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THE OBSERVER, OCTOBER 22, 1871; 3 CHANCERY CHAMBERS, Oct. 21. LONDON LOCAL ADMINISTRATION. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. Oct.

21. GUILDHALL. A Candid Thief. Henry Jones, who described himself aa a seaman, and George Smith, a potman, were charged before Alderman Lusk, M.P., with being in the unlawful possession of fifty yards of cloth, supposed to have been stolen. Hepry Randall, 168, said that about seven o'clock that morning he was in Bishoostrate-street Without, when he saw pelled to prosecute one of its relieving officers for delinquencies.

The medical ufficership of health for Lambeth is now vacant, Hacksst. The Hackney District Board ot Works have Had under thfilr notice a memorial signed by 700 inhabitants, amongst them Mr C. Reed, M.P., Dr. Pye Smith, and others! in reference to the frightful stenches and nuisances arising from a blood and bone boiling factory on the Lea cut. It was shown that in consequence these nuisances valuable property was becoming daily untenanted that the effect was to render articles of food so tainted that" in a few hours it could not be eaten, and that even the vegetation of the district was and destroyed.

It was resolved to refer the matter to the sauitary committee to take the most prompt measures for the removal of the nuisance. Shorkditcil The dispute which has arisen between thn estry and guardians of this parish with resrxn-t to th dp- mands of the latter for the maintenance of the poor has assumed such dimensions that the interference of the Local "'i noaru nas oeon invoked by the latter body. At the meeting of the guardians ou Wednesday it was reported that the board n.iMwi th- liabilities on account of the infirmary were 5,488, 'and that irom tne vestry upon instalments ot precept. A sum of 1,303 14s. Id.

was required to meet the obligations of the week. The clerk renortl tht hjid wattnl rh Local Government Board iu the regard to matter between, the guardiaus and the vestry, and thev had requested to be furnished with the various documents, including a copy of the contribution order sent to the vestrv. They had been tent, bnt no communication had been received. Mr. Stevens remarked that the vestry and ratepayers had a moral, if not a legal, right to know how the money raised by rates was expended, and unless it took place there was a'fceling created-that there was some wrong behind the scenes.

He moved that a full and explicit statement be forthwith published showing the expenditure in the various deiurtments. A general opinion being expressed that this would lie calculated to allay the excitement created throughout the iwrish by the increased rates the resolution was carried unanimously. At the meeting of the Newiugtou" vestry, ou Wednesday, the project was approved of to join with Lambeth in memorialising the Board of Works to improve the Newiugton-road, by the removal of the old parish church. The vestry were also much scandalised by a rcpoat of certain persons calling themselves Peculiar People," having engaged half a railway arch, in which a kind nf service, or rather orgies" were performed nightly, as stated by Mr. Gauntlet, of a most abominable character.

It was stated the police were powerless, but that the vestry might do something. The matter was very properly referred "to the Sewers Committee. Bethnal Green. The vestry of this parish, at its last meeting, had uuder consideration the communication from the East Loudon Water Company, that they were takiug steps to make the water supply constant instead of intermittent In moving a committee of examination into the rules -biiuling the water companies, Mr. Collins said they required looking sharply after, fur, while making fair promises to the public, this company had adopted a most arbitrary measure of demanding their rates in advance.

In considering the church wardens' accounts exception was taken to a charge of 24 9s. Od. for the beadle's uniform, which was deemed monstrous in a heavily-rated and starvHg parish like Bethnal Green. The charge of 10 15s. for sacramental wine was also objected to, and the aggregate of 669 for the year for maiuteuauce of the church in the present impoverished condition of the parish, it was stated lhat 400 per year for the vicar's salary was by Act of Parliament, and the vestry had no control over it.

St. Tanchas. A threat of legal proceedings was read at the meeting of the guardians' board of this parish, oh Thursday, from the solicitors of the Metropolitan Asylums Board, unless the amount of their precept, 3,697, was paid forthwith. Colonel Hogarth aud a number of gentlemen were reporteti to have visited the Lenvesden Schools, and highly praised them and the general arrangements. Mile End Old Town.

There was a lively scene at the meeting of the vestry of this parish on Wednesday night. It would seem that duriug the recent recess, the sanitary committee indulged iu a boating excursion on the bosom of that beautiful stieam, which meanders throughout the northern suburbs of the metropolis, the Regent's Canal, with a view to test the quality of the water at given points. They brought up their report, and with it the expenses of the boating excursion. It stated that, although by no means pure, they found the canal towards the Regent's Park contained far less decomposing matter than eastward of the City-road, whilst aa it progressed further eastward, the tilth it contained was absolutely prejudicial to the public health, and, with the probability of approaching cholera, the sanitary committee considered it their duty to call the attention of the canal company to the subject, and to compel them to remedy the evil. The opponents of the report declared the sanitary committee had made themselves look ridiculous, and it was moved that their expenses should not be paid.

This was, however, ultimately witnuniwii, anti me report atiopieu. City Feasting. We are informed that the annual dinner of the corporation gas committee took place on Monday evening, at the Crystal Palace, and tell it not in Goth uuder the presidency of Mr. E. Dresser Rogers.

Out of what fuud the corporation gas committee pay for their annual dinner we have not the means of knowing but it must cost something handsome, seeing that the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress, and about 100 other civic dignitaries partook on Monday last of the hospitality of the gas committee at the Crystal Palace. Protection of Coroners' Jurors against Infection. At an inquest held ou Thursday before Dr. Lancaster, ou the body of a person who had died of Emall-pox, the coroner remarked that it was a great scandal to compel a body of nersnns. mnnv of them fatlipra of fntniliiui Inmn fha vtsfcr contagion themselves, and spreading diseases amongst the members of families and others.

As a safeguard he suggested in all cases of infectious disease requiring inquests the body should be enclosed in a cotlin with a glass lid, so that the bodies might he viewed without risk. The public health and sanitary authorities of the metropolis would do well to look to this." Health of the City. Dr. Letheby, Medical Officer of Health, reports during the past week the mortality returns as below the average of the last ten years, 20-5 "per 1,000 of the population of meat" had been condemned as unfit for human food and destroyed amongst which were 38 sides of bacon perfectly putrid, and legal proceedings were to be taken against the vendor. Price of Gas.

As a further proof of the capabilities of the existing gas companies still further to reduce the price, whilst maintaining the standard quality of the gas supplied to the the report of the Gas Light and Coke Company for the half year states that notwithstanding the large outlay created in the construction of their new works at Bcckton the profits of the half year enable the directors, after providing for the payment of interest ou the several Classes OI fireicieuie buhics, iu ucnitic ui'iiicuu ul luc rn of 10 per cent, on all ordinary shares, and the directors offer to the proprietors their congratulations on so satisfactory a state of affairs. Tramways and Local Rates. The North Metropolitan Tramways Company, during the past year, have paid the. vestry of Shoreditch 7,500. Recreation Ground for East London.

Stepney Green is now being converted, under the supervision of the Metropolitan Board, into a public recreation ground and flower garden, upon the same principle as Islington Green and similar spaces. The Strikes. An arrangeuent has been come to between masters and men at Blackburn by which the threatened lockout will be prevented. On Thursday about 600 youths, under twenty-one years of age, struck work at the various engineering works in Leicester for an advance of wages. In the evening they promenaded the streets with torches and tar barrels, and two or three brushes with the police occurred.

