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Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-10-01 00:00:00

FURTHER PARTICULARS.

At the time of the accident, there were upwards
of forty persons at work. Some of the survivors yet lin-
ger in a precarious state. As far as we can learn—and
indeed from the evidence before the jury—there was no
apprehension of danger whatever. An °vet seer, very
steady in his habits, and hitherto careful to his dutv, who
has been accustomed to the pit from boyhood, and who
has had similar duties allotted to him for years past, with-
out any accident, had, hi the afternoon of that day, gone
down to the low-bottom of the .Bella pit (from which
there is communication and air currents to the other) and
let off 20 yards of foul air, which quantity he had done
at intervals for some time past, but which, in this in-
stance, was attended with such melancholy results. The
inquest, before W. Bragg, Esq., coroner, and a highly
respectable jury, was held at the Green Dragon Inn, on
Monday last, at 10 in the morning, when after the exa-
mination of several witnesses, which lasted nearly twelve
hours, a verdict of " accidental death" was recorded.—
Mr.. and Mrs. Curwen have been deeply concerned at
such a destruction of human life ; and with their usual
kindness have amply relieved the necessities of the poor
surviving sufferers. The bodies were interred on Tues-
day in plain coffins, given by the Lord of the Manor.—
The excitement was very great in Workington on Sun-
day and Monday ; but on Wednesday the men got par-
tially to work again in the pit.—Carlisle Patriot.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

HEATON PARK RACES.-(CONCLUDED.)
THURSDAY.

A Match for 50 sovs., h ft., one mile, won by Lord R. Gros-
venor's Quartetto (Mr. White), beating Lord Chesterfield's Isa-
bel,-(Mr. Molonv.) 2tol on Quartetto; won by a length.
A Handicap gweepstakes of 13 sovs. each, 5 ft., one mile,
were won by Donnington (Mr. Kent), beating Brother to
Duntou, Prutogenes, Conservative, Tommy Tickle,- Eaton
Nun, Vv-itlev, the Guardian, and Theodolite. 6 to 4 agst the
winner, 3 to .1 agst Proiogenes; 5 to 1 agst Brother to Winton ;
wen by a length and a
A Handicap of 10 sovs. each, h ft., was won by Catlap (Mr.
Burton), beating Miss Lytham, 'linker, Unit, and Picturesque.
3 paid, 6 to 4 agst Tinker, 2 to 1 agst Miss Lytham, 4 to 1
agst Catlap.
The Sweepstakes of 15 soya. each, sft., with '25 soya. added,
was walked over for. by. Mr.. Houldsworth's Circassian. 4 paid.
The Manche4ter Stakes of 13 sous. each, 5 ft., one mile and a
half, were won by Sir Richard Brooke's Miniature (Mr. Bur-.
ton), beating Quartetto, Ostrich, and Lady Elizabeth—three
paid. 2to 1 agst Lady Elizabeth, 2to 1 agst Quartetto, sto 1
agst Miniature; won ny a length. •
The £5O Plate was won by length.
by Whisker (Mr. Osbaldes-
ton), beating Unit and Picturesque. 4 to 1 on the winner;
wou by three quarters of a length.
FaIDAY.

A Piece of Plate, value 100 sovs., added to a Handicap of
20 sovs. each, 10 ft., once round and a distance, was won by
Giovanni (Mr. Sirdefield), beating Circassian, Lawnsieeves,
Westport, Fitzdictor, and Colwick. sto 4 agst Colwick, 3 to
1 agst Circassian, and 5 to 1 agst the winner; won by half a
head.

