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      IXQUB 6 TS . Beatiifeou Foot Am , —Before Mr Bedford , by adjournment at the Crown , Long Acre , on the body of George Grose , aged 30 , a labourer . lately residing at No . 5 , L-rogley-coart , in the above thoroughfare , whose death was alleged to have arisen from the foul air coming from the drain of the house which was stated , in conjunction with others in the immediate neighbourhood , to be in such a state as to endanger the lives of the inhabitants . —Mr Le Breton stated that Long Acre was without a regular sewer . The commissioners had laid before the owners of property in that district several plans some years ago , in the hope that they would build a sewer , though un to tbe present time nothing had been done . Iu

      the last session of parliament an act was passed which conferred a power upon the commissioners to carry out such an arrangement . —John Davis , surveyor to the commissioners , said he had examined the premises , and found an open closet in the back yard , and there was an old sewer running at the backs of the houses which communicated with another one in Hart-street . The closet had no cesspool , but its contents ran directly ia the sever . Tbe hoosfs on the eastern side of the court did not communicate with the aewer ; they ran into the old sewer at the rear of the houses . The mouths of the drains were nearly choked up . The old sewer had never been cleansed by tbe Court of Sewers . —By tbe solicitor : Tho soil was three feet three inches in

      depth at this end , and ono fool eight inches in Hartstreet and the accumulation of filth was evidently from the improper construction of the sewer . Tbe attention of the jury was here called to the fact that deceased was in perfect health up to a few minutes previous to his death on Friday week , and . on going into tbe closet , as was stated on the last occasion , he was supposed to have fallen down in the tfard , rendered insensible by the foul air , and shortly afterwards found dead . —Thomas Brown , in the employ of Mr Mitchell , of Long Acre , brass-worker , deposed that on Friday week he was at the house , No . 6 , and threw about three quarts of impure vitiiol into the yard , and an immediate effervescence was the result , but witness did not experience any unpleasant smell at the time ; but suspecting there would be an odour arising , he threw about thirty pails of water down over the place to wash it away . The vitriol was

      very impure . —Mr Berry , surgeon , stated that be had made a post mortem examination . All the organs were healthy except tho longs , which were completely gorged with blood , and emitted an offensive odour . Witness was perfectly satisfied that death was the result of the poisonous vapsur in the longs , which was evidently sulphuretted hydrogen and carbonic acid gas , caused by the vitriolic acid coming in contact with some other similar agent ; there would havo been no danger but for the vitriol . A greit deal of evidence was gone ; into , and after a Ttry protracted investigation , amidst various suggestions by tbe commissioners and others as to the best mode to be adopted for the general improvement of the locality , and to prevent the recurrence of accident , the jury returned the following verdict "—> * That deceased died from inhaling sulphuretted hydrogen gas , caused by vitriol having been poured into a defective and font drain . '

      AliSGtD }> 2 QLBCT AGA 1 X 5 T TUB AUTHORITIES OF HoLBOKJi Umos Workhouse . — Before Mr Wakley , M . P ., by adjournment in the Holbora Union workhouse , to investigate the circumstances attending the death of Wm . Benn , aged SO , which took place there on Saturday week last , from the want of the common necessaries of life . The body of the deceased , who was admitted on the Friday as a casual pauper , was frightfully emaciated . Mr H . Simpson said , that on the afternoon ot Friday week be saw deceased lying near tbe entrance of the Royal Free Hosp tal , Gray ' s-inn-lane , supported by the wail . The porter of the institution came out , and raised him up , saying there was no room for him , he must go to the union . Deceased , after going a few yards ,

      assisted by his stick , fell down . Witness helped him up and touk him to the Holbora Union workhouse , where he was admitted . He said tbat he had been ia tbe West London Union workhouse the previous night Witness called about i o ' clock , and was informed that the doctor had not seen tbe deceased . On Tuesday he called to make inquiries , and ascertained that deceased was going to bs buried that day . He was told that the certificate of the medical gentleman was , deceased had died of general debility , and that ^ death was accelerated by want . He then thought it his duty to give information to the coroner , which be did . Several witnesses ( inmates of the workhouse ) were examined . and deposed that deceased was seen by Mr Jones , assistant to Mr

      Gibson , surgeon to the nnion , a little after 4 o ' clock —tbat he had a warm bath by the surgeon ' s order , and it was stated by a man of tbe name of Chickleday , that he went for tho medicine ordered for deceased . It was also deposed that the deceased had -come from Rugby , Warwickshire , a few weeks ago , and that he had had nothing to eat for six days . Mr Jones , assistant to Mr Gibson , sargeon , Holbornhill , saw deceased about four on Friday afternoon , his pulse wasfeeble , and he was labouring underseneral debility from want of food . Witness ordered him a warm bath , and to be put to bed immediately after , when he was to luve some gruel . He also prescribed carbonate of ammonia . Coroner : The man wanted some stimulant . On the last occasion you

      said when yon saw him that he was in a sinking state . Hid it not occur to yon that he required wine , or something stimulant or reviving ? Witness said he was in such a state that be could keep nothing on his stomach . It was a hopeless case , and if he had seen him again , ho could have dono nothing more for Mm . By the Coroner : Did not mention the case to . Mr Gibson ; had no medical entry of it . Mummer , wardsman of the sick ward , said ho received deceased between four and five o ' clock on Friday afternoon ; he was assisted into bed , being in a sinking state . Witness gave him some gruel , about four rp onfuls . He could take no morn . Witness did not report that be could n- ; t take the gruel . The medicine was brought between eight and nine o ' clock , the usual time for medicine to be sent to the sick ward . Two table spoonfuls were to be given every four hours . Deceased lost his speech about nine

      o clock . He died between ten and eleven o ' clock on Saturday morning . By the Coroner : He did not receive aus thing between nine o ' clock at night and eleven the following morning . They had no orders to send for a doctor . By the jury : Deceased bad some tea besides the gruel , which , be retained on his stomach . He did not vomit whilein the ward . The Master of the West London Union attended with the books to show that deceased was not in the bouse on Thursday night . The Coroner observed thatthe more they entered into the inquiry , the more there appeared a necessity for further in quiry . Here was a man in a dying state , and no second visit was paid him by tha medical officer , while tbe man Plummer saw bun dying and did not send for one . He should adjourn the inquest , for he was anxious to knew where the deceased was on the Thursday night . The inquest was adjourned to Thursday night at seven o ' clock .

