The Express. — London, England, 1851-01-11 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT.—YarmasY. RIM* TKO CCM Vasa ere Xe. lrerwa TALSOCID. THe cir•aosor arriblernn Mumma tar Birrits•:. oast*. ardrre llepeareaff end Hopwood, two young mesas, entreude red to take their trod epos the charge of klimaimaly toting sad wounding Jane Parnell, with latest to murder her. la two vibe r Croats the invest of the prisoners was maid le bete de grievous bohly harm to the promestrie. Mr. Geckle anadected the prommatim. The prisose's was teeming by Mr Perry. The ease was one of en ehereeter. j il att e lZowict, a pollee ecestable, deposed that an the maim el the lad December, be was ea duly Lathe Bethnal Irma read, who a, in coneegoes^e of some tat,reaatien ha re month. west to Neasier arse; Bathe tut, bete be new the plan as • bed, witk a upon Me throat, and is a very eacited cats. I* etuteegaesee of what was afterwards told hum, he went to meeker house In Aam'e-pikee, where he found the female primmer, sad told be, Ir• wanted bee fo- cutting • wennea'a throat. She eiclaimtd "Oh door. 1 bees not bean thet" He tad be, that ate wec en with him ra see She woman who bed been woseded, ar.d she renamed to go ai d waled mbe wt .. I to the police station. H. e pnapetled her, however, to accost piny him to the b .use is limner street, where the praises- Um was lying, sad wbes the proescu'rix caw her she feat- I diately said that she was the woman who had weaseled her. I He shortly after took the male prisoner iato handy, aad he isadentood the proena - rut to say wheel she saw him that wee me el in pastime whe had assailed bey. The Wieser I dented it. Br Mr. pant—He did sot observe say mean of • giggle is mammy street, sad he Aid sot find my masks la the poi- Dome's i.e.,. Sarah Dorm deposed that she resided at No. 18, Ramsay sliest, aad was scrosinted with the preemotzlx, Jane t Paraell. Oa the eyeanig of Dee. 2, she was standing at her i owe deaf, wises the observed two females and a am strag glier under admit wall at a short distance. The man and One of the weans had masks on. She was sure that the female prisoner was one of the women she saw, but ale could not idt only she man. Altar • short struggle the maa sad woman who wore the masks ran off, arid the pectinate'', who was the second woman, Men came towards her, sad fell tate ber arm., subduing, " Oh, Saab, Sarah, Mn. Hopwood has oat my throat." Witness then observed that the theist of the proeireutriz was est and bleed's', end she immediately Pent tdr a waked man and the police, and at. torments went to the prbeser's boss., where the female 1 prisoner woe pointed out by her aid taken int, custody. Cross misused—Wane% comicered hi nett a married I w0w..., but she did not know what church she was married at. In point of feet 'be wee not actually merried, hot she I had beckon the ',wet of mania.. for tw, years and three 1 weeks with the person she am liner with. Tlio struggle e between the parties took place leader a dead wall. The pro weutrie dad not suet= oat or call for the poliee. The pre- I Wolf an ha I formerly cobabi ed with the male prisoner bat be had leiher and gone to live with hie eras wife, an d were dear g treed er whin this occurrence teak plan. She knew a woman named Callow, but did 112 f remember hiving mid to her or to any other person that she sew nothing of the straggle, althosigh she was needing at her own door at the time, mealier did the remegaher saying that the prowestris when she first came into her boom at, the trassaetios, earl that Orme Hopwood had cut her threat. Mee. Parnell was a monk. d woman, and she believed her husband was at ma. Juts Parnell, the proncurak, deposid that she woe the wife of James Perna, and was 26 yearn old. Her hoaxed woe sew at era. Aiwa% lour or five months hp she cohabited ' with the male pri,wer ' hat be had sites left her and Bose to he. with hie wile. Witneu bad been married fear years Ou etc 2d Member, between six and seven o'clock is the I ',tains, she was is ILanesey Street, on her way to emit M. in,., and when As had got about half way down the street dm was snacked by a man and woman with masks os. The man pat kis arm round her reek, end at the same moment she felt as cut upon her throat with some 10..filtnent. She struggled with her assailants for *mg time not then fell, but at* mattered to pall herself up by the *Lir: of the %vitae/ell gone.. The mar 'a hand was tapes her month all the tame, and whet ohs had raised herself up she felt the Matrument passed a second tints won her throat. Bath the persona who snacked her bad masks es bet while the atragrle was going oa the mask GU off thi woman, and she saw it was the female primmer. She wee sure that the instrument was is the wow's hand. After she had been cut the seeemd time the man threw her down with rest onuses, sad he and the Inman then ran sway, sad ale got sr and made the best of her way to Mrs. Dare's boom, where she became insessible. The female prisoner was brou,tht is soon al erwarde by • police c.w.stable, and she immediately identified her as the Cr.on who bad attacked her in the manner she described. M mull not identify the male prisoner. Sy Me Perry—Witane and Istre. Hopwood were at the Brae Owlet ftfOgilielillef I to keep the peace towards se* other. Oa the S etarday before the occurrence took place the bad made • charge against the female prisoner of having out her in the forehead, and the magistrate ordered that *hey should both pat in bail to keep the peace towards each other. At the period she was assaulted by the primmer the was limit alone, but she had been laying with • man framed Anderson. When her husband cams home from sea the last time, he did not charge her with making away with his moiety. She had sever made away With any furniture, ben the male prisoner had done ea. She was aware, while the was living with the prisoner, that he lleu a married man aid that he had been married !manna' pars, aad had • family, and also that after he had left her Be west to live with hie wile. She did not scream et Mos. r" or "Police" whole the et/eagle was going es, and die had been attacked in such • manner before. She suffered from the injary else received for • week, and dudes tree dye she kept her Md. Mr. lteeissaia Bell, • hareem, who was called in to exa mine the penes of the pregnant:, deposed that he diode gm red three IDIOMd wessda upon her neck. They were all parallel to each other, and appeared to have been indicted at on. time. The injury was not at all serious, and the akin was steely dnided._ . . . . . By the Chid Bares—He had great difficulty in caning to any conclusion with regard to the sort of instrument with thigh the can bad been toilette& He was, however, new of opinion that they might have been occasioned by en b arnacle seed by milted of being protected so as to ant only to a certain depth By Hr. Parry—The iejary was not attended with the bast danger to the prosecutes& He did sot think it was irub as tajury as could have been inflated by a person upon liana unless ha ware lett banded. Henry Hogan, deposed that on the 2nd of Dumber, shoat sin o'clo ck in the evening, he was standing near billowy-street, when he saw the prosoeatrix ping I. that brectioe, and b. saw the two prisoners gollowiag hoe. They had ao auks on at that time. - Crose-saanuatd—Weald swear that be Head at Ms plea Wien be had Oven Ms Wrist at the police-wart. He was aware that perseas bad been isquitaag for hia at We eddesse, bat wets aaable to had Lat. The Chief Berths latiatated that after the evidence