The Sun.
London, England, 1845-03-18 00:00:00

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

EAST INDIA HOUSE, JANUARY 29, 1845.
THE COUNT of DIRECTORS of the EAST
INDIA COMPANY do hereby give notice,
That a QUARTERLY GENERAL COURT of the said COMPANY
will be held at their House, in Leadenhall-street, on WEDNEsDAT,
the 19th March, 1845, at Eleven o'clock in :he forenoon.
JAMES C. MELVILL, Secretary.

E1.61' INDIA HOUSE. MARCH 12, 1845,
►pIIE COLJRT of DIRECTORS of the EAST
INDIA COMPANY do hereby give notice,
That a PROPRIETOR of EAST INDIA STOCK has GIVEN
NOTICE that at the QUARTERLY GENERAL COURT of the said
COMPANY, appointed to be held at their House, in Leadenhall-street,
on WEDNESDAY, the 19th instant, he will chll attention to the follow-
ing Papers. respecting the case of the ex-Rajah of Sattara, viz.:—
" Papers relating to the Commission of Inquiry held at Sattara In
October, 1836, printed in conformity with a resolution of a General
Court, held on the 21st December, 1842.
" Papers ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 14th
August, 1843. No. 569.
" Papers ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 9th
August, 1844. No. 622."
JAMES C. MELVILL, Secretary.

EAST INDIA HOUSE, JANUARY 29, 1845.
THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the EAST
INDIA COMPANY do hereby give notice,
That the TRANSFER-BOOKS of the said COMPANY'S STOCK
will be SHUT on THURSDAY, the 6th March next, at Three
o'clock, and OPENED AGAIN on THURSDAY, the 10th April,
following.
That a GENERAL COURT of the said Company will be held at
their House, in Leadenhall-street, on WEDNESDAY, the 9th April,
1845, from Nine o'clock in the Morning until Six o'clock in the
Evening, for the ELECTION of SIX DIRECTORS of the said
COMPANY for FOUR YEARS.
The form of a Letter of Attorney and of a Declaration for enabling
Proprietors of East India Stock to vote by proxy on this occasion,
may be obtained upon application at the Treasury in this House.
That the Lists of the Members of the said Company will be ready
to be delivered on Tuesday, the 25th March next.
JAMES C. MELVILL, Secretary.

BANK OF AUSTRALASIA,
Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1835.
London Office, 2, Moorgate• street, March 17, 1845.
NOTICE OF DIVIDEND.
The COURT of DIRECTORS hereby give notice that a HALF-
YEARLY DIVIDEND of THREE PER CENT. (being at the rate
of Six per Cent. per annum) on the whole of the Capital Stock of the
Corporation, will be payable to the Proprietors on MONDAY, the 14th
day of April next, at their Offices as above, between the hours of Ten
and Three.
The Transfer Books of the Bank will be closed on Monday, the
24th instant, and continue so until the Divided becomes payable.
By order of the Court,
WILLIAM MILLIKEN, Secretary.

PARIS AND LYONS RAILWAY.
(c. LAFFITTE'S ORIGINAL COMPANY.)

DIRECTORS.

Monsieur Charles Lai'Atte, Paris.
James H. Attwood, Esq., 13, Upper Seymour-street, Portman-

square, London.
Comte d'Alton Shee Pair de France, Paris.

John Moss, Esq., Liverpool.
The Right Mon. G R. Dawson, 15, Upper Grosvenor-street, London.
Wm. J. Chaplin, Esq., Adelphi-terrace, London.
Monsieur E. Simons, Administrateur des Messageries Royales, Paris.
Monsieur Alexandre BerigniereS, Administrateur des Messageries

Generaleg, Paris.
Charles Devaux, Esq., 62, King William-street, London.
_ .

Hardman Earle: Esq.,

Monsieur Ed. Blount, Paris

Ross D. Mangles, Esq., M.P., London.
John Mastennan, jun., Esq., Nicholas-lane, London,

Monsieur Moreasi Chalons, Paris.
Matthew Elzielli, Esq., 62, King William-street, London.
The Provisional Committee of the Paris and Lyons Railway Com-
pany having ascertained that it is the intention of the French Govern-
ment to lease the line to a company able and willing to reimburse the
State for all expenditure hitherto incurred, and to undertake all fur-
ther outlay which may be required for the entire construction of the
line, have determined upon increasing the capital to the full amount
necessary for this purpose. Its conformity with the terms of sub-
scription contained in the circular of the 10th August last, which con-
templated such a contingency, they have resolved upon offering
to the Shareholders Two New Shares for every Old Share, sub-
ject to all the liabilities of increase or diminution hereafter, as in the
former case, and subject also to any further call which may be found
necessary. All Shareholders who may wish to avail themselves of
this option are requested to apply at the office, and to produce the
original receipts, between Tuesday, 11th, and Saturday, 22d inst.
Notice is hereby given, that all parties not applying within the pre-
scribed time will be considered to have waived their claim to the ad-
ditional shares, which will be otherwise appropriated.

By order,

62, King William-street, March 6, 1845,

ED. AIME, Secretary.

I ) Mcrital
63A00N0
00D U
0 francs, or 1-21,5°20 UOOBO 1E RAILWAY.
I n 126 00 Shares o
503 francs, or 201. each, 40,000 of which only have been reserved for
this country.
Deposit 50 francs, or 2/. per Share, to be returned without deduc-
tion should the Company not obtain the Lease.
PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE.
PRBSIDENT.—Monsieur le Comte BAUDRLND, Lieutenant-General,
Pair de France, Governeur du Prince Royal le Comte de Paris.
Monsieur Jules Alexandre, Comte de Larochefoucauld, Duc d'Estissac,
Pair de France, Aide-de-Camp du Roi.
Monsieur Vejux, Consular II la Cour Royale de Besancon, Depute

du Doutis.
Monsieur Andre Koechlin, Depute du Haut Rhin.
Monsieur Benedict Allegri, Banquier a Paris.
Monsieur Adolphe de Milly, Proprietaire a Paris.
Monsieur Michelot, Directeur du chemin de fer de la Loire,
:Mire-Adjoint du dixieme arrondisement de Paris.
Monsieur Bretillot, Banquier et Moire de Besancon.
H. J. Enthoven, Esq., London.
Charles Hindley, Esq., N.P.
Francis Mowatt, Esq., London.
Francis Parker, Esq., Manchester.
George Rougemont, Esq., London.
Thomas sands, Esq., Liverpool.
The Hon. Charles Pelham Villiers, M.P.

BANKERS.
Mons. B. Allegrl et Compagnie, a Paris.
Messrs. Denison, Heywood, Kennards, and Co., London.
Messrs. Arthur Heywood, Sons, and Co., Liverpool.
Sir Benjamin Heywood, Bart., and Co., Manchester.
ENOINEEE.—Joseph Gibbs, Esq.
This Railway, running from the Great Town and Military Station
of Dijon, on the Lyons Line to Mulhouse (the Birmingham of
France), has already been determined upon by the French Govern-
ment, and there is little doubt will be conceded during the present
session, in conjunction with the Lyons Line. At Mulhouse it will
join the Railway already in operation between that City and Basle,
thus making this route not only the shortest from Paris, but from
all England to Switzerland, adding thereby greatly to the existing
traffic on the Paris and Lyons Line, of which, in fact, it is an ex-
tension.
Applications for Shares to be addressed to the Provisional Com-
mittee.
To a limited extent, a preference will be given to the Share-
holders of the Paris and Lyons Line (Garneron's Company), and
to parties giving the best reference.
By order of the Committee,
WILLIAM VILLESBAISNET, 1
EDWARD FILDER, noes pro tem.
Temporary Offices, 7, Tokenhouse-yard,
March 14th, 1845.