      MassLicGHTER . — Before Mr Bedford , at Westminster Hospital , on the body of Rebecca Gray , a child about three years old , belonging to Thomas Gray , sergeant in the 63 th regiment . Sam . Wisker ? , a private of the second battalion Scotch Fusileor Guards , said that on Saturday afternoon he was in Birdcage Walk , near Queen-square gate , and saw a carriage aid pair driyinglvery last . The deceased being at play with some other children ran across the road , when owing te the furious and reckless manner in which the driver was travelling , he knocked deceased down , and the fore wheel passed ever her head . She was taken to the hospital , and expired in about four hours afterwards . Witness and others cried out to the prisoner , who looked back , and saw that he had ran over the child , and then flogged and galloped off at a frightful pace , but was subsequently overtaken by a cabman , by the

      order of a gentleman who saw tho occurrence .. The prisoner wag- then taken before tbe magistrate at Bow-street , when he gave bis name as John Tierney , in the employ of a gentleman at Royston , near Bromley , Kent . —Mr Leggett also proved that the prisoner was proceeding in the most culpable and careless manner ; and , shortly before the above event , he came in contact with witness ' s cart , standing in Qaeen ' sro w , and witness drove after him at the rate of fourteen miles an hour , but could not catch him . —Numerous ether witnesses having been examined , all of whose testimony went to show that the accident could very easily havo been avoided if the prisoner had been driving properly , or taken the slightest precaution , the coroner summed up very minutely , and the jury returned a verdict of ' Manslaughter against John Tierney . ' The coroner issued bis warrant for his committal .

      C 1 RE 3 . Extensive Coxflagratios . —Oa Tuesday night , shortly before 12 o ' clock , a fire , involving a serious obstruction of property , broke out in the premises belonging to Mr Morgan , a builder , in the Old Kentroad . The Barnes originated , Irom some unknown cause , in the manufactory , a range of premises about 8 $ or 100 feet long , and of proportionate width . At the time tbe discovery was tazde tbeiire had obtained a strong hold of tho place , andfowing to the infl < mmable nature of tho stock deposited therein , the flames extended with mora than nsnal rapidity , sa that in less than ten minutes the entire property presented onelramease sheet of flame , which rose high

      into Jhe air and completely illumiaated the neighbonrhoixl . Tub circumstance caused intelligence of the disaster to be speedily communicated to the engine stati-jus . The first engine that reached the epot was that belonging to the brigade from Soutkwark-bridge-road , with Mr Henderson , tho chief officer of the district . Mv Coanirton , the head of the West of England firemen , next arrived with the company ' s engine and men from Waterloo-road , ofbfc n _ moment was hut in " setting both machines to work from tbe canal , bnt before a drop of water could be discharged upon the flames they ted extended to another large pile of premises , the property of Mr Datton , a stone merchant , and also to the buildings to : aited by Mr Saunders , a butcher . Owing to the

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      intense heat thrown out by the flames , the firemen had the greatest difficulty in approaching the burning property , but , nothing daunted , tbey were enabled to encompass the flames on either side , and by digcharging tbe water round them they were happily ar * rested in their progress , but it was along time before they were extinguished . By OUO o ' clock tbe flames were nearly extinguished ; but by that hour Mr Morgan ' s factory , together with the stock in trade , the men ' s working tools , dso „ was reduced to ashes , Mr Dalian ' s premises almost gnited , and the property of Mr Saunders severely damaged by fire . The total loss must be very considerable . ¦ ¦

      Fikb is Gbacechurcu-strbet . —On Tuesday afternoon a fire broke out in the wine cellars belonging to Alderman Wood , Corbett-court , Gracechnrch-street . When first discovered the flames had strong hold of a quantity of straw and saw-dust used in the package of the wine bottles . Tho damage was cenfined to the destruction ef a quantity of wine and bottles . The loss is covered by insuranc in the Sun-office . The fire is supposed to have originated in a spark falling from one of the candles used b y the ccllarmen .

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      uncasuiue . A bbockiko Aogidesx occurred on the works of the London and North Western Railway Company , at Stalybridge , near Manchester , on Sunday , The company are constructing a tunnel , forming part of the original Huddersfield and Manchester Railway , but which railway will now form a portion of their line into Yorkshire ; and near to the tunnel was a large storehouse and stable . The storehouse was chiefly filled with nails , ropes , and barrels of turpentine and oil . There was also a largo barrel of gunpowderin one corner . On Sunday moraine four men and a boy went into the storehouse with some dogs ,

      to destroy vermin ; and , with a view to drive the rata irom holes in one corner of the building , they took some powder and sftpped up the holes . They then laid a train , and set fire to it , imagining that , as the barrel of gunpowder in another part of the place was wet . there would be no danger of an explosion . Either from the powder having been scattered in tbat direction , or a draught of wind , they had no sooner fired tbe train , than it communicated with the barrel of gunpowder , and the turpentine and oils were all ia a blaze in an instant . The four men and boy were dreadfully burnt before they could be rescued , the body of one of them having been thrown to the doorway , a distance often or a dozen yards , by the force of the explosion which followed tbe ignition of these

      combustibles . The place was entirely burnt down and destroyed in tbe course of a few minutes . One of the sufferers , Matthew Gornersall , aged 30 , died a few hours afterwards of his injuries , leaving a wife and three children . Another , James Piatt , aged 28 , died about nine at night , leaving a wife and two children . William Stirt , the son of one of the overlookers , and Abraham Harding , both young men , are so severely burnt that no hopes are entertained of their recovery . The boy , Wm . Cresswell , is the only one of the party likely to survive . Another accident occurred the same day at about 100 yards from the scer-e of tbe above explosion . The contractors to tbe company , Messrs Howell and Hattersley , are driving a tunnel under the Cocker-hill , and at one point , they had found quicksands , which deterred them from proceeding by the ordinary means of driving a drift-way , and bad determined to sink shafts and form continuous archways , filling the shafts

      ap . with earth again when completed . One of these shafts , 30 feet square , had been observed to be in a doubtful way for a fortnight past , and about noon on Sunday , when a number of workmen were employed near it , loud crashes were heard proceeding from it , and it was then discovered that the earth had given way around it in all directions fer many yards , and that the shaft was nearly filled up . Fortunately no one was injured , but the earth continued to crack and open in wide crevicesaround the place during several hours afterwards . Itis expected tbat tbe contractors will suffer to the extent of £ 1 , 000 , but that the loss of the company will be much more serious , inasmuch a ? about a dozen or fourteen bouses standing close by , aud tbe foundations of which aro no longer stable enough , will have to be taken down . Besides this . there will necessarily follow a very considerable delay in tim ' e which , with railway companies , is equal to money .

      Alleged Poisoxino . — A woman named Ann Mather , at Warrington , was committed for trial at the next Liverpcol Assizes , on the charge of having poisoned her husband . The husband , Job Mather , a file-cutter at Warrington , died on the 20 th ult ., and was buried next day . His widow , the prisoner , subsequently absconded , when suspicions were mentioned that she had poisoned her husband , and she was ultimately traced to Asbton-nnder-Lyne , where she was apprehended on Saturday . From evidence adduced at the inquest , which was brought to a

      conclusion on Monday night , it appears that Mather ' s body had been exhumed , and the presence of arsenic was detected on the stomach . The evidence against the prisoner went to prove that she had bought arsenic the day before his death . In support of a motive , it was shown that deceased belonged to several bnrial and other societies , and tbat the prisoner , after his death , had actually netted about £ 21 from the funds of those societies , as funeral fees . The jury were so satisfied , after hearing the evidence , that they found a verdict of Wilful Murder .