The Match for 50 sovs. between Conservative and Isabel,
was won by the former Mr. Kent), 2to 1 au the loser.
'lle Gold Cup, value 2a) sovs., given by the town of Man-
chester, was won by Theodore • (Mr. White), beating Chan-
cellor,
.The Saddler, Lawusleeves, David, Ossian, Quartette,
and Dame Durden-17 paid. 2 to 1 agst Chancellor, sto
agst Theodore, 4 to 1 agst David, and 5 to 1 agst Ossian; wan
by 3 lengths.
The Claret Stakes of 15 says. each, sft., one mile, were won
by Falcoubridge (Lord Gardiner), beating The Saddler, West-
p,ort, Ossiau, Miniature, and Catlap-2 paid. 7 to 4 nest The
Saddler, 3 to 1 agst Westport, 4 to 1 agst Miniature, and 5 to 1
agst the winner; won by half a neck.
A Free Handicap of 5 says. each, with 25 says. added by the
club, one mile, was won by Mr. Barrow's b. f. by Whisker
(Mr. Osbaldeston), beatina. Ossian, Falcoubridge, and Pro-
togenes. ti to son Falcoubridge,b 3to 1 agst the winner, 5 to
1 agst Ossian. A pretty race; won by a neck.

The Heaton-park races having-conclude& the attention of
our sporting circles has since been directed to the Newmarket
meeting, which commenced yesterday, cMondao The prin-
cipal contests are for the Grand Duke Michael Stakes, and the
October Newmarket St. Leger, upon which some business in
the betting way has been effected, for the former 5 to 4• was
taken yesterday on Lord Oxford's Clearwell, which is well
known by his public performances, and as the field is small,
and the comparative merits of his . opponents being nothing
equal, his backers appear very sanguine. For the latter sto I
has been taken against the Duke of Hutland's Shylock ;
Weeper, Bravo, and Tutor are likely to be starters, and judging,
from the latter's excellent running at Doncaster, in the Leger,
we shauld say that he wili not be far off the wincing post.
The Heaton meeting went off with its accustotneU brilliancy
and harmony, although it was thought that the race for the
Friday's cup would terminate in a dispute, and reference to the
Jockey Club. It appears that •the noble and hospitable earl,
to whose bounty our Lancashire sportsmen are so infinitely in-
debted for the annual treat afforded, rode the favourite Chan-
cellor, Mr. White riding the winner, Theodore. His lordship,
when near the winning-post, was coming up well, and looking
li
like a winner, 6 to 4 being bet on hint; however, just by the
by what
stand he was jostled by .Captain White, and prevented,
was considered unfair jockevship, from usi • the whip, and,
consequently, kept back. 'file race was green
but Mr. White, in consequence of the reuroieil t)
strat(tcels‘heaotgai7sC
his jockeyship, offered the contest to the earl, who refused to
accept it, but it is said that had fametheiwould
occurredo i upon any'
nrehfiesrel onredes.h h e affa
otherst(i coursew ithoutth it
betting upon
- :I
et
nteaxvte
Doncaster St. Leger, the Derby, and the Oaks has not been
very brisk since Friday ;• Warlaby Baylock, who di,tinguished
himself at Doncaster, by cleverly beating the excellent fieid for
the two year old stakes, has forth(' many backers, both for the
St. Leger and the Derby. Buhastes, the second horse at Don-
caster for the two year old, isAlso admired for the •saute stakes.
The Duke of GrAon''s Otynipic rprnalw, stationary at .the old
price of 16 to I for the Del The following is the latest state
of the odds:--
TILE DERBY.-141 to 1 agst. Bnbastes (1) ; 16 to 1 agst.
Olynapic; 16 to 1 agst. Guardian; 18 to 1 agst. Emigrant (t);
20 to 1 agst. Comet; 25 to I.agst., Delirium (t) ; 2O to 1 agst.
Chifney's Colt (1); 25 to 1 agst. Co.encoe; 31) to 1 agst.. Noodle..
ST. LEGEIt.-11 to 1 agst. Warlaby Ilaylock (t); 15 to 1
agst. Buhastes (t) ; 1(1) tos agst. Poolett's Cult.

