The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-06 00:00:00

SOUTHWARK ELECTION.

- MEETING OF THE NON-ELECTORS.
A meting
of the non electors, convened by placard,
was held last evening, at the Chartist Rooms, Black-
friars-road, to take into consideration the three candi-
dates now before the electors of Southwark soliciting to
represent the borough in Parliament. At eight o'clock
the chair was taken by an operative named Nodder,
who, having made a speech of some length on the ob-
iects of the meeting, called Mr. Cooper, who has re-
cently been liberated from Stafford gaol, to address the
meeting.
Mr. COOPER moved the first resolution, which was so
loosely drawn up, that the speaker candidly admitted he
could not understand it. Its nature, however, seemed
to be a statement respecting " the natural riits of
man," as embodied in the People's Charter. The
speaker proceeded to comment at some length on the
five points of the Charter, 'and concluded by expressing
himself in favour of Mr. Miall, who was an advocate of
all those principles.
Mr. FEAROUS O'CONNOR next addressed the meeting.
He complained that the placard convening the meeting
had not invited Sir William Molesworth to attend, that
he might hear his (Mr. O'Connor's) answer to the Hon.
Baronet's statement of the previous evening. Sir William
had, in his (Mr. O'Connor's) presence, stated that he
was in favour of universal suffrage, and if he now denied
it he was guilty of a falsehood. When he was a candi-
date for the borough of Leeds, his profession that he
would support these two points were the strongest claims
put forth on his behalf. But Chartist principles were
more fashionable then than at present, and although the
Hon. Baronet was then ready to support them, he now
shrunk from the prospective inconvenience attending
their advocacy. Mr. O'Connor then went into a length-
ened statement of his own political views, and concluded
by seconding Mr. Miall as the only candidate worthy of
the suffrages of the non-electors. He had often quarrelled
with Mr. Mall, but now he supported his principles
they were as man and wife.
The resolution was carried, and the meeting separated

MEETING OF MR. FILCHER'S FRIENDS.
The friends of Mr. Filcher held another meeting last
evening, at seven o'clock, at the Literary Institution,
Borough-road, Mr. Charles Shaw in the chair. The
admission was by ticket, and there was a very full at-
tendance of electors.
The CuAIRMAN, on opening the business, was received
with loud applause. He was about to proceed, when a
person in the gallery asked if he had been appointed by
the meeting.—(Great uproar.) The Chairman answered
that he had been elected by the unanimous sense of the
meeting before that gentleman came in.—(Cries of
" No, no, it is a packed meeting.") He wished it to be
fairly conducted, and now he asked that gentleman to
stand up and say what he had to advance against him.
The person alluded to then got up and protested
against the course taken. It was the usual course to
wait till the meeting had assembled, and then to appoint
the chairman. In the present instance a select few had
been admitted by a private door, and Mr. Shaw had
taken the chair before the regular door was open to the
electors generally. It was evidently a scheme to pack
the meeting.—(Uproar.)
The CHAIRMAN said he would now proceed to tern
the meeting.—(" No, no," hisses, and great uproar, in
which the speaker's voice was drowned.) After a few
minutes, comparative order was obtained, when the
Chairman resumed. He was in the chair by right, and
he would keep it.—(Uproar.) The person who had in-
terrupted the meeting would here every opportunity of
having his say before the meetitg had closed. What,
be would ask, was the occasion of the present meetiug ?
It was of a series of gatherings greater than any
that had previously taken place. They were in the
midst of .a contested election, and they had to consider
the ela.ims of those seeking their franchises to represent
in the ;lonse of Commons this great intelligent ciin-
znFreial community. There were three candidates: the
first was a learned man, and some said a reverend gen-
tleman, and he asked them to elect him because he had
no rank, claim, or reputation by which he was entitled
to command thAr respects_ —(Ci.ies of "Read it right,
you are misrepresenting it.") lle had none of those things
which candiikts are expected to possess. He sail he
was p .or, and though te,verty was sometimes a virtue, yet
when a man was placed in a high °Mee he ought to
in eirJurnsttinces to pay his debts. They would, therefore,
consign to the t-mb of the Capulets this gentleman,
without rank, propz,rty, or reputation, who wanted the
title of M.P. to protect himself against his creditor.
Me. Milli said votes by hallot.—(Very good.) The
gentleman says very good, but they had tried it in
France for many years, and found it very bad. It had
been there only a mask fur corruption. Would English-
men submit to this—men had been in the habit of
meeting in political discussiin f.lce to face, and inde-
pendently a'ating their ?—(Uproar, which fur
some time are,ste:l the proceedings of the Chairman.)
He would leave the ballot and go to universal suffrage.
He would eterarchLie the honest awl industrious man,
but he would tvit give votes to the thief and the
I.Pg,gur.—(Cheers and uproar.) The Chairman then
*slt at sonic length, and amidst considerable uproar, to
diste..et the political and religious principles of Mr.
