The Express. — London, England, 1847-12-24 00:00:00

demand, but one that gave reasons, and too made t►e defendant judge whether or not the boat ought to be given up; that the regulation by le hich the race was not to be deemed won, tinkle it should be so to the satisfaction of the managers, must be talc ea to mean Edam won in a manner with which they ought to be eatl•fled, and that in [Disease the ma nagets were incompetent to decide, inasmuch at they had acted partially, and had betted en the resalt.—Lord Denman was of opinion that a oonversien had been proved; that the pro• petty is the boat belonged to the manager. of the race ; and that the defendant ought not to have virtually deprived them of the power to deliver it to the person who was in acir judgment the winner of the race.—The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff, Damages, 231. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. the lord Chisflsitiess mg • Speeded Ivry. BINNITT V. TEN PININSULAR AND OaxircTAL STRAN NAVIGATION COMPANT.—LIABILITY FOR MUSING TO CARRY A PERSON AS PASSINGS& ON BOARD O:ES Or Hal M•SiSTY'S M•IL-FACISTS.—Mr. M. D. Rill, Mr. Petals dor,. and Mr. Anstey for the plaintiff ; the Attorney. Gen eral, Mr. Serjeant Byles, and Mr. Ogle for the defer dents. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a captain in the merchant service, against the defendants to recover com pensation in damages for 1111lUTIEB alleged to have been done to his character by reason of the defendants, in their capacity of common carriers, haring, without any lawful excuse, re fused to carry him on a certain voyage in a vessel called the Montrose. The defendants pleaded—first, that they did not refuse to carry the plaintiff; secondly, that the ship which was the subject-matter of complaint did not belong to them; thirdly, that the defendants were not common carriers, as alleged in the declaration ; fourthly, that the plaintiff did not tender himself as a passenger in manner and form 113 in the declaration alleged ; fifthly, that the defendants did not refuse to carry him as a passenger on the voyage for which he tendered himself ; sixthly, that the plaintiff wee not ready and willing to pay for his passage ; seeenthly, that there was not sufficient room on beard the y, owl at the time in question. The plaintiff's case was 'might to be established by the evidence of Mr. Richard Andrews, a gentleman connected with the company, who stated that the vessel Montrose was announced to sail from Southampton on the 27th of February last, and that the plaintiff went down to Southampton on the preceding day for the purpose securing his passage. Th 3 witness, having been antra:tied by the company to see Captain Bennett upon the subject, went to Southampton for that purpose, and he told the plaintiff he had Seen informed he was desireue of taking his passage in the Montrose. The plaintiff replied that such was the fact, and thereupon the witness told him that he, as the agent of the company, could not allow him to take kin passage. The plaintiff inquired the reason, and witness referred him for an explanation to the directors. Upon which the plaintiff said, " but I want to go to Gibraltar ;" and the witness answered that " that would make no dif ference." The plaintiff then asked the witness to give him the refural in writing, and he did so. Some further conver. nation took place, and the witness secured plaintiff that the company had no ill feeling towards him although he lead once brought en action against them. Wit. ness acknowledged that there certainly was sufficient room in the vessel to afford the plaintiff a purge at the time in question.—Croes-examined:Tbo Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company carried the mails and despatches for government, and had done so from the period of ire origin. A lieutenant in the navy had the charge of the mails. The Teasel usually called at Oporto, for the purpose of landing the mails, and, at the time in question, Oporto was in a state of blockade. It was necessary, at that period, for a passenger to have a passport from the Portuguese con sul to enable him to land at Oporto. Witnere's impression was, that the plaintiff desired to go to Oporto as his ultimate destination, and he (witness) was sent by the company to Southampton, in order to prevent the plaintiff front sailing for that place. Certain letters were then put in to prove that, some few yens ago, the defendants had dismissed the plaintiff front their employ as captain, and that, upon his asking for their reasons for so doing, they replied that they intended ne im putation upon his character. A letter dated 27th February was then produced, in which it was stated by Mr. Andrews, on behalf of the company, that they declined taking the plaintiff " to Gib." (thus abbreviating the word Gibraltar). The Attorney•Creneral submitted that the plaintiff ought to be nonsnite& This was an action on the case founded o uirzl e th re e a t k utir an e , o l f . co ot m u m po on . urn . ; w ch w i r il i a ng ,:fc ° ,7l. c r "t cL in tract The question, therefore, was whether there was any obligation upon common carriers to take passengers as well r , %eods. The common carrier was employed to carry goods and their custom or duty was to deliver articles in trusted to them at all risks, " the act of God and the King's enemies excepted." It was clear, therefore, that whatever the common carrier was bound to take he was bound to deli ver ; but he was not compelled by the common law to carry passengers. The only authority bearing upon the matter was an American case, to be found in "Storey on Bail ments," p. 5131 ; but it did not appear there whether the action was founded upon a contract or the cowmen law duty, such as the present declaration proceeded upon. He untended that there was no custom of the realm which bound the company to carry passengers, although they might be hound by their circular, which, however, did not reader them liable in the present form of action. 'the second point he (the Attorney. General) had to submit was, that supposing the defendant, were to be considered is coin mon earriers,thete was no custom of the realm which was applicable to the conveyance of passengers from Ragland to foreign parts ; and there was another question of law, els., as to the terms of the circular issued by the company. It was contended that the defendants, by that circular, held themselves out to the world as common carriers. They were in truth an incorporated company, bound to carry mails for the government; and is was stated in the circular, according to hie interpretation of the words, that the performance of any contract to carry peesengers "depended upon circum stances connected with her Majesty's mails." The company did not hold themselves liable for any damage or loss of luggage, and their right to carry passengers was pdrely con ditional. Thu Pairs. The learned Judge maid he would reserve these point* for the oensideratioa of the court above. The Attorney General thee addrewed the jury for the de fendants, contending that the question of fact was a very simple one. Did the plaintiff tender himself, or did he wish to go as he professed—a passenger to Gibraltar? Upon this matter he was weaned that the verdict would be in favour of the defendants, and such verdict would dispose of the whole case ; but if, on the contrary, they should decide in favour of the plaintiff, what damages would he be entitled to under the circum stances ? The company wee as the jury had heard from their circular, an incorporated company established for the conveyance of her Majesty's mails and despatchel to India and other parts. They were bound by the terms of this cir cular, and were also subject to the control of the Admiralty. He therefore urged that although they might be common carriers they wre not ordinary common carriers, but their vessels were originally designed for the conveyance of her Msjesty's mans. It was true they were at liberty If they liked to carry passengers, in order to eke out the expenses attendant upon their duties ; but they were not bound to do so. It was, however, part of their duty to conduct their affairs in • spirit of amity with the British government, and if they had reason to behre—as he felt assured they had— that Captain Bennett was not ping to Gibraltar but to Oporto, and for a purpose not sanctioned by government, it was incumbent upon them to send • person to Southampton to prevent him from carrying out his object. Captain Bennett sought to recover damages for injury done to his character. He (the Attorney.Generel) con tended that there was no such ground for com plaint. Captain Bennett might, as had bean stated, have been long in the mercantile service, and he might also have distinguished