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CARDIGANSHIRE SUMMER ASSIZES.I
CARDIGANSHIRE SUMMER ASSIZES. I These Assises coram1 need at Cardigan on F6!ay last. ) Owin: to the pressure of business in the .■.djo;n:ng Connty uf Pembroke, the learned judge on the circuit, Sir Thomas Coitman, Knight, did not reach Cardigan until a quarter to nine o'clock on Saturday rnormng; b,lt the Commission was opened on the preceding evening by Mr. Serjeant Jones at 8 o'clock. 'His Lordship was escorted to the to'.vn by John Lloyd Davies, of Alltyrodin, Esq., High Sheriff for the County, and his javelin-men. Shortly after his Lordship's arrival he attended divine service at St. Mary's Church, where the prayers were read by the Rev. Gritlith Thomas, Vicar, and the Assize Sermon preached by the Rev. John Griffiths, Vicar of Llangeler, the High Sheriff's Chaplain. The Rev. Gentleman delivered a most im- pressive discourse, Immediately after divine service his lordship entered tl1e court, and proceeded in the business of the assize. The following gentlemen answered to their names as magistrates for the county. E. Powell, Esq., M.P W. O. Brigstocke, Blaenp-ant; T. Lloyd, Coedmore; J. Lewes, Llanllear Edward Henry Uoycl Williams, Gwemant Park; Augustus Aldborough Lloyd \Villi8.ms Charles Arthur Prichard, Tyilwyd; George Woolgar Griffiths, Paiitgwvn John Hughes, Alltlwyd George Bowen Jordan Jordan, Pigeonsford; George Williams Parry, L'idiarde; Thomas Richard Price, Wagner, Manoreifed James Beynon Lloyd Phillips, Mabws; David Davies, Castle Green, Cardigan, Esquires and the Rev. W. North. CORONERS.—John Howell Thomas; Richard Williams, Aberystwith, Esquires. MAYOR. — Riehard David Jenkins, Esq. The following gentlemen were called aud sworn on the grand inquest for the county :— W. E. Powell, Esq., M.P., Foreman Charles Arthur Prichard, Thomas LloyJ, George Woolgar Griffith, W. O. Brigstocke, E. Lloyd Williams, David Davies, Thomas Davies, T. R. P. Wagn>T, G. n. J. Jordan, John Lewes, Augustus Aldborough L'oyd Williams, G. Williams Parry, John Hughes, James Beynon Lloyd Philipps, and David Rowlands, M.D., Esquires. The learned judge briefly addressed them as follows:- Gentlemen of the Grand Inquest,—As far as I can collect from the depositions there are only a cases for your consideration—one is certainly of great importance, it is that of a robbery of some extent, which took place some years ago, (as far back as 1839.) The circumst rnce s are the possession of a £,50 note by the prisoner, which he endeavoured to pass off in London after such a lapse of time. If the property were of small value it would be of no consideration, but as the property is great, and if it can be identified it certainly calls for an inquiry. .Another case is that of a soldier stealing a watch, the watch it appears was found upon his person. None of the cases, however, require any lengthened remarks from me. The Grand Jury then retired to consider the bills, and after a short interval brought in a true bill against Thomas Carew Phillips, for stealing from the offices of Oliver Lloyd, Esq., at Cardigan £930 in the year 1839. There were other counts in the indictment charging the prisoner with having stolen a the company of the Bank of England, and one bag of the value of one shilling, the property of the said Oliver Lloyd. Esq. The prisoner who was rather respectably diessed, but appeared pale and emaciated, in a firm voice pleaded Not Guilty." As the robbery in question created a great sensation in the county, and as many groundless rumours were afloat respecting it, the finger of suspicion having been pointed at several, who from the result of the trial are proved innocent, we give the evidence at full length. Messrs Llovd Hall and Richards appeared for the pro- secution, and Mr. E. V Williams defended the prisoner. Mr. Ilall addressed the jury for the prosecution, and said that the prosecutor was Oliver Lloyd, Esq., well known as a highly respectable solicit0r'in Cardigan, and the prisoner was a cabinetmaker, living at St. Dogmells, and carrying on his business there. He was charged with having on the 1.5th of February, 1839 stolen a ccrtain sum of money, the property of Mr. Lloyd. The circumstances under which the robbery was perpetrated were singular. In 1839 Mr. Lloyd was having anew office prepared, and the old office which he was about to relinquish was close to the new premises there was however, no communication from the back of the old office to the new one. Since 18::9 the new office has been completed, anf" aken possession of. The old one was then gi"" At the period the crime was committed the ne" in an unfinished state, and there was an easy mode i aceess from one office to the other. In the course of July, 1839, Mr. Lloyd had received the sum of one thousand pounds, which was deposited in an iron chest in the 01(1 office. The money was principally in gold, there was also some silver and a. £50 note of the Bank of England. On the I night of the 15th of February the old office was broken into. A hole was made in the shutter by means of a centre bit, and the fastenings were broken away. The I money was kept in a kind of wooden cash box, which was ultimately for the greater security, deposited in the safe, the key of which the clerk kept, and on the present occasion it was locked up in his desk. That key was taken away and the iron safe opened. That being the state of the case. the question simply was who committed the robbery ? The way in which the case was brounht home to the prisoner is this.—The payment of the £,-)0 note stolen was stopped at the Bank of England, and for six years nothing was heard of it. In the month of January last, however, that identical note was paid into the Bank, having endorsed on it several names. It was ultimately traced to a grocer residing in Oxford Street, London. About the period in question a person who proved to be the prisoner earne to take iodgings, of a Mr. Barnett, residing at No 18, High Row, Knightsbridge, London, and on that occasion he was disguised by a pair of mustaehoes. He took the lodgings for two months, and in the course of some tranetions tendered a £ 50 note. It was given to the girl to get it changed, when it was endorsed by the person with the moustachoes with the name of David Pike. After two days he left the lodgings, and was eventually traced from London to Cardigan, where he was apprehended. Mr. Richards proceeded to call Jane LIeweltyn- I am employed by Mr. Lloyd to clean his offices; I was so employed 6 years ago in February 1839 the old office adjoins the present new offices. Mr. Lloyd's old office window looked into the yard. I remem- ber Friday evening, in the month of February, closing the office safely as usual. I recollect it was on a Fri- day, but I cannot say the day of the month. I closed the office at the usual time, 8 o'clock. [Here the Grand Jury brought in tuc bills against Edward Beattie for larceny, and John Davies for larceny. There being no other business for the Grand Jury, the learned Judge discharged them, thanking them for their senices. ] Examination of Jane Llewellyn resumed The window was fastened with two iron bars there were two iron chests in the office. I went to the office the next morning at half-past seven j the doors were locked. When I went in I saw a light coming from Mr. Lloyd's office to the other office. The middle pane of the window had been broken and the fastening drawn aside. The shutter was thrown down, and was leaning against the desk, with a hole bored in the middle of it; the hole was sufficient to put a man's arm through. By a Juror The glass of the window had been broken. Examination continued: After the window had been broken, the bars could be taken back. I observed that ail was safe the night before, but in the morning it was open. I went for Mr. Harries because it was his chest that was opened; there were two chests in the office, but Mr. Harries's only had been opened Mr. Harrie s is a clerk in the office ar.d is cashier. The brass round the keyholeof Mr. Davies's desk was broken off. I know the prisoner. I had seen him often before Mr. Lloyd's office had been broken open he appeared to be a poor man. I knew him after that time he was better off in the world than before. By the Court: It was said that prisoner was by trade a carpenter. Cross examined by Mr. V. "¡lliams :I have no ac- quaintance with the prisoner and oniy saw him and his wife together in the town occasionally. Mr. David Harries examined by Mr. Ilall:—I am a clerk in the employ of Mr. Oliver Lloyd:—I was in his employ in 1S3S and was cashier in 1839. I have kept cash in an iron chest the key of which I kept in my desk in the office, in a different room. I remember the night the office was broken open, it was on the 1.5th of Feb. 18:59. In the morning of that day I had upwards of £080 in my possession, chiefly in gold, soveteigns, half-sovereigns, crowns, half-crowns, shillings, sixpences. A portion of the money was a £,)0 Bank of England note. I had it in my posssession for two days—received it from a Mr. D. Davies, of Esgereithin. All the money was my em- ployer's, Mr. O. Lloyd's. When I left the office that evening the Bank note and other monies were left in the office in a small box, which I put in the iron chest, I had £50 in silver. I locked the chest and put the key in my own desk in another room. I locked it about one o'clock on the 15th and did not go to the iron chest that day afterwards, when I left in the evening I locked my desk, the key of the iron chest ws in it. I took the key of the desk in my pocket. I went with witness Jane Llewelly" n to the office the following clay about eight o'clock, the office was not in the same state as on the night before. The key of the iron chest was upon Mr. Lloyd's desk. My desk had been burst open. I saw the wooden box where the money was kept on Mr. Lloyd's desk near where the kev was. I do not know the number of the note. I did' not receive another note from Mr. Davies or his brother. Cross-examined by Mr. V. Williams:—The note had been cut in half before and put together. The note was not in two halves when I received it. It had been cut and pastedtogether(note produced.) The note I speak of was similar to this, except the 2 holes in it, and the corner torn. I David Lewis examined by Mr. Richards:—I reside at Llanidloes, in Montgomeryshire, and am a Draper and Grocer. I knew John Davies, the late Vicar of Llanidloes. He left in 1838 and went to Cardiganshire to live. When he lived at Llanidloes I was his agent In Dec. 1838 note to Itim. Isenthim the other half on the] Itlt January, 1839, it was a Bankof England note. I took the number of it-it was 00621, dated Manchester February, 25. 