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THE SUN, LONDON, THUTSDAII'EVENJNG, AUGUST 14, 1815

AMSTERDAM, Ann. 12.—The Handelsblad of this day has
an article headed " Vigilance," in which it says
" There are reports in circulation of events said to have
taken place out of Europe which seriously affect the honour
and the interest of the Netherlands. Though these reports
happily need confirmation, we think it the more necessary to
call attention to them, as in the midst of civilised Europe an
event has made a great noise in which the honour and interest
of the Netherlands are also implicated, and for which the
Netherlands Government, far fron requiring reparation and
satisfaction, has been content with t e most worthless evasions.
We therefore consider it as our duty to notice some reports of
such events, to warn the Government not to suffer itself to be
imposed upon by any evasions or sophistries, when the honour
and the interest of the country are concerned. The reports
to which we allude relate to the conclusion of alliances and the
establishment of factories by European Governments in parts
of the Indian Archipelago, where the flag of the Netherlands is
recognised by the native princes and people as that of the
sovereign power. These reports state that some Englishmen
from Singapore are engaged in settling as merchants on the
north-west coast of Borneo ; that the French Government has
taken possession of the Soloo Islands, situated near the north-
east coast of Borneo; and that the King of Denmark, to
indemnify himself for the loss of the establishment in the Gulf
of Bengal, which he has sold to Great Britain, means to found
other settlements and forts on the coast of the island of Bahis.
There is no doubt that all this is at variance with the rights and
claims to those islands acquired by the Netherlands in the
seventeenth century, when the Dutch East India
Company, by its moral superiority and its conquests,
was every where celebrated and respected in the islands and
continent of India. Since that time up to this day the nations
of that vast archipelago have always considered it an honoor
to look on the Dutch flag as that of Jan Company, under the
protection of which they think themselves safe, and are fend
of calling themselves Children of the Company.
" it is needless to prove how the rights and claims of the
Netherlands are founded—whether on treaties er other acts of
submission •, they must be raised in the eyes of all European
powers. According, also, to the opinions of the most eminent
British statesmen, they are also guaranteed by treaties between
the Netherlands and other European powers. It is, therefore,
the duty of our Government to preserve to the nation the pos-
sessive rights and claims which it has once required, and, in
doing this, it must not delay till it receives from Java a con-
firmation of these reports, when it may be too late to repair all
mischief. Let the Government act with dignity, and maintain
the honour and interest of the nation."
DUTCH FUNDS.—AMSTERDAM, Ace. 11.
Money. Bills.
Actual Debt, 21,E per Cent.......... • • 64 64%
19itto, 3 per Cent .................. 77% 78%
Ditto, 4 per Cent. ..
Amort Syndic, 41r% per Cent.......... 100 101%
Ditto, 3% per Cent................
Commercial Company, 41% per Cent .. 1691 A 170%
East India Loan, 4 per Cent.......... 100% 100
Exchange on London, at sight • ....... 12 22
Two months •• • •
On Hamburgh, at sight .. • • 35 814
Two months.....
On Paris ........ •••• • • • • 57 623.;
Two months. .. .. ••••• • • • • • 57 56
—Dutch Papers. Aug. 12.
AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, Ace. 6.
5 per Cent. Metalliques ........... ....... 114
4 per Cent. ditt0........
3 per Cent. ditto .. .................. 7,
Loan, 1834 ..........
Ditto, 1839 . .......
Bank Shares ........
Esterhazy's Loan •.
RAILWAYS.
The Northern, or Ferdinand ..... 211%
Vienna—Milan • • . • • • • • • • .. 13811
Gloggnitz .• ••••••• • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • 157%
.—Allgemelne Zeitung. Aug. 2.