Mialt and Sir William Molesworth, in doing which he
aleelare4 the latter to be an infidel for editing flobl.s's
works, mid concluded by calling on Mr. Filcher to ail.
.dress tin) reacting.
Mr. Prt.onftit begged a patient bearing from the
easel ing, as ho was sure they must all be tired with the
i4terrtiptions that had already taken place. He was
Lepey to stand before his brother electors ; and, ire call-
in theta brother electors, he consilered that he enj iyed
a privilege beyond the other candidates. He had a still
further claim upon their indulgence, because it so hap-
pened that he was born in the borough, and if they re-
turned him as their Member he was sure it would reflect
no disgrace upon them that they returned one of them-
telves.—',Cheers and cries of " Never.") He was a com-
mercial man, and, therefore, fitted to represent a corn-
uvreill borough. He was anxious to maintain all
their hospitals, dispensaries, and other charities.
He was intimately acquainted with the navigation
of the River Thames.—(Great laughter.) He wished the
lectors to consider the vast advantages that would
e. • from making docks fur the steamers, which would
arise the amount of labour and the rate of wages.—
increase These were some few of the subjects which,
(Cheers.) ' Peeliament, he would promote. He would
if returned to
, ,I"rotestant ascendancy. He would op-
.always Inaie"7„.„-,,"„ ;imilar to the Maynoeth grant.
eo-uaul to. obtain a cheap loaf for the
Pile" wouldany dint;eels h
ae!fore long to see the four-
working man, and be Ito
pound loaf sold for fourpence.—(Cheers.) From the
result of his canvass he felt confident of being returned,
and he w r th ould always vote for measures and not men.
your wa en pro.
A resolution in Mr. Fialchers
r.s Dare, after
posed by Mr. Palmer, lulu seconded {;y erg
the
Chairman, and the
which thanks were voted fO.
'fleeting separated.

wondered, it seemed, whether he (Mr. Miall) had ever
read Hobbes. That smacked of the self-complacency
of the shcool of " philosphical Radicals ;" they fancied
reading and knowledge pretty exclusively confined to
themselves ; reminding him of a nursery rhyme—
" She wants to have the sweethearts all her own ;
But that she silent, depend upon't, when I'm a woman
grown."
—(Laughter and cheers.)Sir William defied him to put
his hand on a passage in Hobbes derogatory to Chris-
tianity. It was one of the distinguishing characteristics
of the writers of that school, that they did not come out
open-mouthed against the system they wished to under-
mine ; their whole work was insidiously to instil false
principles into the minds of their readers, and, osten-
tatiously professing some reverence for the system, they
laboured to establish truths which, if admitted, would go
to overthrow it, be it religion or liberty that was con-
cerned. Sir W. Molesworth might be asked to put his
finger on a single passage in Gibbon, even in the most
objectionable chapters which could be selected, as op-
posed to Christianity, though every one was well aware
that the whole tendency and purport of his writings was
to pervert what we regard as the truth.—(Hear, hear.)
It was to be feared that the Hon. Baronet, and the whole
school of " philosophical Radicals," imitated too closely
the writings from whom they derived their knowledge
and their principles ; they would not openly profess what
they were ; they endeavoured rather to insinuate and
instil principles hostile to civil and religions freedom,
while professing something like an outward reverence
to the cause they would destroy.—(Cheers.) But can-
didates ought to show the utmost openness of spirit;
and nothing should be reserved or concealed, however it
might preindice their interest. If Sir W. Molesworth
really sympathised with that philosopher whose writings
he so highly eulogised, then he was in favour of some-
thing like a system of centralising despotism; and the
earnest support given by the " philosophical Radicals"
to the New Poor-law Bill, and to the gathering up of
despotic power in the hands of two or three men, to be
exercised without restriction or control over the whole
mass of our labouring population, led to the conclusion
that they did sympathise with Hobbes in this respect—
that they were for the principle practised on the con-
tinent for centralisation in regard to the sustenance, the
education, and the religion of the people.—(Hear, hear.)
He (Mr. Miall) was not so intolerant as the Hon.
Baronet pretended ; what he aimed at was that the
religion of every man should be let alone—the entire
separation of Church and State.—(" That you will
never get.") Of all schools the " never-get" school
was the most despicable.—(Cheers.) A complete
representation of the people would soon secure this
object.—(Cheers.) The Established Church was the
great support of the corn-laws, and the most formidable
obstruction to the progress of liberty. The clergy were
as nerves spread over the body politic, to convey aristo-
cratic influence to the remotest corners of the empire.
