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SILVER SUPERSEDED, and those corrosive
and injurious metals called Nickel and German Silver
supplanted by the introduction of a new and perfectly matchless
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and is manufactured into every article for the Table and Side•
board.
s. d. s. d.
Table Spoons and Forks, I Sauce Ladles ..... 1 9
per doz
Dessert do., per doz l2 6 Gravy Spoons 3 6
Soup Ladle. 6 6
C. Watson begs the Public will understand that this metal
is peculiarly his own, and that Silver is not more different from
Gold, than his metal is from all others ; the Public will there-
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the virulent attacks made against him, by a party who is daliy
suffering from the unparalleled success which has marked the
progress of sass New Plate since its introduction. C. W.,
unlike this party, courts comparison, feeling confident that the
result will establish its pre-eminence.
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M— --
ENTAL or NERVOUS COMPLAINTS
are the chief cause of human misery. All troubles are
light to men of strong nerves. But disinclination from and
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ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
HOME ClRCUlT—Guildford, August G.
TODD AND ANOTHER V. ERNLY.

This cause was disposed of on Thursday, before Lord
Abinger and a Common Jury, the circumstances con-
fleeted with it being of rather a singular character. The
plaintiffs are wine merchants in London, and the defend-
ant was one of the managing committee of the Alliance
Club, which was dissolved two or three years ago ; and
the action was brought to recover a sum of 1941. due for
wine furnished to the Club, from the defendant, as one
of the committee. The case has been tried three times
before, and on each occasion the plaintiff obtained a ver-
dict. Upon the last trial a gentleman named Stuart, a
barrister, who had been a member of the Club, was pro-
duced as a witness by the plaintiffs, and upon an objec-
tion to the admissibility of his testimony by Mr. The-
siger, for the defendant, on the ground of his being an
interested party, the plaintiff's' solicitor handed him a
release. Mr. Thesiger, upon this claimed a right to put
a plea to this effect upon the record, but the Learned
Judge who tried the case thought it was not competent
for him to do so, and the trial went on, and ended again
in a verdict for the plaintiffs. An application upon this
was made for a new trial, when the Court held that leave
should have been given to place the plea upon the record,
and a new trial was therefore granted, which now came
on for bearing.
Mr. Thesiger was for the defendant, and Mr. Platt
for the plaintiff:
Mr. THESIGER, for the defendant, explained the cir-
cumstances above detailed to the Jury, and said that it
would be now for him to prove the plea that a release
had been granted to Mr. Stuart. lie said he should
have to call Mr. Stuart, who, as they might imagine, was
not a very friendly witness; but still he trusted he should
be able to make out the plea to their satisfaction.
Mr. C. Stuart was then called.—lle deposed that he
was a barrister, and resided in Paper-buildings, Temple.
sic remembered being called as a witness, and that a
release from liability as a member of the Club was given
to him by the plaintiff's attorney.
Mr. THESIGER—What has become of that release ?
Witness—l tore off the seals and cancelled it, and it is
not now in my possession.
Lord AIIINGER—Had you any communication with
the plaintiffs' attorney before you cancelled the release ?
Witness—l had, but that was not the reason I cancelled.
it ; I had intended to cancel it.

Lord ABINGER—Were you aware at the time you so
cancelled it, that there was a plea upon the record in-
volving the question as to the existence of this release,
and that it would be material evidence in reference to
that plea ? Witness—l was aware of that circumstance.

Lord Alum;Er.—Well, I think if I had been a profes-
sional man, and knew that the document in my posses-
sio❑ was material evidence in reference to a pica upon a
pending action, I should not have cancelled the
document.

Mr. PLATT expressed his opinion that the proceeding
was warranted by the course adopted by the defendant to
defeat the plaintiffs' just claim.
Mr. THLSIGFR applied to have the facts taken upon his
Lordship's note, in order that an application might be
made to the Court above upon the subject.
Lord ABINGER said he should state upon his note
that it appeared that the release could not be proved.
inasmuch as it appeared that the document had been
cancelled for the purpose of defecting the defendant's
plea. The Learned Judge again said, that if he had
been a professional man placed in such a position, he
should most certainly not have taken such a step as to
conceal a document which ha knew was made the sub-
ject of special plea in a pending action.
Mr. PLATT.—My Lord, I think I should have done
the same thing under the circumstances, and considering
the endeavours that have been made to defeat the claim
of the plaintiff's.
Mr. THESIGER.—Permit me then to say that I should
not.