The magistrates on Friday swore in a number of special constables, as large bodies of roughs were collected in the streets. At Lincoln the foundry lads on strike caused a great disturbance on Thursday night. They rolled a burning tar-barrel np and down the streets, broke the windows at the house of Wilkinson, the foreman at Clayton and Shuttle-worth's, and pelted the special constables, who consequently had to seek refuge in the Guildhall, the windows of which were smashed with stones. I he beys were armed with staves. The bishopric of Honolulu has been conferred upon the A II a u-nB nt Kf IktV.

JlllICU I 111.., A. "MO College, Oxford, where he took his B.A. degree in 1859, and in the name vrar was ordained bv the Bishop of Rochester to the curacy of Strood, near Chatham. On the formation of St. Mark's" district, New Brompton, in the immediate neighbourhood, Mr.

Willis was appointed to it, and still holds it. The Rev. Dr. Warburton, vicar of IlHey, Oxon, has been appointed by the Bishop of Oxford to be rural dean of Cuddes-don, in the place of the Rev. Canon King, resigned.

The Dean and Canons of Christ Church, Oxford, have nominated the Rev. William Richard Villiarj, B.C.L., late curate of Haccombc, Devonshire, to tha vicarage of Boston Spa, Yorkshire. The prebendal stall of North Newbald, in York Cathedral, has been conferred upon the Rev. Richard Elwyn. M.A headmaster of St.

Peter's School, York, formerly headmaster of Charterhouse School. The Bishop of Oxford has collated the Kev. Arthur Smith Sturges, M.A., curate of Wargrave, to the vicarage of Kiilmore End, near Henley-ou-Thames. The Lord Chancellor's rectory of Sibsey, near Boston, has become vacant. It is worth about 400 a year.

The reduced Occupation-Armee in France is now officially announced as being composed as follows 1. The Bavarian 2d Division in the Aisne and Oise district, with head quarters at Laon. 2. The 24th (Saxon) Division in the Ardennes and Moselle departments, with head-quarters at Meziere. 3.

The 6th Division in the department of Marne, had-qaarters being at 4. The 19th Division chiefly in the Meurtbe, head quarters Nancy. 5. The 11th Division in the Upper AUrne strict, head -quarters Neufcbateau. 6lh, and last.

The 4th Division, with head quarters at Dijon, and occupying the country in every direction round that city, and the fortress of Belfort of which the Germans still keep a firm grip. Of these six divisions the 11th is expecting daily to be ordered back to il.ia for demobilisation, but General Manteuffel will then have still between yu.iw ana meu uuuer ma oruers. The general's own-head-qnarters are fixed at Nancy. We may add that his chief of staff, Stosch, is freely spoken of at Berlin as a probable successor to Von Roon, when the latter quits the Ministry of War. Army and A'aty Gazette.

It i stated that all future vacancies which shall occur in the Militia Artillery are to be filled by Royal Artillery Officers, who will bold the appointment for five years, and be dnring that intewal placed on the seconded or supernumerary list. The first appointment made under this new.rnle is that of Captain C. W. Wilson, late of the 6th Brigade, Royal Artillery. The Queen of the Belgians has been summoned by a dressmaker to pay her bill, amounting to 67,000 franca.

Her Majesty refuses to discharge it on the grounds that the prices are exhorbitant The correspondent of the Scotsman understands that in the list of noblemen which Mr. Scott Russell exhibited to the Workmen's Council at the meeting of September 28 was the name of Lord Cairns. Mr. Knox said if the girPs story were true he should be sorry to stand in Welsh's place. It was perfectly clear, on the showing of the police, that there was disorderly conduct on the part of the prisoners.

He should discharge the girl, and require Welsh to find one bail in 20, to be of good behaviour for three months. Chakgh of Man-slaughter. Louisa Bailey, a young woman, was charged with causing the death of an old man named Rice Evans, a hawker. The prisoner was at first charged with breaking the man's leg, but the man having afterwards died iu the hospital, the charge took a more serious form. It appeared that a dispute arose between the prisoner and the deceased, who had some mushrooms to sell.

They pushed one another. The deceased fell, retaining his grasp of the prisoner, who fell with him. It was theu ascertained that the deceased's thigh was fractured, and he was ttkeu at once to the Chariug-cross Hospital. Inspector Browning said the coroner's jury had returned a verdict of Accidental Death. Mr.

Knox discharged the prisoner, and directed that 2 should be given to the widow of the deceased from the poor-box. Messrs. Spikrs an-d Pond's new Con-cert Hall and Restaurant. Mr. Betteys, No.

222, Piccadilly, was summoned for obstructing Richard Guy while employed to do certain work. Mr. Besley supported the summons. It appeared that Messrs. Spiers aud Pond had arranged to erect a concert hall aud restaurant on a piece of ground between Jermyu-street and Piccadilly, at a cost of 45,000, and 1,500 a year grouud-reut.

All the owners of property excepting Mr. Bettevs had come to the terms of Messrs. Spiers and Pond. The defendant would not let the workman begin the necessary work, and this summons was to try the rights of the respective parties. Mr.

Knox adjourned the case. MARYLEBONE. Mrs. Prodokhs and tub Cahman again. Mrs.

Trodgers, who said her name was Giacomelli, living at Bradlaugh Lodge, Balham, appeared before Mr. D'Eyucourtat Mary-leboue police court to-day to answer a summons for refusing to djiv her legal cab fare. The cabman said he took the defendant from the Victoria statiou to Eustou station. She gave him Is. and he demanded another sixpence, but she would not pay it.

The distance was three milts and a half. The defendant said she had always paid Is. Cd. for the same distance, and by her book of fares, which she always carried with her, the distance from Victoria to Eustou-square was three miles. Mr.

Lyall (clerk) said the book did not contain the fare from Victoria station for different parts of London. The police have not yet found out there is such a as Victoria a laugh. Mr. D'F'yucourt tried to get at the distance by taking places in the book near Victoria station, and said he believed the cabman was right, but if the defendant was not satisfied she could have it measured. The defendant said she should like it measured, but not at her expense.

She, however, deposited the required aud the distance will be measured by one of the officers of the court. CLF.RKESWELL. Sxmovs Chaugb aoainst Two Boys of Hanginr Another. Edwin Wnoilrotle, aged 23, of Brunswick-road, Upper Ilolloway, and Walter Urace, aged 10, of 7, Shadivill-road. Upper Holloway, were charged with assaulting Robert Foster by placing a tope round his neck iu Red Cross-lane, Islington.

The complainant and the defendants are all engaged iu the same factory, and yesterday, during the absence of the over looker to get orders, they begun larking togetner. in tne course of it Woodroll'e "got hold of a piece of rope, aud making a slip-knot, put it round the injured boy's neck, the other defendant having pinioned his arms. Whilst this was going ou the rope caught in a lathe that was worked by steam, and the poor boy was drawn to it, and had not the rope broken he would have been hilled. As it was, he fell on the stepper" of the lathe, and ho was very seriously injured, and blood came from his mouth and nostrils, lie was sent home, and to-day it was stated by I'ol ice-sergeant Clingan, 14 that he was worse, mid he handed in the following medical certificate "2, Market-place, Upper Holloway-road, Oct. 21, 1371.

Robert Foster is suffering with great pain and swelling of the neck, iu consequence of a rope having been tightly pulled round it. lie is unable to leave his bed to attend the police-court. William; Stokes, Surgeon." The foreman said the defendants were very gtiod lads, and this was doue out of a lark, and he was sure that this was uot done out of any feeling of malice. The magistrate said he did not think there was any malice in the matter, but he must remand the defendants. He would take bail (one surety iu the sum of 10) for each.