That system must be put an end to.—(Cheers.) There
was great power in trnth. He hoped to tell it in the
House of Commons, and it should not be in that conven-
tional method which was used to conceal the real nature
of things.—(Hear, hear.) Let this election be carried,
and other constituencies would take heart, and have
hope, and would no longer put up with the best bad man
they could find.—(Cheers.) Every day's returns gave
his f:iends a brighter prospect.—(" Molesworth for
ever 1.” from two or three near the door.) Persons were
sent now to disturb their meetings. There were some
the previous night. He had on the platform a
weapon taken from the pocket of one of them,
and another which was picked up in the inn-yard,
with the former of which the lan,:lor.i's s,fo %-tas as-
sailed.—(Mr.Miall held up two bludgeons each about the
size of a policeman's staff.) These men were doubt! ss
paid by somebody, and that somebody was a partisan of
Sir W. Molosworth ; but if his cause could only be car-
ried by such weapons, it was not worth the support of
Southwark.—(Much cheering.) If thi., e4meof sympathy
with ll.:bbes, he was glad his own opinions were not de-
rived from that source.—(Renewed cheers.) Let his
friends give an early vote on Thursday ; there were
numbers waiting to vote for him, if they saw they safely
cou'd.—(" What do you say to a standing army lie
would vote fur the utmost prscticab!e reduction, and en-
deaveur indeed to do away with a standing army, and let
the liberties of England be confided to the patriotism of
her sons.—(Cheers.)
Tee usual vote, pledging the meeting to support Mr.
Miall was then moved by Mr. Star, a Wesleyan, se-
conded by Mr. Noweom, and support, d iiy Mr. Maynard,
Mr. 1). Pratt; and the Rev. Mr. Richards, the latter of
whom reminded the meeting that it was but a few months
since numbers of the electors cheered the sentiment, that
the first gnesti,Tl to a candidate—and to which all utlicrs
should give way—should be, " What about Maynooth?"
The resolution WM carried una,nim ,usly, nod after
three cheers for Mr. Mini!, the meeting broke up.

MEETING OF SIR WILLIAM MOLESWORTII'S
FRIENDS.
A meeting of the electors of the parish of Bermondsey
was held last night at the Leather Market Tavern, Wes-
ton street, Borough, to promote the election of Sir W.
Moleswortb, Bart. The large assembly-room was
crowded, about 400 persons being present.
The chair was taken at seven o'clock by Mr. Thomas
Chadwick, who introduced Sir W. Molesworth to the
meeting.
Sir W. MOLESWORTH, on presenting himself, was
greeted with loud and prolonged applause. Ho said that
his committee had completed their canvass, which he was
happy to state had been most successful.—(Cheers.)
The contest ;was now between the Tory candidate and
himself. Mr. Pilcher, who was not very fond of speak-
ing, had obtained the assistance of a Mr. Shaw as hi;
mouthpiece; and this Mr. Shaw was one of the strangest
persons he (Sir William Molesworth) had ever heard
of, both with regard to his oratory and his arguments.
Mr. Shaw had lavished much personal abuse upon
him !Sir William Molesworth), but to that abuse
he would not reply. He did not think it worth his
while to crush every gnat that might attempt to
sting him; but he could not help laughing at the reasons
urged by Mr. Shaw against a repeal of the corn-laws.
It appeared from his speech last night that Mr. Shaw
bad found, in some story book or another, that, a long
time ago, a great people existed called the Romans—
(A laugh)—and that they imported their corn from a
country called Egypt; and he found that, after the lapse
of ages, that great and powerful nation fell into ruin and
decay. Mr. Shaw inferred that the decline and fall of
the mighty Roman empire was attributable to the fact
that they did not establish a corn-law.—(Laughter.)
'Then Mr. Shaw told the wiseacres who were gaping
around him, that they were very like ancient Romans—
(A laugh)—and that if they consented to a repeal of the
corn-laws the decline and eventual ruin of the British
empire would be the result. He thought Mr. Shaw must
have learned logic from his grandmother—(A laugh)—
and that he was one of those men who would gravely
tell them that the Tenterden steeple had caused the
Goodwin Sands.—(Laughter.) Sir Wm. Molesworth
then proceeded to explain in detail his opinions on the
corn-laws and other political questions, declaring his
firm adherence to Liberal principles, and concluded by
expressing his readiness to answer any questions that
might be pat to him.
As no person in the meeting evinced any disposition
to catechise the Hon. Baronet,
Mr. Vounee came forward to move a resolution, ex-
pressing the satisfaction of the meeting with Sir W.
Molesworth's statement, and pledging thews& yea to use
every possible exertion to secure his return. lie ob-
served that Mr. Shaw, who had taken such a prominent
part at Mr. Pileher's meetings, was not an elector for the
borough, but he had certainly done great service to Mr.
Pilcher, for, like Balaam's ass, he had spoken for him.—
(Loud laughter.)
Mr. llaanis seconded the resolution, which was care
ried unanimously.
Sir W. Moetswowrit briefly thanked the meeting fur
the confidence they reposed in him, and expressed his
conviction that he w•eald be the successful cAndidate.
