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HAVERFORDWEST RIFLE VOLUNTEERS. DRILL INSTRUCTOR—SERGEANT-MAJOR RXID. Drills for the week commencing June 18, 1866. (h A A I £ £ 1 I 1 1 O 2 « 2 2 -2 a g e H a P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P..M P.M. Squad Drill 7.30 7.30 7.30 8 Target Practice. Judging Distance. Position Drill 7.30 9 9 Aiming Drill Battalion Drill. General Muster 8 8 Blank Firing Target Practice. 4 5 5 6 Band Practice 8 8 Captain for the week. Captain Carrow. Orderly Ivon-eommissioned Officers, Sergeants Thos. James, T. L. James, and J. M. Thomas. The Captains will be posted to Companies as follows JSo. 1 Company, Captain Carrow. Xo. 2 Company, Captain H. P. Massy. JNo. 3 Company, Colonel X. Peel. (Signed) X. PEEL, Lieut.-Colonel, Commanding 1st Administrative Battalion, Pembrokeshire Rifle Volunteers.

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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. THE NEW MILFORD DOCKS BILL received the Royal Assent on Monday, the 11th inst. PEMBROKESHIRE QUARTER SESSIONS'—At an adjourned Quarter Sessions, held at the Shire Hall on Saturday, licenses were granted for the holding of a fair at Fish- guard 01 the 25th of June, and at Narberth on the 29th of June. PEMBROKESHIRE SPRING ASSIZES.—The Commission for these Assizes will be opened at the Shire Hall on Wednesday, the 11th of July, before Mr Baron Pigott. The Commission will be opened at Cardigan on Monday, the 16th of July, and at Carmarthen on Wednesday, the 18th of July. CASTLEMARTIN YEOMANRY CAVALRY.—The Yeomanry, consisting of the three troops, assembled for their annuai training on Friday last, under the commnrid of Major Baron F. de Rutzen. The weather hitherto has not been very favourable, but the drill has been carried on without interruption, and the progress made is very satisfactory. The inspection will take place at Elliott's Hill, near Crowhill, on Thursday next. UOIVERSITY 11IITELLIGENCE.- W e observe with much pleasure the names of Mr Henry O)ven, son of Mr W. Owen, of Withybusb, and Mr Henry J. Stephens, son of Mr Stephens, of Gloucester Terrace, in the list of those Who gained honours in the recent examination at Oxford, in Ll-tw and Modern History. Mr Owen's name appears ia the 1st class, and Mr Stephens's in the second. THE Peace—At the Police Office on luestiay, before the Mayor, John Madocks, Esq, Ann Rees, of Cartleit, charged John, Dennit, of Prendergast, with threatening a breach of the peace towards her. The complainant dcpcsed that the defendant threatened to break her neck. The defendant was ordered to find bail —bimse t in X5, and a surety in the like amount, to be of good behaviour for six months. THE CATTLE PLAGUE.—An Order in Council was pub- lished in the\ LondonGazette of the 12th inst, extending till i.? i^iU^US\ ? °Pers,i°ns of those provisions of the Cattle Plague Act which would otherwise expire on the iOth of May. The particular sections of the statute whose effect is thus continued are: 12th. Concerning the slaughter of and cmpensation for infected animals* 13th. Burial of slaughtered beasts; H. Disinfection of premises, &c; 15th. Precautionary slaughtering 16th Settlement of disputes concerning compensation. NEW COUNTY COURT ORDKRS.—-Two new orders under the equitable jurisdiction of the County Courts came into operation on Wednesday. The first empowers the regis- trar to issue a copy of any order in the nature of an injunction, under seal, for service on the party against whom it is obtained; and the second provides that any person making breach of an order in the nature of an injunction, or disobeying a decree or order, shall be served with notice to show cause why he should not be committed. A person in custody may apply to the registrar for discharge on giving two clear days' notice to the other side. COLLEGIATE AND CHAPTER SCHOOL, Sr. DAVIDIS. Among the successful competitors for Open Scholarships at LamDndge daring the current month, we observe with pleasme the name of one from this county. On Thurs- 6tu ,!?