The Express. — London, England, 1863-01-23 00:00:00

lii Rain intdlistnce. EQUITY COURTS.—JAN. 22. (Before Vioe-Chaiseellor Sir W. P. Wood.) TIM FAIL OF EGMONT r. TBt RSV. 811 W. WAIL!, BLIT. This mit, which has now occupied the attention of the court for mon than a week, has at last been brought to a teriniastios. The plaintiff is the sixth Earl of Egmont, and the object of his suit is to have an issue directed by the court for the purpose of trviog the validity of an alleged will of Henry Frederick John James, fifth Earl of Egmont, as regar ded gifts to Sir Edward Terry. Bart., of estates within the jurisdiction of the court which belonged to the earl at the time of his death, and that if the plaintiff should rowed in establishing the iovalidity of the will as regarded the devise is question, the persons in whom the estates were now vested may be decreed to convey them to the plaintiff as the person who, but for the devise to Sir Edward Tierney, would have been entitled os the plaintiff redeeming any unsatisfied mortoageos them. The fare of the case, according to the plain Ors version of them, may be put thus. Towards the close of the year 1841, shortly after the great fire at the Tower of London, there returned to his rooms at Webb's Hotel. Piccadilly, • drunken dissipated man raring by the name of Lovell. 'muscatel with demise and suffering, or at least threatened with delirium tremens. He had passed many days previ ously at the groat fire, hanging about the crowd or myster ies ia low public-houses. The landlord of his hotel, in pity of his condition, called in • neighbouring apothecary to attend hi n, and upon his report ant for a lawyer named Jerkiness, who was the only person to the landlord's know ledge known to the invalid. Jenltinsoo came, saw the state ' of his freed or acquaintacce. sod summoned two others to ; his bedside ; the one, another lawyer earned Tierney, the other • freiguer camel Battanchon. After some create tion a will was made by the invalid, by which he gave 1001. • year to Battanchon, • sum of 500/. to a man named Biomes., and the remainder of his property, real and per acroal. present and rererviorarv, sod of every krod and nature whatsoever. to the lawyer Tierney. The will made the braid was removed to lodgings, where be lingered a short time and died. The recalled Lovell was Henry Frederick James, fifth Earl of Egmont ; the lawyer Tierney was the person under whom the present defendants claimed, and the will thus mole was the document of which the validity was called in question in the present suit. To tuderstand, how ever. the grounds upon which the will was sought to be set aside it as necessary to go back for greed years in the his tory of the Egmont family, to tree the °warden of Tierney with them, and to show in what manner he acted in their affairs. Going back, then. to the yea/1817, it &ppm, that at that period John James, the third earl, was in possession of the family property, consisting of huge landed estates both in England and Ireland. This earl had a son, Jolla 4 who succeeded him in the title, and who woe the father of E,vrl Henry, whose will was now impeached. Earl John was not on good terms with his father ; he was heavily indebted, and much pressed by his creditor. lo the year already meotiosed his son Henry come of age. sod was induced by him to become responsible for debts to the amount of 200.0001. Thence commenced embarrassments to the son which were a harass to him throughout his life. Earl John James died is 1822, and his son John succeeded him the pourer of the estates and the title. Here commenced 1 the connection between Terry and the Egmont family. I Earl Joha's embarrassments forced him to the necessity of borrowing largely, and Tierney being a man ' doubtedly of some wealth and position (be subsequently ' succeeded to • family baronetcy as Sur Edward Tierney), I himself made 'deuces to Earl John. The creditors, how- I ever, for the 200.1100/. became more and more pressing. I Then recovered judgments against their debtors, and to stave off the effects it wee deemed advisable that the earl I should vest his estates in trustees in order to satisfy all ; his creditors. With • view of carrying this into effect, two deeds were executed on the 2nd of hovember, 1824. one of those deeds, made between John Earl of Egmont By d the one part, his son Henry Frederick John James (then Viscount Pained), John Godfrey Teed, and Edward Tierney of the second part, the earl's Irish crates were vested in the last-named three persons os ' trust, to satisfy the charges on these estates, and to hold the surplus sad the unsold estates fie the earl absolutely. The second of these deeds related to the English property, which. is addition to the parties named to the first, were record by several of the earl's judgment creditors. The ' 44014011 were vested in the tame trustees. who were, after Wine the charges on them. and indemnifying Henry Viscount Perceval against the liabilities which he hod in eared as surety for his father, and pries the jest debts ' of the latter, to hold the same in trust for Lord Egmont for life, sad subject to a jointure of 1.000!. a year to his ' mantels, for Lord Percival in tail, with nmainaer to Lard 1 Egmont in fee simple. By the same deeds the truster were authorised to pay out of the surplus of the Irish , estates' .000/. a year to Lard Egmont for life, aad to Lord Inconel 1,0001. a year during the joint lives of himself and • his father, sad 2,0004 a year if he should strive his father. ' rt. object of these deeds was to provide the father with 2,000 f. a year for life, and the sou with 1.0001. • year during ' his father's lifetime ; sod whether the estates were sold or ! not, the surplus was to go to the survivor. Tree deeds were not altogether new to this next, for so far lack as 11i00 a decree was made in a suit of " Wain es. Lord Ernont," directing that the trusts of them should be car. ' red into effect, In the course of this suit Mr. Teed was dis charged from his trusteeship, mad thus the trustees became reduced to Earl Henry and Mr. Tierney. In 1832 the whole of the Eogiah mitres, with the exception of the advowsou of Femora, were se 1, and by the sale about 200,000 i. was produced. With this money • large part of the swum were cleared off, and there remained not much more than 100,0001. charged cm the Irish property. Things being in this position, Earl Jobs, who surreal his wife, died in Ittid. Ey this event his son Henry be. name operated as well of the title as of the • family estates, subject only to the unperformed treats of the creditors deeds. It is necessary here again to ,go bask to 1811 to traos the morainal history of the indivi dual who thus became the fifth Lord Egmont. In that . year he sat for a abort time as a member of the House of Commons, but a general denies supervening be lost his freedom from al4olo, and being involved, as already men tioned, he quitted the country, dropped his Wei and as sumed the name by which throughout life he was after wards known—the name already referred to at the oam sneocemeet of this statement. For very many years be re sided no the Continent ; afterwards he came to England and lived in a remote part of the country, at a hoar • known r Borderope.park. Here his household was superinteaded by • Mrs. Clare, who was said to be a eon- Demon of his, and with him lead Alexis Battanchon, the son of his bousehesper. On hie father's death he came to London and took his seat in the House of Lords. That earemouy concluded, he left the metropolis, became Mr. Lovell again, and retired to Burderope. Here he remised until 1841, in the early part of which year he went to Lisbon with Mrs. Clefts ; in the latter part of that year, Mrs. Clare being dead be returned to England, and at its close be died. From the year 1e26 to the time of his death Earl Beery never visited Indeed. Tierney had control over sad entire maarernent of his estates; be got in the rents, he kept doers the interest, be made allowances for repairs, be incurred expenditure for improvements at his own will and pleasure. For the habits of Earl Henry were the habits of a drunken sot ; the low beer shops of country villages, the more infamous runts of town, were the places at which he de lighted to pus his hours. Always peered for mosey, he was always pressing Tierney for smoothie, and yet the latter, while