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THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.
The weather yesterday in the metropolis was a decided im-
provement; there was scarcely a drop of rain, and the clouds
were higher, lighter, and fleecier, than for several days.
There was no sunshine, but the temperature was better, the
wind was light, and the signs are all favourable.
The progress of the corn crops towards ripeness since
our last has been much less rapid than might hare been
desired, though a perceptible advance has taken place in South
Lancashire. We trust that no very serious, and still less any
irreparable injury has been dune to the crops up to the press nt
time, and that, if the weather should be tolerably fine
during the remainder of the month of August and in Sep-
tember, we may still have an average harvest, taking all
descriptions of crops into account: The hay crop which is
already secured is very large, and the after-grass is most
abundant, thus securing abundant food for cattle, without
trenching on the grain crops. All kinds of spring corn
and roots promise well, and though the wheat has been much
battered, and can scarcely prove a good sample, yet there is
still no reason to anticipate a deficiency in quantity.—Litser-
pool Times.
WORTHING.—The want of genial weather for the approach-
ing important operations of the husbandman is the subject of
daily remark. The speculation, during and between showers,
existing among farmers having old wheat on hand, as to how
and where they may obtain the highest price far it, forms a
conspicuous feature in their present mental and practical pur-
suits. The threatening of ill in one respect may, indeed, be
legitimately turned to profitable account in another ; yet that
the inauspiciousness of the season, which, if not suddenly and
speedily averted, will visit so many poor homes, should be a
source of gain, gratifying, as in some measure it undoubtedly
is to those who produce the crops so likely to fail, seems ano-
malous. There is no wheat cut between the rivers Arun and
Adun, and none yet ripe. The crops generally stand up well,
and are heavy.—Sussex Advertiser.
11 ieserxelean.—The rain, which has fallen in torrents
during the past week, has completely spoiled the many acres of
hay that were already very much damaged ; and at this instant
the rain is fast falling, with a boisterous wind and a sinking
barometer, insomuch that the most inauspicious forebodings are
becoming prevalent as relates to the crops, whether of hay,
corn, or hops. The partial blight of potatoes, which was first
noticed here about a fortnight ago, is now found to be spread-
ing, and similar statements are given from different parts of
East Sussex. May Providence avert the threatened catas-
trophe, and send us far different results from those of 1816 and
1817. The crops generally are abundant, but hot suns are re-
quisite to mature them.—lbid.
BIRKENHEAD.—( From a Correspondent. )—I arrived this
morning from southwards, having had my trip to Ireiand
stopped at Plymouth, by the very contrary wind and stormy
weather. The harvest in Devon, Somerset, &c., is very un-
promising ; and I cannot help thinking, from all I saw and
heard on the roads from Plymouth to this place, that the crop
will be quite under an average. This will combine, with any
severe pressure on the money market, to shake the financial
stronghold of the Government. Wheat is fairly up from Bs.
to 9s. a quarter ; and as the chief stocks are now small, and
these in the hands of speculators (the farmers having been
compelled to thrash and sell early, from want of straw, which
was very light last year), the average may be expected to rise
soon, so as to let in the 450,000 quarters in bond, at a low duty
and high price.
HUNTINGDON.—The weather still continues very wet and
dull ; the most serious apprehensions are now beginning to be
felt for the growing crops ; it is evident that the lodged crops
of wheat are mildewed ; the wheat, after fallow, is also mil
dewed, whether lodged or not. The very heavy crops of bar-
ley which have been lodged this month or five weeks, are root-
grown ; the yield, quality, and straw will consequently be bad.
We have noticed a great quantity of smut amongst the oats ;
the loss from this cause cannot be less than a quarter per acre
in the Fens. Turnips and cole-seed go on well. There is yet
a considerable quantity of hay to carry in the late districts ; it
is very much injured. The price of wheat has now reached
71. per bushel for the best samples, with a good supply,— Cam-
bridge Independent.
CHELMSFORD.—Here and there patches of wheat were cut
in this county in the course of the past week, and no doubt the
sickle would have been in more general requisition, as in some
districts, we understand, much of the corn is riper than it
would appear from a cursory glance, had not the storms and
gloomy weather determined the farmers to wait. The sun-
shine and drying wind of yesterday morning set many in ac-
tivity, and the cutting of wheat became rather general, though
the afternoon showers a little damped the full ardour of harvest.
A return of settled summer weather, now so much needed for
gathering in the fruits of the earth, would set the sickle and
scythe in full operation.—Essex Herald.
The wheat harvest has commenced at several localities in
this neighbourhood, and the opinion is, as far as can be ascer-
tniaed, that there will be a general deficiency, compared with
last year's crop, of full 9.5 per cent, We have heard that a
similar deficiency is apprehended in the hundred of Tendring,
which is allowed to be a most productive district. The barley
crop is excellent, and if there should be a fine harvest, the
quality will be very good. The oat crop is particularly good,
but the bean and pea crops are defective, owing to an attack of
that deadly enemy, the louse.—Essex Mercury.
Previous to Wednesday we had three fine days, and it was
confidently hoped that at last dry weather had set in. On the
afternoon of that day, however, there was a heavy fall of rain,
and we have had broken and cold weather ever since—yester-
day being the worst day we had during the season. It began
to rain about eleven in the forenoon and continued till four ;
Lut it was so heavy and constant while it lasted, that not only
were all the streams in the neighbourhood much swollen and
discoloured, but a large breadth of the crop had been laid down.
From the stillness of the atmosphere, and the weight of the
grain, the ears being now full, there is reason to fear that a
large portion of the crop will be permanently lodged. Many
fields of barley are now well coloured, and with a few bright
and hot days would be ready for the sickle ; but the weather is
so cold, cloudy, and rainy, and the crop generally in this dis-
trict being three weeks later than last year, no one will hazard
a prediction as to the commencement of the harvest. In any
event the harvest will be a late one, and unless there be a speedy
and favourable change of the weather, there is reason to appre-
hend that it will also be a disastrous one. This is the more to
