The Express. — London, England, 1848-01-03 00:00:00

doctrines age already tolerably well known to our readers as a tissue of them. et transparent nonsense, founded upon a mass of impudent fslsehood. The Yankee apostle of Mormonism did not stop in his assumption of solemn functions at online. tiers of priests, and setting apart of miasionaries; he enacted a blasphemous parody upon the most sacred Christian rite by administering the Lord's Supper to all that would partake. Assisted by his ' elders' he broke a quartern loaf into Mims, and then being presided with a large can of pump water, he consecrated these as the incremental elements. It is melan choly to think that a great number of persons joined in this daring impiety, and appeared as earnestly and deeply impressed as if they had been engaged much more worthily than in parodying so veered a right. The apostle's finale to the afternoon ' service,' as he called it, was to inform the ' brothers and sisters' that the kettle was boiling, and tea about to be made, and he invited all present to stay and partake, adding that, though there was no compulsion, they might throw into the treasury what they chose, in order to defray the cost of Brother Fletcher's mission to Norwich ! Our informant did not remain for tea drinking, having seen and heard quite enough of Mormonism. The worst feature in the ease is, that the dupes of Mormonism are in general drawn from that estimable class of our rural population who, finding that they have higher desires to be gratified than mere physical a ff ections, are yet too ignorant to distinguish between truth and falsehood an matters wherein the nerves are capable of being so seriously and variously affected as in questions of religion." LINCOLNSHIRE. FARMERS' CLUBS.—At the last monthly meeting of the Spalding Farmers' Club, an interesting and well sus tained discusaion took place relative to " Underdraining ;" on which subject the following resolution was unanimou sl y agreed to:—" That it is the opinion of this meeting that pipe-tile in draining i et the ta t m t r e t r ll 7. s i e nsthm. u o ld notwheree lteehso thanout fall is three feet six inches deep. Tho distance of the drains apart to be regulated by the nature of the soil."—Mr. Webeter, from the Peterboro' club, after speaking on the subject be fore the meeting, remarked how very beneficial these societies were to farmers in general, as well from the individual good feeling they were instrumental in producing and promoting, as from the moans they afforded, in conjunction with the central society in London, of extending improvements and communicating agricultural knowledge through the length and breadth of the land. He also instanced several beneficial results to tke neighbourhood of Peterboro' from the institu tion of the society there for giving premiums to the most clever and industrious labourers, particularly with reference to underdraining, which tended to show that the ridicule lately attempted to be thrown on such societies in certain quarters, was undeserved and unjust. In these opinions he was warmly supported by the meeting. Tna LINCOLN COUNTY PRISON was lit up with gas for the first time on Wednesday night, and will very speedily be fit for occupation. There are three tiers of cells, and each cell is provided with a gas-light, a wash-hand basin, and a closet, and the bed is a hammock swung from the walls. The heating is procured by an apparatus which exhausts the air above, and the causes a current upwards from the cella, whilst a current of heated air is sent into the cells from ano ther quarter. By means of a small eyelet in each door the whole cell can be surveyed, and the food of the prisoner can be given him through a small Ilap-door. Every prisoner can summon a turnkey at any moment, by means of a bell, the ringing of which throws out a signal against the cell-door and no prisoner can assault a turnkey by pushing to the door and thus fastening the turnkey in the cell with him, as by a very ingenious contrivance the lock-bolt can be prevented from acting whilst a turnkey is in the cell. Provision is made for hot or cold baths at a minute's warning, and the cooking apparatus is of the most complete description. OXFORDSIIIRE. LABOURERS AND EMI6RATION.—A public meeting was held in the Town-hall, Wallington, on Tuesday last, for th • purpoee of affording information to a numerous clam of agricultural labourers, who are anxious to join their friends, who are doing well in Australia.—Mr. J. Green gave a lengthened detail, describing the vut amount of misery existing in this country. In his opinion it was partly occu pied by a redundant population, who depreciated the labour market, lowered wages, and induced distress. To remedy the evil providence has given to our country one of the most beautiful islands in the world, capable of support ing a population nearly equal to all Europe, combining within its vast resources eve.y blessing capable of nak lag the human race happy. Its extent and climate comprehending the beauties of Spain and Portugal, the luxuriance of Egypt, together with the richness of China,and only required the labour of man to produce in great abund ance the various fruits with which these countries abound. He then went on to read a mass of original letters received from persons who, a few years ago, had emigrated from this neighbourhood, and who are now rapidly growing rich and respectable. The hall was crowded to excess with people willing to hear, but some interested penoas used every effort to create a disturbance by exciting others to break the stools, &c., and by crying out, "Go to the workhouse, they must keep you then." On the following day thirty-three individuals, including families, applied to be allowed a free pa-sage to Australia. WILTSHIRE. LANDLORDS AND FARMERS.—The Hon. Sidney Herbert, M.P., has agreed to advance to his tenants money on interest (after the plan of Sir R. Peel), to enable them to improve their farms by way of drainage. He allows them also to destroy a great portion of the game. This example he is setting in Weahford, South Newton, and Chilhampton, where he is also improving the habitations of the labourers — not before it was wanted—the old cottages being a disgrace to the county, they being only worthy of the name of hovels. The new cottages are about 50 yards from the turn pike roadside, so as to allow of good gardens in front. Two cottages are built together, each cottage having three good bedrooms, two down-stairs rooms, with a wash house ; there is an extra building fitted ur as a bakehouse, with an excellent oven, which is to serve two families ; there ie also every otter convenience, with good water supplied from pumps. The gardens are more than a quarter of an acre in size, besides a considerable piece of land at the back of each dwelling. The plan seems to be similar to that adopted by C. B. Wall, Esq., of Norman Court, at East and West Titherly, and Broughton. Besides this desire to improve the condition of the agricultural labourers on the Pembroke estates, the hon. gentleman is adding to the number of allot ments at Wilton, where that plan has been found to work so well; he is also increasing the number of labourers in Wilton Park; there are now more than 60 hands con stantly employed, and all of them in receipt of wages from 10s. to 14e. per week. This, at a season like the present, and when the Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth Railway works are completely stopped, is of great benefit to the poor around. Mr. Herbert has also a model farm near Wilton Park, called the Hare Warren, after the plan of the Rev. Mr. Iluxtable, of Sutton Waldron, near Shaftesbury. GLOUCEBTER.SII IRE. MUNIFICENT BEQUESTS. —The late Robert Suple, Esq., of Clifton, has, by his will, bequeathed the following sums to the under-mentioned charities of Bristol city ..