of the , the best punt charglag the latent to murder clearly 110 111 : 11 rset be eapported, sad the agnate' for the jury would be whether them wee so tatentioa to lathes and disable se be dierievers bodily lane. Mr. Perry then addreessei the jury for the prisoners, and M esid the debase he was lastrothed to make, sad Men the rapestable sown Ina labia be derived Ms Mentseheas, he had so doubt he Acta be able to nuke out the the eatidatlea at the jam ash that tie Marge was the husk el • pees mg alualeabie asspitap, red that tiara ti as the &skint Isaadalea tor It. Vabqpili, their haperiewee thelpiff Shea that meet eases ems net satttqaest, and osly ent the prstiliss d.y they bad SIMS a IMO Is Ilia coon where • stsamthese wanes had male • sharp yoked • Wetly nameable geardames, odd& as, shorty pored to be entirely without iseadaisa. Ho lbw Wed the attention et the jary to the het that as Memo had •••• made to identity the sea, sad he amid that h hat avuhatly the object of the abandosed peaseattria a get rid eit the wife of the mole prisoner by say area, even a the gates% of pendiy her to the scaffold, a pewit, whisk was Involved by the first MUM of the indsetumrst, is order that the wed renew bar intimacy with hue hothead, sad bath U. CealleZloll resumed between thee. The leentedeasesel ala soaseated spa the extreamliaelp setae* el the ere, ern ea it appeared area the evidasee tee the preelestles, sad putaslarly urea die thanes el rbag a thew that Oa dumber el the pereesaata, se e ta tamale Inn either dirty err ten, while he said neat hare a the ease it than bad beat say tree la ae story told by the odium. annul wawa were that celled is babalt of the pruners, sad Waif 'valence established Is the clearest pas sib's maser, that upon the day wiles assault was ells So Use hoes- iressesitted, both prisoners were wgogod at then Witham Is backgammon-board makers the whole of the they, sad oath sear sine o'clock u sight, whoa the lethal* primer was taken tato Ineetody. It wee else proved that the winless harsh Darn lad gives several venoms of the tratheetiest, sad Oat epos sae imago. attar the swat saws at the polies swam sad when she sae a liquor, she and that she withal We. Pas, & to understand what she had end at the pollee court, it whir Ibis their startle might both 'MC was likewise sive& that the witness Bosse mild set be bead at the &Was he pre at the polio wort. Hr. Cockle audit a brief reply to this *sidearm oa behalf I , of tl.e prisoners. Ihe Chief Baron then proceeded to nut up, and after re• 11. "lute that ate NM exhibited • degree of predissay which ta • ppili was smeary Beguiled, seen Is seems of jamas, be was about to temark es the cage, whoa he yes stopped by theory, who mid they were quite satislied that the (M. dame ler the proaccutioa estld sot be relied spot, and tkey therefore found the priesaus Nal Guilty. The Chief Baron said he had eutertaised themes* opinion fors bag tuna. A mon strange sad improbable story, taken altogether, he had sever heard ; sad it was a very eatraor dairy circumstance that an instraiseat 'herald have begs made um of which appeared to be capable eg ratans an effusion of blood, sad giving a colour to the sharp, wbil• at the same time it woe utterly imporible for it to hate Cunard any @snots I: jury. Mr. Parry said that after the rescission roma to by the jury. he had to opply to their lordships to order the tomtit- I tel of the witless's Parnell, Dams, sod Hogan, and that • prosecution should he profaned against them. The primers were persons is as humble mettle of life, and It WY with great &acuity they had raised the nemssary funds to de fend themselves at the present ocrmsion from this linkmAdia charge, and it was quite out of Unit power to iostnwto Say tatt a ?roc , edits*. THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY - EVENING, JANUARY 11, 1851. The Chief Bares, after meseltine with Mr. buttes Tel foard, waned the the• e witnesses whose seam were man dosed to stand committed to take their trial sor perjury, and they were meeedinely taken into asaady sad saaysysd to Nswisa. Tat CLATRAY IRCIJIDIAIT Flat. Blend Amos, 25, was indicted for feloniouly waiver fire o a week,hop, the property of Thomas Roes, with latent to isjan him. Mr. Garde and Mr. Noel speadmted the prosemstios ; Kr. Pulling defended the primate. The eireamvanses of this use have bete deified very fully *kids the last few dips in the polio reports. TO. prononter, Captain R a-, is a geattensan of pr , pert, who is amine en an extensive building opteatation at Clapham, and the prisoner had been employ. d as s carpenter open A. work.. The fire in quret!on took place in al...teeing of Dec. 20, and it appeared thrt ii workabep. containiag • large onaa,iiy of Tolman:it burl ling meteriels, was entirely de stroyed, the va us of the property being estimated at over a thousand pound. It appeared that shortly b fore the fire there bid bern some disaireement between the priaosi r and a person named Wood, who had some control upon the works, upon the !subject of as is.im.ey which existed between the prisoner sad hie sister, Gad Wool hal threatened to disabuse him unless he fulfilled a promise he bad made to marry her, sad it would seem that this bed very arca lasessed the prisoner. Os the day following the fire • letter was received by the brother of Captain Rose, which pointed to the prisoner Si being the min who had met fire to the premium, and it was • rather singulsr feet that this letter turned out be written by the prisoner himself, and on the same day be pro himself into the esatody of • ',slice constable in the New road, and admitted to him that be had e.t fire to a workshop lotus/ins to the pro-sena r, and he sube•quently made • stamment to the same effect to Captain Roe himself, stating at the sum time that his object in mantillas the crime was to have renege upon the family of the Woods, and he wished that the y all had been burned in the fire. The teamed weasel for the primer endeno•rsd to show t►at he was • on of weak mind, and that being actuated by • feu that he atimild be suspected of bating committed the crime, be bad moths admissions of guilt which did not realty attach to him. He called two brothtn of the view:ses, who stated that ti.ey bad observed that be we. sometimes very melancholy and desponding, end at others unnaturally cheerful, and the) expressed • belief that his mind was not in • sound state. Mr. Sewell, the asai•taat-surgeoa of the gaol, was slag examined. tad is answer to a qaestion pat to his by Kr. Garde, he said that be bad bad frequeat oppirtuaitin of obseawleg the prisoner, sod he hat not the slightest resann to support that his laird was is any w ay sineted. Mr. Janice Talfourd having summed up, the jury without hesitating for a satnnet.t relented a verdict of Gni:4 , , bet Indigestion was respited to give the Learned jadge an °North city at coasideriaa a technical point that bad beta reieed by the petivntet's tossups' as to whether the buildiug was pro Feely described ht the indictment. NEW COI:RT.