANTI-CORN-LAW LEAGUE.
THE WEEKLY MEETING of the LEAGUE
JL will be held in the THEATRE ROYAL COVENT-GARDEN,
on WEDNESDAY EVENING NEXT, May 15.
GEORGE WILSON, Esq., will take the Chair precisely at
HALF-PAST SEVEN O'CLOCK.
The meeting will be addressed by James Wilson, Esq. ; Rev.
John Burnet, of Camberwell ; Mr. Turner, of Othery, Somerset-
shire, farmer ; and other gentlemen.

Cards of admission may he had on application at the Offices of the
League, on Monday and Tuesday, between the hours of eleven and
four o'clock.

Applications for Private Boxes to be made personally or by letter
on Monday.

The cards of registered Members will admit, as heretofore, to Pit
and Galleries.

DOORS TO BE OPENED AT SEVEN O'CLOCK

PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.
The FOURTH CONCERT will take place on :MONDAY EVEN-
ING NEXT, when will be performed Mozart's Sym. in E flat, Men-
delssohn Barth°May's in —, Beethoven's Overture, Leonora Fidelio
(first time in these Concerts), and Spohr's Faust.
Solo Performers—Piano Forte, Mr. W. S. Bennett : Violin, M.
Auguste Pott. Vocalists—Mademoiselle Castellan and Herr Staudigl.
Single Tickets, One Guinea each, and Double Tickets 1/. 10s. To
be had of Messrs. Cramer and Co., 201, Regent-street.