—To the Asylum for poor Orphan Girls, at Hook's Mills, 1,0001 ; to the Bristol Infirmary (for general purposes), 500/. ; to the Bristol Infirmary—to be invested, and the dividends to be applied towards providing a fund for the bestowment by the committee of two annual prizes to medical students to be educated at that institution, for the encouragement of medi cal and surgical science, 1,0001. ; to the Bristol Tabernacle (for general purposes), 3001. ; to the managers of the Bristol Tabernacle—to be invested, and the dividends thereof to be applied yearly for ever, in the purchase of meat and bread to be distributed to poor men, women, and children , being members or regular attendants at divine worship at the tabernacle aforesaid, at Christmas and Lady-day, 1,0001. ' • to the Bristol General Hospital, in Guinea-street, 2501.; to the Bristol Female Misericordia Society, 250/. ; to the Bristol Penitentiary, in Magdalen-lane, 2501.; to the Bristol Friend in-need Society, 2501.: to the Bristol Refuge Society, in Lower Castle-street, 2561. • to the Bristol Strangers' Friend Society, 2501. ; to the N at ional Benevolent Institution for the Bristol District, b 001.: total 8,2001. The late Thomas Caddick, Esq., of Tewkesbury, has left to the Baptist Col lege, Stoke's-creft, Bristol, 1,0001. in the Three per Cent. Consols, and 5001. to the Bristol School of Industry for the Blind. The deceased, who was most liberal in his charities during his lifetime, has also bequeathed considerable amounts to institutions in the county of Gloucester. SOMERBETSIIIRE. • DELIBERATE MURDER. The coroner for the eastern division of Somerset and a jury were engaged on Saturday in holding an inquest on the body of a cottager, named John Wall, wile) was murdered in his own house at mid-day The deceased, who was an industrious and well :9P."aucied man, occupied a piece of ground and a cottage "about a mile distant from the Naihea-road station of the Bristol and Exeter Railway, and the motive which i+ sup posed to have actuated his murderers was plunder. Wall's wife was in the habit of attending the Bristol market with country produce, and the poor fellow had been engaged during the autumn in fattening . some pigs, which it was generally understood in the neighbourhood he intended killing about the middle of December, so as to provide for the payment of his rent on quarter-day. On the afternoon of the 18th of that month, at about three o'clock in the afternoon, he was in a lower room, and his wife being from home, he was engaged in boiling some barley-meal for his pigs. As he was stooping down to lift the saucepan from the fire, he heard a pane of glass broken in, and on looking round saw the muzzle of a gun thrust throug h the hole and pointed at him within a yard of his person. He started up and immediately received in his right thigh the charge of the gun, which, hut for his sudden change of position, would have entered his head, at which doubtless it was aimed. On looking towards the window he saw a man in dark clothes and a cap, and having a curious mark over the right eye, looking in as if to ascertain whether the murderous intent had been completed. Wall made towards the door, upon which the fellow scampered off, and on looking from his garden, Wall saw him and some others running away across the field. Having no means of giving an alarm, or no one in the house to send for aid, and fearing that he might bleed to death, the poor fellow stopped the blood a+ far 89 he could, and determined to make for West-town, a distance of nearly a mile ' for medical aid. With great exertion and pain he reached the surgery of Mr. Macey, and got his wound dressed. He was then sent home, and having given a very minute description of the person whom he saw at the window, suspicion immediately fell on a youth of sixteen or seventeen years old, named Charles hlanfield, who, although so young, is notorious for his lawless and flaring conduct. The constable, upon making inquiries, found that this youth, with a brother and a cousin named Robert Jakeways, bad been seen about the time of the offence in company, going first in a direction to and subsequently from Wall's dwelling, and he accordingly resolved upon apprehending them. Oa Monday Charles Manfield wan taken by a Naiiseaeonstable, who also found a gun in his ion. The assistance of a magistrate was procured, an d he confronted with the dying man, who at once identified him, and nifuNi a deposi tion to that effect. Lock-jaw came on, and after lingering till the evening of Wednesday last Wall died. The prisoner admits that he was a participator in the crime, but mys it was Jakeways who proposed to shoot the old fellow, snit who actually fired the gun. He looked through the win dow to see if Wall was killed, and afttrwards took the gun from Jakcways because he could not run so fast as he Gould with it. His .ounger brother Anthony (a nitre boy) he says was not vaunt, as they sent him into an orchard to pick some Christmas—telling him, in order to account for the firing of the gun, that they were going down into a drain, which runs near Wall's cottage, to shoot a wild-duck. Man- field has been sent to gaol, and the inquest was adjourned tor a few uayatolenable the surgeons to make a post mortens examination of the body, and to procure the attendance of tr e zzi . strate's clerk, who took the dying deposition of d CHANNEL ISLANDS. ALDERNEY, A POST-TOWN.—Witit reference to a paragraph which appeared in this journal on Wednesday, re lative to the Channel Island packet service, we have every reason to believe that Alderney will be immediately consti tuted a post-town like Jersey and Guernsey, preparatory, no doubt, to its receiving a mail direct from England. UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL. CAWBRIDOIL—TRINITY HALL.—H. Latham, 8.A., 01 Trinity College los been appointed fellow and tutor of this J society, vice H. .8. Maine, LL.D., resigned. KINO'd COLLIOIL—C. Welley, scholar, has been elected I fellow of this society. PREFERMENTIL — Rev. 8. Andrew, to be principal of the Orilnane. School, Carib&lton.—Rev. Dr. Berrington, to be master of the Grammar School, lloniton.—Rev. E. J. Car ter, to be catechist of Celsten's Hospital, Bristol, vice Rev. P. Peace. res.—Rev. W. Earle to Cockermouth Assist. C., Cumberland, die. Chester.—Rev. W. P. Fleming, to the chaplaincy of Weedon Barracks, Northampfonsh.—Rev. A. Kent, to tipton.upon-Sevem C., co. and die. Worcester. — Rev H. Roberts, C. of St. Botolph, Colchester, app. a surro gate of the commissary for parts of Essex and Herts, dio. Rochester.—Rev. G. A. Rogers V. of Leominster, to be a i •urrogate for the dio. of Heref ord.—Rcv. M. F. Smyth, to Sr. A n drew C., Wakefield, dio. Ripon.—Rev. J. &ninon, to be chaplain of the military garrison, Fort Clarence.—Rev. J. Switbenbank, to Great Houghton C., Hants, dio. Win chester. V ICANClEs.—Birmingham, Kiag Edward V I.'s Grammar School, head mastership ; about 1,1001. ; pet., the governors; Right 11ev. J. I'. Lee, resigned.—Buckworth R.; 3301., with residence; and Minium' R. ; 1981., with residence; Hunts; dio. Ely ; pat., R. E. D. Shafto, Esq.; Rev. S. 1). Shafto, dec.—Dunkeswell P. C.; 421.; pat., Mrs. M. Graves; Devon ; dio. Exeter ; and Sheffeombe R., Somerset ; die. Bath and Wells; 1431. ; pat., Earl Poulett ; all vacant by the death of the Rev. J. Clarke.—Grantehester C. Cambs. ; dio. Ely ; Rev. J. Townson, dec.--London, Archbishop Te nison's Chapel ; dio. London ; 3201. ; pats., the R. of St. James's and trustees ' • Rev. C. 11. Gaye, promoted.—Strat ford-Tony, Wilts; dio. Salisbury; 3031., with residence; pat, C. L. Coll., Oaf. ; Rev. H. Shrubb, resigned. NAVAL TORTSMOUTH, JAN. 2.:ll;;6:ilumbia, st.-surveying ship, Lieut. Commanding I'. Shortland, arrived at Spitheed on Friday evening from Plymouth, and sailed again the follow ing morning (or Chatham, to be paid off. The Hag of Rear- Admiral Owen was flying on board this ship on her arrival and during her stay at this port.—The Acheron, at. survey ing vessel, Capt. Stokes, arrived on Thursday, and sailed yesterday morning for New Zealand.—The Cygnet, 6, Com mand. O. Kenyon, was paid advance wages on Friday, and having taken on board the packages of silver coin for St. Helena, put to sea yesterday morning with the mail bags for the following places :—Madeira, Verde Islands (to be landed at St. lege), Sierra Leone, Ascension, and St. Helena. The Cygnet is afterwards to return to Ascension, and be at tached to the African squadron.—The Dart, Lieut. Glynn, has captured a slave brig of 400 tons, having on board 340 slaves, and sent her to Sierra Leone for adjudication, in charge of Mr. Charles Slaughter. — The Meander, 44, Capt. the Hon. H. Keppel, will leave this port about the 20th inst., with the Rajah of Sarawak. A COURT-MARTIAL is ordered to assemble for the trial of Mr. Thos. Andrews, carpenter of the Birkenhead, et., on charges of drunkenness and mutinous conduct. A QUESTION ON FLAO-110ISTIN7E—We understand that some difference of opinion existed at Devonport on Monday, with reference to Rear-Adm. W. F. Owen, who has come borne in the Columbia st.-v., from North America, and has since been gazetted to the rank of Rear-Adm., having • right to hoist his Hag. The gallant Rear-Admiral raised the question by hoisting it, when the Com.-in-Chief, Sir J. West, ordered him to strike it. Rear-Adm. Owen did so, but maintained his right to keep it Hying ; and the matter has been referred to the Admiralty. WOOLWICH, JAN. I.—The Banshee, a new wooden steam-packet, built by Thompson, of Rotherhithe, from the designs of 0. Lang, Jun., with engines of 350 horse power, by Penn, was tried down the river yesterday. Her speed was reported to be 18i miles an hour through the water. This is said to be less than the speed realised from the Ca 'doe, the sister boat, built by Ditchburn , and made of iron, *ern the designs of Sir W. Symonds; but the Banshee is not yet in full working order, and it is possible that a higher rate of speed may yet be obtained. ADMIRALTY APPOINTMENTS, Dee. 31.—Surgeon and Agent T. Massey, Curlingford.—Firsteclaas Engineer : W. Tory, Kite.—Master's Assistant : T. D. Nicholson, Incon stant. —Clerk : H. W. Warrington, Blenheim. Acting Carpenters : .1. Cornish, C. Webster, and E. Parker, Cale donia.—Second-class Engineer : F. Young, Fisgard. MILITARY. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 2.—ROYAL Franklyn's company will relieve, on the 6th inst., Captain Wilford's company in this garrison, which will proceed to Woolwich on the same day. Captain Fyers' company will be moved, the same day, from Gosport to Portsmouth. FORTIFICATIONS.—We understand no new fort is to be built at Lumps as originally ordered. Forton Barracks at Gosport are to be fitted up and increased so as to accommo date three thousand marines. The new steam basin and works, now fast progressing towards conclusion, in Portsmouth Dock-yard, and the new fortifications now erecting round this garrison, will shortly require a considerable addition of military to the forces in Ports mouth. Fifteen additional sentries will be required in the dockyard, while more than that number will be neces sary to mount at the new batteries ; so that one more regi ment, at least, will be requisite. WOOLWICH, JAN. I.—ROYAL ARTILLERY: The first company of the 10th battalion of Royal Artillery, under the command of Capt. J. li. Francklyn, will be relieved from field battery duty to-day, and will proceed on Wednesday to Portsmouth, to relieve Capt. Wilford's company, which will return to Woolwich, being under orders fur foreign service. SPORTING. INTELLIGENCE EXTRA-EPSOM SPRING MEETING, 1848. NOMINATIONS POE THE GREAT METROPOLITAN STAKES. —Prospect, Walmgate-bar-without, Rat-trap, Sweetsauce, Remembrance, Jericho, Shawn Buidhe, Atlantic, Mogadur, Eagle's Plume, Glen Saddel, Alboni, Executor, Gannet, Stahl, Milieu's, Vesta, Antler, Maid of Lyme, Congress, Tim Whiffler, Headley, Peep o' Day Boy, Premier, Mont pensier, Ranelagh, Cremorne, Britannia, Marquis of Conyngham, Daughter of the Star, Self Defence, In heritress, Lightning, Best of Three, Rowena, Enchanter, Snuff Box, Prince Charlie, Tufthunter, Tortoise, Queen Mary, Joe Lovell, Sultana, The Questionable, Bacchana lian, Slag, Morpeth, Jonathan Wild, Mirmillo, Sir Arthur, Blackbird, Rufus, War Eagle, Marietta, Clumsy, Passion ate, Clermont, Latitat, Catherine, Tit Bit, Pottinrr, Mil liner, Columbus, The Tartar, Pyrrhus the First, Marie Louise, Moscow, Blackball, Cracow, Spectator, Reminis cence, Fergus, Joe o' Sot, Hearten, Miss Elia, Antagonist, Mountain Dew, Widred, Good Boy, Vampire, Reflection, Projectile, Crozier, Sagacity, Bletchington, Senga, Sister to Egia, Stults, Lady Wildair, Sampson. NOMINATIONS FOR THE CHESTER CUP.—CaIFrOUSh, 'ate, Magnet (Irish), Shawn Buidhe, Gamester, Eagle's Plume, Glen Saddel, Foxwhelp, Lyme, Great Western, Sir Peter Laurie, Bantam, Clermont, Executor, Newcourt, Counterfeit, Milliner, Orimston, Comme-it-faut, The Admi ral, Blaze, Peep-o'-day-Boy, Woodpecker, Ganflet, Premier, The Premier, Malt, Maid of Lyme, Cries. Con., Sunny Side, Primrose, Inheritress, Lightning, Ulysses, Poynton, Antler, Clarendon, Queen Mary, Tim Whiffler, Conyngham, Walm gale-bar.without, Britannia, Deloraine, Duke of Richmond, Ilzwkestone, Lady Ilylda, Brandy Face, Wanota, Best of Three, Foinnualla, Chat, Pantomime, Valiant, Tom Jolly, Giselle, King of Kildare, Ballinafarl, Oxonian, The Swallow, Dunham, Chanticleer, Maid of Motherwell, King of the Forest, Jock o' Hazledean, Whinatone, Intrepid, Ennui, Grand Seignor, Rufus, War Eagle, Otterburn, Slug, West Countryman, Enchanter, Rowena, Black Ball, Shelforth, Spectator, Snuff-box, Co sack, Foreclosure, Pyrrhus the First, The Tartar, Joe a' Sot, Reminiscence, Fergus, Cra cow, Mathematician, lonia, Good Boy, Widreci, Reso lution, Rainbow, Dulcet, Mongrel, Pillage, The Widow, Collingwood, Red Hart, Vampire, Hornpipe, Cro zier, Projectile, King of Morven, Clumsy, Geraldine, Jonathan Wild, Clementine, Lady Wildair, Stultz, Mrs. Taft, Sampson, Sultana, Tit Bit, Bingham, Self Defence, Latitat, Prince Charley, Sir Tattoo Sykes, c. by Hetman Platoff, d. by Voltaire, Black Dwarf, Infringe, Montpcnsier, Sally Maggs, Raisthorpe, Chentisette, The Conjuror, Swiss Boy, Sylvan, Liberator, Rob Roy, Bedlam, Maid of my Seal, Pet of the Fancy. The above are supposed to include the final nominations ; it is not impossible, however, that we may have some cor rections or additions in the course of a day or two. SALE OP BLOOD STOCK.—The following horses were sold at York on Saturday by Meters. Tattersall ;—The Sea, 97 guineas ; Manacle, 90 guineas; La Bohemienne, 46 guineas ; Nigger Wench, 98 guineas; a mare by Bobadil out of Zoe, 14 guineas; Lightniog, 380 guineas; Godfrey, 290 guineas; The Parson's Clerk, 40 guineas; Diomed, 15 guineas; Soft.; stone, 20 guineas; Susannah, 20 guineas; The Spaniard, 100 guineas; Otterburn, 97 guineas; What, 105 guineas The Magnet (late Loadstone), 190 guineas; and Conceit, 190 guineas. tats Kntelligteme. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn. IN RE JOHN PAILEISH.—TAIATION Or CoBll.—This bankrupt, who was a draper in High-street, Newington, came up to pass his last examination.—The solicitor for the assignees considered it to be his duty to state to the court a fact, which he hoped would be made publicly known, and which would show how speedily dividends were declared in this court. The fiat was issued on the ith of November last, and a dividend of about tis. or Os. in the pound was declared to be paid on the 13th of this month, being only a lapse of two months and four days.—The learned Commissioner said that dividends had taken place in a very short space of time after the issuing of the fiat, being chiefly done through the diligence of the official assignees ; and his Honour would always endeavour to have a dividend declared within the shortest time after the flat was issued.—The solicitor for a creditor to a large amount then applied that he should have notice of the taxation of the bill of the solicitor to tbo as signees, ra t rder that he (the solicitor for the cr. ditnr) might be in attendance.—The learned Commissioner said that this application was quite a new one to him. He had never heard a similar one since he had been a commissioner, and was in extreme doubt as to whether he bad the power of allowing any such oriler.—The solicitor replied that, in short, he might be considered one of the parties to pay the bill in question, which ought always to be very narrowly watched.—The learned Commissioner observed that this was a point of great importance, and one open to considerable discussion.— The solicitor for the assignees said that any person was wel come to inspect his bills, but upon behalf of the profession to which he belonged the present application must be ob jected to by him. If such a doctrine were permitted to pre vail in this court it would be attended with great expense, because if one creditor were allowed to attend at the taxa tion of the bill of costs all would require the same indul gence. lie (the solicitor for the assignees) must conclude by stating that he had practised for many years before all the commissioners of this court, and had never heard of such an application as the present.—tits Honour said that he would consider the point in question.—The bankrupt passtd without opposition. SOUTHWARK COUNTY COURT. TOONII/8 o. HARRIII.—TRR NONPAREIL BUILDINO SOPIZTY.—This was an action to recover from Mr. Harris, as one of the trustees of the Nonpareil Building Soci. ty, the sum of 19s. 9d., being the subscriptions paid on one share in the society, less 2a. dd., the entrance fee, and Is. 9d. tines. The society was started in hl arch, and plaintiff entered in April. After paying in 195., he applied to borrow 67.11. on some leasehold property. The society declined the applies. Lion. Ho paid di soother monthly contribution of 195., and then gave n nice to withdraw. lie called for the money in October, but was refused, as the society was about to be dissolsed. He attended the meeting in November, when a dissolution was resolved on, and that the shareholders should pay the preliminary expenses by a deduction of Ws. 3d. per share. Fines and deductions to the amount of 7s. 9.1. were also apportioned against the plaintiff, who refused to pay anything beyond the entrance fee and fines incurred before his notice of withdrawal. The society resisted the claim of repayment in full, because the plaintiff, being present when the members resolved to pay the expenses, was bound by the veto of the majority.—The Judge held that the subscriptions must be repaid in full, as the rules gave no power to deduct any eirensix. POLICE.- SATURDAY. CLERKENWELL. TWOFOLD MURDSO. Esther Parkas, between 30 aad 40 years of age, was charged with the wilful murders of Armenia Blake, aged 7, and Robert Blake, her brother, aged .3.—Mrs. Jane Moore, of No. 9, Cupid's-court, St. Luke's, deposed that that morning, about 4 o'clock, she and her husband were awoke by a loud knock ing at the door. On looking out of the window she saw the prisoner, who was very much agitated, and she exclaimed, " Oh, Mee. Moore, I have done it!" Witness asked what she had done. She replied, " I went out with Blake last night, intending to go to the play, when he met with a woman and took hold of her arm, and immediately left me. I have murdered the two children." My husband sent for a policeman. The prisoner lived with a man named Blake, to whom the children belonged. Witness went to the house where the prisoner lived, and saw the children lying dead.