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lab intrllistrut. EQUITY COUETI3I—YsinaDAT. Swots ran Lana 8801? 0. MIIICII/L—PLOADlse.—Alleerla. -- C 111111111 rk• TORT INTIMMOGATOIII26.—STOCI JOYIIIIO AC r. The MU I. this case stated, Gaon; other Silage, that gone deities' and trasuctiote between tee plaintiff sad ants (broken (broken and meats), en-putr.ers In business, were In March, 1845, Satemplated ; and, it being probable that monies would become duo from plaintiff to defendants, it was agreed that the former should trawler to the lat ter certain 'hares se enmity for soy such monies That plaintiff did aceordiastly transfer shares to or in trust for the deforalinte, sad delivered to one of them certificates of his being owner of other railway shares; that dealings did &Semen' take plate between plaintiff and de feadaats, bat they were closed, and no mortise were due to them from plaintiff upon the honors of senate, and the defendants then held the said trasferred skarn as masses for plaintiff; that he had applied to them to reuses/et the shares, and they refused. The bill eharged that the de fendsou ought to set forth the partmulan therentafts in quired of, and then proceeded to interrogate se to the par titulars of the dealings between the parties very minutely and at gnat length. Tie defendente pleaded the Stock Joebieg Ac. (7 Georg* 2, e. 8), and averred that amnia derange bad taken place between them and teeplalatiff retain' to the buying and slam: of stocks and shame, la eiblek les defendants acted as brokers for plaintiff, end that ke alleged that such dealings were pro hibited by the said set, mad these were the dealings of which the bill sought to have discovery, and defendants were advised that the discovery, it mated, would subject them to penalties under the set. This plea was ordend to steal for ea answer to the bill. The plaionff then took foutteen exceptions to the answer, each embracing one of the interrogatories is the MIL The Kanter to mhos the exceptions were referred allowed Ste of them and over ruled the other sine. Eiceptions were than tak it to the Motet's unities', and Vice Chsosellor litight Bruce allowed theca, but without prejudice to the defendants' right to insist in their farther orient that they were not boned to sake discovery as to the point in which their former answer was repaired tneuMmeate They accordingly, la their further answer, lot forth toe Sth section of the said het, and said they deelieed to answer the interrogatories on the ground that the daeatery would tend to subject them to She penalties there d. The plaintiff eziespted to the further sumer, sad the Master allowed the eseeption, but on sppeal to the Vie. Chaneellor the Master's den-ion was reversed, and his Moamar held that the dafehil into were not bound to WSW'S. Kr. J. Remelt, Mr. C. M. Rlopell, and Mr. Gray we Ward en Moodily and Tuesday in support of the appeal maul bin Honour's decision. Mr. Swanston and Mr. pnallerlisst supp.rted the Vice-Chancellor's order; _num , one awes were cited on both sides. including " Paekbutet v. Lorton " (l Merieal., 391), " Paxton v. Dauer " (16 Votary. 239, and 19 Very, 226), " Regina r. °silent" (1 Dennice.'s Crown Cesar, 236), " Finch v. Finch " ( 2 Veiny, sea., 4911, " The Cap ration of Trinity Howie v. Burge' (2 Si..',o 411), sad " Fisher v. Price" (11 Bonn). The Lird Clone' Um, at the conclusion of the azguments, mid thee questions of toil kind were elWayi of importance, though net of any groat difficulty. The rule of law by which a party was altered to protect him*, if against giving answers that would criminate him was one of very serious importance, and it wee incumbent un the judge, while ke recognised and supported the rule, to take cam that the party staging hisnielt of it did not du so in order to evade justice, and at the same time to take me that no party win put to What amounted to torture ta refining bin answer. The question in this can win whether the d. feedlots had shown to the court suffi cient reason for thinkioir that their further answering would bring them within the penal clause of the statute. Toe case on Ow plaintifre part was this With a view to certain dealings watthiplated between him and the defendants he transfesreel certain ellen, to thou to secure any balance that might he due to them on these dealings. After the desirous were Geer the deftailuots refused to retransfer the Weaves. Ur re was