The Sun.
London, England, 1845-08-28 00:00:00

THURSDAY
_EVENING, AUGUST 2s, 1846.

ASSIZE IN'TELLIGENCE.

P:TORTTIT7RN CIRCUIT.—Live-rool, Av. 2G.

CIVIL SID E.—( Befoin Mr. Justice CaEsswELL and a Spe.
vial Jury.)

DOE, DEM. HUTCHINSON, V. THE MANCHESTER., BUILT, AND
ROtSENDALE RAILWAY.
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Mr. Wortley and Mr. Crompton appeared for the plaintiff;
Mr. Baines, Mr. Martin, and Mr. Brandt for the defence.
This was an action of ejectment, to recover a piece cf land
which had been taken by the company for the purposes of the
undertaking. In opening the case the Learned Counsel stated
that it had formerly been occupied by the lessor of the plaintiff,
who hail a house upon it, and afterwards by his tenants. He
held a lease from the Earl of Derby. The company, requiring
this ground, and being empowered to take it under the com-
pulsory clauses in their Act, had taken possession of it. The
lessor of the plaintiff bad, it was alleged, been willing to let
them have it on fair and reasonable terms, but these they had
declined, and had, it was contended, in taking it under their
Act, not complied with the provisions therein contained. The
Act was passed on the:lth of July, 1844, and in the course of
the same month Mr. Hutchinson got notice that this land would
be wanted. It was finally agreed to settle the amount to be
paid to Mr. Hutchinson by arrangemont between him and a
air. Stetter, who was to act for the company. They met, and
agreed that the purchase money should be whatever any re-
spectable insurance company might fix on as the value of the
lease. The annual value, however, the parties could not agree
upon, and the agent of the company wrote to Mr. Hutchin-
son, saying that it must be referred, as usual in such cases, to
a jury. After some further correspondence, and a proposal
of reference by Mr. Hutchinson, notice was given by the
company of an offer by them of a certain sum, which, if he
declined, was to be settled by a jury ; and, accordingly, in
twenty-one days from that time, a warrant issued under the Act
to empannel a jury and assess the compensation. Mr. Hut-
chinson wrote to request, a postponement, on the ground of ill-
ness, but the inquisition, on the 13th of January, took place
notwithstanding ; and the company, under this authorithy,
took possession of the land. It was said by the company that
they were entitled so to in, because the owner had neglected to
make out a title, in which case the Act vested the land in the
company, at once ; but this the Learned Counsel said
was not so. It was no doubt necessary, for the sake of the
public, that railways should be constructed ; but the companies
in exercising the very extensive powers granted them by the
Legislature, must strictly act within those powers, which in the
present case they had not done.
Evidence was then adduced to show the possession of Mr.
Hutchinson and his tenants for a great many years. It appeared
also that, at the investigation before the jury, leases had been
produced on the part of Mr. Hutchinson.
For the defence it was said, that Mr. Hutchinson had acted
vexatiously throughout the whole transaction, and that the
company, who had had no disputes with any other parties but
himself, were at last obliged to avail themselves of their Par-
liamentry powers, and take possession of the land under their
parliamentary title. The various clauses of the Act were re-
ferred to to show that the company had acted according to its
provisions, in taking proceedings before a jury. They had
taken this course after having in vain tried to come to terms,
and they had refused to postpone the investigation, because
from the previous conduct of the party they doubted the sin-
cerity of his intentions. The inquiry had been conducted by
counsel on both sides, and the jury awarded a sum of 4,0801.
It was alleged, too, that the lease produced on behalf of Mr.
Hutchinson was dated but three days before, that it was pro-
duced by Mr. Stetter, who was Lord Derby's agent, and was
retained in his possession. The company under the circum-
stances were, it was contended, authorised to look upon the
lesser of the plaintiff as neglecting to make ont a title, and they
accordingly paid the money into the Bank of England, and
took possession of the land.
Evidence was adduced on the part of the company as to
what took place respecting the inquiry before the jury, and a
long correspondence was read on the subject of Mr. Hutchin-
son's title. It appeared that Mr. Hutchinson's solicitors had
demanded from the solicitors for the company a draught of a
conveyance to be executed, while the others insisted the land
bad already vested in this company, and no conveyance was
wanted.
His LORDSHIP said the question between the parties seemed
to be whether the lessor of the plaintiff was bound to show a
title or the defendant to demand one. He thought the latter
was the case, and a verdict was finally entered for the plaintiff,
with nominal damages.
CROWN SlDE.—(Before Mr. Baron ROLFE.)
John Thorley Ball, Richard Cantrell, and John Holborn,
were indicted for a conspiracy to defraud.
Mr. James and Mr. Atkinson conducted the prosecution ;
the prisoners were defended by Mr. J. Pollock.
The evidence against the prisoners was very complicated and
ran to great length, but in substance it was made to appear
that the prisoners and others had taken establishments at Man-
chester, Liverpool, and Chester, under pretence of carrying on
busines4. and by this means, and with the assistance of cross
references to one another at these various places, had obtained
quantities of leather, pickles, steel, porter, and other miscel-
laneous commodities, which, on coming to hand, were imme-
diately disposed of at any price that could be obtained for them.
A principal witness was a person who had been in their employ-
ment, and an accomplice in the fraud.
The prisoners were convicted, and
His LORDSHIP sentenced Ball and Holborn-to be imprisoned
fur two years, and Cantrell to be imprisoned one year.
August 27.
NEWTON V. THE GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY.
This was an action to recover compensation from the com-
pany for the alleged infringement of a patent taken out by the
plaintiff on the 15th of May, 1843, for improvement in the
bearings of the axles of railway carriages, and other axles
where great friction existed. The invention purported to have
been a communication from a Mr. Isaac Babbelt, an American,
from Boston. Mr. Babbelt was in Liverpool in the year 1843,
and had permission from the Liverpool and Manchester Rail-
way Company to make experiments on two of the engines on
their line. The result was satisfactory, and he afterwards sold
the discovery to the present plaintiff.
A great number of pleas were put on the record—first,
" Not guilty ;" secondly, that the plaintiff was not the first and
true inventor; thirdly, that he did not duly enrol his specifica-
tion ; fourthly, that it was not sufficiently described in the
specification ; fifthly, that the invention was not an improve-
ment ; and sixthly, that at the time of taking out the patent
the invention was not a manufacture, nor used and known
within the kingdom," as described in the statute of James.
Tile case commenced yesterday, and a great mass of evidence
was adduced, to show the nature of the invention, its novelty,
and the importance of the results in diminishing the wear and
tear of locomotive engines. It appeared that he invention
consisted in lining the semicircular brass " step" of the axle,
which rested on the axle, and bore the weight of the carriage,
with an alloy of a softer metal, of considerable thickness,
which was prevented from spreading and yielding to the pres-
sure by a bras fillet along its edge. The step was lined by
first polishing the inside, tinning it, and then placing within it
a mould the size of the axle or "journal," as it was called,
running in the alloy while in a state of fusion. This alloy in
cooling adhered to the tin and became incorporated with the
brass step, fitting closely to the journal or axle which revolved
in it.