WILSON'S SCOTTISH ENTERTAIN-
MENTS,
MUSIC-HALL, STORE-STREET, BEDFORD-SQUARE.
On MONDAY EVENING, MAT 13, at Eight o'clock,
MR. WILSON will give (Second time) his Entertainment, entitled
JACOBITE RELICS,
In which he will sing some of the most popular Stomp
of the 'l5 and the '4.5.
PROGRAMME.
PART I.—flavors and his Ilighlandmen—Share hae ye been sae
brew, lad?—When the King comes o'er the Water—Mother, Mother,
hear the News—The Chevalier's muster-roll—The Blackbird—
Donald M`Gillivray-0 cam ye here the fight to shun—The Piper o'
Dundee.
PART 11.--Kenmure's on and awa, Willie—Lord Derwentwater's
Good Night—Awa, Whigs, awn—The sun rises bright in France—
Wha will ride wi' gallant Murray—Oh send Lewle Gordon hame—
He's coming again.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(YESTERDAY.)
CLE-RKENWELL.
Six young women, aged about 17 years, named Mar-
garet Glynn, Margaret French, Mary Willis, Sophia
Cole, Mary Brown, and Eliza Maynard, were charged
with creating a riot in the Clerkenwell workhouse, of
which they are inmates, with assaulting the master, and
tearing his coat.
It appeared from the evidence of Mr. Harnet, the mas-
ter, that the prisoners, who have been repeatedly con-
victed of misconduct in the workhouse, were, at half-
past seven on the previous evening, at the windows of
the establishment, and " larking " with some young men
who were outside the walls, and throwing stones over the
walls. He had repeatedly told the prisoners not to go
into that part of the house, and on this occasion desired
them to leave it. French, with an oath, exclaimed she
would not leave the place. Willis likewise refused.
They then went into ward 28, and became very riotous.
Witness called Smith, the gate-keeper, and then at-
tempted to remove French; but all the other prisoners
attacked them in the most violent manner. Cole, Wil-
lis, and Brown snatched up saucepans, plates, pots, and
pans, and flung them at witness, swearing they would
murder him. Willis swore she would job his eye out.
Willis—Yes, and so I will. -
Witness—French said she would run me through With
a knife.
French—And I'll do it yet..
Witness—They sharpened a knife in the presence of
the overseer, a few clays ago, and swore they would stab
four other girls, who refuse% to join them in their mutiny
against the workhouse authorities. Witness proceeded
to say that the prisoners tore his coat almost into rags,
and kicked him on the legs and body ; they would have
overpowered him, had he not obtained the assistance of
four of the male paupers, and some police-officers, by
whom the prisoners were ultimately. secured. The whole
workhouse was in a state of uproar ; the paupers
jumped out of their beds, and 200 of the inmates were
drawn to the place by the silents and screams of the
prisoners.
Four other witnesses gave testimony to the same
effect. The conduct of the prisoners resembled that of
Furies. Cole flung a chair at the master's head, which
by stooping he avoided, and the chair was shivered to
atoms against the wall. They hallooed, swore, screamed,
and fought like Amazons, and nothing could exceed the
consternation and excitement which prevailed in the
workhouse.
The prisoners, in their defence, stated that two of the
men the master bad called were lunatics.
Mr. BROUGHTON inquired if such were the case, and
the master admitted that two of the men were of diseased
mind, but it was in a case of necessity he obtained their
aid. In answer to another question, Mr. Hemet said
there were 510 paupers in the house. _
Mr. BROUGHTON said the visiting justices at the pri-
sons, in their reports, had stated that the greatest con-
fusion and disorder were introduced to the prisons by
the workhouse paupers who were confined there ; and
they complained of the magistrates sending so many of
them to prison. In Marylebone parish a person had
contracted to take 200.0 f these disorderly characters to
the colonies, but the interfereriCe of a Member of Par-
liament put a stop to it. Nothing could be worse than
the conduct of the prisoners ; but that of the master, in
bringing those demented
.poor creatures into a conflict of
this description was injudicious and indiscreet. He
would sentence French and Cole to pay a fine of ten
shillings, or six weeks' imprisonment ; and the other ,
four prisoners to three weeks' imprisonment, without fine.
George Osborne, a weather-beaten old seaman, was
charged by Griffiths, an excise-officer, with unlawfully
exposing for sale a pint of bandy.
The offence was clearly proved, and the prisoner fined
251., or three months' imprisonment.
Maria Graham, a young woman of mild and pre-
possessing appearance, was charged with endeavouring
to drown herself.
The officer being on duty . near the New River at
Newington on Wednesday night last, between eight
and nine o'clock, heard a loud splash in the water, and
on running to the place saw the prisoner struggling in it.
She had left her bonnet and cloak on the. bank. After
some diffieulty he succeeded in dragging her out, and,
on turning his lamp upon her, was surprised to recognise
her as it modest and respectable young woman, whom he
had known for years. She was very decently con-
nected, and her conduct had always been a model of'
propriety in the neighbourhood in which she resided.
She cried bitterly, but 'refused to tell why she had
attempted to destroy herself. He removed her to the
Hackney workhouse, as she was very ill, and there she
had remained since.
The poor creature, on being questioned by the Magis-
trate, sobbed bitterly. • She said her mother was alive,
but bed-ridden, and unable to support herself; and she
(the prisoner) was a dress-maker by trade, but became
so much reduced that she felt herself obliged to seek
parochial aid, and went into the Hackney workhouse
some time ago, where she stayed until Monday last, when
she left it to see her sister. She remained with her
-sister at Kingsland until Wednesday evening, when she
again applied to be received into the Hackney work-