he doled out a comparatively pasty sum to his client, found himself able to expend as much as 5,0001. is • year upon substantial improvements to the property. Earl Henry, therefore, was led to believe that his property was of comparatively little value—that it was swallowed up in mortgages. By his degrading habits entirely estra ng ed from his family, Tierney alone was his guide and counsellor. The information which Tieroev should have given when the earl was winding up his Attire before his death was not' given, and his will thus conceived in ignorance, and leatitting the run who should have instructed him better, ought rot to be allowed to stand. Although upon the death of Earl Henry the plaintiff immediately succeeded to his title the right to Earl Henry's property had devolved rpoo him within a comparatively recent period ; for the immediate successors to E irl Henry were the Mires Feroeval, maiden ladies. recently deceased. Throughout their life time, and sera since, the supposition star :id by ftir Edward Tierney that the estates were Yahw ism pervaded. Paragraphs to that effect, written under the inspiration of himself or hi, brother. had in fact stated that the rumour of a fortune left him by Lord Egmont was a fiction. Recast disclosures had, however, brought to the pralutiff's knowledge those which he now alleged to be the facts of the case, and hence this suit was instituted hem, and • concurrent suit in Ireland, to try tne validity of the will. To this ear stated by the plainti>sa the defeodants made answer to this effect:—This wu one of those eras in which au individual sought to overture • will after having stood by contestedly for pearly 90 yams, a ft er having allowed the recipient the not midi recipient, to remain inpossession drier l is lifetime, and to deal with it to disposing el his property upon his death, and after waiting until nearly all thaw who could explain by-gone traractions were in their graves. Further than this, it was a case of which the court would have bawd pothing but for the abandonment of their duty by th ose who had for merly been the advisers of the late earl. It was said. first, that Earl Henry was so besotted se to be unable to undestaad his affairs; secondly, that Sir Edward Tieroey did not properly instruct him concern. tog the real state of those affairs ; sad thirdly, it was insinuated rather than openly alleged that there was some sort of fraud in the preparation of the will. To deal with the And of these, these could be no doubt that the earl did overstep the bounds of sobriety and propriety of conduct, bat there the matter ended. Tie plaintiff's' ease rated upon the eviderra of senorita of the very scouring. of the stable. These witnesses had, so doubt, gone to very great lengths in their effiLvita. The defendants met this by contiodictory evidence, and that error of a very ferent class of witnesses to that of a groom and his fellow, enveuts -they bad the evidence of ladies who visited Mrs. Close, whet she resided with the Earl at Hythe, near Southampro, who proved that the Earl was not habitually given to baits of interupersos—that be was a well enedu,ted. well-informed, acd intelligent gentlemau. The Rev. tiles Datitheoy, rector of Lydard Torn. Wilts. lead be well remembered Mrs. Cleans and Mr. Lovell (the esirl) reed* at Burderope-park, and had visited them there. He added that many of the gentry of the wish boorhood assembled at morning sad piceic penis' at the park, and that on many of the messier Mr. Lovell was MiMnm THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 23, 1863. F pram t and received the company, and conducted himself with perfect propriety. He also stated that his general re marks were of • sensible and intelligent character, and such as one would expect from an intelligent person. Mrs. Daubeoy, his wife, contrmed the evidence of the hus band. Me visited at Burderope Park from 15.37 to 1839 healusive, sad whenever she saw Mr. Lovell he was perfectly sober. He conducted himself in • gentlemanly manner, quite consistent with the rank and position he held in the neighbourhood, and his 000vereation on all these occasious was sensible and intelligent. She never observed ant tbiog in his demeanour or conversation from which see would Dave inferred anything but that he was competent to transact business. She added—" I used to meet several of the neighbouring clergy and gentry at Bur derope Park, but I believe most of them, if not all, are bow dead. I slightest idea, that Mr. Lovell was considered by any one to be incapable of taking care of himself, or to be otherwise than of a perfectly sound mind, and fully competent to at tend to matters of hulloes.. If any of the clergy or gentry who visited at Burderope Park had • contrary impression to this, I have no doubt that from frequently associating with them at other places I should have been sure to have heard of it, but I never did bear anything of the kind." • Mary Bosley, cook and housekeeper to Mr. Denison, con firmed that statement. This evideoos was surely sufficient I to show that the statements of the plaintiff as to the habits of Earl Henry were to be received only in a most qualified and guarded manner. But not only was the idea that ha was constantly intoxicated capable of refutation, but there was evidence, and that written, which showed that the earl I was of good basilicas capety. The pleadings teemed with I letters from Dim ma ki ng persevering inquiries as to , the state of his affairs. A correspondence between himself and the Misses Perceval with reference to some i family dispute was indeed conclusive of the matter. On the 28th of July, 1837, Miss Margaret Cecil Permed wrote to the earl the following latter :—•' My Lord,—l enclose you a copy of a letter from Mr. Timmy, and beg to know if we are to consider that it expound your sentiments. If it does, I have to observe that it differs from those of our legal adviser, and we shall, of course, premed accordingly." She wrote to hint as if he were • stranger, but he addressed her in reply more as a relation. On the 24th of June he wrote :—" My dear Him Perceval,—l have to acknowledge the receipt of yours of the 90th isetent, and to aware you that the letter of Mr. Tierney does express my sentiments. It appears to me so evidently just that in • ease where moneys have been paid for interest beyoad the rate reserved by the securities, the ex cess should be applied towards the redemption of the prin cipal, end I am surprised to learn that your legal adviser or advisers do not agree with Mr. Tierney and myself ; at the same time allow tee to suggest whether it would not be more 1 friendly and wise to have this disputed account quietly ' arranged without going to law. This is a matter of coned*. ration which I leave entirely to you. I cannot, however, waive anything with respect to what I consider myself justly entitled, nor wish that you should reoeive more or less than the sum most exactly due to you. I must express my deep regret that this unpleasantness should have occurred, and, with kind regards to your sisters, remain yours sincerely, " &morn." This letter was sufficient to settle the question whether the earl was competent to attend to business mattes'. It am marked by great propriety, and was faultless. It was just such a letter as • gentleman not actuated by stainer motives, but keenly alive to his own interests, would write under the circumstances, and would 'study anyone that he was not only intelligent, but shrewdly intelligent. Having reed several other letters, be said he would not trouble his honour with any more, but would give a numerical sum mary of them. In the printed oorrespoedenoe there were 143 letters written by Lord Egmont, when Lord Perceval, and afterwards, to lir. Tierney. Of these 51 were written after he succeeded to the earldom, and the rest before. There were also about 27 written by his lordship to Mr. Woodgate, or his partners or clerks. Other letters from him had either not been preeerved or were not forthcoming. These letters were quite sufficient to convince any tee that until the time of his death Lord Fet mast have known, and did know, more of the details of his own affairs than most person did whose affairs were is such • state of complication and intricacy. With regard to the second tion, all these letters showed how constant and how cent were the earl's