— Mary Mathews depaied that she was alarmed by the prisoner, who said that she had murdered two children. Wit ness procured two policemen ; they entered by the parlour window, and found the children. They were undressed, and were warm. Therewere scratches on their threats.—Mrs. Lucy Mathews, of No. 8, Cupid's-court, was alarmed by cries of " murder" between fourand five o'clock on Saturday morn ing. Saw the prisoner at Mrs. Moore's door. Asked her to go in doors. The prisoner said, " I shall not go in any more ; my heart is bleeding." She complained that Blake had taken her out to go to the play, and he left her to go with another woman.—Sergeant Standard, 11 G, found the children lying dead on the bed in the parlour.—W. Grubb, of No. 3, Cupid's-court, where the murders were committed, saw the children in bed the night I efore, at twelve o'clock. The prisoner was standing at the corner of the court. At an early hour in the morning he heard of the murder.—Mr. C. Adams, of the Duke of Bedford, Golden-lane, saw the pri soner and Blake at his house on Friday night last ; whilst there, Blake slipped away from the prisoner. She left, but shortly afterwards returned with the deceased girl, when prisoner said, " I will have my revenge of the children, if I can't have it of him." She looked at the clock, and said to witness, " Mark the time, it is now twenty five minutes to eight o'clock." She had same gin, and left with the girl. The prisoner bad cohabited with Blake for three 3 ears. There were other persons present when she used threat. towards the children.—G. Fowler, 161 0, di posed that on Saturday morning, the prisoner came to deliver herself into his custody. She said she had murdered two children. On the way to the station-house she said, " It was my intention to do this nine months ago, and I have done it now to my sorrow, but I knew what I was about." — 11. Hayward, searcher at Featherstone-street station-house, deposed that when the prisoner was brought to the station she complained that Blake had ill used and cut her. Her under clothes were covered with blood. Sheeaid, " For God's sake don't let my clothes touch yours-4 am a murderess. I have murdered two children." She said Blake had driven her to it—Mr. Francis Wright, surgeon, deposed that he was sent for at a little after tour o'clock, and the children must have been deed about an hour; he examined the bodies and found marks of violence on their throats, near the wind pipes. The marks or scratches arose from some one grasping the throats tightly with the fingers, and he should say that death was almost instantaneous.—Policeman 26 0 saw the prisoner rush out of the house, calling out—" I have mur dered the children to revenge myself of the father; they were innocent; through my vindictiveness I have done the deed." Witness cautioned her to say nothing. She said In reference to Blake, " I doted the ground he waited upon, and he knew it." She also said, " I was not like a person who was drunk; I knew what I was about—l was quits sober."—The prisoner, who was much affected, was then remanded. MANSION-HOUSE.—Atteoen Romiear.—A. Schif fer, a German, was charged with being concernedin stealing a cash-box, containing about 3.5.1., the property of the General Screw Steam Company. The prisoner was recognised ex an old offender—Mr. F. J. Dickinson, clerk in the office of the General Screw Steam Company, No. 3:i Mark-lane, said— About five o'clock yesterday afternoon, after I had balanced say cash-book, a person, whom I firmly believe to be the pri soner came to the office and spoke in the Dutch language something about the port of Corunna. I. understanding that he wanted to to to Corunna, directed him to No. 10, in the same lane. Five minutes afterwards he returned, and said he wanted to go to Rotterdam. As I did not perfectly understand him, I took him to the office opposite to mine, and he said he wanted to go with his wife and two children to Rotterdam. We then told him to go to the Rotterdam broker. Instead of geing out he turned the bolt of the door, and thus fastened me, himself, and others within the office. As soon as we opened the door, and the prisoner had left, I found that th e door of ' my o ffi ce which I had closed was wide open. I looked round to see whether anything had disappeared, and immediately missed the cash box. I dare say the prisoser when first coming into the office heard the jingle of the sovereigns in the box.—The prisoner said, all I know about the business is, that this gen tleman (the policeman) came Up to mo and said, I must go along with him, so I went with him.—lt. Deady (City po lice) said the prisoner had been at the Mansion-house on the Ist of December, in the name of A. Sheppard, upon the charge of having stolen some pieces of gingham, Find upon that occasion he stated that he had come from Boulogne, and contrived to get a living by cleaning shoes near the Royal Exchange.—'llic prisoner was remanded. - THE FORGERY OP THE ROS MAN BANK NOTES. —J. Aaronson, J. Friedberg, R. Kauffman, and S. Mau ord.; were finally examined, charged with having forged a number of notex„ purporting to be of the inue of the government of Russ ia.—The Lord Mayor committed the prisoners fer trial. diminutive old man, dressed in a field marshal's uniform and cocked hat and feather, called Johnny Bowden, was charged with having caused a considerable ob struction in Gram lurch-street.—The policeman said that the defendant appeared on the pavement in Gracechurch street, and distributed handbills. A crowd soon collected about the bill-distributor, whose occupation was so much at variance with his dress, and the obstruction became very se rious. As the man would not move off it was found ne cessary to take him into custody.—The defendant's employer stated that the man bad been legitimately employed in dis tributing handbills, and that the policemen had misrepre sented the fact, when he maid there was an obstruction pro duced by the exhibition; the defendant had directions to walk about, and had done so.—The Lord Mayor: Do you mean to say that a person who cuts so extraordinary a figure as the defendant could he employed in Gracechurch.street in such a manner without attracting crowds ? You must be mo - t stupidly credulous to think to impose upon me by such nonsense.—The defendant's employer mid he could prove by numbers of witnesses that not the slightest obstruc tion was caused.—The Lord Mayor: It is quite enough that the streets were crowded by persons going upon their own business, without causing an artificial crowd to obstruct and retard the public. I shall fine the defendant 6s. now and if he is brought before me again for a si•r‘lar offence I shall fine him 51. GUILDHALL.-13rnotanv.—A young man, who re fused to give his name, but who was identified as having been tried at the Old Bailey and Kingston Anises, under the name of Kemp, for burglaries, was charged with having broken into the One Tun public. house, Holborn bill, and stolen 61. 11s. The prisoner was accommodated with a chair, being apparently in great suffering. About half-past two that morning the attention of two City officers was draws to the jingling of money inside the public-house, and, on lis tening, they plainly heard some rerty drawing out the tills. and apparently emptying them of their contents. They rang the bell to arouse the inmates, and one of the policemen went to the back of the premises to prevent an escape by that way. Scarcely had he done so, when the prisoner dropped from a wall, nearly 20 feet in height, at the rear of the building. In falling he sustained a severe sprain ; he made an effort to run, but his pain overcame him, and he was cap tured. In the interior of the bar, 11. fie: 81. was found on the floor, in copper money, tied up in a handkerchief. In the cellar, amongst the sawdust, was discovered in cop pers 21. 18s. fid. ; also a dirty jacket, in the pockets of which were 21. Os. Id., and a knife and a candle. Teu sixpences were found upon the prisoner, corresponding with a number loot from one of the tills, also some silent inciter matches. One of the back doors was discovered open after the appre hension of the prisoner. He was seen in the house drinking in the course of the previous night —Mr. Alderman Gibbs t3mmitted him for trial. A BEOCILNO LETTER IMPOSTOR.—IV. Jackson, was re examined, charged with obtaining money by false pre- THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 3, 1848. tences frota the Bishop or Llandaff. It was provedlluft he had not lived at the address he gave ; he was not known as belonging to the regiment he named, but was known to the Mendiciiy Society as a regular begging-letter impostor, by the name of Id• Lean. Ile had been committed from Marlborough-street Police-office, and had been detected going about with a certificate of good cheracter which be longed to another person, from whom he had stolen it. He was prosecuted as an impostor, in 1813, and a certificate of good character from the Chemical Works, at Deptford, he was in the habit of showing, was a forgery. His wile and family were found to be very destitute. The prisoner was committed. BOW-STREET.