nothing criminatory disclosed on the face o' the lalL The is:aloud said he did not ask for any account, hut fora re.tranafer of the thane, there being nothing due teem him to the defendants. He put every possible variety of q ermines to the defendants in relation to the steels or situ**, many of them bang quite wide of any account am to the shoes, but which, it answered, would clearly subject the %et/edam to the penalties for the iile• gality tompri,ed i the 'detests. That was the state of cir cematancu ia which the defendants claimed the protectioa of the rule &eldest discovering what might criminate them. selves. Tee *omitf asked them to disclose their dealings and transeetione in mellow to the buying and selling of shares. The defeadauts said that the plaintiff himself drags-It by his haterroge . oriee ..he illegality of tense dealings, and that they were dealings in selling eta k which was not in his pineal= at the time, which certainly would be illegal. The defendant if he would indemnify them sg.inr. the illegality they would answer. Toe illegality of the desliegs was thus die closed. The circumstances were stated broadly etoagh to enable the court to dispels of the question without refer's*, to air.hrities. Tr e rule was that no man win bound to an swer so ae to criminate himself. The party win not boned to show how for be would be affected ; if he stated circum stances whisk were isconsistent with a state of tests pro vided for by the statute, he was entitled to proteetion. this lordship stated the allegations in the bill, and refor ms to the mUrregatoties, said the defendants best knew whet tie dealings and transactions of which an account win soueht were. They best knew the amount of peril they merit be in, and they at up the plea of the statute for their peouction. It would appear very probable that the defendants were placed in the circumstances of peril which they alleged, tad his lei dahip win of opinion that the Vire Chancellor's judgment, grantiag them the protec tion, was perfectly correct. Another sive' was opened, but the arguments were ad journed at the rising of the swath Punta, Vmr-Cwv. t1.14 , A K4IOITT H•11111iAllt/N r. tkIWN —CHARITY. Mr. Nadir limiter. the testator a the case., by his will, made in 11i12, bequeathed as follows :—" Further upon West ether oar t►ousand pouuda or' of such part of my per soul estate so se .y by law be devoted to charitable purp,ses be paid toward- the contributimis that I do conhdeutly be lieve sad ecreeely pray will steadily be begun:to he raised, wider the sanction of our hitherto holy 'sc o ured quash and natio., in vidcnce of Christian faith towards the poli tical reater.ition of We Jews to Jerusalem sad to oar 'ewe lead." TM MISS wt, placed In Mg of list. Mr. UAW. appeared for the plaintift ; Mr. W. M. Jaime for CM Mammy lieneral. The Vim Climesllor ewisidi red it doubtful whether Dorm effect might not he given t, the bilistet, although it was not capable f Ming conip:ird with accutdiog to the intention of the testator, and the MOSS Mai ordered to be placed on the pore tar srpititent. Maui.... CARR —GALTANIicD Icon COMPANY. Mr Bacon snit Mr. Oisem supp irted the plea of a defen dant, against whom. with others, so directors of the above compeer. the plaintiff lomat ea ace mot of the amounts doe to him tr eats company, in n•peet of roman. ration and of teeemes, and to he o..teo•,nbnl awainst all demands to which M Mont be liable ea arc mot of the company. TM bill also meant en t inaction to amain the defendants hem What; lM mines, in which the phintitf claimed to be Sala- Iseled. and Irons promeutiog any action against the [Bangle' for sells. The plea rid Mat the pleading defendant was set a director. _ _ . , . Mr. Kesyms I'uker and Mr J. B. Palmer, for the plain MC were ai.t .shed upon. Tho Vice Cheesellur said this was a bill ti e,l long after 1845, and stating an agreement made in pursuance of cer tain predawn,' allegtd to have been paned in Dismember. 1b45. The pl.. only denied that this pleading defendant was not a director. It wis consistent with that plea that he naught hate been a director fr..= ISIS down to the very time of Mang the bal. The ball alto staved that the defendants (tecluding the pleading delendant) hid the full control of toe adages awl the management of the cor.ipany. and had pan anted and cuueurrd in the mattere of which the ball complained. Tata alirgatiin wee lett Bewitched by the plea. Ito Humour was of opa.