inquiries into his affairs.. It too in oedema that the ac ati counts of Sir Edward • y were open to the inspection, not only of the earl, but of those who acted as his advisers, and who either did not do their duty then, or, if they did, could not now be trusted when they alleged ot those ac connte bad not been properly submitted to the earl's con sideration. There remained then the question arising upon the will itself. At the outset it was to be observed that, considering the circumstances, that will was such as might be expected from a man placed in the earl's position. The will was in favour of three persons—Mr. Battanehoo, Mr. Simmons, and Sir Edward Tierney. As to Battanchoo, the dispositioe in his favour exactly fulfilled the intention of the earl deliberately formed and expressed immediately after be succeeded to the earldom. &mambo° was a young man of like mind, of infirm health, and of irzegubz habit; and probably was net better for being with the earl at • time when he indulged in intemperance. It could not be said thee the earl acted unwisely in making that dispoetioa, ammo= had been • clerk, and was of assistance to the earl is constantly for warding kis letters to his secret address. There was nothing improper in giving him 5001. With regard to the rest of his property, supposing there was no one eke in the world who had • superior moral claim upon him, it woe perfedJy exiantent with all probability that the earl should dispose of it to Sir Edward Tierney. Mrs. lice being dead, he had, in truth, no other friend except hire, and there was nothing to make it probable that he would have preferred any other persona. There was nothing wonderful is his pre ferring Sir Edward Tierney. Grime le had hese anxious to keep the property in his ownpaternalfamily,andhad a regard for his own relations itseed very li kely that he would &sleet Sir Edward, h adwbo long transacted his burinses affairs, and, in any view of the case, pommel his coofideoce iodate= ; who, together with his brother, had advanced large mom at the property, and had therefore • peat stake in it, and who bad contracted intimate and friendly relations with all the tenants. Before ever he had been engaged in the earl's business a friendship bad subsisted between them. He was Crown solicitor far the north-west district in Ireland, hod bees 27 years is large practice as • solicitor, and wee • most 4111i110111t man in his profession. Sir Edward Tiessey and his brother Si: Matthew, became in early life acquainted J with ohn Visconot Perceval, sod this intimacy ripened into friendship. Sir Edward's eldest son was christened Perceval, and one of the Permed family stood as godfather. Then came the question— wee it more probable that the earl would wish the pro perty to descend to his bein-atlaw or his patina rola tioes The earl was abandoned by his own family. Ceesiderieg his habits, but few there were who could blame them. Rightly or wrongly, however, he was by his rela tions left alone in the world. Could it be wondered at then that he should dispose of his property to Sir Edward Tierney, who bad throughout stood by him, who had for him with prudence and care, and who had not shorn from from remonstrating with, nay, oyez rebuking him on the subject of his failings and vices. The will, therefose, was such • one as might have been expected. It was pre peed, too, is no hole and - corner way. The earl had the advice of the very Mr. Parkinson who was now =peening the presset plaintiff's case. The subject matter of the will wee discussed by him both with the earl and Sir Edward Tierney, and the propriety of • larger allowance to &eau , Shen considered. Beyond putting in • few words to make the gift to,burself monicker, not to alter the effect of it, Sir Edward had nothing to do with the prepara tion of that document. This disposed of the last point raised by the plaintiff. There remised only some vague allegations with reference to the value of the L estates. Those estates io Ireland had undoubtedly in creased in value. la passing from Earl Henry to Sir , Edward Tierney they had passed from the spendth ri ft sad . raised absentee to the resident proprietor sod them mkation capitalist. [ That Sir Edward had done moth forwas I indeed notorious, so well known, in fact, that several years before his death the tenants addressed him on the subject, and presented him with • testimonial of their roped aod , esteem. Under all these eircumstaaces there could be no , doubt but that the plaintiff's case broke down, and that . the bill ought to be dismissed. , Sir Hugh Cairns, Mr. Giffard and Mr. Wickens were for , the plaintiffs ; Mr. Alfred Bailey appeared for some de feudeate in the same icterest; the Solicitor-General, Mr. , Jsznea;sod Mr. J. Pearson, were for the defendants claiming i under Sir Edward Thelon. a The Vice-Chancellor reserved his judgment. The Lord Chief Justice said 19.2Ptbs of the commissioners for taking affidavits in one court were commissioners for taking affidavits in the other courts also ; and unless it was shown affirmatitely tbat the gentleman in question had no authority to administer the oath, he should not hold that the bill of sale was Invalidated. Ruledischarsed Sitlinp at Nisi Prins, in Middlesex.—(Before Mr. Justice Bytes and a Common Jury.) TWICZDT V. MILIOXIOL-DIBIIIBSILL OF AI ♦BBIBTVT IICHOOLYABTO. The plaintiff in this case was a young man who had been engaged through the agency of the Semetmry to the Colley of Preceptors as &existent in • school kept by the def en dant at Torquay, the terms being 50/. • year in addition to board and lodging. The engagement was io January, 1864 and the plaintiff's case was that it was • yearly engagement, yet, notwithstanding this, be was discharged at the end of the first six months. The defendant justified the dimming's' upon the ground that the plaintiff had refused to obey his resonable order. Mr. Chace Russell appeared for the plaintiff ; and Mr. Collier for the defendant. It appeared that about a month after the engagement the defendant complained that the plaintiff had not paid : attention to the defendant's portion of the school e. ii o rri; the defendant's temporary absence, arid that on the following day the plaintiff refused to call the roll of the school before taking the boys for a walk. The defence was that this was not a reasonable order, and further that, even if the plaintiff had done wrong, his offence bad subsequently been condoned. The jury found for the plaintiff—damages 271. 10a. Old-street, Sboreditch. This mss came is sad bed some words with me because I would not consent to live with him. Soddenly he emptied the contents of a tumbler, and then struck me violently with it on the forehead. II had the wound dressed. (Complainant's head was ban. dastlk. Smith, barman at the house mentioned, corrobo rated the evidence, adding that the force of the blow smashed the glue. Prisoner—She stole • shilling from me, and got hart in my struggle to get it from her. Complainant—Not anything of the kind occurred, sir. Roffey, 419 N—l took the man, sir ;he is very well known. _ _ _ Sergeant Evans, fI Division—l know him to be out on a ticket of leave, and a desperate fellow he is—three times has he been taken to the Old-street station-house for as mults upon women who did not afterwards appear against him. One of them was laid up in the hospital from a blow he gave her with a poker. Prisoner—l my this one hurt herself, and as to my beings ticket-of-leave, why—l'll talk to you (Evans) some other tame about that. . . . yr Too ke—Whether you are or not is no element in this matter, but I am satisfied that this is the fourth time you have indulged in violent assaults upon women, although perhaps the first for which you have been brought before a You will be imprisoned for roar months with bard labour. Hasten Martin, charged last week with steeling 101. worth of gold plati, the property of his employer, a Mr. Elliott, den t, of Finsbury-squire, war brought up oa remand. Mr. Cooke (to prosecutor)-1 think that you stated on the last °mask* there had been more than one robbery of gold, How much have you loot in the whole ! Mr. Evans—l do not wish to state—because-- Mr. Cooke—Reeve what ! _ Yr. Enna — l would request your merciful jadgmeot in this came, air. The young man's friends are very respect able, and he ia but recently married. I beg to decline