himself as an officer; but nevertheless it would appear that in the year 1847 he wan an active agent of Don with m , assisting to carry out his objects, acting helium in various matters connected with his position en this emiley. In this state of things he applied to the Portage= cowl-general for • passport, end it was refused him. • isomeminisation was made to the company, and they emplo a gentleman to proceed to Southampton to p Capt. &emelt been sailing in one of their ships.. Oporto was at the thmills• state of blockade, and it war evident that the plaintiff incited to proceed thither, if he should clawed obUftfwg lort. Supposing under dmilar circum stances tbo ddani were to a ll ow &person to go to Franco the whale agaml ad might be involved in a war . The °out gry" won to wry * r e e . zr it_ to m o shorttheir eOeotasddlifflleaaa of affair. And the gr ound u of the prer rto 'n nt t d e efen e : was this: the plaintiff had tendered himself as • ri to Gibraltar, whereas it was perfectly clear tat design was to go to Oporto ; but if in point of fact he really did wish to go to Gibraltar, and not to Oporto, it was not pretended that be had sustained any mercantile lass, or that he had suffered any serious damage. The only ground of complaint was that the de fendants, by their conduct, had injured the plaintiff's cha racter and reputation, and in this respect he (the Attorney- General) submitted that he could not maintain the present action. The company's charter was then put in, proving that they were incorporated for the purpose of carrying her Majesty's mails. Francisco Ignatius Valise*, consul-general of Portugal in this country was then called, and he stated that previous to the 27th of February last, the plaintiff applied at his office fur • purport, and he refused to give him one. The plaintiff asked the reason why, and witness told him that he gave no reasons, but he could not give him a passport. At the same time he informed him that he might perhaps succeed in ob. tinning one from the Portuguese minister, or from Lord Palmerston at the Foreign-offiee. The plaintiff replied that it was very strange that the Portuguese consul would not grant him a passport, and witness answered that that was his own burners. On the plaintiff's quitting the office, witness immediately mot • menage to the Portuguese minister from whom he had previously received directions not to give a passport to Captain Bennett. Witness knew Don Miguel by tight, and had seen him and the plaintiff together. Don Miguel was now in this country he believed, and at the time in question be was living at Canonbury 'Pottage, Islington. John Webb, a " walk's= " to the New River Company, stated that he knew Captain Bennett, and that in the month of February last he lived at Canonbury Cottage. Witness had ern • person at the cottage whom the people called " Don, the King," but he did not know him by name. He believed he wssliving with Captain Bennett. Mr. Bennett was absent for some time, and during that period entries, never saw " Don, the King." Antonio Ferreira mid he was agent " for his country and for Don Miguel." He knew Captain Bennett, and in the month of February last Don Miguel was living with him (Bennett). About the middle of March Captain Bennett left Riegiread, and wee atimat three or four weeks. Upon Ws return he taid wham that he had been to Oporto, and that he went dine{ hies Ueda" fa a twudl vestaL Don Miguel need tovisit him at this time, but be had ceased to lies with him. Dan Miguel arrived in this country on the 2nd of February ; Captain Bennett having gone no Rome to fetch dim.—Cross-examined: There was a civil war in Portugal at the time in question. Witness was not the agent for what was called the liberal party. He had lived 1 in this country about eighteen years. Signor Vanzetti' recalled: If the plaintiff had received a passport witness would have known it. It would have been Neely him or the Portuguese minister. According to the route taken by the company's vessel., Captain Bennett might have landed at Vigo, Oporto, or Lisbon. A passenger might land in a Portuguese port without a passport, but be would be always eked if he had one. Mr. Hill replied, and contended that the defence set up was by no means creditable to the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. It was, indeed, a very harsh mode of proceeding to refuse to convey an Englishman to a foreign country, simply because, in secordaece with the ge neral feeling of kindness and hospitality displayed towards foreigners throughout this realm, he had shown some degree of sympathy for an exiled prince, and bad been seen ocessionally in his compeer. It was net proved that the plaintiff had been in any way connected with the political affairs of Portugal, and although it might be true, aa the Attorney-General had expressed it, that the defendant. were, to a certain extent, under the control of the Admi ralty, there was no authority by which an Englishman was prevented from travelling to any country he might think proper to visit upon his own private business. The Chief Justice, in summing up, said that upon the question as to the duties of the company it spire and to him that they were common carriers, and be should hold this opinion for the purposes of to day, subject of course to the judgment of the full court. With regard to the first issue rained by the pleadings, there seemed to him no doubt that the plaintiff was entitled to a verdict, and also upon the second issue. Upon the third plea, which involved the querion of law just mentioned, the verdict, he thought, should be entered for the plaintiff. Upon the sixth plea, which stated that the plaintiff was not ready and willing to pay for his passage, the jury would may whether or not they entertained any doubt upon that subject. If they were not satisfied that the plaintiff was ready and willing to pay, they must find for the defendants, as the company was not bound to take any one as a passenger who was not prepared to pay the sum demanded. Upon the seventh plea, also, the plaintiff was entitled to their verdict, as the plain tiff's witness had proved that there was " sutheient room" in the vessel to convey the plaintiff 111 a passenger. They had therefore only to con si der the fourth and fifth pleas—that the plaintiff did t of tender himself as • pas. Gensler toGibralter, end that the defendants did sot refuse to carry him as a passenger on the voyage for which he ten dered himself. Upon the sulject of the fourth plea the jury would observe that it involved no question am to the plaintiff's ultimate intention, and although it was matter entirely for their consideration, he fat hound to say he could see no ground upon which the defendants were en titled to a verdict on that issue. To the fifth plea the letter produced by the company's agent afforded a complete answer. It appeared to him, therefore, that the plaintiff was clearly entitled to a verdict on all the issues raised upon this record. The defence was, that the plaintiff was a per son taking an inter, et in a political quarrel with a foreign power, and that his object in wishing to leave this country was in some way connected with that political matter. Therefore, it was said the defendants were jnstified in re fusing to carry the plaintiff, but it was perfectly clear that there was an entire absence of any interference oa the part of the government in connexion . ' with that re fusal; and it appeared to him (the learned judge) that the company was notconnected with the B ritish governmen t except for the purpose of carrying the mails. But their position in reference to the government had nothing to do with the present case. The question was presented to the jury in this form. Here was a public company, holding themselves out as carriers, refusing to take a person on board one of their vessels because: they suspected he was mixed up with a political quartel. le this there might be some ground for the interfersice of the Portuguese government, but it did not appear that there was any interference whatever on the pert of the British government. The grounds upon which the defendants justified their refusal to convey the plaintiff as a passenger were not supported, he thought, by anything in the conduct of the plaintiff, and there was so evidence of his being concerned in the political quarrel referred to, ex cept the fact of his living in the same house, for a certain time, with Don Miguel, and of his having gone to Oporto. Supposing the jury should be of opinion that the plaintiff was entitled to a verdict, they would consider whether the allegation that the plaintiff desired to go to Oporto for the purpose of mixing himself up with a foreign power afforded ground for aggravation instead of mitigation of da mages. He (the Chief Justice) could see no distinc tion between the present company and a railway company in reference to this point, and his opinion was that the latter had just as much right as the former to speculate upon the intentions—political or otherwise--of persons wishing to be carried by their conveyances. He, therefore, considered that any person who complained of being unjustly and im properly treated under the circumstances mentioned per formed' public service by bringing his case before a jury, and the jury could only decide in hie favour by giving him fair and reasonable damages. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 202/. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. _____ Now Fanno.—Beiire 81r F. Polloek,C.B., and a London Special Jury. MACHU( O. Till SOUTH-WISTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. —LIABILITY OF RAILWAY COMPLNIBB as CARRIERS. —Sir F. Thesiger, Q.C., Mr. Woolrych, and,Mr. Partridge, were counsel for the plaintiff ; Mr. Martin, Q.C., and Mr. Mon tague Smith for the defendants. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a silk merchant, carrying on business in London, against the defendants, as common carriers, to recover 1251. 16,. 10d., the value of a bale of silk entrusted to the defendants, to be carried from the Andover.road station to London, where they undertook to deliver it to the plaintiff. The defendants pleaded not guilty, and also that the silk was of greater value than 101., and that no intimation of its value had been made or given to them by the plaintiff, although they had published the usual notice, limiting their responsibility to that sum, under the provisions of the lot Wm. IV., c. 68. The plaintiff replied that the silk had been stolen by one Thomas Johnson then in their employment, and upon that allegation issue was joined. It appeared that the bale of silk had been de livered by the plaintiff's agent to the defendant.' servants on the 23dof November, 1848. at tke Andever-road station. It arrived safely at the Nine Elms station on the morning after, and was with other parcels despatched for delivery by Johnson, who was at that time carman to Messrs. Chaplin and Horne, who were proved to have been the agents of the defendants. Johnson shortly afterwards returned and stated that he had lost the silk. Suspicion attached to him, the police were apprised of the facts, and instructed to keep a sharp look out after him. He was shortly afterwards dismissed. In a few dam however, a policeman named Storer received such information from a person bearing the extra ordinary name of Austrian Joseph Benjamin Webb as led te the apprehension and prosecution of Johnson, who was tried and acquitted of the charge. A lad named Fry, who had accompanied Johnson during the delivery of the parcels on the 24th of Nov., deposed that Johnson delivered a parcel in Charter-house-square, shortly after 5 o'clock in the evening of that day, and that he had acted in a remarkable and un usual manner respecting the delivery-book when returning it.—The witness Webb, who gave • most extraordiamy se, count of his life and adventures, deposed that he had seen Johnson with one of Chaplin and Horne's weggono?,at C barter house-square about the time the parcel had been delivered, as Fry stated. He also stated that he saw Johnson deliver • parcel answering the description of the bale of silk in ques tion to three bad characters, who drove off with it. That was on Blacklrian-bridge : they drove off towards Smithfield. He said he had been, and continues to be, a paid assistant of the police. His duty was to watch bad characters and give in. formation whenever he could obtain it. He had been a wit ness in criminal eases 100 times. He received 3s. 6d. a day and his expenses while attending to give evidence. He had himself been imprisoned frequently forloffences.—For the defendants it was contended that the evidence was very improbable, and scarcely to be relied on.—The Lord Chief Baron is summing up told the jury that they were not called upon to sift and analyse the evidence against Johnson as closely as if they had been trying the criminal charge against him. It was, however, the plaintiff's duty to satisfy them, as reasonable men, that the silk had been stolen by Johnson. The charge certainly mainly rested on the evidence of Webb, who was corroborated by other witnesses.—Objectiena as to the de fendants' liability, on the ground that Johnson was the ser vant of Messrs. Chaplin and Horne when the property was lost, having been taken, and leave to move the court in baneo upon them having been reserved, the jury at once found a verdict for the plaintiff.—Damages, 1251. 16e. 10d. Those sittings were terminated yesterday evening. SHERIFF'S COURT. Delon Mr. Undasherlff Bureb44l. WALKER O. 811 - I.OT.LI—FALS; ileeeleONMENT.—This was& writ of inquiry to aseese,the action being brought to re cover damages for trespass and false imprisonment, judgment in which had been signed by default. In the month of May last a person named Clarke, who lived at Hammersmith, in structed an auctioneer and broker named Young, to remove from his residence all the furniture, &c., ant Young sent the plaintiff, who was his clerk, and two other men to carry out such instruction. The defendant in this suits retired licensed victualler, was Clarke's landlord, and he, considering that the goods were being removed underauspicious circumstances offered some opposition, but the parties persisted, and when the van was loa ded , and they were proceeding to London with it, the defendant discovered that, amongst the Iftiods, the men had packed up a gaudy of paper hangings belonging to him, and be gave them into custody for stealing it, as they not only refused to give it up, but threatened vio lence to any person who offered to interfere. They were examined before the magistrate at the Hammersmith Police. court, whe ordered them to be discharged.—The defendant's case was, that he let the hones at Hammersmith to Clarke in March, and that he lied some paper-hangings on the pre miaes. Clarke had entered upon possession, and had got into the books of every tradesman is the neighbourhood. The defendant found that Clarke was having the goods he bad obtained of them removed in a clandestine manner, and he, as the landlord, demanded of the plaintiff by what autho rity he was removing the goods. He was treated with deri sion, and told they had " the governor's" authority to take the things away, and he had no power to prevent them. Be: aubeequently learning that they had taken away hie paper, he insisted upon having it, and, as it was refused, he yes them in charge.—Eight or nine of the tradesmen who were victimised by Clarke, gave evidence. One of them Mee defrauded of goods to the extent of 1181. It was agreed Art payment on delivery should be made, baguet • beellan ma ever paid to any of them.—The jury gami PAM ate tardung damages. PILOCLAXATION or 0 VTLAVIZY.—Tbs klistabi pomp have been proclaimed under proem el amibiery tbe hustings at Guildhall, in the City et Lesia• James Hilda the younger, of Hounslow and RobmliHge ; liar Paget, commonly known se Lord Willies Pert; John _ THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 24, 1847. Ainslie, Ade Ramon y Carbonell, and the Rer. James Wil liams (clerk), at the ri optetim suits of Charles Horiley, W. H. Vardy, George Webster, Henry Brook, sad J. D. Brown and another. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. Before Mr. Commissioner Fonbasnque. IN 111 TE.MAS BUSToN, A RAILWAY CONTILACTOIL— This was a meeting for choice of usignees. The bankrupt was described so a builder, of Commercial-road, Lambeth, and also a railway contractor, and had (it was understood) at the present time ► contract with the London and Birming ham Railway Company, to prepare 20 miles of rail, at a cost of about 170,0001. There were upwards of 300 creditors, whose debts amounted to about 60,0001. A short time since the bankrupt proposed to pay them 20s, in the pound and interest within 12 months, but certain creditors refused is accept the proposition, and hence the present bankruptcy. After some discussion assignees were chosen. Before Mr. TN RI lENAPP.THB ABINGDON BANC—This bankrupt, daeribed an of Abingdon, banker, came up to pass his las. examination. Several proofs were tendered during the day, and the meeting was adjourned to the audit meeting, on the ground that the bankrupt hal not as yet filed his balance• sheut. the prisoner's deficiencies upon the last quarter's accounts amounted to 581. 10s., and that the signature to one of the orders produced was in his handsritiag.