—YESTERDAY. lima, env Callum Bounivr. Fit/it7li ON Till ADMIRALTY. John Jones, 36, sailor, was indicted (or unlawfully obtaining the sum of 2J. 10s., with intent to defraud our lady the Qassa. Mr. Montague Smith appeared for the prosecution. The priereer eluded guilty. It appeared that an old man, a sick labourer, to whom the Admiralty allowed a yearly pension of 101 , bad lived with the prisoner, and was lime dead, and the prisoner bad forged the signature of the deceased man, received the quarter's pension, but hosing suspected, a policeman eras set se watch him, cad make inquiry, which resulted in the paean being taken into custody. The Common Serjuint said the offence was a very bad me, end sentenced hint to wee yeah' transportation. Ro 88888 DT • 81RTANT. Jaanes Thomas Newland, 17, was Indicted for Melillo,' 62 di sea of ladies' collars and other goods, valued at 64, the property of Wellington Willitues, his muter, and /Intro Hatt, 23, late,urer, was indicted for feloniously receiving the good., well knowing thim to hays been enter. Mr. Bailiwicks prosecuted, and Mr. Parry defended Hart. Newland pleaded guilty, and was admitted evidence, and the statement made by him end the other witnesses did not in any way differ from that given before the magistrates at Guildhall, which hot appeared at length in our piper within the last few days. The feats were briefly these : On the 28th of Dawning' last Henry Webb, 258 City police, baring received some information, went to the shop of • tohac eonist in St. blutin'ele-Oruid, where he found a bog ' bad been left, end which he learnt would be called 'tor on the Monday, end he accordingly went there on the Monday following, and waited in the beck psrlour, in 'company with Wardell, another City officer, and shortly afteewerds Newland, who was porter to the prosecutors, who reside at 84, Untter•lane, cams sod ask, d for the bundle, ant also fora knife, with which he cut the top teem the bags and tied it up 'loser. Hs then went out, followed by the officers, end proceeded se far as Bishopegate by °moths% ' they being in • cab. They than followed him down Artil lery-lane and some of the s reefs in the neighbourhood, whore, not being well acquainted with the locality, thy lost sight of him, but as they proceeded along saw Hart and an other man stand waiting shout. Oa the nest day the officers took Newl.nd into custody at his employers', and he then made the statement which implicated Hart, and was to the street that Hart Lad instigated him to commit the offences be had been guilty of ; that he had bona acquainted with him about two months; that he first saw him when hie ime down Oetter-lass to buy old clothes. He (lilorielutd) sold him en old jacket, and Hut asked him ilk, could not get him some of tee things that hie master dealt in ; that for some time he refused, sad It was not suit he had seven or eight interviews with him that he let him have anything. He then went on to describe whirs he had been in the habit of meeting Hart, which description in some degree agreed with where the officers had followed him on the previous day. Just about that time Hart came into Gutter-lane, when he was taken into custody and searched, but nothing was found on him. He bad his bag with him, but no money in his pockets. The only evidence to at all corroborate Newland was that an one occasion he had been seen talking at the door el his master's warehouse with Hart, but this turned oat to be the time when he had told the jacket to him. la croft wathiation it appeared that Newland had hr no purpose told the officers several untruths, and bile meter said he hod made avowal false charges against per sons In the establishment, and was note man to be believed, on oath. The officer Webb said that up to this time knead that Hart bore • good character. Several vitalism were called who gave him a pod shasseter. Mr. Parry, for the defence, contended that there was no Itereabuative proof to support the allegation of Newland, who was wholoy us worthy of belief. The Common Release having palmed up, The iury, after a greet tossaltstioa, Dietzel a verdict Chaly. The prosecutor said, that having promised the prisoeer Newland's parents, who are highly respectable, that ke woolildo all he could for him, he bogged to recommend him to mercy. The Common Serjeant mid the prisoner's conduce is making false charges against his lellow.eervants was mare dirgrace , ul than the offences be had ',Waded guilty to ; bat he mearideratioo of his family the sentenes would be • nom. Teel; slight one, which was, that he be imprisoned mad to bard L hoer for twelve months. Bsllaatiae said the peosecutor ha't reason to believe, and wished it to be publibly stated, that there was set any haedation for the charges that Newland bad made against several strews in the employment of Mato,. Welsh and Illargetaos and Marrs. Navin.. THIRD COURT.—TESTERDAT. harem Ma. anew. o. Tao BUIGLAST IX flonocutrana. Henry Reneossif, 24, turner a short, squgre- built, deter. mined lossk.ng fellow, was imbrued for burglary 1. the ilwelliair hours of Mrs. Ann Sheeran, with intim to steel. fir. Carats prosecuted, and Mr. Payee deluded. Ti. soechisan to the prase trig, a widow lady liviag at 14, Seke-equare, said that ea the eight of the 3rd he we. awakened or hearing a noise is the middle drawrag-room, where he slept for tits security of the family which .unaided Okla mistress and the female sensate, sad, looking up, eaw the prisoner ; he instantly jumped ep and cis d his, when • desperate struggle ensued and primmer knocked down and estinguished the light, sad Sully broke from his grasp, and, tarowieg up the window, got on to the portico over the door. and was escaping, when the coachman, reeovariag himself, noshed to the window, and raisin the alarm, the pelisse game up sad caught the prisoner as he fell. The jury found him Gasify. Sergeant Thompson said the prisoner bad been known to his ale ut two years as • noted crackmaga ; but that ex. opting several summary convictions, he had until this time massed :o escape. The ornerier said he bad two 'Matrons outside who Kidd prove an alibi. Thompson said the two witnesses he spoke of then at the door were both convicted thieves. Mr. Gurney said the offense he had bee. convicted of wee • serious ate, and traasported him for seven yore. BURGLARS AT IiACINIT. Asses Cornish, 23, moulder, Jam as Welsh, 21, bedstead maker, and Jane IVelsh and Elisabeth Lord, were indicted for a burglary is the dwelling hoes of John Pitman, and stealing a quantity of plate and wearing apparel, raised at 301. Mr. Platt prosecuted. The prosecutor's how at ileekney having been broken into, intormetbn was gives to the police, and Serpent Kelly succeeded is traciag the property stoles to • room la Bethael-green, where the primers lived with the two Tee jury acquitted the two warn, sad the men ware transported for ten yearn aoss Ocraaoa. Thomas Savage, • repulsive looking old Una, between 60 and 73 years et age. was oonvicted of a felonious seagull os Susan Broiler, a child ten years of age. Xt. Binds prosecuted. Tile Fusser was sentenced to a year's ispriatentens and kard labour. BIRKENHEAD, LANCASHIRa, AND CHESHIRE JUNC- I TIOX BALLWAT.