•lnst' alter a weM-oontested struggle, Mr Wtiiism Mathias, son of W. Mathias, Esq, of Penycoed, p,"pils at the Collegiate and Chapter Sahool of St. p«Yid s, elected to an Open Scholarship at St. Catherine's College, Cambridge. In 1863 this young gentleman, along with another pupil from the same school, passed in Honors at the Oxford Local Examinations. Such repeated and distinguished successes at such an early age (we understand Mr Mathias is only 18) augur well for his future career at the University. THE TASKER CHALLENGE Cup.-The Challenge Cup presented by the Rev. Jas. Tasker for competition by the 1st Cumberland and Haverfordwest Volunteers, and re- cently won for 186G by the latter corps, is now on view at the establishment of Mr T. J. White, jeweller, of Market- street. It is a massive tankard of solid silver, about as large as an imperial quart measure. The lid bears an inscription, stating the purposes for which it was pre- sented and the conditions of the contest, and on the front of the body of the cup is the announcement, I Won by Haverfordwest, June, 1866-515 marks.' The cup, which is very handsome, and has been greatly admired, will be held by Col. Peel till June, 1867, when it will be again shot for by the 1st Cumberland and the Haver- fordwest Volunteers, If the latter be successful in the next year's contest, the cup will become the absolute property of Col. Peel. JACKSON AND OTHERS AGAINST LLOYD.—In this action of ejectment, arising on the construction of the will of the late Mr Ebenezer Lloyd, of Fishguard, which was tried at the last Pembrokeshire Assizes, when a verdict was recorded for the defendants as to part of the lands claimed, and for the plaintiffs as to the remaining lands, with leave for the defendants to move to enter a verdict for them as to the latter lands, a rule nisi was obtained for the defendants on the 16th of April last, and on Wednesday last, when the case came on for hearing, the Court unanimously decided that the verdict should be set aside, and a verdict entered for the defendants instead thereof. Counsel for the plaintiffs: Messrs Mellish, Q.C., and Giffard, Q.C.; attorney, Mr William Davies, of Haverfordwest; and for the defendants: Mr Joshua Williams, Q.C, and Messrs H. G. Allen, and C. E. Cole- ridge; attorneys, Messrs Powell, Mathias, and Evans, of Haverfordwest. SERIOUS ACCIDENT-On Saturday week an accident took place near Ford Bridge, on the Fishguard-road, under the following circumstances: Mr Thomas, a commercial traveller, left Haverfordwest in a phseton, accompanied by Mrs Smith, a daughter of Mr Thomas Davies, draper, of Fishguard, and when they arrived at t'ord, Mr Thomas pulled up for the purpose of giving the animal refresh- ment. Mr Thomas alighted, leaving the lady in the phaeton. The ostler bad loosed the blinds from the animal's head, and while he was waiting for it to finish the 'gruel' it became frightened and dashed off at a furious pace in the direction of the bridge. Mrs Smith, seeing the danger, jumped out, and from the violence ot the concussion she sustained severe injuries. Having been removed to the house of Mr Edwards, it was found that her leg was broken, together with other injuries. The horse dashed on towards the bridge, and after swerving a little to one side leaped into the brook, dashing the vehicle to atoms. Strange to say the horse "escaped almost unhurt. A conveyance having been procured, Mrs Smith was at once removed to the residence of her father, Mr Davies, draper, of Fishguard, where she was attended by Messrs Wathan and Owen, under whose attendance we are happy to find she is progressing favourably. The vehicle, we believe, was a new one, having been recently purchased of Mr Lloyd at a cost of about ze40. GRAMMAR SCHOOL, HAVERFORDWEST.—The half- yearly examination of the pupils of this school came to a close on Tuesday, the 19th inst. The examination was altogether highly satisfactory, both in the Classical and Commercial departments. The School will re-open, we believe, on Wednesday, August 1st. We subjoin a list of the Classes, each boy being placed in order of merit;- CLASSICAL DEPARTMENT. Class I.-Clare, Lewis, T. M, May, Francis. Class 2.