A great number of witnesses were called to prove the ad-
vantage of this arrangement, in diminishing friction, in pre-
venting the heating of the axles, in needing a smaller supply
of oil, and in enabling the bearing to run for a much longer
time without the necessity of renewal or repair.
Mr. Fothergill, foreman to Sharp and Co., stated that he
had for many years been employed in the manufacture of rail-
way carriages, and that this improvement was new to him
until .the appearance of the patent in 1843. It was a very
great improvement, and extremely useful in diminishing
friction and preventing heating.
On cross-examination he stated that he had previous to that
time known tin and lead used to repair old brasses when they
had ceased to fit from wear, and there was not time to sub-
stitute a new one. The lead or tin was run in to make it fit
until a new one could be supplied. He had known various
bearings of solid block tin used, but they did not answer.
Mr. Robert Stephenson, engineer to the London and Bir-
mingham line, was examined. He gave similar evidence as
to the utility of the invention. He said if the inside of the
bearing were merely tinned, it would prevent heating, and in
that thin coating would not spread by pressure. It would
wear out sooner, and the fillet in the plaintiff's invention was
useful in enabling them to run in a mass of alloy in a melted
state, which coated the step to a considerable thickness with-
out spreadin g by pressure, as it would do without the fillet.
Mr. John Fairburn, engineer at Manchester, gave similar
statements as to the utility and novelty of the invention. He
stated that he had known block tin and various alloys used for
bearings, but always in a solid black. The novelty was in
having an outer case and running in the alloy.
Mr. Thomas Wilkinson, foreman to Bolton and Watts, Soho
works ; Mr. Jones, clerk to the Liverpool and Manchester
Company, near Newton, and others, were examined. Their
evidence was to the same effect.
Mr. Michael Allison, out-door 'foreman of the locomotive
department:of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway Com-
pany, stated, that there had'been a very great and marked
improvement in the running of the engines since the intro-
duction of this invention. The Kingfisher, the Heron, and
the Ostrich were fitted up with these bearings. Formerly
the brass bearings on the old conatructien would run from
400 to 1,000 miles. They would run, when fitted up
pursuant to the patent, from 4,000 to 10,000. The King-
fisher had run 20,C0D, and the bearings were still in goad con-
dition. A bearing now produced had run 32,000 miles with-
out repairs.
Mr. Benjamin Lewis, Mr. Edward M'Connell, engineer to
the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway Company ; Mr.
Benjamin Cubitt, air. Fernihough, Manager on the Eastern
Counties line ; Mr. Melling, engine-maker, at Rainhill, and
others, repeated in a grekt measure what had been said by
the other witnesses as to the novelty and the utility of the in-
vention.