going into further evidence against bin.. The prisoner having pleaded guilty to the charge, Mr. Cooke said—l am fearful that it is not quite my duty to deal summarily with you. This is really a very lament able case. You are young—apezt from temptation by neces sity— aurrounded by willing relatives, and yet just after marriage systematically carry out these robberies upon your employer, a gentleman who now even most mercifully in tercedes for you. It is only on account of that inter:onion and the respectability of your family that I consent to the charge being settled here, and order that you be impri soned and kept to herd labour for the period of six calendar months. The primmer afterwards stated that be had disposed of the last " lot"-101. worth—for 21., to a reawar at the Week end, whose name he save. During the last eight years aAfiu Robiason has bees re peatedly charged at this court. She has loeg been impressed with a notion that she has been defrauded of ysoparty to a large amount, as sbe lays claim to the ownership of many mansions in Balgrave, Chester, and Raton aquaria and, io furtherance of her alleged rights has repeatedly caused annoyance to the occupants of hour there. Yesterday morning she went, accompanied by twenty or thirty " roughs," to No. 3, Patonequare, in the occupancy of a lady named Buller, who is out of town, and, turning her @emote out, took poneorion of the place. Information was forwarded to the polio., and inspector Howard, of the B division, having sent a party of constables to see that the house wee not plundered, came with Mr. Freeburg, Mrs. Bidler's agent, to this court to solicit the magistrate's advice. Yr. Poynter inquired whether there wee any riot. Inspector Howard replied that there was no riot, but there were • great many people outside, and the neighbour hood was much disturbed. Mr. Poynter did not see bow he could take upon him self to interfere. He suggested that the course which be should adopt, if it were his own home, would be to desire the intruders to hare and then eject them, using no more force than was abealntely neosessuy for that wpm. If there was any rmistance, there would be an assault com mitted in law, and if the parties were brought before him be should feel no difficulty in dealing with them. Is the course of the afternoon Inspector Howard returned to the wart and stated that, agreeably with the magis trates advice, Mims Robinson and the whole of the men with heeled been expelled, and the lady'. servant& reinstated in the house. LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST Y. I t The report of the direetore, to be submitted to the meeting on Thursday next, had ben imoed The aecouats for the ball-year Seeding 31st December, 1862, are subjoined, and show the following results :—The amount of capital mined to the 31st December, 1862, is 10.743,258/., mudding of—Ordinary stock and glares, 4,705,4734 • preferential stock sad shares, 3,339,0004 ; mortgage debt, 1,717,6754 ; debenture stock, 981,1104 ; total, 10,743,2584 The amount of capital expended during I the half-year is 291,5311. The reduction in the rate of in tenet on the mortgage debt still continues, and the amount of debenture sleek issued has reached 981,1101. The loans i falling due at di and 6 per iot a. har d : been renewee at 4 I per re cent., and t du e c a ed from 47. c l u s. ax last re benture sprrte her d, to 41. Os. lid. per cent. Therms revenue has been 5511 1 ,5 621., showing ao in of 53,8211. over the corresponding half. year, nearly the whole of which arises in the coaching traffic and tolls. The revenue for the year has been 1,025,4234, or 77,3031. in excess of that of 1861. This increase may to chiefly attributed to the development of traffic at the Vie tone station (as anticipated), and on the suburban lines, aided, to some trifling extent, by the International Exhibi tion, from which, however, this company derived little ad vantage, particularly as its share in the continental traffic is but small. On the whole the results of the past year must be considered satisfactory, as indicating that the policy of the board, in cautiously extending the company's system of lines, and in affording constantly increased facilities to the public in the districts which are served by the railway, has been productive of beneficial results. The increase of expenditure arises from 'event causes ; oannly the working and maintenance of the now completely opened Shorehrun. Bonfield, and Horsham hoe, the extensive renewals in the locomotive department, and the augments- Hoe of taxation, • charge entirely beyond the control of the directors. Besides these items, the injustice inflicted on railway companies by the exorbitant claims for injuries to has necessitated a sum of upwards of 16,0001. Cro i ri g il e a ri ced to the debit of the half-year's revenue. There is also an additional 6,0001. in respect of the permaaeet way improvement account, the increased roost* Laving enabled the directors to place 10,0001. to the credit of that meow* instead of 4,0001. usually so applied. Some of these charges are therefore exceptional, and a diminished outlay may be anticipated during the current year ; at the name time no expense must be spared to maintain the Roe and the plant in their present high state of efficiency. The reveries account for the put half-year has also been subjected to an increased debit, inasmuch as interest on the cost of the Shoreham, Henlaid, and Horsham line, and other completed works, he., has now become • charge upon revenue. The directors have at last anooseded in completing the Croydon and Balhani line, which was opened for public traffic ou the Ist of December Wt. The distance from the Victoria station to all the main and oast lines is now the same as from bridge, and the time occupied in performing the journey* from the two termini is identical. Greater facilities are thus afforded to the public who use the Westerid terminus, and these will shortly be farther increased when the third line of rails from the Balbam junction to the southern bask of the Thames at Battersea is completed, and the main line trains thus rendered independent of the large suburban traffic. The West London Extension line is also completed, and will be opened without further delay. A connexion with the whole of the railways north of the Thames will then be secured, and, in addition, the inhabitants of the western ports of the metropolis will obtain , by means of this company 's trains to and from the Kensington station in the Hammeramithroad. • direct communication with the whole of the districts served by the London, Brightoa, sad South Coast Railway, while a further large traffic may be anticipated from the new route so opened in coosexioo with the North London Hue, forming, with this company's suburban lines, an outer circle round Leedom. The works on the line from Pulboriugb to Ford. sod on the Little haniptoo branch, are progressing rapidly, sod the lines will be reedy for traffic donor the ensuing summer. The former will complete a new direct route to Portsmouth, shortage( the distance by nearly ten miles, a result which, while ma terially improving the communication between that port and dockyard and the great Arsenals on the Thames, will give greater facilities to the general traffic of Bognor, Arundel, Chichester, Havant, and Portsmouth. The Littleberopton branch of about two miles will give seems to that excellent harbour, which, it may be fully expected, will obtain ite doe share of the traffic to the Channel Islands and the op posite coast of name, to which it is the nearest port on this part of the coast The works on the South Loudon lies have been let toaraspoosible contractor, whoenll proceed with energy. The purchase of the property for the enlargement at Loodon-bridge, rendered necessity by the constructiou of this line, is being rapidly proceeded with, and that work will beat owe commenced. The new street from thence to the' Blackfriareroad is making rapid progress ; • further section has recently been opened, and the access from the westwardolready much improved. Preparations are being made for securing the steam vessels necessary for conduct ing the traffic between Newhaven and Dieppe which will shortly fall into the company's hands, conjointly with the Western Company of France, and one vessel bas been de livered. The amount of capital