--It appears that the board, not haring completed arraagementa with Ow London and North Weatarr. liwupany, will be unable to make their report to the &d -immed =astir' on the 11th boat, 'oat will then mot, pro forms, to adJesra the meeting tit a future day, which may thsa be gnat %pm TSB POLICE COURTS. CLERK EN W ELL. AII4ACLT NT A Dalilll.7lllo LODOSIL—Aybaer Horatio Irebs was charged by lire. E.isabsth Obey, of No. 19, Nutings•street, Barren-ereactat, wi:► having violently assaulted her, and threatening her life. Prisoner was a lodger in the house of the prommutrix, and contracted a debt for rent, which, refusing to pay, they levied on his goods, altar haring vita him notice to trait. The prisoner, in fie, sought every mesas to annoy her end her husband, and daring the sheave, of the latter he wool &Lilo, and illFUlt her in a cowardly manner. Oa the preceding day. whilst her husband wee from home, he covered the stein with filth ; and, on reasonsersting with him, he min d upon a piece of timber, which he tore from the door, and beat her with it violently until he broke it. He then repeated his violence with another piece of wood, and thr, stencil that he would do for her. She here produced the pieces of limber with which the prisoner had beaten her, sad a sonsAtion of indignation was eel:lmA throughout the court. Prisoner denied the statement ante presecutric. Witness repee•ed her assertion, and d the protection of his warship. Her ha band wu from home, and she was afraid to return thither. Mr. Tyrerhitt made prisonor enrage to Imre the house, with his goods, by .5 o'clock that ereolog; pay the rent, and the amount of the &mega done to the door ; and fur. then bound him over to appear next day to answer the chug* of sesaalt. Defendant, having been assured by the magistrate tbat failure is these points should be the worse for hint, then left the court, attended by an r WORSIIIP•STREET. Wtiii3lll BMCIMIN. a married man sad clerk in the City, was charged with s grossly indeceat assault ape& two young women La the pit of the Grecian Haloes. The assault yes fully proved. and Mr. Hammill Geed prisoner U. for each offence. Ban IVOLIN Ca.—Tao second halves of two U. notes were received from " B. A " and " A. A." for the poor.box. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A CLERICAL DILI; 1:11 Rev. Jacob Knigh t was brought before Mr Br aterbten, charged with having been found lying in Osendee-rfoot on the previous night drunk, and incapable of taking cars of himself. The police proved that, about 12 o'clock the previous night the reverend gentlemen was lying "on the broad of his back" on the pavement in Orenden.sueet so drunk as to be qua' incapable of walking. He was taken to the statior.- house. sod placed is one of the lock-up cell In a short time the d gentleman became perfectly outrageous. He called fur Instector WWI by name, and when the' inepector came be demanded to be released. Oo receiving a refusal he began to kick at the door with such pertinacity end vigour as to split two of the panels. This violent conduct be continued for mon than two hour', and it was found at last necessary, in order to drown the noise, to remove him to one of the lower c.a.. The upper cell door was qui•• sound when the rev. gentleman was find placed In the cell. The damage done was to the extent of 125., besides an indentation of the iron into the wood in coast queues of the great violence used. . . . Tree I . OV. defendant Paid be did not make any noise after he was placed in the second cell; in fact he was quite unoonecione of having act. din the way described. Hs had dined with a friend and bad taken some wine, bat in orJeleration as to quantity, being in a sickly state Of health. In some condition of hid health even a single glass would be Sound to overccme the ttker. He could assure the magistrate that it we. quite as accident which bad occurred. He felt exceedingly the disgraceful position in whisk he was placed. Mr. Broughton asked him if he was a clergyman of the Church of England. —The defendant said he was. Mr. Broughton inquired if he had a cure ? The defendant said not at present. He had formerly cfacisted in a parish near Baldock, in Hertfordshire, but had recently been on the continent. He again begged to say it was an accident that had overcome him, and he was truly ashamed at what had occurred. Mr. Broughton remarked the defendant might well be ashamed of himself. Here was a clergyman found at mid night stretched on his back en the pavement, in such •state of beastly intoxication at wculd have diagramed the lowest of the low. To the honour and credit of the established church he was inclined to thick there was not another such ca -1 ample, certainly not many ouch, as the case before him presented. Ile considered it not at all unlikely, if the case became known to the defendent's bishop, that would be deprived of his gown. How could it be ex pected that • man who got drunk and was found lying about the streets of London could teach and instruct others properly in their religious and moral duties ? For the da mage done the defendant was ordered to pay 125., or three weeks' imprisonment. LAMBETH. _ _ THE CASE CIT MANSLITOITTIIIRAT PECKHAM Hovel.— Samoa 11111, a keeper at Mr. Armstrong's lunatic asylum, Peckham, who has been is custody for the last week on a charge of having mused the death of Moms Thomas Berne, a It:Katie pauper, was further examined before Mr. Norton. When the cum was Galled on and the prisoner placed at the bar, Mr. Bennett, addressing Mr. Norton, said that sines the ease hid been last bef 're him, the Commissioners of Lunacy, deeming it to be one of serious public importance, had re solved to take the prosecution of the case into their own hands, and had, in consequence, sent their solie•tor, Mr. Law, the gentleman near him, to attend to and conduct the prosecution. He ( Mr. Bennett) felt it necessary to say thus much, as it had been the intention of the board of guardians of Clerkenwell parish tb have prosecuted, and they gave him instructiots to that offset, and it sr. *sly She tact of the Comm4itoners of Lunacy having taken up the prosecution on public grounds that caused the guardians to withdraw irons it, ss they had no wish to shrink from •public duty. Mr. Lair stated the cue against the prisoner and said that the *Droner had under a mistaken feeling as he (Mr. Law) believed, refused to accept the evidence of some pieties whom it would be his, Mr. Law's, duty to produce before his worship, for t►e purpose of adding their testimony to the deposition, and he doubted net that after hearing them he, Mr. Norton, would feel it be his duty to send the case before another tribunal. Mr. Muncaster, an attendant at the asylum of Mr. Arm etvong, Mr. Burton, the present, and Mr. Hill, the late medical superintendent of the establishment, and also Mr. Poland, assistant mirgeon at Guy's, were examined at:e : derable length, but their testimony did not vary is any material particular from that which they had given before the coroner, and which Ina been already publialied. The medical witnesees, and particularly Mr. Poland, attributed the death of the deceased to the effects produced by the fracture of the left arm, and four of his rib, on the right aide, and them injuriH, he was clearly of opinion, were caused by violence, as they would not be puduced by a mere fall. Mr. Law here called into the witness box a man named Donnelly, a patient in the asylum, for the purpose of hay*/ hie examination taken against the primmer; bat Mr. Her. ring, a solicitor, who attended 011 behalf of the prisoner, objected to the admiasibility of a lunatic's evidence. A:ter a abort discumion on the subject, the prisoner was again remands ant Mr. Law undertook to come prepared on the next examination with cases in point, when the Me. timony of a lunatic had been taken is tinily cases. Mr. Herring applied that his client might be admitted to bail ; but Mr. Norton, conceieing the charge to to one of a teflon, character, refused the application. Id ARKETS. SUGAM—Tbs average price of sugar, the prods.. of the British possessions in America, computed from the returns made in the week ending the Its Jae., 18.51, is 291. 44d. per ewt. Sugar, the produce of the Mauritius, no return. Sugar, the produce of the East Indies, is 345. 6d. The average lutes of the two foregoing descriptions jointly is 295. Std.