house;but the officer there refused to admit her because
she did not -return on Monday night. Mr. Dawson gave
her an order for admission to the house for the desti-
tute, but her feelings were so 'wounded at being obliged
to stop in such a place that she resolved to destroy her-
self, but was very sorry for what she had done.
Mr. BROUGHTON said he lamented to see a person of
such respectable appearance, and apparently virtuous
disposition, in such a condition, and would be happy to
afford her all the assistance in his power. For the pre-
sent, however, he would send her back to the workhouse.
MARYLEBOIVE.
Yesterday a very well-dressed man, about 35 years of age,
who at the station-house said his name was James Thompson,
but refused, on account of his connexions, to give his ad-
dress, was placed at the bar before Mr. Long, charged with
having conducted himself in the following most extraordi-
nary manner towards the wife of Mr. William Gutteridge, a
highly-respectable gentleman residing at No. 28, Upper
Montagu-street, Montagu-square :
The lady was not present, but her husband, who wit-
nessed the shameful behaviour of the prisoner, and who was
therefore enabled to give all the required particulars, was
sworn.
He stated, that upon several occasions within the last
week or ten days the prisoner had called at his residence,
which was to be let furnished, and that he represented him-
self to be Sir Arthur Shield. He spoke particularly. as to his
wish to have stabling for his horses and carriages ad-
jacent to the house, and, after a little conversation, he was
requested to call again, which he did, and he then grossly in-
sulted his (complainant's) wife.
Mr. LoNG—Is your wife present? Complainant—She is
not, Sir ; but I think that my evidence will be sufficient with-
out her, as I saw all that took place with regard to the offence
for which the prisoner is brought here.
Mr. LONG (to complainant, who seemed very much ex-
cited)—Be more calm, and state slowly all that you know of
the matter.
Complainant—The prisoner had been at the house at
twelve o'clock yesterday at noon, but nothing was then defi-
nitively agreed upon ; and at six o'clock in the evening he
paid another visit, when he fell passionately in love, all at
once, with my wife.
Mr. Loxo—Were yOu present at the time you speak of, or
do you not state merely what your wife or some one else may
have told you? Complainant—l bad just been admitted into
my house, Sir, after being out nearly the whole of the day,
and while I was on the first landing I heard the prisoner,
who was in the drawing-room with my wife, say to her, " To
tell you the truth, I am very much in love with you ; and,
will 20 guineas a week be of any service to your house?"
My wife immediately said, "What do you mean, Sir; I don't
understand you ?" And at the same moment he exposed to
her his person.
Mr. LONG—In what situation were you placed, so that you
could observe this ? Complainant—l could see all that oc-
curred through the opening which there was between the
back part of the door and the wood work to which the hinges
were attached. The door was partly open at the time.
Mr. LONG—Having seen what you have mentioned, what
did you do? Complainant—Hearing my wife scream out at
the time of the infamous behaviour taking place, and having
seen what I have described, I instantly rushed into the
apartment, at the entrance to which my wife flew into my
arms ; I collared the prisoner, whom I shook and designated
as a rascal and a villain, when he screamed out " murder "
as loudly as he was able. A police-constable came to the
house in the course of a few minutes, and he (prisoner) was
taken into custody.
Complainant produced a book of a grossly indecent nature,
which the prisoner had thrown from him prior to his being
given in charge, and it was also shown that he had torn up
several cards and pieces of paper on which were written the
addresses and names of various lodging-house keepers, with
their terms of rental, &c. He was searched at the station-
house, and in his possession were found a number of gold
rings.
The prisoner was further questioned as to his name and
place of abode, but he positively, refused to give them, saying
that the disclosure thereof might seriously affecthia interests.
He admitted having conducted himself improperly and indis-
creetly, but denied that he had acted so infamously as had
been described.
Mr. LONG regretted that, as no assault had been proved,
' he could not punish the prisoner, inasmuch as the offence al-
leged against him had not been committed in a streetorpub-
lie place, and he must, therefore, be discharged; an indict-
ment might, however, be preferred against him.
Ile was subsequently charged on a warrant
hw with having
threatened to do injury to Mrs. Walters, 4,
odged, and that
Paddington, with whom it was proved he l
Soutick-st
his name was James Whiting.'
He was held to bail to keep the peace.
WORSHIP-STREET.
Yesterday a stylishly dressed man, named Thomas Wright
Esterbee, was charged before Mr. Bingham with the following
outrage upon Mrs. Caroline Hancock, a respectable married
woman residing in Shaftesbury-street, New North-road. The complainant, a delicate-looking woman, and evidently
in an ill state of health, stated, that while proceeding through
the New North-road on the preceding evening between 9
and 10 o'clock, on her way home, she saw the prisoner, who
was a few paces in advanceof her, seize hold of a modest-
looking woman, and attempt to take improper liberties with
her. The woman repulsed him indignantly, and succeeded'
in getting away from him, and the witness, fearful that he
might serve her in a similar manner, left the pavement and
went into the carriage way to avoid him' ; but the prisoner,
who saw her do so, instantly sprang after her, and began
puffing her about in a -very offensive manner. She pushed
him from her and tried to escape, when the prisoner raised
his fiat ezd struck her 4; the face 3 ate indignantly gays hinl