embarked by this company will be small, while experience p ro ves that such outlay will be remunerative. The directors have felt the necessity for extending and improving the company's suburban system, and they have accordingly taken steps to obtain powers from parliament to carry the South London line through Streatham and Mitcham to Sutton, with a branch to Tooting, and thus materially shorten the distance to those and the adjacent localities. Beyond this the scheme will, with the proposed deviation of the South London Boa at Peckham, and the line from Leatherbead to Dorking, for which powers are also sought, form an alternative route between London and Brighton. In order to complete this route and to accommodate the additional and suburban traffic about to be brought on to the lies at the Peckham jiancticio, it is proposed to extend the South Loodon line to London-bridles by the ocustruatios of about one mile of additional railway. The powers for all these works, for me kiln deviations at Barrington-road sod Stswarth.Loe, and for other minor mitten, are included in the applications now made to parliament, as else for an extension of the local Dew Croydon line ooe mile to the southward, for the better accommodation of that town and neighbourhood. The partial opening of the London, Chatham. and Dover Com. pany's metropolitan lines has demonstrated the neomnity for the conatruction of additional Haas of rails on the bridge over the Thames, and the line leadin to the Vic toria etation. The necemuy steps have been takes for obtaining parliamentary powers, and the directors are in negotrattou with the companion interested, with a view to adopting, conjointly, the best mode of supplying the re quirement. and accommodating the largely increased traffic. Varioneischemes bare bees iotroduced into parliament which will require attention, more particularly one for a limo from Beeken6in, planing to Lewes. sod thence by Rottiegdean to Brighton. The net amount at the credit of the revenue soonest is 170.6131., out of which the directors recommend the payment of a dividend of 3l per cent. for the half.year, payabletas the 12th of February, amounting to 162,25 3! ., leaving a balance to the credit of the current half-year of 8,3601., sad melting the dividend for the year 1862 amorist to 6 per oset. Two of the directore—earnely : Wriliam Coningham, Esq., M.P., and Peter Rodbell Laurie, Esq.— go oat of office by rotation, and being eligible for re-election will offer 'themselves accordingly. A special meeting has been convened to be held immediately after the termination of the ordinary meeting, at which it is proposed to submit a resolution authorising the number of directors to be in creased to nine, as before. This step is taken because the increased business of the company may render it desirable to call in the assistance of another director, and the board con- Mier that it would be useful that they should posse,s the necesaary power if such a step should hereafter become expedient COURT FOR DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL CAUBEIII.-JAL 22. (Before the Judge Ordinary, Mr. Justine Williams, and Mr. Baron Bnunwall.) OrPre r. 011,11 AND MM. This cue was resumed to-day and Dr. Spinks (in the absence of Mr. lisejeant Pigott, owing to a family affliction) summed up the evidence for the petitioner, contending that the proof of the adultery was complete. He denied that there was anything to substantiate the coveter-plea of misconduct or any thing coonivauce, which must mean a guilty winking at a wife's adultery. The plain meaning of the agreement was that the petitioner should not proud soy further for a divorce on the ground of the adultery named in the first petition —not that he should give any permission for the continuance of his wife's guilty intimacy with the co-respondent. Sir C. thessweill Naked the learned counsel if be had ever met with an lantana, in the emlesiastiaal court, where a divorce had been granted after a suitor had taken pecuniary satisfaction for his wife's adultery ? Dr. Spitnb had sot ; but he did not know that the cue pat by the learned fudge was like this. To show that his client had not mitered into any corrupt bargain, be referred to the stipulation which Mr. Gipps had steadfastly insisted on, namely—that the allowance to be made the respondent should be only continued during her good 000 duct. dir C. Cremirell—Yes, but there are so many unplea sant circumstances on both aides. I hardly ever knew one, in feet, where there were more—but I shall have hereafter to consider whether that stipulation was prompted by • desire on Mr. Gipps', part to keep his wife chaste, or whether it was only made to save his pocket. Dr. Spinks thought it absurd to suppose that Mr. Gipps would have consented (as he had done) to give up a third of his income to keep Mr. Hume's mistress. It was apparent that the object of the on-respondent was to defeat, by a miserable trick, the husband's right to a divan, and to re. Lin Mrs. Gipps without putting himself under any motel obligation to marry her. Dr. Tristram denied that the respondent had been guilty of the least collusion whatever. The l)ueens Advocate addressed the court for the co-respondent. He could not deny that them was evidence of the improper intimacy alleged, but he contended that no precedent could be found for such a muse as this. It was, in fact, so contrary to the spirit of the old law, which utterly refused to allow the court to be made use of for collateral purposes, or for any purposes except to seek redid from in intolerable bur den, that he should have felt as mach surprise as pain if soak a precedent could have bees found. The only ass that bore the slightest shadow to one, was that of " Lovering r. Levering" t 3, Haggard), where it was held by Lord Stowell that a husband might forgive his wile, and yet not forfeit his right to seek • divorce if she abased again, provided that he had not relaxed that vigilance which a man ought to ex ercise under such circumstances. But he was satisfied that • petitioner would have had very little chasm of spoors before Lord Stowell if. after receiving 3,0001. from his wife's paramour to compromise hi suit, he had within twelve months appeared for • second time before the court. What steps had Mx. Gipps ever taken to preserve his wife from • relapse? Literally nothing. The agree ment contained no stipulation that she s ho uld not ileum to cohabitation with the co-respondent; and the only thing that it appeared Mr. Gipps had done with regard to the respondent was to employ • detective to find out where she was living. He (Sir R. l'hUlimorti) should be glad to know what less the most careleas or negligent husband in the world could have done ? It was very fibs for tfr e ppe to assume a high tone of indignsnt morality with to the interference of Mr. Hume in imaging the tame of the separation. But the simple answer was, " You have agreed to take 7,0001." It was only fair that Mr. Hume should I insist, as be had done, that Mr. Gipps should rotas 2001. I • year on the respondent, which was a very different thingl from declining to any out the arrangement. It was abruM to limpness that the petitioner cared for his wife's adultery. He had never paid back the 3,C301. which he had received, aid which would have burnt in the pocket of any mesa really solicitous about his honour as • husband ; but after he had learned that his wife had renewed her acquaintance with the co-respondent, he actually attempted to obtain, through the instrumentality of the ViorChanoellor, the remaining 4,0001. The question, therefore, was, whether, if that suit had succeeded, the present petition would ever have been preeented. If it were the opinion of the court that it would not, could anyone doubt that the object of the snit was not to make use of the court in the manner in which the legislature had intended it to be used—namely, to obtain relief for what was felt to be an intolerable wrong—bat simply to fill the pockets of the petitioner with the price of his wife's diahooour. Sir 0. Cromwell said it would be nohow for him very artfully to look through the papers in this most painful— be might say, this most disgusting ease. He did not know bow the blame would ultimately be distributed amongst the parties ; but he thought that all of them would repent of having appeared before the public in