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      - COUKT Or * _QUEE . _N'S BENCH . Mosdat . —The _Qbees v . _Hesbt Keebdham Scsoro _Shrapsell . —In his caso the defendant ; a son ofthe inventor of the _"Snrapne ll shell , " had pleaded guilty to four informaUons , filed , at the iastance of thedirectors of the Bast India Company , _againsthim under the 49 Geo . HI ., for having written letters to divers persons , General _Tfillock , General Rober tson , and others , having , as directors , patronage of offices in India , to obtain from them some situation in the Indian Government , by means of promising to the said persons certain _rewards for exerting their iafloenceiB his favour- There had also been letters written to the wives ofthe directors in question , offering them to pay certain sums of money when the defendant should obtain an appointment through the influence or act of their husbands . —The defendant xvas noxv brought op for _judgment . He put in affidavits to the effect , that at the time the letters were written he was labouring under acute mental distress and excitement , arising from

      thc loss of hisiather , and the derangement of his affairs by the dishonesty of other parties , for whom he had incurred liabilities ; that while he was in this state he xvas induced , in the desperate hope of retrieving his affairs , to write those letters to the ladies mentioned in the informations , bat xvhen he did so he was not aware that he was committing any indictable offence , the parties written to not having in themselves any poxver of appointment . That he had no idea tbat a cadetship was an office within the statute ; that in writing these letter * , his object was not to obtain the cadetship from any person not qualified , bnt to procure an introduction to the directors , to whom his claims and qualifications might be submitted . He expressed his sincere regret for what he had thus improperly but ignorantly done , and he referred to his sufferings and distresses , while he threw himself on the mercy of the prosecutors and the court . —Mr . Justice Williams sentenced the prisoner to four months imprisonment in the prison of this court .

      FBinAT . —The Dpke of _Becsswick v . _Peabson . — The Duke of Brunsxvick conducted his own case . —Mr . Cockburn and Mr . Hugh Hill appeared for the defendant . —This xvas an action against the present proprietor of the Satirist newspaper , for two alleged libels on the plaintiff . —The Duke of Brunswick said that ever since his arrival in this cwntry _. for ten years past , he had been held up to odium in the Satirist . The object was to induce him to purchase a remission of these attacks in money . He would not do so ; but at length the imputations became graver and more serious than ever , and he preferred an indictment in 1312 at the Central Criminal Court . —A . discussion here arose on the question whether the plaintiff was entitled to go into statements respecting previous libels , published , too , by other persons , and not bv the defendant . The Duke of Brnnswick said that

      he referred to them , because the present defendant had stated that all that the former proprietor of the paper had said of him ( the Duke of Brunswick ) was true . { As the present declaration contained an allegation of the fbnnor libels , and as the plaintiff said be xvished to refer to them , LordDenman thought that they might be referred to . ] The plaintiff therefore proceeded . The first indictment was in 1842 . The defendantin ' these various libels charged him ( the plaintiff ) witli murder , with infamous ciimes , and matters of that sor t . He had been charged with having murdered Eliza Greenwood . He was ready to met that and any other charge . Air . Cockbnrn objected to the plaintiff going into theso previous matters . The declaration began with setting ontsomethinspublished by Bernard Gregory . To the extent ofthe matters thus set out the plaintiff might enter

      upon the statement of previous matters , but not further . The plaintiff wanted all the case to be known to the jury . The subject of the present action was a libel contained in * 'Notices to Correspondents . " It-was published in the paper of tlie 3 rd of November , 1844 . Lord Penman read it . It spoke of the former defendant , Gregory , being better than might have been expected after the persecutions he endured , and of his being about to give to tlie world an account of his persecutions , and of the judicial tyranny practised on him . It went ou to say , that the defendant Gregory bad throughout exhibited great strength of mind , and that he bad been enabled to do so , because Ms conduct had , from tlie commenc - ment , been sustained in strong truth . [ This seemed to be tbe paragraph Which the plaintiff thought amounted to a declaration , that all that Gregory had written of him

      was , in feet , true . ] Another paragraph referred to the proceeding * in the Court of Queen ' s . Bench [ in reading this Xord Denman said , " I think X ought to have been the plaintiff _Jnthispa-rtof _tLelibil" _] , and Spote of the plaintiff as a foreigner despoiled for bis vices of home and country . The xvriter took credit for gentleness of spirit , in noticing the follies of the duke , but described him as a wanderer on the world , xvith no country in Europe but England that would receive him ; that he xvas shut out from court , the clubs , nnd society . The declaration xvent On to allege other _xrritings of the defendant to tbe same effect . It seemed to him ( Lord Denuian ) tbat tbe plaintiff complained that this defendant bad stated that all that Gregory bad represented xvas tbe truth . Thc Duke of Brunswick : That is so , my lord ; and I have brought this civil action to enable bim to pro . e the truth of it , if he thinks he can . He has not tried to do tbat . —

      The _jilaintifl * continued : There was a whole series of libels , and he could not separate the one from the other . The plaintiff proceeded to comment on tlie unceasing malice with wliich he had been pursued by tbe Satirist nexvspaper . and expressed his hope and belief that the jury would treat this first paragraph as a libel . The second libel of which he complained xras inserted in the paper of the 9 thof Jdarch , 1845 , and sought by the most shameful insinuations , to connect his ( the plaintiff ' s ) name with the murder of DeJa Hue and the crimes of Hocktr . —Mr . Cockburn proceeded to address thc court at great length in behalf of tlie defendant . He justified the paragraphs in the Satirist , and was extremely _ssvere on the conduct ofthe duke , who , he asserted , was actuated by motives the most vindictive and mean . After a reply from the plaintiff , LordDenman summed up , the jurors retired for about half an hour , and then brought in a verdict for the plaintiff , Damages—One farthing .

      BANKRUPTCY COURT . "W EnSESBilT , 3 l * . 2 _li . EXTK __ OBDI 3 .- __ Rr DoiJ . CS IS THE TVlSE TBADE . IS BE IlEAY ASP BEAT , BASKkcpts . —The bankrupts in this case had carried on business most extensively as wine merchants in Hark-laue , City . Their debts and liabilities together amounted to £ 2 Il ' , 000 _, and theirassets to between £ 38 , 000 and £ 39 , 000 . The estate is expected to pay a dividend of between three and tour shillings in the pound . The bankrupts came up to-day for their certificates . Tbe firm consisted of John Reay , sen ., and John Robert Reay , Ms nephew . In the case of the latter no opposition was offered , and consequently his certificate xvas granted at once . The certificate of John Reay , the principal in the concern , _xx-as opposed by Mr . Bovill , for the assignees , the bankrupt was defended by Mr . Edxrin James , ilr . Bovill stated that

      the assignees opposed the grauting ot the _certificate , on the grounds of an improper system of ballancing the books , whieh had been pursued by the bankrupt a reckless system of gix-ing credit , and extensive dealing in accommodation bills . It appeared from the books that between January , 13-39 , aud Pebrnary 1 S _1-5 , upwards of £ 148 . 000 in bad debts had accumulated , xvhile the bankrupt set doira his profits during that period at £ 5 , 000 a-year . Another complaint against the bankrupt was , that he hadpractised a system ofpledging tlie property of fcii creditors by rnisiug money on dock warrants to the _smount of £ 70 , 006 . thus placing such _property beyond the reach ofthe assignees . His stock of nines in dock bad been sold under thc fiatfor £ 3 , 000 , out of which the claims of the dock company amounted to _ ET , S 00 . He ( Mr . Eouvill ) was surprised tbat the dock company should

      trust a man who had so traded to such an amount . The bankrupt had even at the last moment , in February , 1 S 45 , purchased wines to the amount o ! £ 30 , 000 , a fact of xvhich the foreign creditors heavily complained , and they xverc anxiously awaiting the judgment of the Court . AVitli respect to the bad debts , it appeared that the bankrupt had credited a person named Wright , formerly dealing in Mark-lane , but latterly the proprietor ofthe Turk ' s Head Hotel , in the Strand , at one time to thc enormous amount of £ __* 4 , 000 . In 1 S 39 Wright oxved the bankrupt £ 7 , S 0 O ; in 1 S 41 , £ 3 , 500 ; and in 1 S 42 , £ 31 , 000 . This amount xvas subsequently reduced to £ 11 , 000 , hy Keay ' s taking a mortgage on the Turk's He _^ d for £ 21 , 000 . This mortgage , however , had turned out valueless , thc property having been previousiy ' encumbered ; and although the mortgage was effected in a registered county , the