1838. I stopped payment of the note at the Bank of England at the request of Mr. Davies. I afterwards gave instruction to withdraw that stoppage. I believe this note (produced) to be the same as I sent to the Rev. Mr. Davies. Cross-examined by Mr. V. W illiams :—The way I know the note is by the correspondence of the numbers. I sent the note by post and took the number before I sent it I took it on a piece of paper I have here (produced). The whole of it is in my writing. Re-examined by Mr. Hall:—I have Mr. Davies's letters inreph'. in rep 'David Davies, Esgereithin, examined by Mr. Hall:—Wi ttiess appeared very unwell and infirm, and during his examination was accommodated with a chair. I live at Esgereithin, and am a brother of the late Mr. Davies, of Llanidloes, after he left Llanidloes he came to live at Esgereithin. In J annary, 6 years ago. I recollect my late brother receiving a £.50 cote from Mr. Jervis I saw the letter. It was I that received my late brother's letters and money as he was very infirm, I did for him. My brother is dead since. Six Fars lr.st June, my brother had 2 letters, half a note in eh. I saw both letters, there was nothing else in them. I took the £;)0 note to -Cardigan to change it with Mr. Lloyd, when I took it to ;\1r. Lloyd the nóte was entire, '11)' brother had joined jt. When I went to the office I saw Mr. Davits, Mr. Lloyd's clerk, and also Mr. David Harries. I gave the {50 to Mr Harries and he gave me change for it. Cross-examined by Mr. V. Williams -.Lyly brother had no estate, he was a clergyman, he had a guod deal of tithes from the living of Llandinam, and was 78 years Joll1l ,l(]:-an, exur:inp:! by ?lIr. Richa:'ds :-1 wa, John Morgan, exam i ned by Mr. Richards:— I was driving the r tv.il mail from c,.rui an to C.ii\i.,ii t..( n 1. January last. Ian occasional driver. 1 drove the pri- soner over to Carmarthen at that time, it was the 22d of January. The prisoner is a carpenter by trade, and lives at a place called St. Dogmells, which is a mile from this town. Wm. Geo. Barnett examined by Mr. Ha.l:—I live at 18, High Row, Knightsbridge, London. In January last, I had lodgings to let. I recollect a person then coming to my house for lodgings it was either the 28th or 29th of January (this year.) I think it was on a Tues- dLY, TInt person was the prisoner at the bar. He had r.o Inggage. He had on a great coat of a dark colour, and had a large cotton umbrella. He had also a large pair of mustaehoes, very badty put on. I could see they were false. He took lodgings for two months from the day he came. He slept at my house two nights, and remained part of three days. On the last day niv ser- vant brought down a £ 50 note. I sent her back with it; in consequence of what I told her, she brought it to me again, when he had written upon it, "Nathaniel Pike." The ink was quite wet. There was other writing on the note. There were no holes in it then. The name of Freshwater was not on it. I sent it to a pub- lican in my neighbourhood to get change. The servant brought it back, when I sent her to the prisoner with it, and to say, "that I could not get it changed." I saw the prisoner shortly afterwards I had no conversation with him about the note. I gave the prisoner my card, when he tock the lodgings. I had given my servant, Mary Clanchy, two other cards to give the prisoner. I saw the prisoner then going out—this was about three o'clock. He remained out about two hours. I saw him when he came back. I was in the garden. He said, "You are fond of gardening." I said I was." On my way down here, I have been to the town of Ross. I made enquiries for Clarence Terrace." There was no such place, nor any such a person as E. F. Pike, Esq." to be found. Cross-examined by Mr. V. Williams: Prisoner stayed at my house two nights. I saw him here last assizes. I did not see him fi-oiii the end of Januiry until the last assizes. I have no personal experience in false mustaehoes. I thought I had a good lodger but there was an impression on my mind also, that he was either a swindler, or one of the swell mob. I offered to get a E-50 note changed for him. Prisoner left my house of his own accord. By the Court:—I am convinced the prisoner is the same man. I saw him about half a dozen times. I am therefore quite sure the prisoner is the same man. Mary Chancy, examined by Mr. Hall :—I am servant to Mr. Barrett, and was so in January last. I recollect a person coming to lodge, it was the prisoner. I noticed mustaehoes, on his lips they were false ones I am sure they were so. Prisoner shortly after he came wanted a pen, ink, and paper to write some letters he wrote a letter. On the 3d day he gave me a note to take to my master, prisoner told me it was a £ 50 note. I brought it my master who could not change it. I took it back and told him (prisoner) to write his name upon it. Prisoner did so, and he then o-ave me the note. I took it again to my master, the ink was quite wet, (note produced and witness pointed to the prisoner's writing upon the back of it.) I then took it out to change but could not succeed. I gave it back to t:,e p: i-w.ner, who then we nt out, and when j he came back I saw some groceries come into the house after him, when he went away prisoner took them away with him, when he left he told me to sit up for him. Cross-examined by Mr. V. Williams —I did not see the prisoner from that time until the last assizes. Mr. James Freshwater, examined by Mr. Richards I am a grocer residing in Oxford Street, London. I saw the prisoner at my shop on the 30th of January last, on a Thursday, he came to purchase groceries 8: did so to the amount of between i: i- & E8; he paid me for them in a £ 50 note, Bank of England, he gave me a card Barnett IS High Row, Knightsbridge" the goods were sent to that address. I sent the note to my bankers, Sir Claude Scott's, to get changed. I endorsed it, this is the note (produced.) He had no mustachoes on when he came to my shop. I sent the note by my shopman; he was absent for about a quarter of an hour, during which time prisoner appeared restless and anxious to get away, the change was brought back, 4 £ 5 notes Bank of England, and .£30 in gold. I deducted the amount of my goods and gave the rest of the money to the prisoner. In 3 or 4 days afterwards some inquiries were made about the note, in consequence of which and some communication from Cardigan, I came down here in February last I saw the prisoner in a field sporting, he had a gun in his hand. I knew him to be the same man that bought the goods at my shop. I had a police officer with me and gave him in custody. Cross-examined by Mr. V. Williams :-I do a great deal of business. Prisoner was in my shop about half an hour. Witnesses Barnett and Chancy recalledPrisoner had mustachoes on when he returned. This was on the evening on which he left. He took the lodgings for ti,, ")' months at a guinea and a half per week. Prisoner had mustaehoes en all the time he was at our house. David Davies, Carmarthen :—I keep the Elephant pub- lic house in Queen-street, Carmarthen. I know the prisoner. I recollect him coming to my house on the 22d of January last. He slept at my house that night. He left at halt-past four en the following morning, the time the mail leaves for Swansea and Bristol. I had a conver- sation with prisoner. He said he was going to Swansea and Builth. I saw him afterwards on the 1st of 1 eb. on a Saturday, it was half-past 7 in the evening. It was after the Bristol mail comes in, which arrives at seven. He had nothing with him when he came but in half an hour afterwards, I saw a quantity of groceries with him & a loaf of sugar two or three fenders and a grid- iron. He said he had bought the articles very cheap. He wanted to have the coffee re-packed, as the bag had broken. I directed him to go to Mr. Needle's for another. He never returned to my house. Prisoner said he had been to Bi-istol. Cross-examined by Mr. E. V. Williams, but nothing particular was elicited. David Charles, examined by Mr. Richards :'I am occa- sionally the coachman of the Royal mail from Cardigan to Carmarthen. I drove the mail from Carmarthen to Car- digan on the 2d of February. I took the prisoner up at Carmarthen and put him down at Cardigan he had lug- gage with him, and something in a bag. Oliver LlOld, Esq., examined by Mr. Hall: I am the prosecutor in this case, and know the prisoner at the bar. I knew him some time before the robbery—he was resid- ing at a cottage on this side of St. Dogmeils he appeared to be in very indigent circumstances; I knew this from the appearance of the house and himse f. After the rob- bery there was a visible alteration of circumstances; his wife dressed in silk; and satin. About two months after the robbery he removed from the cottage. About six months after the robbery I perceived a change in his wife's dress. Cross-examined by Mr. V. Williams.