      USCOMSHIBB . SiEiFOBD . —The prosecution against Sharps , the superintendent of the police , for the manslaughter of Wm . Dodson , late secretary of the Sleaford branch of the Land Company , commenced on Saturday last . Mr Ernest Jones appeared for ths widow and friends of the deceased ; Mr Stainland , of . Boston , and Mr Moore , Clerk of the Peace , for the defence . The proceedings , which are exciting an unusual Interest in this otherwise quiet place , lasted on the Saturday from eleven uatil eight o ' clock , p . h ., when , the case for the prosecution not having been finished , the magistrates adjourned -it to Tuesdiy last . On Honda ; last a ease arising out of the above was tried before a full bench of magistrates . It was a—Cuaboe or Assault , preferred by Mr Mills , ef Swaton . against Mr Owen Cross , of this town .

      Mr Mills said , on the evening of August 4 tb , the evening of Mr Dodioa ' s death , I was in a private room of Briitol Armg with seven or eight friends , I had been in not quite two minutes when Owen Cross rushed in and committed a most unprovoked assault , striking me on the face and knocked me down twice . Gave Cross in charge of policeman Swinney . Saw no more of Cross . Cross-examined by Mr Jones : Door was open when Cross entered , a Mr Philips tried to resist his entrance . I was very much bruised and injured . Lip and ear cut . Suffered for a week afterwards . Cross had a

      whip In his hand—dU not strike me with whip . There were seven or eight of mj friends ia the room . Had seen Cross with mob befers . Something passed between meandtwomen . Tbey flourished a . stick in my face . Cross was not ene , I wore colours—red . There was no disturbance in the crowd , —a man In a gig was speaking . A blue nag was exhibited . Blue is the colour of the Radicals here . Ihad dined at Payne's rooms . Drunk wine . Not more than usual at Election dinner . Cross came in alone ; none followed for two or three minutes after .

      Ash Bmciramnar . —Iswlfe of Stephen Brackenbury , miller . Was at Bristol Arms ; soon as heard the Radicals come went with maid to dining room window . About four o ' clock saw a man In front of Bristol Arms speaking from a gig . Saw Owen Cross switching his whip about , and heard him abusing Mr Mills shamefully . Heard him say something about his colour . ; Mr Mills had a red rosette In his coat . Owen Cross and Mills men rushed into room , crowd so thick you could walk on their heads . Told policeman Swinney to shut door and keep the rest out . Heard a window broken . After room was cleared , saw Oven Cross ia it , heard him Bay , * I ' ve nailed yaa , and if Pd known I'd have nailed you worse . ' Cross-examined by Mr B . Jones . —Cross threatened Mills dreadfully—abused him shamefully bad . Ebsest Johes . —Bid you see Cross threaten him !

      Witness—Yes . —Did he shake his whip at him ? So . —Did he state hl « fis * at hirat No . —JIbw did he threaten him 1 Don't know . —Then you don't know tbat he threatened him at all ! No , I only thought so . —You say he abused , him shamefully ! Yes . —What did he say t Don't recollect . —Will you swear that you heard him say anything ? No . —Then you don't know whether he abused him or not t No , I thought so You say this happened from four to five ? Tes . —Were you at the dinner « t Payne's rooms J Yes . —Did you leave when the others left ! Yes . —Didn't the others leave after Ave I Yes . —rhen how could you see these things at four ! I might be mistaken as to time . Don't know who tore Mr Mills ' s rosette off .

      "W » £ . JEble , Journeyman draper , sworn : Was in room of Bristol Arms on evening of 4 th of August , about six . Mills came into room . He entered quietly , not as though he was running away . Was in room some minutes before Cross entered . Others followed Cross im . mediately in a great rush . Cross knocked Mills down twice . Cross jumped up to window and called to crowd without , Come In , or they'll kill me S * Cross-examined by MrE . Johks , —Four men came in with Cross . Several friends were In room with Mr Mills . As crowd came in I went out . Joa . BoTi . Ea , stonemason , was called for the defence . —Was In front of Bristol Arms between five and six o ' clock . Some men came up with a blue fl « g , A tall , stou * man seized the flag , tore it , and dragged it under gateway . Then seised Cross by tbe collar , straok bun and dragged him Into the room . Cross tried to prevent tbe flsg being taken .

      Cross-examined by Mr Mitxs . —Have worked in Sleaford five months , that is the man ( pointing to Mr Mills ) , I will swear that was the mani Mills was dressed as he lis to-day , in a suit of black , Wm . Spehceb , baker . — Corroborated the above evi . deuce ia every particular . . Witness stood under the gateway . Mills was dressed in a suit of black . Some jroang men in tbe window epit on the Wuefl , Ko Other entered room when Mills dragged Cross in ; Aksoh Chev-iss . —Was special constable on the day in question . Heard from a man , named Blakey , that

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      tbey bad got Cross in the room and were killing him . Openeddoor and went in , saw Gross in room with Mills and three or four other people . No crowd in'room , None of Cross ' s friends apparently . A man in a drab coat was putting a nreshovel down . Jons Blakex corroborated all the above evidence . Said he had informed Chef 8 ns . Saw Mills begin tho row by tearing theflag , andcoilaringaud striking Cross , Thinks Mills was intoxicated , but h » might be only excited . Mr SbuTHwEM . corroborated the above . ' Mr Mills then addressed the beach , saying , that the witnesses against bim were all guilty of perjury , that he would prove it , and that he would indict them , and tbat the learned barrister had merely got up the case . Had he known of this , be had a hundred witnesses ready to prove the perjury of tbe witnesses .

      Mr Behest Johes then said , be would not trespass much on their worships' time on s » trivial and plain o case . Mr ililli , he continued , comes forward with se . rioua assertions and calls two witnesses—bis first witness contradicts him , his second contradicts them botb , and they each contradict themselves . Mrs Brackenbury gives her evidence in an improper manner , evidently very partial and very much excited . Sweats she saw the most shameful abuse—and then swears she heard and saw nothing of the kind . Tho only thing your worships can glean from her , is that she heard Cross gay : 'I've nailed him . ' Does that prove he struck the first blow It proves nothing . It might have been in retaliation of a blow from Mr Mills . The next witness

      states that Mr Mills entered , ' tho room quietly and and not as if running away , whereas it has been sworn that he ran away from Cross—who pursued him at the head of a number of people . And even this witness says , for all he knows , Mills may have struck the first Wow . Now , Mr Mills tells us he has a hundred witnesses . They ought to have been here before . Why did he only bring two and make such a bad choice ? We have brought fire . all of whom have not varied not one single iota in their statements—deposing the same as to the hour , the dress of Mills , the number of people , the position of parties , and all . the circumstances that transpired . I think your worships will acquit my client on this clear evidence without a moment ' s consideration .

      Mr Moore , —There has been gross perjury on tbe part of soma Witnesses . I claim to produce evidence on this point . MrE , Jones . —I object to Mr Moore's interference . ' He is Clerk of the Peace to your worships , and not counsel . Mr Moose . —I volunteer to . act as counsel . Mr B . Jokes . —Has Mr Mills engaged you ! MrMooBE . —No . Mr Mills . —I do now . Mr Mooat . —I insist on bringing forward evidence in contradiction . MrE . Jonss . —I acknowledge jour right , but claim my right , should you touch on anything but such evidence , to bring in further witnesses myself . Mr Shahp , the constable who killed Dobson , was then called , in to prove that he was not at the Bristol Arms at the time stated by one of tho witnesses .