THE MARCH7IS OF* WELLESLEY—INAUGURATION DINNER.
—On Friday the Lord Mayor, with the Lord Mayor elect (Sir
George .Whiteford), together with the sheriffs elect (Messrs.
Baker and Dickinson-1, waited upon his excellency the Marquis
of Wellesley, at the Vice-regal lodge, in the l'lenix-park,
when Sir George invited the noble marquls to the inauguration
dinner on Monday next, at the Mansion-house. His excellency
received the civic authorities in the most gracious manner, and
after conversing with them on yarious topics, stated that ho
would avail himself of the invitation; and would be most happy
to meet the corporation of Dublin on the occasion.—:Duain
Warder.
Loy A LTY.—TIIE EARL, or Dun n A M.—Yesterday the tricolor
-Was flying from the mast head of the Earl of Durham's yacht
Louisa, now anchored in the Tyne. This disgraceful exhiGitiou
roused the sterling E'riglish feeling Of ImmlreOs of brave fellows,
inhabitants of the two Shields, who fought the battles of their
country during the lastwar; and who vented their indignation
against the revolutionary flag of Prance in curses loud and.
'deep. After the insult offered by the ambitious earl to the royal
in Cherbourg harbour, by ordering his own.
flag of England,
arms to be placed above it, we were prepared to expect a good
deal, but certainly did not anticipate that he would outrage the
feelings of Englishmen in the mariner we have described.—
Newcastle Journa .

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The mist o'er the mountain

So silently stealing.
The shades o'er the fountain

Its brightness concealing.
The wild beetle's humming.

The dew on the flower—
All these tell the coming
Of evening's sweet hour.

Where now be the things
That of late seem'd so gay,
With their tulip-like wings,
In the bright solar ray ?
Ah, quickly we learn
They are not to be found.
And mark, in her turn.

The grey moth flitting round.
And now the bat taketh
Its lone " cloister'd flight,"
And the owlet awaketh

To welcome the night;
Whilst the wild dove doth keep
Near the head of the pine.
And the linnet's asleep
In the sweet eglantine.
Oh, quickly change speeds,
For our earth must not rest.
And day-light recedes
With a smile in the west;
Yet that smile is so sweet.

That it makes us look on
To the morn we may meet,
Prom the day that is gone.
Yon deep purple hue,
O'er the sun's parting ray.
Seems a token most true
Of one more goodly day
Like an emblem of hope,
'Mid the darkness of life.
That still tempts us to cope
With the storm and the strife.

The morrow. the morrow.
We dream of it still
In the day of our sorrow.
The hour of our ill
And, forgetting the past.
We look forward once more
To some wild phantom chase.
Like the rest that are o'er.

C. 0. AITESLET.

LONDON POLICE REPORT.

MANSION-HOUSE.