EMPLOYMENT.—Persons having a little time
to spare are apprised that Agents continue to be appointed in
London, and country towns, by the EAST INDIA TEA COMPANY,
or the sale of their celebrated teas.
Offices, No. 9, Great St. Helen's-churchyard, liishopsgate-street.
They are packed in showy leaden canisters, from one ounce to a
pound, with the price and weight marked on each packet, and but
little trouble is occasioned by the sale. The license is only I Is. per
MIUM, and many during the last nineteen years have realised con-
siderable incomes by the agency without one shilling let or loss.
Application to be made (if by letter post-paid) as above.

THE WONDER!
APERFECT CAMPHINE LAMP!!
Surely, all will say a desirable object is attained. A Lamp,
producing a star of dazzling flame, the light of twenty candles, and
no more expense than two candles, so easy in management that any
domestic can trim it. It cannot emit blacks or smoke, the Lamp
being so constructed that the light will not rise after being put at
the height required. No complication! All other Camphine Lamps
bend before it. It reigns triumphant, " The Perfect Camphine Lamp."
Table Lamps, Hall Lamps, and Kitchen Lamps, and any person's
pedestal fitted in a very superior style for 235., complete.
To be seen burning at Clark and Co.'s, 447, West Strand. Clark
and Co. have also a New Patent Oil Lamp, unquestionably the best
ever made. All Lamps can be fitted.
The trade supplied with the Camphine and Oil Lamp.

GALVANISM—IMPORTANT DISCOVERY.
ANDREW LOVELL'S GALVANIC OINT-
MENT for TEETHING, for the Cure of Rheumatism, Gout,
Nervousness, Deafness, Colds, Toothache, Headache, Asthma, In-
fluenza, Dropsy, Dyspepsia or Indigestion, Paralysis, &c., and for Cie
prevention of all other complaints and diseases, especially those pro-
duced by the sudden changes of this variable climate. Signed and
sealed with the name of ANDREW LOVELL (the discoverer), in
full length, and stamped with the Government Stamp. London
Agent : Dr. Cullen, 30, Upper North-place, Gray's-Inn-road ; and
may be had of all respectable Whole ale and retail druggists and
medicine venders in the kingdom. In pots, Is. lid, and 28. 9d. each.

31FE EN FUN ; or, CELESTIAL SKIN
POWDER, for rendering the Skin white, smooth, and soft.
The great value of this justly celebrated Chinese Cosmetique is,
that the ingredients being solely herbaceous, tie
most delicate com-
plexion can apply it without injury ; while rough, red, and moist
skins speedily experience beneficial results. Another most important
feature is that of repressing, without detriment to the sanatory con-
dition of the user, the truly unpleasant sensation accompanying too
copious perspiration.
Travellers, and residents in warm climates, subject to the ener-
vating influence of tropical heat, will, when the skin becomes moist
and heated, experience inconceivable comfort by resorting to this
Cosmetique, as it will both allay and avert discoloration and.
coarseness.
The Sole Proprietors are Fabian and Co. (late Watson, Fabian,
and Co.), 24, Mark-lane, London ; without whose signature on the
Labels none are genuine. To be had wholesale of them, and retail
of all respectable Perfumers and Chemists, in town and country.' In
Boxes, price 3s. 6d. and 7s. 6d. each.

WEATHER PREDICTIONS.—AII who de-
light in this foreknowledge should purchase, without loss
of time, GRIMSTONE'S WEATHER ALMANACK, whose predic-
tions of the weather, from his publication to the present day, have
been checked by many proprietors of newspapers and other works.
The " Times" has eulogised its correctness and peculiar mode of
printing; see page 57. The "John Bull," published its usual check,
Dec. 22, 1844, giving it, Indeed, 336 correct daily predictions : see
copy, pages 52 and 54. Also, " The Sun," the " Globe," the " Era,"
the " Post," "Herald," " Chronicle." " Satirist," " Punch," and
many others, have unticed the correctness of this unique work.
Amongst the great variety of matter, is an interesting biography of
his Royal Highness Prince Albert while at the College of Bonn ; also
useful Chronology, Royal Family, both Houses of Parliament, summary
of Population of the British Empire, Population of the chief towns and
cities ; a Calendar, containing Sundays, festivals, anniversaries,
phenomenons, chronological events, moon's age, eclipses, tides, gar-
deners' monthly calendar, a column for the weather of every day ;
pages 3 to 25. Stamps, assessed taxes, &c. ; a list of bankers.
Copies of 31 letters from ladies annd gentlemen of the highest
respectability, cured of ophthalmia, gutty serene, cataract, deafness,
nervous deafness, headache, and spectacles left off, some after using
hem upwards of 20 years, by using Grimstone's Eye Snuff—trans-
ations in French, Italian, and Spanish : pages 59, 60, 61, 62, 63.
Read page 54, the Medical Report in the "Forceps," Feb. 14, 1844,
roving the great advantages arising from the constant use of Grim-
tone's Eye Snuff having been the cause of clearing our streets of the
many green eye-shades, and other human disfigurements. It is the
only fashionable snuff of the day sold under the authority of the
Lords of the Treasury and Royal Family. Grimstone's Weather
Almanack Is a beautiful pocket size, with a steel engraving repre-
senting a bird's eye view of Oxford-street, &c., bound in Waterloo
blue, with gilt edges.
Sold, at 3d. each, by all the London wholesale publishers and book-
sellers. Wholesale only by the proprietor, W. GRIMSTONE, foreign
snuff and cigar merchant, 434, Oxford-street, London.
Copy of one of the above Letters :
Martin's-le-Grand, General Post-office, Inland Department,
October 9, 1844.

Sir,—For the last three or four years I have been labouring under a
nervous deafness, so much so at times as to be almost incapable of
hearing. After trying several very eminent aurists, from whom I de-
rived scarcely any relief, I was induced at the solicitation of a friend
to try your excellent Eye Snuff. I accordingly procured one of your
4s. 4d. canisters, after taking which I found considerable benefit, so
much so that I sent for two more, which having used, I found my
hearing completely restored, and I have not been deaf since. I should
mention that the time I commenced taking your Eye Snuff was in
April last, and have continued taking it since.—l am, Sir, your obe-
dient servant, W. H. ADAMS.
To Mr. W. Grimstone.
Any quantity of Eye Snuff can be forwarded through the General
post, by 'wilding money orders. A 2s. 4d. canister, with direction,
will cot 3a., and o• in like properties.

GRAVESEND STAR PACKETS leave the
Brunswick Pier, Blackwall, at 11, 3, and 5 ; on Sundays at

11 and 3.