Evidence of the infringement of the patent was also ad-
duced. It appeared that in the case of many of the old brass
bearings, as well as in new ones, when put in for the first
time, the workmen were in the habit of tinning the inside of
the brass, heating it and then rubbing a stick of tin on it so as
to cause as much as possible to adhere., This had been pointed
out to the Directors on several occasions by their managers,
and the results in preventing friction, and diminishing the
expenditure of oil, were mentioned. A long correspondence
between the plaintiff and the secretary of the company was
put in and read, the plaintiff claiming compensation from
the company for the use of his patent. In one of these letters
the secretary, while he denied that the company was infringing
the patent, added, that the use of the tinning, in the way
described, was of very little benefit, and that they thought o
abandoning it.

At the close of the plaintiff's case his Lordship rose.
This morning Mr. WORTLEY addressed the jury for the
defence, and called a number of persons to show that at Nant..
wich, Bury, and other places, where the brasses used in cotton
mills had become worn, or did not fit, it was very usual to run
in a quantity of an alloy of tin. One of the witnesses said this
was done by means of a mould inside, in which the alloy was
run in a state of fusion. Another witness, Joseph Clarke,
stated, that he had long before the existence of this patent
purchased a lathe, the bearings of which were a good deal
worn, and that he filled them up by melting an alloy into them
so as to make them fit.
Mr. Hodge was called as a witness, and stated, that many
years before the existence of this patent, in 1825. he had made
a lathe, being then resident in Cornwall, the bearings of which
were provided with a fillet and lined with an alloy, run in pre-
cisely in the manner described in the patent, the object being
that' which the patent proposed—the diminution of friction.
There were then many bearings of the same kind in use in
Cornwall. This lathe he afterwards took to London. and sold
it there. He had not heard of it since, and did not know that
this improvement was then generally known. He afterwards
made an experiment with a view to improved bearings for the
axles of a saw-mill. The improvement was the making of
three longitudinal grooves along the surface of the brass bear-
ing, and filling them up with the alloy. Nothing further,
however, was done in the matter. The witness afterwards
went to America, from which country he had but lately re-
turned.

Mr. BAINES replied, commenting strongly on the conduct
of the company through their officers, who, he contended, had
sought to evade the plaintiff's patent, and to get the benefit of
his discovery without paying him that reasonable remuneration
to which he was entitled.
His Lc:aunt-rip summed up. He said the question for the
jury would be whether the defendants had violated the plain-
tiff's patent by using the whole or any part of his invention.
•If a patent is granted fur a new combination of things known
before, that does not prevent any other party from using that
which was old. There was no evidence that the defendants
had used the whole of the phintiff's invention in the steps with