FORGRRY.-Philip Hervey was brought up for final examina-
tion on the charge of having forged a bill of exchange for £3OO,
in the name of Mr. Arboine, of Mark-lane. The prisoner had
obtained the sum of £250 upon the bill, from Messrs. Under-
wood and Chalk, the bill-brokers. That bill was not yet due,
but not the least suspicion was excited in the minds of the
brokers who advanced the money, until the prisoner called at
their office and wanted them to ,give up the. pretended accept-
ance of Mr. Arboine, and to take in lieu of it a bill, purporting
to be drawn by that gentleman, and accepted by the prisoner,.
for the sum of £264 18s. Mr. Chalk then made inquiry, and,
learned that Mr. Arboine had had no bill transactions with the
prisoner, and it was subsequently found' that the name of Rich-
ard Carpenter, a gentleman of fortune, and a cousin of the pri-
soner, had been forged upon several other bills of exchange to
a very considerable amount. Thursday the justice-room was
crowded to excess, by mercantile men, some of whom had cashed
bills for the prisoner, and others had given bills to him to get
oashed.
The Lord Mayor said he had been given to understand that
the prisoner was a wholesale dealer in forgeries, and that there
were gentlemen present who had bills not yet due, which, on
account of what had been reported relative to the prisoner,
they suspected to be forged.
Mr. Hobler, jun., who attended for the prisoner, suggested
to the Lord Mayor that any persons who had charges against
the prisoner should give notice to him of their intention to pre-
fer indictments, and that the charge of Messrs. Underwood and
Chalk was sufficient to commit upon.
The Lord Mayor admitted that the case which he had already
heard was quite enough to commit upon, with a certainty of
conviction, but it was due to the public that they should know
something of the extent to which the prisoner carried his depre-
dations. It was stated by some philanthropists that the aboli-
tion of the capital punishment would have the effect of dimi-
nishing the amount of crime in that particular. He feared that
daily experience gave a decided negative to that position.
Mr. Bennet, the solicitor for the prosecutors, stated that for-
geries had been committed by the prisoner upon Messrs. Gur-
ney, Overend, and Co.; Messrs. Coles, Nicholls, and Co.;
Messrs. Hepburn, Nicholson, Barber, and Co.; and that it had
been already ascertained that the prisoner had got within the
last month £6OO by these forgeries. Mr. Carpenter, whose
name appeared upon several of the bills, had seen those bills
on the preceding day, and pronounced them to be forgeries, as
far as his name was concerned. In fact, Mr. Carpenter denied
that he had ever endorsed a bill for the prisoner.
The Lord Mayor said he had no doubt that gentlemen were
ashamed to conic forward and admit they were overreached at
a time when forgeries formed so extensive a portion of the busi-
ness of the metropolis. The respectable house of Messrs. Gur-
ney and Orerend, and others of the society of Friends, must be
aware to what the increase of forgeries was attributable.
Mr. Gurney said that the house to which he belonged no
longer felt any hesitation at prosecuting in cases of the kind.
The Lord Mayor—You'll be very-shy of taking bills in future.
Forgery is now carried on wholesale.
Mr. Gurney—We'll certainly look at both sides of a bill, and
our assistance shall not be wanting to prevent the prisoner from
_escaping.
Kr. Bennet—My Lord, we found, upon searching the pri-
soner's premises at No. 68, Broad-street, as many bills, foreign
and domestic, as would paper a room. He (Mr. B.) could not
say whether they were generally forgeries or not, but he would
supply the solicitor to the prisoner with notice of any additional
indictments.
The Lord Mayor—Prisoner, have you any thing to say why
I should not commit you for this forgery?
Prisoner—l'd wish to ask Mr. Barber a question.—Here he
wrote upon a piece of paper, and handed it to the gentlethan he
named, who holds, we understand, bills' which had been cashed
for'the prisoner, to the amount of about £5OO, on account of the
supposed endorsement of Mr. Richard Carpenter.
Mr. Barber handed the paper to the Lord Mayor, and said he
had no answer to return.
The Lord Mayor read the question, which was, whether Mr.
Barber believed the offence had been committed from fraudu-
lent motives or necessity?
His Lordship--What haveyou done with the £6OO which you
obtained in this manner within the last month ? Was it neces-
. pity that compelled you to commit that amount of plunder? Are
not all these bills an answer to your question?
Prisoner—l hope, my lord, some of that will be forthcoming?
. The Lord Mayor—Where is it? What have you done with
it? I understand you have a ship ready to move out of the port.
No doubt you could have got off in her very much to your con-
venience and satisfaction if you had escaped a little longer the
bands of justice.
The *prisoner said that he was not able at that moment to
answer his lordship's fluestion.

The Lord Mayor—Tou could not have used all the money.

Mr. Bennet—A bunch of keys were found in his possession,
and they do not open any trunk or drawer on his premises.
The Lord Mayor—No; but they open the place where he has
deposited his plunder. He has a safe and other premises, no
doubt. Ile hasbeen going upon the plan now generally adopted
of preparing for a prosperous course in a distant country.
The Prisoner—l beg to ask Mr. Chalk whether, after he knew
I supposed that he suspected the acceptance of Mr. Arboine was
a forgery, I could not have escaped?
Mr. am sure I need not say it was with great regret
I caused to be taken into custody a man with whom I had been
drinking wine but a very short time before. I did not think of
such a thing until I had ascertained that the acceptance was a
forgery.
'I he Prisoner—Might I not have absconded in the mean time?
Mr. Chalk—No, you could not have escaped.
The Lord Mayor—lt does not signify whether you could or
not.