..„..
A verdict for the plaintiff for 1941. was then returned,
the defenJant's Cuunsel having liberty to apply to the
Court for a new trial, or in any other shape that might
be warranted upon the particular facts that had been

proved.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

(SATURDAY.)

MANSION HOUSE.

A TRADE IN SovEßEicxs.—On Saturday Mr.
Gouger, of No. 103, Wood-street, came to the Justice-
room in order to make a statement on a subject in his
opinion of very great public importance. Ile had drawn
a bill for 651. odd, which became due the clay before yes-
terday, and was presented where it was made payable.
The hill was not, for some reason or other, paid within
bank hours, but the acceptor called in the evening at the
office of the notary, where it was left to take it up, and
was counting out the money, when he (Mr. Gouger) en-
tered. lie saw the acceptor offer the notary's clerk two
5/. notes, 451. in sovereigns, and the rest in silver. The
notary's clerk then began to weigh the sovereigns in one
of the cheap common weighing machines which were not
recognised by the Mint, and refused to take any but those
which plumped down the machine. The consequence
was, that two-thirds of the sovereigns were declared by
the clerk not to be of sufficient weight, and rejected.
Witness took tf.e sovereigns to his banker, who, upon
casting his eye upon them, said it was unnecessary to
weigh them. At applicant's request, however, the sove-
reigns were weighed, and every one of the 45, with the
exception of three, were declared to be of full weight,
and these three were very slightly deficient.
The LORD MAYOR—I am very glad, Sir, that you have
come here to make the statement, and I. am sure that the
publicity it will obtain through your instrumentality
will be of considerable advantage.
Mr. Gouger said his only object in coming t the Man-

sun-house was to obtain such an exposure of the circutu-
stances as might be turned to advantage.
Mr. nobler said it was ridiculous to suppose that it
Has required that sovereigns should plump down the
machine as potatoes plumped down the weights at a
green-grocer's shop, and that decidedly a very good pro-
fit might be made by such a machine us that described
by Mr. Gouger.
The Loan MAYott—lt is worse . for the acceptor than
the drawer of a bill, that the notary should act in this
manner.

Mr. Gouger said he believed there was a penalty an-
nexed to the refusal to take such sovereigns as were of-
fered in the ease alluded to.

The LORD MAYOR—I rather think that the exposure
of the circumstance will be quite sufficient without refer-
ring to the Act of Parliament. The public are indebted
to you, Sir, for the trouble you have taken, and you shall
be informed through the Press of anything which may
result.

GOOD AT A KNIFE AND FORK.—Charles Davis, who
was,charged with having robbed several cutlers of sets
of knives, was brought up for final examination. The
following new cases were entered into against him :
Mr. W. Wood, of Newgate. street, cutler, stated that
the prisoner called at his house, and said that a captain
of a ship who resided at the Jamaica Coffee-house,
wanted some knives and forks, and witness sent a porter
with two sets in company with the prisoner, who, how-
ever, contrived to slip away with the wperty,amounting
to 4/. 13s. 6d.

:Several other cases were proved against him.
The Lon]) MAYOR-Why, prisoner, you have been
very successful at this sort of work. The Prisoner.—l
assure you, my. Lord, I always came out; but the mes-
sengers sent with me never had patience to wait, so the
goods lay upon my hands.
It is extraordinary enough that the prisoner was said
never in any one instance to have failed in his intention
to plunder.
_ _