—I have been a good deal from home lately myself. I have some mining speculations, and when at home I have extensive con- cerns to attend to. I stopped payment of the note im- mediately after It was stolen. This closed the case for the crown. Mr. V. Williams made a most able and ingenious de- fence on behalf of the prisoner, and the learned judge having summed up with great minuteness, the jury after a short consultation found the prisonei Guilty. The learned Judge in passing sentence, observed to the piisoner, that he had been found guilty of an offence of great enormity-property of great value had been stolen by him, and 'the cunning method he had used in dis- posing of it, proved him to be a person of great art. The greatest extent of punishment which, the law allowed would be given him (and he regretted the law did not give him power to inflict more.) The sentence of the Court was that he be transported beyond the seas for the term of seven years. Attornies for prosecution, Messrs. Lloyd and Davies, i .LN Ir. -N l. R. Jayne- I l a-er- Cardigan; for the prisoner, Mr. M. R. James, Haver- fordwest. A second court was opened in the Grand Jurv room at which Mr. Sergeant Jones presided. Edward Beattie, was arraigned for stealing a watch, and John Davies, for house-breaking; both prisoners were found Guilty. Beattie was sentence d to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour in the House of Correction at Cardigan for the space of six calendar months, and Davies for six months also. In the case of Lord Dunraven v. Malms, the great mining cause ttied at the last Glamorganshire Assizes, Mr. Grove now applied to his Lordship to certify for costs, although the damages were only a farthing. The application was resisted by Messrs. Chilton, Q. C. and V. Williams. His Lordship said that he would take time to consider whether he would certify or not. NISI PRIUS. I There were four case, set down on the trial paper, and the Court proceeded to take Jones v. Pullin and others.—Mr. Richards opened the pleadings, and Mr. V. Williams stated the case to thc jury. He regretted that the pressure of business at Haverfordwest prevented him from arriving in town until noon that day, and having since defended a prisoner, he had not been able to give that attention to his brief he could have wished. The plaintiff is a draper at Aberystwith, and the -defendants are spirit-merchants at Hereford. This was a question in the nature of a- feigned issue sent down by the Queen's Bench for the jury to try whether the goods were the goods of Jane Morgan or the plaintiffs. The learned counsel in detailing the circumstances of the case observed, that in the beginning of the present year, the widow Morgan, who kept the Horse and Jockey Inn, at Aberystwith,got into difficulties. She was at the time indebted to Mr. Jones, a maltster,and assigned over her goods to him. This arrangement soon got wind, and the rest of the creditors being much annoyed at it, considei- ing that they had as much right to the goods as Jones had; they therefore prevailed upon her to do away with the bargain with Jones, and to assign the property over to two trustees, for the benefit of the creditors generally in pursuance of this agreement an assignment was made, ,t sa'?e was d thegc)o d s oitl aiiiounted to the a sale was proclaimed, and the goods old amounted to the sum the appraiser- valued them at. The Her e& Jockey, where the widow lived, was a good public house, D. Jones took it, and kept the widow Morgan as his servant. The deed of assignment was put in and read it bore date .)th Match, 1845, and Mr. i-,divard Williams proved its execution by the parties, and deposed to his having posted a notice to the Messrs. Pullin, respecting such assignment. The widow Morgan corroborated the statement made by the learned counsel, and was sharply cross-examined by Mr. Chilton, Q.C. After her ie-examination by Mr. V. Williams, the Court rose at six o'clock, and adjourned until nine o'clock Monday morning. MONDAY. I His Lordship entered the Court precisely at 9 o'clock The case of Jones Y. Pullin and others was proccedi d with, and a number of witnes.-es were called to prove that the sate was a bona fide one, and that some of them had re-sold the goods they had purchased to the plaintiff. Mr. John Hughes, solicitor to the p!aintin, said that .N fr. John Hu,, h es, solicitur to the r),aintift''said thit Mrs. Morgan told him that David Joncs, the piaintitF, wished her to assign all her property to him. Mr. Hughes recommended an assignment of it to two trus- tees for the benefit of all the creditors. She agreed to act on this advice, and the deed of assignment was pr. pared aeccordingly. Sue named David J find & Edward Morgan trustees. The deed was an usual one. Mr. Hughe.- direc-cd letters to be written to all the creditors. None of the proceeds of the sale have yet been distributed because the book debts have not been got in. The com- mencement of this action stopped the distribution of the sale proceeds. The property was assigned on the 5th, and :o:joS was served on the 12th. On his cro?s- -xa.nination Mr. Huyhe. said that Mrs. Morgan had never mentioned th? names of Messrs. Pu.an to him. He thought David Joaes's debt amounted to £ 22. Edward Morgan, the other trustee, is in difficulties and insolvent. Re-examined :—I said that if she assigned the property to David Jones alone, it would be unfair to the other creditors. Edward Morgan was not insolvent at that time. This and other debts were the cause of his insol- vency. David Jones was selectt d because he lived directly opposite the Horse and Jockey. Messrs. Pullin live at Hereford, and the other creditors live at Liverpool and Shrewsbury. They therefore were not proper persons to select as trustees. Hugh Saunders, Sheriff's Officer:-I executed the wiits of Messrs. Pullin in the Horse and Jockey. I seized all [ could find and sold the things off. They realised £.:56. rhey were sold on the 25th of May and the follow- ing Monday. I examined the account and found it correct. I handed over the balance that was in my hands to the defendants, according to the Judge's order. The things sold on the second day fetched £ 2. We could not get purchasers for them on the first day. The ale was sold by private contract and realised £ 9. Mr. Chilton addressed the jury for the defendants, and characterised this as a wicked cause. His learned friend Mr. V. Williams had said that he believed it to be an honest case, but the jury were not to act upon Mr. W'a belief. He told them that it was one of the most knavish cases he ever remembered in a court of justice. He had better opportunities of judging than Mr. Williams had, bccall he had heard the evidence as well as read his brief. Mr. Williams had said that Mrs. David Jones was a very particular woman" but there was no evidence of that fact. The evidence was that Mrs. Jones did not like her husband to keep a public house, and what did he do then ? why" he went to fight under false colours and had another man's name put above the door. Mr. Williams had no ground for saying that she was a very particular woman." He (Mr. C.) might just as well say that she was very fond of beer, and then she would like her husband to keep a public house. There was this singular fact in the case which tended to show that fraud had been intended, because Mrs. Morgan never men- tioned the name of Messrs. Pullin, although she owed them £ 89, and although the money had been demanded before the assignment had been made. By that deed Mrs. Morgan stripped herself of everything, and David Jones had taken everything, but had never paid asingle shilling. The deed, again, had been signed by the trustees twice over, in order to swell out the names; once, in their capacity of trustees, and once as creditors. Thus all the creditors were represented in that deed by persons whose debts were under E20. I\lr. Chilton then proceeded to comment upon the absence of a creditor named John Jones, maltster, who he said could fully prove the plain- tiff's case. The day book containing copies of the letters sent to the creditors should also have been produced, and then it would be seen if Messrs. Pullin had been sent to. He asserted that they had never had notice of the assign- ment, and that it was altogether a fraudulent one. The conditions of the sale too, were singular. No creditor was to be allowed a set off for any purchase he made, nor were the goods purchased to be removed without the con- sent of the trustees. It was clear the whole thing was got up for the purpose of enabling the old woman to keep the goods together, & to enable her to carry on business and thus cheat her creditors. Why Mr. Hughes fixed upon Edward Morgan, the insolvent, he did not know, but he fixed on David Jones, because he lived just over the way," and could easily collect the book debts. Now he should like to ask what book debts a publican had ? Why did not the old woman's friends come forward to assist her to pay her debts instead of assisting her to chea t her creditors? Now instead of David Jones not keeping the public house because his wife was a "very particular woman" he had got John Hughes to take it and put his name over the door. When, therefore, Mrs. Jones came to learn this, she might be expected to turn round to him and say Oh, you base wretch, how dare you keep a public house under a false name ? How can I tell what else you keep under a false name ? How do I know that the servant whom you call Miss Jane Morgan is not Miss Prettyman in disguise." (Loud laughter.) It was a complete Caudle affair. And what a kind good soul Mr. D. Jones was. Why he takes every thing back when asked. One man had a good bargain, and vet he gives it up to Mr. David Jones. Another has a bad bargain, but good Mr. Jones takes it back. A third buys a bad baigain, and his wife gives him a curtain lecture and tells him "go back to that