From Terrace Pier, Gravesend, at 91, 1, and 5 ; on Sundays at

91 and 5.
Fares to or from London.
Fore Cabi■ and Second Class Carriage, Ninepence.
Saloon and First Class Carriage, One Shilling.
To or from Illackwall.
Fore Cabin, Sixpence—Saloon, Ninepence.
Star Office, Grave4end, March 11, 1145.

GREAT BRITAIN STEAM-SHIP at
BLACKWALL.

ALTERATION OF TIME

Tickets, enabling persons to go on board this magnificent Vessel,
with a free passage down the Itlackwall Railway, and including
steam-boat fare to and from the Vessel, can be ebtahsed betweea
the hours of TEN and FIVE (Snadays excepted), at any •f the
Stations on the Railway, except those of Limehouse, West India
Docks, and Poplar, at the following prices :—Second Class, Is. gd. ;
First Class, Is. 10d. Tickets to view the engines can he obtained
on board at an extra charge of Is. Parties walk directly from the
pier on board the steamer, which starts on the arrival of each train.

CLARA SEYTON'S NEW ENTERTAIN-
MENT.

Miss CLARA SEYTOIC will glie her ILLUSTRATIONS of tiro
DRAMA and the OPERA, received with the most enthusiastic ap-
plause, at CROSBY HALL, BISHOPSOATE-STREET, en TUES-
DAY Eveidnis, and int THURSDAYS, at the MUSIC HALL,
STORE-STREET,

Miss CLARA SEYTON will sing admired compositions at Sehabert,
Weber, Mozart, Pacini, &a. Three new ones, by Mr. T. Cooke ; and
the ,ntertainment will conclude each evening with Albert Smith's
brilliantly successful Comic Medley Scene, "A Musical Scamper star
Europe."
Doors open at Half-past Seven, to commence at Eight.
Tickets 2s. and 2s. 6d. each, to be had of all Music-sellers ; at the
Hall ; and of Miss Clara Seyton, 47, Conduit-street, Regent-street,
of whom alone Private Boxes for Store-street (One Guinea *ash) may
be obtained.

ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.
In daily operation, a Curious MECHANICAL HIND, on a
person who has lost his natural hand. PHILLIPS'S PATENT
FIRE ANNIHILATOR, illustrated by Dr. Ryan in his daily Che-
mical Lecture on the Morning and Evening of MONDAYS.—A Series
of LECTURES on ASTRONOMY by Professor Bachhoffner, on the
Mornings and Evenings of Monday, Wednesday, and Friday,
during Lent, accompanied by Dr. Wallis on BRAM"?' CALOTONE.
Working Models of New Inventions are daily explained. NEW
➢ISSOLVING VIEWS, including the SHRINE of the NATIVITY.
CHILDE'S CHROMATROPE. THE PHYSIOSCOPE. MI-
CROSCOPE. DIVING BELL and DIVER, &c. &c.
Admission. Is. ; Schools, Half-price.

BATTLE OF WATERLOO.
New Model, upon a large Scale, representing the Splendid
Charge in the earlier part of the Battle by the British heavy Cavalry
under the Marquis of Anglesea, and by the British Infantry under Sir
Thomas Picton.
EGYPTIAN HALL, PICCADILLY.
Open from Eleven Morning to Nine Evening.
Admission—One Shilling.

"One may read bulletins, and dispatches, and histories for a month
without obtaining the clear idea of these movements which a glance
at the Model will convey."—Bell's Weekly Messenger.
Described by Waterloo Men.

AVIES'S WAXED WICK MOULDS, 6d.
per lb. ; Candles, sd. ; Botanic Wax Candles, le ; °glebes
Patent Oil, equal to Sperm, 48. 6d. per gallon; Vegetable Oil,
4s. 6d. ; Sperm, 7s. 6d.; Solar, 35. 6d; German Wax, Is. 2d. per lb. ;
Fine Wax, Is. sd. ; Genuine Sperm, 21. ; Transparent, 2s. ;
Glonulne Wax, 2s. 3d. ; Yellow Soap, 465., 525., and 58s. per
1121b8 ; Mottled, 60s. and 648. ; Windsor, Is. 4d. per Packet ; Palm,
Is. 4d. ; Brown Windsor, Is. 9d. ; Rose, 2s. ; Almond, 2e. 6d. ; Seal-
ing Wax, 4s. 6d. ; Hales or Price's Composite, 10d. ; Vauxhall Compo-
site, B%d. ; Palmer's Metallic, 7%d. and 9d.
For Cash, at DAVIES'S Old Established Warehouse, 63, St. Mar-
tin's-lane, opposite Slaughter's Coffee-house.

FOE STOPPING DECAYED TEETH, Price 4s. 6d.
Patronised by HER MAJESTY, his Royal Highness PRINCE
ALBERT, and her Royal Highness the DUCHESS of KENT.
MR. THOMAS'S SUCCEDANEUM, for
STOPPING DECAYED TEETH, however large the cavity.
It is placed in the tooth in a soft state, without any pressure or pain,
and will remain firm in the tooth for many years, rendering extrac-
tion unnecessary, arresting the further progress of decay. All per-
sons can use Mr. Thomas's Saccedaneum themselves with ease, as
full directions are enclosed.
Prepared by Mr. Thomas, Surgeon Dentist, price 4s. 6d. Sold by
Savory and Moore, 220, Regent-street, and 143, Bond-street ; Sanger,
150, Oxford-street ; Butler, 4, Cheapside ; Prout, 229, Strand John-
ston, 68, Cornhill, and all Medicine venders.
Mr. Thomas continues to supply the loss of Teeth on his new system
of self-adhesion, without springs or wires. This method does not
require the extraction of any teeth or roots, or any painftil opera-
tion whatever. At home from Eleven till Four. 64, Berners-street,
Oxford-street.

GOWLAND'S -LOTION.—This well-known
and highly appreciated appendage of the British toilet has for
nearly a century past maintaißed unrivalled reputation as a perfeet
remedy for all impurities of the skin, together with the valuable pro-
perties of a preserver and sustainer of the complexion of the most
genial nature, removing every trace of sallowness and discolouration,
and promoting the transparency and brightness of the skin, which
constitute the peculiar graces of a tine complexion.
" Robt. Shaw, London," is in white letters on the Government
Stamp, without which none is genuine. Price 2a. 9d ; ss. 6d. ;
80. 6d, 801 d by all Perfumers and Chemists. •

LONDON, EDINBURGH, and DUBLIN
LIFE COMPANY,
3, Charlotte-row, Mansion-house, and 18, Chancery-lane, London.
The Indisputability of tha policies granted by this Company;
The obligation to pay the sum assured, although the debt for which
the policy wus taken out may have been paid before the claim arises ;
Whole world policies not con,ned to the limits of Europe ;
Option of half-premium payment for the first seven years—
These form a combination of advantages which can be obtained
only from the London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Life Company.
ALEX. ROBERTSON, Manager.

NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR-
ANCE SOCIETY,
26, CORNHILL, LONDON.
Capital £500,000.
Empowered by Act of Parliament.
DIVISION OF PROFITS.
The steady success and increasing prosperity of the Society has
enabled the Directors, at the last annual investigation to declare a
second Bonus, averaging 60 per cent. on the amounts invested on each
Policy effected on the Profit scale.
EXAMPLES.