the way they had. GLIM= V. GLIIIIIIII LID minas. This was a gumption as to costs, and Sir C. Cresswell said that though his power, were auto cratic on this point, he should be glad of the assistaoce of his learned brethren now present. A decree Mai had been obtained at the mat of the hus band, andthe sum which Mr. Giornale had paid in before the trial to meet his wife's costa had fallen short of the amount at which they had been taxed by 751. By the practice of the court the wife's attorney would not be entitled to mo ver the bslaoes from the petitimmr. The Quern's Advocate and Mr. Murray submitted that that pee was harsh to the wife, and ought to be Ceder the old law the wife would have bad bee full costa irrespective of the event of the trial, became their exact amount could have been ascertained before the bear ing. If. therefore, the regilieses istasat• of the probable amount of the costs proved to be IllToooooll it ought to be now corrected. -- Mr.ireinlake, Q.C., and Dr. Spiel(' argued in defence of the existing practice. It was dm: that the defence had been a mutual owe, for the bill contained a charge for four cousultatiotes with the 00-respondent, and the result had been that all the witnemee were subpoenaed in the same of the wife. It would be eery hard to make an husband virtually pay the caste of the man that ° ha d ire honoured him. _ . . Sir C. Cromwell, haying consulted with Yr. Justice Williams and Mr. Baron Chappell, said they could cot advise him to alter bis rule. In the present cue the co-respowdest had adopted the evidence of the respoodent's witnesses, and half the expense ought, therefore, to have fallen on him. The wife's attorney must pay the mete of this application. THE POLICE COURTS. GUILDHALL._ William Watson, eTycmag fellow dancribed as a sailor, who refused his address, was charged before Alderman Salomon with haring a roll of cloth, which had been 'totem, in his possemioa. Yolice-conatable Adams, 214, mid—l was with Rowland, another officer, about half-past 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, when 1 saw the prisoner with three other men in Newmiteeetreet One of them was onying a large roll of cloth, and they appeared about to put it into a cab. I followed them into Skinner -street, and then asked the nun who was pay ing the cloth what he was going to do with it, and he referred me to the prisouer, and at the mime time threw the roll of cloth at my legs and knocked me down. He immediately ran away, and Rowland then secured the prisoner. Mr. Thos. X•Gregor, a woollen warationamnan, of Cheap aide, rid—The roll of cloth produced is my property. It is a French cloth, and there are between sixty and semoty yards of it. It was taken from the counter near the door. I did not min it until the calor tame to tell me he had (*and it. fialomone—Wbat is tie vain ,tit about N'Osigar—lt ant nap aimaly 141., bat it wou ld sell at 161. Rowland said—l was with Adams at the time be stopped tho men with the cloth, mid on taking the primmer ioto cus tody be pointed to a home in Sktner+tteet where he maid his father lived. Piisooor—No, I said my father had bees there. Rowland—l took him to the house sad foetid he was Dot known there, Dor appose of Dame of Watsoe, which he gave. Aldernma Solotooos—l should like to know something more of the primmer, sod I will therefore read him ter s few days, for some inquiry to be sods with record to hie character. WORSHIP-STREET. John Ryan. 32, dasoribios himself u a oabioet.maker , was charged with violsotly araahlag aad wounding El l a Taylor. Complaisant, who is aa wafortarto wows., aid—lasi night I visa& t. bar of this Crosby Had pablie-bouse is COURT OF QUERN'S =NM —Ja N. 22. Illittinp is Bssoo.—(Bdors Lord Chief Justice Cockburn sad Justices Wightmss, Crompton, and Blackburn. THE QEErf O. D'rntcocaT ♦ND ANOTHEL. Mr. Serjeant Hayes 'named on behalf of Mr. William Fleury Hughes, • trustee of • building society, for a rule culling upon air. D'Eyncourt, one of the Clerkenwell police stagirtratee, sod Mr. Edwanl Layton, one of the members of the society, to show came why the former should Dot hear 'ad detennizie a complaint made under one of the Friendly Societies Acta. Layton wu sum mooed under the 6 and 7 William IV. to enforce an award made in pursuance of the 10 Coo. IV. cap. 56, sec. 27, when as objects= was taken to the magistrate s jurisdiotioo, ups which be declined to hear the complaiet. The award was for the prima of &nears. The objection wee that the society was started as • Building Society, but they had been purchasing land sad making themselves • Free hold Lod Society, which they bad DO right to do, sod which deprived them of taking adviunage of the Building Societies Act, and the Parties were wee to the Court of Chancery to settle their disputes. Rule granted. COURT OF COMMON PLZAB.-JAw. 22. lilitliap in Banoo.—(Bdars Load Chief Justice Erie and Juetioss Willa. and Keating.) CRINET e. COMITOIA. !VENT OF PRACTICE. This was an interplestle; issnetriedbeforefir. Baca ilde, at York, when tbe verdict was for the plaintiff, hot I the question now was, whether a rule should be made Ono , late to eater a verdict for the defendant- The foundation of the plaintiff's came was a hill of sale, end the affidavit of the execution of that document was entitled in the Queen's Benoit, but was sworn haws a gentleman who described himself as a conuniselocer for taking affidavits in the Ex squer. This irregularity, it woe coatended, vitiated the trit proceeding. FATAL CASH OP POISONING AT HULL. A singular and suspicious case of poisoning was brought to light in Hull on Tuesday last, at an inquest held touching the death of • respectable widow woman named Catharine Ann Hallett, who died soddenly at her residence in Devisetreet, Bond-street, on Saturday law., from the ejects of se administration of opium. It appears that the demised, who was a sempetresa to the employ of Mr. Wilbe, merchant tailor, Whitetriarpte, on New Year's Nee bad been present at a temperance fattiest, and Teemed home in • perfect state of health, and, as seated by the witnesses, sober. Shortly after her return. her opposite 'neighbour, Mr. George Southwick, grocer, went to her house, and asked permission to bring in • table which be wanted to secure from the bailiffs. As he was in liquor at the time, else said she would go across and fetch lelseeelf. She did so. As soon as she entered Houthwick's shop, he invited her inside, and asked her to take • gime of black beer. She declined the offer, but, after re peated requests and frequent protestations on the part of Southwick that there was no spirit io it, as she was a ter Mealier, she drank it. She had no sooner swallowed it than she was taken ill, began to vomit, and shortly afterwards bessem insensible. Southwick then summoned the samis ens, of his neighbours, and said the deceased was ill from &bk. They believed her to be intoxicated, and ambled Maim putting her to bed. Late on in the day of the Sad inst., not appearing to improve, the neighbours advised Southwick to procure medical assistance. Ile went for Dr. Kelbnroe King, who attended, and after making minute examination of her appearance, be pronounced her to hive been poisoned with opium. He asked Southwick why he did not call him or soon other medical goalie man before. He said he wished to do so, but the neigh bona thought she was merely drank, that it would ppm off, and they did not like to expose her. The doctor aim& him if she had had say drink in his house. He answered, " A glass of beer and a glass of black-beer." Doom being questioned by the &dor as to whether be had admi nistered any pouoo , he answered, in a very incoherent man or, " 1 could Dot help it ; I hops that nothing can be done to me for ft." He appeared very much alarmed. Mrs. Hallett continued to linger—at Mmes with some hope of recovery—until Saturday last, when, in spite of emetics and other appliances, she expired. A post-mortem exami nation of the body was made on Tuesday mornin= a n the result of the medical testimony was that the bad died from an administration of Sputhwick has since disappeared, end a warrant lei already been obtained for his appreheenke. Pending his arrest, the leveed was adjourned to the 11th of February. PROSECUTION OF " ESSAYS AND REVIEW& " Yesterday morning, at the sitting of the Coat of Arches, Mr. Toiler. the proctor acting for the