Mr. Duncombe interposed. The Chairman of the
License d Victuallers' Protection Society, who was at his
side, prayed the Magistrate to extend his leniency to de-
fendant_ lie begged to urge it upon the Magistrate most
respectfully, but at the same time to show beer-shop-
keepers that they would be strictly looked after.
Mr. GREGORIE said it did the society credit in asking
for mitigation. At their request he would reduce the
penalty to 101., and costs. By this decision, defendant
loses his license at the moment, and is never after eligible
to keep a beer-shop.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Hampshire Telegraph.)
PORTSMOUTH, AUGUST 6.—The Spartan, 24, arrived
at Newfoundland on the 3d July, from Halifax.
The Comet steam vessel was commissioned at Wool-
wich, on the Ist instant, by Mr. A. B. Usborne, master
(1838), for surveying service in Ireland, Capt. Fraser,
who is to command her, having not yet joined.
The Imaum was commissioned on Sunday, by Lieut.
F. A. P. Stewart, as the guard-ship at Jamaica, in lieu
of the Magnificent.
The George IV., having taken in a quantity of the
bread intended for the use of the naval and military forces
in China, the St. Helena Regiment embarked on board
on Thursday afternoon. The troops were conveyed from
the Isle of Wight to Shithead by the Echo steamer. The
George I''. will sail-at daylight to-morrow morning.
The Columbia steam-vessel, Lieutenant Commander
Kortwright, left Woolwich yesterday for Plymouth,
where she will be paid in advance, and then sail fir
North America, to commence a survey of the Bay of
Fundy. under the direction of Captain Owen.
The Wolf, 18, Commander Hayes, is ordered to the
East Indies, and was to sail to-day from Plymouth:
The Moffat, convict-ship, sailed on Saturday evening,
partly loaded with convicts for Hobart Town ; she calls
at Plymouth to complete her cargo, taking from this port
the man Bolton, Admiral Bouverie's late servant, trans-
ported for attempting to kill the housekeeper.
The ships Agincourt and "Plantagenet, both for Cal-
cutta, sailed on Monday.
The ship Thomas Sparkes, for New Zealand, sailed
on Tuesday ; she has on board two racing horses of first-
rate celebrity, and will embark 20 mares at the Cape of
Good Hope.
The Royal West India Mail steam-ship Isis, com-
manded by J. F. Loney, Esq , late of her Majesty's
steamer Lizard, sailed from Southampton ou the Ist
instant, taking out thirty-two passengers and a large
quantity of quicksilver.
The Thunderbolt, a new steamer, will be immediately
commissioned by the Hon. Commander Carnegie.
The Frolic, 16, building by Captain Hendry, will be
launched at this yard in the course of this month, and
commissioned immediately afterwards.
The Rhadamanthus steam-vessel, Master Commander
T. Laen, is under orders to hold herself in readiness to
receive on board Lord Stuart de Rothsay, for a passage
to Si. I'etersburgh. His Lordship is expected to leave
Eligland for the Court of Russia about the latter end of
the present, or early in the ensuing month.
The Sainarang, 28, and Orestes, 18, aro nearly ready
for commissioning.
The Imauin of Muscat's corvette has been towed
down to Woolwich, to be docked and refitted there. .
The Monkey, steamer, came into Harbour this even-
ingfrom Woolwich.

The Lightning arrived at Pembroke Dock on the 27th
ult. with Capt, Willson, Lieut. Ramsay, and a detach-
ment of' Royal Marines, from Chatham, to relieve those
whi) had been there for the last two years, who left in the
Lightning, on the 28th, for Woolwich; and on the same
day Capt. Willson proceeded to Pembroke to relieve
Capt. Smith, stationed there, on the recruiting service.
The Lightning returned yesterday, and sailed to-day for
Chatham, with a number of invalids from the Guards
and other Regiments serving in Canada, brought home
in the Resistance troop-ship.
It is said that Government is about to recommission
twelve of the 10-gun packet brigs to convey as before the
West India Mails. This much is certain, an inquiry has
been made by the Admiralty as to the time it will take
to give the following a refit for immediate temporary
service :—Alert, Star, Pandora, Delight, Hope, Lapwing,
Lyra, Magnet, Pigeon, Sheldrake, Tyrian, and Seagull.
These brigs were recently paid off at Plymouth, as the
Royal Mall steamers have superseded them.—[lf these
brigs are intended to convey the mails across the At-
lantic, they ought to be dispatched from the harbour of
Valentin., near Cahir, the extreme S.W. of Ireland; they
would then always make a passage ; and if they come
here with easterly winds, they should land their mails
from Spithead.]
The Triton, merchant-vessel, 492 tons, has been hired
to convey convicts for Van Diemen's Land, and is at
present anchored off the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, to
take on hoard 225 of that unfortunate class of beings.
The greatest number are already on board, and she will
sail in the early part of next week.
The Wellington, New York Packet, Captain Chadwick,
sailed on Monday last, full of passengers.
In Harbour—St. Vincent, Victory, Excellent, Royal
George, Pique, Nautilus, Imaum, Monkey, and Echo,
steamers, Sylvia cutter.
At Spithead—Resistance and George IV.
Rear-Admiral Hyde Parker, C. 8., arrived here last
evening, hoisted his flag this morning on board the
Victory, and assumed the office of Superintendent of this
Dockyard, vice the Hon. Rear-Admiral Bouverie.

PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.

PROMOTIONS—Commander, the Hon. Keith Stewart,
late *of Ringdove, to the rank of Captain.
APPOINTMKNTS—Commander, W. N. Taylor, to the
Rodney ; the Hon. S. T. Carnegie, M.P., to the
Th n nderbolt.

Lieutenants—G. R. Wolrige, to the Dublin ; John
Me. D. Smith, to the Resistance, vice Slight, to the
Daphne ; J. B. Cooystra, to,the Madagascar ; A. Boy-
ter, to the Royal Sovereign, for service of the Pike
steamer.

Masters—G. B. Hoffaiaister, to command the Jupiter,
troop-ship, vice Fulton, superseded ; Jonas Coaker, to
the Cornwallis, vice Hoffmeister ; R. L. Barnard, to the
Ferret.

Second Master—John Way, to the Meteor.
Surgeon—Dr. G. Burn, from the Magnificent, to the
Imaum.

Assistant-Surgeons Win. Roberts, to the Crane ;
David Thompson and A. Woodcock, to the Imaum ;
Mark Hamilton (acting), to the St. Vincent ; L.
Jack, to the Meteor.
l'urser—John Westwood, to the Salamander, vice
Hillyer, sick at hospital.
Mates—Frederick Robinson, to the Comet ; C. G.
M‘Gregor, to the Caledonian.
Midshipman—C. Dickson, to the Albatross.
Clerks-in-Charge—F. W. Cole, to the Spy ; Halier
Snow, to the Hornet : J. Macdonall, to the Comet.
Naval Instructor—M. T. S. Rainbrush, to the Cale-
donia.

Clerk—J. D. Bowden, from the Victory, to the Imaum.
COAST GUARD.—Lieut. Thomas Ileales, to Selsey
Bill Station ; C. E. Wilmot, to the command of a station
of Coast Guard.

The following mates are noted for promotion to the
rank of lieutenant, for their gallant, services in China,
when they shall respectively have passed their examina-
tions at the Royal Naval College :—C. 11. V. Temple,
11. Mc. K. Richardson, W. 11. Maitland, William A. R.
Pearse, Henry King, Peter Barclay, E. G. Bremer,
Lawrence G. Halstead, and Jasper H. Selwyn.
PLYMOUTH, THURSDAY, AUGUST 4—The Spy, bri-
gantine, 3, Lieutenant G. Raymond, has been docked,
and had her copper cleaned ; she is ordered to the coast
of Africa, and will proceed for that station as soon as
ready. The Wolf, 18, Commander C. A. Hayes, went
out of harbour into the Sound on Saturday, was paid wages
on Monday, and will sail, it is expected this day
(Thursday the 4th) for China ; she takes out 86,000
dollars, brought lq the Calpe steamer from Southampton,
to pay the trons in that part of the world. The Emerald
tender arrived. from Portsmouth, with supernumeries,
on Monday ; and the Rochester lighter sailed on Tues-
day for Portsmouth, with supernumeraries. The Moffat
convict ship, arrived from Woolwich on Tuesday, and
has taken on board 190 convicts from the Stirling Castle
for conveyance to Australia. The Wellesley, 72, Cap-
tain Thomas Maitland, will be paid off this day.
In Harbour—Caledonia, San Josef, Spy, and Confiance
steamer.