Ile then moved a vote of thanks to the chairman, which
was carried by acclamation, and the meeting broke up.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.
COAT. IMAM:LET.
Prices per ton at the close of the market :-Buddle's Wcst
Hartley. 16s 3d; Carr's Hartley, 16s; Cheater Main, 15s Cd ;
Dean's Primrose, 14s 6d; Hasting's Hartley, 16s; Holywell
Main, 16s; Nelson's West Hartley, 16s; Old Pontop, 13s 6d;
Ord's Redheugh, 14s; Ravensworth's West Hartley, 163 63 ;
Stewart's Hartley, 15s; Taylor's West Hartley, 16s; Tan-
field Moor, 16s ; Tanfield Moor Butes, 14s ; Townley, 15s ;
West Hartley, 16s 6d; West Wylam, 15s 63; Whitburn
Main, 16s 6d ; Wylam, 15s 6d ; Wall's-end, Clennell, 16s ;
Gibson and North Durham, 16s; Hilda, 17s; Killingworth,
16s 6d ; Nev.-march, 16s 63 ; Eden Main, 17s; Braddyll's
Iletton, 18s 61; Hutton, 18s 6d ; Lambton, 18s 3d ; Petn-
hzrton, 16s 93 ; Russell's Hutton, 17s 93 ; Stewart's, 18s 6,1;
Caradoc, ISs ; Hartlepool, 18s 6d ; Ileugh Hall, 17s 34 ;
Adelaide, 171 9d ; Brown's Deanery, 17s ; Eveuwood,
15s 93 ; South Durham, 17s ; Tees, 17s ; Woodefield, 15s;
West Tees, I6s 6,1 ; Cowper). Hartley, 163 Gd ; Eden Ilartle-
pool Coke, 23s Gd ; Hartley, 15s 6d.-Arrivals since last
day, 65.
(From the London New Price Current of Sept. 5.)
SUGAR.- To-day West India Muscovado Sugar was in ex-
cellent request for grocery and refining purposes; a larger
quantity was taken for the outports ; merchants evinced more
firmness, and obtained an advance on former rates of 6,1 per
cwt; the sorts at and under 501 per cwt are the most in re-
quest. The quantity sold amounted to 600, making the total
purchases for the week 2,690 hhds and tierces. The only
public rale was that of a small one of Bengal.
REFINED.-To-day refined goods were in excellent request
for home consumption, and stiffer rates were paid-standard
lumps fetching 66s 6d to 675, and brown lumps 65s to 65s 6d
per cwt. Bonded Crushed Sugar is dull of sale, and prices
are drooping.
MA URII lUS.-The small parcels disposed of privately were
upon former terms, none has been submitted to public compe-
tition, but there has been another arrival. Fer auction on
Tuesday only 700 nags are declared, but a large quantity will
be shortly advertised. The stock which is chiefly in first hands,
exceeds that of last year by 19,448 bags.
EAST INDIA.-This afternoon at public sale 789 bags of
Bengal Sugar were sold at full rates, good middling white at
55s 6d to 565, damp 555, good dry white 54s 6d, damp 545,
middling yellowish grey sound 47s 6d, low middling 465, damp
455, washed 445, to 44s 6d. middling sound brown 41s 6d, and
washed 38a 6d per cxt. Of Dobah 3,000 bags have been sold
by private treaty at 46s to 63s per cwt.
AloLAssEs.-There has been an improved demand for all
descriptions of West India this week, a goad business has been
transacted, and rather higher rates paid, the quantity sold has
been 900 puns St. Vincent's, low at 19s. ; Dominica, good
2,2. ; Antigua, fine 235, and very fine 23s 6d per cwt ; the
stoea is 5,000 casks less than last year. The value of Bengal
Treacle is 17s 6d to 183 per cwt, but there has been nothing
done at present.
FOREIGN.-This afternoon the market for Foreign Sugar
was quiet, 111 hhds and I tierce Porto Rico Sugar were offered
I at public sale and all sold, but at rather lower rates, fine yellow
went at 26s 6d to 275, good 25s 6d to 265, middling 255, and
one lot of very low 22s 6d per cwt. By private treaty there
was little done in any kind.
TEA . -In Congou purchases to a large extent have been
made, and the rates given are rather above those previously
quoted. Peuchong is held with firmness, and a good deal has
been done. In Souchong more business has been trans-
acted at stiffer rates. Twankay has been in good
demand, and it is difficult to buy at previous rates.
In scented orange Pekoe several transactions have taken
place, but not at higher rates. In flowery and plain orange
there has been more doing at the reduced rates. Hyson has
been in good demand, but prices do not improve. In Gun-
powder a good deal has been done, but at a further reduction in
prices. Of Young Hyson several parcels have been sold, but
at no rise in prices. Caper is more in request, and it is difficult
to make sales at late rates. Of Hyson Skin several parcels
have been sold, but at low rates.