Some mercantile men stated that good bills which they had
given to the prisoner to get accepted had been taken nut of his
possession, and were in the hands of the officer, and they re-
quested that the Lord Mayor would order them to be delivered
up to the owners. One of the applicants declared that the
detention of one of the bills might, and probably would, be his
ruin; for if he bad it, he could at ouce get it cashed, to relieve
him in a very serious emergency.
Mr. Bennet submitted that the prisoner might, for all that
was at present known, in the confused state of his affairs, have
an interest in those bills—and that if such were the case, the
creditors, as a docket would probably be struck, would no doubt
have a claim. Ile, therefore, hoped that the Lurd Mayor
would not order the bills to be delivered up. No use should
be made of them in the mean time.

The Lord Mayor consulted with the chief clerk, and then
stated that he could not consider himself justified in ordering
the bills to be given up.
The Solicitor for one of the applicants said that there was Rot
the smallest title of claim upon the bill of his client, and
intimated that it might be thought necessary to bring an ac-
tion for its recovery.
The Lord Mayor wished again to be informed whether the
prisoner would say what he had done with the £6OO which he
had got by forgeries within the last month ?
The prisoner sighed and shook his head, but did not answer.
He was then fully committed for trial.
REMARK ABLE CASE OF AFFILIATION.—Mr. Lune!, the church-
warden of St. Pancras, Soper-lane, caused to be brought before
the Lord Alayor-a butcher named Frederick Corneby, in order
to have him swum to as the father of the child of Miss Mary
Apfold, a lady who came to town upon a visit to Mrs. Keats,
of Cheapside. The case was a very odd one. When Miss
Apfold, whose brothers are very respectable farmers in Kent,
came to town upon a visit to Mrs. Keats, she complained of
ill health, and oil meeting with the sympathy of that lady and
many kind inquirers, designated her complaint as an intornal
tumour. As the young lady had passed her 32d year without
any taint upon her reputation, nobody suspected that the tumour
was one which time would dissipate without the assistance of
any thing but the hand of nature. She made a variety of ap-
plications, with the advice of the hostess and the surgeon of the
family, but the tumour, instead of diminishing, visibly increased,
and Mrs. Keats, apprehensive that the consequences might
be fatal if strong embrocations were not used, sent fur Doctor
Rainsbottom. 'the doctor was not long ,n the presence of the
ladies, when he gave notice that a stranger would give them a
call in a very few hours, upon which he took his hat and stick,
and walked on. Sure enough a stranger did give them a call
in about three hours, and with the vigorous lungs of a large
male baby, and Miss Apfold immediately upon his appearance
resumed her origins} size and appearance.
The Lord Mayor, upon being informed that the lady appear-
ed to affiliate the child to the defendant, expressed surprise at
such aproceeding in a case where the friends of the female
were of such undoubted respectability.
Mr. Jones said that the family hdd totally cast her off on ac-
count of the disgrace which she had brought upon it, The lady
at whose house the unfortunate mother had been taken ill, had
acted with the greatest benevolence and compassion, but inter.
cession was quite useless.
Miss Apfold stated that the defendant had been two years in
the habit of calving at her brother's farm to buy calves and
lambs, and that in December last he succeeded in seducingher
after having promised her marriage,
Defendant.—December! July you mean. I never had any-
thing to do with yr..a until last July, and then you were suffering
under your tumour, as you call it. (This was uttered in a very
brutal tone.)
The Lord Mavor.—You admit at any rate that you have
visited her in this familiar way