—London Gazette. BRISTOL, JAW. 10, Surma —The market opened on Saturday het sites a fortnight's recess, and with leas animation then was gene. rally expected. The refiners are pretty well in stack, end have not as yet appeared as parchmere to any extent, and this has of came* caused a flatiron ia the market ; foe the few transactions reported this week the buyers have, is soma instance', had the tarn in their favour, but generally speak. tog prices equal to throe current before the holidays have been supported. Of Mandan@ the cargoes recently arrived are not yet reedy for the market, and we have not come. qeeatly any sa t, to report. In foreign nothing km been dose this week; and altogether the market his ruled dell. Refiners' produce continua only in moderate demand, end ' prices ere with difficulty supported. For Rune there has been an improved demand, and the market has been eleared of Laments at an adrosee of Id. per gallon. Dried Fruitier* dull of We and prices have a downward tendency. LiVEEPOOL, JAN. 10. Sce•st.—The business this week has bean chiefly cmfined to Seat ladle, of which 9,000 bogs of white Sumas kayo been sold from 435. to 43.. 9d., being rather lower rams; 200 Mids. B. P., and 2,200 bags of Madre, hams also been disposed of; the price of the latter ha not tranapitet Foreiga-750 bags and brit of Venezuela have boos sold by suction at from 40s. 9d. to 43.. 3d. per out., duty paid, 15 Wide. Porto Rico at 41s. to 425. 6.1., and 2,160 bags of sew Psi nambueo by private at 190. for middling brown, and 22e. per cwt. for fine yellow. Molasees—The bettor qualities Nation* in good demand, and th• sales during the week have been 200 puns. Porto Sian at 18.., sad 99 pupa. Cabe Muscovado at 17s. 6d. per cwt., both of fine quality foss the quay. Ccem—At the publio amities military Jimmies realised good prices, bat middling and good qualities are comparatively neglseted; the Wee oomprise GO wee. at 66.. t0,92e. ; a few mats plantation Cella& are reported at 625., and 70 bags St. Domingo at 49a. per owl. Nothing dose la cocoa, ginger, pepper, or pimento. Ries-60 tem. Carolina sold at 16s. dd. to 195., ;and 3,000 bags Bengal at 6s. Id. to 9.. for low to fine broken, sad 10s. 3d. to 10a. 6d. per out. tor middling to good white. Roe—The vim ere limited to 46_puns. Demerara, at steady prior. TEL.—The market sontlnue any hieetive,.ead bat few of the recent arrival' of the now mop find buyers; prison are again rather easier. At a sal. held testa day of 2,000 ;wok. aim, 800 were sold et about previom rams. Tbs sake is Boat India Drysaltsrias amain of a few abaft Kr rah Indigo , at 3s. 11d. par lb., 100 - 'heat Gam Arab* ▪ t 2Z. for dfungi, aid 35e. to 40e. tor stiv.d red sad mid• dliag bold, 6 chats lisc Dye, at laid. Per, lb., 300 bat:: - 4 maw, at 12a. to Its., and 150 bags Sego Flour, at 1 pm cwt. la Linseed, 1,000 bage sod 21,600 pockets have edd at 475. 6d. to 46.., and 600 bap Ilisettrd Seed, at 30a pet quarter; of ealtpctm, 670 bags, at 25.. for a small par eel of Madre., retracting 5 to 6 per cent., nM 26e. to 291. for Calcutta, refrettina from 9to 1 per mat.; we of Nitrate of Soda 650 tow, at 13e. 6d. to lie. 91. per Cwt. COTTON.—Livaaemot, JAN 10.—Our pretest market report emhreces • period of ten days, eitesdics fmm the timed stock taking to the present. Throughout this period the Mainers has been of a steady and unvarying character; the emcees dimovered is the stock naturally checked the purehases of the trade, and entirely put an end to speculative operation , . The business has thus been almost esolustv ly method to the supply of • limited trade inquiry, and the tone of tke market has been one of great quietness and inactivity. Priem meanwhile have been affected so imper coptibly, that in our daily reports we have been unable to mark any change; and when the amount of salve is consi dered, their general steadioese Is certainly remarkable. Oa consparirg the position of the market to-day with that occupied at the lime of our last circular, however, we find it necemary to reduce oar quotations of the current qualities of American and Surat by nearly id. per lb, Egyptian, Brasil, and Sea Islands being unchanged. Oar accounts from the States report an upward reaction in mete at New York of ito j cent., with • buoyant feeling. No authorised hat of receipts, &e., of • later date than that giv,e in our last is at hand. Thesalm sines the 31st ultimo are 28.7f0 bales, of which 630 AglefiCill, 340 Peraam, 390 Sperms, aad 330 Surat. ham been taken on speculation; and 180 American. 200 Pernam, 20 Egyp•ian, and 880 Surat for emnivt. The sales today are 3,000 begs; the market closes with dullness. The committee's quotations to-day for fair cotton are—Bowed, 70.; Mobile, Bd.; and Orleans, Sid. WOOL—Lzane, JAN. : There has been a fair amount of sales this week, and prices are firm and tend lag upwards, although they are below the proportion of the rata at which wools have been recently sold by the growers in this country. Foreiun : A fair caves of busies a has been' done in this market during the past week, and prima are decidedly firm. FLAX.—Botrairr, Jan. B.—in fair supply, and prices firmer. We quote as follows ; Hand-scotched, inferior, per 161 be.. 6r. to de. 3d. ; middlisp, ds. 4d. to 6•. 6d. per do.; fine. 64. 91. to Gs. per do.; millnentened, low middling, 6s. to 6.. 6d. per do. ; middling, 7s. to 7.. 6,1. per do ; good do., 71 61. to Bs. per do.; best do., 81. 6d. to 9s. per do. ; tine, 9s. 6d. to 103. par do. HOSIERY. &e.—Lmonetaa, Jan. 10.—Basinesa ie coot wetly. ly quiet. but nut more ao than is usual at this time of the year. Wools and yarn, of all kind§ remain firm :in the finer sorts, for slow, there is a tendency to advance. There ia no serious diminution of employment, and, on the whole, things may be said to be satisfactory. COALS.-LONDON, JAN. 10.-CLOII OT THE MARKET. -Carr's Hartley, 13s. 6.1.; Bast AELTI Maio, 12.. 3d. ; Heating's Hartley, 134. 6d. ; Ravensworth West Hanky, 13.. 6d.; Tanftad Moor, 130. &I.; West Wjlam, 135. ; Wylms, 14s. 6d.; Walls,Ead Hatton, 161. 6d ; Walls End Haswell, 165. 6d.; Walla Bad Russell's Hatton, 16s. 3d.; Walls Bad Pemberton. 14.. ; Walls End Orioissl Gibson, 13.. 6d ; Walls End Brown, 13s. 9d.; Walla E n d Heves Hall, 16s. 3d.; Walla Bad Keller, 165. 6d.; Walls Bad What wortb,l2s. 91. Wes End Adelaide Toes, 105.94. ; Walls End Cleveland Tem, 13s. 94.; Boobies Hartley, 12s. 6d.; Hartley, 135. 3d. ; Coypus Earthy, 135. 6c11.--Bbips at market, 227; sold, 69. CORN.—Butowrox, Jan. 9.—The supply of Wheat at our market to.ilay was moderate, and there being a little more disposition to purchase than last week, priers remain unaltered. Barley moves off slowly, and is easier to buy. Oats is better demand, and late rates us g o Ily obtained. CHILMAIOII3, Jan. 10.—The supply was moderate to-day of Wheat, and all the beat qualities made fully the prices of last week; white, 44e. to 47e. ; red, 38.. to 40i. Barley, Line malting, 30e.; grinding qualities &Moult to quit; 20.. to 21s. Beans rather lower. Other spring corn without alteration. COTCWTRT, ho. 10.—The sore trade has bees very fiat to day, and we must quote s further reduction in value. But Wisest, 151. to 158.134. Fine malting Barley, 23e. to 25a.; grinding, 21s. to 235. Old Oats, 211. to 235.; new, 194. to 21.. OH Btal3J, 10s. 6i. to Ils.; new, 10s. to 10a. 6d. EXITEH, Jan. 10. —We have had a moderate attendance on our Corn Exchange to day. Wheat, Barley, end o.ls, sold slowly at last week's prices. Red Wheat, 345. to 38e. per qr ; white, 361. to 445. Barley, 225. to 245. Oats, 141. to 18s. LINCOLN, Jan. 10.