      bankrupt had neglected to make auy previous inquiries of tlie register of Middlesex . Tire next _ctse of reckless credit occurred in the case of aperson named Blumeuthal , formerly tradingin Birmingham , and xvho had been bankrupt there . Reay liad trusted this man to the amount of £ 47 , u 00 for wines for which the only security he had received was the acceptances of the Baron de Bode , to the amount of £ 37 , 000 . The Court would judge whether such acceptances could be looked upon as good and sufficient security . The nest man whom the bankrupt had taken largely into his confidence was Jarvis , whose case hadbeen so recently before that Court . This man had originally been clerk to Messrs . Allnutt and Arbouin _, and in less than eleven months fhe bankrupt hud trusted him to tbe amount of £ 19 , 000 . It might be as well here to mention that there was not a chance ofa shilling in the pound for the creditors to Jarvis _' s estate . These were the three

      principal cases which the assignees wished to bring under the notice of the Court , to mark how reckless hadbeen the bankrupt ' s conduct as a trader . It appeared that in 1 S 41 the bankrupt had married a lady of large fortune , and , although it did not appear clear that be was solvent at the time , had made a settlement on her to the amount of £ 17 , 000 . He was now living in luxury , on the produce of that settlement , at Wanstead . It appeared , further , that for a series of years the bankrupt had drawn accomodation bills on the parties with _xvhom he had dealings , and as long as he could get them discounted bis trade went on flourishingly , but the moment bankers and

      brokers became camions , tlic bubble burst , and he was obliged to come to that Court . On all these grounds , then , an improper system of balancing his books , a reckless system of giving credit , and an extensive dealing in accomodation bills , he ( Mr . Bovill ) caUed upon " the Court either to refuse the certificate altogether , or at least to _suspend it for a number of years . After Mr . B . James had heen heard in behalf of the bankrupt , his Honour said that , as _thscase was one of great importance tothe mercantile community , and as there were several _fio _cuments he wished to look over , bc should postpone giving a jud gment till to-morrow

      . 5 _ul- _^ entfn" _^" ' rh i sdaythe learaea commissioner gave eluded b 7 _gW : _^ dttaa _^ _^ e commissioner _wnbe _^ _ispileS"" _* _" * _tantaq-rt certificate

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      . The first session in the present mayoralty commenced on Monday last . _SnorMFTisG . —Caroline Bay , aged 24 , and Jane Scott , aged 18 , xvere indicted for stealing sex-en handkerchiefs , otherwise sex-en yards of silk , value 30 s ., the property of Susannah Eliza Crisp . It appeared by the evidence that tbe prisoners , according to custom , xvent to purchase a trifliug article , and , while one was making the bargain , the other employed herself in abstracting the articles named . They escaped at firstwithoutbeingdetected _, but

      in the course of tlie day a policeman brought the silk , xvhich he had taken from the prisoners . Thejury , after a long consultation , returned a verdict of acquittal in favour of Scott , supposing her to hax-e heen thetool of the more experienced thief . Bay was declared guilty . It was then proved upon a second indictment that Bay was convicted of " lifting" last year in this court , and sentenced to six months' hard labour . The court now sentenced her to transportation for 6 even years . There was a dreadful wailing among some females in the gallery xvhen thev heard the sentence of banishment passed .

      Tuesday . —Bubglabt . —Paul Cooper , aged 20 , de . scribed as a French polisher , pleaded guilty to an indictment , for burglariously breaking and entering the dxvelling house of James Foulton , and stealing therein a quantity of wearing apparel , and other articles , his property , A former conviction of the prisoner , for a similar offence , xx-as proved , and the Recorder sentenced him to be transported for the term of ten years . Bigamv . — 'Thomas Kibble , aged 32 , a shoemaker , was indicted for feloniously intermarrying with Caroline Haswell Jones , on the 15 th August , 1841 , his wife , Hannah Dudley , being then and still alive . The facts of this case lie in a very narroxv compass . It appeared that on the 4 th of January , 183 C , the prisoner was married at Whitchurch , in the county oi Buckingham , to Hannah Dudley , who was proved to be still alive and in attendance . On the lath of August , 1841 , he went through the ceremony of

      a marriage , under the assumed name of Thomas Thorne , at the parish church of St . Leonard ' s , Shoreditch , with Caroline Haswell Jones , who had borne him one child and was enceinte ot second . The prosecution xras at the instance of the wife , and the real sufferer , Jones , appeared in tbe witness-box , and stated tbat the prisoner had made her a good husband , and had been an excellent father to her child . The jury , after a short deliberation , returneda verdict of Guilty . The Recorder , in passing sentence , remarked upon tbe circumstance ofthe prisoner havixg contracted the second marriage under the assumed name of Thorne , as indicative of a parfect knowledge that his wife was alive , and also of a concocted fraud . Looking at the whole of the case , the sentence of the court was , that the prisoner be imprisoned in the House of Correction for six calendar months , but without hard labour .

      Stealing a Pig . —John Coleman was indicted for stealing apig , value £ 1 5 s . Cd ., theproperty of Alexander Brown . The facts of the larcany , which was a most daring one , are shortly these . The prosecutor is a butcher dealing at Newgate Market for meat . He had bought the pig in question and sent it doxvn to his cart , which was standing at the corner of the Old Bailey and Newgate-street . Two more pigs were subsequently bought , and whilst they were being brought to the cart , the prisoner was found making off xvith the pig which had been left in it a few minutes before . Thejury having found him guilty , the Recorder said the only hesitation with the court was , whether it would be safe to leave such a character in the country , but as nothing had been known of him before the court would not go so far . The sentence ofthe court was that he be imprisoned and kept at hard labour in the House of Correction for one year . *

      Edward Chandler , a sedate looking young man , 21 years of age , was indicted for stealing a shawl scarf , a wedding ring , and a purse containing gold and silver coin , the property of Caroline Amelia Robins , his sweetheart , and a hat , value 10 s ., the property of 6 . Robins , her brother . There were other indictments against the prisoner for felony and fraud . The prosecutrix , a smart little dress-maker , stated tbat she lately lived at Kensington . Has knoxvn the prisoner , who is a baker , for some time . Ut wooed and won her , and , as she supposed , they were on the eve of marriage when the robbery was committed bj him . He told her be had published the banns in Paddington church ; but it proved otherwise . On the day he robbed and abondoned her he took her to Paddington , as he said to be married . He took her to a beer shop

      near the church , and told her to wait tUl he fetched her brother to witness the ceremony , and _glx _* e ber axvay . He took her purse axvay , and obtained possession of her xx _* edding ring , xvhich she had purchased herself . He never came back to her , and his story about putting up the banns was fudge . ( Alaugh . ) The purse and scarf xvhich were found on the prisoner were here produced , and sxrora to by Miss Robins . The hat she believed to belong to her brother . The police constable who apprehended the prisoner at the Jew ' s Harp public-house , some time after the elopement , said he found the bat on his head , the scarf round his neck , and the purse in his pocket . The prisoner cross-examined the prosecutrix xvith a great deal of pertinacity . He asked ber if she had not lived xvith him as his wife . She denied it , or that any such intimacy _exer existed . Common Sergeant : Supposing it

      xx ere true , your offence would be aggrax _* ated . The prisoner made a long statement tothe jury , and said tbat he had not published the banns , nor did he ever intend to marry his accuser . He declared tliat she lent him the purse of money and the scarf , and bought him a nexv hat . in order that they should go out respectable , on a day ' s pleasure . —Common Sergeant * . Yes , she thought tbe day's pleasure was to get married . What say you to taking axvay her wedding ring and the shawl ?—The prisoner made a very lame attempt to explain this part ofthe transaction , xvhich , however , he did not deny . The Common Sergeant told the jury that the case was clearly made out , supposing the young woman's statement were true , but they had heard the counter-statement of the prisoner . The jury consulted for ten minutes , and then returned a vernict of not guilty , to the evident surprise of many iu the court .