COFFEE.-This afternoon 73 casks and 26 barrels West In-
dia Coffee were offered at public sale, a mixed parcel, and sold
at moderate rates ; Jamaica, low middling at 80s, fine fine ord
70s to 72s fine ord 563, good ord 48s to 50s, pea berry, 91s and
Berbice, triage 45s ' • 15 boxes Rio low mid 59s per cwt ; 95
bales sea damaged Mocha, first class 575, second class 545,
third and fourth class 48s to 495. 77 packages Coffee, with
all faults 20s to 609. Of Ceylon several parcels were sold pri-
vately, and good ord to real good ord fetched 47s 6d to 49s
per cwt.
SPIRITS.-TO-day there was a brisk demand for Leewad
Island Rum, and a further rise in prices took place, proof
fetching Is 10d to is I Id. In Calcutta the operations were on
a more extended scale at is 9%d to Is 10d proof with certi-
ficate. Jamaica is, however, dull of sale.
SPICES. -This afternoon at public sale 93 bags of white
Pepper sold at 5d to 5d for good mid. 84 bags Pimento sold
at 3id for middling quality, being the full value. 143 bags
Zanzibar Cloves sold at 10d to 10id for fine bold bright, which
is rather higher.
FRUIT.-The purchases made in Currants have been to a
smal extent only, ath ugh there are sellers at a further decline
in prices; Patras at 46s to 48s, Zante and Cephalonia 44s 6d
to 45s per cwt. In Resins very little has been done-we quote
Denia 27s to 255, Valencia 40s to 41s, Belvidere 28s to 30s,
Smyrna black 275, red 37s to 38s, Eleme 38s to 395, and
Muscatel 60s to 65s per cwt.
Outs -The home trade have shown little inclination to pur-
chase Linseed Oil on the spot this week; and a further decline
in prices has taken place. For forward delivery there has been
little business transacted ; the supply has become large,
and the Crushers are making preparations to work even
on a more extended scale. Rape Oil has been
in excellent request, and stiffer rates are given.
For Olive the demand has been active ; the rates are fully as
high, and the stock is i.n the decrease. Cocoa-nut has met
with less attention privately, but previous rates are supported.
Palm is wanted. American Lard Oil is 421 to 441, and African
Ground Nut Oil 30/ to 32/ per tun. Sperm has been in good
request privately and stiffer rates are cbtained. Seal Oil has
been in excellent reque-t, but holders are uneble to obtain any
further advance in prices. For Cod the dhemsanodutihwarsu thebeeii
limited, and prices continue to go down. With
dmand has been limited, and at rather lower rates. rices of
eveery kind of Fish Oil are much lower than last year at this
period.
TALLow.-This afternoon at public sale 370 hxs South
American Tallow v.era s.ld at 4ls 63 to 41s 9d ; 301 casks of
New Son. h Wales 35s 33 to 43s 6d; 78 cks of African 37s 3,1
to 35s Gi ; 365 cks of Taganrog stranded 37s 3d to 42s 6d
per cwt.

MEETING OF MR. MIALL'S FRIENDS.
A public meeting was held last night, in the
Fair-sraet, If Tielydown. he building
will hod shout 3;j:1 p.:rsons, arid was 03cee„iyet3,
crowded.
Mr. Wuke was caned to the chair.
Mr. Miat,t, was received with great applause. Hey said,
the contest was assuming, more than he could desire, the
aspect of a theological controversy. The blame of
it
had been thrown lip in him, and he W denounced as
bigoted, intolerant, and uncharitable ; whereas he avoided
any allusion to the religious sentiments of his opponent,
until that opp pent, in bail taste, and with a wor.'c
hurled at him the title of " Reverend," evidently intend-
ing thereby to disparage him in their estimation.—
(Hear, hear.) On the previous night Sir W. Nlolesworth
had put forth an elaborate defence of Hobbes, of Malmes-
bury. He cood forth as par exedlence the reprasenta-
gve and advocate of civil and religious liberty. He

NIASTER3 AND SERVANT:3.-8V an Act passed on
the 4th of last mouth (August), manuficturers, or their
agents, of woollen, worsted, linen, cotton, and silk hosiery, on
giving out material to workmen, are, from Ist of January next,
to deliver a printed or written ticket, signed by the manufac-
turer (according to a form given in the Act), containing the par-
s of the agreement between the employer and the em-
ployed, and the manufacturer or the agent is to keep a duplicate
ticket. The ticket is to be legal evidence of all things men-
workasi:otimproper
tioned therein or respecting it. Manufacturers or agents, neg-
lecting to deliver tickets with the materials, will be liable to a
ei s
et ec
es arisingo
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the o be pro_
doted, is to be deemed to have been pro-
perlyduced, and if not p
penalty of not exeeeding.s/.
wholesome enactment.
worked. This is a most
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THR SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER a, 1845

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
PALACE COURT, Westrw'nster, Sept. 5.