~„.... .;,-
tso ,
g Premium. R. 4 Bonus Bona. hi 5a- i g=- c i
. . , added. Cash. a 0 . 0
1 P g 924
,
- -
g Z 8. ii. 14 s. d. A s. d. £ s. d. £ e. de
1837,170 9 3 77 5 1 12 3 9 346 2 3
60,1000 74 3 4 'lB3B 144 2 2 64 5 6 •9 16 4 296 13 4
1 '1839116 16 0 51 511 711 9 247 4 6

The division of profits is annual, and the next will be made in De-
cember of 'he present year.
This Institution offers many important and substantial advan-
tages with respect both to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities.
The assured has, on all occasions, the power to borr)w, without ex-
pense or forfeiture of the Policy, two-thirds of the premium paid,
(see table) ; also the option of selectinc-benefits, and the conversion
ales interests to meet ether conveniences er necessity. Assurances
fbr terms of years are granted on the lowest possible rates.
F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, See.

PRESERVER FIRE, LIFE, AND FAMILY
ENDOWMENT OFFICE,

BOND-COURT HOUSE, WALBROOK

—.—
As an Indemnity to the Assured, a Deed of Settlement has been
executed, whereby Property, producing upwards *Of Five Thou-
sond Pounds per Annum has been secured to Trustees for the
fulfilment of all engagements entered into at this Office:
The peculiar advantages offered over those of similar Institutions
are, amongst others—
TO ASSURE FROM LOSS BY FIRE EVERY DESCRIPTION
OF HOUSE, CHARITABLE, and CHURCH PROPERTY, Farm-
ing Stock, Goods, &c., at a considerable reduction from the charges
usually made.
TO ASSURE THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES
the payment of the principal sum to be made EITHER ON THE
DEATH OF THE ASSURED, OR ON A FIXED DAY, IF HE
BE THEN LIVING.
ADVANCES OF MONEY FOR -LIMITED PERIODS on the
deposit of Title Deeds, without the expense of Mortgage Securities.
LOANS TO NOBLEMEN AND GENTLEMEN of established
position, in conjunction with Life Assurances, upon their personal
responsibility alone.
The ASSURED MAY PASS FROM ONE COUNTRY TO AN-
OTHER without forfeiting their Policies, and MEDICAL EXAMI-
NATIONS are dispensed with.
Vacancies for afew Agents.

*** Prospectuses and Tables, calculated with the greatest pre-
cision, may be had at the Office

JOHN WIDOWSON, secretary.

On Saturday next, in an elegantly printed volume, with coloured bor-
ders, and Eighty-three Eagravings.
LAYS AND LEGENDS,
Illustrative of English Life.
By CA M ILL A TOULMIN. •
The First Part of SHAW'S ILLUSTRATED BOOK of BRITISH
SONG. With Piano-forte accompaniments and Notes. By GEORGE
HOGARTH, Esq. The Illustrations by eminent Artists.
Lei 'don : Jeremiah How, 132, Fleet-street

MECHI'S LETTERS ON AGRICULTURE.
On Thursday, March 20, will be published, small 4t0., la. 6d. sewed,
or 3s. cloth,
A SERIES OF LETTERS ON

AGRICULTURAL IMPROVEMENT ; with
an Appendix. By JOHN JOSEPH MECHI.
with Four Plans of the Farm and Machinery.
tendon: LOllOl3llll, Brown, Green, and Longmars.

CHARGES AGAINST A CLERGY-

MAN.

CONSISTORY COURT, March 14.

DIOCESAN COURT OF INQUIRY-SIIELDRICK V. MONCILTON,

CLERIC.