—We have badashort supply of Wheat to day, and lioe dry samples commanded Is. more money ; inferior and out of coadition a slow sale, at lest week's prices Fine Barley in good demand, and Is. d . Otte a short supply. Very little doing in Betas. Wheat, red, 34s to 40..; white, 375. to 45c ; old, 465. Barley, 295. to 25,. 010, 141. to 20s. Beans, new, 26.. to 275.; old, 30s. LIVERPOOL, Jan. 10 —At our market this morning we had a large general display of 'simples from g y, and, nothing sufficiently potent arising to disperse the cloud so I long suspended over the trade, both millers and dealers appeared extremely inactive, and in every department of business consummate languor prorated. Under these ! circumstances, all descriptions of Wheat were noun ially rather depressed in value, although very few holders were induced to accept lower terms, and those bat slightly below our lest quotations States and Canadian Flour was steadily held, but not freely told, at Tuesday's rates; French and Irish moving sparingly, at prices scarcely equal to those previously noted. Barley, Malt, ai.d Peas, being scarcely noticed, were the turn cheaper; and Beaus were decidedly easier to purchase. Oats were neglected, and Oatmeal in limited request, at late prices lodian Corn participating in the datum of other articles, a few retail sales only were effected, and those eta decline of 6d. per qr. from the reduced rates of Tues day. Arrivals from the 7th to the 9th Jan., isclusive, into Liverpool :—Wheat, 4,384 qre. ; Barley, 65; Malt, 451; Oats, 470; Beans, 640; Indian Corn, 3,181; Oatmeal, 1,739 sacks; Flour, 4,414 sacks 3,973 brls. Exports to Ireland:— Wheat, 2,044 qrs.; Beane, 26; Peas, 13; Indian Corn, 1,674 ; Indian Corn 11,0,49 barrels ; Flour, 115 socks 1,050 barrels. SOUTHAMPTON, JAL 10.—Our market wu moderately attended, and the hulk of the lumen' 'ample' being in very indifferent conditiun, the sale was very difficult, but for good old Wheat there was an improved demand at fully late prices. Barley a slow sale for any but the beat samples, the turn being in favour of buyers. Oats firm, but only a con• sumptive demand. The same applies to Beans. Flour, 295. to 395. per sack. WAILIFIZO, Jan. 10.—The arrivals of grain for the season of the year are not in eaten, yet fully equal.to the wane; but, with a large consumption, prices are fairly sustained. The best dry Wheat is fully as dear, but the great bulk of the supply names damp, ■nd some very soft ; these deecrip tions sell slowly, and in some cases at rather lees money. Fins Daley is rather higher, and other qualities without alteration. Oata and Shelling us steady. Beans dull, but not lower. No variation in other articles. Imports during the week :—Wheat, 10.678 qui ; Barley, 2,733; Oats, 610; Beans, 226; Peas, 241. Shelling, 366 loads. CATTLE, &c.—CARLIout, Jan. 9.—The number of Beasts on offer Otte morning was about 30, a few of which were in prime condition. The market du'l, and slow. Prices, if ckanged, may be quoted a trills lower. Sheep::lA limited supply, which met en active demand, at prices unaltered from those of last week. Only two or three Calves and a cart load of pork Pigs out ate, which were not much looked alter. Great iautivity pernded the market. Exedras., Jaa. 10.—The supply of cattle to-day was moderate, although there were more, both of Beasts and Sheep, than wire driven is last week. The market rental= quiet, and we note bat little alteration in prices. Fat Beef mast be quoted at is to Se. per score, the more current rates being 7e. 6d. to 7e. 9d. Cows and Calves about the same as last week. Bureaus sold at .4s. to sa. per store. Small wether Sheep, fit for the butcher, continue to sell pretty well, at 6d. to 514. per lb. ; but for large fit wethers there is little demand—they must be quoted at 44d. to 5d., and ewe Mutton 4d. to 41d. per lb. Throe or four of the Alder ney* were sold at 31. 15s. to U. 2.. 6d. A smaller supply of Pork OUCSIMIS then that of last week; prices ranged from 6s. 6d. to 7.. 6d. per score. OLLICOW, Jan. 9.—Our cattle market was largely sup plied with 'lnsect!' this morning. Sales dull, which caused prices to be lower. Best ox Beef, 45. to 460.; 'noted, 431. 44*. ; Cows ' Balls, and interior, 365. to 40s. per cwt., sink. lag sCsi. The Sheep =Him was poorly supplied, with prises similar to those of last day. But aged welders, 65d. to 6d.; second, sd. to 854.• ewes, 35d. to 45d. per lb., wink ing dial. Pip dull, at 34;. Pod Calves, from 66e. to 60s. per cwt. COVENT-OARD: rst Ploodpitlarz4b., N to le p.lo.,4stoee °ll - 1 11mte.1. per lb., ed to le Anioe,dowlet.ikke.,es to lee Solls Peers, pat as latch _ _ L-THIS DAY. • Der doe, lid to Is per 100, s. to 10e. Almonds, per peck, Is motet, per lb., Sa to Ss Costae% par peek, Se to Sa per. 100, fd to Is nes, Dar. p. MA, 30, to Ws ari d, p. Mob., Ifeto Hs ABL filE& bert,. pet MA, die to 66e Malls% per lb., Id to Id OsrA=lb., MI to Id Jermelint, pee half Mem. Ott. to le Lams% Cab, p. NOW. Le _ Oen per SKIM tato le ea Imllesessne, lc to le 64 Omen p. Wed MM. pm =Oatsl a to pem. A. fd to 34 Is Is Ilkelmemnis c pes pee, le tole 341 nennal, lank ni id Ineerp, wan., fd to 3d Upon per WA, 3d to ad pwas te r as ta le to 61 9d to Ss WwisMiNi t sl_ l4 10 li resrme, W per dos. boechis, ts . .l _ _ pet WI sins, is to ISs Lemony pie 418., Is to Ss raf:svoartee. - 710i t ; iraTa ea, Sonolopor aim. 55 t, 9d vEOEt arm* elm% do, 1. Id to 2. cuirps pa dm, 41 to Is ?tire* doo. tromitio. Is 6d to potao.•Ot Is 1 . 1111/11 62.. 15514. Hato 12. TM& PIM blo lholtas. pie 514,55 W 15 Ammer% vet ilk le felt Potitcoo, p too, Mt to 100 s pot torc,is to to for p.l book, ls fo Tor** 2 boodos tole Copoolon, oidt. la Id solo ladloMs, pot dm, to to Is 54 Look% ytt Itoook 14 to Id Oar', Tar tem% OA to lo Ono" pot 65.55a..111 to Se Mt SS IIIMNOIWU eta 2;tial m ikomOstltlWU itaib.itcloo WM, to to Si [Advertissisant.)—WoNDsiura Cum AULT zr-1 nem. IT Mou.ovars °PRIM!? olio Pau or Zoo Lao orr Ocs Wocoss.-11 thou drat. shadickoos In rod seeentlas to Me amino shoo with Am, that boo mom% Was& sr dolma tetterrte olotiooto sod *roam bot et =r tit swells prom. limbers o mom lobo Ws bowl boVilas 001 marl Vhs son of orioloodt W O4 40 ' sad rirbig tbr boa tallogitAws• buss mai hf Moot= very other hog MA metal. cave. art ales dfieaaeed Mat wlo•I with is good ea egad. INA W t rrAnor Dames Zitaimesout, 24 siziaq RAILWAI 7 S. The following were the latest quotations yesterday. To-day's quotations will be found in the 6th page. LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY.-THE DIVIDEND. so si si o Minus Itmcw•Ts. Aberdeen Do. Preference Anton., Noting., lietn. sad Plat Junction Serbs & Hants. Pat. KB. W. perpetual 5 p.,Ct.) Illronnirbern.tOsfordlune eslledulypd ,orwithruar. Do. witaoota guarantee iy= way., aad Dudley al e Do. en=• guarante Blrni.Wole.lb &oar Vs/ley Bristol and Meter ... Nuokingheasinre Do. ElO Preference ... Cheater and Holyhead .. Do Preference Dublin and Herat Jane.. . 6661 Anglian . ta.34 F.. FT.i_ Do. (18.178.)1p.CLPref. De. t3l. l o..lllp.CLPref. Banns Ct TWIN Do. f cf. 6 p. Ct.. Do. at, ap. CL, No. I Do. do. No. 2 Do. N. & East I per Ct Do. New Eastern Union, claw A pate E. U. Sh.) De. doer B. and C ditto Do• &elf , ( h gua. 6 p. Ct.) Bast Inae nire testLincolosh.guar.fi p.Ct Edinburgh sad Glasgow Edbilourgb,Perth,Dun lee Eneter,VeoriLta Dorcbee. . Ender and E.:mouth ... Gnat Northern .. , Do. eltares.A.Deferred Do. &area. B, 6P. Ct. Do. par Cant. Pref.. , Gt. Elouth.and Weet.