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

( Before Mr. Sergeant ADAMS, Assistant Judge,- and a Bench

of Magistrates.)
On Wednesday Charles M'Donald was indicted, charged
with having stolen a leathern belt, a knife, and other articles, of
the value of 10s., the property of Ebenezer Speneer.
Mr. Prendergast appeared for the prosecution, whilst Mr.
Payne conducted the defence. •
It appeared that the prosecutor is a respectable tradesman in
High- street, Shoreditch, and that in consequence of his suspi-
cions having been aroused as to the propriety of his wife's con-
duct, as well as that various articles had been stolen, he had
engaged two of the police force to watch the premises and the
proceet ings which were carried on therein during his absence.
The officers, therefore, were stationed in a recess under the
shop on the evening of Sunday, the 10th, upon the occasion of
the prosecutor leaving the house. Shortly after the latter had
quitted the premises his wife was seen to walk into the shop
and then to let some one in. This individual she instantly
ushered into a back room, where he had not been long ere the
officers had abundant proof of the unfaithfulness of the wife.
They continued watching until they observed the prisoner, for
he it was who had been admitted, put a leathern belt into his
pocket, whereupon they rushed from their hiding place. The
prisoner, however, ran off, an example which was quickly fol-
lowed by the wife. They were, nevertheless, soon taken, and
the prosecutor was sent for. Upon the prisoner being
searched, the articles named in the indictment were found
upon him. When the things were discovered, he said that they
had been given to him by the prosecutor's wife, and appealed
to her for an acknowledgment of the fact. The wife replied
that she had not given him either the knife or the pencil-case.
In the course of the statement of the prosecutor, it was elicited
that he had been married to his wife for upwards of fifteen
years, and that she had borne him seven children, of whom
five were still living. With respect to the articles stolen, he
denied that he had ever authorised his wife to give them away.
He bad commenced an action against the prisoner for
erini. con.

Mr. PRENDERGAST eventually—having been called upon by
the counsel for the prisoner to make his election as to the par-
ticular article upon which he would, on the present indictment,
go against the prisoner, because it was manifest that the whole
had been taken at different times—elected to go upon the
leathern belt.

The articles were then produced, when it turned out that
there was not any " belt," as described in the indictment, but
that it was a piece of leather only.
The Learned CHAIRMAN thereupon told the jury that they
must acquit the prisoner.
The jury, apparently with much reluctance, returned a
verdict accordingly.
The prisoner was then tried upon another indictment, which
charged him with having stolen a piece of merino cloth, the
property of the former prosecutor's father. In this instance
much difficulty arose in consequence of its being set up by the
prisoner that the merino belonged to his mother.
The prosecutor's family swore positively that it was his pro-
perty, and that it had been in the possession of his father and
grandfather.
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On the other hand, the mother of the prisoner produced a
quantity of merino which exactly matched, and stated that the
bit in question had formed a part of the larger bulk, and,
moreover, that it had been in her possession for 15 years.
She also said that the prisoner and his brother occupied a room
in her house and that this merino had formerly been a portion
of the bed furniture in that room.

A number of witnesses were called, all of whom spoke in
high terms of the prisoner's conduct in every relation of life.
He was a member of the theatrical profes3ion, and had occu-
pied situations at the Victoria and City of London Theatres.
The Learned JUDGE having summed up,
The jury Acquitted the prisoner.

E t trbi Erittion

THE FUNDS-(CLOSING PRICES

ONE CLOSING
PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Bank Stock ..... . ...... ...212% 2121/2
3 per Cent. Reduced
3 per Cent. Consels Annuities 991% 98% 99
Vew 314 per Cents. 1025/8% 102%
Gong Annuities toexDireJan.lB6o 11 7-16% 111/2
Ditto 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859
Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860
India Stock
India Bonds, 1,0001
Ditto under 1,0001..
Consols for Account ..
.. 99141/8 99%
Exchequer Bills, 1,000/., I%d. ... 51 48 50 pm. 50
Ditto 500/.
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Columbian Bonds, ex Venezuela. 1814
Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1837 34%
Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent .. 643/4
Russian Bonds ~ .. 118%
Ditto, Passive
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. -
Ditto 3 per Cent. ******
Ditto, Account 385/8 38%
French, 3 per Cent
Exchange —f. —c. 25f. 60e.
Belgian Scrip. 21,6 per Cent
Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certific 99% 991/4
PRICES OF BUSINESS DONE CLOSING
B AMWAY SHARES PAID.
AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES
Aberdeen
Birmin. and Gloucester. 100 132% 1321/
Birmingham and Ox-
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Caledonian
Ditto Extension
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Canterbury and Dover.. 1%
Chester and Holyhead... 15
Cork and Waterford ... 11% —
Coventry, Nuneaton, Bir.
and Leicester 1 ......
Direct Northern
Dublin and BelfastJunc. 2% 8
Dublin and Galway..... 2% 3141
Eastern Counties 141. 165...... 19% 201% ...... 20
Ditto New 41. 165.
Ditto Perpetual, 5 per
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Ditto ditto, No. 2 l3s. 4d... ..< 3
EastDereh'm andNor'ch 1
Eastern IJnion 2O .. ...
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Grand Union l%
Great South. and West
(Ireland)
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6434
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Ditto, Fifths
Hull and Selby
Do. Half Shares
Leicester and Bedfard... 225....... 23% 34 2% p
London and Birmingnm (stock) 225 222
Do. 4 Shares
Ditto Extension
2
London and Blackwall. 161. 136.4 d. 1010%
London and Brighton... 50
London and Croydon, 131. 15s. 9d. 26%54 26 ..
Do. New l3s 4d l%:ri
Lond. & S. Western 411 6s 10d 774
Do. New
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London, Salisbury, and
Yeovil
London and Manchester