—A man named Green proved having been employed by the prisoner to pre sent the order or cheque in question to Mr. Clark, the trea surer, the amount of which be afterwards left, pursuant to an arrugement between them, for him at the bar of a tavern in the City. Hs had received money for the prisoner upon similar documents on 28 different occasions.—Some further evidence was than entered into, which went to substantiate two clear cases against the prisoner, who was remanded. CLERK EN WELL. SANITARY MOTIDINNTS. Mr. A. Langton, of No. 27, Clerkenwell.green, and Dul wich, appeared at the instance of the commissioners of paving of St. John's, Clerkenwell, for having suffered a nuisance dangerous to the health of the in habitants. Mr. Bartholomew, of Gray's inn, clerk to the commissioners, said the defendant was the owner of nu merous houses in the neighbourhood of Turnnifflistreet, Clerkenwell, which were in a most filthy state. The accu mulation of noxious filth was so great es to be highly dan gerous to the health arid safety of the public, and the com missioners felt it to be their duty to institute these proceeding*. —Mr. W. Taylor, surgeon, stated that he had seen the pre mises, No. 38, in Turemill-street, where he found an accu mulation of noxious matter running over the floor, and flowing into the yard. The effluvium arising from it was injurious, and calculated to cause fever and diseasc.—Mr. Goddard, surgeon, confirmed this evidence, and added that he had attended the poor in this house, and had 'hued cases of fever. He had called upon the defendant, who used a broom to clean the place. Typhoid feur was in existence, and typhus fever would inevitably ensue if the nuisance was not immediately put down.—Defendant said the statements of the medical gen tleman were true, but he attributed the nuisance to the filthy habits of the people who occupied the premises.—Mr. Tyrwhitt said it was the duty of landlords to see that such nuisances did not exist. Ha made peremptory order for the nuisance complained of to be immediately put down by the defendant, all expenses to be paid by him.—Mr. Bar tholomew said he had another case against some houses in Lamb-court, Clerkenwill.green, where the Ragged School was situate, and in which upwards of 100 children were can. gregated every . day. The backs of the houses were in so filthy a condition, that it was dangerous to the health of the children and the inhabitants. Nearly a dozen houses were in this state of filth.--Mr. Lengdon drnitted the fact, and a similar order was made in that instance, as also in two other oases of a like nature. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. CZARGI or Steno ottno.—Mr. J. Distard, oil and Italian warehouseman, was summoned for having in his possession a quantity of vanilla, which had not paid duty E. G. Weale, an officer of customs, said on the Ist of December, pursuant to in formation he received, he went to the defendant's warehouse is King-street, and said he called in consequence of an application to the railway company for the alleged lois of four baskets of vanilla. The defendant said he ought to have received CO parcels, and he only received 66 parcels. The defendant distinctly said the vanilla which he produced was smuggled. The defendant produced an invoice from his correspondent in Paris. The amount of the invoice was upwards of 2,000 francs, but this was exclusive of duty. Witness seized the vanilla.—Mr. Beverley, excise soli- I eitor, said the duty on vanilla was 6s. per lb. The value of the prop rip would be about 1501.—Mr. Bing : ham, on the part of the defendant, contended that his client was not cognisant of the fact of the duty being unpaid. The defendant was too respectshle to desire to defraud the reels nue. Re could not contend against the fact of the property being found in the defendant's possession, but as he had I erred through mistake he hoped the bench would allow this circumstance to operate in mitigation of the very heavy fine. —Mr. Bingham did not know how far he had authority to mitigate. He believed an application of that sort must be made to the commissioner*, who were always inclined to receive a reasonable explanation with indulgence.—Mr. Beverley said the bench had power to mitigate to no: less than one-fourth of the penalty, but he apprehended a magis trate would cot use this discretion without sufficient grounds. —Mr. Bingham said, as this was the first offence, and the defendant was a foreigner, he should reduce the fine to one fourth of 1001. SOUTHWARK.—Cmanire.—The magistrate acknow ledged the receipt of a 51. Bank of England note from " E. C." for the poor-box. LAMBETH.—ALLHOID CONVICTION OP AN INNOCENT PERSON.—The mother of the lad, J. W. Ward, who bad been convicted at the Old Bailey, and sentenced to seven years' transportation for stealing his grandfather's watch, and who was also the proseentrix in the case of Mary Ann Turpin, who had been unjaatly sentenced to six months' hard labour for the same offence, asked the magistrate's ad vice under the following circumstances : She stated that that day a letter had reached her, which her son had written to his late muter, in which the boy stated in the most solemn manner that it was his uncle, H. Wenman, who bad ins iced him to steal the watch ; that out of the 50s. received for it he bad only got 55. ; and that his uncle, who had kept the remainder of the money, had told him to admit receiving the whole of the 50s , else they should be both truseported. This avowal on the part of her son completely confirmed the ap plicant's own opinion, that her brother was really the guilty pety, though her bey was sacrificed. lier brother, though and over to give evidence against her son at the Old Bailey, did not appear until after the trial was oven—Mr. Norton could not help expressing hie surprise that the appli cant had not, when giving her evidence against her son, stated the whole circumstances against her brother. He should read over the letter put in by the applicant, and give the matter his bent consideration by the following (this) day, when he requested the applicant to attend again. THAMES —DESECRATION or ems DEAD.—T. a labourer, was charged with having entered Stepney church yard, broken up • number of leaden coffin'', and unlawfully offered the said lead for sale, and C. Butler, a marine store dealer, was charged with receiving it —On the previous evening, Barnes, a detective officer, saw the prisoner climb over the palings of the churchyard and go to Butler's shop. He then returned to the churchyard, and alter a short inter val again went to the same shop. Barnes went in and asked what Ellwood bad brought for sale. He appeared confused, and said " only a piece of old iron." Barnes searched the premises, sad found 2 cwt. of lead, which had evidently formed part of the coffins ; several of the inscriptions are still legible, one of which he produced in court. The part of the inscription legible was—. Rich. Good, 1624, aged 60." Ell wood war taken into custody, and on his way to the station how's confessed having broken up the coffins in the church- Bard.—Mr. Ballantine, before he adjudicated, directed arnes to proceed to the parish authorities and ascertain if they intended prosecuting, and, in the meanwhile, he ordered the prisoners to be locked up. CRUELTY TO A GILL.—E. Bally was re-examined charged with ill-usage to a girl named Martha Mitchell, who ban been in the hospital a fortnight. The girl now appeared, and detailed a long course of ill-usage on the part of her mistress, who was in the practice of pulling her about the room by the hair of her head, and beating and kicking her.—Mr. Vidal, surgeon of the Lon don Hospital, said the girl was in danger for several days in consequence of an attack of pleurisy, caused by the injuries she received. Several witnesses deposed to the barbarity of the prisoner towards the girl. The woman, in defence, said she did not intend to hurt the girl, who was a pilferer, so much as she had done.—Mr. Ballantine committed the pri soner for trial. MONEY MARKET. THUHADAY Evxetso. It was not till about two o'clock to-day that the final determination in the Bank parlour—this being the weekly board day—to reduce the minimum rata of discount to five per cent., was made public. At the same time it was ascertained that the rate of charge for loans upon stock and Exchequer-bills would be reduced to the same standard. This resolution took the Stock Exchange, as well as most people out of doors, by surprise. In the early part of the morn ing indeed such a result was rather speculated upon, and consols in consequence were done at 651 for the opening, with a steady market. But a little past mid-day the report was current, and the fact positive], asserted indied, that the directors had decided against any change for the present, upon which Consols declined to 85 to 1 far a short time, re viving only upon the announcement of the final deci sion of the board. Upon this Consols advanced again to 851, but left off 852, to 4, with apparently a strong market. Reduced Threes, 84. 