      Second Indictment . —The prisoner was then charged with stealing a diamond breast pin , the property of a gentleman in xvhose house he lodged . The facts here xvere clearly prox'ed , and the jury immediately found him guilty . —Common Sergeant ( to tbe Clerk of Arraigns ) : Go on with another case . Thim > _Isoictment . —The prisoner was again indicted for secreting 14 s . Sd ., and two other sums of money , which hehadreceix-edby virtue of his employment , for and ou account of Mr . Black , bis master . Tbe prosecutor stated

      tliat he is a baker , living in Lambeth , and the prisoner xvas formerly in his service . It xx-as his duty to pay in daily all the money he had received on his account , but be bad failed to do so in several instances , three of xvhich he xvas about to prove , Three females xvere then ealled , to prove payment of the sums in question . Other cases were about to be entered upon ; bnt the foreman said they xvcre satisfied , aud pronounced a verdict of guilty . —Common Sergeant : Gentlemen , I have been satisfied a good xvhile . You have noxv discovered what the prisoner is . Sentence , transportation for seven years .

      Pocket Picking . —John Murphy , aged txvelve , a veryexpert fellow , was indicted for stpaling a silk handkerchief , the property of J . Murrell , from his person . This case only occupied a fexv minutes , and a verdict of guilty was returned . The . Common Sergeant said the county could no longer bear the expense of prosecuting the prisoner , hence he must be put under the care of Government , xvho would probably teach him a trade . Sentence —transportation for ten years . John Smith , a more diminutive urchin , was convicted of a similar offence : being the first conviction , the sentence xx-as six months' hard labour .

      ¦ \ V ___ Djn _ sD . Ai- Tbe Post-owice Robbebies . —Francis Cope was placed at the bar and p leaded guilty to an indictment charging him xvith stealing two post letters , one containing a sovereign , the property of her Majesty ' s Postmaster-General . Several xritnesses xvere called , xvho gave tlie prisoner a very good character previous to thc present charge . The learned Judge sentenced bim to be transported for ten years . John Gord , a letter-carrier in the branch Post-office at Charing-cross , ivas indicted for stealing a post letter , containing a half sovereign and a valuable security—to

      _xvit , a deed of transfer of shares of the Somerset , Wiltshire , and Weymouth Railxvay , the property of her Majesty ' s Postmaster-General . The particulars of this case appeared In our police intelligence last week . The jury acquitted the prisoner . A second indictment xvas then entered into . This charged the prisoner xvith having stolen , on the 3 rd of . November , a post letter containing a sixpenny and a fourpenny piece . On this charge the jury returned a verdict of guilty . LordDenman , after a feeling address , sentenced him to be transported for ten years ,

      Robbeht . — Isaac Jessop and Thomas Ticer , both smart lads , nineteen years of age , were indicted for steal _, ing at Chingford , in Essex , on the 1 st of November instant , five Bank of England notes of tlie value of £ 5 each , six sovereigns , aud 180 pieces of silver coin , _thateoperty Of tbe Rex'erend Robert Boothby Heatbcote , ' _^ _The reverend prosecutor deposed that he is the rector of the parish of Chingford . Has knoxvn the prisoners before . Jessop was once a servant in his household . On Saturday , tbe 1 st of this month , witness had five £ 5 notes and six sovereigns locked in a desk ia a room at tbe rectory . There was beyond these ISO pieces of silver coin of ex _* ery

      denomination , from the groat to the croxvn . The prisoner Jessop knexv where the key was usually deposited that belonged to the desk . Thejury returneda verdict of guilty against both prisoners , but recommended Ticer tothe clemency of the court , under the belief that he had acted under the tutorage- of Jessop . The Common Sergeant told Ticer that he quite concurred in the viexv taken by ihe jury : the sentence therefore was , that he be kept to hard labourfor one year . As to Jessop , he had committed an _extensix-e robbery , and , as an example to others , the judgment xvas transportation beyond the seas for ten years .

      Robbing Fcbnished Lodgings . —John Broxvn , 22 , and Mary Ann , his alleged _xvife , 13 , xvere indicted for stealing a great quantity of household furniture , utensils , linen , . tc , the property of James Sampson . The prosecutor , who lives in Gravel-lane , _Southxxark , stated that the prisoners lodged at his house , and be supposed them to be a married couple , or he should not have taken them in . They ieft together xvithout notice , and the room had been almost stripped . The jury acquitted them both . They xvere then charged with stealing books and other articles , the _property of the same person . The evidence ir . this case xvas less ambiguous , as the female xvas stopped nith a box in her baud , containing the stolen

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      property . The famale said at first " Forgive me , as this is the first time ; _** and then , "If you'll let me go _I'Ujestore aU the things I've taken axvay . ' * The jury fodnd them -both guilty .. .. Evidenee ,. was , _' then _^ given that the female was convicted in this court on the first daym lastyear , and sentenced to three months * imprisonment . The young woman xvas ' questioned as to xvhether they were married ? She said they xvcre , at Lambeth , nine months and a fortnight ago . The sentence on the man xvas six months' hard labour , and on the woman eighteen calendar months . The female prisoner became frantic and clung to the bar , exclaiming , " Oh , my lord ; don't give me eighteen months , send me for seven years instead . I don't like eighteen months hard labour . " She was _remox _* ed by force .

      Thcbsdat . —Smashing . _—Edxvard Powal , sou of the clerk to the Solicitor of thc Mint , and who had been employed in a confidential character by that officer for a considerable period , xvas charged with having uttered a sovereign , knowing it to be counterfeit . There xvere other counts in the indictment , charging him with having in his possession a number of _coun terfeit coins , and tender _, ing thesame . The jury found the prisoner Not Guilty , and he xvas at once discharged . Thbft . —James Lowe , 18 , pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with stealing from tho person . The Recorder said that there xras proof that he had been convicted on the 12 th of May , in the present year , of stealing lead , and sentenced to four months'imprisonment , that would bring him out in September , and yet he xx _* as again taken on the 19 th of November in the act of picking a gentleman ' s pocket . There was no hope that he could do any good in this country , and the sentence therefore xvas that he be transported beyond the seas for the term often years .

      FmnAr . —Rape . —William Edxvard Beard , aged 82 , and described as a labourer , xvas indicted for a rape on the person of his oxvn daughter , a little girl of eleven years of age . Mr . Clarkson conducted the prusecution . The prisoner xvas undefended . The evidence xvas of a most disgusting nature , and quite unfit for publication . After having been _locksd up for some time , thejury ultimately returned a verdict of guilty . Mr . Justice Coltman sentenced him to be transported lor life . Robbery . —George Gamble , aged 31 , and described as a xi _* atchmaker , xvas charged xvith having stolen sixty watches , ten chains , and other articles , value £ 500 , the property of John French , his master , in his dwellinghouse ; and Adolphus William Bodill ,. witli having feloniously received the same , well knoxving them to have been stolen . The jury returned a verdict of guilty against both prisoners . Mr . Justice Coltman sentenced the prisoner Gamble to be transported for the term of ten years , and Bodill to be transported for the term of fourteen years .

      _Uttebinq Base Com . —The _undernamed were charged with uttering base coin of ex _* ery denomination below a sovereign , viz . ;—Patrick Bryan , Eliza Russell , Catherine Hockells , Robert Doolan , Caroline Williams , Mary Baker , B . White , alias Whiteman , alias Blackman , and John Vials , alias Jefferies , alias Jefferies Doolan . Thefolloiving were convicted and sentenced * . —To three months ' imprisonment , Eliza Russell ; for one year , Catherine Hockells . The other cases xvere postponed to give time for a Crown prosecution of another description . It appeared , in the course of the inquiry , that the police disguise

      themselves in various ways in order to dodge and capture smashers . One xvas attired as a cobler , and another as a eostermonger , or green-grocer . The Recorder inquired ( for the information of the public , he said ) xvhether the commissioners alxvays _alloxx'ed of such disguise ? The reply xvas in the affirmative They xvere not attached to the * ' detective force , " but placed on the " plain clothes list , " and they were allowed to wear such as they judged most likely to effect their object . It would seem that bj resorting to stratagem a- great number of persons are captured .

