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London, England, 1845-11-08 00:00:00

to secure their entranceinto the city of London at the most central and
convenient spot, th e company had purchased of th e directors, subject to
the consent of the Proprietors, Southwark-bridge. There was no
doubt that the. purchase wouldbe ratified by the Proprietors of the
bridge on Tuesday next, and the North Kent line would thus have
secured the best entrance into the heart of the cityof London. Ro-
chester would, by the plan now proposed, become the centre of anew
system of railway communication. A branch line would proceed
from Rochester westward to Maidstone, and this would form the
readiest and cheapest means of communication to the people of
Maidstone, and that part of the country, not only with London but
with Rochester and Chatham. A branch was proposedalso to Sheer;
ness, the connexion being made at Milton. There was one other short
branch, but the main line would go on to Canterbury, passing by
the south side of the town, the station being as proposed last year.
Proceeding still along by the line of the old Dover-road, the line
would arrive at Dover close to St. James's church, and terminate
as near as possible to the shore. There would be also a branch
from Canterbury to Deal, and another from Deal to Dover.
Another line would probably be carried from Faversham to Mar-
gate, and a line to Herne Bay and to Sarr, and then the line of
coast communication would be completed round the coast of
Thane, and the Kentish coast. The scheme proposed would occa-
sion an outlay of three or four millions, but the money was ready,
the plans were prepared, and he had no doubt they would carry
the Bill in Parliament. The line was laid out with the greatest
attention to local and public interests, and he hoped it would meet
with the approbation of the meeting.—(Hear.)
After some conversation,
J. SMITH, Esq., moved that petitions to both Houses of Par-
liament, founded upon the previous resolutions, be prepared, and
signed by the Mayor, on behalf of the meeting.
The resolution was agreed to, and the meeting broke up.

THE LATE RAILWAY ROBBERIES.
The following letter has been received by Mr. Nash, the Solicitor
to the Great Western Railway :

"Whitehall, Nov. 4.
" Sir,--I am directed by Secretary Sir James Graham to acknow-
ledge the receipt of your latter of the Ist instant, and, in reply, to
inform you that in addition to the reward to be paid by you for the
discovery of the persons concerned in the late depredations committed
on railway passengers, Sir James Graham will advise the grant of
her Majesty's most gracious pardon to an accomplice, not being the
person who actually committed any of the depredations, who shall
give such information and evidence as shall lead to the appre-
hension and conviction of the person or persons concerned in these
offences.

" I am further directed to inform you that no favour or promise
if favour of any kind must be held out to the prisoner Garrott,
to induce him to give information.
" I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
(Signed) " S. M. PHILLIPS.
" To Charles Nash, Esq., Frederick's-place, Old Jewry."

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Nov. 7.

HOLDEN v. THE LIVERPOOL GAS COMPANY.

Sir THOMAS WILDE, on the part of the plaintiff in the above
case, moved for a rule to show cause why a new trial should
not be granted in the above case, in which the Jury had given
a verdict for the defendants.

The action was brought to recover compensation for the
injury done to the plaintiff's house by the explosion of a body
of gas which had escaped from the pipes by which he had
been in the habit of receiving a supply of gas. Ten
days previous to the accident the defendants had
received notice that the plaintiff did not require any further
supply of gas, yet did not stop the supply to his house, but
continued to send in gas into the pipes, until it acquired such
force as to escape from the pipes. On the part of the plaintiff
it was contended that the defendants were bound to stop the
supply, and on the other hand it was represented that the
plaintiff having a gasometer in the house, had the
means of stopping the supply himself.
Sir T. WILDE observed that the Company ought not to place
reliance on the power of the plaintiff to stop the supply, as
no person not understanding the mechanism of the gasometer
would be willing to meddle with it, and run the risk of
injuring it.—The rule was granted.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE.

A lad, named Richard Aldridge, was brought before the
Lord Mayor, charged with having stolen the sum of 341., the
property of William Pritlove, a horse-keeper at Messrs. Cal-
verts' brewery.