113%
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(Remington's)
•... 1 p
Lynn and Ely
6anchester and Leeds... 76
Do. 1/2 Shares
Do. Quarters 2
Manchester and Birmin. 40
Do. Quarters
Do. New Quarters ... 2
Manchester,Buxton, and
Matlock 22s. 7%4 7 7IA p
Midland 100
Do. New
Midland Great Western
(Irish)
Newcastle and Darling-
ton Junction 25 ...... 54 ... 54
Newcastle and Berwick 11.4, 254 24 243/4 24%
Newcastle Durham, and
Lancashire Junction... 1% 334
North British
Do. New
N. Kent & Direct Dover 23/.... 4% 5/8 412
North Staffordshire 225....,.. 414% p 4%
North Wales
Oxford and Worcester... 21/, 7%3/4
Portsmouth Direct ...... 21/ 6%
Preston and Wyre
Richmond .. 1
Rugby, Worstr, & Tring 1
Shrews., Wolverhamp.,
Dudley, and Birm 2l/. .... 6%%1/2 6%
Shrewsbury and Trent
Valley Union 225.
172
South Devon
South Midland 225.
South Eastern & Dover 33/ 2s 4d 464 461%
Do., No. 1
Do., No. 3
Staines and Richmond... 1
South Wales 2% 554 % 6% 6%
Trent Valley and Holy-
head Junction
Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw,
and Dublin
Welch Midland
Worcester, Shrewsbury
and Crewe Union ..... 1%... .. 41/g 4 414
York and Carlisle 2% - ....... 4%
York and North Midland 50
Ditto 1/ Shares
Ditto Scarboro' Branch. 25 521/2 5ll
Do Selby
Do. Extension l% 23311 244 2334 2334
FOREIGN RAILWAY:,
Boulogne and Amiens... 6
Dendre Valley ... .. 2
Dutch Rhenish
East Indian ... ..... .... ss.
Great North. of France
(Laffitte's)
Do. do. (Rosamel's) 2 ...... 314%
Great Paris and ;Lyons 2 ......
Louvain and Jemeppe... 4 ... .
Lyons and Avignon
ruxernbourgh
Namur and Liege
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Paris and Lyons, Gan-
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Paris and Orleans
Paris and Rouen
Paris and Strasbourg
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the fillets as dtactibed in the patent but it seeised established Tours and IstatrioN, Wilw-
that their as took old and new brut it
and after tinning kontio'a 4 .1.0..
them in the lima! way, had, while the brasses were hot, with a Verona and Ancona 3
stick of tin, Isid on as much as they could to the extent of from West Flanders
new, and it was not, therefore, the mere patching of old ones.
Was that substantially an adoption of any port of the patent—
had they, by thus laying on the tin, smoothing it in some
cases with a soldering iron, as described, obtained some
portion of the benefit of the invention; and was that part stew?
The jury, after being out a considerable time, returned a
verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 1,0001.
This case was the last on the list, with the exception of an
action for illegal imprisonment in violation of the plaintiff's
protection under the order of the Court of Bankruptcy, which
was still proceeding when the report came away.