This was an inquiry instituted under the authority of the
Church Discipline Act. (3 and 4 Viet., c. 80) by the Bishop
of London, who has appointed Dr. Lushington (Judge of his
Consistorial Court), the Archdeacon Sinclair, Dr. Russell. and
Dr. Stone, to investigate the conduct of the Ilon. and Rev.
F. Smith Monckton, Perpetual Curate of the district:of St.
Peter's, De Beauvoir-square, West Hackney. lt appears that
for some time rumours have been spreading through the
neighbourhood reflecting upon the character and conduct of
Mr. Monckton, and at last Mr. Sheldrick, Mr. Lake, and
other parishioners presented a memorial to the Bishop, call-
ing his attention to them, and requesting an investigation •
into their truth. The Bishop, thus appealed to, availed him-
self of the authority of the Church Discipline Act, and -ap-
pointed this Commission of inquiry.
The Commission having been opened on Friday, the fol.
lowing witnesses were examined :
Mrs. Williams, examined by Mr. DOANE—Deposod that her
husband was master and she matron of the national schools
in De Beauvoir-square, and had been so since 1843. Had
visited the house of Mr. Monckton, with and without her
husband. They had been compelled to go there on matters
of business connected with the school. Mr. Monckton at the
time resided at the Parsonage-house. She generally found
him in the kitchen. Upon the Christmas-day, 1843, Mr.
Monckton sang a song called " The Old English Gentleman,"
and imitated the death of the old gentleman by lying down,
and throwing himself about on the floor in the presence of
his servants. He threw witness's husband on the floor, not
to hurt him. lie had three young servant girls, Sarah
Iluggins, Anne Day, and hinny Frowde. One day,
when witness was at the house in the kitchen with 11t.r.
Monckton, Ann Day being out, the bell rang violently, and
Mr. Monckton said Sarah was ill, and told witness to go up
and see what she wanted. She did so, and found her
(Sarah Iluggins) in bed, undressed, complainingjof the tooth-
ache, and of pains in her stomach. Mr. Monckton followed
almost immediately to the bedroom. There were several
flannel Lags war.uing at the fire, and he took them from
witness's hand, and put them to Sarah's face, covered her up
in bed, and as she complained of pain in her stomach, he
rubbed tit. Sarah Huggins smoked with Mr. Monckton
many times. Witness had seen Mr. Monckton take a cigar
from his mouth, and hand it to Sarah Huggins, who put it
in her mouth, and when Mr. Monckton returned he took
it out of her mouth and replaced it in his own. She had seen
this many times. She had seen Ann Day and Sarah Hug-
gins sitting on Mr. Monckton's knee, and had seen him take
hold of them in an indecent manner in the front of their
persons. They did not resist, because they were used to it.
Had seen this often. At the Christmas dinner Sarah was
" dressed for dinner," being the lady of the house. The
two servants were dressed alike, and both wanted to be lady
of the house, and almost had a fight about it. When Mr.
Monckton came back from a dinner party, to which he had
been on that day, he waas drunk, violently drunk, bois-
terous, brawling, and throwing himself about singing whilst
on the floc Witness was rather shocked.
Mrs. Julia Smith, wife of Mr. John Smith, was the next
witness—She had told Mr. Monckton in his garden of the re-
ports about his girls in April last. From that time she and
her husband had gradually withdrawn from his house. She
told him on that occasion of the reports she had heard, and
that people talked of his keeping such young girls and not
having any housekeeper—that, from what she had heard, the
girls had very much disgraced him. Sarah was twenty-three
years of age, Susan twenty-one, and Ann twenty-one. On the
following evening witness and her husband supped with
Mr. Monckton and Sarah at the same table. When they
went into the kitchen Sarah was sitting on one side the fire
and Mr. Monckton at a table on the other side, in a flannel
jacket, smoking a pipe. Something being said of an inquiry
on the part of the clerk " what sort of a man the minister
was," Sarah burst out. in a passion, and said she wished
people would mind their own business, and Mr. Monckton
made use of profane language, and said he would kick any
man's behind. She (witness) had then said that Ann Day
(who was sitting by her) had told her that Sarah and he
(Mr. Monckton) slept together six nights out of the seven.
Mr. Monckton made no answer at all, and Ann Day only
said that she (witness) had asked her questions about her
master. She lived next doer to Mr. Monckton for fifteen
months till three months ago. The back of the house com-
manded a view of his garden. Had seen him working there,
and his female servants there with him. His demeanour to
theM was familiar and indecorous. The position of one of
the servants when stooping to weed was not decent, her dress
being elevated more than was proper before her master.
Harriet Rushforth, aged eighteen, examined—Went to live
with Mrs. Pearson, in Windmill-street, Gravesend, in August
last. A person named Mrs. Huggins was there, and Sarah's
sister Sus n. Sarah Iluggins was delivered of twins about a
i
month aft witness went there. Susan came backwards
and forward before her confinement, and remained with her
after it took place. They went away in October. Witness
waited on them most of the time. A woman brought them
wine, stout, and fruit. Huggins passed as a married woman ;
she said her husband was a seafaring man at sea. A gen-
tleman came down to see her two or three times. Ballard,
the officer, took witness to a church last Sunday, and the
clergyman in the pulpit was the gentleman who came down
to see Huggins; the gentleman was now present. The girls
addressed him as their brother. He took tea once with them,
Sarah being in bed at the time. He smoked. The
last time lie came the children were dead, and the bodies
were in a closet in the bedroom where he and Huggins
were.
Fanny Frowde examined—She went to live with Mr.
Monckton in September. On one occasion they wanted
witness to take off her things in the kitchen, which she re•
fused, and Sarah told Mr. Monckton to take her (witness)
upstairs, which he did, by taking hold of her arm, and led
her to the bedroom. She was rather giddy. Sarah and
Ann went with them. In the bedroom they told her to take
her things off. She would not till they left the room. They
remained in the bedroom wanting her to undress for half an
hour. Mr. Monckton was going to untie her things. He
tried to unloose her frock. 'Witness told them as plainly as
she could to go along. lie said he would see her in bed
before he went. During the time witness was at the house
Mr. Monckton had gone into Sarah's bedroom in the evening
whilst she was in bed, and read the newspaper to her.
This concluded the first day's proceedings.
On Saturday morning, at ten o'clock, the Commission re-
assembled, and the following witnesses were examined :
Mr. Williams, master of the national school, deposed to
the impropriety of Mr. Monckton's conduct. Had been pre-
sent in the kitchen on Christmas-day, when the Rev. Gentle-
mae had sung "The Old English Gentleman," and had laid
upon the floor. Had been present in the drawing-room with
Mr. Monckton and his three maids, when they alternately
sat upon his knee. Had frequently dined in the kitchen •
with Mr. Monckton and his servants. They all sat at the
table together, on a perfect equality. Ribald jests were con-
stantly passing between Mr. Monckton and his servants.
His conversation had a general tendency to ribaldry. Mr.
Monckton would frequently cry out, in the presence of his
maids, "All realities—no formalities—dull you can never
, be." Mr. Monckton was constantly asking for beer.
' In April, 1844, witness and his wife went together
to the parsonage, and complained of Mr. Monckton's impro-
per conduct with his servants. He was very angry, and
said that no one had a right to interfere with him or his
household. lie did not care a for any one. He would
do as he liked, and if any one interfered with him he would
kick his backside. After this dispute Mr. Monckton had
asked witness and his wife to stay supper, which invitation
they had accepted. The maids supped with them, and all
joined in the prevailing jocularity. Supper over, rum was
introduced, and-two glasses were mixed. Witness drank
with Mr. Monckton, and the women out of the other glass.
Mr. Monckton had proposed a toast, " to their better under-
standing," which they all drank, and another, " Here's to
the waitress's good health," meaning thereby one of the girls
who had assisted in serving them.
By Dr. LUSIIINGTON—I was disgusted with the conduct of
Mr. Monckton, and so was m wife, but we did not say so.
Examination continued—lny consequence of Mr. Monck-
ton's conduct, witness and wife had kept away from the
parsonage as much as their duties would allow them. As
master and mistress of the school, they were sometimes com-
pelled to go. When thor were invited to tea by Mr. Monck-
ton, they went ; but they never went without an invitation.
There had been an examination of the schools in August,
and a distribution of cakes and wine to the children. Sarah
Iluggins assisted on that occasion. She was then four or five
months gone in the family way.
Cross-examined by Mr. WARREN—She was padded for the
purpose of concealing her condition, but any one using his
eyes could discover it. He and his wife had taken tea
with Mr. Monckton since Sarah had been in the family
way. He believed that Sarah was Mr. Monckton's
mistress. He had taken tea with Mr. Blonckton, because
he was a poor man, and was compelled. Mr. Monckton
had not the power of turning him out of his situation,
but he thought at that time that he could do so
if he chose. 'Witness had taken his mother to Mr. Monck-
ton's house. His mother wanted to look at a member of the
aristocracy, and so he took her. He believed Mr. Monckton
to be a profound hypocrite. He was always very kind and
affable in his manners. He had tried to make witness's wife
bad. He had on one occasion tried to force her on his knee.
That was on New Year's-day, 1844. lie had done so with
the design of corrupting her. Mr. Monckton had endea-
voured at the time to pass it oft' as a joke, but witness had
taken care not to let his wife go near him again that night.
He knew that it was done with the intention of corrupting
her. It was the first step. He was indignant at the time,
but did not remonstrate with Mr. Monckton. A poor
man was compelled to wink at many things he did not like.
He and his wife had frequently taken tea with Mr. Monckton
since that transaction, but his wife had never gone alone ex-
cept on business. Ile had taken his mother to Mr. Monck-
ton's house also since that time. He swore positively that
the three girls sat on Mr. Monckton's knee. Mr. and Mrs.
Huggins were present at the time when their two daughters
sat on his knee. Witness had been compelled to apologise to
Mr. Monckton for having spread slanderous rumours about
the parish respecting him, but it was a " sham" apology.
Witness had not meant what he said. He had taken the
sacrament from Mr. Monckton since his insult to his wife.
Witness had been dismissed from the Infant Orphan Asylum,
where he had been tutor, for sending an indecent message to
the matron.
Re-examined by Mr. DoANE—hie had been unfairly dis-
missed. He had never sent any such message and Dr. A.
Reed, the secretary, bad subsequently given him an excel-
lent character. lie was still the master of the National
School. his mother had only remained a short time on her
visit to Mr. Blonckton. Had not stopped to tea, but only
had a glass of wine.
Dlr. H. R. Ives deposed that lie is a member of the school
committee. llad spent whole evenings in Mr. Monckton'e
kitchen, the maids laughing, and romping, and joking, and
taking their meals with the rev. gentleman. On ono occa-
sion Mr. Monckton said, that if witness would stay all night
Fanny Frowde should sleep with him (witness). Would
swear to that fact most positively.
Mr. A. Repoli, a member of the school eommitte, deposed
to having seen Mr. Monckton come into the committee•
room the worse for liquor.
Ths case was then adjourned, but the Court could not fix a
day for resuming it.
Mr. Monckton was present during the whole of the pro-
ceedings.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
HOUSE OF LORDS, Mardi 17.