The defendants were liberated on bull. First Conviction i-ndeii the Pepi-aii's Act. Thomas Kennedy, of 0, Middle-row, Old-street, was charged with unlawfully acting a pedlar, without having obtained a certificate under the Pedlar's Act, 1870, authorising him so to act. Police-constable Maxwell Allingham, 333 said that the defendant was hawking dulling cigars, aud offering them for sale at 5d. per bundle, there being ten iu each bundle.

The cigars were of no use, being made of brown paper that had been steeped in tobacco water. Severul persons complained to him that they had been defrauded by the defendant, who represented himself as a sailor just returned from a voyage, and he said that he had smuggled the cigars, aud that was why he could sell them so cheap. Ho asked the defendant for his licence, and lie said he did not hawk, hence these proceedings. The defendant said he was not aware lhat. he had broken the law, for the cigars were of his own manufacture, and he always understood that a manufacturer could hawk aud sell his own workmanship.

Inspector James Taylor, Division, said that every hawker must have a cetliticate, from the Commissioners of Police even to hawk hir own wares. Under the old act a man might hawk his own handicraft without taking out a pedlar's license. These proceedings were taken under the 33d and 34ih Vic, chap. 72, an act for granting certificates to pediars, and that act only received the Royal Assent on the Hlh of August of last year. This was the first proceeding of the kind in this district.

The defendant said he was not aware that such an act had been passed, and he had broken the law unwittingly. He would at once take out a certificate. Mr. Barker having referred to the act said that the term pedlar" meant any hawker, who, on foet, goes from town to town, carrying to sell or exposing for sale, any goods, or procuring orders fr goods or merchandise immediately to be delivered, or selling or offering for sale his skill in handicraft." As this was the first case of the kind that had been brought under his notice, he should not now inflict any penalty, but should simply order the defendant to pay the costs. Thk Organ Grinders of London.

Yesterday Antonio Vcorsa, a padrone, of 11, Little Saffron hill, was summoned before Mr. Barker, at the instance of Inspector Gillies, A division, for that he did unlawfully receiv divers lodgers into his said house, the same not having been registered as the law directs. Detective dough, division, acted as in-terpieter and Mr. Ricketts, solicitor, of Frederick-street, Gray's Inn-road, defended, and pleaded not guilty. The facts nf this case were reported fully on the occasion of the first examination.

It will be remembered that Mr. Barker granted an adjournment to see whether the sanitary authorities could not proceed against the owner of the house uuder the Public Health Act or 'under the Nuisances Removal Act. One or two other lodging house-keepers were summoned for the same offence, and the magistrate remarked that, as far as the law would allow him, he was determined to put a stop to the overcrowding of Italians, who were treated, as far as their lodging was concerned, far worse than many gentlemen's dogs. Mr. Ricketts spoke of one player only, because they were all hired upon the same terms, and not some ot them upon some exceptional arrangement (as the police had endeavoured to make out in Italy for a term, generally of two years' un dertaking to pay his passage to this country, and during the term ol service to provide him with suthcieut board, lodging, clothing, and washing." Mr.

Barker: An important item, no doubt a laugh. Peter Lacassagne, of 10, Quecn's-road, Holloway, appeared to answer a summons which had been taken out against him by Inspector Thomas the Common Lodging House Department, and which charged him with having, on the 9th neglected to cause the sheets, bolsters, and bed-tick in No. 1 room, and the sheets in No. 2 room to be kept clean. The defendant pleaded not guilty.

Police-sergeant Palmer, 44 the officer specially appointed for carrying out the provisions of the Common Lodging House Act in the northern parts of London, said that on the 2nd of this mouth he visited the defendant's common lodging house, and in the rooms mentioned in the complaint he found the sheets dirty, and in a most filthy condition. He then cautioned the "defendant, and on visiting his house seven days afterwards he found that nothing had been done, and that the sheets were still in a more dirty and filthy condition. Since the defendant had been served with the summons he had endeavoured to remedy the evil, and had partly cleansed the sheets, but the bed-ticks were in a most dirty and disgraceful condition. Mr. Barker said his being poor was no reason why he should have his bedding in such a state.

He had before been summoned for having beastly bedding, and the state iu which the officer found it was such that it might have heed a fever. He should now fine the defendaut and 2s. costs, or iu default fourteen days' bard labour in the House of Correction. WORSHIP-STREET. Atteittf.i Stabbiuo of a Police Constable.

Robert Jackson, 30, described as a bricklayer, living in Lovcgrove-street. Hammersmith, was charged before Mr. Bushby with having assaulted Charles Davis and Police-constable Joseph fnrther, with attempting to stab the latter, aud with damaging his uniform tunic to the amount of 10s. It appeared from the evidence that about a quarter past nine o'clock on the previous night the prisoner, in a drunken state, entered the Hare and Hounds public house, Stoke Newington-road, and created a great disturbance there. The prosecutor, Charles Davis, potman at the public house, was requested to see the prisoner Prisoner was then striking at the persons in front of the bar, and using bad language.

He was requested to leave, bnt immediately assaulted the potman. After he was ejected from the house he forced his way in again, tore the blind, and created a second disturbance. Then the constable was called to assist in removing him. It was with difficulty he was got from the house, and then outside the door. As the prisoner refused to go away the officer, after a great deal of forbearance, bad to take him into custody.

The prisoner immediately struck the constable, assaulting him in a very savage manner, seized him by the coat, which he tore np the back, and threw him to the ground. He then knelt upon him, and, fixing his bands in his throat, tried to choke the policeman. There were two violent struggles, in which both men fell several times, and the constable was ranch knocked ahout before Sergeant Kewbold, 43 came np to hia subordinate's assistance. Prisoner was then got along the road to the station, but going there, and when in a dark part of the thoronghfare, he was seen to pull a knife out of his pocket and make a deliberate blow at the constable, 5S Nwith it. It was taken from him after a struggle, but the prisoner's language was sufficiently expressive of his intention.

The witness Davis described the prisoner as being half mad. He was very much the worse fur liquor. Prisoner's defence was the old, old story a little drink, which had got into his head because hewas not nsed to it. Mr. Bushby sentenced him to six months' imprisonment, with hard labour, for the assault on the constable, aud one mouth for that on Davis, and ordered him to pav Is.

fine, and 10s. damage to the coat, or another sevea days. RoiuiEHY from an Atheist. FrancisFuller, as a labourer, living in was charged before Mr. Bushby with having stolen from the person of Samuel Lewis, a tobacco cutter, of Crown-street, Hoxton, a silver watch and gold chain, value 7.

The prosecutor on entering the witness-box made a communication to the usher, who then made a communication to the magistrate. It transpired that the prosecutor objected to being sworn, not because he had a religieus belief that the taking of an oath was unlawful, but because he did not believe that there was a God at all. Mr. Bushby: Then 1 understand yon are an Atheist? The reply was in the affirmative, And," said the man, I have been so ever since I was eight years of age." He appears now about 55 or older. Mr.

Bushby You don't believe there is a God The answer I can't. Mr. Bushby Stand down. Afterwards, however, having inquired into the matter, the magistrate admitted the prosecutor's evidence. It then appeared that on the previous night, about a quarter-past ten o'clock, the prosecutor was near the Shoreditch Railwav sta tion, when the prisoner came up and violently robbed him of his watch and chain, with which lie made off.

