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prietor of Ashburnham Nursery , King' f : -road , Chelsea , to a number of bills of exchange and a bill of sale for a large amount . The evidence Was to the purport that the prosecutor s ignorance of English law had been taken advantage of to plunder him to the extent represented by the documents to which he had been induced to attach his name ; Mr , Paynter ^ found it necessary to remand the case , - —Further evidence has been brought against the wretch Rutledge , which leaves
no doubt as to his detestable conduct to his own daughter . He and his wife have been committed for trial . There will be another indictment preferred against him , for the violation of a girl named Ellen Saltmarsh , who had lived as a servant in his house . — - —About three weeks ago a burglary was committed on the premises of Messrs . Kent / Marlborough-street , when ^ 51 in motiey was carried off , A boy , fifteen years of age , named Edward Herbert , in the service of the firm , charged two men in the same employ with the crime , saying that he had received a
sovereign not to speak of it . The police had some suspicions of the boy ; and , being watched ) he was observed digging up sovereigns in Hammersmith Churchyard , and , when brought before Mr . Bingham , confessed that he was guilty of the robbery . He was remanded .- —— -A proclamation has been issued by the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland for the suppression of ribbon and other associations of a seditious and treasonable character . It declares that all such bodies or persons associated under the pretended obligation of oaths unlawfully administered are illegal , and
that every person who shall unlawfully take these oaths shall be guilty of felony . A meeting took place at the London Tavern on Wednesday , to hear a statement of Mr . PearsonV " recent proceedings to obtain improved railway accommodation for the City ; Mr . Pearson ' si scheme aims at furnishing remedies for the overcrowding of the streets of the ^ city with vehicles , and the overcrowding of the dwellings of the working population . He states that for the sum of one shilling per week the workman' may be to a vastly superior dwelling-place out of
town , and yield to the Metropolitan Railway Company a handsome profit The feeling of the meeting , which was attended by Lord John Russell and a great number of city magnates / was warmly in favour of the undertaking . The Metropolitan Railway Company has already raised £ 450 , 000 , and the public are asked to subscribe £ 800 , 000 more . — A complimentary dinner was given by the leading citizens of Toronto to Lord Bury on the 13 th of November . The object of Lord Bury ' s visit to Canada is to
enlist the interest of that country in the formation of a weekly line of steamers between Gal way and Quebec ; and he is further empowered to conclude with Canada and the other provinces the terms upon which a railway into the interior , from Quebec to Halifax , may be carried out . The friends of Sir James Brooke have made another attempt to induce her Majesty ' s government to become the possessors of that district in the island of Borneo called Sarawak . They waited on Lord Derby on Tuesday , and Mr . Crawford , one of the members for the city
of London , acted as principal spokesman . Lord Derby and his coadjutors are not prepared to entertain the offer made by Sir James Brooke ' s friends . The return of the Registrar General exhibits a very heavy rate of mortality for the past week . The number of deaths was 1 , 802 , being 315 in excess of the previous week , and 53 * 7 over the average rate for the corresponding period . The births lust week amounted to 1 , 761 . At the court of Common Council on Thursday an animated discussion took place on the contemplated new lunatic asylum . It was argued that sufficient room might be obtained in existing asylums without
incurring the expense of a new building ; a committee was appointed to consider the whole question , ——A general meeting of the Atlantic Telegraph Company is called for the 15 th insfc ., " for the purpose of receiving a report from the directoras to the present x > oBition of the company ' s affairs . A meeting of the shareholders of the Saloon Omnibus company was held on Wednesday . A resolution was adopted expressing confidence in the manner in which the directors had conducted the prosecution of the General Omnibus Company on the charge of conspiracy , and expressing the hope that they would continue to carry on the proceedings with equal , vigour . A largo number of shares were subscribed for .
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prietor of Ashburnham Nursery , King' f : -road , Chelsea , to a number of bills of exchange and a bill of sale for a large amount . The evidence Was to the purport that the prosecutor s ignorance of English law had been taken advantage of to plunder him to the extent represented by the documents to which he had been induced to attach his name ; Mr , Paynter ^ found it necessary to remand the case , - —Further evidence has been brought against the wretch Rutledge , which leaves
no doubt as to his detestable conduct to his own daughter . He and his wife have been committed for trial . There will be another indictment preferred against him , for the violation of a girl named Ellen Saltmarsh , who had lived as a servant in his house . — - —About three weeks ago a burglary was committed on the premises of Messrs . Kent / Marlborough-street , when ^ 51 in motiey was carried off , A boy , fifteen years of age , named Edward Herbert , in the service of the firm , charged two men in the same employ with the crime , saying that he had received a
sovereign not to speak of it . The police had some suspicions of the boy ; and , being watched ) he was observed digging up sovereigns in Hammersmith Churchyard , and , when brought before Mr . Bingham , confessed that he was guilty of the robbery . He was remanded .- —— -A proclamation has been issued by the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland for the suppression of ribbon and other associations of a seditious and treasonable character . It declares that all such bodies or persons associated under the pretended obligation of oaths unlawfully administered are illegal , and
that every person who shall unlawfully take these oaths shall be guilty of felony . A meeting took place at the London Tavern on Wednesday , to hear a statement of Mr . PearsonV " recent proceedings to obtain improved railway accommodation for the City ; Mr . Pearson ' si scheme aims at furnishing remedies for the overcrowding of the streets of the ^ city with vehicles , and the overcrowding of the dwellings of the working population . He states that for the sum of one shilling per week the workman' may be to a vastly superior dwelling-place out of
town , and yield to the Metropolitan Railway Company a handsome profit The feeling of the meeting , which was attended by Lord John Russell and a great number of city magnates / was warmly in favour of the undertaking . The Metropolitan Railway Company has already raised £ 450 , 000 , and the public are asked to subscribe £ 800 , 000 more . — A complimentary dinner was given by the leading citizens of Toronto to Lord Bury on the 13 th of November . The object of Lord Bury ' s visit to Canada is to
enlist the interest of that country in the formation of a weekly line of steamers between Gal way and Quebec ; and he is further empowered to conclude with Canada and the other provinces the terms upon which a railway into the interior , from Quebec to Halifax , may be carried out . The friends of Sir James Brooke have made another attempt to induce her Majesty ' s government to become the possessors of that district in the island of Borneo called Sarawak . They waited on Lord Derby on Tuesday , and Mr . Crawford , one of the members for the city
of London , acted as principal spokesman . Lord Derby and his coadjutors are not prepared to entertain the offer made by Sir James Brooke ' s friends . The return of the Registrar General exhibits a very heavy rate of mortality for the past week . The number of deaths was 1 , 802 , being 315 in excess of the previous week , and 53 * 7 over the average rate for the corresponding period . The births lust week amounted to 1 , 761 . At the court of Common Council on Thursday an animated discussion took place on the contemplated new lunatic asylum . It was argued that sufficient room might be obtained in existing asylums without
incurring the expense of a new building ; a committee was appointed to consider the whole question , ——A general meeting of the Atlantic Telegraph Company is called for the 15 th insfc ., " for the purpose of receiving a report from the directoras to the present x > oBition of the company ' s affairs . A meeting of the shareholders of the Saloon Omnibus company was held on Wednesday . A resolution was adopted expressing confidence in the manner in which the directors had conducted the prosecution of the General Omnibus Company on the charge of conspiracy , and expressing the hope that they would continue to carry on the proceedings with equal , vigour . A largo number of shares were subscribed for .