kind soul, Mr. David Jones, and he will take it back again." The house was clearly Mrs. Morgan's, and under all the circumstances there appeared to he no doubt the assignment was all a plan, and the auction was a mock auction. If these frauds were to be allowed to pre- vaii, it was impossible that honest tradesmen could gain a living. Two of the conditions of sale were that no ci editor should be allowed a set-off to his purchase, and that no person should remove any artides purchased without the consent of the trustees. Was it not clear, therefore, that it was all a planned thing that the old woman might be enabled to go on with the public house and set her creditors at defiance. There was no necessity for 'nlki ig about the good will of the house, because not onlv liad that gone, but the good old name of Jane Morgan, under which the house gained what good will it had, had been taken down, and that of John Hughes" substituted for it. By the bye the name of" John Hughes substituted for it. By the bye the na!neo. appeared to be almost universal at Aberystwith. ihp attorney, auctioneer, maltster, and publican were all named 'John Hughes. They had heard in sporting parlance of a cross, and he thought this action would prove one, and that it would turn out thftt on this occa- sion the Horse and Jockey had got on the wrong side of thp p, at. The learned Judge in summing up observed i that the question was whether it was a real, honest, and bOilafide assignment to trustees for the benefit of creditors. Hughes may have recommended the deed of assignment honestly enough, but had it been carried out as was intended, There should have been real purchases at the sale, and the money should have been properly divided. There was very little appearance of a bona fide sale, as the property was sold by the trustee to himself. Only 13s. fid. appeared to have been paid in money, and out of the £:)9. 13s. 3',d. which the goods should have realised, on'v that 13s. 6d. appeared to have been paid. The deed was to be signed within 28 days from the time of its being drawn up, and this would give very little oppor- tunity for the creditors wh ) resided at a distance to sign it.. He left it to the jury to say whether the goods right- fully be'ouged to David Jones or not. The jury retired for about twenty minutes, and on their return the foreman declared that their verdict was for the defendants. Attorney for the plaintiff, Messrs. John and Hugh Hughes, for defendants, Messrs. Hunhes and Roberts. John Doe all the several demises of Jenkins and Ivey v. Davies and others.—This was an action of ejectment which was tried before a Special Jury, consisting of the following gentlemen :—E. L1. Williams, Gwemant, John Hughes, Penpompren, T. R. P. Wagner, Manoreifed, T.- Hughes, J. Pringle, Newcastle, D. Davies, Cardigan, D. James, Alltllwyd, E. Lloyd, Ystrad, W. Harris, Mer- chant, and J. Evans, Morfagwyn, Esqrs. Messrs. V aug-han Williams and Richards appeared for the plaintiffs, and Messrs. Chilton, Q.C., Hall, and Wilson for the defendants. Mr. E. V. Williams addressed the jury for the plain- tiffs, and said that they were two persons in humble circumstances, Jenkins being a coker at Nantvglo iron-works, and Ivey being a glass-cutter in London. They claimed the property in right of their wives Mary and Maria, as co-heiresses of David Davies. The defendants were Samuel Davies, the tenant, and the several sub-lessees, who had no further interest than as tenants. The farm once belonged to Evan Davies, who died in 1760, having made a will by which he bequeathed it to his eldest son David. Evan had altogether 9 chil- dren, viz:—David, Esther, Mary, John, Caesar, Walter, Philip, Hannah, and Benjamin. David, the eldest son, married hhzabctn nugnes nut tract no children, lie tried in 1809, having made a will by which he gave Glandulas to his brother Caesar for life, and after his death to Csesar's son Caesar. The-n he gave it in tail to the pio- "o-env of Cæsar, if any; and if none to Walter, the fo urth on of Evaii Davies for life, and after that to Philip for his life. Then to his nephew Evan John, the only son of his sister Esther, for his life, and after his death to his nieces the daughters of Esther, Mary and Hannah. Afterwards to their issue, if any and if none, to the right heir. The plaintiffs said that they wj" re the right heirs in failure of the other limi- tations. David Davies died and the property went to Cæsar Davies; he died in November, 1818, and on his death, which took place at Ivotherhithe, Ctesar his son became entitled, and entered into possession. He was a joiner in London, and died on the 19th of I" ebruary, 1838, ivi t, liolit issue. At that time- Waiter and Philip were both dead, and the estate went to Evan John. On the 11th of October, 1842, he died and before his death, his sisters, Marv and Hannah had departed this life. All the limitations were therefore exhausted and the question then was who was the right heir?- That question the jury had to decide. The plaintifFs claimed from Walter, the fourth brother. John was dead without issue, Cifisar was dead and then came Waiter, as sons were preferred before daughters. Walter's two daughters Mary and Maria, were the wives of the two plaintiffs, and through them they claimed. The defendants said it was true that the plaintiffs would be entitled to claim as the represen- tatives of Walter, but his elder brother John left a daugh- ter through whom the defendants claimed. The plaintiffs replied True, John Davies left a daughter but she was illegitimate. If she was not legitimate then Walter's children was entitled to recover." He should call wit- nesses who would fully prove that John Davies's daughter was said in the family of John Davies to be illegitimate. He would also prove that Caesar Davies had said that she was illegitimate, and that would enable the plaintitfs to recover unless Mr. Chilton could prove her to be legi- timate. Mr. Chilton here admitted that the only question in the case was whether John Davies left a. legitimate daughter or not. Mr. Williams proceeded to put in documents, and call witnesses to prove the plaintiff's case, which they did most completely, as far as the statements of the plain- tiff's counsel went. Mr. Chilton then addressed the jury for the defend- ants, and contended that Elizabeth Stephens, the daughter of John Davies, was legitimate, as he should prove that Joan Davies was married to a person named Dillon, in St. James's Church, Bristol, iii 1701. lie should further prove that she had always been treated by Caesar Davies as his brother John's lawful daughter, and that he had left her flOO in his will. The property in 1838 went to Evan John, and he only having a life interest in it, wished to become the possessor in lee sim- ple, gave Elizabeth Stephens £ 8 )0 for the estate. He surely must have satisfied himself of her title to the re- version before he purchased it, and it was under his will the defendant claimed. A number of witnesses were called to prove defendant s case, and Mr. V. Williams having replied, his Lordship summed up, and the jury returned a verdict for the de- fendants. Attorney for the plaintiffs, Mr. Price, Abergavenny; Attorneys for defendants, Messrs. Lloyd and Davies, Cardigan. Doe on the demise of Morris v Ilorndge.—In this case a verdict was taken for the plaintiff by consent, subject to a reference. Morris v. Hon-irl.r;e.-Record withdrawn. This ended the business of the Assizes, and his Lord- ship left Cardigan en. route for 13recon on Tuesday. l
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HOUSE OF LORDS, THURSDAY, JULY 24. I DUBLIN AND GALWAY RAILWAY BILL. I Earl Bathurst read the special report of the com- mittee on this bill, intimating that systematic fraud and many gross irregularities had been resorted to by the promoters of the scheme. PRIVILEGE. I Lord Brougham then observed, in reference to the case of privilege previously raised by the reported attack on himself by Mr. F. French, that finding Mr. French had apologised, he recommended that their lordships should proceed no farther. He did not, however, debar i nst the i) l oi-i, i ilg himself from his remedy at law against the Morning Chronicle' and the Tiiiici,' in both which papers the report complained of had appeared.—The subject was then dropped. THE NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT. I Lord Brougham moved an address to the crown, praying that means may be taken to accommodate their lordships in the new houses of parliament by next session. Several peers took part in the brief debate which ensued, and eventually Lord Brougham divided the house upon the motion, which was lost by a majority of 24. The Irish colleges bill was read a third time and passed. FRIDAY, JULY 25. 1 The Earl of Besborough moved that the Dublin and Galwav railway bill be taken into further consideration that day three months. The Marquis of Clanricarde moved that the debate be adjourned until the evidence taken before the committee be printed. Lord Brougham had reason to believe that the evi- dence taken before the committee would show that the promoters of the bill had imposed upon the house as well as having been imposed upon themselves. He had no objection to the discussion on the subject being post- poncd until the evidence was printed. The dbate was then adjourned. On the motion for going into committee on the pauper lunatics, bill, Lord Beaumont moved that the bill be referred to a committee up stairs; and after some di, cussion, the motion was negatived by a majority of ï to 11. The bill then went through a committee. The Scotch poor-law bill was read a second time, with the understanding that the discussion should be taken on going into committee. The other biils on the table were then advanced a stage, and the house adjourned till Monday.