-Gibbon, Saies, S., Saunders, Harries, T. D., Hughes, R. Class 3.-Green, Morris, Saies, G., Jenkins, Williams, Hugh Palmer, H., *Clow. Class 4.— Richards, Lewis, T., Baker, Roberts, W., Palmer, J., *Phillips. ENGLISH AND COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT. Class 5.-Morgans, Beynon, T., Roberts, E. D-, Thomas, Morgan; Sais, E., Blethyn, Evans, D., Howell, W. M. Class G.-Thomas, F., Codd, E., George, Williams, J. E., Hughes, Thomas, J., Griffiths, Scale, Birch, Wright, Beynon, D., Watkins, Nicholas, B. M., Taylor, Mary- church, Davies, C., Codd, G., Lloyd, Jones, Nicholas, T., Bowen, Evans, J., Beynon, W., Harries, T. Class 7.—Thomas, Morris; Williams, J. H., Thomas, S., Williams, E., Hillary, Evans, T., Bland. The boys marked thus were unavoidably absent from the examination. DEFEAT OF THE GOVERNMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS — MONDAY NIGHT. THE REFORM BILL. The House went into Committee on the Bill for the Representation of the People and Redistri- bution of Seats. Lord Dunkellin moved that the rateable value should be adopted instead of the clear annual value, which was seconded by Mr G. Cave. On a division, there appeared For the amendment 315 Against 304 Majority against the Government 11 U' HAVERFORDWEST RIFLE ASSOCIATION. The annual meeting of this association will take place in the week commencing July the 9th. A meeting of the committee was held at the Orderly Room on Tues- day, when the arrangements were discussed, and the following programme prepared :— 1. All-Comers' Prize of £ 20, divided into four Prizes, as follows:—1st JEIO; 2nd C5 3rd £3; 4th £ 2. Ranges—200, 500. and 600 yards, five shots at eech distance. Entrance Fee—Volunteers who earned the Governmant Grant of 30s for 1865, 3s; Volunteers who earned the Government Grant of 20s for 1865, 4s; Non-effectives and others, 5s. 2. Battalion Prize of £ 25, restricted to the companies forming the Pembrokeshire Administrative Bat- talion of Volunteers, divided as follows:—One prize of £5; one of d63 one of L2 nine prizes of £1; twelve of 10s. Ranges 200 and 500 yards, five shots at each distance. Entrance Fee—Volun- teers who earned the Government Grant of 30a for 1865,-2s 6d other volunteers 3s. 3. A Prize of £1:5, restricted to Members of the Haver- fordwest Corps, divided as follows :-One prize of £ 3 one of zC2 two prizes of Xl fouiteen of 10s four of 5s. Ranges 200 and 500 yards, five shots at each distance. Entrance Fee.—Volunteers who earned the Government Grant of 30s for 1865, 2s other Volunteers 2s 6d. 4. Col. Peel's Prize of £10, restricted to those Members of the Haverfordwest Corps who were present at Battalion Drill on Whitmonday, divided as fol- lows :-One prize of X2 one of Yl six prizes of 10s; sixteen of 5s. Ranges 200 and 400 yards, five shots at each distance. No entrance fee. There will be several other prizes particulars of which will shortly be issued. The entries close on Saturday the 7th of July, and are to be made to the Secretary of the Association, Mr J. R. Phillips, who performed the duties of the office last year to the satisfaction of all parties. The weapon to be used throughout the contests is the Long Enfield Rifle, of Government Pattern, with a minimum pull of trigger of 6lbs. The ammunition will be that issued by Government, and will be supplied on the ground at 6d per packet. The targets used will be the same as at Wimbledon, and the position at 200 yards off the shoulder, and at 400, 500, and 600 yards kneeling,