Defendant.—Yes, but not time/ nigh. 1 was not at her
brother's at all near the time she deaks of. It was somebody
else. She mistook some one else for me.
The brother of the mother of the child stated that the defen-
dant certainly called at the farm in December, and had no
doubt at that time accomplished the ruin of the unfortunate and
now totally deserted woman.
The vestry-clerk of the parish in which the child was born
said that plenty of evidence could be produced to prove that the
defendant visited the house at the period specified.
The Lord Mayon—Did he promise marriage ?
Miss Apfold.—Certainly he did.
Defendant.—What, to marry you ? Oh, you mistake. I
never did. You never asked me.—(Laughter.)
The Brother.—We can never receive her. It is the last thing
our family could have thought of. She has disgraced us.
The Lord Mayor.—lt is natural that her family should feel
for themselves; but it is natural also that they should feel for
her, for she is now altogether helpless and unprotected, and it
is evident that this is her first error. I hope you won't abandon
her to the misery of prostitution.
The brother shook his head, and seemed coolly determined to
forget that she was ever his sister.
Ihe butcher, who made a joke of the matter, hoped if the
Lord Mayor would have him to be the father, that the figure for
the expenses would be as small as possible, as he was only a
journeyman.
The vestry-clerk said he had reason to sup:ose that the de-
fendant was worth from £1,500 to £2,000.
The court then ordered that the butcher should pay the full
sum awarded in such cases.
WORSHIP-STREET.

On Thursday, an old man, named Edward Molloy, a fruit-
salesman, in Golden-lane, St. Luke's, appeared before Mr.
Twyford, the sitting Magistrate, to complain of his youngest
daughter, a fine looking. girl about seventeen years of age,
having robbed him of various sums of money.
The father, who appeared about eighty years of age, said that
he had lost his wife twelve years ago, since which he had done
all in his power to bring up the prisoner (who was the youngest
child out of ten), to a "proper sense of morality." Unfor-
tunately, however, his endeavours proved unavailable, for the
very first year after her death she commenced purloining his
property, beginning by taking trilling things, and afterwards
things of .greater valuer until he found his household property
was nearly gone. On the day before, while he lay on a sick
bed, she took his purse from his pantaloons, which contained
only ss. 6d., and left him altogether unprovided for.
Mr. Twyford (to the prisoner)—What have you to say for
yourself?
Prisoner (impudently)—What have I to say for myself?
Why, I will tell you, my Lord, I did steal the money, and I am
only sorry that there was not three times as much, for if there
had I would have taken it. •

Prosecutor—Your worship, I wish you could get her into
some asylum.
Prisoner--Hold your d— infernal tongue. I won't go
into any asylum.
Mr. Twyford—Gaoler, take her away. I shall send her be-
fore a jury.
Committed for trial.
UNION-HALL.