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POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
CLERKENWELL.
Mr. Storey, a solicitor, residing in Vernon-street, Lloyd-
square, was charged with using language calculated to cause a
breach of the peace to Mr. Edward Laforest, s merchant living
at 26, John-street, Bedford-row.
Mr. James, the barrister, appeared for the complainant.
Mr. James stated, that on the 17th of June the complainant
had occasion to make a call in Wharton-street, in company
with a lady, and Wharton-street being a declivity. Mr. Laforest
ordered the coachman to draw up the carriage in Vernon-streets
which adjoined it, and it so happened that where the vehicle
rested was in front of Mr. Storey's house.
William Harris, Mr. Laferest's coachman, was standing at
the heads of his horses when Mr. Storey thrust his head out of
the window, and exclaimed, " Draw those horses on." Wit-
ness, in the absence of his master, refused. Mr. Storey then
went for a policeman, who, on his arrival, declined to interfere.
Mr. Storey asked witness his master's name, and he would not
tell him. Mr. Laforest soon after came, and Mr. Storey asked
him his name, but he refused to give it. Mr. Storey said he
was no gentleman, and added " You have come here for no
good purpose." Mr. Laforest made no other reply than" Thank
you"

- Cross-examined by Mr. Storey—l am Mr. Laforest's coach-
man. Ido not live in John-street. I live in Wharton-street.
Mr. Wharton—To whom does the house in Wharton-street
belong? The witness declined answering the question.
Mr. James read letters which had passed between the de-
fendant and the complainant's attorney, in which the former
said, —" Mr. Laforest is in the habit of visiting some female
near my house, whether for a legitimate purpose it is for him
to prove; my information leads me to believe the contrary."
The writer went on to say that if he were not ashamed of the
purpose for which he visited the neighbourhood he might draw
the carriage up to the house to which he was going. After
much discussion,
Mr. COMER suggested that Mr. Storey should withdraw the
offensive letter, and make an apology. Mr. Laforest had a
perfect right to draw up his carriage there.
Mr. Storey at length consented to say that he sent the letter
under a misapprehension, and regretted having used the lan-
guage complained of.
The matter then dropped.

THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.
During the first four days of the past week it was al•
most constant rain, and from Tuesday to Wednesday it
rained so constantly and heavily, that every streamlet,
brook and burn were swollen to the highest flood-mark
of winter. It was truly surprising, however, to find,
when the weather settled on Thursday, how very small
a portion of the crop had been lodged. The rain told
chiefly upon the oats, which have been a good deal
twisted about and laid. Wheat and barley have been
comparatively little affected. Yesterday was the first
fine day we have had for some time. The sun shone
out brightly, and with genial warmth during the
greater part of the day, and although it looked cloudy to-
wards nightfall, the atmosphere felt dry and bracing, and
we hope that a track of favourable weather has now com-
menced.' The harvest is already late, and notwith-
standing that there is an unusual approximation in
the time of ripening in the late and early districts, yet
even with greater advantages in respect of weather than
can be hoped for at so advanced a period of the season,
the crop can hardly be secured till some time later
than an average, and every one knows the disad-
vantages attending a late harvest in this northern
climate. The few patches, consisting almost ex-
clusively of barley, which have yet been cut, are
too small to offer a fdr indication either as to quality
or produce, but in so far as they can be taken into ac-
count, the yield on the barn floor is understood to be
fair, and the quality satisfactory. Three ur four days
of bright sunshine would prepare a considerable breadth
of crop for the sickle, but even in the most favourable
circumstances the harvest will not be general for at least
ten days. An unusual number of poor Irishmen are
wandering about the country in search of harvest work,
many of them accompanied with wives and children,
who in this inclement season are suffering almost as
much from cold as from hunger. Yesterday, the roads
for twelve or fourteen miles to the east were covered
with them, and a number who had gone to East Lothian
were again returning to Edinburgh.—Caledonian Mer-
cury, Aug. 23.
Coess.—At this most critical season the various
changes in the atmosphere are naturally regarded with
anxious interest, from the influence they exercise on
the condition and prospects of the harvests. It is, there-
fore, with considerable regret we have to notice the
continuance of unfavourable weather, and the fact no
longer admits of dispute, that. considerable damage has
been done to the wheat crop in most parts of the coun-
try—though, as yet, the other crops have not suffered
to any material extent. The weather, for the last
week, has been very unfavourable for ripening—harsh
dry winds prevailed in the intervals between showers,
and scarcely an hour of genial sunshine cheered the
hopes of the agriculturist. Reaping wheat progresses
generally through the country—the deficiency in the
yield is variously estimated; but we are inrormed that
the quality of the grain is generally good. The oat crop
in many places is very backward, though otherwise it
cannot be complained of as yet. To-day looks as if some
favourable change was at hand.—Cork I?epor*er.
EIMERICK.-The crops in the locality of Brondford
are very late. The wheat, in particular, has suffered
much—a great part blind, and a large breadth list by
smut. The damage done to the river meadows by the
late floods amounts in many instances to total loss. Po-
tato crops and pasture fields, notwithstanding, never
looked better. Turnips, also, which latterly have be-
come to a certain extent a poor man's crop, are holding
out most encouraging prospects to the soa ers of them.
Oats present a very variable appearance altogether ; if
the present fine weather does not continue, the conse-
quences are to be dreaded.—Limerick Chronicle.
TlTAM—Since our last, we have had a tolerable ces-
sation from rain; but the cold and wind which generally
precedes the showers, are almost as great as in October.
However, the crops in this neighbourhood are in gene-
ral looking very well, and ripening fast. Already the
sickle has been at work in several fields near this town.
—Tuam Herald.
WEXFORD.—We continue to hear from all parts of
the country very favourable reports of the state of the
crops. The weather proves highly propitious, yet the
season is a remarkably backward one throughout every
district. The proprietor of this paper has cut three
acres of barley, and about the same extent of wheat,
both of which are of prime quality, and some of both
are now in our markets. Prices are very variable, and
wheat has fallen fully three shillings a barrel during the
week. Potatoes are rather higher, the employment of
the farmers rendering the supply somewhat less.
Smao.—The weather has, on the whole, been un-
favourable since our last publication—yesterday and to-
day, however, are dry ant sun-shining—the thermome-
ter continues to go up, and we the;efare the harvest,
which all accounts represein as abundant, will be safely
gathered.—Slge Jownal.
GALWAY.—We have had another week of fine wea-
ther, without that warmth and sunshine so necessary for
the nurturing the crops, which ar, now secure from
injury. Wheat is fast approaching to perfection, and
another week of good weather will enable the farmer
to use the sickle in the entire of this district.
Galway Vindicator.