The prosecutor stated that he lived in a house in Sugar-
loaf-court, Thames-street, which was kept by the prisoner's
father; that about six weeks ago he had locked up in a box,
in his bed-room, 32/. in gold, and 2/. in silver, and left it safe
on a Sunday; that on the Thursday following he observed
that his box had been broken open, and, on examining it,
he found that the whole of the money above-mentioned, which
he had been laying up from his earnings for a considerable
time, had been stolen; that the prisoner, up to the time of
the robbery, used to sleep at his father's house, but ab-
sconded immediately after the commission of it, and was
brought to witness by a fallow-workman on Tuesday last, on
London-bridge, and that the prisoner was given into the
charge of an officer, to whom he confessed that he had been
concerned in the plunder.
William Morris, police-constable 419, said that he had re-
ceived the prisoner in custody from the prosecutor on the
charge of having stolen 341. from him. While they were on
their way to the station-house, the prisoner said to witness,
" There's a man of the name of Tom Hale who ought to
be taken as well as me." Witness said, " Why ?" The
prisoner answered, " He went upstairs with me, and helped
to break the box open, and he had part of the money." On
arriving at the station-house, witness searched the prisoner,
and found in his pocket a letter, which, upon being asked
what he intended to do with it, he stated he meant to send
it to his father. The letter was addressed, " William Ald-
ridge, at Mr. Calvert's brewery, Upper Thames-sti eet,
London," and contained a confession of the theft, and an
account of the disposal of the money.
The unfortunate creature at the bar seemed to be deeply
agitated. The letter addressed by him to his father con-
tained the strongest expressions of contrition, and charged
the person who participated with him in the plunder as his
pressing instigator to it.
When the LORD MAYOR asked him whether he wished to
say anything, he merely said, " I wish to say that Hale
helped me to break open the box."
The prisoner was committed for trial.
William Thompson, a tall elderly man, who has been fre-
quently seen cadging about the Custom-house, was charged
with having stolen a gold watch and chain from a lad named
Philip Morris, in rather a peculiar manner.
P. Morris, who is a boy of very small dimensions, stated
that, between three and four o'clock on Monday last, lie was
at the Custom-house with his mother, and he had at the time
in his trowsers' pocket a gold watch, with a gold chain at-
tached, which his mother had given to him, and he had
been wearing a month or two. His mother went into the
baggage-room, and witness remained in the waiting-room
outside. The prisoner came up to him, and said, " Now, my
little man, did you come from Hamburgh ?" Witness replied
that he did not; and the prisonerput his arms round him, and
took him to the door of the baggage. room, where his mother
was standing, and said, "There's your boy." Witness's mother
gave the prisoner twopence, and he went away. Witness felt
his watch go from his pocket when the prisoner had his arms
round him. He was afraid to tell his mother at the mo-
ment, but he mentioned the robbery to her when they
reached home.

Mrs. Betty Morris, wife of Mr. B. Morris, of Great Pres-
cost-street, Goodman's•fields, and mother of the boy who
had been robbed, stated that the prisoner, when he brought
his son to her, had his arm round the boy. The day after the
robbery witness saw the prisoner in the Minories, about half-
past ten o'clock, and she went up to him and asked him to go
with her to the Custom-house. He said, "Idon't know you."
Witness said, "I saw you in the Custom-house yesterday."
He said, "You did not," and walked away at a very quick
pace. Witness followed, and the prisoner asked her why she
followed him, and he succeeded in getting away. She then
gave information to the police. The watch and chain were
worth about 161.
Groves (policeman 360) stated that he took the prisoner
into custody in Lombard-street, in consequence of informa-
tion, and told him the reason for doing so. The prisoner de-
clared that he was wholly ignorant of the transaction, but
at the station-house he was immediately identified by mo-
ther and son, and he then acknowledged that he had seen
them on the preceding day at the Custom-house, and that
he had taken the boy to his mother, who gave him two-
pence, but he denied that he had ever put his hand near the

bogy.
he prisoner said be was quite amazed at being charged
with a robbery. He never thought of such a thing as taking
the property of another. It was true he took twopence from
the lady, but then she gave it to him ; but as for the watch,
he never saw anything of the kind. He hoped the Lord
Mayor would not believe anything of the sort, and would
relieve him from such a charge by discharging him at
once.
The prisoner was then committed for trial.