On Friday Samuel Smith, alias Samuel Smith Jenner, was
brought up for examination, on a charge of having forged a
bill of exchange for £l2O, in the name of Colonel Wyndham,
and James Smith, alias James Jenner Smith, his father, was
charged with uttering the same knowing it to have been forged.
Mr. Clarkson attended on the part of the prosecution, and
having given a brief outline of the nature of the charge against
the prisoners. then called the following witnesses:—
Mr/John Davis, a saddler at Maidstone, stated, that, on the
10th of July, the elder prisoner, whom he had known previously,
called at his house, and produced Colonel Wyndham's accept-
ance for £l2O. Witness having had the prisoner's promissory
note for LSO, made payable at nine months after date, in his
possession, the prisoner in allusion to it said, that he should
give witness the £l2O bill, which was payable at three months,
as a collateral security, if he would give up the promissory note,
and give him the difference between the £BO and £l2O in cash
and goods. He then said that he was desirous of getting £lO
in cash, and the remainder he should take out in harness.
With reference to the £l2O bill, he mentioned that it was as
good a bill as ever was drawn; that he knew Colonel Wynd-
ham; that he (prisoner) had been at Cox and Greenwood's,
which firm, however, refused to discount for him, but acquainted
him at the same time that it would be paid as soon as it was
due. Witness was ultimately induced to take Colonel Wynd-
ham's acceptance on the terms proposed, namely, by giving up
the promissory note for £BO, and advancing the prisoner £lO,
besides agreeing to make up the difference with articles of sad-
dlery. At the period above mentioned the elder prisoner lived
at a place called Loose, near Maidstone, and carried on the
business of a brewer, and on the occasion referred to he stated
that he wanted the saddle for an old gentleman who was coming
down from London on a visit to his house, and selected it from
amongst several others, as he said that he wanted it for him to
ride upon, as the sat was a large and roomy one, and just fit
for old age. The saddle and bridle were to come to .£4 4s. Gd.
The elder prisoner, witness said, endorsed the bill at his house.
The following day witness went to the Monk's Head at Maid-
stone, kept by a man named Dells, and was surprised to see the
saddle there, and especially when he was informed that it bad
been sold to that person by the prisoner for considerably less
than he was to have paid for it, and the very day on which the
purchase was made. The next day witness heard that the elder
prisoner had absconded from Maidstone, and upon inquiry
ascertained that he had been arrested for debt in London and
thrown into gaol. This was about a month after the transaction
between them had taken place, and from that period up to the
present time witness had not seen him until he was taken into
custody on this charge.
Colonel Wyndham examined; and a bill, of which the follow-
ing is a copy, was produced and handed to him.
"London, June 28, 183.3.
"Three months after date pay to my order £l2O, for value
received. "J. SMITH JENNEIt."
"To Col. Henry Wyndham, Sladeland, Petworth, Sussex.
"Accepted, payable at Messrs. Greenwood and Co.'s.—H.
Wyndham.
"Endorsed, S. Smith Jenner.—J. Smith."
Colonel Wyndham, on examining the bill, stated that it was
not his acceptance, and that the signature did not resemble his
hand-writing. He knew the elder prisoner, who kept an inn
near Petworth, but had no recollection of the younger prisoner,
who was a lad at the time in question. Witness never had any
money transactions with either of the prisoners—never autho-
rized either of them to accept a bill in his name, payable at his
army agents'. The Colonel added, that he believed the elder
prisoner at one period was a tenant of his relative the Earl of
Egremont.
Air. Murray asked the prisoners if they were desirous of
asking Colonel Wyndham any questions on the subject of the
charge upon which they were brought there.
The prisoners replied in the negative.
Mr. Davis was recalled, and in answer to Mr. Murray he
stated that he knew Mr. Bampfylde, and had given him instruc-
tions to get some person to call on the younger
.prisoner on the
subject of the forgery, but he had never authorised any person
to effect a compromise in the case with the accused.
Mr. Clarkson said that the evidence adduced was sufficient
to call upon the magistrates to commit the prisoners for trial,
the one for forging the acceptance of Colonel Wyndham, and
the other for uttering the same, knowing it to have been forged.
The prisoners were committed for trial, the magistrates in-
timating. to them that as Bampfylde might be an important
witness in their behalf, relative to the alleged attempt at corn-
promising the charge, they would have an opportunity of sum-
moning diet person to give evidence on their trial.
IHAMES POLICE.