CENTENARY OF PRINCE CHARLES STEWART
This is the exact centenary of the arrival of Charles Edward,
son of James VIII., who led on an army of devoted High-
landers that seemed destined, though so inconsiderable: to place
him on the throne of his ancestors. Whether we consider the
chivalric heroism of the attempt, its rapid and brilliant success,
or its sudden extinction, it presents one of the most interes, ing
events in British history. Fatal as were its effects on the for-
tunes of so many in both Scotland and England. the spirit of
Jacobitism continued to burn while the Stewart race were in
existence, and to this day the memory of those who took part
in the romantic campaign is cherished with feelings of the
highest respect. One of the most curious records of the stir-
ring events of the '45 will be the work advertised in our co-
lumns, which is a reprint from the only copy extant of the
Glasgow Courant, printed during this eventful period. Most
of the histories of this extraordinary attempt, even by con..
temporaries, are unsatisfactory, the materials having been col
lected often from hearsay, and as frequently by writers ssrongly
prejudiced against the unsuccessful party; but here we have
authorised details of both, and such a document will vividly
record the impressions which the passing events made on the
public of those days, so different in manners and modes of
thinking from present society.
A FATHIR KILLED BY PLAYING WITH HIS
CHILD.—On Tuesday forenoon Mr. G. I. Mills held an inquest
at the King's Head, Lower-road, Islington, on the body of
Thomas Owen, aged thirty-four, a porter in the employ of
Mr. Tapster, landlord of the Craven Hotel, Craven-street,
Strand. On Saturday afternoon last deceased was returning
to London with his child, in a cart belonging to Mr. Ashley,
of 15, Strand, with the driver of which he was acquainted.
They were in the Holloway-road, near the end of the Camden-
town-road, when the driver of the cart turning round to speak
to deceased, who was sitting behind him, saw him slipping off
the back part of the cart. He pulled up, and found deceased
lying bleeding from the head and neck, and barely able to ar-
ticulate "Oh, James, take care of my child The driver
stated that deceased was playing with a young child that ac-
companied him, and in throwing it up with his arms, he be-
lieved the weight of the child caused the overbalancing of the
father, and the fall from the cart. The child was unhurt.
Deceased received prompt medical assistance, was conveyed
to Islington, and died from concussion of the brain soon atter
the fall. Verdict, " Accidental death."

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