      Mr Johes . —This is fresh matter . The question is where was Cross , hot where was Sharps . Besides , Sharps is hardly a proper witness under the melan . eboly circumstances in which he is involved , Bring forward as many witnesses as you like and re-open the case—Ia-n desirous of therough investigation—but only do it openly . Mrs Goodhan , landlady of the Bristol Arms stated , she had heard and seen nothing , She knew however that two men advanced on Mills and , tore his rosette off his coat . By Mr Jones . —Knews the man , it was not Cross , it was a man named Priestly , Mr Mooaz , then said be had evidence to prove that nobody spit over the windows . He had two witnesses , Mr B . Jones . —That is fresh matter , but bring your two witnesses , lhave from twenty to thirty to prove that they did .

      Mr Moobe , declined , under those circumstances producing his witnesses , and also destined saying anything further . Mr E . Jokes . —This evidence has indeed been evidence in ' . contradiction , it has still farther contradicted the statements of Mr Mills' friends . But my client has gained one great point . Your worship , may have thought that Owen Cross pulled Mr Mills' rosette off , and now we have the fact established that it was a Mr Priestly , and not Cross ; so that my client ' s case stands better than before . ; The court being cleared , the magistrates deliberated for some time , and then decided ( the evidence being contradictory , ) on sending this simple case by indictment to the sessions .

      BERKSHIRE . DasratCTioN of Floub Mills . —0 a Monday morning about half-past 3 o ' clock , a most terrific and destractive fire broke out in the extensive flour mills know as Ray Mills , near tbe Maidenhead station of the Great Western Railway , the whole of which , together with the adjoining brewery , is now a heap of ruins . The fire was first discovered by a man who was at work on the premises , ' who alarmed the inmates of the dwelling house of Mr J . T . Bell , which joins the mills , but such was the rapidity with which the devouring element spread from one building to another , that the family had barely time to escape , which they did almost in a state of nudity . Amongst the first on the spot was Mr Charles Venablesjun .

      , , the extensiffl paper manufacturer , who , on hearing of the fire , immediately closed his mills , and conducted the whole of his workmen to the scene of devastation , and by their exertions same of the valuable furniture was saved . By this time it was found that tbe fire bad communicated to the dwelling house of Mr Stearncs , of the Stock Exchange , and for some time it was feared this would share the fate of the rest ; fortunately , two engines from Maidenhead arrived , and by their prompt exertions ( there being plenty of water at hand ) that house was saved , but not without considerable damage to the

      furniture . The whole of the adjoining brewery was now one mass of flames , and for some time it seemed a . though no part of it could be saved ; but at length the firemen succeeded in saving tho brewing plant , which is , in fact , the only thing saved . Tho loss must he very great , as in addition to the stock of corn , flour , malt , < $ » ., there was a very large stock of beer , nearly the whole of which is destroyed . The premises are insured in the West of England Office . No cause can he assigned as to the origin of the fire , but there is no doubt it Was accidental . Much praise is due to the Maidenhead firemen for the great promptness and activity they displayed .

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      NORTHERN CIRCUir .-Livsni'OOL , An ? . 16 . Extraordinary Outrage on a Husband . —Margaret King was indicted for maliciously scalding John King , her husband , a bricklayer . The parties had lived very unhappily together for some time , in consequence of the jealousy of the wife . On the 31 st of May last the prisoner , in company with another female , was induced to go up Wellington-read , in Eaton Nonis , where they saw the prosecutor walking with two women , towards whom the prisoner expressed strong indignation , which induced the prosecutor to strike his wife . The parties then separated , prosecutor returned home , » nd in about two hours retired to bed , leaving his wife below stairs . Between one and two o ' clock in the morning he was awakened

      by scalding water being poured upon his person , and he found that he had been tied to tbe bed by a double rope . He struggled for some time , and ultimately escaped by jumping from the top to the bottom of the stairs . Medical aid was procured , ' and he was taken te the infirmary , where he was compelled to remain for upwards of a month , his life for a length of time having been despaired of , His wife , when questioned , avowed that she it was who had committed the outrage , and she said she was' only sorry that she had not done more for him . ' The prisoner , in her defence , detailed a scries of incontinences and mnchbad conduct of which her husband bad been

      guilty , and which bad driven her to distraction . This treatment was borne out by evidence . The learned Chief Baron told the jury that the prosecutor's treatment of his wife was calculated to diminish the strong feeling they might otherwise have entertained towards her ; but , however these might call for their sympathy , one could not conceive anything that would justify the strange unheard of mode of dealing out revenge—tying a man down in bed , then throwing upon him boiling water . There was nothing could palliate so strange and unexampled a crime .- The jury immediately returned a verdict of Guilty , under circumstances of great provocation . Judgment deferred . ¦ ¦¦ . '¦

      Murder of Childbss bt their Father . —Joseph Speed , aged thirty , charged with murdering bia two children , and attempting to murder his wife , a few weeks ago , at Manchester , on being arraigned , pleaded' guilty . ' His lordship asked bim , guilty of what ? and he replied he did not know . Further questions only tended to create doubts an to the sanity of the prisoner , who was remanded that the surgeon of the gaol might be consulted . Mdrdkr ai Maschestbu . —Matthew Gatenby , aged twenty-five , was indicted for the wilful murdor ot his wife , Jane Gatenby , at Manchester . The deceased was a very intemperate and profligate woman , and , having been out all night drinking , came homo on the morning of the 29 th of May . Her husband came down stairs exasperated , and , according to the evidence of a neighbour , Ann Heywood , beat and

      stamped upon her , and struck her on the side with a poker . She was put to bed , languished until tho 2 nd of June , 'and then died , as alleged from the injuries received , having previously given premature birth to a child . For the defence it was elicited that a , few days previous to the event the deceased had been knocked down by a van , but death was scarce )^ the result of this , as she said herself , on being picked up , that she was no worse , and tho evidence showed that she remained up drinking and dancing on the following night . ¦ A surgeon and his assistant who attended deceased during her illness , gave it as his opinion that death was coccae ' ioned by peritoneal inflammation . A p ost mortemexaraination revealed no braises i ? or marks of external violence , and the peritoneal inanimation might have been the result of cold or intenTwrate habits . Itwas possible , however , that a yio /^ t Mow pn asoftpar tof

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      the body mfe & t catfs « serious internal injury , and veiS nooutward indication . Thedecewedwaa BEsssssissJSS ' cide was whether the prisoner was guilty of mandSghter . Jot murder . , The jury a ter a short con-1 ^ tttot *«" t &* <* TnSe de ' with ' a recommendation to mercy . Sentence defe MuBlHm BT A BEEB-HOBSB KbB ? 8 B .. — ««» 'ge Leach , aged 37 , was indicted for the murder of Fran * , cis Dakin , at Chorlton-cum-IIardy , on the 5 th of Mo * The deceased on the 5 th of May was drinking ^ ' " . . I .. : „ s

      at the house of the prisoner ( a beer-shop ) wan another man named Cookson , and the prisoner . They commenced at 9 o'clock in the . morning , and continued till i in the afternoon . About that time , inconsequence of the prisoner ' s wife either refusing to draw more drink , or remonstrating with the prisoner for drinking so much , he used a coarse expression , deceased expostulated with him , and the prisoner rose from hia Beat , crossed a passage to the . kitchen , and was heard as if rattling knives in a drawer . Almost immediately after he left the room deceased followed him , as if apprehending , that injury might result either to the wife or to seme one elseDeceased had not got much farther than the