-iou that Users was too muds stated an the bill to enable to. detindant to protect himself by simply denying that be was not a diredoe. The plea wee overruled. COURT OF QIIRRNII BENCH.—Tao nDAY. Bars.—Banosa Lump CArriscu.. Ma hones PArrre ma. Ifs. hones Onaamoo, AN, M. Jurnrs WIORMAy. ILAM IP. Ina NMI= WMITIMM RAILWAY COMPANY. Aerial ro &acorns Tall VAJ.OB 07 Ooore ALLIGAD To aava ma Lair. -- la titta eett:the lieliehor-Ositeral applied fog a rule to show cause why the verdict would not be tot aside, and a Dew trial bad en the ground of the verdict being against the evidence, and that treat circumstances had come to the knowledge of the &fermium sure the trial. The can was tried before Lord Campbell at the sittings at nisi pries, at lisoldball, atter last hi ichaelmas tars, when a 'relict was found for the plaintiff—lb, amount to be paid him to be the 'abject of arbitration. Ills declaration set forth that the plaintiff delivered certain [Narita the defendants, to be coo. veyed by them ita curlers, and that they so negligently dis• charged that duty, that the property was lost. The defendants pleaded that the goods had been detained until their curia.' was paid, and then seat away troy their custody. To this plea the plainti ff replied that the goods b a d been stolen by a person in the employ of the company. The facts of this ease were these : The plaintiff had for some tints been in business in Lando*, as a maker of brumes and of other intruments for the relief of 'eyelid', end that in May, 181), being in a state of great pecuniary difficulty, he left this c unity and wept to America. He cock with him seven or eight packages, coatainiag, as his witnesses deposed at the trill, some valuable property, consistiag of plate and a quantity of clothes. On hie passage oat to America ha formed an arqueintance with a neat named Snowdon, with whom he went to New Toth and from that city to Philadelphia, but on snout of the eholsts being prevalent there they retuned to Enema, sad arrived at Liverpool in July, 1849, having left England is tris previous May. They imam up to town by W Londoa sad North W•ettlll Railway. The plaintiff deposited the patinae' he brought with Us from America it the goods stance, to be tint up to the Lvadoo goofs station, where they were to remain I mill sent tor. The germs duly artivid at the goods station a the railway at Cuades Town, when they remained foe About then weeks. pro **Nth of August, 1149, a pasta MOW to the muss sad inquired about the good., and he was - bid that they wen quits sate, and that if ha forwarded hie whine to limn. Chaplin and Horne they would send the pods to that address. Oa the 20th of August a letter was mat to Mama. Chaplin and Hone, deifying them to forward the germs to 70 Castle-Mint dime, Osiord- street. This kites arse stood " Alfred Itlas." At We thee the *lan bad be @vetoed by ere at his a:editors foe ame awl of serat, and was pat YU the Qaelall Sena fMIMN.I., THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 16, 1851. lie. awake Erle—Where a statute ditties that an elec. ties shell come on at a certain place and time, and certain preliminary matters are necessary to be done by the person conducting the election. which he does not do, will any person going and tendering a vote make it an election Take the case of a county election. Suppose at the ordi nary county court, at w-ach the election ought to come on, the sherd' lay " will not hold the election," ceu:d any voter, by tendering a vote for A. 8., render A. B. duly elected Mr. Hall—Here the election is not by the mayor, but by the town council. Mr. Justice Erle—That I take to mean by the mejotity of them. Mr. Hall—l can't pretend to say that the majority in• tended to elect, but there was no resolution by a intim?, that they did not, end if a majority &meat from an eletea4, but vote for nobody else, the election by a minority is pool. " B. T. Foxcroit " (2 8arr.41,017) ; " °oho v. " (10 Q. 8., 337). Mr. Crompton and Mr. Milward, in support of the rule, contended that this mu the meet case provid'Al for by the statute 7 Wm. IV. and 1 Vie., c. 78, s. 26, tit endiog the pro visions of the 11 deo. 1., c. 4, for here no e:tection had been made upon the 'Anointed day, " the mei/4ton to elect haring been caused by the default of the officer who ought to prelims or by some accident or other means." There is no power to go on and complete the