The House sat to-day to hear appeals. The Peers
present were—the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham,
and Lord Campbell.
Their Lordships were occupied the whole day with a
part-heard Scotch appeal.

VICE-CHANCELLORS' COURT, March 17.
(Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR OF ENGLAND.)
His lioNoun took the remaining cause petitions and
motions to-day, none of which possessed any point of
interest.
(Before Vice-Chancellor K. BRUCE )
His HoNoun took bankrupt petitions to day.
(Before Vice-Chancellor IVionam.)
His HONOUR, after disposing of two unimportant
ca,es, proceeded with the further hearing of Mayhew
v. Edmonds.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
NORTHERN CIRCUIT. March 14.
(Before Mr. Justice WIGIITMAN.)
PAIIIIICIDIC.-71tomas Nappies, 25, was charged with the
manslaughter of Thomas Marplei, the elder, at Granaside,
near Sheffield.

The prisoner was charged with the manslaughter of his
own father. The Learned Counsel remarked that this was
one of the most lamentable cases that had ever occurred of a
person yielding to the influence of momentary passion. The
father of the prisoner was a blacksmith, in the village. of
Grenaside; he was also a widower, and he and his son livid
together. On the 4th of February they had been working
together, and were making a garden rake in the afternoon.
The father began to upbraid theson about having sold a rake
to a woman named Mary Naylor, on trust, and which he
could not get paid for. It turned out that the son owed Nay-
lor 2d. for mending his clothes, and the old man was unwil-
ling that it should be deducted for the rake. The young
man became excited, and, in the heat of passion, thrust
a piece of iron into the belly of his father. The son
himself afterwards made a statement of what had occurred.
He expressed the greatest contrition and sorrow, and ran oft'
to a doctor to attend his father, and told him what had ce-
curred. Mr. Illingworth, surgeon, of Ecclesfield, was the
practitioner called in, and he treated the deceased until he
was removed to the infirmary on Wednesday, where he died
on the following day. The prisoner was taken into custody,
and he made a statement to the constable similar to that
told to the surgeon. lie had also written a letter to his
uncle, begging he would come over and see himself and his
father. He said he was heartbroken, and wished his uncle
to come over, as his father was dying, and his visit might be
a solace to him. _ • . . . . .

The prisoner, throughout. the whole of the trial, manifested
the utmost agony of spirit, and continued to shed tears
throughout the inquiry. When called upon to make his
statement to the jury, he handed in a well-indicted docu-
ment, which was read by the officer of the Court. He made
particular allusion in it to a paralysis on the left side with
which he was afflicted, and said that in consequence of this
infirmity his father had continually goaded him with his
physical incapacity. On the day in question he introduced
the subject again, and then in a tit of exasperation he (the
prisoner) committed the dreadful act for which he was about
to answer. lie looked back with terror on the deed, and he
should continue through life to feel deep regret at the un-
timely end of his father.
His Lordship briefly summed up, and the jury found the
prisoner Guilty, but strongly recommended him to mercy.
Mr. Justice WiaturatAtif passed sentence, He said—
Thomas Marples, yours is a most melancholy case, and pre-
sents a dreadful instance of the consequences of yielding to
the impulse of an ungovernable passion, by which act you
have caused the death of your aged father, and involved
yourself in misery and remorse for the rest of your life.
There is no reason whatever to doubt your sincere repentance
and contrition. Your own feelings must be much more
severe than any punishment which can be Inflicted by a
court of justice in such a case. I hope yours will be a most
useful example to others. The sentence of the Court is, that
you be imprisoned seven days and kept solitary.
John Slaudeven, aged thirty-six, was charged with haying
maliciously shot at Martha Stott, at Hoyland, with intent to
do her grievous bodily barns.
Mr. Wilkins and Mr. F. Thompson prosecutes! ; Mr. Bliss
and Mr. Overend defended.

Martha Stott is the wife of Henry Stott, who lives on a
farm called Bailing, at Hoyland, near Halifax, and adjoining
are some moors in the neighbourhood. Stott also is a game-
keeper to Mr. Boscoe, and has the care and superinten-
dence of the moors, on which there is a great number
of grouse. On the 23d of November, the prisoner
and other parties were summoned before the magistrates on
the information of Stott. At the close of the examination the
prisoner uttered a threat, the import of which was that
" some time or other I will pop Stott off." On the 30th of
November,, in the evening, Stoot's family were alarmed by
some persons shooting a gun through one of the windows of
the house. A son of the prosecutor was outside the house,
and by the flash of the gun saw that it was the prisonet .who
had discharged the piece.
Mr. Buss, for the defence, endeavoured to explain the ex-
pression said to have been used by the prisoner, that, " he
would pop Stott off," by supposing it to refer to the ap-
peal, which he subsequently made against a conviction that
Stott had obtained before the magistrates, but which was
quashed at the sessions. He urged also that it was next to
impossible that the boy could have seen the person who fired
off the gun with sufficient distinctness by the mere mo-
mentary flash of the cap of the gun, to be able to identify
him as the prisoner.
The jury returned a verdict of—Not Guilty.
Satuulan, March 15.
Thomas Wilson, aged 21, was indicted for having, in the
month of December last, at Wombledon, stolen 21/. Fs. Bd.,
the money of the Free Gift Society.
It appeared from the evidence of the witnesses that the
money is question was kept in a box, which was usually
placed in the bed-room of Aaron Wilkes, the treasurer of the
society. Wilkes is a joiner, and the prisoner had been his
apprentice for four years, and during that time up to within a
few months of the robbery had lived in Wilkes's house, and
know how to enter it at night without disturbing the family.
On the 6th of December Wilkes was from home on business.
His wife heard some slight noise in the house during the
night, and in the course of the next day missed the box. A
labourer in the neighbourhood met the prisoner at an early
hour in the morning, passing by where there was a pump.
The prisoner appeared to be hiding something behind the
pump, and the witness heard a noise as of something
being knocked. This created a suspicion with the man
after hearing of the robbery, when the well was searched.
and it was discovered that some stones had been moved
from over the well, and that the lost box was there, broken
and cast into the water, the money taken away, and sumo
papers only left. The prisoner having absconded, suspicion
Cell upon him ; and Reid, an inspector of police, was there-
fore dispatched in pursuit of him. The officer went to Edin-
burgh, by York and Newcastle, and ultimately found Wilson
in St. Andrew-square, at Edinburgh. At first the prisoner
said that he had but 91. 4s. with him, but shortly said he
knew all about the matter; though, as to the money he had,
he did not know how he came by it. Being searched, there
were found upon hint five sovereigns, besides a half-soverei7n,
and two other pounds ii silver. He admitted he had bought
a coat in Edinburgh, of Wilson and Martin, tailors; and the
officer, on going to them, discovered that he had paid them
with a 5/. note; and that note was identified by the trea-
surer, from several marks upot it, as a note which had been
among the money lost, and contained in the box of the
society.
The prisoner was convicted.—Sentence deferred.