2 to 5. Three-and-a- Quarter per Cents., 861 to 1. Long Annuities, 81 to 11-16. Exchequer Bills, 9s. to lls. premium. India Bonds, 18s. to 1 ls. discount. Bank Stock, 1881 1 to 81. Money was in demand in the stock exchange, where it was worth 5 per cent, for short periods, bat the Bank measure to-day can hardly foil to render it more abundant. COMMISSION OF LUNACY. Yesterday, • commission de lunatic° inquirendo was opened at the Manor-house Tavern, Stoke Newington, to inquire into the state of mind of Miss Ann Fenner, aged forty-six, daughter of a City merchant, and a lady of considerable property, her brother having taken out the commission. It appeared that from the 28th of November, 1842, she had been an inmate of Mr. Birkett's asylum, Northumberland House, Stoke Newington, and during that time she had been labouring under the belief that she was about to be taken away by some imaginary person, and she imagined that the looking-glaze represented her inaccurately, exhibiting her as a beast with claws. The alleged lunatic having been introduced, was asked whether her name was not Mini Fenner; she immediately turned her back to the commissioner, and avoidit.g his countenance, said "my name is Smith."—The learned commissioner asked ash' would answer any questions, and explained that the gentlemen were assembled for the purpose of inquiring into her state of mind. She declared that the devil was at tending her, and that none of them could conquer him. Then turning round to the reporter, she observed, "What ate you taking them notes for; mind, I wont have them printed," and rubbing her long curls into great confusion, so as to appear quite dishevelled, left the room, avowing that the pens ►nd the devil belonged tether same bird. A verdict was returned, dating the unsoundness of mind from 28th November, 1841. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. Before Mr. Serioust Adams. ROBBERY BY A SOLDLEIL—J. Sotorey, a private in the Grenadier Gouda, was indicted for stealing from the person of R. Jones a silver watch, value 61.—The prosecutor swore that at 4 o'clock one morning, on Holborn-bill, the prisoner snatched his watch, breaking the guard, and he was given into custody on tho spot.—ln his defence the prisoner pre ferred a charge of assault against the prosecutor.—Sergeant Eves, of the Grenadier Guards, was called to speak to the prisoner's character. He said he had been in the regiment 18 years, during which period he had been a good and obe dient soldier, and an honest man. In 15 years he had been punished four or five times for drunkerumme. When this transaction took place the prisoner was absent without leave—The jury found the prisoner Guilty.—The learned serjeant said the prisoner had most materially aggravated his offence by the disgusting defence be had set up—a defence which proved him to be an unmanly, cowardly, and dirty fellow. He was a disgrace not only to his regiment, but to humanity ; and he hoped that when he was liberated from prison and joined his comrades, they would fix upon him that mark hit co.sduct so richly en titled him to.—The court had some doubt as to whether it ought not to pronounce a sentence of transportation.—The sentence was that the prisoner be kept to hard labour for One year. SHAM COONST COURT OFFICIALII.—T. Williams was charged upon two indictments with obtaining money under false pretences.—Mr. J. De la Fontaine stated that he met the prisoner casually in a public•houe, when he (prisoner) said he was an officer attached to a new county court, and wan entitled, as such, to undertake to recover debts therein. He prevailed upon De la Fontaine to intrust him to recover a debt, and to give him 9s. 6d. to pay the preliminary fees, and for that he gave a receipt. As the indictment charged the false pretence to be, that the prisoner stated he was an officer to the Sheriff of Middlesex, and not of the county court, this prosecution broke down. The prisoner was then tried upon the other indictment. E‘idence was given to show that the prisoner, by the false representation that he was an officer attached to a county court, and was sent for a debt of 11. 7s. 6d. owing to • Mr. Moriarty, as it was under stood, obtained that sum from Mr. W. Rolf*. It was shown that the representation was false. In this cis the prisoner was convicted, and the court sentenced him to three months' imprisonment. POLICE ! - YEBTHRDAY. MANSION-HOUSE.—lwriutuarzos.—J. TAillipa was re-examined, charged with having been a " picket man," employed to intimidate the workmen of Wm. Trego, of Coleman-street.—The foreman of Mr. Trego stated that he was authorised net only to stop the prosecution in the pre sent case, but to intercede to procure the liberation of Mahoney, the man who was on the previous day con victed and sentenced to hard labour for three months (or a breach of the law, if " the committee" would pledge them selves to abstain from the system of annoyance upon which they had been acting. It appeared, however, that penitent as Phillips seemed to be, the committee would not make any condition of the kind, but on the contrary were determined to act offensively, and Mr. Trego was therefore resolved to prosecute in every instance. Witnesses were examined, bill they distiectly stated that although the language of intimi dation had been wed by several others of the " picket men," they had not heard any observations from the prisoner calcu lated to iatiraidate.—The Lord Mayor and Alderman Gibbs said that as there was no proof of intimidation they had no alternative but to dismiss the case, but they repeated their assurance that in every instance in which evidence of the offence should be given the full penalty would be inflicted. The Lord Mayor acknowledged having received for the poor-box from the Grocers' Company, 101. ; from J. Y., 21. ; and from Wm. Harker, the Coleman of the grand jury of the Central Criminal Court, 15e., being the amount in band after payment of the refreshment expenses of the Octoher gTsnd,j,lurryy. GUILDHALL.—CHARITT.—Mr. Alderman H. Hughes acknowledged • donation of 101. to the poor-box from the Grocers' Company. WORSHIP•STRIIET.—CHAR.OR AOAI/111T A RAILWAY CLEII.—J. S. Foster, late a clerk in the service of the Eastern Counties Railway Company, was charged with ob taining money by false pretences.— W. Fearn, • clerk in the grain department at the goods station, in Brisk-lane, Spital fields, deposed that the prisoner, prior to the 7th of the pre sent month, wan a clerk in the same department. It was the prisoner's duty to make out from the invoices duplicate copies of tickets for grain rent by the carmen for delivery to house in town, and in consequence of ita having been dis covered that fraudulent overcharges were made, the prisoner was given into custody.—Messrs. Noble and Co., seedsmen, Fleet-street, suffered to some extent by the prisoner's delin quencies. First, for goosis received by the company's train, Messrs. Noble were charged Ila, whereas they had been debited to the company Be. 3d. only; in the second case, for goods received by the train, Messrs. Noble were charged 3e. ' but debited to the company 2s. 3d. ; in the third ease, for go ods so received, Messrs. Noble were charged 14e., but debited to the company 12e. 9d. ; and, in the fourth case, Meows. Noble were charged 211. Ild., whilst they had been charged to the company 19s. Bd., the prisoner thus pocketing by one firm, in two days, 6s. 3d.—Mr. Learn produced a book in which the proper amount was entered, and said that Messrs. Noble had been greatly overcharged, and that the prisoner had paid him the correct value of the freightage and delivery only.