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HOUSE OF COMMONS, TULRSDAY, JLLY 16. I SLAVE TRADE (BKAZIL) BILL. The house, which met at 12 o!clock, and sat continu- ously, transacted a considerable amount of miscellaneous business, including the second reading of the stock-in- trade bill, and the carrying through committee of the slave trade Brazil bill. The latter measure raised a dis- cussion, Mr. Milner Gibson protesting against the policy of the government, on the double ground of its aggra- vating the evils of the slave trade, and injuring our commerce and trade. Sir R. Peel defended the government from the impu- tations thrown on them and after some debate, shared in by Lord Palmerston, the house went into committee on the bill, which was subsequently reported. The other business was of a routine nature. FRIDAY, JULY 25. I The house met at twelve o'clock. On the motion of the Chancellor of the Exchequer the following bills went through a committee, several verbal amendments were made, and the reports ordered to be received on Monday next: lhe customs laws repeal bill, the customs nianigmerit bill, the customs duties bill, the warehousing of goods bill, the British vessels bill, the shipping and navigation bill, the trade of British possessions abroad bill, the customs bounties inid allowances bill, the Isle of Man trade bill, the smuggling prevention bill, the customs regulation bill, and the stock-in-trade bill. The documentary evidence bill, and the assignment of terms bill, were reported and ordered to be read a third time on Monday. In answering to Viscount Clement, Mr. Young said the amount of the reproductive fund subscribed for the relief of the peasantry of Coiinaught and Munsterwas f:300,000, and the secretary, Mr. Robert Bertolacci, received a sahry of E200 per annum. In reply to Mr. bheil, Sir J. Graham said it was the intention of the government early next session to in- troduce a bill to amend the charitable bequests (Ire- land) hill, so as to obviate the objections that had been urged to the measure by the authorities of the Roman Catholic church. In answer to Captain Fitzmaurice, the Chancellor of the Exchequer said he could not interfere with the arrangements of the commissioners of excise in the examination of the rolls, but he should take care that an accurate report of the proceedings should be furnished by directing the attendance of a short-hand writer. Mr. P. M. Stuart then rose to call the attention of the house to the petition of Patrick M'Fai lane moderator of the gellelal assembly of the church of Scotland, com- plaining of the refusal of the landed proprietors to grant sites for the erection of free churches. The hon. gentle- man detailed at some length the hardships endured by the people from attending divine service in the open air in tile most inclement weather. The result of the system with which thev were threatened in Scotland lmgnt be inferred from "hat was passing in the parish in which they were then sitting. In St. Margaiet s, W estminstei, there were covenants in the leases to prevent the erec- tion of dissenting chapels, and yet there was only church accommodation for about 10,000, out of a popu- lation of 56,000. Last Sunday there were 600 shops open in the parish of which 200 were public houses, and there were no less than 130 immoral houses carrying on their vile trade j»sl unc^pr the ken of the dean and chapter. He trusted the house would not allow the poor people of Scotland to remain another winter in so deplorable a state. Sir James Graham admitted the hardship of the case brought forward by the hon. member, and regretted that it was one of those for which the legislature could scarcely be called upon to supply a remedy. It was un- necessary for him to s-.y, that the meanest peasant in Scotland"' was as well entitled to all the privileges of toleration as the proudest and wealthiest noble of the land. No doubt there was a good deal of heat and anger arising out of the disruption in the church of Scotland, and that might have occasioned refusals of sites in the first instance, but he had good reason to believe that the faults were not altogether on one side. A strong spirit of rivalry had sprung up, and there was a desire which the proprietors did not always feel inclined to comply with, to have the free church erected in the immediate vicinity and in ostentatious contrast to the established church. He trusted that a better state of feeling would shortly be established on both sides, and that no good ground of complaint would remain, Mr. Sheil was sorry to find a similarity between Scotland and his own country growing up in the former country. The secedcrs were, he believed, rapidly be- coming the majority. and it behoved the government to take some means of providing them with the means of religious worship. He suggested that a fund should be provided similar to the regium donum, to provide the means of support to the ministers of the free church. Mr. Pringle believed a good deal of exaggeration had been indulged in by the Members of the free church, and that there had been a great deal of violent denun- ciation against their opponents. After a few words from Mr. Hindley and Mr. P. Borthwick, the petition was laid on the table. Mr. Hume then called the attention of the house to the loss the public had sustained by calling in the light sovereigns, and suggested the appointment of a public officer, whose duty it would be to receive them at their real value. No answer having been given to this statement, Mr. Hume rose and said he should feel it his duty to move a vote of censure upon the Chancellor of the Ex- chequer, which would teach him to attend better to his business in future. (A laugh.) Mr. Spooner complained of the great hardships en- tailed upon the poor man by the improper regulations adopted by the government when the light gold was Iled in. The hon. gentleman then entered at some length into the question of the currency, and censured the conrse which the government had adopted, and which 11M- .created, and would create, commercial embarrass- ment and great public inconvenience. The Chancellor of the Exchequer defended the course tilat bad bc-en adopted by the govei-iimeiit iii cilliii,, in the light gold, and maintained that every precaution had been taken to prevent the loss falling upon the humbler classes. Mr. Williams supported' the motion of Mr Hume. Sir Robert Peel congratulated Mr Spooner upon hav- ing proved himself so worthy a representative of the pe- culiar opinions entertained by the people of Birmingham on the- currency question. He would not follow the hon. gentleman into the various details of the question, but would merely observe that the system of currency which had been adoptccl by the government had received the sanction of the whole of the London bankers, than whom no body of men could be better informed upon all the bearings of the question. Mr. Muntz disapproved of his hon. colleague having introduced a debate upon the currency without previous notice. After a few words from Mr. W. Clay, the house di- vided, and the motion of Mr. Ilume for an address to the crown was negatived by a majority of 64 to 34. On the question that the speaker leave the chair, Mr. Brotherton said he must certainly object to the house going into committee of supply at that late hour of the night, and if it was persisted in he should move the adjournment of the house. The Chancellor of the Exchequer hoped if the govern- ment gave way now that there would be no objection to their going ftuo supply on Monday at 12 o'clock. Several hon. members objected to their taking votes in supply at the morning sitting in consequence of the scanty attendance. The Chancellor of the Exchequer could not see any objection to taking supply at 12 ot. Monday as there were many motions previously to going into committee still to be disposed of. The house then went into committee pro forma, and it was arranged that no money votes should be taken till five o'clock. Sir James Graham said there were one or two other hills to lie taken "hefOlc supply on Monday,whichwould oecipy some timp The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the house adjourned till Monday-