—STIALING A Loess—Farr/ter Wilms, Turner, and Harmer, were charged with steeling a loaf from the chop of Mr. W. Collins, baker. The two first- named prisoners walked into the prosecutor's shop and called for a loaf, which, instead of paying for, they very coolly di vided with their companions , who stood outside.—Mr. Col. line added, that within the last fortnight he had been robbed of nu less than fifty loaves, and if such a system were allowed to continue, he could not remain six months longer in busi ness.—The prisoners said they hod called at the relieving 'office of the Strand Union, said being told that the overseer was not in the way, they could not wait his return, being pressed with hunger.—They were committed for trial. CHARGE OF OBTAINING HONEY UNDER FALSE Pie rencas.—Mr. Ballantine, the barrister, addressed Mr. Henry, saying he appeared in a case in which a person named Henry Gompertz was charged.—Mr. Henry said he did not know of any charge against a person of that name ; he had issued no summons and he saw no person in custody. —Mr. Ballantine said, then he would apply for a summons. —Mr. Lewis, who attended for Mr. Gumpertz, objected to this. Mr. Oompertz was present and could he given into custody.—Mr. Gompertz, who was sitting at the attorney's table, then rose, and accompanied Mr. Haddon, the prosecu tor, to the station-house, and in about ten minutes wee placed at the bar charged with obtaining six bills of ex change for 1.531. 6s. Bd. from Mr. liaddene, by means of false pretenees.—Mr. J. C. Iladdon, civil engineer, 14, Lin coln's-inn fields, said the prisoner was introduced to him about July last, it being stated at the time that he was the Mr. Gumpertz who had been negotiating for the purchase of some gems belonging to a Mr. Tyrrell. Prisoner said: " I am in some difficulty, as a loan of 30,0001. which I was to have received from the United Kingdom Life Office, has gone off." He added the reason was, that although the sureties had been approved of, the office had in a most extraordinary manner placed warrants of attorney before the sureties for their signature, which took them so by surprise that they declined to execute them, and so the mat ter went off, and consequently he was uu Isle to continue the negotiation about the gems he wished to purchase. lie then said he had contracts for iron, and inquired whether witness could borrow money on them ; the contracts were fur 100,000 tons of iron rails ; they were not in his own name, as his schedule was still on the file of the Insolvent Court, and he could not hold property; they were in the 'lame of Mr. Lane Fox, whe was his (prisoner's) trustees in the mat ter. That upon the contracts 21. per ton had been paid off the purchase money of 8/. 7s. 6d. per ton ; end that therefore if iron was at that time 81. 7s. 6d. per ton, those contracts were worth 200,0001. lie assured witness on several occa sions that the contracts were his own. Wittman believed his representations, and took means to obtain him money on the security of the contracts. On July 28 a bill for 1101. was given by witness to Mr. Oompertz. Previous to this being delivered, however, the prisoner had added to his former statements that he had made 370,0001. by purchasing up the Birmingham, Bates, and Stamford Railway shares, and selling the railway to the Cheat Northern Railway Company. lie said that, owing to his unfortunate position with the Insolvent Court, that sum was in the hands of trustees for his benefit, and that, when he had arranged with his creditors, the balance would be paid to him. During their conversation as to obtaining the money, prisoner told witness he had been negotiating with a Mr. Brett to purchase some pictures, but that that was al vs at a standstill through the failure of the 30,0001. from the assurance company ; he could, however, get time from him if he had something on account, and that he had no doubt Brett would take witness's bill for 5001. They had an in terview with Brett, after which Oompertz told witness he was still in some difficulty, ss he could not get the contract for iron from his brother, Mr. Mote, without paying wane money which had been advanced upon it—vu., 10a. per share, and requested witness to give him a bill for 5001. He declined, but he ngreed to accept for 3001., provided a contract was placed in his hands tor 500 tuns as security. Upon this a verbal agreement was come to. Witness gave the bill produced for 1101. to Mr. Gomperta or to Mr. Tyrrell in his presence.—Mr. Henry here interrupted the proceedings, and said be thought it would be very difficult to make out a case of false pretence upon this evidence, as the contract was the cause of the money being advanced, and not on any of the representations made by Mr. Oompertz. —Mr. Ballantine said, that if he proved that the contract was I not bond fide, but entirely a false contract, this would be a false pretence.—Mr. Henry said that fact would enable the I prosecutor to bring an action for deceit, but it would not I establish a criminal charge. A prosecutor must part with his money upon a false pretence alone, and not upon any contract, whether good or bad. Mr. Haddon had, after hearing all the representations of the prisoner, distinctly re feud to advance the bills upon those representations alone, and he himself proposed to take the contract as a security. I Of course it was at the option of the parties to prefer a bill of indictment at the sessions, Ile, however, ordered Mr. Oompertz to be discharged.—The accused then left the bar, declaring that he was quite able to pay all legal demands against him. C 'teal y.—Sir R. Sutton, Bart., remitted 5/. for the relief of the poor. WORSHIP.STREET.—BUROLART EY "A FRIEND." —E. (Juicer was charged with burglariously entering the house of Mr. Toplis, in Minerva street, Hackney-road, and robbing it of about thirty pounds' worth of propetty.—The prosecutor said the prisoner was a " friend ' who was fre quently at his house, and assisted him occasionally in his business. He was there on Tuesday last, and about half past six in the evening they left the house together, pro ses:titer locking the street door, the key of which he took with him. At the end of the street the prisoner wished him good night and left him. Upon his return home at twelve o'clock his errand lad informed him that at nine o'clock he found the aide-gate open. Witness pro ceeded to examine the dwelling house adjoining the warehouse, and discovered that his drawers had been ransacked, and the property, amongst which was a watch, was stolen. The prisoner came as usual on the following day, and the robbery being mentioned he expressed much concern at the mielfor tune.—Smith, of the K division, said it was quite clear to him that the robbery had been committed by some one tho roughly, acquainted with the premises, and after some in quiry his suspicion fell upon the prisoner, whom he at length pointedly accused in the prosecutor's presence. The pri soner, after some prevarication, said, " Well, I may as well tell you all I know about it. When I left you I returned to the house, and found the side gate open, and two bundles in the yard, and I took them, fur which I am very sorry ; but I know nothing about the watch." He then accompanied the witness into the yard, and took from behind a door a pawnbroker's duplicate for a coat which he I ad pawned, and mentioned the names of two persons with whom he had deposited the rest of the apparel. Witness afterwards found a watch and appendages, which was among the missing property, concealed in the prosecutor's kitchen. —Mr. Combe committed the prisoner for trial. MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—BENEVOLENCE. From Sir Richard Sutton, Bart., 5/., fur the poor-box. WESTMINSTER.—A HINT TO PAWN lIRONERS.—J. Jenkins was charged with being found in possession of two plated spoons, supposed to have been stolen.—Mr. Ball, as- Blatant to Mr. Hayes, of 36, Cheyne-walk, Chelsea, pawn broker, stated that the prisoner offered the spoons in pawn. Witness inquired how he became possessed of them, when he said they had been given to him by his mother. As wit ness, on examining the spoons, found that they had a crest upon them, he sent for a policeman, on whose arrival soner rushed out of the shop. He was followed, and su quently apprehended.—ln reply to the charge, prisoner said he picked up the spoons in Marlborough-road, Chelsea—He was remanded. LAMBETH.—CHARGE OF BILL STEALING.