      . lobby when the prisoner came up with _ a carving knife , and said , 'I will have no man interfering between me and my wife , ' and then stabbed the prisoner in the breast . The knife entered the deceased s breast a little on the right side , causing an incision in the upper part , an inch to the right side of Jhe breast bone , passing between the second and third ribsontheright side / dividing the windpipe , and finally strikingon the fourh dorsal vertebre . On the knife being withdrawn the deceased fell , to the ground , never uttered a word , but instantly died . Sometime afterwards , when the prisoner was told that Dakin was dead , he threw back his hair , and said . ' Well , there is nothing for it but I must go

      mad / To the policeman who arrested him he expressed deep penitence for the deed . Mr Serjeant Wilkins , in a most eloquent speech , addressed the jury for the prisoner , who wept during its delivery ; and then called MrWragg , a surgeon , who was , in the beer-house whilst the party were drinking , ; and Stated that deceased and Cookson were quarrelsome and insulting , whilst tho prisoner was in a state of beastly intoxication . Evidence elicited in crossexamination showed that the prisoner had uttered some expressions , which indicated a jealousy of deceased , who was a neighbour , and had offered his

      services to assist the prisoner ' s wife , during her husband ' s absence , should there be any quarrel in the house . One material fact came out—that the prisoner ' s lip was cut at the time of the offence , Mr Wraggwasin the house at half-past 2 o ' clock .- Mr Soper having reolied for the prosecution , the Lord Cuief-Baron , with great distinctness , lucidly , summed up ; The jury retired , and after an absence from court of upwards of two hours , returned a verdict of 'Not Guilty of Murder , but guilty of aggravated Manslaugnter . ' —Tne Lord Chief Baron , in impressive terms , then sentenced the prisoner to transportation for life .

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      MANSIOX . HOUSE . —aUEeED Robbert bi a Cokvebc ( AI > Tbavelleb . — Henry Burgh was charged with having robbed bis employer , Mr Do Gaeten , commission agent , et i , Fenchurcli-buildlngs—Mr Be Gaeten said : The prisoner was in his service as traveller . About three weeks ago witness bought a bale of , goods by earn , plo , which was to be forwarded to him from Huddersfield . He afterwards received from the merchant tho invoice produced , specifying the goods , which were woollen , and stating the amount to be £ 55 . On tbe day he expected the goods be was obliged to go to Croydon , where he remained two or three days , and he told the prisoner to

      send the bales , if they should arrive , to Messrs . Hajter and Howell , of Mark-lane , packers . On Monday the prisoner said that the bales had arrived , and tbat he had sent them to Barber ' s , in Camomile-street by mistake : prisoner was desired to send the bales back . He did not do so that day , but he said it should be done tho next morning . The following day witness went to Camomile-street , but could rind no concern belonging to Wm . Barber ' s but at Messrs Watson and Clarke ' s , - Witntss found that four bales had been forwarded to them « m the 5 th instant , and entered in the prisoner ' s name , and that be had got them away . He had not been able to trace the goods , and had not seen the prisoner since , till Monday evening . The prisoner was remanded .

      MARYLBBONE , —Assaults ' bv a Solweb . —Michael Shine , a private in the 1 st regiment of Life Guards , was charged irith assaulting Mr Coz , who stated that on Saturday afternoon , near the York and Albany , Regent ' spark , he saw . the prisoner hanging on by the tail board of a cart containing two soldiers and another man , and trying to climb in ; the cart going at the time . Witness expostulated with him , when ho struck witness violently with a stick , which wasbroken by the blow , Prisoner then hit him three or four blows with his-fists . Upon witness threatening to report him , the prisoner held out bis band , and asked him to ' make it Up . ' Mr Cox was going to take his hand , when he again at * tacked him and knookod him down . —Several witnesses corroborated the evidence , and the prisoner was committed for trial ; -

      WESrHttTSTER , —ASSAUIT OR A PottCE . CoHSXABtE . —Patrick Walsh was charged with assaulting Joseph Baylis , 213 B , who stated that on Saturday afternoon he saw a mob assembled round the defendant and ano . ther , person , who were sparring . with each other , at the same time making use of language of the most obscene and disgusting character . His interference was met with volleys of abuse , and when he attempted to take the defendant to the station he grasped him violently by the throat , and , assisted by bisj companions , threw him to the ground , where a number of the nob kicked him repeatedly , defendant kneeling at the time upon the constable ' s throat . The latter was nearly exhausted when another constable released htm , —Mr Broderip committed the prisoner for one month , without giving bim tbe option of a fine .

      GUlLDHALli . «—SrABBi « G a Wirr , —Charles Smith was charged with stabbing bis wife . —The complainant stated that , on Friday afternoon , her husband camehorae rather in liquor , and woiSb -. rose , and , on his going to strikcher , she left the room , and bad gone down two or three stairs followed by tbe prisoner , when suddenly she felt something iu her back . She ran to tho bottom ot the flight , and , putting her band behind , drew a large file out , —A constable produced the file , which was about fourteen inches in length , of a triangular shape . — Another constable deposed that Smith said 'that he intended to strike her , but not to use the instrument . He was sorry for it . ' He was not sober at the time . —Alex * ander Baxter , residing iu the same house , deposed to

      taking Mrs Smith iuto his room , and , while there , having her batk bathed , the prisoner came in and struck her a blow in the face which made her nose bleed . —Mr Childs , surgeon , said that he , found Mrs Smith had received an oblique punctured wound in the back close upon the long border of tbe shoulder blade . The wound was about an inch iu depth , and was very important as regarded the locality . He still attended her , but considered her out of danger . —The wife said the had no wish to press the charge . —Alderman Johnson said he could not look over this case . There had been such frequent charges of stabbing while intoxicated that some means should be taken to stay them , He should commit bim to Newgate for trial .

      AuroED FoBOjax . —William Maslin was charged with obtaining money from Mr Henry Gray , livery-stable keeper , Earl-street , BUckfriars . ioad , by means of a forged order on Messrs Drummond , the bankers . About a fortnight since the prisoner hired a liorae and chaise , for which he had fo pa ; £ 1 17 s . ( 3 d ,, and on the 7 th inst . he gave Mr Gray , jun ., a encqus for £ 5 15 s . * d „ and received the balance in change . The cheque , in the course of Mr Gray ' s business , was paid into his bankers' , Messrs Willis and Co ., who on presenting it et Drummonds' found that there was no account , and it was returned to Mr Gray . —The cheque was produced , and was payable on the Utb inst . Thus , as the cheque had been given to Mr Gray on the 7 tli , it gave tho prisoner an opportunity of cither redeeming it before it reached the bankers , or lodging a sufficient sum

      there to meet it . The witnesses , on cross-examination by Mr Wwlfffor the prisoner , admitted that Maslin had called several times about tho cheque , and said that ho had received it in the course of business from a Mr Carr , and that he-was afraid it was not good , as tbe parties who had signed it ( Thomas Lloyd nnd Co . ) had gone off in a queer . manner . Mr Wolff contended that the prisoner had been imposed upon by other parties ; that he gave the cheque to Mr Gray , jun ., and that afterwards , having doubts as to the genuineness of the cheque , ho called several limes at Mr Gray ' s , but was not fortunate enough to see eitlver of them . There wsva no pretence for such a charge as tho present . —Inconsequence of its being necessary that Mr Gray , jun ., should attend te give evidence , he being down in tho country . Aid . Johnson adjourned the case for a few days , at the same time admitting the prisoner to bail .