The prosecutor, though almost deprived of breath by the violence with which the robbery had been committed, followed in pursuit, with crieB of Stop thief As he started Bomebodv ran against him, saying, Hallo, old fellow, what's up?" Having contrived to elude this confederate, the prosecutor continued the chase, and in a few minutes saw the prisoner in custody. Police constable, 130 said that, hearing the prosecutor's cries, aud seeing the prisoner running, he went after and stopped- the latter. The prosecutor coming np and charging him with stealing his watch and chain, he was removed to the station. A watchkey, identified by the prosecutor, was subsequently picked up "on the spot where the robbery was committed, but neither the watch nor the chain was found upon the prisoner. Remanded.

A MOST TITIABLE CASE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE OBSERVER. Shi I beg to acknowledge the following donations, in answer to my apieal to the public, contained in my letter which yon were good enough to insert on 10th September, on behalf of the poor penniless orphan girl: Sympathy, Brighton, in postage stamps Issachar Post Office order F. and Post Office order R. 2s.

in postage stamps Fanny Williams, Post Office order Mrs. Druinmond, 1, Post Office order; Frederick Smith, 1, per cheque; I. J. Windsor, 2s. in postage stamps; E.

Oxford, 3s. in postage stamps; T. iu postage stamps; A Poor Motherless Girl, in postage stamps A Sympathiser, Gloucester, in postage stamps Edwine, S.E., in postage stamps A Semper, in postage stamps; A Reader, of the Standard, in postage stamps; Gibraltar, 1, Post Office order; Traws-gold, Aberystwith, in postage stamps; Buxton, in postage stamps A Poor Ijidy with One Little Girl, Bedford, in postage Btnmps T. 1 per cheque A Pair of Compasses, Bath, 2s. in postage stamps L.

Bristol, in postage stamps Dorset Place, Tunbridge Wells, in postage stamps; Forest Hill, iu postage stamps; Little Emily, iu postage stamps; C. Cheltenham, 1 Post Office order Anonymous, from Frome, Is. ia postage stamps Birch of Kel-vedor, Is. in postage stamps Mrs. Sunderland, 1 Tost Office order; H.

Ashby-de-la-Zouche, 2s. in postage stamps Mrs. Stewart Sullivan, 1 in cash; Anonymous, from Chester, in postage stamps; A Lady, Northcnvc, 1, Post Office order J. II. iu postage stamps; Anonymous, in postage stamps; K.

H. C. Penzance, in postage stamps Anonymous, St. Janies's-street, in postage stamps; I), Bri'dport, Post Office order; L. A.

and L. Hedon, near Hull, Post Office order; II. L. Fraser, 1, Post Office order; Anonymous, from Louth, in postage stamps; the Hou. Frederick Cavendish, in cash; B.

London-street, Norfolk-square, 10s. Post Office order One Who has to gain her own living, Aylesbury, 2s. in postage stamps: F. J. Peter-stret, Soho, in postage stamps; Mrs! Sims, lost Otlice order; Anonymous, trom Nottingham, in postage stamps li.

Drew Julian, in cash. I request to add that the small amount I have hitherto received is still wholly inadequate to further the object I had in view, namely, a provision for the maintenance and edu cation of this poor child lor the next eighteen mouths. Your obedient servant, George Cavendish. Burlington-gardens, 21, 1871. THE LONDON CHURCHES.

St. Paul's Cathedral, morning 10:30, Rev. J. B. Dyne afternoon 3:15, Yen.

Archdeacon Claugbton. Westminster Abbey, morning 10, Rev. F. K. Harford afternoon 3, Rev.

Canon Ncpean. Chapel Royal, St. James's, morning 10, Rev. V. Garden noon, Rev.

it. Duckworth, Chapel Royal, Whitehall, morning 11, Rev. W. F. E.

Kuollys, and afternoon 3, Rev. Garden. Chapel Royal, Savoy, morning 11:30, Rev. H. White; evening 7, Rev.

A. M. Menjen. Temple Church, morning 11, Rev. Dr.

Butler; afternoon 3, Rev. A. Aiiiger. Gray's Inn Chapel, morning 11:30, Rev. Dr.

Hessey afternoon 3:30, Rev. A. Taylor. St. Clement Danes, morning 11, Rev.

D. Vaiighan evening 7, Rev. It. J. Simpson.

Trinity Chapel, Conduit-street, morning 11, aud evening 7, Rev. J. Macuaught. Foundling Hospital Chapel, (Juilford-street. morning 11, Rev.

J. W. Gleadall afternoon 3, Rev. L. P.

Mcrcier. St. James's, Piccadilly, morning 11, the Chaplain-General (Sir John Uurgoy lie's funeral sermon St. James's, Westmoreland-street, morning 11 and evening 7, Rev. H.

R. llawets. St. Barnabas, South Lambeth, morning 11, Row J. Maskell (for the district schools).

Momingtou Chapel, Hampstead-road, morning 11, Rev. Dr. Angus. St. Peter's, Saffron-hill, evening 7, Rev.

Dr. Hewlett (for schools). French Protestant Church, Iiloomsbury-6treet, morning 11 and afternoon 3, Rev. F. W.

Bouverie. French Chapel, King-street, 1'ortman-square, morning 11, Rev. Pere Lavigne, Vicaire-Gi5niral de Nice. Swiss Protestant Church, Endcll-stceet, moruing 11, Rev. W.

Pctavcl. French Protestant Church, Bnyswater, morning 11, evening 7, Rev. M. Pontet de la Hnrpe. St.

George's Hall, Langhum-plnce, morning 11, Rev. C. Voysey. St. James's Hall, afternoon 3, Rev.

Newman Hall evening Rev. R. Balgaruie. The Agricultural Hall, Islington, afternoon 3:30, Father Gavazzi. Pro-Cathedral, Kensington, morning 11, Rev.

Dr. Anderdon evening 7:15, Archbishop Manning. St. Mary's, Cadogan-place, Chelsea, morning 11, Very Rev. Monsignor Cupel.

Catholic Church, Dukc-strcet, Lincoln's Inn-fields, morning 11, Rev. Alexis Mills. Church of Notre Dame, Leicester- square, morning 11, L'Abbd Galeren, with grand Mass by the. Bishop ot Iroy. A STKAMjE UKUINATION.

The New York papers give the following particulars of the ordination" of Mrs. Celia Burleigh as pastor of the Unitarian church at Brooklyn, Connecticut: I he church, a ccntena nan of ecclesiastical edifices, quaint and solid in structure, occupying the centre of a green, was crowded to its utmost with friends and strangers, curious to see the ordination of a woman to the ministry. Ex-uovernor Cleveland and ex- State Treasurer Taintou, of Connecticut, were among the audience. In excellent harmonv with the occasion, the pulpit was dressed with true womanly taste by ladies of the congregation, with wreaths of brightautuniual leaves, mingled with snow balls and garden (lowers. In the centre a fragrant floral design, of tuberoses and others, forming a heart, the gift of Sorosis," occupied the centre, around which the free and abundant gills ot tne people clustered, vases oi garden powers and wild ferns adorned the pulpit and the high win dow sills all about the room, while the choir, in the old- fashioned box at the rear, were in ambush behind wealth of golden leaves.

A large cross of similar material adorued the wall behind the pulpit. After an anthem by the choir, and the reading of scriptures bv the Kev. l'ticbe A. nanatoru, an onlination nvmn, com posed for the occasion bv the Rev. Jno.

W. Chadwick, of the Secoud Unitarian Church, Brooklyn, New York, wassung. The Rev. h. Y.

1 ilden of Boston made an appropriate ordaining prayer. The pastoral charge was delivered by the Rev. Wm. Potter, of New Bedford. The Rev.