(lre.) l Cheat Waiteni Do. New £l7 Ran and &Ali, DO. shun Inaceater ad &dale Do. Mgr.. Lancaster and ton ... Lemaishire and Yakabtre Do. Do. P C/0 Do. Bp. Ct. Ref. Stock De. West Riding Union Leeds and Bradion! Leeds and Think Do. Pref. lauarters.l64ll , Lagoa and Blackwell Lea., Brighton, at &Coast Do. New tea. 6 p. C 1.... Da guaranteed 3 h.. Ct. la" te Croydon Thirds Do. Pref. °per Cent.... Do. Coovrt. b p.Q...,11132 Loodos and Greeswisk Do. Preferesee Leaden & North-Waiters Do. d Plfo.tba New , s h i e s ... Do. Dot le ah.,ll . .ana (Ej Loaders & llooth.Weetern Do. New, £5l Do. New. £4l Do. New Preforms loweetortOuu., peewit. lilassla., Sao., ano Matlock Mana.,tibef.,/aLmeolnalt. Do. , shot.., No. I Do. New £lO Prat ... Do. .C 6 Prefer's°, ... Do. Ma& a Lied. UitiOD M Do. 1:50 Amen Do. Sane Mad Derby .- Do.Cona. R. & B. 6 p. Newmarket Do. Now £20... Do &Holston Do. Guaran. Se per Ct. North Do. Preference North Stadardakirs . Oxford, Wore., is Wolver. Pre.toa and WTI° Do. eheres (A) —. Reed., Guild., mid Reigate Royston and Do. 011eprath Extension SentUeh Central Matti& Midland Do. New Sinews & Blrm., Clam A Do., New Guam_ ..t . ;ed.. almewelly Cisateri Do. thereatry Lan II per east . . lrit ... Sampans* Vales Do. Preference south reaffordshire soutb Limners' Month Wales saran York. & aYwu DO; raw Vale Mamba . Vale of Neatk Waterked and Kilkenny.— Weer Valley, 6 tu leaf L o ndon ... t ree Wilts, Somerset, &Weyer. I York,Nevreastle &Bernick Do.liat. (York* Newts. Do. G.N.E.PareltorPrel Do. Ditto York and North Midland. Do. Preference FOLLION a4ILWATL Boulogne sad Amiens ... Central franos (Yierson) Oreat Indian Peplums'... Do. Namur and Liege ... Northern of Frame_ Orleans sad Bordeaux Pork sad Mims Paris sad Zoos Paris sad Btraabour7 Room mad Ham Toms and Masts 44 43 131 19 6i 6 dia. 21 Ws. 16 17 31 44 5,4 23 1 141 L 3 9 16 131 4 44 4116. 1 1 Pm Pm. P6l. 2 2 1 1 i 64 15 891 41 31,1131 • 34 3 37 171 61 If 4116 1/ 11 10 91 elk 21 10 1 i LIVERPOOL, January 10. Smog Exostimoz.—The market keeps rather dull, bat prices remain unaffected materially.—Caledonian, 10; ',menhir, and Yorkshire. 571—Ditto (fifth shares), 7 3-16 d.—Lancaster and Carlisle (third shares), 6/ p—Leeds and Think, 131—Loudon and North Western, 123; 4 I—Ditto (new 1 snares), 31 p—Midland, 48 —Ditto (1 shares), 19; d. —Shrewsbury and Birmingham (91. 12s. 3d. B.), s—South Eastern and Dover, 23 —York, Newcastle, and Berwick (pref. unp►id up), 3 d—York and North Midland PM*. react, I d. MANCHESTER, January 10. STOCK EMI/MON.—The market continues almost with. out change, both as to prices and the character of the busi ness. London and North Western stock is firm, but Great Nottherns are decidedly lower. These are the only snoop. twin to the description of the market given yesterday. BIRMINGHAM, Januarylo. &rum RIOZAIIOI.—This situ* market exhibited symp toms of renewed firmness to day. Birmingham and Stour Valleys ware done at 101. 18s. 9d. per sham; and Shropshire Union A B C and D fully paid up at 50 per mat. LEEDS, January 10. atom Excamool.—Ttooro is no now (*amnia tie market this thoraiair that calk for remark. Ths sales hays bosh 11111 follow.: Great Northerns, 171; Watt 'tidiest; Ultima, 51 dis. ; North Stafford', dia.; North Washers., 134 dia. ; IWherfdales, V 3s. dia.; Leeds Water Works, 213 i. THE ACCIDENT TO SIR ROBERT PEEL.—Our 00T respondent writes This accident turns out to have been of not so serious a character as was at fret reported. Tee ' report reached me too lets on Thornily evening to allow of ' time for making the necessary inquiries on the spot, sad the ' information was vouched by respectable authori ty._ It appears ' that the hon. baronet was out hunting on Wesbaseday, and ' that his horse threw him it is. was tithing what is (*Hod a double post and rails.' Sir Robert was stunned by the I fall, added to which the animal kicked him slightly on the side of the bead. Happily the injury was not of a serious .dharacter." PERFORMING STAGE PLAYS WITHOUT A LICENCE. —At the Manchester Borough Court, yesterday morning, Mr. Benjamin Laing, Mr. Thomas Towers , and itr. Burton, the proprietors of three houses of eatertaianient is that town, known respectively as the Victoria Music Gallery, the Royal Colones's. and the Royal Casino, oath appeared to answer several 111M112061101, charging them with having, as various days within the last three months, unlawfully kept open the said places of resort, " for the public performanse of stage Om, without authority or license, contrary to the form of the statute in Ruth am made end provided." Mr. Monk, barrister, and Mr Francis Robinson, solicitor, appeared for the prosecution ; and Ms. IL B. B. Cobbett, solicitor, on behalf of Mr. Laing. The charges were admitted in eat& saes ; but it appeared that Mr. Towers and Mr. Borten had ' withdrem the performances on receiving notice of their ' illegal nature. Mr. Laing, however, having engaged a number of performers, had suffered them to finish their lira of contract, even after the service of the eneemoame whist him, before coming the representatioa• The magi. straw decided to deal squally with the delendaate up to a sermia point, lafiatiag e =altry of 6i. emit for the offences aommitted before the of the mantoness ; but upon Mr. Laing, who had seen ft' to madam the illegal per , formates till very neatly, they ihilihtett ma addithietil petal? 0294 Miles opens& Named Railway. Reef Una -.----. 1850. 1861. IIKITISH. 1860 1851. £ 67 T - Aberdeen 674 £1;111 371 371 Ballast and Ballymena 17 Belfast au '. County Down . - 263 16 354 Birkenhead, Lane., & Ches h ire . 789 1,005 14 27 Bolton, Blackhurn,& W t.York 390 695 854 864 Bristol and Exeter - 160 160 Caladonian 1 6,632 6,260 941 941 Chester and Holyhead 1 1,162 2,146 - 61 Cork, Black, , ck, and Passage - 99 22 32 Dublin and Belfast Junction 2l 400 354 63 Dublin and Drogheda 741 6 6 Lublin and Kingstown - 161 Donde* and Arbroath - 443 31 31 Dundee,Perth,Aberdeen June 672 641 19 19 Dundalk and Enniskillen 63 671 But Anglian 7lO 646 764 79 East Lancashire 322 322 Eastern Counties and Norfolk_ 13,660 , 12,540 95 95 Eastern Union 674 1164 Edinburgh and Glasgow 3,012 3.986 71 71 Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee 2,619! 2,325 18 18 Furneu Railway - 246 100 1711 Glasgow, and S. Western 224 224 Glasgow, Paisley,and Greenock 1,167 1,289 143 236 Great Northern& E. Lii.colnah 2,537 1 6,843 188 188 Great Southern andWestern(l) 3,616 3,967 7201 2621 Great Western 90 90 Lancaster and Carlisle 219 260 Lancashire and Yorkshire 10,716 13,719 39 39 Leeds and Think 124 124 Liverpool,Crosby, & Southport 75. - 470 5181 London and North Western 64 64 London and Blackwell 1711 1714 London, Brighton, and S. Coast 6.956 1 8,376 239 239 London and SoutliWestern 7,42 • i 8,803 15 15 Londonderry and Enniskillen 1431 146 114 114 Man., Buxton, & Matlock, &e. 891 121 1604 1671 Manchester, Sties., & Lincoln 4,5761 6,134 84 64 Manchester and South] unction 268 496 28 28 Maryptrt and Carlisle 491 4961 Midland 16,892 10,280 60 60 Midland GreatWastern.(l) 9OB 923 37 37 Monklands - 60 60 Newcastie and Carlisle 135 146 North British 223 222 North Stafford.kire - 47 North Western 46 46 Scottish Central 32 32 Scottish Midland 131 294 Skrawsbru7 and Birmingham 37; 533 47 47 Shrewsbury and Canter 1.401 1,387 30 30 Shropshire Union 371 403 68 68 South Demon 234 234 South Eastern - 76 South Wales 966 - 69 SouthYork.,Doncaster tk Goole - 1,08.5 40 40 Taff Vale -,. . 