ROOSE PETTY SESSIONS. These sessions were held at the Shire Hall on Saturday, before A. B. Starbuck, Esq, J. P. Jones, Esq, and Rev P. Phelps. OBSTRUCTING THE HIGHWAY AT MILFORD. Mr Richard G. Bonniwell, contractor, was charged by Charles Smith, Surveyor to tae Milford Improvement Commissioners with obstructing the highway. The case bad been adjourned for judgment from a former sessions. Mr W. John, who appeared for complainant, said: This case, it will be in the recollection of the Bench, was adjourned from this day fortnight to enable the defendant to remove the obstruction. He has substantially removed the obstruction, and we have nothing further to com- plain on that bead to-day, but we ask your Wor- ships to inflict a nominal penalty merely for the purpose of carrying the costs in the case. The Bench fined the defendant in the nominal penalty of Gd and costs. BREACH OF THE PEACE. David Thomas, of Burton, was charged with using threatening language towards Jane Payne, of the same place. Mr W. John appeared for defendant. The complainant deposed that the defendant threatened to twist her neck. Some animosity had arisen between her husband and defendant, and they had fought together. She had no ill will towards the defendant, but she was really afraid that he would do her some bodily injury in consequence of the threats he had used. Mr John said that there was no doubt an ill-feeling between the parties, who were neighbours, and be thought the best course would be to bind them over to keep the peace. The Bench ordered the defendant; to be bound over in his own recognizancess of £20, to keep the peace for six months. STRAYING ON THE HIGHWAY, &C. William Price, a gipsy, was charged with allowing four horses, one colt, and three asses to stray on the highway: the defendant was also charged with lighting a fire within 50 feet of the centre of the highway. The defendant did not appear. P.C. Stephen Owen proved both charges, and the Bench inflicted a fine of 6d for each animal found straying, and in the other case-that of lighting a fire near the highway -2s 6d and costs. DESERTING SERVICE. Ann Evans was charged with deserting the service of Mr J. P. Jones, of Sutton Lodge. The case was struck out. DUNGLEDDT PETTY SESSIONS. These sessions were held at Cross Inn on Friday, the 15th instant, before James Higgon, W. Owen, R. D. Ackland, Esqrs, and Revds M. Williams and J. Philipps. Benjamin Jones was charged by John Davies, district surveyor of highways, with allowing a pit to continue within twenty-five yards of a highway in the parish of Wiston, the same not being properly fenced and secured. This was an adjourned case, and was further adjourned for a month. Thomas John, of Crundale, was charged by P.C. Clarke with allowing a sow to stray on a highway in the parish of Rudbaxton. This was an adjourned case. Defendant did not appear. Fined 6d and costs. William Thomas, fellmonger, of Narberth, was charged with moving certain skins of animals along a highway, the same not being. ellee tti ally covered as required by the Orders in Council. A.P.S. Gillespie said he was on duty on the Narberth road on Saturday, May 19th, when he saw defendant with a cart containing a quantity of sheep fkins. There was a covering on the top of the skins, which was higher than the sides of the cart. The skins were exposed on the sides and end of the cart. There were about eighteen inches of the skins above the cart all exposed. Mr Isaac Jones, of Skerry Lake, corroborated the evidence of A.P.S. Gillespie. The defendant stated that the skins were properly covered, and called Thomas Skinner, who said he loaded the cart for the defendant, and covered it with a sheet and rug, and tied the covering round the cart. Fined 6d and costs. Paid. Thomas Jones, of Shut Street, was charged by P.C. Clarke with failing to produce a licence when moving cattle at the Hamlet of Grondre. This was an adjourned case. Defendant did not appear, and was fined 2s 6j and costs. Benjamin Jenkins, of Pendwr, was charged by the same complainant with a similar offence. Adjourned for a month. William Lovell (a gipsy) was charged by P.C. Clarke with allowing a horse and colt to stray on a highway in the parish of Wiston. Fined 2s 6d and costs. William Lovell was further charged with lighting a fire within fifty feet of the centre of a highway. Fined 5s and costs. Sarah Lewis, a prostitute, and old offender, waq Sum- moned for being drunk and riotous on the Narberth road on Saturday, the 26th of May. Defendant did not ap- pear. P.C. Mathias proved the offence. Ordered to be imprisoned for seven days, and to pay costs, or to be further imprisoned for seven days. Esther Jenkins, of Pentrus, v John