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MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE. I Prince Albert has presented a silver medal to Mrs. Allom, the lady of the well-known artist and architect, for her successful introduction of bees into New Zea- land. The King of Holland arrived on Thursday evening, on a visit to the Queen. The King of Holland left town on Friday on a visit to Her Majesty in the Isle of Wight. His Royal Highness Prince Albert received his Majesty at Ports- mouth, and accompanied him to Osborne House. Earl Grey and Viscount Canterbury having been governors of the Charter-house, two vacancies are occasioned in that institution. The Earl of Lonsdale will, it is generally reported, retire from the office of Postmaster-General imme- diately after the prorogation of Parliament. Captain Sir Thomas Hastings is to be appointed Store-keeper to the Ordnance. Sir R. Peel has announced that the subject of the erection of a new National Gallery, more worthy of the arts in this country, is under the consideration of the government. On Saturday last the annual prize given by her Ma- jesty to the Royal Company of Archers, the Queen's Body-guard for Scotland, was shot for in Hope Park, and gained by H. G. Watson, Esq., Secretary to the Royal Company. The Hereditary Grand Duke of Baden, after it stay of about three weeks at Brighton, left on Thursday morning by railway for Dover. The Duke's health is greatly improved by his six weeks' residence on the Sussex coast. Having been unexpectedly called home, his visit to the metropolis is of course abandoned. On Saturday evening last some of the elder brethren of the Trinity Board put down an iron tube of two feet six inches in diameter into that part of the Goodwin Sands which is most dangerous, as a preliminary to the erection of a lighthouse thereon. It is on the Calipers, and at a short distance from a bank, which forms a steep declivity to the depth of ten fathoms. The tube descended 22 feet into the sand in an astonishingly short time, by the application of Dr. Pott's process, in which atmospheric pressure is the principal agent. Lieut. George Phillpotts, first Lieut, of the Hazard, 18, sloop (Commander Robertson, acting), who distin- guished himself so much by his gallantry in the conflict with the natives of Xew Zealand, is the sou of the Bishop of Exeter. Lady Follett and her youthful family, in company with Lady Gifford (her ladyship's mother), have left town for Ilfracombe, a retiring watering-place in Devon- shire, where they purpose remaining for about two months. Her ladyship, who had been somewhat im- paired in health, is now daily improving, as are the 1 other members of her family. The Duke of Sutherland has given instructions to an eminent architect to prepare plans for a new church, which his grace purposes erecting near Longton, Staf- fordshire. The church is to hold 460 persons, and will be commenced almost immediately. The young King of the Mosquito nation, George Augustus Frederic, was crowned on the 3d of May. The officers of her Majesty's ship Hyacinth formed a most important part of the procession. The ceremony is as nearly as possible the same which is performed at an English coronation, and a detachment of the 2d West India Regiment played" God save the King," as the procession passed to St. John's Church from Go- vernment House. Letters from Rome state that the health of his Holi- ness the Pope is such as to cause very great alarm. He suffers much from a cancer in the nose, with which he has been for some time afflicted. The disease had been latterly somewhat checked, but within the last few days has again acquired fresh virulence. Mauro- Capelli Gregoire XVI., appointed cardinal in 1825, was raised to the apostolic chair on February 2, 1831. He was born in 1765, and is consequently now nearly 80 years of age. The death of Earl Grey places a vacant garter at the disposal of the Premier. On Saturday last the noblemen and gentlemen of the Fox Club had their annual white bait dinner at the Crown and Sceptre Tavern, Greenwich, Lord Chaile- mont in the ehair, Buying Scotch islands is becoming fashionable. The Marquis of Salisbury has purchased the Island of Rum for the sum of E24,000, to form a shooting-ground or deer forest, for which it is well adapted. The Lord Mayor gave a splendid entertainment to Sir H. Pottinger on Thursday. Sir Henry agam urged moderation on the part of lhe missionaries. Respect- ing the edict issued by the Emperor, permitting the introduction of the Scriptures into that vast empire, he took the present occasion of observing that that per- mission was more limited than was at first imagined, it being in fact to show the necessity of the obsei vance of the most strict caution upon the part of England in availing herself of the opening now for the first time allowed for introducing Christianity amongst that people."—Dwarkanauth Tagore, on his health being drank, advocated the extension of education in his natine coiiitry. By the new arrangement respecting revising barristers, viz., by paying them £ 200 each, instead of by day-work, the cost of the annual revision has been reduced from E31,000 to about half that amount. James Balfour, Esq., of Haddington and London, deceased, has left in the diocese of Canterbury personal property to the amount of 1:80,000, and in Scotland upwards of a minion sterling. Mr. J. Double-day has, it is said, so completely res- tored the Portland vase, that no appearance of damage is perceptible. Speaking of Thomas Ilood, the Times says- AVe are glad to learn that the subscription for the family of this distinguished writer already exceeds £ 1,000, and is still making progress. An alteration took place on Wednesday in the hours during which bathing is permitted in the Serpentine river, Hyde-park. The hours during the remainder of the season will be from 5 to 8 o'clock in the morning, and from 8 to 9 o'clock in the evening. Within the last twelve month-, death has been busy with the bar. Amongst those summoned to the "court above" have been Lord Abinger, Sir William Follett, Mr. Baron Gurney, Serjeants Andrews, Bornpas, Taddy, and Atcherley, Mr. Adolphus, and Mr. Ludlow Holt. Two immense, closely-printed folio volumes, of some I,200 pages, have just been added to the library of the House of Lords. They contain ONLY AN I I DEX of tile Acts of Parliament passed from 1801 to IS 14 And yet all men are supposed tc know the law The latest accounts from Sunderland announce the withdrawal of Mr. Bagshaw. The battle is now to be fought between Col. Thompson and Mr. Hudson. The reporter for the Times intimates that the charge of bribery against the Solicitor-General, or his sup- porters, at Cambridge, can be substantiated without difficulty. 0 Mr. White, the celebrated yacht builder of Cowes, has received orders to construct a schooner yacht of about 130 tons for the Emperor of Russia. On Thursday two men were fighting on the banks of the Severn, Shrewsbury, when there was a cry, 11 the police are coming," upon which they both rushed into the stream. One of them quicidy returned to the bank, but the other continued swimming till he came near to the Welsh-bridge, when his legs became entangled m his trowsers, and lie suddenly sank in the presence of many who were watching him, and was drowned. Mr. Wombwell's fine lioness. Duchess, wnetpe cubs, at Paisley, a few days ago. The Sire of the young family is the majestic lion Wallace. The celebrated Vi?ocq is pivu? the pubhc o? .London specimens of bis extraordinary facility in disgui?.n.hm? self beyond all possibility of detection. He is said to be a consummate actor. The excise prcsceution of Messrs. Smith, the dIstil- • > i lers, has been coriitirotiiised by the payment, oil the part Of the latter, of E-,0,000. The Manchester subscription for there of the sufferers by the late calamitous fiie in Quebec now reaches the sum of £ 6,496 18s A meetIng IS to be held at Preston, and we hope that Bohon, Rochdale, Oldham, Ashton, &c., will come forward, each ac- cording to its ability, to do something to aid the thousands of their suffering fellow-subjects in Quebec. The hundred and second annual conference of the Wesleyan Methodist body commenced in Leeds, on Wednesday last, the 30th tilt. On Monday morning se'nnight, Tulloch Castle, near Dingwall, Scotland, belonging to Duncan Davidson, Esq., was destroyed by fire, together with a large por- tion of its rich and valliable furniture, some family por- traits and pictures, the library, and other effects. It has recently been ruled on circuit that the state- ment of a prisoner before the magistrates, after being told that what he says will be brought against him on his trial, is not admissible in evidence. In opening the Leitrim assies, Mr. Justice Jackson gave an appalling account of the state of crime in the county. He had, he said, to try 106 cases, clearly of Whitebov disturbances. Mr. 0:Conxtell has been making a triumphant pro- cession from Dublin to Wexford. The grand Repeal demonstration, amounting to 60,000 persons, took place in the latter town on Wednesday it terminiied in a public dinner, at which Mr. John Maher presided. Not the slightest disturbance took place. The experimental squadron is expected to anive in the Cove of Cork about the end of next week. At Munich, a musical composer named R has just been sentenced to make an apology, kneeling before the Kind's picture, and a year's imprisonment, for spcahin disrespectfully of the King of Prussia. The total number of letters delivered in the United Kingdom in the year 1844 was 2-12 millions, which is an increase of nearly 22 millions on the previous year. The number before the reduction of the rate was 75 millions. The Caledonian Mercury narrates, at length, the case of a youth, named John Sweeney, a most inveterate stammerer, who was cured by a severe kick on the head from a horse. According to the Adelaide Observer, a gentleman at Sydney has invented a shot whieh will, inevitably, des- troy a ship, or anything else opposed to it, the heat which it produces being inextinguishable, and ten thousand degrees of Fahrenheit The manufactory of Messrs. Motte, Rosser, and Co., of Roubux, Flanders, was burnt down about a fortnight ago. The damage is estimated at t:100,000 sterling. The vast theatre at Paris, called the Hippodrome, was opened to the public last week. It is 350 feet long, and will contain 20,000 persons. The patriarch of the Russian army, Jessand-J wan- Saporocbsky, died lately at Kerch, in the Crimea, at the age of 120 years.