In the Sound—Wolf, and Moffat convict ship.

lIER MAJESTY'S SLOOP FAIRY.—Our readers will
not have forgotten the disastrous late of the Fairy, in
November, 1840, engaged in surveying the coast near
Harwich, when in the squall, in which she was supposed
to have gone down, Captain Hewitt, his brother-m-law,
the master, Mr. Adam, mate, son of Sir C. Adam, then
one of the Lords of the Admiralty, and the whole ship's
company perished. It was thought that it was near
Lowestoft s.:e was lost, and the Admiralty, desirous of
regaining the valuable surveying apparatus, and the
charts and memoranda, the results of years of labour of
Captain Hewitt, sent a Government steam-vessel to look
fin• her, and offered large rewards to any party discover-
ing the precise locality of the wreck ; but although con-
tinual search was made, nothing more was heard of this
ill-fated vessel until Sunday last, when a letter was re-
ceived at Ramsgate, from the master of a fishing smack,
stating k that while he and the crews of other fishing
vessels were employed itt2 their avocations, a few days
since, off Lowestoft, their nets became suddenly en-
tangled, and upon hauling them to the surface of the
water, they pulled up the boom of a vessel, which, upon
close examination, is believed to have belonged to the
long-lost Fairy, which had been sunk in about thirteen
fathoms water. We sincerely hope this circumstance
will lead to a discovery of the hull, and the possession
of the important data which it cost the country so much
money, time, and risk of life to obtain.
BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, AUGUST s.—The de-
mand for West India produce has been very limited with
little variation in value since our last. The St. George
cargo, consisting of 2,300 bags Bengal, has been brought
to.market, and found buyers at fair prices. We have to
report the arrival of the Eleanor and Coveriiale from
Bsrbadoes with 1,090 hogsheads*

ABYSSINIA.