(Before Mr. CORRIZ.)
COCHRANE V.DALT.

This was an action brought by the plaintiff to recover the
sum of 19/, ls. 6d., for editing and abridging the American
edition of the " Mysteries of Paris," and for reading and
correcting the printer's proofs.
The defendant pleaded the general issue, and a set-off.
Mr. Locke and Mr. Beadon conducted the case for the
plaintiff, and Mr. Hawkins appeared for the defendant.
The person who had to do the composition of the work said
he had got the copy for the printers from the plaintiff, and the
proofs were sent to him to correct. He considered one guinea
very reasonable for reading the printer's proofs.
The son of the last witness proved the delivery of the proofs
to Mr. Cochrane, for correction, and had afterwards seen the
proofs corrected in the office.
Mr. Mills, the editor of the Sportsman, said he considered
that one guinea a sheet was very reasonable for reading the
printer's proofs, and correcting them.
Mr. Laden, the printer who had done the press work, said
that he had been endeavouring to mediate between the parties,
and that the defendant denied the claim, but offered to pay 71.,
and plaintiff offered to take 101. The edition had been a long
one. He had, on one occasion, used six reams of the plain-
tiff's paper to finish the volume. Mr. Daly gave him an order
from Mr. Cochrane, authorising him to use it. Witness had
accepted a 4t31. bill for plaintiff, which he dishonoured, and Mr.
Daly gave the money to take it up. He had in his possession
paper belonging to the plaintiff much above the value of the
bill, or he would not have accepted the bill. He had a me-
morandum from Mr. Cochrane to keep the paper as a security
for the acceptance.
Miss Cochrane said that the defendant had been at her
father's house and offered 71. for the sake of Mrs. Cochrane.
The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages,
V. Is. 6d.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MAIVSION.HOUSE.
A meagre Scotchman, who refused to let his name be known
in the fear that it should be conveyed in a defiled condition to
his native country, through the medium of the press, was
brought before the Lord Mayor.
The LORD MAYOR (to the defendant)—Do you persist in
refusing to say who you are ? Defendant—Yes, your Lord-
ship. You will excuse me—l am not inclined to appear in the
newspapers. Will your Lordship prevent the publication of
my name if I mention it.
The LORD MAYOR—I have nothing to do with the publica-
tion of it. I shall call you John Thomas, and I put you down
in that name in my book. Now (to the officer in whose cus-
tody the defendant was) what have you to say against John
Thomas ?
The policeman said, that as he was passing along on his beat,
he saw the defendant sitting close to the door of a house, the
dog of which was barking violently ; knowing that the animal
.vas one of great sagacity, his attention was the more particu-
-1 arty attracted to the appearance and condition of the stranger,
whose pockets seemed to be bulged out, and whose clothes had
he marks of whitened walls very palpable upon them. Wit-
eess asked him what he was doing, to which being in a state of
ntexication, he replied, by asking the question—“ What's that
,o you ?" These words were followed up by language casting
mputation upon the general body of the police, and describing
.hem as a set of vagabonds, who impertinently interfered with
-he affairs of the respectable members of society. Finding that
ie was not likely to get a satisfactory account of so strange a
isustomer, the witness took him to the station-house, but his
,ntroduction there by no means improved his manners or his
respect for the force, and lie was detained until six o'clock,
shen the inspector, fancying that the little imprisonment he
'tad got would operate as a corrective, told him that he was at
liberty to go. The permission, however, had no effect, but
;hat of exasperating him to the use of still more offensive
Anguage, and it was determined that the Lord Mayor should
is appealed to.
The Loan MAYOR asked the prisoner whether he wished to
,ay anything ?—The defendant replied, that the policeman had
committed perjury, for although he (defendant) had been drink-
ng, he was perfectly sober when the man walked up to him,
ind wanted to know all about him. He certainly considered
that such interference was altogether wrong. He had been
fatigued with walking, and be sat down. Why any body
should question him upon the subject he could not conceive,
and he was resolved not to stand it.
The policeman, in answer to questions from the Lord
Mayor, stated that the bulk in the pockets of the defendant was
occasioned by the p. ominence of his wardrobe therein depo-
sited; that in refusing to leave the station-house, in which be
had rested, he violently intimated that his application against
the inspector in the Queen's Bench should be immediately
made, and his whole conduct became troublesome in an ex-
treme degree.
The Loan MAYOR—I fine you five shillings, Mr. John
Thomas, for being drunk.
The defendant—That's not my natee.
The Loan MAYOR—Never mind. It will do as well as any
other to go to prison with.
The defendant—l shan't pay the money.
The Loan MAYOR—Then you must go to prison for seven
Jays.—The defendant was committed.