--Several other charges of a' ' like nature were proved againat the prisoner, and a number of others were ready to be gone into, but Mr. Hurlsume, the second clerk, said that the company would confine them selves to three charges which had been proved before the magistrate, and upon which, the witnesses having been bound over in the sum of 401. each to appear at the next session of the Central Criminal Court, the prisoner was fully committed for trial. CRAROR eaustet THE SECRETARY OP A GIFT SOCIETT. —R. S. away late secretary to the United Friends Gift Fend, Leaps 11 and 12, was re-examined, charged with various acts eeeesbesslinsent, and also with having obtained 111183070011 same of money by means of fictitious orders from the treasurers. Mr. Huddlestone, for the prosecution, said the prosecutors were members of a society, associated for the purpose of affording assistance and relief to the subscribers during their illness or temporary want of employment, and to make a limited provision for their widows and representa tives after their death. The prisoner was appointed secre tary, and it was his duty to receive subscriptions from the members, which he was required to enter in a book kept for the purpose, and hand over the amount to the treasurer on the same evening. He was authorised to investigate the various claims for relief, and upon ascertaining their accuracy to make out written orders upon either of the two trerourers for the amounts claimed, which were paid to the prisoner er such other persons as he appointed to receive them. The prisoner continued to discharge hie duties for more than three years, till the 22nd of September, when the qua rt er ly meeting took place for the settlement of his accounts,but on the assembling of the memb,n it was discovered that neither of the auditors, whom it was the prisoner's duty to summon, had been apprised of the meeting, and that the prisoner him self had absconded. It was afterwards found that he had proceeded, under the wowed name of Smith, to Hull, Iwhere all trace of hint was lost for nine weeks, when he was apprehended ; he voluntarily expressed his eoatrition for his misconduct, which he attributed to his indultenz e 4 drink and other excesses, by which he had ruinedi The learned gentleman entered into a minute detail of the separate offences he was prepared to establish aginsithe I prisoner, the first of which comprised no Lee than if SONO, in which he had obtained money from the allann of Se so ciety upon Mee pretences, and as, la ovary Wean, the order was drawn in the man of peeeer whale uscoanested with the eendation, and el wYm nothing whatever was known, it would be • garden Ise nalrequat consideration whether tiny did net allemenntle With :sped to the MINS of onahmllsoeseadit was hapenible, at prevent, to seloolda the whole anesama of hie in eon swims et hi bra isig ..de awl, with the bosky is which his sentents wee attend, sad, apes tide doebsetlea, it was Ws ielealita to form a Med of brew, as it MI lea aboinaly withheld eilit iali t Medea object Zsieeslig a leß libelant' et Ids seitpeastisse, mad de lls weds et jemies..—Wir. Masa tali thee the dove Iflumw.olllmgry mid est he asesesent M J. Mbeme j Reed tin trielese, said .. complete, therefore, gold will return there as fast ss it has come, if not faster. Interest is ranging thin on good bill securities from 12 to 18 per cent. ; cm Treasury notes payable at par for Customs dues at 7 per cent. discount. Here are the strongest induc► ments to ship specie—capital—for laying out on ths most remunerating conditions. Money, though by last accounts rather more easy, has been, and ig yet, ruling at higher rates than usual on the chief continental money marts, and with a re duction of interest here, the exchanges in decline besides on various principal points, or stationary and heavy, when not a bs olutely lower, • slight further change in the same direction alone is wanting, the possible occurrence of which, sooner or later, need not be doubted, to induce an export of gold to various parts. It is probable, indeed, that heavy imports of bread stuffs and other produce need not be appre hended for some time to come, as from the Baltic little can now arrive, and not much more from the United States, where internal navigation must shortly be stopped by the ice. From the Mediterranean, hOwever, egress and ingress is still open. But it is not so much the new accounts, and their liquidation, that may be expected to carry off metallic values, as the winding up of the present year's balances, with those of the year before perhaps also. The experience of former periods of crisis should teach the Bank directors that, although the immediate difficulty may be surmounted, as it has been, by very stringent and oppressive measures, et an immense cost to the Bank, and attended with more enormous sacrifices still of the property of indi viduals and the public, yet that the disastrous rest,- tion must inevitably follow upon such eccentric courses as large and suddenactioninan opposite direction, as it alwaysbas done, witness only 1825-6 to 1828,and 1837 to 1839. By whatever banking manmuvre, by whatever currency and bank bill, whether of Iluskisson or Peel, by whatever laboured effort of legislation, which has never yet been found to interfere with the natural courses of money and credit but to throw both into confusion, the impossibility in only rendered the more manifest of controling the stream of gold into the coffers of the Bank and the nation by any other than the legitimate and natural process of leaving it to be adjudicated and regulated by the balances of trade, which, adverse, will re cover and re-adjust themselves after a brief inter mission to the moneyed wants of the country— prosperous, will bring in all the gold that can be' wanted or desired. To pretend to control the na tar al tendencies of trade end credit by legislation, to limit or expand them at will, would now be found about as easy and judicious a task as the attempt of Mrs. Partington to mop nut the tides and the ocean. There was no want of money experienced in the general market before this reduction of interest by the Bank, and at rates down to 51 per cent. for good paper. In view of the facts and considerations before suggested, the opinion in quarters of authority is, therefore, that the Bank rate should have been sustained for at least some weeks forward, to await a further development of monetary and trading affairs on the continent, and in the United States. KNOLlfitl Fl'llll3. 3 per Ct. Re.l. Anna., 84i 5 I South Ss OW Anna.. 811 3 , per Cent. Consols. Anna.. shut Consols for Aoe., / 1 New per Cont. Anna., 861 1 CA. MIL, £l.OOO. Id., 11 9 Long Anna. t Ex. sth Jan., UM, Ditto Eioo, 911 8 16 11 16. Ditto Swank 11 10 India Benda, under £1,400,y . dia. rultigiON 6 par Cent. Brazilian Bonds 713 e 5 tar Cent. Bpannat Bonds, Ditto Ace., 1/4 3 pat Cant Owl& Ma, Xi FUNDS. Si per Ct. Dutch Sschaive, 11 Gull.. 66 4 per Ct. Ditto Certificates. 86i EXCLIAN - 0161 AND STOCKS ABROAD. ter .termamt. FA am D.c. n. ma . o ft. I or . : i Lwow*. C 3 par Nola ...... I TS 6i 16 • . anzi t a 3 Do. New 76 35 , T 6 46 1 T 6 i 76 46 6 Do. ...... 11W 60 116 90 1 117 116 16 114 le 46 16e. ..... 106 1 „ u 0 Bole= 6. 1660... ..I 071 moan. N:pig. lama.. 1 102 Yawl Do. 6 1643. . on= Loan .. i. . . " E.:-. 4 2, .. ......... . ..- .. II B.Trr2 87,..',..'"4. 22:" " &chime co Loedaa (diati. 25 61 Scrum:Wel RAILWAY NEWS. Shares opened favourably in the morning yesterday, bat drooped rather on the report current afterwards that no change would take place in the diecoant and money arrangements of the Bank. Subsequently, however, on the reduction to 6 per cent. becoming known, applicable to loans on /dock and Exchequer Bills as well as commercial paper, the share market rallied, and prices were well supported. An impree. prevailed that some of the companies, whose debentures were falling due without the prospect of renewal, and would therefore havo to be paid off, will now be enabled either to renew them with the pre sent holders, or to raise the means for paying them off more readily by fresh, takers on the same terms French shares were in advance, and Northern of France about 21 prem. SHAER LIST.—LonnoN, Dia. 23. lore—Tta entotnnons of Item to loam ehanetan &sots wawa traosaciaan : lame of laum la /lalice gallon' prima . _ - Foreign stocks have not met with much attention to-day. Spanish Fives were called 18 to ; the Threes, 291 to 301. Portuguese, 22 to 3. Dutch, Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 65; to 61, and come strong from Amsterdam ; the Fours, 851 to Mexi can, 17i to 18, without business. The movement of the Bank, in the reduction of the rate of discount, has been variously judged. But in the more dispassionate and reflective quarters an impression prevailed that the measure was at least premature, and bore the appearance of too much precipitation. Some of the directors 1511 D M. present in the Bank parlour are believed to have P"6:.:::: ThDO t in W 910 5 0 been of the same opinion. Th e accumulation of depo. &WM OM Havre.... 7, 470 472 60 470 sits, with the running off of bill securities, and their e a ,,b om Arica id es I " 517 W ad 3 rs ) non-replacement by fresh discounts, might naturally os. ••• • 4 d OO 4 6 if so t ig provoke uneasiness in the Bank for banking profits, ...... let AM 10 HO with an eye to the dividend, seeing that other banks MEETING.—Diasc-r Lowness AND Exesez.