a slight box on the ear, upon which the prisoner repeated his
blow, and, seizing hold of both her arms, shook her violently.
She succeeded iu extricating herself from his grasp, and
hurried down her own street, but was quickly followed by
the prisoner, who again seized her by the arms and con-
tinued holding and striking her, until an elderly gentleman,
who had been a witness to a part of the outrage, came up to
her assistance, and rescued her from the prisoner's hands.
Mr. H. Lara, the old gentleman just referred to, said he
was coming up Shaftesbury-street, when he saw the com-
plainant struggling energetically with the prisoner, who had
a tight hold of both her arms, and occasionally let go of •one
of them to:strike her repeated blows on the chest. He went
up and remonstrated with him upon his unmanly conduct,
but the prisoner refused to relinquish his hold of her, and
the witness was obliged to forcibly drag him away from the
complainant, on doing which, the latter, who was greatly
terrified and exhausted, instantly fell to the ground. The
prisoner then took to his heels and ran down the road, but a
person who now came up, and who had seen the latter part
of the transaction, pursued him and gave him into custody.
The prisoner, in defence, said he had been drinking with
some friends and had become inebriated, and that he really
had not the slightest recollection of acting in the manner that
was imputed to him ; if he had, he was very sorry for it,
but he thought that the assault must have been accidentally
committed.