MIDLAND C 1 11CUIT.—Nditingham, March 14.
(Before Chief Justice TEN-DAL.)
ATTEMPT TO MURDER.—Reuben Reddish, aged 20, a frame-
work knitter, was charged with stabbing and wounding, at
Mansfield, on the 20th of last December, liytha Ann Haves.
Mr. Dennison appeared on the part of the prosecution, and
Mr. Willmore for the prisoner.

The prisoner and the prosecutrix both live at Mansfield,
and the young man had been paying his addresses to the
latter; but on the Sunday preceding the day in question she
had informed him it was her intention not to continue the
connexion. The prosecutrix was living with her mother,
and on the morning of the 20th of December the prisoner
called at the house to breakfast. He began to interrogate
the young woman as to her having told hint she did not
intend to keep company with him any longer, and she said
she did not. He said, " Must we then part?" To which
she replied, " Yes." He then said, there would be blood '
come of it ; and she replied, " Let it be so.'" The prisoner
was not slow to fulfil his prediction, for he immediately went
to the kitchen, where he armed himself with a large carving-
knife, and commenced a ferocious attack upon the girl. She
took up a chair to defend herself, through the bottom of
which, in attempting to strike her, he made several thrusts.
He succeeded in striking her in several places, inflicting
wounds on her arm, hand, and right breast. Prosecutor
was at last borne to the ground, and while the prisoner was
in the act of rushing upon her with his knife, the mother
of the girl threw herself upon him in front, and saved her
from the intended blow. The force, however, with which he
was making the stab, knocked the poor woman down.
The prisoner also fell, and when on the floor made many
attempts to wound the prosecutrix, the mother attempting
to save her daughter. Eventually, the girl got away, and
then the prisoner rose and went out. He did not quit the
neighbourhood, but sauntered up and down before the house
for some time. He WA, at length given into the custody of
a policeman.
The case was clearly proved against him, and the jury
found a verdict of Guilty.
A former conviction was proved to have taken place in
IS-t3.

The Learned JUDGE, after animadverting. with severity
on the prisoner's conduct, sentenced him to be transported
for life.
The remaining criminal cases were disposed of this morning
(Saturday), but were of a trifling nature. The causes were
not commenced until this day, and.were all tried by a quarter
past four,: including a special jury • the dispute in that cause
being between old men, as to winch was entitled to a piece of
land, about live square yards in size.
The civil business at Derbv, for which county the commis-
sion will be opened on Monday, is also expected to be very
light. In this county, taking it as a whole, the business has
been lighter than for years past.

NORFOLK ClRCUlT—Aylesbury, March 14.
CROWN COURT—(Before Mr. Baron PAEKE.)
THE REV. MR. DAT.

William Day, aged 33, described in the calendar as " clerk,"
was arraigned on an indictment charging him with having
feloniously cut and wounded James Batchelor on the sth of
February last, with intent to mairu him and do him some
grievous bodily harm.
Mr. Birch conducted the case for the prosecution, and Mr.
Sanders defended the prisoner.
The rev. prisoner is the rector of liawridge, in this county,
and, as may be remembered, was tried in this place, exactly
4 year since, on a charge of maiming sheep, of which he was
then acquitted. He now stood again at the bar on the more
serious charge of maiming a fellow being, under the follow-
ing circumstances :—On the day named i 7 the indictment
the prosecutor (James Batchelor), a highly respectable
it4lll;er of Liawridse, in which parish ho row tills the

c.tce cf churclawa,2 Jen, Was at the ?,'de wad CrOWA
in that village, when the rector came in, and, passing
through the tap, invited his friend, for such he wet., to
join into over some bread and cheese and ale in the pri-
vate parlour. They sat thus engaged some little time, till
the prisoner repaired to, the tap-room and joined the company
there assembled over their pipes and beer. In iba win."
the evening the landlord deemed it prudent to get rid of his
reverend customer; hut, not knowing exactly how to deal
with him, he persuaded the. churchwarden to undertake the
oiliest of mentor. The prosecutor accerdingiv rent into the
tap and asked the rector whether he would not be going
horn, soon; but receiving no answer he went away. As
soon as be retired the prisoner was seen to take his pen-
knife from his pocket, to open it, and afterwards replace it.
Not long after this the prosecutor made another attempt to
remove the rector, who thereupon instantly, sprang up and
pused or knoched him " bang over the form," striking at
him with something which he had in bis fist. in
attempting to ward off the blow, the prosecutor raiassd
his band up to that of the prisoner and received. a
slight wound from a penknife blade in the finger, after which
the prisoner made several cuts at his smeekliock, which h.
succeeded in ripping open in three places, and marking in
various others where the blade could net penetrate through
the folds of the garment. At this stage of the affair the
company interposed, and the prisoner dropped the knife on.
the door, when he called for a light and quietly hunted for
his lost property. It was, however, soon taken from' hint,
and the churchwarden, sending for a constable, gave him in
charge for assaulting and cutting hint and injuring his
emockfrock. When cross-examined, the prosecutor admitted
that he had always been :on good terms with the prison r,
as, indeed, was evidenced by his invitation to join his repast.
Mr. SANDEns (the Learned Judge having intimated that
the feloniouscharge had failed, as it was evident that the
wound in the linger was the result rather of accident, and
was too trilling to support the indictment) then submitted
that there was no assault even in point of law. The whole
ease went to show that the object of the prisoner was the in-
jury of the garment, not of the person of the prosecutor, for
his action was described to be just that of a man wishing to
slit the dress with the knife.