Oscar Clute, of Vineland, N.J., gave the welcome to the ministry. The charge to the people was pronounced' bv Mrs. Julia Ward Howe. The fol lowing letter from Henry AVard Beecher was read by Mr. Tilden Peekskill, Oct.

3.1871. My dear and Rev. Mrs. BunLEiriK: Pardon my delay in replying to your note and its invitation. Jfo one lives who would love to give you the right hand of fellowship to the Christian ministry more than I.

Nor should I be afraid of the company around you. If I had the possible leisure, I should be tempted to break my long habit I might almost say principle and attend your ordination. But, except where my personal relations oblige me to, I never attend ordinations. Just now, having been absent three months, and every hour being overloaded, I cannot get away, and so you must take my good wishes on paper. I do cordially "believe that you ought to preach.

I think you had a call in your very nature. Nor do I doubt that you will be both in-structiveand edifying.There are elements of the Gospel whicha woman's nature ought to bring out far more successfully than a man can. We have no adequate expression yet for sympathy, for mercy, for pity, for love, in the sermons of men. It is these very elements that our civilisation and our popular Christianity need. The illustration and application of these Divine qualities to all these phases of character, to the house-bold culture, to public sentiment, to secular affairs, to civil procedure, constitute a life's work, and if done with thoroughness and power would produce the effect, almost, of a new gospel.

I do not disdain the claims ef abstract truth, nor of justice, nor even of severity. But these have been disproportionately prominent in the theology of the schools and the preaching of the pulpits. However, I did not mean to write a sermon or a criticism. Hoping for yon a long and successful ministry, I am, very truly yours, Mrs. Celia Burleigh." Henry Wahd Beecher.

The doxology was sang, and the benediction then pronounced by the pastor; after which the guests from abroad mingled in social intercourse in the room below. The affair created great interest in the neighbourhood, and many clergymen who were present tendered the use of their respective pulpits for exchange. The great sensation of the week amongst the circles entrusted with the local administration of the metropolis has been the intimation of the issue of an order by the Local Government Board, as reported in last week's Observer, to the managers of the Metropolitan District Asylums, to take charge of cholera patients in the event of that epidemic visiting the metropolis, which means the outlay of another enormous sum of money, and largely increased taxation for the erection of a series of cholera hospitals. No wonder when, as stated by Mr. Joseph Salter, a member of the Asylums BoarJ, at the meeting of the St.

Pancras guardians on Thursday that the five hospitals alreadv built by that body had cost, and in volved the metropolis iu a mortgage debt of 454,771, this new proposal should create a feeling of alarm in the minds nf even the most wealthy or careless of ratepayers. In the spirited protest adopted by the St. Pancras guardians, addressed to the Local Government Board, it is shown, although the scheme to erect ten new cholera hospitals is put down as only costing about 100,000, that before completed and finished the figure wilt reach 150,000 or 200,000, let alone the expenses of the enormous staff required for their management. Local administration is pointed ont as the best and most economical meaus of with the epidemic of cholera should it arise, and an earnest appeal is addressed the Local Government Board not to issne such an order, to the Asylums Board to decline to carry it out if it be made, and to all local boards in the metropolis to unite in resistance to such a project. Metkofolitan Board of Wokks.

The weekly meeting of the board took place at the Court House, Spring-gardens, ou Friday, under the presidency of Colonel Hogg, M.P., its The cash statetneat.showed that 729,380 10s. 1 Id. stood to the credit of the board at the bankers. The chairman informed the board that Leon Say, Prefect of the Seine, and M. Vautraiu, President of the Municipal Council of Paris, had been accompanied by him on an inspection of the Thames Embankment, and with Mr.

Bazalgette, their engineer over the Abbey Mills Pumping Station, and expressed themselves highly pleased and astonished at the magnitude of the works. He bad also received an intimation from Sir John Pakington that the committee for erecting a statue to Earl Derby tendered their thanks to the board for an offer of a site, but that the arrangements with the Government for placing the statue opposite the Houses of Parliament had proceeded so far that the committee were unable to accept the offer. Mr. Baxter LangleyandMr.Spencer,hon. sec.

to the committee for the reception of Mr. Gladstone upon the occasion of visiting his constituents at Greenwich on the 23th attended to present a memorial to the board to permit the erection ef a covered platform or hustings, with posts and rails, on Blackheath upon that occasion. The prayer of the memorial was granted. The verdict of the jury in the late inquest on Ford, the fireman, gave rise to some discussion. On the motion of Mr.

Erecman, seconded by Mr. Hall, the subject was referred to the Fire Brigade Committee to investigate, and to ascertain specially whether wire gauze was preferable to copper wire netting, or vice versa. On the motion of Mr. Runtz, a resolution was adopted unanimously to instruct counsel to appear before the Commissioners under the Epping Forest Act of last session to enforce by every possible means the right of the public to have the means of enjoying the forest, or such portions of it as may be desirable. Corporation of London.

The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor has been receiving and hospitably entertaining, M. Lion Say, the Prefect of the Seine, M. Vautrain, President of the Municipal Conncil of Paris, and other gentlemen connected with the French capital during the post week. The Court of Aldermen have held a meeting, at which resolutions of coudolence were passed in refereuce to the death of Sir I-'rancis Graham Moon, and also of the late Mr.

Sheriff Young. Another feat tire was the reception of a communication from SirSidneyH. Waterlow, announcing that inconsequence of the delicate health of his family he had arranged to reside abroad for some considerable time, ad had, therefore, to ask the court to accept his resignation as alderman of Langbonrne Ward. The announcement came quite unexpectedly upon the court, seeing that bir Sidney stands uext in rotation tor L.ord Mavor. The court, with a view of inducing the alderman to alter his decision, deferred the consideration of his letter to a future meeting.

The City Sewers Commission seem to be ut loggerheads with the streets committee upon the great asphalte paving question. It was alleged that the streets committee had acted partially in the matter in giving the nspbalte paving to the Val de Trovers Company rb a monoply without tuirly testing other schemes, although it was stated that the Harnett asphalte is 25 per cent, cheaper. In defence of the streets committee it was urged that they had, with a view of testing the superiority of one kind of asphalte aver another, had three separate specimens laid down iu Moorgate-strect the Val de Travers, the Limnier, and they were about also to try two other sorts, so as to give all comers fair play, ultimately a resolution, proposed by Mr. Cotton, was carried by a large majority, re-solviug to take the power from the streets' committee, aud assume it themselves. Amongst other matters the court determined to prevent as far its possible the smoke nuisance on the 1 names by ordering notices to be served on all the masters of steamboats, that unless they abated the nuisance of emitting black smoke from the furnaces used in working tiieir snips, tney will ue at once proceeded against under tne Sanitary Act, 29 and 30 cap.

90. At the Court of Common Council on Wednesday M. Leou Say and M. Vautrain attended to present a model of the Hotel de Ville, in bronze, and a gold medal struck in commemoration of the cordialities and courtesies that have lately passed between the two cities of London and Paris. Amongst other business before the council a telegram was received from the Mayor of Chicago acknowledging the receipt of 1,000 guineas for the sufferers by the fire, and concluding with the grateful expression, God bless the noble people of London This matter gave rise to a question of the safety of the city ef London from lire, by reason of the inflammable character of asphalte pavement.

A notice ot motion was given to lay before the court the result of the experiments, and also as to the desirability of erecting reservoirs in the City, to he supplied from the Thames, aud of erecting two hydrants iu each street, one attached the mains of the reservoirs, aud the other to those of the company supplying the City with water. At the Common Hall, on Friday, Mr. John Bennett, the well- knowu watch and clock maker of Cheapside, was unanimously elected Sheriff of London and Middlesex, iu place of Mr. oung, deceased. Islinhton.