Mr. BINGHAM inquired what station in' life the prisoner
occupied ? The prisoner said, he was an officer in the service
of the London Dock Company.
, Mr. BINGHAM said, if a person in a humble station in life
were brought before him for this offence, he should have
ample powers, in proportion to that person's means, to inflict
upon him an adequate punishment; but he regretted to say
that the Legislature had not invested magistrates with suffi-
cient powers to deal with offenders in the station the prisoner
occupied. He, therefore, felt it his duty to call on the pri-
soner to find bail to answer the charge at the sessions, to
which he should send it, as any fine he could inflict would be
wholly inadequate to the merits.
The prisoner was about to be removed, when the corn-

plainatit stepped forward and begged the Magistrate to spare
her the pain and annoyance of appearance again in a public
Court, and urged him to deal summarily with the case.
Mr. BINGHAM, after some hesitation, said, that in conside-
ration of the delicate state of the prosecutrix's health, he
should, though with great reluctance, accede to her applica-
tion; he should therefore sentence the prisoner to pay the
highest penalty it was in his power to inflict, namely, 5/., and
in default of payment he must undergo 21 days' imprison-
ment and hard labour in the House of Correction.
The fine was immediately paid, and the prisoner dis-
charged.

MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS.
FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY.
CITY, FRIDAY EVENING.
TIMES.—The premium on gold at Paris is 12 per
mile, which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 10id.
per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25
451 ; and the exchange at Paris on London at short
being 25 571, it follows that gold is 0.48 per cent.
dearer in London than in Paris.
By advices from Hamburgh the price of gold is 435
per mark, which, at the English Mint price of 31.175. lOid.
per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13 10;
and the exchange at Hamburgh on London at short
being 13
.94, it follows that gold is 0.12 per cent. dearer
in Hamburgh than in London.
The course of exchange at New York on London is
1081 per cent., and the par of exchange between Eng-
land and America being 109 23-40 per cent., it follows
that the exchange is 1.08 per cent. against England.
But the quoted exchange at New York being for bills
at 60 days' sight, the interest must be deducted from
the above difference.
SUN.—Consols leave off scarcely so good as yesterday,
being 991 to;. There were no sales of importance how-
ever. The New Three-and-a-Half per Cents. were 1021.
There was no alteration in the unfunded debt.
The rise in Spanish Bonds was supported up to the
termination of business. The Five per Cents. being
241 4 ; and the Three per Cents. 35i to j. Mexican
Bonds improved to 351 to ; and Venezuela were at 40
to 39f. Dutch Five per Cents. brought 100 f.
The additional transactions in Railway Shares have
been these :—Birmingham and Gloucester were 9 ;
Blackwall, 9f to ; Brighton, 5f- ; Harrowgate and
Knaresborough, f discount ; Bristol and Exeter, 7 to # ;
Eastern Counties, New, 61 ; Great Western, 42i to 42 ;
Birmingham, Quarter, 251 ; Manchester and Birming-
ham, 19 ; Norwich and Brandon, 7 to 1 ; Sheffield and
Manchester, Quarter, 6 ; Paris and Orleans, 18 to ;
and Paris and Rouen, 17 Is premium.
The exchange on Paris, Amsterdam, and one or two
other of the leading continental cities were firm this
afternoon.

COURSE OF EXCHANGE.-(YESTERDAY.)
Amsterdam CE. 12 6 Gibraltar —
Ditto, at sight l2 4 Leghorn 3O 50
Rotterdam 2U. 12 6i Genoa 25 90
Antwerp • 25 95 Milan —
Hamburgh M.B. 13 15 Venice 47

Altona — 13 15
Paris, 3 days' sight 25 65
Ditto, 3 months 25 85
Marseilles
Bourdeaux 25 90

Frankfort on Maine 122 i
PetarsbuFgh, 3Us 364
Berlin 7
Vienna, effee. fl. 3 M 954
Trieste, ditto
Madrid 364

Cadiz
Bilbao 36
Barcelona 36
Sevilla —

Naples 39
Palermo, per oz ll7
Lisbon 534
Oporto s3i
Rio Janeiro 23

Bahia 23
Buenos Ayres —
NewYork,2ldys sight
Philadelphia —
PRICES OF BULLION, PER OZ.
Foreign Gold, bars. .£3 17 9

Portugal Gold Coin 3 17 5
New Doubloons 0 0 0
New Dollars 0 4 9
Silver in Bars 0 0 0