Mr. Baron I'ar.XE (after a communication with Mr. Jus-
tice Pattesou) was clearly of *pinion that the case tunounted
to an assault. To attempt to cut any part of a toast's dress
on his back was as much an interference with his person as
blow on the back would be, where no part of the person
should be touched. There could, therefore, be no question.
for the jury, who should return a verdict, as' they might
under this indictment, of guilty of an assault.
The jury having so done,
His Lon nsuir addresseet he prisoner in moat 'suitable and
emphatic terms, commenting on the gross inipropriety of his
conduct, which was such as to reflect indelible disgrace cd2
his sacred calling. It was impossible not to see that he pos-
sessed a most ungovernable temper, which was little suited
to the position he occupied in society. The jut y had au-
quitted hint under hiS. direction of the felony of which he
stood charged, but he had been convicted of an assault, and
for that, seeing that he had been already imprisoned for one
month, the sentence of the Court was. that he should be
further imprisoned for six weeks.
The prisoner then bowed to the Court, and retired from
the dock apparently but little sensible of the degraded posi-
tion into which he had been brought by his conduct.
William Archer, aged 35, was indicted for feloniously
cutting and wounding John Dayrell Reid, with intent to
murder hint, to maim him, and to do him some grievous
bodily harm, on the 26th of August last.
Mr. O'Malley and Mr. Power appeared for the prosecution,
From the evidence of the prosecutor, who is an attorney,
at Brill, in this county, and the other witnesses in the eau,
it appeared that the prisoner, having formed an illicit con-
nexion with one Eliza Turner, had on some occasion fallest
out with and assaulted her. For this outrage he was sum-
moned before the justices, and tined 21., Mr. Reid being the
legal adviser of the complainant. Ever since that event the
prisoner, who seems to have been a sort of monomaniac, im-
bibed the notion that Mr. Reid had supplanted him in the
affections of his paramour, and he commenced and sys-
tematically carried out, a series of attacks on that gentle.
man, whom he took every possible opportunity to in-
sult and to tax with this unfounded charge. Unfortunately
his friends and neighbours poured fuel on his flame, for they
took delight in teasing the poor man, by telling him to take
care, for .Mr. Reid had taken to carrying a stick to beat him.
This being often repeated, induced the prisoner to carry
about -with him an old bayonet, which he mounted on a
handle,-and which be vowed it' Mr. Reid ever struck him ho
would stick-into him. This fact came to Mr. Reid's ears,
and lie summoned him before the magistrates, who refused
to interfere. On that occasion the prisoner renewed his in-
sults in the passage of the house at which the justices had
just met, and Mr. Reid, losing his temper, dealt his tormentor
a blow with his walking- stick. The prisoner did not return
it • but, continuing his annoyance, was again summoned,
witen the magistrates again declined to bind him over to keep
the peace, advising Mr. Reid to protect himself with his stick
in the event of the prisoner ever using any more dangerous
weapon than his tongue. Matters went on as before till the
evening of the 26th of August, when the prosecutor, on
coming out of a!public-house, observed the prisoner standing
by the door. Wishing to avoid hint he went into the
middle of the road, but the prisoner, as soon as he saw
the prosecutor conic eut, said out loud, " Where is Eliza?
I am going to meet her at Gingen-wood:" a form of
speech which was rather aimed at the prosecutor than
the party to whom it was ostensibly addressed. After this
he placed. himself before Mr. Reid, who said, " Why am I
always so insulted ?" on which the prisoner denied having
spoken a word to him. The prosecutor then, according to the
bystanders' account, struck the prisoner across the, thigh
with his stick, and had hardly done so when the latterpulled
the dreaded bayonet from his breast, and made a rush .and a
blow at the prosecutor, who, raising his atm, received a alight
wound on his elbow. After this a struggle ensued. They
both seized the stick, and while contending for its possession
the prosecutor received a wound in the abdomen front the
weapon of his antagonist, which immediately caused him to
faint and fall against the w ail. On being 'examined, the
wound was found to have penetrated the waistcoat and baud
of Ins breeches, and-to have entered nearly tin inches into
his body. By a miracle, however, it took a course which was
harmless, and, though serious apprehosions were at first en-
ter 'red by the surgeon who was called in, yet, by skilful
trensftnt and care, he recovered in a fortnight, and is now
not at all the worse for the injury. As soon as the prosecutor
fell the prisoner took himself off haute, where meeting
neighbour he said, " I. have been pricking a lawyer," but
added that " he hoped he had not hurt him." After this 14
showed the weapon to his friend. and then buried it in Ida
garden, where it was found on the following day, when he
was taken into custody by the constable, to whom he ex-
pressed his sorrow and hope that he hail not seriously injured
the lawyer.
Mr. .I).ssLyr, addressing the jury for the prisoner, con-
tended that the wound in the abdomen might well have been
an accidental our, received by the prosecutor during his
struggle with the prisoner, who, however unjustifiable the
preparation and carrying of such a weapon must be admitted
to be, had certainly abstained from using it until he was
himself' attacked by the prosecutor. Under all the circum-
stances of the case, therefore, he submitted that, taking a
charitable view of the prisoner's conduct, the jury ought to
dismiss the felony, and find him guilty only of an assault.
Ilis Tan:Dame haying summed up the evidence to the jury,
left it to them to say whether they thought the wound
arose from design or accident ; and, after some Mean minutes
spent in deliberation, they returned a verdict of Guilty 04
the third count of the indictment.
Mr. Baron PAeLE then sentenced him to be transported
for 15 years.
With this case the Bucks assizes terminated.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
• TATTERSALL'S.— Yserrenria v.
• TWO THOUSAND GUINEM STAKE .s.
5 to '2 agst Ides
3 to I agst Kedger
We give the highest offers—the wily bet laid in our Inv•
ing was 30 to 10 agst hedger.
citECTER CUP.
7 to 1 apt the three yrs old
11 to 1 agst Mr. Jaques's Semiseria
12 to 1 agst Mr. A. Johnson's The Era
13 to I agst Mr. W. Scott's Cataract—takes
14 to 1 agst Mr. A. Johnson's Obscurity
22 to 1 agst Mr. Bell's Winesour
25 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's St. Lawrence
25 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Strathspey—lel:Asa
30 to 1 agst Mr. Stebbing's Celeste
30 to I agst Mr. Cuthbert's Queen of Tyne
$5 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's Truebov
40 to 1 agst Mr. llesseltine's Fitzailen—taken
50 to 1 agst Mr. J. Day's Portrait
66 to 1 agst Mr. Irwin's Foig-a-ballagh—tekes
66 to 1 agst Mr. Westley's Counsellor
66 to 1 agst Mr. Collett 's The Dean—taken
In the early part of the afternoon, the four leading filo
vourites were nominally at 20 to 1, the' feeling, however,
being so decidedly in favour of Semiseria, as to leave no
doubt which was premier. Later in the day 12 to 1 was
taken freely about and finally 11 to 1 ; about the same time
Cataract, who at first was the worst favourite of the lot,
came into play, 13 to 1 having been taken shortly before
the room was closed, in two or three quarters. The Era and
Obscurity, for anything that passed under our observation,
were only nominally in the betting. Of the other horses in-
cluded in the list given below, Queen-of-Tyne alone made
any advance—her opening price was 40 to I—her closing
one ten points less.

DERBY.
12 to 1 asst Forth's lot—taken
10 to 1 agst Mr. Gravities Alarm
14 to 1 agst Lord Stradbroke's Idaa—taken and alt. A
15 to I agst Mr. Ferguson's Clear-the-way—tahien
16 to 1 agst Col. Peel's Cobweb colt--taken,
16 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's hedger
18 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Pam
22 to I agst Lord Chesterfield's Xewsraenger
25 to 1 agst Lord Glasgow's Miss Whip colt
30 to 1 agst Mr. St. Paul's Mentor—taken
30 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Papaws
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50 to 1 agst Mr. Coleman's Young Eclipse—takan.
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day. The former, whose arrival in this county may be
looked for shortly, was backed for a large stake at 15 and
16 to 1, and the fatter with considerable spirit at 16 to I—the
Irish horse, albeit some even money was laid, having a decided
call. 14 to
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tilortticiaeebs'otiorttwaolOW. agst Young Eclipse and Cabin 80y2t05; 11:3000i 1r:
to 20 each agst Remorse and Fuzbos; 3,000 to 50 apt
Lveurgus. 3,000 to 43, and 1,000 to 10 agst Devil's
Duet, and 1,000 to 13 (1,000 to 5 afterwards offered)
agst Salopian, and a few other bets of less interest. Offers
to take 20 to l about Pam, and 25 to 1 about Newsmonger.

OAKS.
18 to 1 Iv as laid agst Tho Maid of Orleans.
The room was well attended until nearly half-past six..
Mr. Scott, whose accident, was noticed last week, is pro-
nounced out of danger, and has been removed to his own
residence.