litillips, of Wolfs- dale. Affiliation case. Defendant denied the paternity, on which complainant produced a letter received from defendant, in which be admitted that he was the father of her child, and offered to pay for it. Ordered to pay 2s per week and costs. HAVERFORDWEST PETTY SESSIONS. These sessions were held at the Shire Hall on Wednes- day, before the Mayor, John Madocks, Esq. John Harvey, Esq, Thomas Rowlands, Esq, and James Bowen, Esq. CHARGE OF UTTERING BASE COIN. Charles Argus, a native of Haverfordwest, and John Thompson, a stranger, were charged with uttering false coin, and with having counterfeit coins to the number of three or more in their possession. Mr W. John appeared for the prosecution; and Mr Price attended to^watch the case on behalf of the prisoners. Mr John having opened the case, called Elizabeth Mathias, who deposed: I am the wife of Charles Mathias, currier, and live in Dew Street. J know the prisoner Argus by sight. On the morning of Friday last, the 8th of June, about eleven o'clock, Argus came into my husband's shop, and asked for a pair of thongs. I told him we had no.thing but whipcord laces. He said: 'They will do.' I gave him a pair of whipcord laces, and he put half a crown on the counter. I took it up in my hand, and fancied it was bad. I said I don't think this is a good half-crown:' he said 'Do you think not?' I said: 'The only way to test it is to weigh it. I will take the scales and weigh it, and see whether it is a good one.' I weighed it with a good half-crown, and found it was lighter. I said: 'It is a bad half-crown.' 'Is it?' he said 'Yes,' I replied. 'Well,' be said, 'I have been beaten once in my lifetime whatever. I have nothing but a sovereign I shall not change that.' I then took the laces back, and he was turning out when Mr Supt Cecil came in. I cannot say what took place then; Mr Cecil told me to fetch my husband. Thomas Stephen Cecil deposed: I am the son of Supt Cecil. I am fourteen years of age. In consequence of what my father told me, I went up to Dew Street on Friday morning. I saw the prisoners there on that day. They went up the street together. They were first by the shop of Mr Phillips, the ironmonger, a little below Mr Mathias's shop. They stopped when they came to Mr Phillips's shop, and looked in at the window. They then went on together about fifty yards, and then stopped. Thompson then spoke to Argus, and Argus turned back, and went into Mr Mathias's shop. Thompson stood waiting on the pavement. I went to Mr Mathias's win- dow, and looked in. I saw Mrs Mathias with a piece of money in her hand testing the weight of it. I went down and told my father. I went up Dew Street for the pur- pose of watching the prisoners. Supt Cecil deposed: On Friday morning last, incon- sequence of what my son told me, I went to the shop of Mr Mathias in Dew Street. I found Argus coming out of the shop in the passage: he was in the act of putting something in his pocket. I searched him: he put his hand in his pocket the same time, and took ont a purse in his hand. I took it from him, and commenced search- ing him. In the purse was this half-crown, and a sove- reign. The sovereign is good; the half-crown is counter- feit. I pushed him on through the shop to the kitchen, Mild called upon Mrs Mathias to fetch her husband. I then commenced a more minute search, while Mrs Mathias iYtw gone for her husband, I asked him if he had any more: he said: I No-more-at least no more than a four, penny piece.' He was going to take it out of his waist- coat pocket, but I took it out. That was a good one, and is here. Mr Mathias came in, and I handed him over to Mr Mathias's custody. I then went in pursuit of Thomp- son, whom I had previously seen standing about fifty yards above Mr Mathias's shop. Where I saw him there is a turn in the street, and when I came out, I found he had gone. I ran up as fast as I could, and when I got to the turn of the street, I saw him. He looked back over hi3 left shoulder and saw me: he ran away as sharpy he could. He turned up Ruther Lane, and after he had gone some distance, George Morse