The Islington guardians have received a con tributiou order from the Metropolitan Asylums Board, for with an intimation that it must be paid betorc the 1st November. A special committee, appointed at the pre vious meeting to investigate a charge of letting out paupers for hire, reported that they had found the allegation correct, and that one of the paupers was employed by a guardian of the parish. They considered this proceeding highly censurable, and the master was severely reprimanded for allow ing it, and intormed that on a repetition lie woum be reporteti lo tne L.ocai uovernniein jiouru. Chelsea. At the meeting ef the guardians' board of Chelsea on Wednesday, a report was presented as to the amount of rates paid in the parish for the past 10 years.

In 1861 thev were 5s. Hd. in the iu 1802 in 18C3 4s. in 1304 4s. 1805 5s.

in 1866 5s. in 1807 5s. in 1868 5s. in 1869 "5s. in 1870 4s.

and in 1871, but 3s. 9d. for the whole year. This was considered highly satisfactory, and it was stated that although lower than for some years, the rates in Croydon amounted to 7s. 6d.

in the pound. At the Chelsea vestry a determination has been come to, based on the report of Dr. Barclay, medical officer of health, to make a raid upon the piggery district, known as Crooked Usage," and get rid of the nuisance described as intolerable and prejudicial to health. Another important matter, arising out of the recent explosion and tire in Manor-street, came under notice. came out that in addition to 10 gallons of petroleum, a vendor of gunpowder could keep as much as 2001b.

on his premises. A resolution was adopted to call the urgent attention of the Metropolitan Board to the subject. Marylebone. The Marylebone Vestry were specially summoned on Thursday to consider a motion, of which notice had been given, to ask the guardians for information, and inquire how far the ratepayers of all other denominations have a right to be taxed to a much larger amount than they would otherwise be for the maintenance of Roman Catholic pauper children at a school at North Hyde, conducted by Belgian Jesuits, an order wholly illegal in this Mr. A.

X. Shaw, who had given notice of this motion, was unable to be present, and its consideration was postponed till the next meeting. At the meeting of the board of guardians, on Friday, a most gratifying recognition of the advantages of a musical education to children was brought under the notice of the board by Mr. E. Boulnois, the chairman of the SouDiall Schools committee, in a Setter he bad received from a well-known banker, a ratepayer of Marylebone.

In a recent visit to a large garrison town he had heard of the great estimation in which the boys sent to the army bands from the Southall Schools were held. They all bore good characters, and, to use the words of one of the informants, There is a cleanliness and smartness about the Southall boys we do not often see with our own youngsters." The reading of this letter afforded great pleasure to the board, as did also ihe fact that four girls tiained at the schooU appeared before the board to receive the gratuity of a sovereign each for length of service and good conduct in their first situations. St. George the MartyilSouthwar'C The vestry of this parish were occupied at their last meeting with a lengthy report from Dr. Bateson, their medical ofiicer of health, npon the subject of bone boiling and other offensive factory nuisances.

The medical ofiicer stated that his attention had been directed to a letter in one of the daily papers, asserting that not only could bones be boiled, bnt kept for weeks afterwards, without any noxious smell arising from them. Dr. Bateson states he attended at the agents', and had taken steps for testing the truth of the statement, npon which he would report at a tuture meeting, ue lurtner cans attention to the fact that all the powers of the veitry, the sanitary department, and even the medical department of the Privy Council have been unable to remove these nuisances. They conld, therefore, only look forward to the arrival of the year 1874, when, by the Buildiug Act of 1844, they most become extinct in crowded neighbourhoods. The report, which was considered a very valuable one, was unanimously adopted.

Wandsworth. The District Board of Works have haa ander their notice the mad bank in front of the Training College. The board considered they conld not tncnr the ex-pense of 2,000, which it would cost to embank Thames at this spot, and referred the whole matter to the Metropolitan Board of Works. mHntr St George's. Hanoveb-sqcark.

At the weekly meeting of rte bcTrd of grdian. of St. George's, lUnoveroar it was announced that -the precept nolitan Asvlums Board, dne on the 1st August, was 3 237 anfiSH the precept or the London School Board. iS--A the Wd of guardians, on Wednesday it waTrenorted that there were 1.399 in-door poor, and 6,071 o-dcTpr receiving relief. The out relief for the week costs 423 3d.

The board regretted they had been com VACATION BUSINESS. Friday will end the vttcatin business of the Lone is probable that the next Long Vacation will 'ten'd from the 10th August to the 28th October both ifiSry to have a little rest; but why the lawyers lake uch is a question difficult to answer. Hsllthe chief clerk, had a list of 60 applications ,1 him on Fridav, and on Tuesday next another long list L.r Fridav is the last day, and as the 28th falls on the several chambers will be reopened on the i Moud.iv, in preparation for the term commencing Thursday, the 2d proxinTo. The note of prepara-0" i miilml. and much activity is exnected to he The note of is expected to be jniaveii at the commencement of the term, when the Lord will receive the judges and other legal personages learned in the Uwv JUDGES' CHAMBERS, Oct.

21. SITTINGS AT NISI PHIL'S. To-diiV a number of sumuionseywere issued to be heard on Tncsdav hc" Barn Martin will attend. The duty of 'Attending chambers" will now fall on the Barons of the Exchequer fur some time. The sittings papers of the three rtmrtshave just been issued.

In Middlesex the first sitting oo the 3d November of the three courts the second sittings of the Queen's Bench and Excheqner on the 10th November, ami of the Exchequer on the 7th November the third sittings of 'he three courts are on the 17th November. The court "will not sit in London in term. After term the courts will it Middlesex on the 27th November, und in London on the 11th December. TUB SEW JUDGES. It is rumoured that Sir J.

Colvill and Sir R. Peel have been appointed paid judges of the Judicial Committee. They are both retired Indian judges, and will receive 5,000 a year each Its their expenses. It was mentioned in The Observer tome months ago that Sir J. Colvill was expected to be one of the four.

It was also stated that a difficulty had occurred as to the remaining two from the common law bench, and the difficulty was stated to be as to the clerks of the judges. nrovNion was made for them, and some of the judges, it is understood, have declined to accept the new appointments in consequence. It is strange, indeed, that the sittings of the Judicial Committee have been appointed to commence on the 6th proximo, and it is not known officially who will be the new judge. The act was passed iu August, and at nearly the end of October no positive information has been given on the subject. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Oct.

21. THefore Mr. Registrar Roche.1 The learned Registrar sat as Chief Judge asjwell as the Registrar or the day. ue had bankruptcy and liquidation matters before him. IK RF.

1. l. 1'ITCUKR. PETITIONS IS LIQUIDATION. The debtor, a builder and contractor at Southwark, had filed a petition in liquidation, and wished to make his assets available for his creditors.

The present application was for the appointment of a receiver. The assets were said to be worth 49). His Honour asked for evidence of the responsibility and respectability of the proposed receiver. The Solicitor read an affidavit. The learned Registrar said the deponent was not known to the court.

As well might a cabman he asked to make an affidavit of his respectability a laugh. It was usual to have evidence from a creditor or the solicitor on the proceedings. The matter stood over to a subsequent period of the day, when an affidavit of the solicitor was produced. The Court made the appointment. Mr.

Registrar Roche took occasion to state that the Conrt required evidence of some one on whom they could rely. He had never seen the gentleman who had now been appointed, and therefore was only anxious that the ordinary rule should be observed, and that was, that a creditor should recommend the receiver, or the solicitor or debtor should state their knowledge of him. The appointment was accordingly made. NEW EECULATJON. A regulation has been made of some service in cases of "double applications." An application was made a few days since to appoint a receiver, and refused.