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      MANSION HOUSE . Weonesday . —The Notoiuous Joseph Adt again , — Sit * Peter Laurie came to the justice room yesterday , for the purpose of stating to the Lord Mayor that the notorious Joseph Ady had resumed all his former activity , and had lately xvritten a host of letters , offering his " advantageous intelligence" upon tiie receipt of txventy shillings , and , in the most audacious manner , not only claiming personal acquaintance with each of the aldermen , but actually referring to him ( Sir leter Laurie ) in thefolloxving manner * . — " Voluntary referee , tlio Right Honourable Sir Peter Laurie , Deputy Lord Mayor , atthe Mansionhouse , every day before eleven o'clock , xvho will see justice done you free of expense , except postages , xvhich you must pay both ways . " The Lord Mayor said be had scarcel y been seated in the chair of the chief magistrate when lie received letters from gentlemen inclosing Ady ' s offers of

      intelligence , xvhich they had inclosed in the belief that the writer was imposing in a very extensive manner upon the public , and that of course it xvas necessary to give him a Check similar to that wliieli he had received some years ago from the court of Aldermen . The check alluded to by the Lord Mayor xvas the following advertisement , xvhicli was published jn all the morning aud evening newspapers for a considerable period— " Caution . —Whereas it hath been represented to this court that a person calling himself Joseph Ady , hath for some time past beeu in the practice of sending letters to various persons in all parts Of the kingdom , stating himself to be in possession of information for tlieir pecuniary advantage , and offering to afford thesame on payment to him of txventy shillings , and in some instances of five shillings , and referring falsely in such letters for his character , integrity , and responsibility to Sir Wm . Heygate , Bart ., Wm . Taylor Cope _, land , . Esq ., and other members of the _COUl't of Aldermen ,

      and to Mr . Francis Hobler , the chief clerk at the Mansion-house , xvithout having any authority for such references ; and also falsely adding to some of the said letters that the said William Taylor _Cojicland , Esq ., _Xx'ould be security for him to the amount of £ 1 , 000 : this court do hereby caution the public agaiust paying any attention to such references to either the character , integrity , or responsibility of the said Joseph Ady . ( Signed ) _WoODTlioltPK . " Sir Peter Laurie said that if any person had paid Ady under the belief that Ady was authorised to refer to Sir Peter Laurie , as a valuutary referee , it xvas only necessary to prefer au indictment at the next Old Bailey Sessions , for obtaining money under false pretences , and full justice would be done ; and any one might rccox _* er back the money paid _xx-itlioiit trouble or expense , by applying tothe Whitechapel Court of Requests . Sir Peter Laurie then produced about fifty letters from different parts of the Continent , Ireland , England , ain ? . Scotland .

      _TnuitsDAV . — Extraordinary Case . — A seaman of very intelligent appearance , named John Potter , xvho stated bis age to be about thirty years , presented himself at the bar in the custody of Bradley , one of the principal officers of the Mansion-house , a voluntary prisoner . The following _ex _* idence xvas _gix _* en on the occasion : — James Bradley said : This _doy the prisoner voluntarily delivered himself into my custody as an escaped convict . He stated to me that he escaped in December , 188 !) , from Sydney , since which time he had been at sea . That he xvas tried and convicted at Shrewsbury , in tbe month ol August , 183 _'J , was transported for life , and received no pardon for his offence , and xvas actuated by a sense ol duty to his God in giving himself up to justice , ihave procured from John Bellamy , Esq ., the clerk of assize ot the Oxford Circuit , the certificate of his conviction at the assizes holden at Shrewsbury , in and for thc county ol

      Salop , on tho 1 st day of August , in the third year ot the reign ofhis late Majesty King William the 4 th , by the name of John Potter ; . and the prisoner confessed to ine that he is thc person referred to as John Potter in the certificate I produce , and xvhich I saw signed by Mr . Bellamy . Sir John Pirie : What have you to say to this statement made by the officer , prisoner ? The ' prisoner : I admit that his evidence is in ex * ery respect correct . Tbe prisoner then said he had escaped from Sidney about four years ago ; that he there xvitnessed the miserably immoral condition ofhis felloxv convicts , xvhom , as he xvas noxv a reformed man himself , he should earnestly wish to assist as much as lav in his small power , in reforming . that be bad been eiivning an honest living as a sailor , first in an American vessel , and that he afterwards xvas employed "in the Hudson ' s Bay Company ' s service , and sent to Africa . He said that , after a laborious

      service in foreign ports , he became a seaman on' board thc ship John Grey , trading from Greenock to Bombay , and on the outxvard voyage he xvas induced by a special providence to turn over the pages of the Holy Bible , xvhich xvroug ht such changes in his mind , affecting the good of his felloxv creatures , that he xvas at once seized with the desire to do something for their advantage ; and he considered himself competent , from the experience he had had of a convict ' s pains and penalties , to read them a strong lesson upon the nature and effects of their Cl'imei and errors . There was one thing , however , to bo got _ox _* c-r before he could think of making the attempt upon xvhich his mind and heart xvere fixed . He had been guilty of a further violation ofthe _laxvs of the COulltl'jv by making his escape from his place of punishment , and he could not satisfy his conscience without delivering himself up to justice . He had , therefore , come to the

      determination to confess bis escape , notwithstanding the horror inseparable from the idea of a convict ' s life , and the great probability that he never should be discovered in the character which he had performed so long xvithout hax _* ing excited the least suspicion . After looking over the subject with the seriousness xvhich belonged to it , lie applied , tlirough the recommendation of a clergyman at Calcutta , to whom he liad mentioned the cause of his uneasiness , to Sir John Pirie , who attended to him xvith the most benevolent interest , and declared the utmost xvillingness to give him employment by xvhich he could cam a most respectable livelihood , but considered , as a magistrate ofthe city of London , th _* $ t an effort to shield him could not be consistently made without the sanction of the Secretary of State . The prisonei . xvas committed to Newgate for the . escape , and a true bill xvas , yesterdayevening , about an hour after his committal for trial , found against him by the grand jury .

      BOW STREET . Monday . —Gentlemen Blackguabds . —Three young men of respectable oppearance , named Belius , De Costa , and Felling , were charged xvith creating a disturbance at the promenade concerts in Covent-garden Theatre , and xvith obstructing and assaulting the officers in the execution of their duty . The conduct of the prisoners xvas proved to have been of the most riotous and disgraceful character . Felling and De Costa xvere ordered to pay a fine of £ -3 each , or go to prison for fifteen days , and the other defendant to be sent to the House of Correction for fourteen days . Richard _Jono and Archibald Hamilton xvere next put to the bar , charged xvith taking part in the riot ; and similar evidence being given as in the last case , they xvere fined £ o each , or fifteen days imprisonment . MARLBOROUGH STREET . _TllUiSDAV , —The rece _ . t Robbery of Jexvei _. lery is Sew _CorEXTitv-STBEET _, — Solomon Goldsmith was

      brought up for another examination on a charge of having robbed } or connived at robbing the shop of his master , ilr . Russell , in Nexv Coventry-street , of between £ 700 and £ S 00 worth of jewellery and plate . The robbery occurred on Friday , Nov . 14 th , between the hours of five and seven o ' clock in the evening . It xvas discovered by the prisoner , who made known the circumstance to Mv . Russell at his oilier shop , in King-street , but in consequence of the adroitness xvith which _tfca robbery had been accomplished , and the selection of the _vnluable from the inferior part

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      of the stock , it was presumed that the thief xvas some I one well acquainted with the stock and premises , and as _i'tbe - prisoner had only been a few ) weeks in Mr . Russell _s _imnloy , and xvas not able to give a very satisfactory _ael-TOt _& _tof ' _nisTn _^ _xvas-suspected , and given into custody ; : Mr . Russell stated to ' the magistrate ' that"although he had used tlic utmost exertions to gain a clue to any part of his property , and had even offered a rexvard of £ 100 to effect that object , he had not heen able to obtain any information , and he was coiisequentlynotiiiaposition tobringfurtherevidence against the prisoner . The prisoner was then discharged . The prisoner on being told that he was discharged , declared before'God that lie xvas as innocent as the baby unborn of the robbery . He xvould give all the assistance in IliS power to Mr . Russell to trace out the thieves .