be regretted, as the crop is probably as great as ever was pro-
duced in Scotland. Turnips and potatoes have made great
progress, and look as well as can be desired.—Caledonian
Mercury.
The weather continues, on the whole, to be but little favour-
able to the ripening of the crops—a complaint which we find
general all over the country. The atmosphere is cold and re-
pulsive, and the frequent rahis in many districts are telling
with injurious effect upon the crops. This has told seriously
on the quality of the wheat crop, which stands particularly in
want of sunshine to bring the grain to maturity, and which,
for want of sunshine, is every day that now passes getting
more and more deteriorated. 1 s all parts of the country the
heavy crops are considerably laid down, and nothing can save
the wheat from being of very inferior quality, and unfit for
baking without the assistance of foreign grain, except bright
sunshine, stirring breezes, and dry weather. In this neigh-
bourhood we have neither seen nor heard of wheat that will be
ready for the sickle in less than two weeks hence at the earliest,
and the general part of the crop, even with favourable weather,
will be at least a week later.—Glasgow Argus.
DUBLIN, Auo. 11.—The weather holds up, and the alarm
respecting the crops is lessening.
SLIGO, Auu. 9.—The weather has again changed; during
the week we had little rain, but the crops are not ripening in this
locality as fast as we would wish. The general opinion
amongst farmers, and persons best acquainted with the subject,
is that the harvest will be more than an average one, but late.
However, two or three weeks of fine weather would make a
great alteration in the country.
LONGFORD, AUGUST 9.—There is a large supply of new
potatoes in our market daily, selling at from 3d. to sqd. per
stone, but they are generally wet, from the variable and wet
weather.
ROSCOMMON„k tic UST 9.—The constant heavy rains with
which we have been visited has done much injury to the crops
is, this county. The hay crop is very late, and fears are enter-
tained that it will be much damaged.
ATIILONE, AUGUST B.—During the last week the weather
has been very wet, and it is feared a continuation of similar
weather would do immense injury. The crops, generally
speaking, as yet seem to have suffered little. Potatoes of a
very excellent quality are selling in our market at 4id. per
stone.
Yesterday was really a fearful day for the country. The
weather generally, this week, has been most favourable, for
the oscasional fall of rain was not injurious, but the conti-
nucus, dull, heavy rain of yesterday, without a glimpse of sun-
shine, or a slight breath of air, spread universal gloom and
despondency. Last night the rain came down in torrents, and
this morning has opened with a dreary prospect. The cern-
fish's, whose standing was healthy and vigorous the day before,
are prostrated in many places. At Meelick several fields of
pasture were swamped by the mountain flood, which is this
day accumulated on the lands of Lower Meelick. Deficient
embankment is the great evil the farmer is exposed to in these
districts.
The weather, since our last, has been very wet ; however,
the crops have not sustained much damage. The hay has suf-
fered in colour; some of the heavy crops, although bent under
the pressure of the constant wet, are not in a dangerous condi-
tion ; new potatoes have been selling freely at 414 d. per stone.
Westmeath Guardian.
Never did the crops look better, with the exception of wheat,
Si hid.), in many places, has suffered from the rain, much of the
grain presenting a rusted appearance ; but this blight, we trust,
is partial. The present wet and unsettled state of the weather,
however, is giving some uneasiness. This is a very critical
season of the year. Should it clear up, the harvest will be most
abundant—if not, grain of every kind will be much injured.--
Tyrone Constitution.
We perceive the speculators are at work in consequence of the
late rain, and wheat, flower, oats, and meal have advanced con-
siderably in the London and Liverpool markets. Wheat is up
Is. per 801 b. ; flour 4s. per sack. There cannot be greater folly
—the man who can sell at present prices is wise to do so, for a
few weeks will depress them low enough. The crops have re-
eeived no injury whatever—there never was a better promise of
an abundant harvest, and if the weather keeps fine, which is
obable, prices will range lower than they have done for years
past. We are blessed here with delightful harvest weather.—
leo Journal.
Notwithstanding the cause of alarm that has fur some time
past existed, relative to the state of the coming harvest, we are
happy to be able to state, on the testimony of an intelligent
correspondent, who has just returned from the counties of Tip-
perary, Kilkenny, and Cork, that the appearance of the gene-
ral crops is of the most luxuriant character. He states that
although passing by four hundred fields of wheat, he did
not witness one field but what was perfectly upright. Oats ap-
peared equally abundant, with the exception of two fields, a
part of which was partially laid. The potato crop appears
more abundant than for years past. In the counties of Tippe-
rary and Kilkenny our correspondent says that the wheat crop,
although far advanced, is not so much so as in the county of
Cork. In the latter, particularly about Fermoy and towards
Cork, the crops appear rapidly approaching towards maturity.
A few weeks of sunshine, which we hope to obtain, will set
everything right.—Cork Examiner.
During the last week the weather has been very wet, and it
is feared a continuation of similar weather would do immense
injury. The crops, generally speaking, as yet seem to have
suffered little. Potatoes of a very excellent quality are selling
in our market at 4id. per stone.—Athlone Sentinel.
During the last three or four weeks the weather has been
very unsettled. On Monday the heaviest showers of rain that
have been witnessed for many years fell in this neighbourhood.
The crops as yet have not sustained much injury, and if the
weather soon takes a favourable change a most luxuriant and
abundant harvest may be expected.— Tyrawly Herald.
For some time past the weather has been in a most un-
settled state. We have had severe cold winds, with copious
and frequent showers of rain, which, we fear, must cause con-
siderable damage to the forward crops in this part of the coun-
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GLASGOW COTTON SPINNERS:At a full meeting
of the cotton spinners of Glasgow and vicinity, along with
the tcnters of self-acting machines, held in the Institution
Hall, in Great Hamilton-street, on Wednesday last, it was
unanimously agreed that under present circumstances it is
advisable for the trade to demand from their employers
an increase upon their present rate of wages. It was
left, however, to a delegate meeting representing the
cotton-spinners of Renfrewshire and Glasgow, to be
held in Paisley, to arrange the amount to be asked, and
the manner in which it should be demanded.—Glasgow
Natiohal.

