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received by the magistrate for his use , which have now amounted to nearly £ 70 . ——On Wednesday , Oliver , the share-dealer , was examined on another charge . In this case his victim was Mr . Swa » , one of his most intimate friends . Oliver sold a large quantity of Australian and Crystal Palace shares for his own benefit , and forged the deeds of transfer . He was committed for trial in this case . ——Sir William Maguay , late an alderman of the city of London , came before the Insolvent Debtors' Court under the Protection Act . The court decided that the
insolvent was entitled to have a day named for a final order , and appointed the 3 rd Dec . —Mr . Broughton , the magistrate , has declined to adopt the system of Sir R . Garden with regard to the very poor who are struggling to get an honest living . A decent lad being brought before him on a charge of ' . ' " obstructing" the thoroughfare with his box for blacking shoes , his worship said the boy did not take up so much room , as a perambulator or a milkvvoman , and asked the constable" why ^ did not interfere with those nuisances . Constable : " They move on . * ' Mr .
Broughton : " If this boy moves on , he can't black shoes ; he is discharged . ' A man named Matthews has been charged with having unlawfully disposed of the dead body of a child by placing it on the steps of Southwark bridge . The child was an illegitimate one , placed in the prisoner ' s care by its parents . The poor little creature died a few days ago , but theparents' residence was unknown . To avoid the expense of burial himself ^ t ^ e prisoner placed the body on the bridge . The offence is a misdemeanour , and the magistrate intimated that he would be
indicted by the parish . —— In the month of September the death of a girl took place at Polmont , near Stirling , through an attempt to procure abortion . A man named William Reid , and a young man named Thomas Girdwood , were charged \ vith the crime . Inimediately after the fatal result , Girdwood committed suicide , and Reid was captured in endeavouring to make his escape . He was tried at Edinburgh on Wednesday and Thursday last . The jury returned a verdict of , " Not guilty on the first charge , of murder ; and guilty on the second and third , amounting to culpable homicide / * The prisoner was sentenced to ten years' penal
servitude . At the Court of Bankruptcy on Saturday , Davidson and Gordon applied for their certificates . The bankrupts were colonial brokers , of Mincinglane , and distillers , of West Ham , Essex / ^^ ^ T ^ transactions in which they were engaged obtained great publicity , and were the subject of a criminal prosecution at the Old Bailey , where they were sentenced to a lengthened incarceration . A lengthened inquiry took place , and the sitting was adjourned to the 26 th . The bankrupts received protection from arrest . The telegraphic communication between England and France , which had been interrupted by the breaking
of the submarine cable , has been restored . The cable w £ ts cut clean in two by a ship ' s anchor . The primary visitation of the Bishop of London commenced on Thursday . He is expected to deliver his charge this day in the presence of over a thousand clergymen . It is said that General von Stutterheim has received orders to repair immediately to England ; and that he has been commissioned by the British government to re-organize the German Legion at the Cape of Good Hope , and complete it to an effective force of 10 , 000 men for active service in India , being himself placed in command of the corps . A number of American residents have established in London an association for sociable and charitable
purposes , and have opened a suite pf rooms in Oockspur-street , as a place of reunion . In addition to possessing the character of a club , where American travellers can obtain the latest information from the United States , the association affords advice and assistance to deserving American citizens in distress . The banquet at the Guildhall on the 9 th instant was as splendid as usual . The Earl of Derby , in a most eloquent speech , gave the public precisely the amount of information , respecting the policy of government , which was expected—viz ., none at all . His lordship
and his colleagues were very well received . The Duke of Malakhoff was present , and favoured the company with a panegyric upon his " imperial master / ' and alluded to the durable character of the alliance between England and France . His excellency , we may remark , has received orders from Paris to strike the tricolor flag which was so ostentatiously displayed at Albert-gate . The reform agitation is most industriously kept up throughout the country ; some enthusiasts doubtless expect wonderful amelioration of society from a remodelling of the constitution
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received by the magistrate for his use , which have now amounted to nearly £ 70 . ——On Wednesday , Oliver , the share-dealer , was examined on another charge . In this case his victim was Mr . Swa » , one of his most intimate friends . Oliver sold a large quantity of Australian and Crystal Palace shares for his own benefit , and forged the deeds of transfer . He was committed for trial in this case . ——Sir William Maguay , late an alderman of the city of London , came before the Insolvent Debtors' Court under the Protection Act . The court decided that the
insolvent was entitled to have a day named for a final order , and appointed the 3 rd Dec . —Mr . Broughton , the magistrate , has declined to adopt the system of Sir R . Garden with regard to the very poor who are struggling to get an honest living . A decent lad being brought before him on a charge of ' . ' " obstructing" the thoroughfare with his box for blacking shoes , his worship said the boy did not take up so much room , as a perambulator or a milkvvoman , and asked the constable" why ^ did not interfere with those nuisances . Constable : " They move on . * ' Mr .