MR. WRAY'S REPRIMAND. I
MR. WRAY'S REPRIMAND. I The following is a copy of the letter addressed by the Secretary of State for the Home Department to Mr. Wrav, the Receiver General of Metropolitan Police, in consequence of the Report of a Committee of the House of Commons upon the South Eastern Railway Compa- ny's petition Whitehall, July 19, IS45. Sir,—I forward to you, for your information, in the event of your not having already perused it, a copy of the Report of the select committee appointed by the House of Commons to inquire into the allegations of a petition from the South Eastern Railway Company; together with the minutes of evidence taken before that com- mittee. I have learnt with regret from this Report, that you were, in the year 1836, while holding a responsible office under Government, retained as a paid agent of a private company to promote the success of a bill introduced into Parliament on their behalf; and that you were engaged to canvass members of the House of Commons in favour of that measure during its progress through Parliament. It now becomes my duty to convey to you my strong disapprobation of the course which you thus pursued. I do not think it necessary, on the present occasion, to express any opinion, whether the due performance of the duties of the Receiver General of Police might or might not have been, in the first instance, compatible with pri- vate practice as a barrister; but I can entertain no doubt that your interference, especially as a paid agent in can- vassing members, must tend to weaken the confidence of the public in the impartiality of the Government, whose officer you are, and materially to impair your efficiency in the performance of the official duties which are en- trusted to you. I am informed, that for years past you have abstained from accepting any professional engagement as a barris- ter. I approve of your having done so, and I expect that for the future the same course will be invariable pursued by you. The duties of your office are onerous and important, and I consider it absolutely necessary that henceforth the Receiver General of the Police should confine him- self entirely to those duties; and any departure from this rule will be regarded by me as a sufficient ground for your removal from the appointment which you now hold. I am, &c., (Signed) J. R. G. GRAHAM. John Tray, Esq" Receiver General of Police. DEATHS OF TWO MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT.—Mr. Ed. B. Clive, M. P., expired on Tuesday morning at an early hour, at his son's, near Croydon. He was a Whig in politics, and had for a long series of years represented the city of Hereford. Mr. Alexander Murray, member of Parliament for the stewartry of Kircudbright, died in the south of Ireland on Wednesday last, having been suddenly taken ill on the preceding Monday. Mr. Mur- ray was on the Liberai side of I)olities.-Aelas. EFFECTS OF THE LAfE DUKE OF SUSSEX.—The sale of the remainder of the effects of his late Royal Highness was commenced on Thursday at Messrs. Christie's. The collection consists of jewellery, articles of vertu, miniatures, enamels, engravings, drawings, gems, &c. Many of the lots were curious and valuable. The most remarkable amongst them were :—The Knights Templars' state sword and belt, sold for £ 135. A pair of very massive chased gold spurs, modelled after an original Templar's spur, £ 52. A mahogany case, containing a set of pipes and tobacco cannisters, said to have belonged to Lord Byron, £ 2. 7s. The Oxford Bible of 1828, in a richly embossed silver outer binding, £ 7- 12s. 6d. Another similarly bound bible fetched E9. A beautiful little model of one of the wild cattle in Chillington Park was bought by Sir A. Clifton for E4. A small bust of William IV, in wax, was bought by Colonel Fox for £ 3. 5s. The day's sale realized between 1:400 and £ 500. A FHEAK OF FORTUNE.—James Seward, a poor man, by trade a carpenter, residing in Somers Town, who has been for some time in great distress from want of em- ployment, on Thursday received the pleasing intelligence that he had become the posessor of a large fortune by the death of a brother in India, who had there amassed considerable wealth. His wife was actually on the way to pledge an article for food, when the letter arrived bearing the welcome news that he was the owner of £ 15,000. A PHOPHECY FROM \VEEKS'S ;\IusEuI.- Visit \Veek's Museum, in Tichborne-street, which consists chiefly of specimens of mechanism. There were birds that not only sung, but hopped from stick to stick in their cage; there were mice made of pearl, that could run about nimbly; there were human figures of full size playing on musical instruments, in full band—though neither musi- cLms, nor mice, nor birds, had a particle of life in them. There were silver swans swimming in water, serpents winding themselves up trees, tarantulus running back- wards and forwards—all equally without life in short, a collection too numerous and curious for me attempt to describe. There were clocks of curious workmanship, and in great variety. Besides being musical, some of them, in the shape of temples, were ornamented in the richest manner. The proprietor said that his collection in clocks alone was of the value of thirty thousand pounds sterling. His entire collection he valued at four hun- dred thousand pounds. It was prepared for the Chinese maiket, where such articles would be in demand at the prices he put upon them so he confidently said, though valuing some of his birds at a thousand guineas a piece. He said that the Government of China would not per- mit the English to have intercourse with them for such purpose, and seemed to be in present despair; but he ctddeU, lht. of tUeac day England will oblige China to receive her wares, by making her feel the strong arm of her po\Yer.Bltsh's Recollections of a Residence in EnjtlancL How WE BUILD COLLEGEs.-The slim expended in the purchase of the ground, and in the erection of that part of University College, London, the exterior of which is nearly complete, exceeded LIOO,000, one-third of which was spent on the portico and dome, or the purely ornamental, the rooms under the dome having remained useless, and not even fitted up at the expiration of fifteen years. When the professor of chemistry inquired for the chimney of his laboratory, he was informed that there was none, and to remove the defect, a flue was run up which encroached on a handsome staircase, and destroyed the symmetry of the architect's design. Still greater was the dismay of the anatomical professor on learning that this lecture room was to conform to the classical model of an ancient theatre, designed for the recitation of Greek plays. Sir Charles Bell remarked that all anatomical theatre, to be perfect, should ap- proach as nearly as possible to the shape of a that every student might look down and see distinctly the subject under demonstration. At a considerable cost the room was altered, so as to serve the ends for which it was wanted. The liberal sums contributed by the public for the foundation of a rival college were expend- ed in like manner long before the academical body came into existence. When the Professor of Chemistry at King s College asked for his laboratory, he was told it had been entirely forgotten in the plan, but that he might take the kitchen on the floor below, and by ingenious machinery carry up his apparatus for illustrat- ing experiments, through a trap door into an upper story, where his lecture room was placrd.-Lyell's America. STRUCTURE OF THE Ti.,Frii.-The Teeth, it is well known to Physiologists, are composed of bony structure, which is covered with a coating of enamel-a substance of a fibrous nature, and so hard as to strike fire with a steel. Notwithstanding its apparent hardness, the enamel is, however, extremely susceptible of injury, and It thus becomes highly important to ascertain what pre- parations are best adapted to preserve so important a substance in its pristine integrity and beauty. W e do not hesitate therefore to recolliniend PIOIN'LA N DS' ODONTO, or Pearl Dentifrice," as the most valuable means of purifying, embellishing, and preserving the Teeth and Gums, yet offered to the PnbllC.-See Advt.
LONDON GAZETTE.
LONDON GAZETTE. B.?KMpTs.-(F?.y ? ?-.?- P. Harding, Gravescnd hoiser.-J. N Bumbnll, jnn ?Eas?thorne. Sussex, bakeryJaques. TothilI-?-ee?Wcstmu?tpr, P?nter.-G.James/L?min?on Pnors," annckshlre, draper.-R. ?,,hoIson, Stockton, Duniam .?boo.;?.l?lei. T. V. Holmes Bris?o], corn factor.-M Allen, St. Hck.n's, Lancashire, butcher.-T. Brown and D. Brown, Binitcr-strMt, ship and ?ncral agents. B.?Km-pTs.—r'7'Me?/ay, .?? ?9.)—R- Thompson.. watch -maker, Ncwe?stIe-upon-Tynp.—M. Wrakp, jun., bnpk!-AYc?, Cantcrbnrv ou1. de Joseph Ventma, mer- chant, White-Hart Court, Bishopsgate-street, City.—B. S. T. Matthews, oil and colourman.—W. Smethurst, jacquard m-,Icitiile-nlaler, Nlllichi-ster.-J. Dixon, inn- keeper, Ecclesfielu, Yorkshire.
WEEKLY CALENDAR. I