—W. CAMS eller and J. Lorton were charged on suspicion with stealing two bills of 2501. each, the property of Capt. Shrapnell, of Gosport. The prisoners described themselves as partners in the business of procuring loans. The captain entrusted the two bills to Chandler to be discounted, taking the usual re ceipt. Hearing no more of him the captain left town, and, after waiting a day or two a friend gave the prisoners in charge. One of the bills was found on Chandler. who stated that he bad given the other for discount to a person named Morton, of Ford's hotel, Manchester-square, who bad not yet handed him the cash for it. The prisoners complained of these harsh proceedings, as one of them was answerable for an overdue bill of 3501. of the captain's, and the other held over-due bills of his brother's. The captain not being pre met, this representation was neither denied nor admitted, and the prisoners were remanded. THAMES.—Tire LATE EXPLO,ION ON BOARD THE Catcixr.—A steam-boat stoker, named Edwards, formerly employed on board the Cricket steamer, came before Mr. Ballantine to solicit relief. He said that directly after the explosion he went to Bow-street police-court and afforded every information relating to the defective state of the en gines, and machinery, and was also examined at the inquest held on the sufferers by the explosion. In consequence of the course adopted by him, he had been unable to obtain any regular employment es a stoker. The steam-boat companies were inimical to him, and he had fallen into a state of great distress. All his goods bad been seized and sold for arrears of rent. Ile had a wife and three children, who were in want of the coa•nron necessaries of life.—Ellis, the chief usher of the court, said that Edwards had been consisted of smuggling several times at that court. Edwards said that distress compelled him to become a smuggler.—Mr. Ballan tins suspected the steam-boat companies would not employ the applicant because he was a smuggler, not for the part he took relating to the Cricket, for which he deserved praise, instead of censure. The magistrate desired Ellis to give the men 3s. to relieve his wants, and said that further inquiries woulebbe trade about him. HAMMERS al IT H.—BENEFIT SOCIETIES.—M. A. Tem ple and S. Hall, stewardesses of the Hammersmith Union Female Benefit Society, appeared to show cause why they had refused to pay to Elixaheth Freethy, a member, the sum of Si. 165., the amount of twenty-two weeks' sick money. —The husband of the complainant said she was in a hos pital. She became a member on the 27th of November, 1843, and declared on the sick fund on the 12th of July last. There had not been any payment, although repeated appli cation had been made for it —The defendants submitted that the complainant could only be entitled to the amount claimed if the full kick money had been paid up. This had not been done. In March last the state of the hinds was such that the society was compelled to shut the box ; the complainant was aware of- that feet, as a written notice was sent her.— Mr. Paynter, having examined the printed rules, expressed his wonder how any person could imagine that for a payment of ls. 4d. per month, they could receive Bs. a week when sick. He was aware that there were many other societies formed on the same principles, and it was a sad thing that the government should unction it. la the present state of the ow he thought they had better at once wind up their ace taus. Until they did so he could not tell how much the complairant was entitled to, as she was a partner in a bank rupt concern : as soon as they had wound up their affairs he would examine the accounts and see what was due to her. —The summons was adjourned for a moth. MONEY MARKET. SATURDAY E VV.; IN G. Commercial disasters begin to multiply on the Continent as well as at home. From Frankfort we have accounts of the supei...ion of four banking and commercial establishments of importance ; and of one of less consequence in II =burg. The Frankfort failures are ,the house of (lontard and Son ; of S. L. Flershcim, stated to have a branch firm in one of the manufacturing towns of this country ; and of J. Von Haber, branch of the chief house under the same name at Carleruhe, whose stoppage in fact brought about that of the Frankfort branch. A great Vienna firm it was reported would be a sufferer to the extent of a million of guilders, or say between eighty and ninety thousand pounds, by these casualties. Such was the universal distrust which prevailed in conse quence, that the merchants and bankers of Frankfort had come to the resolution of neither accepting nor paying any bills drawn upon that place, which might be referred to them by their correspondents in case of need, or ns otherwise they were in the habit of doing for their honour when dishonoured by the parties on whom drawn. • The failure of the house of M. Von Haber is attributed to the large amount of capital withdrawn from regu lar banking and commercial business, and invested in an extensive cotton spinnery of which he is the pro prietor in the neighbour! cod of Carlsruhe. It is stated that within the last two or three years the spin ning concern had required and absorbed no lees than one million guilders of additional capital from the house. It is to be feared that these continental ca tastrophes may be the forerunners of many others. These unfortunate occurrences, with the news of the demise of the Princes Adelaide, who was well known to exercise great influence over the mind of her brother, the King of the French, and to be con sulted by him on all special occasions, served to main tain that depression in the funds, which the favour able nature of the Bank returns, published this morn ing, might else have assi.ted to dissipate in some de gree. Consols were first named 85,1 fur the opening, but were sellers afterwards at 85 ; they left off, however. at 85 to „ the market flat and with trans actions few and o f no moment Reduced Threes, 84; to 5. Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents., 86 to 1. Bank Stock, 187 to 8. L \ chequer Bills, 9s. to 13a. premium. India Bonds, par to 3s. premium. The dealings in foreign stocks were remarkably few, but the market generally higher improved quotations. Spanish Fives were quoted at 181 to 191, the Threes 281 to 91 ex dividend. Portuguese, 23 to 4. l)utch Two-and-a-Half Per Cents. were higher at 541 to lex dividend, the Fours 8.51 tot. Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 88 to 90. Chiliad, 88 to 92. The amount involved in the failure referred to yes terday of Durant, Miickebzie, and Co., American merchants, has been extremely exaggerated in the Times this morning at 70,000/. It is not believed in quarters likely to be well informed that the liabilities will reach to more than one.third of that sum. ENOLIB4I FUNDS. Dank Stock. 1871 I Cumnts for openitur. 84 5 3 per CI. Ite.l. Atm... 85 43 Each. MU £I.uOU. 2.1.. 13 913 pm. Now 311.er Cent. Ann.... r.it 6 19tto £5OO 12 9 pm. Dulls ltont.l4, £l.2Un, 1 tan. Ditto Small, 14 pm. MORETON FUNDS. 6 per Ct CbillAn likk, 864 4 t per Ct Belgian Bonds, et 25 3 pur Cott Pteutlab Bwl., 19 si. fTSAICP, it) on. dlr. 4 I.cr Ct. DutehCertilleste‘ 84•1 bi IICHADOEB AND STOCKS ABROAD. PAILIS.DsaiI. F 7 3 per Celia 3 Do. New Least 66 lb I Tof 4 4 tt • I m U. Belgian 6.1646 A money. Do. 6.1843. 966 .. 2 et ..... • _ u rn . I 73 - 13 - 71 ' 1: lin 111 l it I Igrs Roman Lain m,rury!l T ank Shores AIIVTVIIII,4. JAN. I.—Act. Debt. Trrosanill-a.Half pee ('.cots.. 541,5,,6544 ; Ditto, Three per Coots— Ditto. Four Der Conk'. 65 1 9 Ainort. i c 4 ., Thr0e...414.11W par Cents., a. 5 ; Corn. Comp., Fnur • a Ilalf per Cetus. 1.31034 ; IP& Fire per Cents. lArdoinal, 14 13-16 15 144 ; Dino, Collinitod. 1 14 7.16 ; Three per Cents., 3,4; Ditto, Intsrlor, 25 1-16 25 3.16 .51.16; Coupons lArdoinsl. 11t • Anelo• Purtueoese Th roe per Cents. 114 ; Ditto, Four per Cent.. 211 ; Min den Five per Cents. 11760, 1610, 1044 ; Ditto, Fire Per Cads. (10 14 , 181 P), 1034 ; Idtto, Corte. Fire per C 014,11631, 18336 961 ; Ditto, Four pet Cents., 861' Ditto lettlegLl. Four per Cents., 01$1 ; Americen Bank. 34 ; Austrian Metall., Floe pra• wig Tit...WM.41.11M( per Ceuta.. 491 Co 4 46 1546; MeliCali,lsl. Eiehallge on London. of sight, 12.10 ; two months, 1.2.10 ; Ihroburg, 25; two months, 34.74 ; Fad.. 54 60 ; two month., 66 12. Incur, rowr, Drr. 3n.—Aunt. Five per Cent'., 10311.11]..; Ditto Four two Ceuta., 91 bills ; Ditto Three Ixo Cents., 6541111•; Bank of Vicuna, 1,920 ; Pneoian Prim. Nit., 90 ; Wallach Al money : North Bail., 571 money ; Frankfort Throe per Cents! li .k hilts ; Taunus 341 t ham, 351 money ; Spanish Three per Cent.. Intenori, 144 bills, 21 infamy : Ditto Antoine., 17$ bills, 17 money. Elvilange on London. short dates, 12 - 21 hills ; too months, 1201 bills! ISVNLIN, I/EV.3O.—SL Sehuld Sch., lirenand.a.lialf per Conte., Esrlanee .0I London. 6.274 6. 2 74 ; Muddy& three moot o. 151 1 151 i ; Puri;:, three mprithA, ali. 1/1.0. 24.—A merlin Fund., Five per Cents., 104 ; Ditto, four per Cent., '3l ; Ditto, Three per lientA. 65; Ditto, Tenancl4.l.lalf pen per Cents.. 6 Bacsseta,l; Linn of leU4, 156 f ; Ditto, 1839, 113 t ; Rank Sheres,l,6l2; I.3derhaty, s nte. 31.—Lean of 1440. 1`7 . 5 4; Ditto, 1842, 974 ; Ditto,lll44, ; Ditto, 183 1 , ;; City Loan, 1043. 94935. Llama* on Lou don. 25,3. An rww, I.—F.zehinge on London, 25.621 two months, 25.374 421. MBETING.—LiVnIUMOI., CROSBY, AND SOtT'l -- General Cr • the chair.