came up, and took op the running, & caught him. I called upon Morse to assist: he caught Thompson round the shoulders from behind. and I saw prisoner put his hand into the right-hand jacket pocket. I could not see what he took out: he brought his hand round to the front. I called out to Morse to take care be did not get rid of the money, and just at that moment I saw something go over his left shoulder-I could not tell what it was. Morse called out, 4 All right: he has thrown the purse over the hedge.' Prisoner was struggling to get aw«y. I searched him, and in his waistcoat pocket I found the counterfeit half-crown which I now produce. I was going over the fence opposite the place where prisoner was caught, when he said I threW nothing over there.' I went over the fence, and on the grass in the field, a few yards inside, I found the pocket I now produce. I found it at the spot which Morse pointed out in the prisoner's presence as the place where he threw the money, and in the direction I saw sotne" thing thrown. I examined the pocket: it contained eighteen florins, and nine half-crowns, all of which are counterfeit. Some of them were wrapped up in tiesoe paper. I told prisoner that he would be charged wi'k having them in his possession: he made no intelligib10 reply, but laughed and tried to get away. "With assist- ance I brought him to the Station, and locked him OP' He slipped the handcuffs, and tried to get away. George Morse deposed In live in Dew Street. 011 Friday morning I went in pursuit of the prisoner Thomp- son, who was running up the Ruther Lane. I caught him after I had done so, he put his right hand'into blS coat pocket, and threw a bae over his left shoulder into a field. I had hold of him by the arms at the time. saw the bag going over the hedge. Mr Cecil came up when we were struggling against the liedgq: and said bO had seen something going over the hedge. Mr Cecil waS in the act of jumping into the field, when the prisoner said, I threw nothing there.' The bag produced is the one. I did not 8ee what was in it I assisted to take him to the Police Station he attempted to run away, and got off a couple of times. Capt Stokes deposed: I am Chief Constable of the County of Pembroke. On Thursday last I was going Narberth between half past nine & half past ten o'clock in the morning, I met the prisoner Argus a little beyon*1 Slebech Church, coming in the direction of Haverford- west. Thompson was with him. and I saw them go some distance together on the road, before I came up to theID. Sarah James deposed I am the wife of William and live in Saint Martin's. On Thursday la«t, Argus &j?a Thompson came to my house about one o'clock in the afternoon: they came together. They remained all the afternoon but were out a couple of times. ey lodged there, and slept in the house'that night. They went out on Thursday evening: they slept together 111 the same bed. I was present on Friday when P.C. Morse found some money in their bedroom undfir a corner cup- board. I saw it reckoned: it amounted to £ 2 Ss oa- There was a lfirge quantity of copper money, and t" rest silver. The bag produced contained the monel; The prisoners had not said anything to me about the bag of money. PC. John Harries: 1 took Argus and Thompson t0 prison on Friday afternoon. On the way to prison, Thompson told mo there was a bag of money at h,s lodgings, containing about £ i. He said it #as on the table in his bedroom, close to a little box. I searcbe11 for it, but could not find it.. P.C. Richard Morse: On Saturday afternoon last I weD to Mrs James's house, and found a bag of money on floor under a corner cupboard in a bedroom. I counter it in the presence of Mrs James and another female amounted to £ 2 8s 3d in copper and silver: it was gooa money. John Bowen: I keep the Butcher's Arms in this towD* On Thursday Argus and Thompson came into my houS between one and two o'clock in the afternoon. I known Argus before I asked him what called him doWl this way in the middle of the week. He said • A bit a spree.' He asked for two two-pennyworths of gin, and tendered me what I supposed to