Elizabeth Evans, a person of very serious deportment, who
had with her a female child, was charged by a policeman.
W. Morris, 419, stated that while he was on duty in a street
near the Mansion-house he saw the prisoner sitting at a hal:-
door, apparently very unwell. He asked her what was the matter
with her, and was told by her if she had a drink of water she
would be better. The witness procured her some water, and
at her request left her ; but he kept his eyes upon her move-
ments, and soon found that she managed to fall into fits
when she thought he was not in the way to witness the per-
formance. Upon being convinced that her experimental dis-
order was about to be interfered with, she suddenly recovered,
and said it was all right with her. The witness, however, in-
formed her that she must walk with him to have the advice of
a medical man, who was a good judge of maladies of the sort.
Instead of rejoicing at the prospect of effectual assistance she
slipped out of witness's hands, and was suddenly seized with a
tit .f running, in which she appeared to be every atom as clever
as she had just shown herself to be in fainting. She also
showed that she had as much command of her tongue as of her
heels, for never did witness endure such a shower of disgusting
abuse as she heaped upon him.
The prisoner said she was sobeside herself with suffering, that
she really did not know what she said to the policeman, and she
hoped his Lordship would let her go about her business.
The policeman said that the prisoner, although she stated her-
self to be the mother of the child in the justice-room, had
owned in the station-house that such was not the fact; and
witness believed that the infant was hired to assist in carrying
out the delusion.
The Loan MAYOR—I fine you 20s.
The prisoner—l have got no money to pay the fine.
The Loan MAYOR—Then you must go to Bridewell for one
month.—Committed.
QUEEN SQUARE.
Ann Wright and Mary Ann Jones were placed at the bar
charged with the following daring street robbery.
At a little after twelve on the previous night a tradesman
named Gellman, residing in Yeoman-crescent, Brompton, was
passing Hyde Park-corner, when the prisoner Wright came up
to him and invited him to take a walk with her down Consti
tution-hill. He refused, and was in the act of proceeding to-
wards his home when she suddenly threw her arms round his
waist, and before he could extricate himself he found by the
pressure of his guard chain on the back of his neck, that she
had got hold of his watch, which but a minute before was safe
in his waistcoat pocket. and had by a sudden and violent jerk
forced it off the heavy silver guard chain to which it had been
attached. She immediately ran off with the watch, but he
pursued and caught her, when she gave it to the other prisoner,
who was standing with her at the time she accosted the pro-
secutor. Jones darted off at full speed with the watch, but
finding that the prosecutor who had loosed his hold of Wright,
was overtaking her, she threw the watch into the Green-park,
a minute or two before she was captured. The police came up
at the moment, and both prisoners were taken to the station.
The watch, which was a very handsome patent lever one, was
picked up uninjured.
The prisoners pretended that they knew nothing whatever
about the robbery, and, indeed, had never seen the watch.
They were committed for trial at the Central Criminal
Court, for the assault and robbery.
MARLBORWJGH-STREET.
Thomas Brown and Lewis Green were brought before Mr.
Hardwick, charged with having robbedb Mrs. Anne Lockyer,
the wife of James Lockyer, Esq.,
N 19, Southampton-
street, Fitzroy-square, of her reticule.
Mrs. Lockyer said she was returning home about four o'clock
the previous afternoon, and when about 20 yards from her own
door, the prisoner Brown ran up to her and cut the string of
her reticule, and ran off with it. The reticule contained two
gold chains, some keys, and about I Is. 6d. in silver. Shortly
after the prisoner Brown had committed the robbery he was
stopped by a man, and he then threw the reticule away, and it
was caught by a man whom she believed was the prisoner
Green. The reticule now produced was her property. Her
dress was also cut by the prisoner, in his attempt to get posses-
sion of her reticule.
James Brown, a labouring man, living at 31, Ship-court,
said he was standing at the corner of Fitzroy-square, on
Thursday afternoon, when he saw the prisoner Brown run
towards Mrs. Lockyer, and snatch a reticule from her arm.
Witness pursued the prisoner into Fitzroy-square, and having
caught hold of him, the prisoner threw the bag to the prisoner
Green, who was a few yards behind. Green then ran away,
and witness released Brown and pursued Green, and secured
him after great resistance. Witness had noticed the prisoners
were in company together just before Brown took the reticule.
Richard Savage, a stonemason, said he was at work at the
corner of Southampton-street, when he saw the prisoners in
company together. Brown left Green and followed Mrs.
Lockyer, and immediately afterwards Brown snatched the
reticule from Mrs. Lockyer's arm, and ran off. Witness
followed and secured Brown.
The prisoner Brown said he should reserve what he had to
say for the ears of a jury.
Green denied that he was near the place.
The prisoners, ere fully committed.
WORSHIP-STREET.