—Diseo and bill-brokering houses were accommodating the ass HoesHO obs t ego• no publie at lower rates by f u ll I per cent , up= bast ak — Tir e Teaq - Lerlit ele . eal l e Her iami demb l isionnt ai wiTS paper. But in a public establish men t lik e th e Bank, Anil lest Mr Imo Ceiiii_lHs iip. Z. sed leis David endowed with peculiar privileges, and invested with m i te , =r e = the highest attributes of public credit, the immediate es la Wee losbeelej i l leer lerilrel rePloo profit and loss view of the proprietary must be ran- am t• ow Hl* *Pe MOW • slaHlog a ohs Wien ef eme elopes. swami big as Ibi Pee. ISA dered subordinate on occasion to the much more im- m ai as s i g m a by fi A . meeesieg___emeam ea eie Seerrleg emu : portent question of time, opportunity, and expediency, OlMO' in alai bs aleg.; ~,.1 / 1 4 1.; gam ma in the sense of public interests. The Bank cellars us =at, D r . m u m % ms. e d osoi. ea filling with gold, but gold not acquired amen/ rompers washers. tim masa mo le memn. the legitimate channels of balances of trade, bet by nun v oi b tLar s ia"lik.'" lb. allre mk or.t artificial and compulsory modes of operation. Bove- a m , elom ni so ermmirMitla memo ems mom* Lem reigns come from the Waited States beams bills on sr VoL moloon Elder as Isles oolhowawa aim England have been in such discredit there as ha And hipi , °l wida . p im i r j amwo . ma di „,. no takers. With a restoration of credit wan of les asisiredie Os flinkans INNEMIVeIa .8 dividot AA 207 67 472 02 176 64 417 40 111 I U . Zbirdoes .. 10 1 2,1-..rzi .-- „ L it.. 101 the. Wot. 41 & Vallee a too. 32 Bina. k Oxford Jo. ~e 1 8e5t00.806.4,100+4 11 ~ 80 tiriatol and Ere 141 99 Do. 176irde 46d. 101 Bootlnglatoshlro 3144. 60 Onladonloo.... 3/6/A 34 Do. 4 Mares 378 C.horew It 11,4ekead 3 az. 8 Do. Preferowe 786 aarenee. . 10 De.lsl 61..t0: e. t. 10 Do. 2d CI. 16per 1.2. 30 Desbleektiloy2Jww. 21!04. 16 Dwbiolkek witeklb. 26 Edo (261.LBTAIADI 134 18 A. 1181. E. .2 el. 1. I: . 2 D 0.1.31.104. 8.111.1.1 1 113 21111111 Counties 23 Do. do. B. I et IPDoltate.6o6.3lo 1 (I Do. do.— .. . No. L . 10 A. Yoe* Maw SO Do.Nortwe *Ewer, 23 Do. 4 sham . Do. Nay . 22. pr 14 Itertdro Oodoo 110 p. flow 13 Do. New .. . 34L Si A. n . ... i es;;;; la. I A Earl Litwoinehire ~ 4 ~,,Er eg 4= G lag 43 44 I Do. 1 Maori: 'Ed W. et NortAnb A. New . - . Ifseter,_YoweiL . bW:i. 2 lid. 1 Gnat lortbers Do. Low& Y 36 016,tosti* Wad ( Ire) a 1 0t.21411. el 2 Do. Now i l il6 !. d- -. . 6512. 99 Do. Nw , Mk . 84 Do. Now 142 l4 17p. 86 Great Wietorn 43 94 14 Do. shires ll4 14 r Do. New, /11. lll 24 lioddiroltdA liee . ./ 311. P4l 8 1 De., 40., Ililodi id. per 80 801 l sad Selby— 4/0 1 3t pe r,. .. i Ze r o: rtilii U /ye.. A. se. isat . ia 10 801. 11 Do . do. A Norwich 10 861. o r D inu o . .. 4. ltxtiliante o .0 0. 1 1: . 1 6 1 10 Do. 2114•42 , (3 Lan0w11424.9 roma X rte. eftWie't 644. 144 Mx skew . - S r & Do 8 De X Dek: .... • • Li. _pie 101 . 'UMW **. 1 14d. 34 Do i 23 Die 47 Don/P*4i 236 4 D e. Of t W. tfinks 1141. 16 2 I Do. i e .. W . P ./V3 1 1P. 4 6 11 Do. Be. 60 Leeds 40441004/14rd 0881 164 Wester it Bedford . X. 96 I Lords and 7leirs.4 ... 1814 d. 10 A. New. .. - . 16141. Do. Prof. d per Ct. If ell Loods,Dews., Nana. I 1144, dlww. 2N . JR. 2 'LW.,Ororkte,2 Soot& 1 1311Lowden & Blewkwal 6 I A. do No. 1, ro 44 Lb. do. _ . No. 2 60 LokliriohlonACo. li 30 I Do. Cons. Etp4o6.e. UPL 9 Do. .10.011,1,59. a. 80 , Do.Pre,/.04•24,22. 30 Do. do. 1832 ...... 124 Labia. awl Grew*. Lai A. Pro/crew .- . 109 Loudon& N.Wwwwo 147 861 Loa& N7VoQrs.lskß 104115 p. Do. A'ne .. . lip. Do. Fifths 1 Do. 40f. at.. ILA D Ed I Do.lol. eh. MOB o 31p, 4 D 0101.64.41 aB b 36p. D0.101.611..16.111 0 * 14 Looodow é &Western 60 Do. Now Cooo.Bllu 4 9 Do. New. 601. 27 Do. A'nr. ON 4d. Do. Coos. Tooth Do. do. TodAs IS Do. Thirds M. 14 Los..Sottsb.! isi;li 1 3 Mooch.,lkut.,/kllat. 6 I 9 Manta. .8464adomp. 2 14d. 0 16161161674 . ... 1064 7 8 : 1 CI Do. 401. aaidi I L 0 Do. 601. arm • 78 Do. farm. & Diril D0.C.1irt.196.6010. 119 f 1 4 Do. Boo Moder 5 Mid.OtErest.lErishl Nesocrode tb • 64 Newmarket I Korth Bridal . Do. Thirds ! Do. B. id: . - Do.Grartd. 64p a id. poi Do. Ext. 6p. amt 3 2a. D0.&1247 No/Nor Id. par N. Corolla Undo. . . 4 North diedordalao . 74 7 North Wagons. - - . Ogrd..iforoft W ft 1844. = , .ll . oz a dz OL. L is. ficotlib Coottid it :, 4 Swatch iftdioid Do. Nov - sa. Roth. 4 . ijai, 3*d. Ararcdtßfron. Cat 3d. Do. d 0. ..... .. .. D• U. sammec , w 1 2p. Do. Do. Noo ..... A d- thopCost.E4 . ri. 26. Booth ilaftrdolar•-• lid. South NolDovr. 30 .Do. do 3 K ... 4TIM 4 ” * Noah Ram Tao Vets Zoloookoi 24d. I Thom or Horostah alt 1 10*d. WaklB9/1.40 1 / 4 679. 1 17 ud. i wagatpLaa w 1 York. Ploque.. 1 Don •33 U D 09.4 Melte itr4 bp. DollgtaldsPorch. DoirtNol Thal 34p. DodoNolNwotßor 4 I Do ONE Prowl's, Ip. Yortilfortkatldlood o:l47llr e dktri Tommy RAILWAYS' =EO . tOr .4 Votirlto Idooolodloaidcr6 bk „ fmr- hu lrit____ 2 4. l4 t i t Noribeni ot oroomo . I ULU 0619,96 9 lorded= Parr ark* wad Loam - Porte awl Orionis 4d Park rid_ _Luso Park da O d traeboorg Room and Ham . . 19 dozobro and Maine T Tours and Nook, 4 Wog 'larders 1 Oa the gentlemen whom he remounted were de e y row thing should be open, • letter had to m nip Moises. Stokes and liollingene.b, solicitors ti tep - 7 01. 1 . , requesting their attendance, to watch the re rive information. Thom. gentlemen bad deelhwd Mallasei. tation.— In re,.ly to a misvalue from Mr. Underwoui. atemi that a fund, totally distinct from that ~f the commee—.lli..„ sultucrlla. d by members of the lino iaional counittce,"wit7Ml„._ making a division of 10a per steam, ail coon aa the new reach Io,ooot. Only about 3,00 W., however, bevie s h ue division had taken place. Of that fund Capt. Warrt e r mi l Ze self, in in wanjunetion with Mr. Chambers and Dr. Plege.. trustees.—Mr. J. W. Laird said he supprod that Ik - Q: 4 % mrairet whom the shareholders ooa!d claim were Vie 111 4 nottee.—Tbe Chairman believed that ism the ram; ha a , Justice had given such such : a id ... 4 4 46 111%, kolas, that It was now difficult to arrive at any ad. Rome complaints were made of the law expenss in holders bad been involved, and it wee observed that tesse a ll..., mentlened by the chairman had been km. —l4r. Vath esi „,1111 fund alluded to WM the produce of voluntary vs. th that respect the shareholders hod no just moue Ott nailcitor to thin twat be was entirely in favour eg Chairman then put it to the meeting which of the theft they would edopt, when the following resolartkek imam, and seconded, was agreed to unanimously/ Mn opinion of title meeting that the again of tbe esesp m eui.,h wound up by being brought under the jurisdietkM if 6.6.• Bankruptcy, and that the necensary steps thouldbe Shea emirj par."—Mr. Valiance stated, in explanation, that dada% arm merely declaratory of the opinion of the meetint ; nes.. — . l ll lag would be held in • short time carry It into Nit MISCELLANEOUS MEV/S.—Emma Ass On Pi kitty, the rah instant, the &mum einem pert of the Mann and Man •ge math et Mb Ire; between ahem, mad bracquelsthe, at l ken la Lou*/ ligia; COMMERCIAL AND MARKET& PRODUCE.-Iliscuto-Latti, Doc. peel 2 3.-314 , 06. 1 „. ready, but not active ; 350 hhda. Wait India s o ld b y prince has nit been any offered in public We. Reined dre i , a 4 price. peed standard quality quoted 51s. The SAM Iligghp. cloned, and win not re-open until needs', ha. weer:mall, and did not altergenerslqcsitatbon-pg wn , black Pastern saki in puiilic sale 21iL, 2;d. per lb.; ma W ( 67. 41 1 4d., both which were fully previous rates.-Cotten ca n sold in public sale 41d., 44d. per lb.- Num Inaelite._ hi ..4 poeketa broken white Ear India sold at 10.., am ed., iss Nll priors.-Tallow dull at Ord. Gd. Drug. digite tw o r ak i! other articles no alteration, but the attendance in the has sign: thin, en generally occurs so immediately preceding chew., 'ye COTTON.-LtvutrooL, Lac. 23. -The 'who again flat today. but the sales were 4,M00 bales, all to Ms halal alteration in price. MANCHESTER, Dcc. 23.-There is not nand slims.L the market eines last week. The demand foe sterunges a g= India and thiaa continues extremely limited, and the be. "". made of late have been effected generally on more I* than those prevailing a few weeks past. It is thought that tkab a Z, i n aw n , good*, consisting of 5.4, 6-4, and -I good,, end neigkaa; 52 to 72 teed, win Km he gradually resumed, as the very able falling of exhibited in the teturns from the trade to the principal marker of the east, Om Nag p: mire of a forourable renult upon such operation. is now be entered upon by those who have the Fierce nut Chosen undertake them. Printing clothe, 1 wide, the inereasedgmeak w hi c h a few body had slightly improved the p r i m l aw , come beck aola to about the quotaticas of November ;Ulla '29 yds. 52 reed, 31. 7 oz., have sold at 3e. to. da,4 1 4 31b. 12 on., at Is. 71d. to 60. 10(4.; do, 66 r ee d, 11b. om,gta is. 3d.; 27 inch do., do., 41b. 3 oz., 4.. 