Another application of the same kind was made, and it was discovered that it had been previously made. A rule has been made that the registrars should mark all papers in which applications have been made, so as to prevent two similar applications in one case. la this court the Long Vacation is drawing to a close. CITV OF LONDON COURT, Oct. 21.

SOMETHIXf. -WORTH KStVWt5G.n DKOTCin AST) CIlBTOTOn. The Registrar (Mr. Spcechley) heard a number of undefended cases before Mr. Commissioner Kerr took the contested cases.

Some of the parties did not answer, and iu other cases it was stated that arrangements were made. In some other matters the cases were withdrawn. The officer of the Court asked whether the defendants appeared. He said plaintiffs -should give notice, or they would have to pay the costs of the other side. In one case a defendant appeared and claimed costs.

His claim was allowed. Mr. Commissioner Kerr had seme few matters before him. He will sit this week at the Old Bailey and on Wednesday the judges of the superior courts will attend. The names on the io(ii are Mr.

Justice Willes, Mr. Justice Mcllor, and Mr. Baron l'igott. LAW NOTICES. Monday, Oct.

2:3, THE LONDON BANKRUPTCY COURT, ISevoiie Mr. Registrar sitting as Chief Judge Applications, 11. Petitions, 11, 12, 12:30, 1, ami 1:30. Before Registrar Rochk. Petitions, 11, 11:30, and 12.

First meeting J. K. Schurmanii 12. Petition 12. Debtors' summons 12.

First meeting H. B. Harrison 1. A debtor's suuuuous 1. Mr.

Registrar Brougham is the Registrar of the day. The court will close at two o'clock. METROPOLITAN COUNTY COURTS. Sittings on Monday Cruydou. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

Death of Mil Bahhauk, thk Mathematician-. The dentil is auuounccd of Mr. Charles iiabbage, the well-knowu matheiutician. He was horn on the 20th of December, 1792, and having been privately educated, proceeded to Trinity College, Cambridge, where he took his B.A. degree in 131-1, but, curiously enough, his uamcdoes not appear in the Mathematical Tripos.

In the course of his mathematical studies he found fault with the logarithmic tables then in use as being defective, and in order to improve them, visited the various centres of machine labour in England and on the Cnutinent, and on his return directed the construction of a Difference Eugiue for the use of the Government, Another result ot this tour was the produclion of his work on the Economy of Manufactures. liy 1SJ.S a portion ot nis machine popularly known as "The Calculating Machine-' was prepared and its operations were entirely successful. It was, however, never completed, lie next prepared his tables of l.oga rithms of the Natural Numbers from 1 to 103,000, a work which was sn highly esteemed that it was very soon afterwards translated into almost all the European languages. In ISIS Mr Babbage was elected Diconian Professor of Mathematics. This post he resigned' in ISil.

Amongst the most prominent works may be mentioned A Ninth Bridgwater Treatise." Mr. Babbage once, and it is believed once only, sought political honours, having become in 1832 a candidate for the borough of Fiusbury iu the advanced Liberal interest, bnt was not successful. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society, and a member of a large number of literary institutions. Sir Lawrence Peel and Sir J. Colvile have been appointed to act as paid members of the Judicial Committee under the act of last session.

These two retired Chief Justices of the Supreme Court of Calcutta have for some time acted as Indian assessors on the Privy Council, under 3d and 4th William cap. 41, sec. 30, and nt the time of the passing the late act it was understood that they would be two OHt of the four paid judges for whose appointment the act provided. Two more appointments have to be made under the act, and as the sittings of the Judicial Committee are announced to commence on the Gth proximo, it is to be presumed that the appointments will shortly be announced. The judges to he appointed will, doubtless, be selected from the present judges of the superior courts at Westminster.

It is understood that one of the appointments has been offered to Lord Penzance, but we believe that he has not as yet accepted it. The difficulty is probably created by the fact that the new act containsuo provision for the judges' clerks. Thus, any judge appointed under it must either turn adrift ao old servaut or pension him at his own expense, and without any compensating increase in his owe salary. This unfortunate economy will no doubt create a difficulty in the way of the acceptance of the appointment by others besides Lord Penzance. It is to be hoped some means will be found of overcoming it Svlicitors' Journal.

linLLowAv's Pius. Comfort fob. the Afflicted hen the bl.iod becomes impure through breathing foul air, or through the imperfect performance of any bodily function, the greatest benefit will be derived from these pills, whose purifying, alterative, and tonic virtues are too well known to ueed any commendation here. After taking a few doses a marked amendment will be felt from day to "day, the appetite will prow better, the stomach stronger, the liver wholesomely active, and the bowels naturally regular. While taking these "iU5 there is no danger of catching cold, nor are any save ie precautions (plainly set forth in the directions lor use) necessary for securing the full results aenvable from this well-known, world-esteemed medicine.

Anrr. nix, Fktkrs, and Skin Diseases. The pre-dis-wlTV0 is Lamplough's Pyretic Saline. tnarSli aud invigorating, its effects are re-s ,1 i tncir eure prevention. Take it as directed, bom-hfu the makcr Lamplough, 113, Uol- famUhs' fk'6 tus.la1 wder is now used bv all respectable nothinu af1'11 "clicious custards and bianc manges, and aadiwij, mure "Rreeable to oat with pu Wings, pies, M.

'nuts. Sold bv all corn deaWs in Id. and 2d. 1 tins. Advt.

Po'den." sf are promptly restored by Naldire9 produce U1-S V- Ba-C' and Sons, 95, worm vufUinAtn tnA Mnmarn ana 38. oi an Farringdon-street, Lon- Smith carrying a bag with something bulky in it. He followed them a short distance, and saw Smith transfer the bag to Jones. He then asked Smith what was in the bag, at the same time taking hold of him. Smith made no reply, but struggled violently and got away.

He then ran away as bard as he could, but he was followed by a metropolitan can-stable, and brought back. They took the prisoners to the Bishopsgate-street station, and found the bag contained fifty yards of sateen cloth. Jones was asked how he became possessed of it, and he said it was given him to carry from the City by a man, but he did not know who hewas. The prisoner Jones said he did not tell Randall that a gentleman had given it him to carry. He told him that he went into the warehouse to ask for somebody who used to be employed there, and as he came out he took it and put it into his bag.

Alderman Lnsk Without any authority Yes, sir. Alderman Lusk In other words you stole it 'i Yes, sir. I stole it. Alderman Lusk That is plain English. It is, sir.

Alderman Lusk remanded the prisoners. Stkalino Railway Rcgs. Thomas George, who gave an address at No. ltJ, Kuilwood's-rents, Holborn, was charged before Alderman Lusk, M.P., with stealing two railway rugs from the shop of Mr. Gill, hosier, of 117, Fleet-street.

David Hawkins, detective constable, said that about a quarter to six o'clock yesterday evening he was in Shoe-lane, when he saw the prisoner run past him wkh two railway rugs on bia arm. Witness followed him, and as soon as the prisoner saw that he dropped them and continued running. Witness picked them up and continued the pursuit, and overtook him in New-street. John Burnett said he lived at Queen-street, Westminster. Last night he was in Fleet-street, and saw the prisoner standing just inside the door of Mr.

(nil's shop. He tooK down two railway rugs and walked away with them. From his suspicious maimer witness weut into the shop, and asked Mrs. Gill if she had lost anything. She ascertained that two rugs were missing from the door.