      THAMES . — Robbeet op IPuhnkcrt ., — . Wm , George Wells and Ann , his wife , were charged with having plundered Mr Robert Savage , auctioneer . The prisoners were tenants , of Mr Savage , renting part of a houso adjoining the auction-rooms . For some months past the prosecutor had missed articles of a valuable description Including chimney gla «& ea , huge pier giaB 8 es DDa fui-nlture , tables , & c , On Saturday , a Mr Robert Busscll a broker , had forwarded him some bed furniture for sale which ho locked in an empty houso next door . Sunday morning Mrs Mary Johnstone , another of his teuants to his private residence and informed

      came him that the hud 8 eon Wells get over tbo wall at theback of the house and take twolarge tubs . Ongoing totbo place , hefound thatnotonly were tho tubsgone , but thatthohouienext his aucuon-yooms had been opened with a skeleton key , and the bed furniture which he had placed in it onSaturaay night had been abstracted . Ho gave the male prisoner into custody , He afterwards met the female prisoner carrying a bundle , which turned out to be the niiBsing bed furniture . She was also given in charge . On searching the room of the prisoners they found the bed had been ripped open , and a number oi articles concealed between the tick and the sacking . A child of tho

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      rijonew said that his mother had been burning a num . w of pawnbroker ' s duplicates . The prosecutor said that X 100 would not cover Ws loss . —The wale prisoner denied the . whole of the allegations . — Tbey were remanded for a week , MAgTia and ArpBEiwicis . —Mr . Jobn Perkins , dun ., of Church . Uue , Whitechapel , cork-cutter , appeared before Mr Tardley , to answer the complaint of bis apprentice , George Rix Yan Studer , for refusing to maintain him . He said that his parents were dead . He had just _ ' _•„ . i ii . ii . 1 . « , «« , « -i , n <* hPMi burnine a num .

      completed the third year of his apprenticeship ; his master accused him of neglecting his work , and telling him falsehoods , and refused to employ him any longer . The solicitor for the defendant said tbe lad was quite tncapable . of rendering any service to his master , A sumcf £ 5 named in the indenture as ' a premium was never paid , at all . Thelad tpokt well of his master ' s kindness to him generally , and said he had promised to expend the £ 5 tor his benefit , Mr Tardley could not think of discharging the apprentice and cancelling the indentures because he was an invalid , Mr Perkins said the lad

      would never be any use to him ; if he gave him work , he spoiled it . The lad admitted his sight was still defective , though he had been under medical treatment at a hospital , The solicitor cited a case of an idiot apprentice , where ft master was discharged from bis liability to support him as useless . Mr Perkins said that at the end of the fourth year tho apprentice would be entitled to journeyman ' s wages , and it would be impossible for him to pay ljim at that rate if be could do nothing . Mr Yardlcy said the case was an unfortunate one , but he did not think he should be Justified in relieving the master from the ordinary liability to support him and teach him tho trade : He roust therefore make an order to

      take him back , The solicitor for the defendant requested that the case might be allowed to stand over for a week , to give the parties an opportunity of coming to an equitable arrangement , which Mr Yardley granted . Attempted Extobtiok ahp Imposition on a Saiiob . —Wm . Thos . Abbott , the landlord of the Britannia pub . Iks-house , Ratcliff-highway , attended to answer a summons , issued at the instance of a seaman named Samuel Brooks , for unlawfully detaining his chest and clothes . The complainant had taken up bis lodgings at the Britannia , and regularly paid for what he bad . On Monday last he got a ship , and paid Mr Abbott a balance of £ , 110 »„ which was due , when an unexpected claim was made for an additional 14 s , as a week ' s rental of a room .

      This he resisted , and a broker named Benjamin West was employed to distrain on the chest , but he himself admitted in evidence that the room in question was a common sitting-room , used as a parlour , and regularly frequented by all tbe vieitors of the house . —Mr Yardley , after some severe remarks on the scandalous nature of such a transaction , said he would order the chest , or its value , to be given up , and would inflict further a penalty of £ 10 , or in default , should sentence him to imprisonment for three calendar months . *^ BOW-STREET . — Conviction bnobb the New Jovbnile OmHOEBB ' . Act . —Three boys , named Timothy O'Brien , William Hutchinson , and Jeremiah Sullivan , all either ten or eleven years of age , were charged with stealing small pieces of iron from tho ' newly-erected

      houses in New Oxford-street , the property of the Commissioners of Woods and Forests . —Constable 95 E division said that the person employed by the commissioners wished . to' have the prisoners' remanded , the depredations being very extensive in tho buildings at present erecting . The prisoners resided in Church-street , St Giles ' s , and they with their companions engaged the constant attention of tbe police in trying to prevent them stripping the tiles'from the houses and stealing every article that came within their reach . —Mr Jar ' dine said he would take this as the first opportunity he had of putting the act lately passed into force to prevent a repetition of such offences , by ordering the prisoners to be committed for one day to tbo Bridewell at Totbil ) Fields , whore , they should be privately whipped . —The prisoners were removed crying bitterly .

      WORSHIP-STREET . —Mubbebocs Assaw , ts Mary Shea was charged with assaulting Helen Rider , and Bartholomew Shea with assaulting John Diable . —Helen Eider deposed tbat she was a single woman , but lived with Diablo as his wife , On Monday night she had some words with trie female prisoner , who is her landlady , when she suid that she would teach witness better , she ' would do for her ; ' and on turning towards the stairs the prisoner , with a wood chopper , gave witness a . severe blow on the top of the head , causing a dreadful wound . Witness almost immediately fainted from loss of blo * d . The house-surgeon of the London Hospital said that she bod received such injuries as were likely to cause

      erysipelas , which would probably produce death . John Diablc said on coming home last night he found Rider as described : He went dewn stairs to " fetch a police-con-Stable , and in the passage had some words with the male prisoner , who , on witness turning round , gave him a tremtndous blow upon the back of bis head with some sharp instrument , and which felled him to the ground and rendered him insensible , — -The house-surgeon of tbe hospital said that Diable bad also sustained a serious wound . —Police-sergeant 13 H said that the chopper alluded to could nowhere be found , although he had made the most diligent search after it . —The prisoners denied the charge altogether , and Mr Arnold remanded them for one week :

      LAMBETH . — Despebate Assault . —Ann Child was charged with assaulting Mrs Mary Willy , thereby placin , j her life In great danger . —About twelve mouths ago the injured woman bad been a witness Against a man of the name of Green , with whom the prisoner lived as his wife , and since that time she had frequently expressed her determination to have her revenge . On Saturday evening Mrs Willy was passing the shop of the prisoner , and the latter rushed upon her like a tigress , and before she could be released from her grasp she was beat and ill-used in a savage manner . A certificate was handed in from Mr Day , a surgeon , statii . g that the life of the sufferer was in the greatest possible peril from the injuries she received . —The prisoner appeared to treat the matter with great levity , aud laughed trhile some of the witnesses were giving their evidence . —Tho magistrate told her it was no laughing matter , for if the deceased died , which was not impropable , she would be put upon her trial for murder , aud remanded her for a week .