GRAND DISINTER AT THE MAN.

SION-HOUSE.

The Lord Mayor gave a splendid banquet on Thursday
evening to the Lord Bishop of Calcutta. Amongst the
guests present were Sir Henry Willock, Chairman of the
Honourable East India Company; Sir Robert Inglis, Alder-
man Wilson, and Sir John Pirie ; the Rev. Mr. Dale, Canon
of St. Paul's; Colonel Hutchinson, the Rev. Daniel Wilson,
Vicar of Islington; Mr. Wilberforce Bird, Mr. Colson, and
several ladies.

The company assembled in the yellow drawing-room, and
dined in the long parlour.
The LORD MAYOR, in proposing the health of the Bishop
of Calcutta, very warmly praised the vigorous and skilful
exertions of the Reverend Prelate to extend the blessings of
Christianity in the East, and expressed a hearty wish for the
complete restoration to health of a man who was as well
qualified, as he was inclined, to render service to the great
mission in which he was engaged.
The Bishop of CALeurrA, in returning thanks, gave a
most interesting account of die success which had attended
his labours in India, and acknowledged with gratitude,
strongly expressed, the important support and assistance he
had received from the Government abroad and from the East
India Company at home—support and assistance which had
mainly enabled him tcp build a cathedral instead of a new
church ; in addition to which, thirty new churches had been
constructed by private subscription.—(Hear, hear.) He felt
most anxious to be soon able to return to his labours, which,
judging from the success already resulting from what had
been attempted in the East, he had every reason to hope
would not be fruitless.

Sir 11. WILLocK, in returning thanks for the honour done
him by the Company in drinking his health, bore his testi-
mony to the immense benefits which had been conferred upon
the nation by the indefatigable zeal of the Lord Bishop of
Calcutta, and expressed the desire of his brother Directors,
and his own desire, to aid and assist in the good work going
forward by every means in their power.--(Hear, hear).
Sir HARRY INGLIS thanked the Lord Mayor for the great
favour his Lordship had conferred upon him in allowing him
the opportunity and pleasure of meeting so many of his
Indian friends. He passed a high eulogium upon Mr. Wil-
berforce Bird for the able manner in which he had managed
the affairs of India during the long period of his residence
there.

Colonel HUTCHINSON returned thanks for the honour done
him, and detailed sonic facts connected with India during his
stay in that country, which greatly engaged the attention
and curiosity of the assembly.
The Rev. Mr. DALE, when his health was drunk, hoped
the Bishop would be enabled to return with renewed health
to complete his great undertaking, and that he would make
St. Paul's Cathedral in Calcutta as renowned as the St.
Paul's which he Mr. Dale) had the honour to represent.—
(Hear, hear.) a highly complimented the Lord Mayor
upon his Lordship's regular and constant attention at the
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Cathedral, and hoped his example would be followed by his
successors. He was convinced that the example set by the
Chief Magistrate of this great City in appearing each Sun-
day in his place in the Cathedral, was calculated to have a
most beneficial effect upon the people.
After the health of Mr. Wilberforce Bird had been re-
sponded to by that gentleman, and the toast of the Magis-
trates of London had been acknowledged by Alderman Wil-
son, the party withdrew to the drawing-room, and concluded
a most agreeable evening. This finished the numerous and
elegant parties of the Mayoralty.

DR. PusEr.—Pr. Pusey's turn to preach at Ox-
ford will not occur until the beginning of 1846, before which period
we trust some authoritative interference will take place. We are
the more desirous of this, as the Rev. Doctor is eager to seize the
earliest, opportunity of resuming his place before I/Immo are ma.
Wad otoppleg dial.—Church ana Clazette,