WEEKLY CALENDAR. I THE MOON'S CHANGES.—New Moon, on the 3rd of I August, at 7h. 2,5111. morn. The Moon rises, I AuZ. 3h. 45m. A.M. I Aug. 5. 7h. 2M. A.M., :3.- 4h.50m. 6. 8h. 4 ,5b. 55m. —— 7 9h. 13m.—— The ??un rises. I Clock after Sun. The Sun set. Au- 24h. 26m. 5 6?." scc. 7h. 45m. 7. 4h. ?4m. om. 29 sec. 7h 33m. ^TX-Elevcnth Sunday after Trinity. Proper Les^ons, Morning, 2 Kings 5, Acts 1 Evening, 2 Kings 9, Hebrews 6- t?vO Slillcl ,-t-s ) Borotigvit an J 3 and 10. (?"'sttwoSund?vs) Borough and county lists to b<?!?ixedtochureh doors. A,i,Ii,,t of day, 15h. 6m.; day's decrease from the longest day, Ih. 28m. day breaks, 111. 49m. twt:?ht p??, 10h. 19m. twil:g,llt elid. Alfred Ernest Albert born ?S44. TIDE TABLE. HIGH "WATKU at BRISTOL, during the week.  "E?r?Mt? !)? C':<6?- ??!M-?< 'Gate. Gatc.. AuG ?"- ? I 8 « 27 0 16 6 Saturda!y. S I I" I I ?? 9 16 6 Way. ? 7 ?  10 17 7 Mondav.. 4| I • I 7 ? 29 8 18 O Tuesday. ?S 17 1 8 27 29 11 18 8 W?np< 6 8 17 8 57 29 9 18 6 Thursday. 7 9 17 9 30 29 6 18 3 Friday. 8 9 51 j 110 6 28 9 17 & EQUATION" OI- TUT. TUM;S.—These equations, applied I to the above table, will give the approximate times of HIGH WATER AT THE FOLLOWING PLACES: — H. "f H. M. Aberystwith add 0 15 Holyhead add 2 45 Carmarthen-bay..sub. 1 5 j Liverpool add 4 6 Cardigan-bar .sub. 0 15 Liii)cl) Isle sub. 1 46 CardirF-roads sub. 0 55 Milford Haven.sub. 1 30 Carnarvon add 1 ?5 Newport, M?n.?M& 0 30 Chepstow sub. 0 13 i Swansea-bar 1 15 Fishguard-bay.. ,sub. 0 30 "ntamp?' mouth..i.?? 5 lo
AGRICULTURE, MARKETS, &c.,
AGRICULTURE, MARKETS, &c., (From the "Mark Lane Express" of Monday). The wheat ears, though long, and otherwise well- formed, are said to be indifferently filled; in some case,, the sides, in others the tops, arc said to have died off, without having produced grain. In addition to these statements, there are rumours of red rust, and on heavy soils the colour of the straw is described as too dark to be consistent with a sound and healthy state of the plant. We merely give these rumours just as they have reached us, without in any way vouching for their accuracy; we have, however, instituted diligent inquiries, and hope in a short time to be enabled to speak more positively on the subject. On the whole, there is quite sufficient rea- son to justify the recent advance in prices, were. there no other causes besides the lateness of the season, and the still threatening aspect of the weather. Even under the most auspicious circumstances, the cutting of wheat cm now be scarcely be expected to be generally commenced till the second or third week in August, and in the north it will probably be still later. Meanwhile, the stocks of old are being worked up closely, and should the weather at harvest time prove of the same unsettled character as that which has prevailed during the summer, the in- gathering would of course be extremely precarious. Be- sides the doubts and fears naturally entertained in regard to the result of our own crop, the firmness of holders has been much increased by the fact that there is but very little foreign wheat, either free or under lock, in the kingdom. Provincial markets held since our last, more particularly at those held since Wednesday, en- hanced rates have been obtained for wheat. The arrivals of wheat coastwise into London have been moderate, the quantity reported for the week ending this (Saturday)- evening amounted to only 4,446 qrs. The show at Mark Lane by land-carriage samples from the home counties has meanwhile been very small. The continued advance in the price of whe?.t certainly renders some fall in the duty probable already the general weekly average for the kingdom has risen to 50s. per qr., and the London return, published on Friday (oos.), is again 2s. 6d. per qr. higher this than last week. The present stock in bond in London is comparatively trifling; on the oth instant, it amounted to only 100,-564 qrs., and the im- ports since then hive slightly exceeded 14,000 qrs. Bonded flour has begun to excite attention, and prices have within the last few weeks risen Is. to 2s. per barrel. Malt has been rather more saleable than of late, and previous terms have been very firmly supported. The supplies of oats have on the whole been moderate, the quantity received during the week, consisting of 27,672 qrs. of this quantity 654 qrs. are from our own coast. 1,700 qrs. from Scotland, 2,89,5 qrs. from Ireland, and the remaining 22,42 3 qrs. from abroad. The fall caused by the immense arrival of the preceding week has in- duced the principal dealers to buy more freely; and having also had a good country demand, the downward movement has been checked. s. s. s. So Wheat, Engl., red 63 to 56 Oats, Yorksh. feed 23 to 24 White .56-62 Potatoe 24 — 26 Old, recl 53 ,31; Yough,-tll Black. 20-21 Do wliite 60-62 Scotch feed 24 — 26 Barley, Malting 30-32 Irish Galway. 20—21 Chevalier a3- Diibli-,i 21-22 Grinding 22—28 l,ondonderrv 22—23 Irish 24-26 Waterfordwhite 21 — 22 Bere ;j Clonmel 22—23 Beans, 'L ick new.. 38 — 40 SEED, Rape 271. 2H/. Old S-Il Old 40 — 42 Irish. 221. 2W. per last Peas, Boiling. 38 40 Linseed, Baltic. 3S — 44 White. 38 40 Odessa 45-47 Grey 38 — 40 Mustard, white 12-15 Maple :R-40 Brown.. 10 — 12 per busli Malt, Brown 56—GO Flour, Town-matte Chevalier 65 —— andbestcountrv Kingston & Ware. 60 Yiiirks 42- Suffolk & Norfolk 5S—63 Stockton 34 — 35 Rye, old. 32 34 X orf. & Sutfolk.. 34 35 New 6- Irish 36-37 LONDON AVERAGES. fs. d. £ s. d. Wheat. 3,432 qrs.2 12 6 Rye. 2 qnd 12 0 BarleY. 233 1 11 2 Beans.. 824 1 19 ') Oats 5,134 12 3 Peas.. 283 2 0 11 GENERAL AVERAGE PRICE OF CORN. Week eiilin,, Julv Average.—Wheat. 48s. lOd; Barley, 29s. Od Oats, 22s. 6d Rye, 31s. lid Beans, 38s. 8d'; Peas, 39s. lid. Aggregate Average of six weeks which governs Duty. —Wheat, 48s. Id.; Barley, 29s. 9d. Oats, 22s. ;-d.; Rye, 32s. Id. Beans, 38s. 9d.; Peas, 38s. 4d. Duty on Foreign Corn.— Wheat, 20s. Od; Barley, 9s. Od; Oats, 6s. Od Rye, 10s. 6d; Beans, 4s. 6d Peas, Is. 6d. SMITHFIELD MARKET. Since this day se'nnight, up to Saturday evening, the imports of live stock from abroad into London were ex- ceedingly large, amounting to 230 oxen and cows, 119 sheep, 36 calves, anrl 10 lambs. The imports into Hull have been i20 beasts and 90 sheep. For the time of year- we had a very smail supply of beasts offering this morning from our grazing districts. The numbers of sheep were very limited, there being upwards of 10,000 less exhibited than at the corresponding market day in 1844. In pigs comparatively little business was doing at low rates. A ST ATEMENT & COMPARISON of the SUPPLIES and PRICES of FAT STOCK, exhibited and sold in SMITIIFIELD CATTLB M.VHKRT. on Monday, July 29, 1844, and Monday, July 28, 1845. Per Sibs. to sink the offal. July 29,1844. July 28, 1845 s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Coarse & inferior Beasts. 2 4 to 2 632 to 36 Serond quality do 283 O 3 8 40 Prime large Oxen. 3 2 3 6 1 Q 4 2 Prime Scots, &c. 3 8 4 044 6 Coarse Sc inferior Sheep.. 2 8 3 () 3 6 3 10 Spcondqlulitydo. 3 2 3 4404 4 Prime coarse woolled do.. 3 6 3 8464 8 Prime Southdown do 3 10 4 0 4 10 -5 0 Lambs 4 0 5 0506 () Lar?ecoarse Calves 3 0 3 6364 4 Prime small do. 3 8 4 0464 10 Large Hos 2 8 3 6303 8 Neat small Porkers. 3 8 4 03104 2 BUTTER, BACON, CHEESE, AND HAMS. IrishButter, new,cwt.s s. Cheese, per cwt. s. s. Carlow, 88 Double Gloucester.. 62 68 8 1, i (-, 0. 78 Single ditto 52 GO Cheshire 56 76 Cork, 1st. SO Derby. oR 60 Waterford 82 American. 48 62 En?Hsh Butter, Foreign ditto 46 Dnrset,perrn'km..46 Bacon, new 46 54 Foreign Butter, ewt Middle — Prime Fi-icslar? t 90 Hams, IHsh f 6 64 Do. Kid. S6 — Westmoreland 66 — Fresh Butter, 12s per doz. York 66 70 PRICE OF TALLOW, &c. 1841. 1812. 1843. 1844. 1845. Stock thic; dav 1.431..18,512..17.057..16,343..12,511 Price of Y.C.. 48s.3d..48s. Od. ,42s.Od.. lls.Od..39s.6d. to to to to to Deliver lastweek 1,328.. 1,196.. 1,320.. 848.. 1,333 Do.from 1st Junel8,0^2.. 7,088.. 8,326.. 8,227.. 8,99"5 Arriv. last week 354.. 31.. 1.013.. 482.. 81 Do.from 1st June 6,2^1.. 6,350.. 6,303.. 5,587.. 5,534 Price of Town. 50s.6d—48s.0d—44s.Cd—43s.6d—42s.0d- METALS. £ s. a. £ s. d. IRON-—bar Wales per ton London. ° ° 8 0 til rods 0 0to9io o Hoops io n o to 10 10 0 Sheets ?? <0to 12 0 0 Sheets. 00 Scotch pi, Clyde. 3 0 0 to 3 2 () Russian, c, cxn 0 0 0 to 0 0 0 Psl 15 5 0 to 15 10 0 Gouricff. 14 5 0 to 14 10 0 Swedish, for -,trriv 0 0 0 to 11 10 0 onthespot. 0 0 0 to 0 0 0 Steel, fagt 16 5 0 to 16 10 0 kegs 15 <5 0 to 15 10 0 COPPE 0 00 to 87 100 Tough cake 0 0 0 to 88 10 0 J3est selected. 0 0 0 to 91 10 0 Ordinary Sheets .lb. 0 0 0 to 0 0 10 11 bottoms 0 0 0 to 0 0 11 TI,-Cnm. blocks.cwt 0 0 0 to 4 10 0 » bars () f) 0 to411 (i Refined. 0 0 0 to -1 1.5 0 Refined j 1 2 Straits. 0 0 0 t.o 4 3 n B,iiie.-t 0 00 to45 0 TIN PLATES—Ch., IC box 1 14 0 to 1 16 0 •• I X. 2 0 0 to 2 2 0 Coke,IC. 1 7 0 to 1 9 0 LEAD—Sheet .ton 20 5 0 to 20 10 0 Pis refined 0 0 0 to21 0 0 common 19 5 0 to 19 10 0 ZtNc.-(Shcet). 0 0 0 to 30 0 0 QuiCKSiLvp.it lb 0 0 0 to 0 4 6 REFINED METAL ton 0 0 0 to 7 2 6
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