3,1. to 4a. yid. 9 mdll printers are Ire sought after, but hove undergone brae eras of p.lee. 9-6 printers or madatiollama are in MU* dented, et i t price has slightly ilea lined; 36 oral, 2a TJole, 66 reed, 516.11eso ia sold at 4s. ltd. to ss. 2.1; do., 71 red, 51b. 10 ue., at ss. 6d apkii The lower qualeico of 9.6 ehirttogs ointinue in lair Craned, Me i liner are le.. inquired alter, and the pi ice has receded slight:y; gaa 37( yde., reel, 7111.12 oz., have fetched 7s. to 7s. 9d.; dd fox., es. 3d. to 9s. 4 id. The demami forT cloths for the Greek Wig tetranean markets continues pod, and last quotations er Weird. The tame remelt applien to loneelottn. Doseedy hint tendency to decline, though ordinary descriptions have him le 1k request, and maintain last quications, th- market treadles lalt bare. Stouter dercription. are Ins firm, and sair g rates have been effected. The low prier of cotton ant be writ it - creme preGuetion, and there is mot much prohatillite for adult% the price of thia description ofgoods • ill advance. In a bb.,. (Hamburgers, 51adapoilams, and shirting., Uwe is a iwi o cti na eponding with thole on tee grey goods, framequalitica, the lame* mint in demon':, and best maintaining their prier. There is Igo limited inquiry for 6-4 jaconeti, but prices, though is Leeergh purchaser, remain tolerably 'Unwary. In white shiners be eastern market. the demand continues very limited. Omani and other orders are given out more freely in the print mit and there hi an improved feeling, hot comiderahle awake continues to exist, and worry hey eat be met with in stock plg are rather in favour of the Moyer. In yarns, Domicil' auilable grit Levant and Mediterranean markets continue in good demand, ell fair amount of business; pi Ws are rather depressed; but time suitable for India remain idmmt umaleare, and prices nominal. Prices of water twist: ordinary No. 12, ityd. to n ta 5 9 C: . 61d to 7d. • 26's, 74d. it ; 30's, 04. to sid.; 36's, el.; 114 d. Good woo& : 12'n, sld. to 6d.; 20's, 7id. to IDL: ' to Id • 30's, Sid. to 80.; 36'., 10d. to 1011; 40's, 111 d. 11 M. emeediela : 12'a, 61d. 61d.; 20's. 71d. to 71d.; It's, Sid. to 01d.• lid. to liild.; 36's, Itild. to 1814.; sad So's, it 12. d. to 120 d mule twist ordinary, selling bat week at ild. to Mid, ham Wank bid. to 9c1.; and good seconds 20'e, last week at 94d to old, ism sold at 91d. to lid. THE IRON TRADR.—HIIIITNCHAII, Dec 23.4 meeting of the creditor , of Mean. Oakes and Joao% O the NVarks, near Itingswinford, and whose emeirrassinents love In ready adverted to in the Li-press. Ih.s boon held et beet Hotel today. The athematic* of creditors was numerous. TY Odes of the couern (ea:halve of dense-cured by mortgage) wai dared to be about 20,P Of. There was an unanimote upwind good feeling for Messrs. Oakes sod Co., and of cocadence la he honour and Integrity; and after the state of the &Mors of aslant had been fully diseuesed, It appearing that if time were giva debts might be direarged in fail, it was rewired to aim instalment of 6d. Id. in the pound, payable in January, 1041, I a User Instalments of 3e. ad. in the pound every eth weeks mai are fully liquidated, thus nosily winding up tk affair amen hence. The concern will hereafter be airried on under the lap* of Messrs. Charles show, of Birmingham ; R. smith, of I=l Williacuom of the Potterieu—The adjourned meeting of the Oak Farm Estate, to have been held today, boa been forage journed until the 9rd of January, It having been found unreal obtain a full Inventory and valuation of the property competing' to lay before a meeting today.--1 be proven, of the using this district are now mod uneatiefactory. Lord Wanrs risk Issued a circular offering forged pip at 91. 10s., the awnimill lied at the last quarter-day leaving been M. ; it Is prow les however, that few sales were eland at thin tut Ague. BriIPPING INTELLIGENCIA—MAnt set 11001.1•141. DIM LIM 3 Dubai.... ! .' . t .0 1 ,1 . Rona* .... 9 9 'flake. South. 0 Seeiskill 2 Waterton .. 1 Madan 01 an t s.. 00 we. ag I Illanalmdse. O 1 holm . r .... BO Dokter**. 0 Hums 0 Guern.kJare. 0 Labe& .Dot.lo 0 Boa* and 0 W Mad 0 Harnhars.. . 0 Mailitarma.. 01 Halifax Dec. 30 0 mul est l _Jug OnArnston, Dec. 23.--Arrieed : Antwerpen, Antwerp; Boulogne, Boulogne; Belfast, t.oais; Rainbow, City of Rotterdam ; Ranger, Amsterdam ; W Woe and Alfred, Cara; bets, Creastodt ; Pilgrim, Gotten**, Hateriana. St. Dal*. Soiled : Camilla, Rotterdam ; S ho, Antwarp=. Jai Tourist, Calais; I..dy Hilda, Barbados* George, St. Lucia; Wholfahrt. Memel; Maid of Aacklend, NA* Ceorope, Newport ; Mary Arm. Alkmaar. Lrrsitroot, Due 23.—Aniscd : Pena, Bonny; Joseph, o.* tit Nicholas; Postbuy, *wet —Ballad: Gammillikt Michael'.; St. Clue, St. John, New Brunner*, New Wade . York Aga* Gusyre; Coromandel, Mobile; D ton; Duke of Wellingtan, Honduras; Ann, Triager=itt plo, Naples; Ellen Hisildeld, Rio Grande; Emma, Gitmam; Monarch, Boston; Hoot nu, Antwerp; Ommall, Off Paw Wrigki (not sure), New lark; PTil i l it teile Tyrer, Bland, Howard, Sir B. Jackson. [Advertisement.'—Comex Hamad, o 7 8.,a0■ Wmzerrea, ex SID O. • Daa.s.er. @COSMIC 011111111 av Ilowistsr's (hemmer AND PUJa—la this mei whole of the body and legs were emend whit lamps legs of Tonquin beans, and had bee se for the Met 30 es; imp*, relate, this terri►le disease comSetely film Ms= the course of a month, by ha large quantities of the well robbed in every night tocesing, tad Wive *I copious dome This cure fs known to nisayreepeetatilegesykea vecierl was climbs:ging her cargo in the Thanes only shoat ■ is since.—Sold by all druggists, and at Proleseor Hokwars 6sdd► mint, 144, Strand, Loucks. MTH& BEA RDSWORTH.-Dee. 17, at Mug, the wife of the Rev 0 BO worth_, of • &Oleo, CHICHOITBIL-Don. 12, at /furor, the Countee of Males of a eon. PABIABI.-Dee. lg. M agi Ivy., Heath Wm A. P. raw. di &meter. BUN M S E TT. -Dee. ss, the wife of Dr. Cornett, M.D.,* Pokiest Mann. HAIM ETT.-Deo. 16, at Welwyn, the wife of the Ito. Y. HOPRO doOter. HUMBLE.-Dee. 19, at Closeeekoren, the wife of Re/. N. 51.11 Barg, High fliterWof Waterford. of a daughter. MAHER.-Dm. 20, to Upper Mwrionetrout, Dublin. the MB 41 V. Maher. km., *P., do daughter. OTTLD.-Dee. SI, at Liremool, the wee of the Rer. F. Oold. d so who werived ht. birth only a few boar.. 168T0N.-Dee. 18, at Clormostown (Mile. the wife of the Ihe . of s daughter. VINUILY.-Dm 23, at Comberwelloove, the wee of W. MOM ion Sy, of eon LLOPE.- • Dec. H. Mn. G. Y. Trollop., of • Ought* MARRIAOES. OADOCA 81-BMITH.-Dee. 21, at Brighton. by the Rev. 1.11 1 O. H. Cedowou, only ion of Maim H. Cadman, of lirmeklee 1.14017. Northwtood, to Babel Mary, eldeet Ought. et O." _ illo, of Blendourholl. Kept. 0011YBOHAM-BRIDORMAN.-Deg 71 at Wed.'s hag, net t . ~.. to Mies Bridgman, °ldea daughter of Otitt- elk' a RD-THEM Chill ERR F.. -Dee M, at Rt. Warfel:kw% _ ler the Rev. H. 11 ntingford, 8.A. . Co of H. O " it ea: 7: e: ;Igiettagford, 8.C.L., Fellow of New lter, 011.1 gen of the Ler. T. Iluptingford. M.A., rear d ll_ Mails to Anne Caroline, youngort daughter 0 011. '" , .11. IILaINE-MAIN/L-Dee. 21, M Rehm, N.R. by the Re. VIM ke:.IL D.. Henry Bumper Math°, lim.. Regim Prof..., efir: w in the Unit meaty of Cambridge, to Joao, wool Muth. , BrPHERORD--01JNION.-Dee. 21. at Candleriger, by the 10 1 W. Borland. the Rm. I. Rutherford, of the United Pm 6 91 02, Church, Newland., to Agnes, daughter of Mr. W. donne, wow' aritow. ILAUNDEROON-DAMER.-Dee. 22, at ft. Pete. CbuZp . 2. mama H. D. L. glauodenon, thy., of the dab RIO. 8, Doom. Comer. WILLIAMS-KIMBALL-Dee. 16, by home, at th.C ll5 of St. Mar in tieryllekla London, C. W. William.. , • °w ehimr. to Propos.. rehet of the into W. Keudoll. Pm.. a .* Choate°, daughter of the late Capt. .1. Littlewood. of ' house. HudderwilekL DEATHS. ABBOT RC N 13.-Dee. 18, at Dublin, of intlueora, Jape, mood maw atmtairaDee. 19. of inguomm, Capt. T. Annette& ffi ri ' _ Oe above, aged TA .40 1 / 0 NII MIADLU -00. 71, at Raruntodhee. Butte, Med 1 0 the wife of best. Besetual, 31th Rest Heo6l H tor of the R . J. W. Trevor. Lionfoolog, Melee. pi BRI OS. -Dec. 18. fig hter Charlotte. wife of tbe ho• CAlMthd Youngee of the late Rev. W. Moos ofr.The BLL-Dee. 17, P. M. Caldwell. Ihet.. of Um Omer* _,,,,. Dublin, *dad ma of Ow late W. (Sidwen, Leg., droemo, .1... - ged DI CALV ERT.-Dos. M. John Calrert, the., of Perk 0 10, bil II Way Joan 00 attendee dyer in that tows COOPER.-Dee. H, James A. Cooper. Seq., TOM) Clerk* /WO ° Porta:Um, after two dap' Illnem. w C WO DARKE.-Dee. 17, at Groot Oaerg•eireet, Wm Boni - - widow of the late Lieut. R. Duke, R. N., of Exeter. .meglidl DRINO.-Dec.9l. at Liverpool. of typhus feet. 2 1 • 1 7..- - Samuel thing. N o TRABBIL-Dov. LI, M Famonth. Charlotte, Mkt of the 111, N o Yin.C.B., of Compd.'s Hill, Ilkkllms, end &MM.!' °"'" Oda Cordnt. .. m 0 HOLLAND.-At ?weak Antrim, Motor J. WOOS w - NI R SCIM I 2t. I -Dee. H u l ti tr iewak WO. Ur ° l ' $ Nicholson, of the Ord =V .1. 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