be half a sovereign. ot kept it in my hand, and felt it rather slippy; but did 11 it suspect anything, having known Argus before. I took 1 upstairs, and put it in a purse in which I kept some othe gold. I brought down 9s 8d in change, and gave it Arsus. I went out to the yard, and was away a minute* when I returned the prisoners were gone. The next I took the coin out of the same purse, and handed it Mr Cecil. There were other half sovereigns in the PurShg and I cannot say that the one I gave to Mr Cecil is tc one I received from Argus. My wife can identify it- g Elizabeth Bowen: I am the wife of the On Wednesday last I counted the contents of the P01"5 which contained some half sovereigns. There waS.ng, counterfeit half sovereign in it on Wednesday The purse was kept in a drawer in the bedroom; W6 was only one key to the drawer, and no one had access it, but myself and husband. My eldest daughter h access to the drawer sometimes, hut there was only 0 key, which was handed from me to my husband from him to me as it was wanted. I handed him the »jJ on Thursday. I was upstairs when the prisoners in, and my husband asked for the key. 1 had it retur^ to me that night, and it was kept in my possession J Friday evening, when my husband went upstairs, 8 said I am afraid I am in it.' I turned out theconW^ of the purse, and picked out the half sovereign prodtJ'c ( which was not in it on Wednesday evening. I had J put any into the purse between Wednesday evening 8 Friday morning..flto John Bowen recalled: I had not put any money) 1 the purse except the half sovereign I had from ArgUs. handed it over to Mr Cecil. t, Mr John said that there were a number of other w nesses to be examined in support of the series of against the prisoners. There were three cases in g6j the prisoners were jointly charged; two separate c» { against Thompson, and seven separate cases ag8.1' &s Argus, making 12 cases altogether. The proee^1-^ would occupy a considerable time, and in accords with a suggestion of the Bench, he would -conseo tbe cases being remanded till next Wednesday. dø.1 The prisoners were then remanded till Wednesa next, at 11 o'clock. FORTUNE TELLING. «ø.g Charlotte Warner, (who had a child in her arnisj alld charged with vagrancy at the parish of Furzy Park; going about the country telling fortunes. 010. The defendant said that she did not ask the Co sO, plainant to have his fortune told he asked her to d J Stephen Williams deposed: I live at Temperness' e was in a public house on Tuesday, when the prlS We came in, and asked us to give her a glass of beer. nee. gave it to her, and then she wanted to tell our fojv* We did not want anything with her. She asked for not Idan of a half crown to play a trick with it. I pot willing to give it, but at last I lent it to her, and did 0 get it back. irith The Clerk She was going to show you a triCR it, and played you a trick. (Laughter.) Witness: Yes, sir: James Thomas gave similar testimony. The Bench committed the defendant to prison f £ >r days with hard labour. CHARGE OF STEALING A SPONGE AND S.CI,SIS0«^'D^E' William Thomas, horse trainer, of Merlin loft was charged with stealing a sponge aiyl scissors* value of 7s 6d, the property of Capt. Stokes, County Constabulary.. -a\\l & Capt. Stokes deposed I live at Hermon 8 this town. I have a stable opposite my hous corner of Goat-street, in the parish of St. 'o>0\oc> tween the hours of half-past four & half-past h .g0pe in the evening o £ the 2nd of June, I found t e P j>i in the saddle room. He had a packet of 1118 p hand, and I thought he had stolen them at jjj0» was pocketing something at the time I appre e ojged j He resisted as much as he could, and I was 9CCUae» use violence. He called me a luna^? oUt of me of stealing a saddle. P. C. Codd took. poat-8tree!' custody near the residence of Mr Rowe iQ ft8 lo9» I went to the saddle room, to see if au^ fjje and sent for my servant. I then ^ntr e Station, where I saw the prisoner, • 0ne think young Morse. I was shown two sp g s which was my property. I did not s gpoD& then to the best of my belief* sciss produced are my property.