HOP INTELLIGENCE.

MA t DSTO N E, AUG. 11. —Our reports all tell the same tale—
eontinued wet, wintry weather putting an entire stop to the pro-
gress of the plant : and if we get anything like an average
crop this year, according to the present appearances, it will be
the most remarkable instance on record—hops and hot sum-
mers having always gone hand in hand hitherto. The late
wii,ds and rains have retarded the plantations another week,
in additi.,n to having bruised the bine and broken down a
great many poles. The burr has suffered much by the
whipping at the tops of the branches it is as hard as shot, and
about the same size as number fours. The duty has receded
to 1;5,0001.

A correspondent observes that this is the most singular
season he ever remembered. For freedom from vermin and
mould, together with the general luxuriousness of the plant,
he never sax so abundant a prospect—provided this was the
early part of July, instead of the second week in August. For
a thousand acres not a spot of mould, or an appearance of
vermin is to be seen—but yet the growth is at a stand-still, not
a hop is visible, and the burr itself comes out very languidly—
and this within a month of the usual time for commencing
hopping.
THE FA RLEIG us.—Coming out in burr slowly—abundance
of bine, which has suffered much from the wind.

Box LEV, AYLESFORD, AND BURIIAM.—The hops in these
pariFlies have received considerable injury from wet and rain ;
the burr comes out very slowly, and from the backwardness of
the reason a short crop must be expected.
YALDING.—We have plenty of bine and burr and are now
free from vermin. At this late period, however, there is much
against the crop. The wind also knocks the shoots about sadly,
and the weather is much too cold for them. A frosty night
would probably be fatal, as a similar occurrence was about
this time, in 1816.
MEKEWOR.TH, WATERINGRURY, AND BARMING.— From
these parishes we have the same report as from others—
abundance of bine, burr coming out slowly, but no appearance
of hops.
EAST MA LLING.—The plantations here present as splendid
an appearance of bine as ever was seen, and one forty-acre
piece (Mr. Browning's) has at present the prospect of grim-
cr in more than a ton an acre.
'WEST MA LLING.—The bines here have been considerably
beaten by the late stormy weather, but have a great show of
burr.

HADLOW.—In consequence of the late heavy rains and cold
winds the hops in this district appear almost at a stand. Some
burr has appeared, but few and far between. From these cir.
eumstances the probability of anything like a full crop is very
doubtful.

WROTHAXI, PLAXTOL, IGIITHA3I. —The late heavy winds,
rain, and cold nights and mornings, make a very decidedly un-
favourable impression relative to anything like a full crop of
hops here. The burr does not come out freely. Still we are
free from vermin, and have but little disease. No one can say
what a fe.v weeks' fine weather would do, but without it, cer-
tainly a large crop cannot be expected. Grounds within the
range of the high winds of Saturday sustained much damage;
WO poles were torn down in one plantation of about three acres,
in the course of an hour.

SEVENoAKS —The hops have made little progress this week,
and we are fearful, without an alteration in the weather, we
shall have to report very unfavourably of them next. The bine
begins to look sickly and yellow, particularly in the wet soils
below the hill. Towards Edenbridge, we have seen a piece or
two out in hop, but the generality hang much in burr, owing,
most probably, to the cold nights and heavy rains. We dis-
cover but little fly. In exposed situations the wind has sadly
battered the plant, particularly where the bine is very luxuriant,
and it has certainly knocked the duty down to 180,000/. at
least. Maidstone Journal.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE

.NORTHERN ClRCUlT.—Lwicaster, Aug. 12.
CIVIL SIDE.—( Before Mr. Baron RoLris.)
DUCKETT V. TOMLINSON.