A gentleman, whose name did not transpire, and who was
ac :ompanied by his professional adviser, attended before
Mr. Bingham to solicit his assistance under the subjoined
circumstances :
The applicant, through his solicitor, stated that he was
some time since in possession of a crossed cheque for 23!.,
which had by some means been stolen from him without his
being cognizant of its having disappeared. Upon calling upon
his bankers, about three weeks afterwards, he was much sur-
prised to find that the cheque had been already paid in through
another banking-house, who, it appeared, had received it from
Messrs. Hopkins and Co., linendrapers, in Shoreditch, with
whom he at once communicated, to ascertain the means by
which it had fallen into their hands. He was then informed
that on the evening before the day it had been paid in
at the bankers, a woman who stated her name to be Jane
Williams, made a purchase at the shop of some haber-
dashery articies, and tendered in payment the cheque in
question, representing that she was compelled to proceed
that evening to Gravesend, where her friends were staying,
and as the cheque was a crossed one, and it was then beyond
banking hours, she would be unable to procure cash for it else-
where. There being no reason to doubt the truth of her state-
ment, and as she appeared to be a person of great respectabi-
lity, the cheque was received in payment of her purchase, and
the balance handed to her. The object of the present applica-
tion was to request that the magistrate would grant either a
warrant or summons to compel the attendance of Mr. Hopkins,
to account for his possession of the cheque, or to ascertain the
proper mode of proceeding to re:over its value, as it was quite
clear that the transaction, as far as the banking-houses were
concerned, was perfectly regular, and in the ordinary course of
business.
Mr. BINGHAM said he was not at all certain that he would
be justified in granting a warrant or summons under such cir-
cumstances ; and even if he possessed the power of compelling
an explanation by that means, it appeared to him pretty mani-
fest that the only la formation Messrs. Hopkins would be able
to afford had bean already elicited. There could be no doubt,
however, that due caution had not been exercised in the nego-
tiation of a cheque presented in such an irregular manner; and
it had been decided by the Judges, after elaborate argument in
a case which occurred about sixteen years ago, and to which
e.;cssrs. Hailing, Pearse, and Co were parties, that the person
so incautiously receiving such property was clearly responsible '
for its value. He should recommend the parties to take the
opinion of counsel upon the matter, as their only remedy was
by civil action.
The applicants thanked the magistrate for his attention, and
expressing their determination to pursue the course he had in-
dicated, quitted the Court,

BENEVOLENCE.-Mr. Bingham has received two subscrip.
tions of a sovereign and 10s. from " S." and " Anonymous,"
for the two young women, named Mudd, whose distressed
situation was noticed yesterday in this paper.
LAMBETH.

Henry Mansell, acarman, in the employment of Mr.
Renton, a soap manufacturer, in Park-place, Walworth, was
charged before Mr. Henry, on suspicion of being implicated in
a burglary and robbery upon the premises of his master, and
stealing from the counting-house nearly 601. in cash.
From the evidence it appeared, that during the night of the
15th of last month, the premises of Mr. Renton were broken
into, the desk in the counting-house broken open, and about
601. taken out of the cash box. The prisoner was the first per-
son to enter the premises on the Saturday morning, when the
outer gate was found open, and the robbery discovered ; but at
that time not the slightest suspicion was entertained of his
honesty. On the Monday morning following, he called
his master into the stable, and said he had been drink-
ing the night before with a person who had given him
some information about the robbery, and he (prisoner)
had no doubt that if allowed two or three hours
he would find out all about it. His master told him he might
devote the whole day to it if he liked, and he went away to
pursue his inquiries. In about an hour or so after, however, ,
he returned, borrowed a shilling from his master, and went
away again. In the afternoon of the same day the prisoner re-
turned to the premises, and informed his master that one of the
barmen at the Swan public .house, in the Old Kent-road, oppo-
site to the Dover terminus, informed him that Tommy Thomp-
son had changed a 51. note there after the day of the robbery,
and previous to this the prisoner had obtained from the
prosecutor the number of the notes stolen. The prosecutor,
on learning this information, proceeded to the swan, and
on mentioning the circumstance to the landlord, the latter
exhibited all the notes he had changed for some days pre-
ceding, but the stolen notes were not amongst them. The
prosecutor also inquired of the barmen in the house if they
had mentioned anything to the prisoner about Thompson
changing a note there, and all denied it. The prosecutor
pressed the prisoner for some explanation of his conduct, and
repeatedly requested he would give up the name of the person
who he said he had been drinking with on the Sunday night,
and who had given him some information about the robbery,
but he positively refused to disclose it.
The prisoner said the information had been given to him by
the man while he was under the influence of liquor; and the
prisoner having pledged himself that he should not disclose
his name, he should not do so let what might be the con-
sequence.
The prisoner persisted in concealing the name, and was re-
manded to a future day to give the constable engaged an op-
portunity of further investigating the case.