      QUEEN SQTJARE . Tuesday . —Starvation and Theft , —John Bedsted , a poor miserable attenuated being , xvas charged xvith felony , He had been observed on the previous evening by the waiter at the Pine'A pple , William-street , Pimllco , carrying a quart pot partially concealed in a bag , and on being Stopped , the pot was found to belong tothe proprietor of the Phoenix , in the same neighbourhood . It Was further proved that he had been seen in possession of another pot a night or txvo previously . Prisoner , upon being called upon to make his defence , said , " I am afraid I have not done _enoush . " Mr . Bond : What ansxver have you to the

      Charge ?—Prisoner ; I am afraid I have notdone , enough . I wish to be transported . —Mr . Bond : I am afraid you knoiv but little ofthe condition of a transport . —Prisoner : Any condition , sir , is better than mine . I xvander about the streets xvithout a single friend to help me or a roof to shelter nie . I am _starx-ing . I have scarci-ly a rag to cover me , and I hax _* e no food to eat . It is not truo that I stole the ' pot ; I found it in the street , and took it to get a little milk in . But 1 am tired of my existence , and pray transport me if you can . —Mr . _llond committed him for a month . Prisoner : I am very much obliged to you ex-en for that : but I xvas in hopes you would have done more _.

      WORSHIP STREET . _Fiiiday .--Dbiadfo !_ Case or Stabbing . — -Benjamin Freeman , a _felloxvship porter , xvas p laced at tho bar before Mr . Bingham , charged xvith having stabbed a young woman named Mary Ann Webb xvith a clasp-knife , xvhereby her life was placed in imminent danger . It appeared from the evidence that at nine o ' clock on the preceding evening police-constable Long , B 77 , was on duty in Coventry-street , Bothnel-grecn , xvhen he xvas abruptly accosted by _txve boys , who requested him to hasten immediately to the liouse Ho . 3 in tbat street , where a xvoman had just been murdered by her husband , On reaching the house in question , and entering an . apartment on the first floor , he found a woman lying upon the bed in a state of extreme suffering and exhaustion , and attended by a surgeon , and in answer to his inquiries he was informed that the prisoner , xvith xvhom thi xvoman had cohabited for _sex'eral years , and borne him three children , had returned home in a state of partial intoxication , ahd sat doxvn to supper , whicli he invited her to partake of , and

      on ber declining to do so the prisoner instantly exclaimed , "then , take that , " and plunged the knife he was using into her left side . She immediately fled for assistance to the house of a' neighbour , and the prisoner , apparently struck xvith remorse at the act he had committed , hastened himself to procure , the attendance of the surgeon xvho was then present . Upon hearing tliis statement the constable hurried down stairs ' to secure the prisoner , who was pacing about in a state of excessive agitation in the room beloxv , and he at once surrendered hixiself into custody . The Injured xvoman , by direction of the surgeon , xvas removed as speedily as possible to the London Hospital . In answer to the charge , the prisoner , xvho appeard to be greatly affected , declared that he had inflicted the wound in a moment of sudden passion , but that he had not the slightest intention to do the xvoman any serious harm , and deeply lamented ths unhappy consequences that hud _resulted from his rash conduct . The prisoner was ordered to be remanded .

      SOUTHWARK , Monday , —Love and Attempted Suicide . —James Morris , a young man , the son of a machine-maker in Newington-causeway , was placed at the bar before Mr . Cottingham , charged with attempting to commit suicide . It appsared that on Saturday night the assistance of a policeman xvas required at the house of Mr . Gardener , an estate agent , in Bridge-house-place ; and xvhen the former arrived there he found the defendant , whom he xx _* as informed had taken poison . The policemen lost no time in conveying defendant to Guy's Hospital , and the stomach-pump having been used a quantity of laudanum xvas brought axvay . After some time the patient recovered sufficiently to leave the institution , but he was detained by the police . The defendant ' s mother was called , and said that the prisoner was clerk to Mr . Gardner , tlie house and estate agent . That gentleman had a daughter , xvith xvhom prisoner fell desperately in _lox-e ,

      and the passion not being reciprocal , xvas the cause , she ( the witness ) had every reason to believe of the _younjj man attempting to deprive himself of life . She ( the witness ) understood that the parties were to have been marriedthat the wedding ring was purchased , and the banns xvere put up , but their intimacy having been suddenly broken off , iii a lit of _despiiu 1 ho tried to terminate his existence The defendant endeavoured to induce a belief that he had taken the laudanum xvhile under the influence of intoxication , and at a time that he xvas unconscious of xvhat he was about ; but his assertions xvere contradicted by the inspector on duty , xvho gave evidence of his sobriety . Mr . Cottingham said it xvas dangerous to alloxv the defendant , xvhile in such a state of mind , to go at large , and that before he was discharged lie must enter into his osvn recognizance for £ _lo , and find txxo sureties of £ 20 each . The defendant , not being prepared xvith the bail , xvas locked up .

      SOUTHWARK . Friday . —John Watson and John Samuels , _txx-o welldressed men , the former about 15 , and the Litter 30 , years of age , xvere placed at the bar before Mr . Traill , charged witli stealing upwards of £ 50 in sovereigns and silver , and besides xvatches , in a public-house called the Old Justice , In _Bei-mondsey-wall , and slso with committing violent assaults , with a _llte-preserver , " on policeman 237 M division , aud a young man , maned Samuel Broxvn , on taken them into custody . They were remanded .

      THAMES . Monday . —The _Ciiatige op Mcbdeb on boabd the Toby . —This day Mr . Broderip received a certificate from tho surgeon of the _XX _' estminster _Bridexvell to the effect , that Captain Johnstone xvas not sufficiently recovered from his attack of erysipelas to attend his examination on Tuesday . Jlr . Broderip consequently further remanded the prisoner to Tuesday , 2 nd December , and desired notice to be _gix'cn to the parties concerned . On the hitter afternoon , at txvo o ' clock , if the prisoner should be sufficiently xvell , the inx'cstiga tion xvill be proceeded with . In addition to three charges of murder , several cases of cutting and wounding the seamen xvho xvere falsely charged xxith mutiny , will be gone into . Thc sailors have been directed to attend and give evidence against tlieir forniei captain , Wednesday . _—Dbeadfbl Cruelty to a Sailor Boy ,

      —Alexander Gordon , the master , and John Gummings _, the chief miite of the ship Mathesis _, from Brazil , noxv lying in the London Bock , xvere brought before Mr . Broderip , charged xxith assaulting William Scott , an apprentice belonging to the same vessel , on the high seas , _xritliiu the jurisdiction of the Admiralty of England . Mr . Pelham defended the prisoners . William Scott , a youth aged 10 years , stated that on the outxvard voyage , the day after crossing the line , he xvas rather late in turning out of his berth , and tho mate came doxvn xvith the end of the fore boxvline ( a thick rope ) , and flogged him xvith it as hard as he xvas able . He xvas then driven on deck , and sent up aloft xvith nothing on but his shirt to take the rigging doxvn . The mate folloxved hiin up , and xvhile he xvas upon the fore-yard again beat him xvith a rope . After he had . recrii-ed three or four lashes he ran further upon the yard-arm to save himself from the bloivs _, and xvas

      folloxved by the mate , xxho continued striking at bim . He then jumped oft" the yard-arm , and made an attempt to catch the backstay , wliich he missed , and fell into the sea . The ship xvas going at the rate of seven knots an hour , and she xvas put about , and he xvas picked up in an almost insensible state . He had scarcely recovered his breath before the mate recommenced flogging him with the same rope . The captain then dragged Wm to the after part ofthe ship , and exhibited a heavy cat , and said that xvas made for him , and gave him a lash with it . The mate sent him up aloft xvith the tar-bucket again , directly he had put on a dry shirt , and he _secidently dropped some of the tar on the top gallant sail , in consequence of the rolling of the ship . He xvas called by a boy to go to the _xx-heel , and as he xvas about to do so , the mate seized him , and made him fast to the mizen rigging , and after he had let doxvn his clothes , aud hauled his shirt over his head ,