Broughton : " If this boy moves on , he can't black shoes ; he is discharged . ' A man named Matthews has been charged with having unlawfully disposed of the dead body of a child by placing it on the steps of Southwark bridge . The child was an illegitimate one , placed in the prisoner ' s care by its parents . The poor little creature died a few days ago , but theparents' residence was unknown . To avoid the expense of burial himself ^ t ^ e prisoner placed the body on the bridge . The offence is a misdemeanour , and the magistrate intimated that he would be
indicted by the parish . —— In the month of September the death of a girl took place at Polmont , near Stirling , through an attempt to procure abortion . A man named William Reid , and a young man named Thomas Girdwood , were charged \ vith the crime . Inimediately after the fatal result , Girdwood committed suicide , and Reid was captured in endeavouring to make his escape . He was tried at Edinburgh on Wednesday and Thursday last . The jury returned a verdict of , " Not guilty on the first charge , of murder ; and guilty on the second and third , amounting to culpable homicide / * The prisoner was sentenced to ten years' penal
servitude . At the Court of Bankruptcy on Saturday , Davidson and Gordon applied for their certificates . The bankrupts were colonial brokers , of Mincinglane , and distillers , of West Ham , Essex / ^^ ^ T ^ transactions in which they were engaged obtained great publicity , and were the subject of a criminal prosecution at the Old Bailey , where they were sentenced to a lengthened incarceration . A lengthened inquiry took place , and the sitting was adjourned to the 26 th . The bankrupts received protection from arrest . The telegraphic communication between England and France , which had been interrupted by the breaking
of the submarine cable , has been restored . The cable w £ ts cut clean in two by a ship ' s anchor . The primary visitation of the Bishop of London commenced on Thursday . He is expected to deliver his charge this day in the presence of over a thousand clergymen . It is said that General von Stutterheim has received orders to repair immediately to England ; and that he has been commissioned by the British government to re-organize the German Legion at the Cape of Good Hope , and complete it to an effective force of 10 , 000 men for active service in India , being himself placed in command of the corps . A number of American residents have established in London an association for sociable and charitable
purposes , and have opened a suite pf rooms in Oockspur-street , as a place of reunion . In addition to possessing the character of a club , where American travellers can obtain the latest information from the United States , the association affords advice and assistance to deserving American citizens in distress . The banquet at the Guildhall on the 9 th instant was as splendid as usual . The Earl of Derby , in a most eloquent speech , gave the public precisely the amount of information , respecting the policy of government , which was expected—viz ., none at all . His lordship
and his colleagues were very well received . The Duke of Malakhoff was present , and favoured the company with a panegyric upon his " imperial master / ' and alluded to the durable character of the alliance between England and France . His excellency , we may remark , has received orders from Paris to strike the tricolor flag which was so ostentatiously displayed at Albert-gate . The reform agitation is most industriously kept up throughout the country ; some enthusiasts doubtless expect wonderful amelioration of society from a remodelling of the constitution