election, and the only remedy is under this statute. It the mayor, who is really the person holding the election, does not do ad that is required of him, there must be a new election. Here the mayor never read out any of the voting papers in the manner required by the act ; he merely read one to see what it was •' the act means that after all the voting papers are come in be shall read them out, and that cannot be done after the charter day. No election " means so valid elec tion, and an election de facto will not suffice. (See the cases collected in " RewlinsaJn on Corporation'," p. 337.) Mr. Justice Erle—l feel no doubt that the mandamus ought to go, but I should prefer looking through the ststutes and cases referred to. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.—YastERDAT. Sermon re Sumo. ftuciaa Loin Cater Renee Jeans, lib. Juerica Maws, Ma. Jcirrica Caniewau., Alin Ma. Pence Witumes. Da Gancite e. Bitteina.—A lICSBAND NOT LIaNLI /On Ills Wines DINTS WHIN HI YALU lila AN AL. LOWANCI, AND IS LtVtSO IMPAZATI TROY 511. la this caw Mr. Serjaant Charmed moved for a rule call ing on the defendant to show cause why the verdict should not be entered for the stun of 921. 61. 7d., or auk sum as the court might direct. This ea+ an action brought et the sittings after last Michaelmas term at Guildhall, by the plaintiff, a linen draper in Jersey, for goods sold and delivered to the de fendant's wife between the 19th of Jo...nary, 1647, and the 10th of December, 1848. During that time the defendant's wife lived in Jersey, and the defendant himself in London; and for the defence it was alleged that they were living separate front each other, and that the de fendant made her a sufficient allowanne, and was not liable let any debt which his wife might contract. From the evidence brought forward on the trial, it appeared that the defendant's wife was entitled by her marriage settlement to an annual income seising from Bank Stock and Consols to the amount of 62.51. which was paid quarterly into the hands of the defendant, and by him ptincually transmitted to his wife, though he himself wf.s at that time living under the preuure of urgent necessities. Extracts from various Maters from the defendant to his wife were read on the trial, but the learned judge expressed a wish that the whole letters should be brought before the court, with a view to ascertain whether they con tained any distinct recognition of agency. For this purpose we I d judge left it to the jury to find whether the parties were "Ming separate at the tine, and whether the defendant's wife had a sufficient main tenance during the period. Both these questions were de cided in the affirmative by the jury. The learned serjeant anw read all the letters which were from the defendant to his wife, t. Sing bar of his difficulties, and inviting her W return to London that they might live together and unite their incomes, with a view to more stringent economy. From these the learned serjeant contended that, though the panics were Weio away from each other, the wife was still part of the defen dant's family, and he was liable for all the debts which she might contract. Lord Chief Justice Jervis said that though the defendant by his letters invited his wite to return to bun, there wee nothing to show that she agreed to this, ner was there to the letters any distinct recognition of her agency to contract debts for him. He therefore thought there should be no rule.—Rule THE P(iLICE COURTS. GUILDHALL. Rave TOUR r jOALS WelOtteD.-0a the Ist of the pre sent month, • case appeared under this heading, in which. Mr. Cuthbo'. t had obtained • summons against a :ordain:a Caption POl, for delivering 4 tons of coal, all greatly deb dent in weight. No Captain Ray could be found at the faaver:ieed address, and the case went off. One of the per ! tint.. boy of 17 , who had delivered the coals, had sines beta die covered, and was now brought up by Roe, the summoning Slier, and placed before the magistrate. The lad having been strictly cautioned by the alderman, gave the nose of John Willie, and stated that he lived at 3, Denmark-street, Crown-street, Soho. In December lest he went with the four tons of cools to Mr. Cuthbert's. but did not know where they came from. He was met in the street, and engaged by a man named Smith. There were three other men, whose names be did not know. He himself was in the employ of a Mr. Coombe., of Scotland