This action was brought to recover damages for the seduc-
tion of the plaintiff's daughter.
The plaintiff is a plasterer at Chorley, and the defendant
a reedmaker at the same place.
Mr. Segar conducted the case of the plaintiff, and Mr.
Atherton that of the defendant.

The plaintiff's daughter, on being sworn, stated that she was
about 21 years of age. Her family consisted of her father,
aged 52, her mother, aged 60, a younger sister of 19, and
herself. They all lived together in the same house. She had
been in a factory some time back, and her sister was now
engaged in that way. There were three sleeping-rooms in
their house, one of which had been occupied by herself and
her sister, the sacond by her father and mother, and the
third by an apprentice of her father. The families of
the plaintiff and defendant had for some years been ac-
quainted. Defendant's father died, leaving his widow in the
business of reedmaker, at which the defendant worked, and
after the death of his father, in January, 1844, the defendant
came to lodge at the plaintiff's, his mother lodging at the shop
where he worked, which was a cellar, though one of the prin-
cipal shops of the kind in Chorley. The witness proceed, dto
state that her father, at the time the defendant lodged with
them, used to go out to work at an early hour in the morning.
The defendant used to take his meals. He began to pay her
attentions some time after he became a lodger, and since that
she had had a child, of which he was the father, and whith
was born on the 27th of last March. The defendant, in
speaking of his property, had said that he had a house in
Chapel-street, and two in Bolton-street. Those in Bolton-
street were cottages, and the other a house letting for 181. a
year. Defendant, as a reedmaker, had the best stock in the
place. He once said he got about 303. in three days. He had,
on one occasion, advised her father not to suffer the visits of a
young man who used to frequent the house, observing that his
(the plaintiff's) daughters were respectable girls, and that the
young man was not a person of good character.
The witness, on cross-examination by Mr. ATHERTON,
stated that defendant paid 2s. 6d. per week for his lodging,
and that that included cooking and washing. When he came
to lodge she and her sister left their room for him, and slept
in the same room with their father and mother. The witness
had been a winder in a factory just before he came to lodge
with the family. He used to come home sometimes very
late, and she used to sit up to let him in, the rest of the
family being in bed. The defendant sometimes came home in
liquor. She had not mentioned that to her father. He first
began to take liberties with her on his return home one night
at about 10 o'clock. Her sister was then out also, and re-
turned from the factory-school at about 11 at night. Did
not mention the defendant's attempt upon that occasion.
That was the latter end of March. She continued to sit up
for him as before, and he repeated his attempt in April,
and again in May. Did not mention those attempts to any
one. It was at 6 o'clock one morning that defendant
succeeded in his purpose. There was no one else in the
house then but the apprentice. Her father was gone to his
work, and her mother on a journey, and her sister to the
factory.
The girl's sister was called, and confirmed, to some extent,
the foregoing evidence.
Mr. J. Walworth, manufacturer, of Chorley, stated that the
girl had worked in his factory. Knew the defendant, and had
purchased reeds of him. His business is worth about 100/.
a year. Does not know, but supposes that he must employ a
man or two to assist him in the business,
Mr. ATHERTON, in addressing the jury for the defendant,
said, that it was admitted that the plaintiff was entitled to some
damages, because the defendant did not deny that he was the
father of the child, and he (Mr. Atherton) could not altoge-
ther justify the conduct which had unfortunately taken place
between these young peeole. But this was a mere question of
money, and the father, by the degree of negligence which he
had betrayed respecting the conduct of his own daughter,
did not show himself entitled to more than moderate da-
mages. It was not a proper thing that this young woman
should have been left up of nights to let in a lodger like the
defendant, and it was a remarkable fact in the case that, in
order to find room for the defendant, the father had allowed
the two young women, his daughters, to leave their own
room, and to sleep in a room occupied by himself. With re-
spect to the means of the defendant, it was not distinctly shown
that he in fact possessed anything at all, and it was most
inconsistent with the idea of his having property of his own that
he should be lodging at a house where he paid but 2s. 6d.
a week for house-room, cooking, and washing included. It
was for the jury, however, to determine what amount of damages
might be just ; he would only submit that the nature of this
particular case was such as to suggest that they ought to be
moderate, and more particularly as it had not been proved that
the father had been put to any additional expense on account
of what had happened to his daughter.
His Loanstitr, in summing up the case, appeared to express
it as his opinion that it did not necessarily follow, from what was
admitted on the plaintiff's side, that the plaintiff himself was at
all to blame, or that he had in any degree been negligent as to
the conduct of the girl.
The jury consulted together for two or three minutes, and
then gave a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 701.