SOUTH LANCASHIRE ELECTION.
MANCHESTER, THURSDAY, EIGHT O'CLOCK.—Expectation
is on the tiptoe here as to who are to be the candidates,
neither party up to this hour having launched their man. So
much anxiety and excitement on a question of the kind
was never known to exist here before. A great many names
on both sides have been mentioned, but rumour is but little
to be depended on. The Tories at their county meeting held
yesterday, at Newton, are said to have seriously named but
three men—Mr. Pemberton Leigh, of Wigan, a retired bar•
rister, holding the office of Chancellor of the Duchy of
Cornwall, and at one time a Member for Ripon ; Colonel
Wilbraham (brother of the deceased Member) ; and Mr.
Egerton, third son of Mr. Egerton, of Tatton. Of these
gentlemen, all belonging to well known aristocratic families,
it is said that Mr. Pemberton Leigh was decidedly the
favourite, but it is now currently reported that all of them
have been waited upon, and declined the contest. On the
Liberal side equal uncertainty prevails. At a meeting last
night, it is said, a deputation was appointed to wait upon
Mr. Charles Townley, Mr. S. J. Lloyd, and Mr. Pascoe
Grenfell, which left town by a late train on its mission ;
but.that letters from London this morning had brought in-
formation to the effect of a proposition having been made
to the gentlemen mentioned, anticipating the deputation,
and all of them had positively declined to come forward.
In the meantime the League, who, it is expected, will no-
minate a candidate in the event of a free trader not being
started by either of the pblitical parties, is looked to with
something like impatience ; and Mr. Cobden's name is on
almost every tongue, not only in Manchester, but in Liver-
pool, Ashton, Bury, and otherlarge towns ; and he is spoken
of both by Tories and Liberals in a manner that implies the
confident belief that he would carry everything before him if
put forward, and that such an opportunity of showing the
progress of free-trade principles in this great county, ought
not to be lost. The only explanation we can give on this
point at present is, that the time for the League to step for-
ward with a candidate is not yet arrived.
TEN O'CLOCK.—Since writing the above, a report has been
generally prevalent in Manchester, that the Tories having
failed in all other quarters, have waited upon Mr. W. En-
twistle, a retired manufacturer, and have prevailed on him to
stand. In the face of this a placard has appeared on the walls,
calling a meeting of the Conservative electors for four o'clock
to-morrow evening, " when a candidate will be announced,"
and it does not seem probable that if they had already fixed
upon a man they would wait till to-morrow evening before
they announced him. The greater probability is, that they
are "yet at sea" for a man, but expect by that time, through
some of their deputations now sent out, to have been more
successful.
(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
. MANCHESTER, FRIDAY MORNING.—The free-traders have
fairly got the start of the monopolists in bringing out a can-
didate for the suffrages of the electors of this division of Lan-
cashire, and this evening the address of the candidate will be
circulated throughout the country.
The gentleman who has thus manfully come forward to
fight the battle of free trade is William Brown, Esq.,
Liverpool, the head of the extensive house of William and
James Brown and Co., who are well known for their him'e
mercantile transactions. their
ectai
n-
The Tories, it is expected, will not settle up
n
didate until Monday next, when they holdanother,
ng
at Newton-in-the-Willows. Sir George Murray and William
Garnett, Esq., are spoken of.
Catholic, rather too much o
board, because he is a Roman
Manchester
Chairman of the League,
Sir George Gerrard has been unceremoniously thrown over-
f
This
a dose for some of the Liverpool and Tories to
swallow.
Esq.,
Esq., of the
council of the League,to Liverpool went as a deputation to
with
vn. It is expected that he will be in Man-
chester,Georgßrooks
and will publish his address, this evening.
The most sanguine expectations exist that the monopo-
lists will be defeated. During the last three years the Free
Traders and Liberals have paid great attention to the state
of the register, and they are iu the highest spirits as to
the result.

EXTRAORDINARY SCENE IN A POLICE COURT.— -
YTesterday a female named Shepton was summoned at
Union-hall by another female named Evans, for assaulting
her in the public streets. The defendant, who was far ad-
vanced in pregnancy, exhibited during the examination
VMptoms of approaching labour, and her groans led Mr.
Traill to believe she was about giving birth to a child. He
ordered Kent, the officer, to convey her home in a cab to
No. 10, Park-street, in the vicinity of the Court, and send
her husband to become bound for her future conduct. On
her arrival home the officer assisted her up stairs, where she
was put to bed, and having seen that everything was pro-
vided for her comfort, he left her. About an hour after-
wards the complainant came into the Court and informed
the magistrate that on her arrival home she was assailed
by the defendant, who was laughing at the deception she
had played upon the Magistrate. Mr. Traill thereupon or-
dered a warrant to be issued for her apprehension.
• Lord Brougham, who has not presided at any
public meeting in Exeter Hall since 1838, is to take the
chair at the anniversary meeting of the British and Foreign
Anti-Slavery Society, on Friday the 17th instant. Many
well-known and old friends of the cause are likely to be pre-
sent, and among the rest Daniel O'Comell, Esq., M.P., has
signified his intention to attend.
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