Bishop of Salisbury in the prosecution of the Rev. Dr. Rowland Williams, vicar of Broad Chalk, made an application to Dr. Lashing. ton in reference to the appeal against hie lordship's judg ment, of which notice was given at the time the cam was last before the oourt. Mr. Toiler said that considerable delay was likely to take place in the prosecution of the sp. peel to the Judicial Committee of Privy Council, unless the learned judge interfered and issued a peremptory order. The appeal in the case of the Hay. J. Pendell against the Rev. H. Bristow* Wilson, 8.D., vicar of Great Staughtoe, (the writer of the article on " The National Church "j Mr. Toiler remuziodwit going rapidly, but for some mama or another, whic h he could not understand, the ishibiticiti on the per t of Dr. Williams had not bees served, end it was very desirable that the two cases ekould be heard before the Judicial Committee at the same time. He could not account for the delay unless the appellants had some object in view best known to themselves. He prayed the court for a peremptory order upon the proctor of Dr. WI!. Rams tonne the inhibition. Dr. Luahuigtoo said he did not like to interfere, as the matter more properly came within the jurisdiction of the surrogate sitting in the Court of Appeal, but at length, after Mr. Toiler bad shown that the ap pe al would be greatly delayed if further time were allow d, Lushineton consented to an order being issued that the inhibition should be served withia three days, and intimated, that in the event of the' order not being com plied with, he would issue a suspesaioa, so that the appeal in each case might be proceeded with at osee, and without further interruption. Now that the ground has been cleared it is expected that the Judicial Committee will be able to hear the appeal after Eater Term. GRAYING ACCOMMODATION FOR THE GREAT EAsraw AT LP/IR/DOL.—W. Yates, the seeretaly of the Great Ship Company, having applied to the Mersey Dock Board for a gridiron for the Great Salem. the subject was partially diseased at the weekly meeting of the board yesterday. It was stated that it would be difficult to find a mutable spot for a gridiron of the required sine, and that the oat would amount to at least 16,0(1W. Ultimately the subject was referred toile works committee. TESTING OF SHIPS' CHAINS AND ANCHORS.—A. communication from Lloyd's Registry-office was reed yes terday at the meeting of the Kersey Dock Board, stating that regulations had bees pared to prevent ships from being clamed A 1, union they had chains and anchors on board which had been subjected to a certain proved test, sad asking the Macey Dock Board to co-operate with Lloyd's, by establishing at Liverpool a proving house similar to that recently opened at the West Judi* Docks. The letter was refereea to the Work) Committee. . . . . The T imes of June 23, speaking of Benson's Watches in the Exhibition. says —" some of them are of great beauty, sad if the Ihigilelt watch trade only follow rap with the same spirit and SUOMa this first attempt to compete with foreigners in decorative watches, there seems to be no reason why we should n t get the trade entirely into oar own hands."— Chronometer. Duplex. Lever Horizontal Repeaters, Centre Se conds, Keyless. Split Second, end every description of Watch. from the plitneet to the highest quality of wtkli the art Is at present capable. and adapted to all climates, Henson Illus. tented Pamphlet free bp past for two Mum p• on Watches me tams • short history of watchmaking. with descriptions sad Takes. It acts as a snags to the purchase of • watch. and minks them who Hee la Meetload. tretaad, Wales. the Coked.% India. or any part of the world, to select a watch. and have it sent free and safe b pest —IS and It, Ludgate-hill, London, 17411.-gagmettidendat I RAILWAY AND PUBLIC COMPANIES IN PARLIAMENT. Yesterday the oases inquired into, and in respect of which the standing orders of both homes of parliament were declared to have been duly complied with, before the 111111DILV barristers, Messrs. Smith and Freme, included : The oe. Briebton, and South Coast Railway Company. Bills. The first for their proposed new liege from Peckham Teotiag, Mitcham. and Sutton, together with junction lines to the London, Chatham, and Dover, Weet-end and Crystal Palace. and Croydon and Balham Rail ways, for which it is proposed to mime 400,00 W. in new shares, sad to borrow 133,3131. oo mort- The second bill has for its object an 'Atomise fi li n g.. .between Dorking and Leatberhead at an estimated sort of 90,0001. The others were—Wimbledon and Streatham Railway, for • line between theme points, and to raise 50,000 f.; Southampton and lichen Floating Pier on the fore shore of the River lichen, at a out of 6,0001.; Bristol Rail ways Junction, to connect the Bristol Port Railway with the Bristol and Exeter, Gress Western, and Midland Railway. at Bristol, at an estimated coat of 300,000/., the other tail. wars ant corporation of Bristol °attributing. Bradford, Wakefield and Leeds Railway, for extensions to Methley sod Low Moor sad Barnsley Coal Railway, and other powers, and to raise 130,00 W. • Mid-Wales Railway, for • branch to the Manches ter and Milford Railway, sad raise *OOOl. in new shares. Kettering and Tbrapstone Railway, for extension to sod branch at Huntingdon, and to raise 150,0001.: Vale of Heath Railway, for Dew lines at Merthyr and Aberdare, sod amalgamation with Swansea and Reath, and to raise 30.0001.: and Ramsey and St. Ives, for • line between those places. The cases of non-compliance were those of the Colne Valley and Halstead Railway, for branch railways near Haverhill, and to raise 50,000/. ; West Shropshire Mineral Railway, for deviation and tramway and I agreements with other companies, sod increase the sham capital by 80,0001. ; Wrexham, Mold, and Cortnah's Quay Railway, for extension to Whitehureb. Rnahon, and River Dee, and other brencliea, and raise 375,000/. ; sod Cardiff, Caerphilly. and Aber Railway, for extensions and further capital of 100,0001. The bills of the London and North ' Wooten) for new branch lines Potteries Junction Rail way ; Dublin Metropolitan Railway ; and Edioberith and Glasgow, sod other companies. were adjourned. The bill of the Thames Relaxes Company, forth* construction of new bridges and approaches at or near Hampton, Walton, Sun. cootaad Bhopperton, was declared to have complied. The of the Hampton bridge is estimated at 20,000 L„ wanes at 11,0001., and eMPWrtw at 9,0001. Importing tea without colour am the leaf pre •enta the Chime prig IS Wake brews Maya as ha Um saw Wads. Firirolom's Tea io onikdooook *odors awap pod alba Sold hi pads hr spoilir4AgiutbsmaiLl MARKET& T ALUM. -THURSDAY gsonso.—Ttse market was Moody to dg.-8pot„ 45.. ; Yank 46.3 d. ; Apra to Jolla, Ms. ; Ootobir Imo Dosember, 4e4. W. to 4Th. palmy to last main 1,344 cooks ; arrivals, woo. COTTON.—Lrvrarom., JAJ. 22.-0* a modirel• ha. sine's today, without cheap in prima. Tbe Wei OM 4,000 bales, including 300 America at 22id. to 231 d. ; IWO Surat, 13d. to Vd. ; 150 Folitiaa, 23d. to 230. ; 100 Parnam, 74d.; 420 Bahia and Maces, lid. to 214 ; of which 2,000 are for speculation sad export. The moles import is 11,082 balm WOOL AND WORSTED.—ThuntrOnD,Jan. 22.—There Is great quietness in the market today. Very little wool is changing bends. The operations are still confined daily to the finer sorts. Prices are exceedingly firm. Tke demand for yarns is chiefly softened to the home houses. The export houses are doing little. There is a very good de mand for two-folds. Prices are without change. The piece market has been thinly attended, and not much fresh loft. MO barn been done by either home or American merchant,. The export bowies have been equally inactive, and the demand has been confined to a few orders in mottles, three. quarters worsted luting and serge. The stocks of the latter have rather decreased during the week, a circum stance caused doubtless by the immediate requirements for the Spanish trade. There is no alteration in prices for any description of goods. LACE AND Ho9=y. —NOTTINGHAM, JAN. 22. —he hopeful symptoms for the spring trade still contioue. For the time of the year that. are some good orders on band for the home trade and for the exportation to America and the Continent. There are also favourable symptoms of a check in the readmit advance of cotton, and if the lower marks are to be purchased au rather eerier terms in opine mum*, an improved &mead for eheap nets may be expected. Silk laces and Mechlin* are inquired for somewhat more freely than of late. The hosiery trade is scarcely so buoyant, but the largest homes my there is as much doing u could reasonably be hoped for while yarns are so high, and they confidently anticipate an enormous demand from the Stater as moon as anything like an accommodation as be effected in that distracted country. —Nottingham Journal. CORN. —Busmen nue , Jen. 22. —At Os is market there eras a fall supply of wheat from the farmen, and the trade closed at a decline of le. per quarter on all description both of English and foreign. Berry held for last week's mina. Oats taken in limited quantities at previous prior. Per and beans difficult to sell is quantity. Devrzre, JAIL 22.