MURDEROUS ASSAULT oN A POLICEMAN.—On Friday a
policeman, named Daniel Sullivan, No. 127 K. who appeared
to have been dreadfully punished about the head, face, and
body, and who could scarcely walk without assistance, applied
for a warrant against two men whose names are unknown, for
assaulting him in a very serious manner.
The policeman stated that he was on duty in London-street,
Ratcliffe, about one o'clock on Wednesday morning, when he
was accosted by two tall men, one of whom asked him if he could
fight and wrestle. He said he could do neither, and was
making way for them to pass, when one of them struck
him a severe blow in the face which caused him to stagger
against the wall. Before he could draw his truncheon
he received a second blow on the eye, which closed it, and the
fellows made off, and were about -to enter a court, when he
knocked down the mau who struck him with his truncheon. The
man, however, soon rose, and both attacked him with great
fury. He endeavoured to spring his rattle, but that and his
staff were taken from him, and his lanthern destroyed. They
got him down and belaboured him most unmercifull)', for several
minutes, but he succeeded in getting up again, with the first
man who struck him still in his grasp. After a very desperate
struggle, during which they struck at him right and left, he was
forced by a gate into a yard, where the conflict continued a con-
siderable time, but he was eventually overpowered and was
compelled to let go his hold by one of them kneeling on his
breast and attempting to strangle him. At this time a man
appeared at the window of an adjoining house in his night
clothes, and asked what was the matter? One of his assailants
said it is a b—y policeman, and the man called out, " Oh,
kick the rascal out of the yard—turn him out." They did kick
him in a most brutal manner, and after he had been again
felled to the ground the man who first struck him run away.
He then seized the other, but could make but a feeble resistance
to his attack. The struggle for the mastery continued some
time, when his companion returned, and they forced him-against
a cask, which gave way, and kicked him about the head and
body until he was insensible, and then left him.
Mr. Broderip said it had never been his lot to hear of a more
cowardly attack on a man, who without the slightest provoca-
tion had been nearly killed. He inquired if the person who
looked out of the window and encouraged the outrage was
known.

Sullivan said he believed him to be a respectable tradesman,
and the landlord of the house and premises.
Mr. Broderip.—What is your authority for that?
Sullivau.—l could not see him, but I heard one of the men
address him by name.
Mr. Brodenp said one of his own officers should make strict
inquiries about that, for if he did look on and encourage such a
murderous attack, he should receive as much punishment as the
other villains; what most surprised him in this matter was, that
no other policeman came to the aid of Sullivan, fur it appeared
the affray lasted some time.
Sullivan.—l was engaged with them three-quarters of an hour.
Mr. Broderip (surprised).—For three-quarters of n huur
and you could obtain no aid. How was this ?
A police-sergeant in attendance said that the policeman of
the adjoining beat was absent with a charge he had taken to
the station-house a mile distant. _

Mr. Broderip said, it had very frequently happened in cases
where policemen and individuals were attacked that they could
obtain no assistance, and this certainly ought to be remedied.
This poor fellow was entirely in the hands of two merciless ruf-
fians, doing their utmost to put an end to him for three quarters
of an hour, and received no assistance. The policemen might
be all cut off in detail if this was suffered to continue. The
man had received the most severe bodily injuries, and he was
astonished he had escaped with his life.
The Inspector said it often occurred that three or four police-
men 7-nre taken from their beats to carry a drunken man or
prw_tir .-e to the station house, consequently their beats were
left a long time.
Mr. Broderip said he wanted no explanation about it, nor had
he any wish to interfere with the arrangements of the police
force, but it at least should be represented at head-quarters, in
order that measures for procuring earlier assistance might be
made; murder otherwise might be- effected. He should grant
the warrants, and render Sullivan all the aid in his power to
bring the ruffians to justice.
Mr. Cornbe said that Sullivan had been very unfortunate, for
he was desperately beaten by Mr. Pollexfens, an attorney, on
Monday night, who was fined fills.

PARISIAN FASIIIONs.—The Petit Courrier deg Dame, says
that the powder, plaits, and sleeves, of the middle age are all
coming into fashion, and that the style evidently assumed by
the belles Parisiennes is the Gothic. Timidly tried at first, says
the Journalist, and looked on as a rash attempt, this first ad-
vance to the ancient costume has novi• assumed a singular con-
sistency. Those who then declared them extravagant and un-
bearable, now find them chancing. To plain and simple
toilettes are fast succeeding those of a historical and rich cha-
racter; in place of modest crape comes rich brocade. Buskins
of Turkish satin, of the colour of hanniton (the Illay-fly.) are
worn : 511 k gaiters also.