—The report stst..d that the expenses o r„I .h Y „ . .. i ; t 4 ing the act amount to 8,1271., exclusive of 4,0901. p u id i s „; award to the West Lancashire Company. wu ‘o ,i 7 ppanresey,n9t7327l.enTt To meet in ettn,ge,wbeamnkentots theverreji.i:ft:lntryrni purehue of land a call would be made of 21. per share, e s able in June next; and the directors express, 1 an 01 6 3 j. that no further call would be made in the pr. sent y ei l In consequence of the depressed state of trade the di. rectors did not recommend that the whole of the line should be undertaken, but that the part I,t ween port and Waterloo (the latter place about five f rom Liverpool) should be immediately commenced. m ust of the land had been given gratuitously, and Mr. Bidder, th e ~, Eineer, estimated the cost of constructing this porno,' of th e ne (I 2( miles in length) at M 5,7501. Mr. Bidder thourht there would be no difficulty in opening it before June • g e „, fore determining, however, on this, It would he necesnry to have, at a future meeting, the consent of two thirds of th e shareholders. After a pod deal of di,euseinn the report was unanimously received, and the meeting adjour ne d . MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.—WEsr UNION, —The rumour that there will shoo tly be a call on this lis t appears to be without foundation, as the directors hu e a e intention of melting any demand upon the shareholders foe a considerable period. The Cleckheaton Valley Brandi. advancing fast to completion, and may be expected to bs opened in three or four months. This branch of the West Riding Union is in one of the most densely populuted parts of the district, and likely to prove remunerative to the la n . cashire and Yorkshire. When it is opened the proprietors of the West Riding Union will be entitled to a dividend oe the cost of construction. . . CALEDONIAN.—It is expected that this important Hoe wat be opened for traffic, from Carlisle to Edinourek and (Gas. gow, about the 20th January. The government inspeetor examined the line last week. LEEINI AND TNINAN.—Afar I good deal of unexpected delay, the portion of this railway, which lies between the town of Think and the city of Ripon, will he opened during the present week for the conveyance of coal, corn, and other merchandise. -- • ..... RAILWAYN OPENED IY 1847.—The following is a listed the railways opened in 1847:—Aberdeen, 20 miles; Birken. head, Lancashire, and Chi ,hire, d of a mile ; 40 miles ; Cockermouth and Workington, 81 miles; Dublin and Drogbedis (Howth branch), 31 miles ; Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Junction, 205 miles ; Edinburgh and Glas. gow, 6 miles ; Edinburgh and Northern, 29 rules; Eastern Counties, 205 ; Eastern Union, 31 ; Glasgow and Ayr, 13 miles; Great Southern and Western, 661 miles; Dreg Western, miles; Kendal and Windermere, 101 mil t , Lancashire and Yorkshire, If mile ; Londonderry ani Enniskillen, 15 miles; London and North-Western, 50 miles; London, Brighton, and South Coast, 301 milts; Loa. don and South-Western, 83 miles ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 2 miles ; Midland, 31 miles ; Midland Great Western (Irish), 36 miles ; Norfolk, 23 miles ; Shrews. bury and Chester, 6 miles ; South-Eastern, 15 milts ; South Devon, 85 miles; Taff Vale (Aberdare line), 10 Whitehaven Junction, 12 miles; York, Newcastle, and Ber wick, 72 miles ; and the York and North Midland, 48 miles. The aggregate length of new railway opened fur traffic in the United Kingdom during the year 1847 appears to be 730 miles—of which 616 miles are in England, 127 miles in Scotland, and 108 miles in Ireland. It is estimated that there are now about 150 miles of railway, independent of the above, nearly ready to open for traffic. These companies have called up about 22,230,0001. during the year 1817. RAILWAY TkAFFIC Yutt 1847.—1 t appears that the traffit on railways in the United Kingdom, during the year 1817, amounts to about 8,960,0001., being an increase over that of the preceding year of 128.3,0001., or nearly 17 per cent. The aggregate length of railway over which the traffic was con veyed, in the first month of 1847, wan about 2,710 miles, and, in the last month of that year, about 3,420 miles. Taking the average length of railway for the year at 3,100 miles, it would give 2,8871. as the average trsific per mile per annum. MARSEILLFS TO ATIGNON.—On Christmas-day M. Tall. bet, one of the directors of the Marseilles to Avignon Rail way, and some other gentlemen Connected with the under taking, made an experimental trip from Marseilles, through the tunnels of the Nerthe and St. Louis, and across the valley of the Aigalades to Arles. Everything passed off satisfactorily. RAILWAY NEWS. We had an inactive market in shares, on Saturday, with lower quotations generally. London and North Westerns and South-Westerns, however, have main tained their position. SHAKE LIST.—LONDON, JAN. 1. Am.—TM quotation., of Dna In it—ion obionctore denote sons) &enaction. : tines of Ilnem In Mak! antlers' prices. Low&Nll'n ciw.L.Oo l lo4 114 p. Do . New 5 Op. ~, ~,, 141; 110.107. ,h. Af Ba 34 • D0.101.41,..M Bb 31 3 1 ,.. D0.101.411.,51.A8 c 4 London S.Western 5 504 Do. Con.. Eighth 141 Do. Now. 601. ......7 Do. New, 101. 2l .610. Lover. 2'15041. '6 170. do. TentAd I6 Do. Third, lid. Loa $44. Mos. Dorf. .6 Alat.l2l ad c I Manch. eteowlAttesp.'2 Itd. MI 14,14.. r 614. 46 lAberdens ..... - 26 Aodxrdt.ivol. &Dort lu Irirm.,Wol.,& INone); 101 HD. NW. & S. Valley, 29 Biros. et o.rford Jo. 5 tiodoss.Sl an. &Hirst 80 Orl°. and li.rder. . 2., , IA . Thirds 1u1; Derllnghamehlre..... 60 'Caledonian 3,:' Do. i share" . ...„ 376etester 49 IlaDderad ; 8 I Do. Preemce• •• • t 0 Clarence . . . 10 Do.lst Cf., 4 . per . . . et: 10 • Do. 2,1 (..3., 5 per et. 91 i Ihrblierr /Din. .1 ewe.; P l l PAl d attrk i eel - 1 lo i Do. ON. E. Or ILI. 2 • D 0.131. 10s. E. &ILI I 20 , 11aetere Cor - dtee I 20 I Do. do. B. ... .. 66 Do. do 2l'o. 1 • 61, Do. do No. 2 10 • Do. Vora Exton -50 50' Do.Norhad : Eastro 114 Do. l b sl.arte ..... .' 90 lb. 90 Eastern Un a. IOW .... 121 Do. I share* . .... . 26 Nast laacaotOre..... l 2l 13 ; Do. New .. - . 31 Do. New, 1 rAd . ree.l i n OR. 121 End Li ncoltes 1, ire . . I uld. 60 Edioboron do Glow. 41 14 15 Do. 4 sham 112 Do. 4 shares Idi 22 .Edissb. & Northee 3 De. Nes e . ... .. 2 ! Ezeter,Yeoril, • Dere 11 10. 1. Great Nortbera.~ Do. Lon. do Yore 21 35 'ol.9outh& Weetare .11 1.6, Great North 0/61d-114 127 6 i Do. New, 401. * 419. 30 Do. New, 304. .• • .:as 38V. 4* Do. Nree,lsl. IIS 17p. 86 Grad Wen.= '93 1 1 so 1 D... 1 . .11P , CS 61 I Po. shrues IM g) I Do. 'itch, ..... ••• • Do. Nor. lit. -8 27 u.kimmd. 3ii,;.e. 3d. par 8 1),.. 60.. Thirds 2.4. tar so Hutt and 51.9 .. • •3'3 10 0 ni . 1,1:1 1 ;4.`,":, .„... , . 1 11„..0 174 IN., . St. E• lO Sd. 94 Do. do. e Nonria 10 81. Do.EatEledatsGlol•ll 'I O no. Th i r d s 5661 .dr Carlide t 93 Laacaadre&lorkds 92 Do. do ... ... .. . .10 3d. :o Do. tr.t '0 .,,:,. ....: .16 4d. 1 , 4 Do. Mono ! 34 241. 6 Do. hl •,.••.• • 3 O- R Do. Prie,oliD .. , .1.1. ler 164 Do. 21 0 rds 111a6d.) bid. ,I 34 Do. Lirere.4lier i ;i 6.1 DuttudJ rat.2ll. •, ' 471 Do IllciPelVd•Go Mee Do. 0. R. Union .34 214. 15 . Do•Pratcra• l l . lo , ', 4 36 9 Do. 4 snares.... A 24 31p. 21 D0. , 10 .. . .... ~. la ti.. 60 Leeds awl 11ra....rd. 6it 911 16. Le,rester 4: lie.(ford.ll,l per 36 Leeds and Think ..19 , 1 90 Do. Nar 'lOl4l. 31 LA.Prel. 9 perCei L'24 14d. ' ISt 14•64.Ders.„Vorich.j 2 Mr.. Mast. dr N. Jo 2 Lie..eroo6y.d: SoutA ,1 21d. li. Loodon ,I, Blackwa':•4l a 44 Do. do No. "”22 2d 4 1 ' 171 Do. Extension . ~ ) Loa., lirleNrar. I.e. 4 4 2 39 Do. Came. Eiol iiis. 9 ,d. 9' Do. do•C nor 61).Li. ' 50: D0.1'r4f.(5.v.16.1.1. 50 Do. do. 1133 ...... 121 Lor.7 . : . . , seit Creme ,. . I , sj LreAnt, 0 X .W stare 149 6 18 16d. 112 2 a. 2 1 . 161174. 14. 38d e 1 1 1" L 11.1 126 20d. 12 14 ta 3* !d•IR id. ti ,201. per 3 p a lay! .._ Do. ?tiros. d: thetas 1/./.C. Ha Lk Br.one.' Da. Brist..kGlosterl Mid.fif.Wat. (Irish) Newcastle k Carlisk !N.armarket . North Britiik Do. tshares Do. shares Da. 'atetotlon , Da. Thirds Norfolk Do. Ncie. 204. .., , h l o.Goarld.s4 p Ct Id. Mt. 5 p. Cent Da.&18471.a/Norf N. Counties Unson . . North Western 10:f..Worce. &Wel • 1i1ea , 14.,01/d. klitel.. 14 N o on "h tlon 8"tr and ° 11:ite .pre.4 1 : lia. i2ip poo . . E 100.4,4 lintral 'Scottish Midiakel I arr.. RoP...fi floL4 1 1 . Skimet.47l3lnn. Cs.A; 3d c Dm do Ft c B.l.earsallies./4 WZ! , I 21 , . Do. Raid ......li , 1 1 . Do. Dower, 5 .1. Do. Nee 'Sh i sYrre . llnion t, 21 e an, Berens .14 led. Da. Pref. rents— 1 & m at 1 &mat s:,tenakDn i —AI 110. do. Na. ljb 4d. Do. do. Do. do.. r , . .. . t r 4M el V, lb. do.Tlanis 4;be i , F/..0h Woks—. 'Taro Vale aefer•in 14 3,4. t Thrtonnifoveo Da I: let 101 . Witto,Noot...o lroon. 17 ltd e I 1 WM. Fads.Wstn.. ' lark. Near., 4. lien. 33 34 . Do.orig Newest, Der 5 ott. , DoNSA , idsPoecis.• IDo ka.NolYktNe 12i Ded934 , 2Nnenl'er 114 DeOSEPurer inn,: 9 liolltiNerthlli.nand 73 , . lb. Priatn~n 1t0.E./444.1414.1a Zell • FOIRION HAILMA TB. i I 11.04,11.: it Amiens. 