      the captain gave him txx _* o dozen lashes with the cat , on his bare back . After he xvas released , and lvhile his back xvas bleeding profusely , the captain ordered him to go on his bended knees and implore bis mercy . When lie had done so the mate seized bim up to the _mizen rigging a second time , and said he should give liim another dozen . The captain , however , would not allow him to do so , but called one of the boys , who was ordered to give bim a dozen lashes , and they xvcre inflicted in the preseneo of the captain and mate . He was not ill used any more that uigbt , but on the following night the master said he intended to put some vitriol on his back , and called upon the mate to pour it over liim , saying , that lie was afraid of burning his fingers . Thc mate , said he xvas also afraid of burning his fingers , and ordered him to go down on his hands and knees . When he had done so lie was stripped , and the mate poured a quantity of vitriol out

      of a phial over his back . The pain xvas excruciating , and he sung out for mercy . That night it was his watch on deck , and the mate compelled him to walk about on the poop xvith a handspike over each shoulder , and also made him count the number of tails of the cat , and how many knots there xvere there . The cat and eight tails and was very heavy . His back xvas sore and inflamed for some time , and he rould not bear any thing to touch it . Joseph Morris , a seaman , xvho was discharged from the ship in South America , confirmed the evidence of Scott in every particular and said there xvere tliree over-handed knots in each tail of the eat . The lad ' s back was dread _, fully lacerated . He rubbed the vitriol off his buck with a flannel , but the lad could not bear it to be touched , and shrieked aloud with pain . The boy was very badly used all the outward voyage by the master and mate . Txvo lads belonging to the Mathesis xvere also examined , and cor . roborated the xvhole of Scott's evidence . The prisoners , by the advice of their solicitor , said they should reserve

      their defence ; but Captain Gordon said he should be obliged if the magistrate xvould prevent either of the apprentices xvho had been " examined from going on board ship again . Mr . Broderip said he could give no such order , and asked the captain his reasons for making such a request , Mr . Pelham said that Captain Gordon charged thc boys xvith theft , and was reall y afraid , if they xvent on board , they xvould commit further depredations . Mr . Broderip asked hoxv long the ship had been in this port \ John Judge , inspector of Thames police , who apprehended the prisoners , replied a xveek . Mr . Broderip : Has the _enptain made any charge of theft against either of thc boys ?—Judge : None whatever . Mr . Broderip said the fact should be recorded in tho depositions and then ordered the prisoners to find bail , eaeh in bis * oxvn recognizance of £ 201 ) , and two good and sufficient sureties of £ 100 each , tf > appear and take their trials at the present session yf the Central Criminal Court . The prisoners were , then removed in the custody of the gaoler , "

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      London. Sombbs Town.—At A Meeting Of Thi...

      LONDON . Sombbs Town . —At a meeting of this branch ofthe Co-operative Land Society , ' on Sunday evening , November 23 rd , the following resolutions were passed ;—" That Mr . Pettitbe nominated as delegate to the forthcoming Conference ; " also , ' " . that the Somers Toxvn committee recommend--. the . committees of the other districts to be at Tusnagain-lane halfan-honr previous to the election , for , the purpose of arranging the business . "—A . Pi _ tht , Secretary . Lambeth . — Tjik L »_ vb axd tub Charter . — -Mr . Ross ( late of Leeds ) , lectured onthe above important subjects , on Sunday evening last , at the South London Chartist-hall , to a numerous and evidently delighted audience . At the conclusion of the lecture , the district secretary handed Mr . Rosss a note , announcing that since May 26 th there had been collected for shares £ 146 3 s . 2 d . Fourteen new shareholders were added to tbis important branch .

      _Whitechapi'l _.- —On Sunday last there was delivered an oration at this locality , on the death of W . H . Bain , by Mr . Drake , which xx _* as followed by addresses from Messrs . Shaw , Docksey , and others . A committee was formed to get up a benefit _forhia xvidoxv and fatherless children . Chartist _Juneiul . —On Sunday last the mortal remains of the late IV . H . JSain were interred in a deep grave at the North-east Cemetery . In the course of tho lveek tho conduct of th e parson , at Hackney , excited some surprise , by attempting to compel the xvidoxv to bury her husband on a particular day , which he named , and , on her non-compliance , declared that he should not be buried at all . The Chartists of the Tower Hamlets , hoxvever , to their honour be it spoken , were determined

      that the poor creature should not be coerced by the man of God , " and resolved to bury their deceased brother at tlieir oxvn expense , at a suitable time and place . It was , _therefore , arranged to assemble at the Green Dragon , Hackney , xvhere the procession xvas formed , and moved in the following order : —The undertaker and txvo mutes _preceded the cofiin , carried by eight men , supported by six _pall-bear « rs and eight pages , followed by the xvidoxv and children , and a number of friends who had known the deceased & long time as a zealous , honest Chartist . It xvas very gratifying to xvitness so much respect manifested on this occasion toxvards our deceased Brother Bain . At the conclusion , the company

      adjournad to Mr . Drake ' s , and there formed a society called the "Philanthropic Emergency Society , " xvhose object is to provide for all future cases of this kind independent of parson or guardian . The proceedings of the day went very ably superintended by Mr . John Shaxv , the " Churtist Undertaker , " whose arrangements gave the utmost satisfaction . The committee , Mi order to testify their sympathy for the destitute xvidoxv and orphans , intend to give them a benefit on Wednesday , Dec . 10 th , at the Koyal Standard Theatre , Shoreditch , and earnestly request the co-operation of all" good _msn and true . " Messrs . Drake , Shaw , and Black would be happy to receive auy subscriptions for the relief of the family .

      STALEYBRIDGE . The following rasolutions xvere passed at a meeting of the . shareholders , held at their meeting room , Chapel-street , on November 25 th .: —1 st . "That an addenda be placed at the end of the resolution intended to be proposed te the Conference , by Mr . O'Connor , tothe following effect : — " That the time allowed for members who may be dissatisfied with the rules shall be limited to fourteen days after the district secretary has received the amended rules ; and that after that time no member shall be allowed to withdraw his money . " 2 nd . " That the thanks of

      the meeting be given to the Board oi Directors ior their unswerving conduct in managing the affairs ol the society , and think they are perfectly justified in appropriating the profits arising from the sale of cards and rules to the management of the society . " 3 rd . " That the Board of Directors be chosen by the Conference ; and that the delegate who represents this district in the forthcoming Conference be instructed to support the re-election of the present Board of Directors , with additions to their number if necessary . " 4 th . "That the society be enrolled , providing the objects are not altered in consequence of enrolment . "

      CHORLEY . The following resolutions were agreed to by the shareholders of this locality at a meeting held on Monday , tho 23 rd inst .: — " That this society be enrolled . " "That the members of this society be located on the principle of priority . " " That a preparatory fund be got up , through the members , to serve such of those who may be a great distance from their places of location with the necessary means of removing thither if not prepared of themselves . " " That in the opinion of this branch , that the suggestion made by Mr . O'Connor in one of his letters , relative to the prohibition of all who should attempt to deal , or in any way connected with the sale of intoxicating liquors , or anything tbat may tend to damage this society , should be strictly enforced as a rule in this society . "

      HALIFAX . The Land . —A public meeting of the shareholders of the Chartist Co-operative Land Society was held in the Long Room , Eullclose-lane . Members were present from the following places : —Hebdenbridge , Sowerby , Longroyd , Loxver Warley , Stainland , Ovenden , Mountain , and Haliax . Mr . Hirst was appointed to preside , and the correspondence was read , when the meeting _bacame very stormy , and much angry feeling prevailed in consequence of not having received the printed lists from the general secretary , and thus being deprived ( by somG unfair play as they thought ) ofthe privilege of putting a candidate in nomination , the 22 nd being the last' day when the nomination of a candidate could be received . It appeared that not one ofthe above localities had got tlic printed list attended to , xvith the exception of