WESTERN CIRCUIT.-I)ecises, August 12.
(Before Mr. Justice ER.LE. )

Thomas Sheppard was indicted for having, on the 22d of
March, sent a letter to Sir Francis Dugdale Astley, Bart.,
threatening to destroy his property, at Everleigh.
From the evidence. it appeared that, on the 22d of March last,
a woman was going along the garden of a person of the name
of Coles, who resided near the mansion-house of Sir Francis
Astley, at Everleigh, when seeing something on the ground,
she picked it up, and it proved to be a letter addressed to Sir
Francis Astley. The letter went through different hands,
until it reached Eir Francis Astley, when it turned out to be
the following :
" Everly,—Sir Frances, if ther is nit littel alteration in
Everley verey soon that som of the pepeel send out of the
parish of Everley, as ther is more then hundred inhabetens
brote iuto the parish since Sir Frances is corn to Everley, and
Mr. Brown and Mr. Thorall, and if ther is not littel altera-
tion made, we will burn the whoul parish dune to the ground.
if the land were put into small farms ther would more hands
employed, and if ther is not, we will burn the wohol parish
doun to the ground, for it our intengen to it set atier."
The prisoner was apprehended in two days, and he was
asked to write a letter, which he consented to do, and the
found letter was dictated to him, and he wrote from the dicta-
tion, but that which he wrote was in a much better hand, and was
correctly spelt. A parish clerk was called, who stated that
the prisoner, in 1837, had been clerk to a benefit society, and
he had, therefore, become familiar with his handwriting. Upon
looking at the letter found in the garden, he said he did not
believe it to be in the prisoner's writing. A gentleman from
Doctors'-commons, who called himself an inspector of disputed
writings, stated, that from a careful examination of the letter,
he was convinced that it was written in a disguised hand. The
prisoner had left Everleigh for two years, and had worked at
Marlborough; but on the day in question he was at Everleigh,
and complained of the hardness of the times.
The prisoner, in his defence, said he knew nothing about it ;
he had never written such a letter in his life.

The Learned JUDGE having summed up the case, the jury
returned a verdict of Not Guilty.
William Cox was indicted for maliciouslycutting and wound-
ing James Humphries, at Corsham, with intent to do him some
grievous bodily harm.
This prisoner was a poor miserable looking wretch, with his
head tied up with a handkerchief.
The evidence was very simple. It appeared that on the 7th
of March last the prosecutor, being sergeant of the Corsham
Court of Requests, went, accompanied by two other persons,
to the house of the prisoner to levy an execution. On their
arrival they found the door of the cottage open; they walked
in, and saw Cox sitting down in the room. They told him
what they were come about. He said he had no money. They
said they should take the goods. The prisoner then stooped
down, picked up a bill-hook, and inflicted a severe wound on
the head of Humphries, who became insensible. There then
seemed to have been some fight between the prisoner and the
other two men, and hard blows indeed must have been given on
both sides. It was proved that the prisoner had epileptic fits,
and was much excited when money was mentioned.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty, and he was sentenced to
six months' imprisonment without hard labour.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MAIVSION- HOUSE.
THE TEA WARRANTS CASE.—Mr. W. J. Bland ap-
peared on Friday, Tuesday, and yesterday, before the Lord
Mayor, to answer the complaint of Sheriff Sidney.
Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Humphreys appeared to support
the charge; Mr. Parry attended for the defendant. The
justice-room was crowded with persons engaged in the tea trade.
Sheriff Sidney stated that he is in partnership with W.
Ilall,and carried on the wholesale tea trade, on Ludgate-hill.
He had known Mr. Bland fir the last fifteen years, and occa-
sionally had had dealings with him from the house of Bennet
and Ce., and believed him to be one of the firm. Witness had,
on the 22d of July, a quantity of teas for sale, previously to
which time he mentioned to Mr. Bland that he had some teas
which did not suit the trade of the house he belonged to, and
wished to dispose of them at the market price. Mr. Bland
called upon him on the 22d of July respecting these teas, saw
the samples, was informed of the quantities, and agreed to the
price, saying, " Very well, I'll take these teas • at one month
prompt, and you will take a parcel of teas from Bennet and
Co. for cash." Before that witness supposed that he was
dealing with the house of Bennet and Co., and he said to Mr.
Bland, " Bennet and Co. ! Are you not a partner in the
house of Bennet and Co. ?" To which Mr. Bland replied,
" No, not a partner ; they allow me 6001. a year to do busi-
ness for them, and they allow me to do business en toy town
account." dr. Bland then expressed a wish to have the war-
rants that he might examine the teas and show them
to the trade, and witness told him he might have the
warrants of the broken parcels, but there could be no ne-
cessity for his taking the warrants of the 93 boxes of
pouchong or the 24 chests of twankay, per the Hebrides.
Witness then called Mr. Wells, his clerk, into the counting
house, and told him to bring the warrants of the broken
parcels. Part of the !goods, amounting to 1904, remained in
the docks to the order of the house, arid Mr. Wells brought
the orders of these teas and the warrants into the counting-
house, and witness told Mr. Wells, in Mr. Bland's presence,
that Mr. Bland would not require the warrants for the pou-
chong or the twankays, and the others might be given to him.
Mr. Bland then left the counting-house. The meaning of
" prompt one month " was, that the party purchasing should
not pay for the teas for one month ; and with respect to the
warrants, it was usual to retain them till the expiration of the
month, and then exchange them for the money. When Mr.
' Bland had left the house witness called Mr. Wells into the
counting-house, and, in consequence of information arising
from their conversation, went with him to Mr. Bland to de-
mand the warrants for the ninety-eight boxes of pouchong and
the twenty-four chests of twankay, as these were warrants he
could not want for the purpose of sampling, and were not
broken parcels. The bargain had taken place between three
and four o'clock, and Mr. Wells was sent to Mr. Bland about
five o'clock.
( The information given by Mr. Wells was that he had
handed all the warrants to Mr. Bland.)
Upon his cross-examination I'y Mr. Parry, Mr. Sidney said
that he had reasons, up to the 22d of July, for considering that
Mr. Bland was a partner in the firm of Bennet and Co. The
pouchong warrants and the warrants for the young hyson were
delivered to Mr. Bland on his own account. The pouchongs
were worth about 801., and the twankays about. 110/. Witness
admitted that he had met Mr. Bland on friendly terms after
the 22d of July, but did not know that he had pledged these
warrants. He did ride with Mr. Bland in a cab. He had
that honour. He knew of the warrants having been takt-n on
that day, but Mr. Bland said he had lsdged them wit h a br..ker
for sale. The 2d of August was the first day he had a sus-
picion. On the 4th of August he went with Mr. Slaney to
Mr. Bland fur the purpose of getting the warrants back, and
he said if they were not returned he should certainly see his
solicitor ; and, after making three procehals to him, he ,aid he
should see the Lord Mayor on the subject, but gave him that
day to consider. His first proposal was that Mr. Bland should
return the warrants for the twankays per Hebrides. The '
second that, if Mr. Bland had not sold the whole of the goods,
he should return the warrants, and witness should give up the
contract. The third that, in case any warrants for the twan-
kays were not available to Mr. Bland to return to him, he ,
should give witness equal securities for them; but not one of
these propositions were complied with. Mr. Bland on that
occasion did not say he should not return the warrants. but wit-
ness did not recollect his reply, although he recollected it was ,
aver wordy one.