THE ABYSSINIAN MISSION.—It is now somewhat
more than a twelvemonth since Major Harris and a
party of Bombay officers left on an exploratory tour
to the interior of Africa. The expedition originallv
consisted of Captain Harris, Bombay Engineers
Capt. Douglas Graham, of the Candeish Bheel Corps :
Captain S. Horton, f her Majesty's 49th Regi-
ment ; and Doctor Kirk, of 'the Bombay Medical
Establishment. To these. were afterwards added
Assistant-Surgeon Impey, then serving on board the
H. C. brig-of-war Euphrates. Six pieces of artil-
lery, and 600 stand of arms, formed a portion of
their presents. H. M. S. Endymion. which after-
wards reached Bombay, had on board a number of
additional gifts of importance. The 11. C. brig-of-
war Euphrates was attached to the mission, with
the view of keeping open the intercourse with
Aden Captain Harris left Bombay with Sir
James Carnae, on the 27th April, on board the
IL C. war-steamer Auckland ; and arrived at Aden
on the Bth May. The remainder of the party fol-
lowed four days afterwards, on board the Cleopatra
packet-steamer. After providing at Aden the
requisites necessary for their journey, they pro-
', ceeded on board the Euphrates for the coast of
Africa, taking with them thirteen artilleryinen, avid
tour oiler Majesty's 6th Royals. The mission reached
Tajoura in the kingdom of Shoe, in safety. ;Tajoura,
though occupying a somewhat conspicuous place
on the map, is merely a village of 70 or 80 wooden
huts, with a couple of mosques built of stone. its
harbour is roomy, and has anchorage for several
large ships a considerable way from the shore of
the open sea. The Chief is styled Sultan. He re-
ceives an annual tribute of 200 bead of cattle, camels,
tke., from the neighbouring Darakil, and a stipend of
twenty dollars from Zeila, to which he is subordinate.
The principal exports from Tajoura are
.slaves. Its
chief communication is with the .African country
called Aousa, peopled by Habookah Christians.
Here Captain Harris and his party were at first very
favourably received. Captain Horton was seized
with brain fever, and continued for some time so
ill that he was obliged to be left behind. On their
journey inland, two of the soldiers they had taken
with them were murdered, :as also was their cook.
The .party had encamped in a ravine, when during
the night a scream was heard from one of the tents,
when it was found that a sergeant of the 6th had had
his throat cut—a soldier was stabbed to the heart--
and the belly of the cook cut across. The murderers—
supposed to be Gallas—escaped. The ' mission
reached Anchobar, the capital of Shoa, in July.
They suffered severely from extreme heat and want
of water—having, contrary to the remonstrances of
the natives, quitted the coast at an unfavourable
period of the year. Their journey was 370 miles ;
this they performed in 47 days—the baggage and
presents requirin' 200 camels for their transport.
The entire route is described as one waste howling
wilderness. Anchobar is situated on an extensive
plain 8,200 feet above the level of the sea • it con-
tains about 10,000 inhabitants, mostly Christians.
The name of the king is Saloo or Shalepee. He is
a good-natured drunken fellow, about thirty-eight
years of age. Since July, 1841, the mission has re-
mained; at Anchobar. Captain HortOn and Dr. Impey
having returned, its members are, Capt. Harris, Capt.
Graham, Dr. Roth, and Dr. Kirk ; the last named
gentleman having been appointed Deputy Assay-
Master to the Mint, is likely bye-and-bye to return.
Anchobar was visited in June, 1835, by_ the German
Missionaries Isenbing and Kraaf—the latter of whom
has been of great assistance as interpreter to our
party. They have been very favourably received
throughout : it had not, until their arrival, been
visited by-any Christian sir.ce the days of Alvarez in
1520. Some months since, a very important Me-
moir was forwarded by Captain Harris to the Bombay
Government—by whom a copy was presented to
the Geographical Society—relating to a magnificent
river said to disembogue itself about two degrees
north of the line. This river, which is called the
Goolob, or Bergamo, is of great size, spreading out
at one part of its course to the extent of four miles.
It is said to take its rise in the mountain-land just
north of the line. It has never as 'yet been visited,
so far as is known, by any European ; and our in-
formation
concerning it is derived entirely from the
natives—chiefly from the slave-dealers. It is said
.to
be navigable fiir many hundred miles inland. This
does not appear to have been heard of by any of the
Missionaries—at least no notice is taken of it in the
published portions of their Journals. In 1811, Capt.
Surge and Lieut. hardy were despatched, in comman
of the H. C. cruizers Ternate and Sylph, to survey the
east coast of Africa, from Cape Gardami south to the
island of Zanzibar. The chief object of this search
having in view the discovery of the embouchure of
the Doora river—most probably the same as that
described under a different name by Captain Harris.
They were not fortunate enough to discover the mouth
of the stream of which they were in quest, but found
in lat. 0 deg. 13 min. S., " a large extensive, stream,"
called Rogue's River by our seamen ; by the Arabs
Gibb or Joob (not unlike Goolob pronounced ra-
pidly) ; and Gevind by the Soomalies. ; It does not
appear to have been examined with. any considerable
degree of care. Its bar is so shallow that boats can
only enter it at high water ; and it has scarcely any
trade. -This portion of Africa is still very imper-
fectly known to us ; and from the character' of the
coast it seems not unlikely that a considerable propor-
tion of the waters which flow from the interior may
be absorbed in the arid and burning sands before
reaching the sea. We have only alluded to that por-
tion of Captain Harris's memoir which treats of the
Goolob : the rest is full of matter of interest in refe-
rence to the manners of the inhabitants in the interior :
which will, we believe, shortly appear in the Transac-
tions of the Geographical Society.—Bombuy Times,
June 8.

Letters of the 10th of March have been received
from Captain Harris. He had accompanied Salloo, the
King of Shoa, on a great military expedition to the- west.
The people marched against seemed a poor helpless race,
and were quick lyscattered before the men of Shoa. Three
thousand are computed to have fallen ; the country
was everywhere laid desolate with fire and sword v;
and the army,- rotten and half noseless, returned in
triumph. The members of the mission continued in
good health.—Thid, June 11.