      HAMMERSMITH . — Allig ' ed Neglect of a Relieyihc Officfb . — On Tuesday , a woman of sickly appear , once . stated to tho magistrate , Mr Beadon , that her husband was lying dead from the small-pox , and that she herself was attacked with the disease . She bad gone to the relieving officer of the Fulham Union for nourishmeut for herself and children , who were starving , but were refused relief . The magistrate immediately sent Thomas , the summoning-ofBe-r , with the woman to Mr Haskavd , the teUcving-omcer , and , in the course of halfan . hour , Thomas and the woman returned , to . the court , They had seen Mr H-skard , who said he had given the woman two loaves the day b « fore , and Mr Bcaaon might do what he liked ia the matter . The magistrate having expressed bis surprise at the conduct of the relieving . officerordered the

      , woman to be sworn , when it ap . peared her nasio was Jemima Stevens , of No , 22 Trafilgar-street , Hammersmith . Her evidence was a ' repetitlon of her former statement , with the addition , tbat she had gone to Mr Haekard on Mpndayjto get a coffin , and had solicited relief ; to which he replied , he could net do anything Just then . She had told him she bad the small-pox , but he did not appear to pay much attention to what she said . Louisa Bead deposed that the body of tho husband of Jemima Stevens had beeu left in a shell all day Sunday ; no one would enter the room in which it was , and it was in so dreadful a state as to be likely to spread the infection through the neighbourhood ; the relieving . officer had then sent persons to put it in a coffin , which was done

      but to the application for . relief tho answer of Mr Haskardwas , that relief had already been given , and they ought to get work . Mr Beadon , having heard the tv :-dence , said , that , if all that was stated were true . Mr Huskord was most unfit for tbo office he filled . He then directed Thomas to go to the overseers and request their immediate attendance in court , nnd ono of them accompanied by Mr J . Stevens , tho chairman of tho boord of guardians , arrived as the court was about to be closed , Mr Stevens , having expressed his surprise At what had transpired , said he should lay the matter before the hoard at tho next meeting , and left the court with the overseer ,- desiring the woman to meet them at the house of Mr Ray , one of tho medical officers of Hammersmith .

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      Yorkshire { West Rinixo ) . —Below is a copy of a letter which reached MrDsnison whilst ; at luncheon with hwinends at Wakefield , just after the close of the late election for the West Riding , as mentioned a day or two ago : — Grosvonor . place , Friday night , August 6 , 1847 . —Midear Sir , — On landing at Eamsgate this afternoon , I learned from tho newspapers that an attempt is making by some gentlemen of Lancashire , who have , I suppose , votes for the West Riding , to replace you as ono of its represeutatives by Mr Cobden . I take , therefore , the earliest means I can adopt . by sending a special messenger with this letter , to assure you of my cordial good wishe ? . I trust that you will be returned , together with Lord Morpeth , aud that you hare my full authority to make whatever you may think advisable of this communication . I wish to giro you tha fullest possible support . Your very faithful servant , Fitzwilliam . —E Denison ' Esq . '

      A Poor ok EoaOTUt . —The Liverpool Mion of yesterday , says- ' Duvins the time the case was pre ceeding against Barrett and Quin for highway robbery , the prosecutor ( John fvshworth ) in the case previously tried , presented himself before thejud « e , and said , ' My lord , that coat ? ' The judsre , " in surprise ; « Tho coat ! , \ vbt coat ? ' Prosecutor : lhat coat the prisoner had on , my lord , was my property , and I want it back . ' The governor of the gaol said it was a fact that the coat belonged to tho prosecutor . The judge , to the prosecutor : 'Well , do you think , after the manner ho has worn it , it is worth the application 1 ' Prosecutor : 'Oh , yea , my lord , it'll do rarely for my num . ' ( Laughter . ) The judge , Boliloquisingly , ' Well , it ' s a shocking bad one . ' ( Loud laughter . ) " To the gaoler : ' Oh , if it be his coat , nnd he demands it , give it him , by all means . ' . .. .... .

      Six children wore nearly poisoned last week , at Penrith ; by eatins some berries of thesturgeJaureJ which' they had found in a garden ; but emetics were administered to'Skew , " and they ultimately recovered . ; - ¦ ' ¦ ' ¦ .,. ; , . ' The 'Dumfries Herald ' announces that the house in which Burns died is now . '

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      RoBBKBT .-Georgo Dickens , aged % S - ¦ a chemist , was placed in the doot ' . Hjl stealing ¦ £ i 5 mi upwards , tl ^ W Arundel , a hnendraper , at BratolJSRr * 5 ) peared for the prosecution , and Jj-T ^ fended tbe prisoner . c al ' % . Mr O'Brien stated the case to the i that the prosecutor came up to town i ^ K June . last , and took two rooms in the W \\ , Robinson . Adjoining to the two ST *« the prosecutor , was one occupied hv V lM with whom the brother of the landlord ? % prosecutor placed a bag , in which he % i money and papers , under the bed , and »? lft l that he secreted it , > there were £ w ;„ _ ?• h $ in it . The notss were one Bank of EnX r * Q

      two Brecon notes , vn tne morning of w X the ICth of June , the money was missed nt ^ prisoner had been absent from the house ^^ i previous day , inquiries were instituted * hi Nl prosecutor to suspect that the prisoner wM the money . From further inquiries «» . % and tho police traced the prisoner to rvSli Richmond , and other places , where ha i ^ "'spending money very freely , althou gh it L ^ that he had no money whatever on the Ma j 1 vious to the robbery . It was also discovered , ? & prisoner had entrusted the landlord of a -, X- * t ] with £ 31 , which was afterwards delivered h " police . Upon being apprehended , tho prison / , H that he was the person for whom he was tab ^ Arundel was called , and proved these f « M » H

      lantinecross examined the witness , and pr < Jp . <] elicit certain facts as to his having hadj ^ ^ intercourse with one of two young ladies ^ Cffl copied one of the rooms engaged by the prow . ^ immediately previous to the robbery . KiV * The Recorder : So you intend to connect fti , woman with the robbery ? Unless you do v ! think unnecessary that you should put theae ^? merely for the purpose of torturing the - /« J Mr Ballantine : The court should give m { 7 credit for not putting these questions , unkjj ;^ of importance to the case—some credit b ^ given to counsel for discretion . —The Itecerdir $ but there must be some limit . —Mr Ballaiuij . !