141 I Vta.of Fruce,Ork.Vl , 151 Demerara ' DLitt* lIIICIILeh 1 21 ; LOllVain ala SY robre .6 50. "Lax, at' Du .5 .41 i I Lyons!. 4/.0,1;11).8,6 2 Id. I Name- andUelle •• •.5 ]'Northern 11 France 11 lip. Deimos di . Boreearz i , M. 1: Drer Vss.l ) P Park and 1.y0u4 .53 4_ / .Paris and Orleans .;le 44 / I Paris and Hoorn. .134 36 1 ',Paris el. Sim:boom . : 311d. .0 !Loom and Myra ....I7t i Sambre and Abwoe..ll2 1.1. 73tere 'MS S.rAte, ..,4, 44. 0.1 Meat Powders .:71 61d. :uo•i ild. 1 PAWN Doc. 3%. 14, I Per Assanan. Ms.?. Opmlor. llideNTFowlek Paris and Orlcarup.... l 1200.1 Wrti 1440 1307 60 Paris and Konen .... 904 16 I 906 900 26 I WI 16 607 60 Bourn and 11ayr0.... 466 433 433 75 1 430 433 75 AITIIOII L Alaroeißei " I 670 577 63 670 677 60 Strdshoura and Oak.. ND Cnutre iiriesow .... I 604 so 644 76 sii so 44 50 North ......... 648 76 ;is 76 5 04 Ise so VS r ,S A. Vac. 2L-11616bn. 1536: OloganlU, MI; VetliCe and NNW), ; Legbom, 744; P 44612. 444 ; /616026, ApAnino.l4. COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. WOOLLEN CLOTHS.—Leans, JAN. I.—There was but a thin attendance of merchants at our cloth hulls this morn ing. yet there was an improved amount of business transacted, which wu principally confined to the heavier descriptions of goods, cloakings, tweeds, and pilots, being in demand. lIARDWARE.—BiamtNonam, JAN. I.—The general state of trade here is most unsatisfactory at the present time. The depression is not confined to the fancy trades, but in the heavier branches of our manufactures the scarcity of ordeal is sensibly felt. In most of the manufactories, however, the artisans are kept in tolerable employ, adding to stock, re ports from many foreign states, w hence a he ivy business is done with this town, warranting the assumption that a brisk trade may be expected in spring; the latest advises from America confirm all previous ones on this subject from that quarter at least. Accounts from the iron district picture the gloomy state of affairs there, and undoubtedly these cannot be very well magnified, but we prefer reserving details ea this subject until quarter-day, now close at heed. A redo. tion in the price of iron is now inevitable; in fact it his already taken place, although not directly acknowledged by the great houses, which have been pretty mach occupied with the completion of contracts before entered into. In the present aspect of the trade it would be in the highest degree indiscreet to pitch upon any figure as the price which may be agreed upon at quarter-day. Much will depend on circumstances not yet developed; especially, therefore, are prognostications on this subject which have appeared in some newspapers open to great suspicion, and in fact deserving of the smallest amount of credit, as those who have any knowledge of the trade arc well aware. It is open to great doubt, however, whether it will be possible to any thing Meth prices, open u the iron trade is just now, and likely to be for some time to come, to so many contingencies. SHIPPING INTHLLIGENCE.—MAILs. AIL Denman. DOB. All. DUI. OIL DOB. 3 Dublip O,O Borland .... 00 India, it.Sout.b. stidney,NoW 0 I Waterford I !somebody) O,l Prince ...... 0 0 Do.ssarsollles 0 Ilarana . Jan? 0 Ouern.laers OM Lisbon.. Jan. 10 804.1 and 0 Wert In. Jan 7 1 Hamburg OIU Moditerran.. U. Halifax .Inn. ti Feb. GLAvr.f•ENI., J•s.2.—Arrived Elora, Liverpool ; Filanieba, Bake; Elimbetb, Rouen; Arab, %Otitis= ,• Triton, Ostend; Wilberforce, Hamburg ; Australia, Callao; Lady Williamson, Therese, :eters. burg; Tourist, CalaM; harlequin, Boulogne; Rainbow, Rotterdam; Umbra), Petersburg; Brisk, St. 31 ichaers ; Henrys, Jane Elven; Sedulous, Ann, Cumberland, Cronstalt ; Orion, Chridianstadt ; 181. Petersburg; Itippolite, Gravelince ; Brothericks, London, Geo. Lockwood, Petersburg ; Lord Aebburton, Quebec; Cecilia, Canniest of Durham, Petersburg; Oriental Queen, Mauritius ; Teaser, Bahia. —Sailed: Atlantic, Navarbm4Guernsey; Beatrice, Wales; Sir C. Na pier, Swan, New Orleans; China, Charleston; Maria, Callao; Brutus, Na.oaa; Sir Edw. Banks, o,tend ; Veneruela, Hamburg; (lawn, Rottevd;un; Hendrick liudsan, New York; Rio Packet, Cape Coat; Tamar, Himalaya, Hobart Town; Janet %%Anon, Batavia; Lusitruns, Oporto; City of Boulogne, Boulogne; Belfast, Calais; Autwerper, Antwerp; Lord J. Russell, Harlingen; City of Itotterdatn, Rotter dam; Clio, Demerara: Primula, Cap`; llowkledl, (Mews ; Sydney, Sydney. LivKlPool., JAN. I.—Arrived: Mina Riga. wiled: (Oporto; (kn. Parltbill, New Orleans; Daring, Acores; Bonne Mario, Santee ; William neat Jame% Apalachfooiti ; !Lark, Valencia; Pen, Montego Bay; Jane E. Williams, New York. [Adrertisement.]—AN AFFECTION OF THE SPINE sal) Lints CURED DT 11OLLOWAVA AND Rey nolds, land'ady of the William the Fourth Ilan, st. Ives, Hunts, had tern ill for fourteen months with an affection of the spine; her fret and his were dreadfully swollen, and she bicame perfectly hdp• low. Several eminent surgeons and physician,. attended littr, owlet whose care she derived no bznefit, but by the recommendation of Mr. Prior, druggist, Redford, she tried Holloway's Pill,. and 01Jim= These tine medicines in about nine weeks so completely re-hoot her to health and strewth, that she i• mew able to resume the duties of her how ehold with our and comlort.—Pold by all druggists, and at Professor Holloway's Establishment, :144, amid, Loodou. lIIRTRB. GRIMSTON.—At Upper natley-otreet, the lion. lire. rowel, Grim. 400, of a win. HOPEI NS.—Dee.3l, at Ptratford.genve,Mra. Moot,. 11,1. 1 / 4 ofit tan. LARK I SP.—Den. 3u. at Brighton, the wife of J. I'. Lirkiue, Ewa., of Bombay, of a daughter. LEG ll.—Dee. 31, In Erdou-aquare, the wife of 0. C. Leah, En., of a son and heir. Ails le, at Yately, the wife of O. 3ta-ou, of a ..on. MA Yll EW.—Dtv. 31, the wife of C. Ida) hew, EA.. of 11, Argyle• .text. of a dauditcr. 11 }:RI VALE.—L.. 31, at We.thourue terrace. nide inrk.g:trdena. 11 n. Iferivalo, of a doe:titer. 6111T11. Dee. 20. at liarldokl, Pattrorth, the wife of U. Smith, Eve.. at a daughter. TEE:MULE—Dec. 21, at Brompton, the wife of 0. L. Tooolalc, Of a daughter. W ILIiINSON.—Dee. 29, at Wootibegry Down, Mn.. W. A. Wilkin.na, of a.m. MARRIAGES. BROWN—COlilltll.—Pee. 34, at St. innings Church, Deno:m.l.er, Jame., thoeldoot 'on of Captain John Brown, of the Meam. hip Ilmn. burg. to Ann falter, the el.lert daughter of Capt. J. P. Corbin, of the t4eneral Steve Naehatlon vteux. Allis John null. BROW N-1/A N N.—Dec. 24, Mr. W. 11. Brown, to mild. Jan' dattglo ter of the late IT. IMan, tan, aseund non of the late Sir T. Dann, of Woreatter. lIILItITCII-11ELGIDec. E. at St. Panl's Chrch, Rammer width, be the Rev. V. Taunton, E. Illblitch, 111., Deputy Iti-paor of !Luganda, to Jana, widow of the late C. P. Ifelgten. and el daughter of the late T. ff. Tauut.n, Eat., of °rand Pont Not.e. mar LEA N-11t ,j,34 oet. 7. at lkoellly. 1 .) the Rev. J. J. Carithore. D. 1)., J. to tn, al., Ren o ol Cis an of J. faun, EA.. of Clifton, to Maria Run ill. tided daughter of the late 11ay. 'tartlet. of the 12th Meat. of Bengal Infaistri. MIJERSTAN—CUItII.I 23, at Ilebbirrrton Übangi, f:he.hirs, by the Rev.'. Marton, J. 11 Vuotan. E 4., of 11.11.. Co•t. %lox pooh to Catherine, of the Late .1. Cor,c, of (tootle PEAlb4—(:ll EV A Ll.ll.lt.—Dee. 30, at tie :bum'. .1 st. Mar, ; eow. Durham, h the lies G. Sutuley Pal Cr. M aAcr of .tbertarn the Rev. h. A. Peng., U. 1 1., Follow of u..rou• te. and tutor in tie, Closer-By of Durham, Catbe.loe Te.. 1.1,,, el led daughter of the Res. T. Chesallier, auf A. 41,11101111111 the Ualrerrtty of Durham. en URCIIILL.—Ihv. 31, Mary Turer, the yottwo-t daughter 0: R. T. Churchill. Ewa., of Stamford hill. aged O. ItROW N Ltl W.—at Dublin. of Intim Ida, Lady C. 1g.., ii!on • 0,001 70. DIGRY.—At el Insuclump Im M age, .leat win of tau este Capt. ny. N., and oolitc, N of or J. 11 Bart., 11. P., a 3.-124. 01 N EL — oe. 27, itt the Ila me, In Rolland. th. Chrittloe d o Roe& °locket, y autaed utuoitter Earl of Athlone. RANK Elf.—Mee. 3g. at No. 10. 1111114,1Ck•sq.LAIC, Mary, third tkuttliter of Thooeo,,n ERll.—lter. to, at 11 hO, hod. Mr. John herr. late of LEEVES.—Doc. A. at Malta. hitily, third do‘.4lOtt th , Lox lion. B. D. Leese., chaplain of th e Eugli-h church . nano -, aged 21. 140()KE.—tic. N. at 136. New Boni-twat, Eliza, of Mr. J. Iloore, aged 61. PA IIK ElL—llec...:!l, at (7a.lehllL l'arahani. Surter, F. It. V Parker, eldott aureiving oon of Mr t . 11. J. h ark r. age.l et/CKETT.—Der. '2.;, at Itath, 11. Sork.at, Ole of the a:Ma Ranchers of the floe. te..iety of tort, lean, aged °PRI N at 11/..11,614,11. Richter, We is:toed and onto 11. holm:, Fay., of Manche-tar, ago. 3. TROMOON.—Dee. 27, of tutluents. in London. Mr. E. W. lb"nts'at artist. Late of 33, Lona.. Are,t, Fitzroy .quaro..lA coil pari.deritie a pr.fessi,mal rewidenia; of nutty )411N, :‘,C 1 7% W ho lti u t2 e l , l N T : — .rt Al i lea t . ti rL ' a i n u .l7 " l4 . 4l l :l W ; l roo " o . s % eru lli u ' o u t % the igb aellug "....4 .t . tal t lem o t liaak. and depot) lieutenant of that county. Primed La. Kin nu,. ei N. ••• WM..... • U. Ike CA, Ot Lwa.14..1 . ...y", 1ii..1111,4 IMPIWro..II eel /Id ~t pr. utt 56 N v