Mr. Charles Well 3. clerk to Messrs. Sidney and Hall, stated,
that on the •22d of July he was present at the inter view be-
tween Mr. Sidney and Mr. Bland part of the time. Mr.
Sidney called to him to bring some warrants and delivery orders
of broken parcels. Witness brought the whole of them, with
the exception of the twankays, per the Hebrides, and left
Mr. Bland in Mr. Sidney's counting-house, with all the war.
rants in his hand except those for the twenty-four twankays.
Shortly afterwards wirnese returned to Mr. Sidney's counting-
house, and heard Mr. Sidney say to Mr. Bland, " Oh, you'll
not want those souchongs," or " There is no occasion for your
having them." Mr. Bland replied, " Oh, yes, I may as well
have them ; I shall want them to sample ;" and witness did nut
think Mr. Sidney objected, but did not hear him speak, for be
(witness) went backwards and forwards. Witness went back
to his coanting-house for the warrants for the twenty-four
chests of twankay, which he took to Mr. Sidney's counting-
house, and was going to give them to Mr. Bland, but Mr.
Sidney took them from him, and said, "Oh, you must not
have those warrants," and gave them hack to witness ; and
Mr. Bland said, " I may as well have them altogether." Wit-
ness did not hear Mr. Sidney make any answer, and, as he was
going to his counting-house, gave the warrants to Mr. Bland,
who then went away. After Mr. Bland had departed, Mr.
Sidney called witness to him, and they had a conversation,
and witness went to Mr. Bland, to get 'back the warrants for
the ninety-eight boxes of pouchong and the twenty-four
chests of twankay, and Mr. Maud gave him warrants for
eighty-nine boxes of pouchong, but said the warrants for the
twankay were placed in a broker's hands, and that he would
send them to Mr. Sidney in a day or two. A day or two
afterwards Mr. Bland called, but did not bring the warrants
with him.