Witness then wont iu search of the prisoner, and met him being brought back by Hawkins. Mr. GUI soid he was coming down Shoe-lane, and saw the prisoner running away, pursued by Hawkins. He did not attempt to stop him. He had no idea that the rugs were his property.

When he returned to his shop he heard of the robberv, and went to the station to identify them. Hawkins asked for a remand, as he wished to make some inquiries respecting him. Alderman Lusk accordingly remanded him. Assault on a James Toohey, a street newavendor, was charged' before Alderman Lusk, M. with assuulting Joseph Lester, a newsvendor, iu the office of the liveHiny Stamliiril.

It appeared that the complainant took a large number of Kteni)i StatiJanh, and supplied the boys who sold them in the streets with them. The prisoner was ono of them. On Wednesday week last he was in the lCutniuu Standurd pub lishing office, when Toohey came in drunk, lie said to him, What, drunk again, Joey You arc a disgrace to your father." Whereupon the struck him a violent blow in the eve. and blackened-it very much. He then ran away, ami he saw no more of him until last night, when he gave him into custody.

Alderman Lusk fined him or in default seven days' imprisonment with hard labour, and ordered him to enter into ins own recognizances in 10 Keep wic peace lor twelve months. BOW-STREET. Wholesale RoiiiieuvIof Lbttbrs by a Lkttkr-Cak-UIEU. John Gumm, receotly a letter carrier iu the employ of the General Post OtiiceJ was charged upon remand with stealing a very large quantity of letters. The prisoner, who was a letter-carrier at names, uvea at Mortlakc.

He was dismissed from the service for drunkenness at the beginning of -this year, but did not leave his niartment until the 1st of -October. When he had left, the lunmoru lonnu auout vo letters ami ia post pucaeis in nis rooms. He communicateil with the Post Office authorities, and as it was found these letters were stolen, proceedings were at once instituted against the prisoner, who was apprehended a little over week ago in Suffolk by William Sinee, a constable attached to th'i Post Ortice. He said nothing on being apprehended. The prisoner reserved his defence, and Mr.

Flowers fully committed him for trial. Application to Rkscid a PuoTEcnoN Ohdek. Mary Chiappiui, a married woman, living in King-street, Long-acre, attended in answer to a summons taken out at the instance of her husband, for iier to show cuiisc why a protection order granted her against her husband should not be set aside. Mr. Templeman, who appeared for the husband, in opening the case said that tire wife had obtained the order now sought to be set aside by tjie statement that she was and had been deserted by her husband.

He would prove that that statement was false, anil that the other statcmenta she had made were equally untrue. The husband of the defendant was then called. He is a Swiss, but has been in thfs country about twelve years. He courted the defendant iu llSUS, and was married to her iu November of that year. SJie was a widow with one child.

After their marriage they resided at various places until a child was born. At the time it was alleged that he had deserted her they carried o.n a business near Leicester-square. There frequent quarrels occurred, and she, it was said, turned him out of doors. In croKs-examiuatvon he aid that he left her one week and went back the next for He got his clothes. She had money of his which was in the Post Oliice in his wife's name.

He wanted this miJucy, but was unable to get it from the Post Office authorities until he applied to the judge at a county court. He did not -desert her, but wanted to go back. She would not let him. Mr. Templeman admitted that his client had a portion of the money, but there was another 15, and as to that the judge refused to make an order, and when the case was contested on the 2d inst.

then he first heard of the protection order made at this court ia the previous mouth, upon the ground of desertion. A witness named John Gale in cross-examination said he lived on his property, and was what in this country was called a "geutleman," but his wife took in washing great laughter. Mr. Flowers, after heariirgnll the evidence, said that it was ati important case, anil he would consider his decision. Meanwhile the case was adjourued.

WESTMINSTER. Thk Feakkl-l Explosion at Chelska. Mr. W. Matthew Monk, an oilman, of 201, lviug's-road, Chelsea, appeared to a summons charging him for that he, being a dealer in gunpowder, did unlawfully keep at one time more than 2001b weight of gunpowder in tVo storehouses adjoining to each other, and occupied together, situate at No.

1, Manor-gardens, there and within miles of the city of Westminster, the penalty for so. doing under the 23rd and 21th Vic. being a fine of not more than 2s. for each pound in excess. Mr.

Heslcv appeared for the defendant: and Mr. Superin tendent Fisher, of the Division, watched the case on behalf oi tne commissioner of 1 obce. It appeared from the evidence of Mr. John Gill, an inspector of the Division, and Mr. Palmer, the superintendent of the South Western Fire Brigades, that on the 4th of October the explosion occurred at the defendant's premises in a little store-room at the of the house many persons were injured by the roof being blown off into the street; the norscs in the eugines took fright, and much damage was done, The defendant admitted that there was then about 2001b of powder on the premises, and that about 1501b had exploded UO.Ub of powder was found on the Dremises two davs after wards, and four kegs, apparently containing 251b of powder each, at least so the defendant ndmitted.

Mr. lieslcy, in cross-examining one of the Salvage Corps, ascertained that one barrel supposed to contain gunpowder had been found to contain arrowroot, aud he said he should show, beyond all doubt, that although the most exaggerated reporLs had been spread about, Mr. Mouk wished to explain the matter, aud would show that uo such quantity of powder had exploded, but that benzninc, paraffiu, and methylated spirit had exploded aa well as guupowder. An adjournment was granted MARLHOROUGH-STREET. Tire Resvlt of Bl'vixc.

aUauciais. Alexander M'Carthy and Edwin Bailey were summoned before Mr. Knox, by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, for cruelty to a horse. Henry Mitchell, ofliccr of the society, said that on the 11th inst. he saw M'Carthy driving a horse attached to a van.

The horse was very lame, had a swelling on the fetlock joint, and was quite unfit for work. On subsequently seeing Bailey, lie said he had sent it out, and that it had been lame ever since he had it. He had cautioned Bailey before. Mr. Arthur Cherry, veterinary surgeon, said that Bailey had shown him the receipt for the horse for 0 aud said he thought at the time he bad got a bargain.

The horse was excessively lame, had a diseased fetlock joint, was old, had longstanding disease, and was quite unfit for work. Bailey was willing to havo it destroyed. Mr. Knox said the horse ought to be slaughtered, and as Bailey had already suffered by his simplicity he should the horse being destroyed only impose the costs in each case, namely, 12s. 6d.

in that of Bailey, and 2s. in that of M'Carthy. A Sad Story. Henry Welsh, described as a gentleman, of Cavendish-villas, Wood Green, and Mary M'Kinley, described as an unfortunate, were charged before Mr. Kuox with disorderly conduct in Oxford-street.

Police-constable Wm. Fielding, 222 said he was on duty at the corner of Argyle-strect last night, when the prisoners came up to him, both of them quarrelling. Welsh said he wanted M'Kinley-to go away, and she would not, and M'Kinley said she would not go away. M'Kinlev (evidently a well-educated female) said that Welsh had" seduced hr, having known her from a child. She saw him lost night, not having seen him for two years, and having hod a child by him, and he called her a prostitute, after causing her to be one, and compelling her to leave her home through seducing her.

W'elsh said it was not true. Last mght she asked him for money and drink. He bad little money, and on his getting Into a cab to get awav from her, she seized the horse's head and turned it round and round till it fell, and the front of the cab was smashed. He told the constable he wanted to get rid of ber, and preferred being locked up to her coinc vith him. M'Kinley said she could prove that all that she had stated was true.

Last night she did not molest him bnt he molested her..