      Halifax , and tliey had xvritten expressly for one . After much discussion , it _x _\* as resolved to xvrite to Mr . Wheeler , asking for an explanation , & e ., and requesting further time for the exercise of their prix'i _. ege . It appears , from the district secretary ' s notice to the secretary , that Mr . Hobson had been put in nomination by Huddersfieid , and Mr . Crossland by Halifax . The i ' olloxving _^ instructions xx _* ere agreed to for the delegate from this district : — "That the society be enrolled under the Benefits and Buildings' Socities Acts . " " That tho present name be retained if possible . " " That no person bo alloxved to bold more than txvo acres . " " That the association be divided into districts , and priority of the society ' s operations be baliotted i ' or from those districts , and the occupants be baliotted from the members residing in tlic fortunate district . " " That each member shall

      execute an instrument , & e ., previous to entering on his farm , not to cease bis connection with the society until all his brother members are provided xvith a farm similar to himself , and to pay any levy that may be found necessary to accomplish that purpose . " " That any occupant be alloxved to make any extra improvement in the erection of bis dwelling he may think proper at his own cost . " "That the first section of this society close xvhen it reaches 5 , 000 . '' That the present provincial directors be re-elected . " " That the number of trustees be three , and tliey be selected from the following gentlemen- . —Messrs . Duncombe , Weatberhend _, Thornton , Linton , and Scholeh ' eld . " " That tlie thanks of the meeting be given to the present directors for their noble exertions in promoting the extension of the society , & c . " Thanks having been given to the chairman the meeting separated . [ The general secretary has sent to the several localities an explanation of the above circumstances . —Ed . N . S . ~\

      ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE . On _Motsda-y . the 24 th inst . the committee and directors ofthe Philanthropic Land Society laid the first stone of a college thev have commenced building on four acres of land . they have _;^ . lsod for the term of twenty-one years . Previous to the stone being _laid , _^ Mr . Broadbent made a most excellent speech on the Land and its capabilities , " which gave great satisfaction to all present . After the ceremony xvas over andthe party had taken a walk round the estate , they retired to the liouse of Mr . J . uarforth , sign of the Hallway liouse , who is the lessee oi tl

      e Land , and partook of some good English cheer _, in the course ot the evening ' s entertainments , " Mr . O Connor and the Northern Star" was drunk and responded to very enthusiastically . On the health ot the directors being drunk , Mr . Broadbent rose and presented them xvith a tape measure and owe , measuring fifty-two feet . Mr , Thomas Booth , a director , and chairman for the evening , returned thanks . After several other toasts Lid been drunk and responded to by Messrs . Barber , Wildo , Hall , and others , the party separated to their own homes highly delighted at being the first in this neighbourhood to set an example to the rest of their fellow operatives .

      OLDHAM . Tiie Land . —On Sunday last the weekly meeting of the shareholders of the Land Association took place in the _sohwl-room of the Working Man ' s Hall . _»™ _^ _foIowinS "solutions were agreed to ; - that it is the opinion of this meeting the Directors ot the Land Association should be elected by the Conference . " - " That this meeting have great pleasure in expressing their satisfaction vf ith the course ' pursued bythe present directors , in promoting the prosperity of the society with sneh untiring perseverance in the ffork of agitation , rind we still rely with the same confidence on tlieir future integrity and assiduity _, _^ e therefore reeom mend them as fit and proper persons for rc-eleetion for the ensuing twelve months to _theforthcoming Conference . " Mr . E Uark delivered a very energetic lecture in the _even-S _^ I mS » ° _^ _™ - ,, K _What USe _™

      _OiaiiAM . —On Sunday next Mr . A . Hurst will lecrsw _KSr ot _* _^ M « _ffi s , at six o dor ; k in the evening * , subicct— " The camp ot the dec- and fall of the Roma ! _Emph $

      WrmGHAMSllIRE . Land Q m ? * 6 VS oi , the _frying branches of the LnmV ' ' _y _* . " y .- !* adford , Basford , _Hukneii , ful v y > Ca _™ St _(»*> _^ d Nottingham , are respect _JJ"y requested to attend a sharefioldeiV meeting at at ? ¦ ? 1 n ' 1 Ca « » n sK on Sunday next , Nov . 30 th , _'v _Jri _^ iLsf AU must _produce tkek

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      Sadler's Wells. Tlie Tragedy Of King Lea...

      SADLER'S WELLS . Tlie tragedy of King Lear has by some been _conti _. _in- i the noblest effort of Shakspeare ; it has ever £ „ _1 will alxvays continue ,, popular , for the passion which * ! embraces is one that takes , its-strongest hold _^ V human heart . Lear ' s affection for his daughter * h ,. ! l upon the elements of our nature , presents a picture _« f f . tonal love that engages the deepest interest * but _« _-if „ xve discover that this _affiictiou has for its retur _.. thi v _, i _« ingratitude , and behold the unhappy king a prex * to tlT passions xvhich convulse his frame , lie calls forth , 1 , 1 emotions of our pity . We follow him in hi , career _!!* misfortune , and whilst xve are moved often by _sentimL _? imbued xvith great tenderness , onr feelings are imnrfv * by an exaltation of mind xvhich breathes forth in th eloquent and philosophic language of the poet itht been said , that although this play abounds xvith trine ? tions of passion , from the most tender into the ra » e _¦» , !? fury of madness , it ia net xvell calculated for the stage

      no aetor being capable of conveying-by tone , look , or IW ture , those terrible reproaches , and those _antenkto heaven itsell ) xvhich amidst the conflict of _feeling jL ? gives expression to . It is in the closet , therefore _thSperhaps , the mighty genius of Shakspcre can , in this _«_•» - _' he best appreciated . " While xve read it , " says a cele brated xvriter , " xve see not Lear , but xve are Lear , we arein his mind , and are sustained by a grandeur which baffle * the malice of daughters and storms . " Notxvithstandin * thc disadvantages _attendingthe tragedy of King Lear as _£ acting play , it has 11 evertheleas alxvays in its _represcnti tion excited popular attention , and of late has been brought _forxx-ard by the management of Sadler ' s Wells xvith great splendour . On Tuesday evening we iritnessed it performed there to a crowded audience , when the part of the old King xvas ably sustained by Mr . _fhelps . It is not till

      the scens where Lear tulmmates hi » eurses against the ingratitude of Goiicri . and ' Began that an opportunity pre " sents itself for the display of tragic excellence , and csr " tainly xve _bax * e seldom xvitnessed a more chaste and heifer conceived piese of acting . The character , throughout all its trying positions , xvas delineated with a taste xvhich in . dicated the talent and judgment of the actor , and xvhich surpassed , in oar estimation , the performance cf Edmund Kean , xvho , in Lear , gave xvay to a xvhirlxvind of passion not consonant xvith the true modesty of _natnre , Kean ' s forte , hoxvever , lay in pourtraying the darker emotions of the soul , and hence ' may be attributed the cause of his _fnilsre . Miss Cooper , as _Coi-dt'lia , was in her demeanour and tone of voice the prototype of candour and affection . Upon hearing the pompous and extravagant expressions of her sisters , in their lox-e and respect for their father , she

      exclaims" What shall Cordelia do ? love and be silent , " This was repeated by Miss Cooper xxith so much pathos as at once showed she xvas xvell httedfor the task allotedto her , —in truth , she ably and feelingly gave us , in all the scenes of misfortune through xvhich the youngest daughter of Lear has to pass , a correct representation ofthe amiable but unfortunate Cordelia . The true character of the txvo elder sisters , by Mrs . H . Marston aud Miss _Huddartwas sustained xvith a good deal of interest . The faithful Kent xvas in the hands of Mr . A . Younge , and the able manner in xvhich he expressed the noble simplicity xvhicli brings forth the displeasure of Lear , excited general applause ; the fiedelity with xvhich Kent throughout adheres to the

      talien fortunes of the poor old _Atiijr xvas very hnely pourtrayed . Edmund , the bastard , by Mr . G . Bennett , and Edgar , his brother , by Mr . H . Marston , deserve tha highest praise . Thc scene of combat , where Edgar triumphs , was conducted with much spirit and ability . The costumes are ingoodtaste , and the scenery splendid . The " thunder storm" produced an effect approaching to sublimity—never did xve witness in any theatre sueh aa impressive display ; it truly accorded xvith the humane apostrophe that Lear , amidst the conflicting passions of his soul repeats , and xvhich xvas given by Mr . Phelps i « a strain of pathos and feeling xvhich commanded universal attention : —