      , the witness is put out of court I shall be ab ' ejg ^ your lordship the bearing which . the connecfiS the prosecutor and -Miss Hall has on the us ° < k Recorder : Witness , withdraw . ( The witoLc left the court . )—Mr Ballantine : lam imtn * that this woman Uall has absconded , and eta prosecutor keeps her out of the way . —The Rwl What motive could the prisoner have in doioz ¦? if tbat were so , what motive could he have in ^ cuting the prisoner if he knew that Miss Half ? taken the money ?—Mr Ballantine : I amenta to put these questions , to show the moral cban * of the witness , and that he cohabited withw . The Recorder : Yes ; but if you are torte

      the witness witn these questions merely to affect w character as a witness , don't you think it is ak ] course 1 If every person who had an intrigue viity female was not to be believed on bisoatb . liy know how public justice could be carried onUfc Ballantine , with much warmth , said he M , duty to perform to his client , and he * J not be deterred , He could prove tbat a prosecutor cohabited with a female , and tS that female was not to be called as a kum He heard { She had absconded . He was issU to that effect—The Recorder repeated that it ^ be better for counsel to attend to the evidence , a- < not attack the character of a witness . —Mr Ba !!^ tine ( emphatically ) : I contend , my Lrd , tW ,

      counsel knows best how to conduct his client ' scaj ^ He is the best judge of the course to bepuisoeiJ After some further conversation of an angry nitu ' tt the Recorder said : Mr Ballantine , the oteemtioji I made were most kindly meant . I consider it id important to counsel at the bar to elicit all evidend possible relating to a case nnder consideration tfey attempt to throw imputations on the moral mi ® ofa witness . —Mr Ballantine : If the court iso opinion I bad not tbe righttoputa certainquestitc I will not do so . —The Recorder : You did not till the observations 1 made in the spirit they were b tended . —Mr Ballantine ( with much warmtHi

      Surely counsel know how to conduct their client case the best . —The Recorder : I must say that think there is scarcely any other gentleman at ti bar who would not have taken the hint I gave , a understood the oljcct for which it was meant . 1 was done with a friendly feeling . —Mr Baffantme I do not take it in that light . I do not think it » i meant tobekiudly given . —The Recarder said hem tmttobe ' schooled ' and dictated to . If there « any objection , it must be raised in a legal and rep lar manner . Proceed with your case , and if i should be necessary I shall atop you if you pursue tii same line of cross-examination ; for the court i bound to protect the witness .

      The witness was then recalled , and his crcss-ei ! amination on the material facts of the case co tinuedatsome length , but nothing of injportaffi was elicited . Several witnesses were called and e ; amined and cross-examined at considerable lengt Their evidence went principally to show that tt prisoner , who had been 'hard up' immediate !} - b fore the robbery , bad-all at once become very 'flusi ' It also appeared that there was no commumtitii internally between the room of the prisoner ai that in which the money was kept , bnt tbat tie was a shrinking orwarpping of the boarding whii separated them . —Mr Ballantine having addresse tbe court at great length for the prisoner called , JJ Fowlston , miller , in Derby , who said , tbat aton

      eleven weeks ago he had remitted to the prisoae two £ 10 notes , and very shortly after three £ 5 note He said that the prisoner's mother was recei'inj an annuity on account of the prisoner , from hi father . The Recorder summed up . —The jury , aite a short consultation , returned a verdict of Guilt" . * Sentence deferred . Embbzzleuekt . —Edward King , a man of respeci able appearance , was indicted for embezzling thre sums ot money which he had received on account < his employer , Mr Burton , of Oxford-street . Tl evidence clearly proved theftiunsof 6 s . U ., & & and £ 3 , were paid to the prisoner , and tht tht were not paid to Mr Burton ' s cashier . The jw found the prisoner Guilty . Sentence , 6 months' bat labour .

      Effects ot Cbbiositt . —Abraham Israei . aGenm was indicted for stealing sixty-five yards of slicetu the property of Mr A . Glover , a warehouseman in t City . The version of the affair given by the prkot was'that he entered the warehouse of Mr Glover I whom he was slightly known ) , in compaay ffift iriend , to look into the Directory for an address , w from curiosity , he took up the parcel in question inspect . He was directly charged by an assists with attempting to steal it , and this had such effect upon him that he threw it down , and entii

      vonred to make the best of his way out , but ae » given in charge . He said the police had taken p session of papers which would prove him to be of sulied reputation . He said he had been a teachei German and Hebrew at Swansea , and was known a great many respectable individuals . Thcoro said this was the ease . The Common S jeant said the prisoner might have had no intent to commit thelt , and it was probable that his conui had arisen from excitement . The j ' uty found the f soner Not Guilty . Tho court directed the papers , & to be restored to Mr Israel .

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      Attack bv a Rkgwestal Basd ox irs Ba , master . —A few days a § o as the band of the r : Royal Regiment was at practice in the Ilcgent-r Barrack , all tho members of tha band , with the * ception of tbe non-commissioned officers and oitf two privates , made a simultaneous attack on i Castaldini , the bandmaster of the regiment . Thri ing a sheet over him , so as to prevent his ideotifvl any one in particular , they beat him with their ( severely about tho head and body , though not st to inflict swvy severer injury on hia person thai sound thrashins . Of course all tbe offenders v

      immediately plsced in confinement . Colonel < instituted an inquiry into the cause of this outv \ and it was alleged to have been provoked by a series of harsh and offensive treatment to which , men have been subjected by the bandmaster . ' . was the more irritating to the band , as CastaWh a civilian , and has therefore no right to abasfti power entrusted to him , as he has nothing tg with the discipline of the men beyond the uerfiit aneeof his duty ia teaching them music . ExiRMiuBWArar Flight op Insects . —A few \ j ago the whole of the coast round Southend i visited by ono of the most numerous flights otintf on record . They consisted ot * at least live sptcw

      lady-bird , and they came in such dense numbed for miles along the coast to resemble a sivarw bees during hiving . The sea destroyed couu . c millions of them , the srass and hedgerows , and di crevice that afforded shelter frois the \ viml , li coloured ' with their numbers , and for many «"' « was impossible to walk without crushing numn beneath ths tread . The insects evident y c ; ; from tho east , the wind having veered round w < l point during the uiakt . Every tcuo fnend « I culture , however , hails the appearance ot t" « t ' sects , as they arc well known to bo the Mswojw aphidcs . a race of flies the most injurious km i tation .

      An AnvAKes in thb aut of AnvEnKsi . vG .--A--cantile house at Berlin has proposed to all j' " way companies ' of Germany to supply a " . carriages with silk blinds for nothing . They sicj propose to reserve- to themselves the right ot cioi ing the blinds as often as they may please , an" a require the companies to engage themselves n-es accept , during . fifty years , cither for money or , y tukously , any blinds but theirs . Their otyect jc cover the blinds with advertisements .

      On Tuesday last , a gentleman whowas anisi himself by teasing one of the lions at the Live L Zoological . Gardens , was punished for his ; tnosl lessuess by tho beast , which seized and eciu lacerated his baud .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 21, 1847, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_21081847/page/6/