—We had a more liberal rap* of wheat than last week ; but the condition is still indifferent. Bert parcels made about lest week's rates : other qualities in favour of the buyers. The general price of beet red wheat was from 245. to 26e. By the clam of the market everything was bought up. There was a larger supply of barley, and more purchasers in attendance then bet week. Prime malting samples were in request, at fully former currencies ; several lots again making 425. per qr. • bet all micasdary sorts were a little lower, and a heavy ;sr. A little more inquiry for beet oats. Beane as heretofore. Peas a heavy sale, and could be purebred at lees marry. Bost red wheat, 245. to 265. ; inferior sorts, 17s. to 225. ; malting barley. 335. to 425. ; inferior Norte, Us. to 325. eats, 21s. to 28e. ; beans, 20s. to 2%. Id. ; pre, 18a.; to 21e. ; fine dour, 40h to at ; other dour, 325. to 311 a. XLICIIISTMI, lAN. 22. —Oar market this mare* was a a very quiet character. Dry sample' of English wheat raidutained last week's rites, but damp aorta wereltieglected and rather lower. American was the turn in favour of buyers. Flour met an exceedingly slow sale, and barely supported the previous currency. Oats brought ld. per 4511*. arid oatmeal 6d. per load advance. English beans most be quoted la per quarter dearer. Eeyplasa betas and Indian oorn were each 6d. par quarter higher. Newnan, JAN. t - o-daY's asarke;t we had not the supply of wheat of the previous week. In some eases ls. per qtr. lees money was SCOITSWI ; but farmers WOWS not pressing sellers. Barley was in fair supply sad ls. per quarter lower. Beans unaltered. Oats a slow ale. --- • • • NEWBURT, JAN. 22.—The supply of wheat cootinues small sod the trade slow at about the prior of last week. A fair quantity of barley on offer, the trade slow at about the rates of lest week. No life in the ode of either oats, beans, or pew Unman; JAL wheat trade is inactive, but not shearer, the beet white selling for 55e., and red, 525. per qr. The trade in gyring corn is firmer, the demand foe seed coming an. Bully is 30a. to 39a. ; oats, Ms. to 28s. ; beans, 36a. to 44. ; pees, 38a. to als. per qr. Esessasaa, JAs. 2L—&a wawa with last week, wheat we 9d. up on the top, sad 6d. down on the avenge. Barley was is. down on the tap sad ls. down on the avenge. Oats were 6d. up on the top, sad IL up as Ohs swims. 8008 were 3d. down as the top, sad 3d. down an the avenge. Wheat, 29e. Od. to Ms. Od. Bar ley, Ws. to Xs. Oats, 13s. 6d. to 31e 6d. &ass, 314. to 425. 6d. CATTLE.—Balarol., Jan. 22.—There was • shooter supply of beef than we have seen at our usolaft for soma weeks past, and the quality was somewhat inferior to that of last week. Trade was. therefor*, Tether heavy. Far best samples the highest Niue was from 66e. to 70e., and realised from 58e. to 62a. per cwt. • very sheet :p c pl e Ty 6 geheep, *song which there were some very poi lots, sad most of the best samples cm am met with a brisk sae at very high prices ; prime withers fetched from Bd. to BPI.. .and ewes from 7id. to Bd. par lb. A low supply of p ig., with an improvement is the demand, and pnom for rich samples from 7s. 9d. to Bs. 3d. ; good Eng lish home-fed bacon pigs realised from 8.. 6d. to 9a. There was a middling supply of store cattle. and salsa were readily effsoted. The supply of milch coma was good, with an active inquiry and a fair trade, at prises ranging from 161. to 181. Small show of horses, with a alight im provement in the demand. EDIMILTROII, Jan. 21. —The number of cattle this morn ing was 521, being 9 more than last week. Balm were slowly effected, prices being much the name as these ob tained at last market. Top price, Be. 3d. ; currant prise, 7e. 6d. to Ba. ; middling and inferior, from 6s. to 7s. per stone. The supply of sheep was leas than cm bet Wednes day, the number being 3,680, or 313 fewer. The demand was good, and last week's prima were fully maintained. Top prim,. Bd. ; current, ; ewes, from 6d. to 7d. per lb. Fed pep. from ss. to ss. 601. per stone ; six to eight wester do., frees Ga. to fle. a brad. TRAFFIC RETURNS. MAN Tar We- Tot., TAW. 8.411.w829. Wm mews aboadlos 1M Wit Ws* sodlag Jas. 11. A A A A Antw 2 lotlardsm .. 298 601 904 871 loyal 698 44 .. . .- —, wek ending Jan. It Baled et N. Counttes 936 793 1,736 1,606 Week ending Jaa. 17. North Eastern BO and DurtiwlltOn . 186 911 8,930 CU 11 B 7.66 ending Jan. 18. Belfast and County Down 49 417 161 597 502 Bristol and Exeter Brest Western 992 21.111 29,051 49,1 , 3 47,123 Lon.,Cliattuun, and Dover 72 1,962 601 2,674 1.57 9 Meta pont= Midland North British 4lok 9,713 7,201 11.006 10331 fleollish Central VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. Art Union, for Boston, Dec. 3, lat. IS N., ion. 83 E. liroart7ater, from London for ehaogliae, Sept. 20, lat. 6 N., ton. _SO W. Beconilelaw, from Olaagow for Melbourne 86 days. Nov. 11, on the Equator, all well. Lady Warden, from Cardiff for Singapore, Oct. 19, lat. 58 8. leir James Duke ,s`,. from Aden fur bdidon, Dec. 10, lat. 7.2/3 N., PIO W. South tshlp). of and from Liverpool In Aden 21 days, all well. Dee. 6. lat. 4.50 N., loa. 20 20 W. Water Llly tbarqueh of and from London for New Zealand 111 days, Bept. 27, lat. 17.58 FL, km. 19.19 W. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATH& BIRTHS. DANlELL—January 19, etir ..... itlawborwite Vicarage. near Chi chester, the wife of the Rev. CI. T. Daniell, of • ion. DAVllN.—January lb. at West Isodou College, Bayswater. the wile of the Bee. C. M. DaTtia. M.A., of a daughter. HARVlLY.—January 19, at Rottingdeen, near Brighton, the wife of the Rev. B. W. Denary, of a eon HUMPRRY.—January I;Mioton, the wile of P. A. Hum. pbry, Nan_ of a daughter. PEMBEItT-N.—Jaituary 18. at The Barnes. Sunderlaad. the (rim of 1 L. Pemberton, EN., of a daughter. SMITH.--January SO. at St. Leonard'a-termee, W., the wife, I H. C. Smith AK., of a daughter. VARSCHOTLIL --January ¶l. at Chapel-atreet, ihlgrave-sou(re, the wife of LieutenanaColonel Verichoyle, (Smasher I•llarde. at a daughter. HARELLGE& AMIL4-ItOßlNSON.—January 20, at Dyrbam, Gloucestershire, by the Rev. W. B. Reitinson. C. H. Ames, Madras nit set , vice, to Eliza Scott, daughter of the Rev. W. S. lloniusoo, rector of Dyrbam. DEN NE—BONY WOOD.—Jannary 20, at Rt. Paul's, Aniahtss bridge, by the Bev. G. C. White, A. Mune, Fan., of LOA. Rent, to vingtomplac Emma Mary, daughter of th e late Sir J.E Hollywood. Bart., of Ee, HAWTHORN—BRIDGE—January 20, at Ilelenrolie Dorset, by the Rev. J. Calloway, 0. R. Hawthorn, Eai. 2ith Regiment Bombay N. 1., to Frances Augusta, daughter of the late W. Bridge, Ise., of Dorchester. PATERRON—BOWIE—January 21, at Malty Church. Pad• diugton, by the Rev. C. Kemble, J. Pater.cm, Esti , Cape of Gm al Hope. to )(arias& daughter of the late W. I:utile, tit.. of kegeutVerrinie, DEATH& Colo. el BOLDEllo.—January It, at near Bordww, L. Bolden; late of the Creuadier Buiirds, aged w. 71XIMAN.--January 18, at Sewardatrort, Gosvrelletiert, Mr. C. Proeisaa, aged 79. MAoollD.—Jaaaary 20, at Archer-terrace, lirsebotass, Li am bat, wife of Mr. J. Macoed. BlAkilol7.—January 20, at Perry-hill. "Heehaw. M a y Luba, daughter of T. J. Marviott, Esq., Ned U. PlLTON.—January 20, at Angel road, Brixton, W. 11. Piltont pr N. TT.—deanery 18, at StratfordspomAyou, C. Pratt. Ref opal fa VIALROND.—January w. st Ilford, J. Walroad. lag.. Motel sad Tabbird by Wu as Elm RAL. of No. It Laasbardoireet. la the My of loaf , Prudent, al am TA t Umtata-4mA, NN rrocinot Wlafatnart Y 4T, JAIIIMIT U, VOL mom