Mr. Charles Millard, tea and coffee dealer, of Little Tower-
street, said—Mr. Rand, who was well known to me, called
on me on the 22d of July at a little after four o'clock.
He said he wanted some money he had to pay. and he wished
me to let him have some on some orders, and also on some
warrants for twenty-four chests of twankay. I advanced him
2581. odd. There were some orders on some warrants.
Orders for five chests of young hyson, one chest of gun-
powder, two of ditto, per City of Derry, and warrants for
twenty-four chests of twankay, per Hebrides. The orders
were in Sidney and Hall's names, deliverable to W. J. Bland
on order. I asked him whether the warrants were his, and he
said they were; that he bad bought them of Mr. Sidney, ani
that he thought he should do a great deal of business with Mr.
Sidney. I asked him how it happened that Mr. Sidney gave
him the warrants, and he said he had given warrants in ex-
change ; that he had sold goods to Mr. Sidney to lull or more
than the amount of those he had bought. The teas were sold,
as Mr. Bland said I might sell them at once. I gave the war-
rants to the brokers, T. and R. Moffatt, of Mincing-lane,
and 1 got the orders exchanged for warrants in my brother's
name a day or two after. Mr. Bland said he had been to the
warehouses to see that the goods wet e there, and showed me a
receipt from Nicholson's Wharf to that effect. The transac-
tion was a private one, not a partnership one, for which reason
I get the orders transferred in my brother's name. I lent the
money to oblige Mr. Bland. I took from him a memorandum,
which I required hint to sign, as I have done before, that they
were his goods, and authorising me to sell them at a given
time, the Ist of August, as I think.
The witness, in cross-examination by Mr. Bland, said that it
was defendant's frequent practise to call and explain his cir-
cumstances to witness; that the defendant had had loans from
him both with and without warrants, arid such deposits had
always turned out right, and that that practice had extended
over a period of three years.
Upon his re-examination the witness said—l certainly do
not consider Mr. Bland's circumstances to be good. He was
not in the habit of bringing such large parcels. He has com-
pounded and has not paid his instalments. I was a creditor of
his for 9001. to 1,000/. I gave him part in money and part in
cheques, and he gave me out of it a portion of the old debt—
about 15/. I deducted the 15/. from the 2581

The witness then produced the following loan paper which
he received from Mr. Bland :

" London, July 22, 1845.
" Sir—ln consideration of your having this day advanced
me the sum of 258/. ss. 841., I have deposited Kith you, as a
collateral security for the repayment of the same, the following
warrants, &c., for tea, as per particulars annexed—l hereby
engage to repay you the said muney, 25r-/ ss. Bd., in cash or
Bank of Engl,nd notes, with interest at the rate r,f five per
cent. per annum, on or before the Bth of August next, which,
if I fail to do, 1 auihori.e you to sell the said tea by public or
private sale, and should any loss or losses, togetler with all
costs, charges, &c., 1 engage to pay the same on denund, the
said teas being at this time my property.
(Signed)
" Mr. C. V. Millard."

"W. G. BLAND,

Mr. Josiah Brown, wholesale tea dealer, at No. 47, Curson-
street, having been called as wnictis curial by the Lord Mayor
to give some explanation with regard to the practice of the
trade, made his affirmation, and, in answer to his Lordship,
said, " Bought at three months means, that when sold at three
months, and the teas are not wanted before that time, they
are to be paid for on that day, and warrants taken in exchange
for the money if wanted before. If the parcel were a hundred
chest parcel, there would be six or nine chest lots, and if
we want six or a hundred chests we pay for that proportion.
A• month prompt usually refers to second-hand parcels, that is,
those which are in the hands of the trade ; but it is usual, by
way of courtesy, to deliver the warrants, but it depends upon
the seller treating his buyer with confidence. If not he retains
the warrants ; but I cannot say what is more usual, withhold-
ing the warrants or delivering them."
Mr. Clarkson said that the evidence which his Lordship had
heard constituted the case against Mr. Bland, and Mr. Sidney,
whose conduct was influenced by no feeling but a sense of
justice and of duty to the public, left it entirely to his Lord-
ship to decide upon the course to be adopted on its future
prosecution.
The LORD MAYOR said that he had maturely considered the
whole of the evidence, arid had come to the decision that Mr.
Bland must appear elsewhere to answer the very serious
charge against h►m. It was evident to him that Mr.
Bland had used false representations to obtain the warrants,
which he had divosed of, which had been asked for under the
pretence of sampling, and handed to a person, in the habit of
rendering pecuniary assistance to Mr. Bland, for money, an
hour after they had been thus improperly procured.
Mr. Parry asked for what definite offence his Lordship
thought of committing Mr. Bland.
The LORD MAYOR stated that he should hold Mr. Bland to
bail to appear at the Central Criminal Court, to answer any
charge which Mr. Sidney might think proper to bring against
him.

Mr. Parry protested against a committal of so vague and
indefinite a description, and
Mr. Bland earnestly requested that his Lordship would bind
over Mr. Sidney and the witnesses to prosecute.
The Loan MAYOR consented, and the defendant was re-
quested to enter into his own recognizances to the amount o
WO/. to appear at the next sessions of the Central Criminal
Court, to answer any charge which might be brought against
him by Mr. Sydney.