      "Poor naked xvretches , xvhere e ' er you are , That bide the pelting of this pitiless storm , How shall your houseless heads and unfed sides , Your looped and xvindowedraggedness , defend you From _seaons such as these ? O , I have taken Too little care of this . Take physic , Pomp , Expose thyself to feel what xvretches feel , That thou _may _' st shake the superflux to them , And shoXT the heaven ' s more just !" Shakspeare knexv xvell how to appeal to the sympathies of our nature , liis genius soaring far beyond the prejudices of the great hulk of mankind , he spoke the language of justice und humanity , and trill continue to elevate and instruct future generations . " He was not of an age , but for all time . "

      ROYAL MARYLEBONE THEATRE . The indefatagibla lessee has this week revived the drama of Martin Cliuxzleieit , _xrhich is most excellently played , Mr . J ) . _Loxvis taking the character of the Pecksniff ; and _although WC hart * seen this gentleman in characters more suited to his general abilities , yet he sustained the part very respectably . Mr . Emery , son of the celebrated John Emery , xvho is under a short engagement here , personated the villain Jonas Clmzzlewit , to admiration . Tha Mr . Montague Tigg of that very clever actor , Joseph Rayner , was unexceptionable . Honest Tom Pinch xvas xvell sustained by Mr . Neville . The little character of _Nudgelt was sustained by Mr . Philips iu the way he does every thing entrusted to his care , xvith x'ory great ability and truthfulness . Miss L . Pearce made a x _* ery smart , clever , and highly amusing Master Bailey . Mr . T . Lee's Saiwi _)

      Gamp xvas equal to his great prototype Mr . H . Hall—the tea-drinking scene betxveen him and Smithcrs , th 8 Betsy Prig , xvas ininiita _' o ) ., and _drexv doxvn shouts of laughter and bursts of applause . Mrs . Campbell sustained the character of Mary Graham xvith very great ability , frequently eliciting the applause of the Whole house . The piece was well put on the stage and xx-as eminently successful . Mr . Canfield , the _Amerisan Sampson—xxho has been a source of attraction in the East and South of London for some time past , and who appears equally successful in the " 1 _'ar West" —xvent through his feats of strength and agility much to the surprise and gratilication of the audience . The evening ' s entertainment concluded xvith the successful grand spectacle , produced last xveek , entitled the " lied Lance , " which continues to excite the highest interest . The house xvas exceedingly xvell attended .

      ROYAL STANDARD THEATRE ( SHOREDITCH ) . This elegant little theatre xvas built about a year ago , by Messrs . Johnson and Nelson Lee , tlic present spirited proprietors , and fitted up in a very splendid manner . The interior decorations are ofa light and pleasing character , and cannot fail to gratify the spectator . There appears to be a good company here , amongst xvhom xve recognised our old East-end friends , H . ltignold , Banister , and Rogers , the latter quite as funny < is ever . A new and " original" drama is being performed , ill which Mr . Howard plays very ably . AVe xvere particularly pleased xvith the scene between him and his unprincipled bankrupt master . The virtuous indignation he displays on

      scornfully rejecting the hitter ' s temptation to commit forgery , the many democratic sentiments he utters ill reply to the expression , " He ' s but a servant , " xvas mueh to be admired , aud elicited hearty rounds of applause , _llogers and Kignold played their _respective parts excellently . Mulrcady Moonshine ' s ( lUgnold ) description ofthe formation of Loan Societies and Railway Companies was capital . "We xvould advise ourfriends _, xvho may xvish to pass a fexv hours pleasantly , to visit this house . We perceive the Chartists take a benefit here on Wednesday , Dec . Will , to assist thc xvidoxv and helpless children of poor Bain _, xvho was buried last Sunday . Our sincere prayer ismay it be a bumper . Tickets may he had of Messrs . Shaxv , Drake , and the committee .

      Cork's Economic Firing.—A.Ncxv Descripti...

      Cork ' s Economic Firing . —A . ncxv description of paten fuel , _bearing the above title , has been exhibited during ; the xveek at No . 3 , Trafalgar-square , in the presence of several scientific and practical men , xvho , one and all , duly appreciated the numerous merits it possesses . It consists of blocks of various sizes , which ignite immediately they are touched -with a lighted match or candle , and burn with a pure and brilliant flame , gix-ing Out illl intense heat , . 111 ( 1 is entirely free from smell or dirt . A block five inches square , having a square hole in the centre , burnt forty minutes , _xvitli sufficient heat to boil four quarts of xvatev _. This property will render it of great value to the poorer classes , xvho in warm xreatlicr make use of little fuel ,

      unless for the purpose of cooking , and by its instantaneous ignition xvill entirely supercede thc use of wood , xvhich , iu _itself will be a considerable sax-ing . It xvill slso be of immense advantage to steam navigation , by it bursting i « a few minutes into a mass of Hume , consequently , _sleiUU can be got up in a very short space of time , infinitely less than the present fuel , It may be also immersed in xvatet ' for months without making more than a fexv moments difference than that xvhich has been kept perfectly dr _>'« It will be of _gi'eai service to those who live in ehan \ bi ! l'S 01 ' lodgings , both as a comfort and saving , and xva conclude by advising our readers to make some enquiries for themselves into its merits to their patronage .

      Royal . Polytechnic Institution . —It is not generally knoxvn that Mr . Heard has succeeded in COIlSll'Ul ' ' ing an apparatus for copying Photographic Portraits and Daguerreotypes . T his is , probably , the most important invention connected xvith this wonderful art since its f | r = t introduction into this country , After obtaining a view or portrait in perfection , the same opportunity ia aft ' onled for multiplying the picture at the termination of a louS period of time , and ever , after the death of the sitte _" , xvhen actually sitting for the first time . Thus a portrait of 11 deceased or absent friend may be renexved and copied as often as we like . It is also a eurious circumstance , that the copies arc more soft iu tlieir tone , aad mor _" faithfully like than the originals themselves . This is xvell knoxvn to depend upon the circumstance of a ' f ' features being reversed or negative in the first portraits . but in thc copy they arereduced to _thsus natuxal pos ition-Another important feature is that the copies are not _Olll j taken of the same size as the original ,, buv ean be hikei 1 muck larger xvith equal fidelity .

      Bankrupts. [From Tke Gazette Of Friday* ...

      BANKRUPTS . [ From tke Gazette of Friday * _Ncttmber 1 S _. 1 Lucy Long and Ann Bajley Smith , ot * S 3 , _CharteriOUiO square , and 11 , Charterhouse-street , private boardiBb ' _housekeeper—Thomas M'Laren Forester , of 8 , GrahaBl * street , lately called _Lad-lane _, _City _. xvoollen factor—Andre " Palmer , of Feltwell , _Norfolk , dvxsggist-llcnvy llobinson . of 2 , Copthall-chambers , CopthaU . court , City , share _btoher—George Bond , of Epsom , licensed victuallw-T hom « j Ellis , of Wisbeach , St . Peters , Cambridgeshire , boot a «« shoe maker—Thomas Snaitlx and George Snaith , of bis'wi ' Auckland , Durham , ironmongers—Mark Cook , ot J " * ton , Lancashire , joiner—George Atkins , of Li verpO _" ' brexver . _____________________________ _"

      Death. ,. ... On Wednesday, Nov. 19th, The Chartists Of J J Cxxyo*-;- Ui

      DEATH . _,. ... On Wednesday , Nov . 19 th , the Chartists of J _j _cxxyo _* _- ; _- ui

      Isle 01 Wight, Sustained A Severe Loss B...

      Isle 01 Wight , sustained a severe loss by the ( ieai » v of their earliest ami best members , Mr , George Carter _^

      Printed By Dougal M'Gowan, Of 16, Great Wind "Fj Street. Haymarket, In The City Of Westmin B 'L Pro. Uio

      Printed by DOUGAL M'GOWAN , of 16 , Great wind _"fj street . Haymarket , in the City of _Westmin B 'L Pro . uio

      Office In The Same Street And Parish, To...

      Office in the same Street and Parish , tor * prietor , FEARGUS O'CONNOR , Esq ., 3 ndpublis lieu _» J William Hewitt , of So . 18 , _Charles-street _, Branw street , Walworth , in the Parish of St . Mary , _* S _5 ten , inthe County of Surrey , at the Ofliee , _Ao- . Strand , in the Parish of St , Mary-Ie-Strand , _» City < rf Westminster Saturday _Kox-ember 29 , 18 i 5

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 29, 1845, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_29111845/page/8/