1,726 2,183 36 36 Ulster 704 846 - 25 Waterford and Limerick - 258 13 13 West Cornwall 297 306 12 12 Whiteharen Junction 2901 293 York, Newcastle, Berwick 12,663 12,627 266 256 York and North Midland 6,316 6,546 Foam:v. 764 764 Amiens and Boulogne 1.154 085 44 44 Dieppe 436 461 63 63 Moatereau and Troyes 336 336 Northern of France 13,822 16,952 143 143 Orleans to Bourges(Ceut.) 2,070 2,880 72 72 Orleans to Bordeaux 82 82 Paris and Orleans 86 86 Paris and Rouen 694 694 &win and Havre BRISTOL AND SOUTH WALES JUNCTION RAIL WAY .—Yesterday, a special meeting of shareholders in this undertaking was held at Bristol, James Gibbs, Esq , Chair man of the Board of Directors, presiding. The &airliner, having briefly introduced the proceedings in a speech which was in substance an echo of the directors' statement, the secretary, Mr. Shapland, read the following report : " It well be in the recollection of the proprievn, that, at several former meetings, the subject of an arrangement with the owners of the Old or Aust Passage Ferry, for a release of the contracts with them as to this property, has been ' ender consideration ; and your directors stated to you that, m e they could effect this object a special meeting of the proprietors should he convened. Your directors are now enabled to report to you that, after much difficulty, a com promise has been effected, and the company are entirely re leased from the contacts as to the Old Passage Ferry, and also as to the lands of the Duke of Beaufort, at Stoke Gifford, &e, agreed to be purchased of his grace; and, although these objects have been accomplished at a serious cost—vis.,7,oool., yet it has released the company from protracted and very expensive litigation, and from • liability to upward, of four time* the amoant paid as com peonage, and has aleo p d the necessity or • farther call, which must otherwise have been made. Your directors have adjusted all claims on the cosatiniy, except • sum of 6001., still dm on account of the New Passage Ferry, and MN or two unsettled claims for damages, and they calculate that, after providing for three, the assets of the company may realise a disposable balance of about 4,0001. Your directors are mom than ever convinced of the vast import ance of this undertaking, both socially and commercially, to the interests of Bristol, Monmouthshire, and Smith Wales, but, nevertheless, they are of opinion that, in the present position of the company, they cannot carry their plans into effect ; and nelem • deeper ioterest in the success of the un dertaking is manifested by the public than has hitherto bees thecae*, your directors fear that it must fall to the ground. It has been suggested to your directors that, as an induce ment to the pub le to promote tLia important work, the forfeited shares should be re-issued, at a discount of 41. per share, sad they would be ready to adopt this course if it be deemed advisable. At the same time your directors think ' it right to state that In the event of the above or any other Gwent fog proceeding with the railway being adopted, it be necessary to apply to parliament to revive the powers of the cesspeay to purchase lands, which have en pined, but the posers' power to construct works continua until Jane, 1863. It will now become a question for cani ne:Mien what is the moat desirable course to be taken in the peculiar position of the company, and upon this your direc tors will be desirous to ascertain the views of the proprietor at the present spinal meeting. (Signed) Jena* GIBBS, Chairman.”---41 conversation then ensued fa the meeting which, strictly speaking, was at no time legally constituted, es to whether it would be desirable at once to wind up the affairs of the company. Mr. Bowsher and Mr. Lyndon were for at once closing the concern, which they were convinced would never pay, while Mr. C. J. Tlvieu, Mr. May, Mr. Pry. Mr. Joss, and others argued that it was of vital iinVOttsllCO to the interests of the city of Bristol, that it might be made with soffieiant economy to yield a fair return, and that at all events ft was desirable to go on with it. A resolution sp• roving and conitrothig the arrangement with the proprietors of the Aust Ferry was adopted, as wee else the ft/lowing —" Thatthe direetem be requested V, realise the convertible property of the company and to tine into eonsideration the bast mode of eautinuiag or elesing the undertaking, and report thereon to a meeting of 'proprietors." Mr. Bomber demanded a poll, but erlthd•rew it, and • vote of thanks to the ekatrmu sad director. closed the proceedings. O'Coxam, RENT.—The Old Ireland Mende of Mr. John O'Connell In Limerick are about raising • subscrip- I don to enable blotto attend his ; parliamentary duties next month. Codas : Priem 101 104 f 4 dia. 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I 2 6j 10 gl $ f MI 32j 1 II I I N i * 0 TO TRI IDITO/ OP THI ZIPREIII. SIR, I am desired by the Board of Directors to inform you that the accounts for the past half year haying be this day submitted to them, they have Lecided up on recommending the payment of a dividend at t h e rate of 525. per cent. for to* ball-year, on the consolidated stork of the company, after placing a sum of 10,0001. to the credit of the reserve fund, end carrying forward a balance of abaut 4,0001 to the current halt.year. The dividend far the put year will, therefore, have amount, d to 41. 2s. per cent. 1 am, Sir, your obedient Servant, FRED. SLIGHT, Secretary. WINDING UP JOINT STOCK COMPANIES. LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM EXTENSION MAlL way.—Yesterday • meeting was held be:ore his 11 , notir Muter Blunt, to settle the agreement fora reference of the amount of Prichard's (the engines',) claim of 11,0001. After some discussion between the solicitor for the engineer and Mmars. Haaslip end Manning, solicitors for the tfficial minsger, the mower adjourned the cmcsideration of the question until Monday nest. STAFFORDSHIRE AND SHROPSHIRE RAILWAY COMPANT,—Yesterday Mr. Archibald, one of the directors and • trustee of this company , was ex ,mined at considerable length before his Honour • Muter Richards, by Mr. Rox burgh, counsel for Mr. Hutton, the official manager, with reference to certain m .n,ys alleged to ha.. been received by him on behalf of the company, amounting to 4,9104 The witness stated that this mous was not actually received Mr. by him, but jointly with • Collie, who it appeared was now an insolvent, and in America; a portion of it, perhaps sheut 3,0001., ems headed user to wit ness, but he was not able at tris distance of time to speak to it with accuracy. Some of this money witness kept in his own possession for some time, and subsequently paid it into his banker's at Ulventon, to the extent. he thought, of about 3,5001., out of the Commercial B• ink ; and the object of the removal of the stoney was in consequence of • request front the committee to place it in that position, to prevent it from being attaehed by creditors. Of this amount 1,0001. was pieced to the credit of Messrs. Smith and Stan way in respect of shares. Mr. Roxburgh, upon the evidence adduced, called upon the Muter for an order on Mr. Archi bald to pay over to the official manager the difference be tween 3,9101. and 3,5401 , the ecceunt which Mr. Archibald had rendered having acknowledged the receipt of 3,5101.; whereas he now admitted in evidence that he bad receive d oat of the bank the whole of the 4,9101, leas 1,0001. His Honour took time to consider. MADRID AND VALENCIA RAILWAY.—The further prosecution of the inquiry into this coral any's affairs is ap- pointed to take place neat In eir. TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR TEE PAST WERE.