Yard. Mr. Cuthbert'• coals were taken from that wharf, but the wagon and horses were not the property of that perms. The wharf was known as Douglas Taylor's. Mr. Coombe. carts coals thence. Witnca was general superin tendent of the wharf, and gave out the tickets: gave those accompanying Mr. Cuthbert's noels to the man named Smith by direction of Coombe.. No one had access to those books bat Mr. Coombes and witness. He opened the letter con taiaing Mr. Cuthbert's order directed to Capt. Ray : took it from the desk in the office. He never was in Roberystreet, llorton (the pretended address of the captain), nor knew a Captain Ray. The name on the waggon was Smith, Gros venor Basin. That was the name of the man who asked Mr. Cuthbert for the money. Witness kitt w him, and had met him every day for the last three months. Mr. Coombe. lived at 20, Craven-street, Strand, and had a bit of an office there. A summons was tented for the attendance of Mr. Coombe* to answer the charge originally preferred against Captain Ray. WORSHIP-STREET. A SCOVIDIIEL.—IYiItiams Bayliss, a well-dressed fellow, of dissipated appearance, wu charged with the folbwing dastardly attack upon a young woman named Maria Taylor.: The complainant, whose face was perfectly black with con (Winne, stated that she had formerly lived under the protn Lion of the prisoner, but in consequence of repeated acts of ill-usage, w..ich were ultimately followed en his part by a demand that she should po into the streets to support him in idleness by her prostitution, she determined to leave him, and went to reside with a relative in Weitfield.street, Fins bury. She endeevoneed to keep her place of refuge secret from him, hut be ancoseded in discovering it, and on finding the• elle repelled all his overtures for a r,cone,ilition on th.• disgraceful terms he had before proposed to her, he became outrageously violent in the tront of the house, and expressed his determination to cut her throat the first opportunity that presented itself. She contrived for some time to keep out of his w.y, but. on Friday evening, while passing with a female friend through Lenard•street,Shoretlitch, she was overtaken by the prisoner, who again importuned her to live with him, and on her repeating her refusal tore her bonnet and shawl from her person, struck her to the ground, and while she wu 11ing partially stunned upon the pavement, dealt her sun &terrible blow between the Eyes that she endured the greatest 'pony, and afterwards found that the bridge of her noes was broken. The complainant subsEquently applied for a summons against the prisoner, but beture it could be executed he again went b. her house and threatened to take her life, and the magistrate therefore issued a warrant for his apprehension, which the prisoner evaded until the preceding sight, when he was at length captured by Holland, the warrant.utlicer. A respectable•lotkieg woman named Ellen Turner, who was in the company of tlx complainant at the time of the outrage, was also examined, and described the prieoner's conduct as ferocious and brutal in the extreme, . . In answer to the charge the prisoner pleaded intoxication u an excuse fur his conduct, hut Mr. Arnold sentenced him to pay the full penalty of 51 , or in default to stead committed to the House of Correction for two month.. The penalty was not paid, and the prisoner was ' d away in the ♦an. Bagisvomace.—The magistrate acknowledged his receipt of a sovi reign from " IL W.," for the relief of a young girl named Emma Bennett, whew infamous treatment iu a low lodding-hone was lately reported. CLERK EN WELL. PENAL where he seteally wee at the time the cede were applied for and delivered at 75, Castle street The day before the letter dated the nte of August was written an elderly gentleman ;silted at the house of Mss. Seam, who lived at 75, Castle-street Eat, and in formed that lady that he wished to take lodgings for a young man, who was his nephew, and who he expec'ed to arrive tem Liverpool. The elderly sesames sated bathestht his nephew had • gouty, of luggage, 1a which be wished his • ts. KM Scares requested a reference, aro which the elderly gentleman named a Mr. Heather as his reference, who was the proprietor of • shop in the neighbour hood, and who, on being refetred to, stated that the elderly gentleman was a rupee able man. The lodgings were eon. *squatty let to him for Ire nephew, whose name, he laid, was Alfred Elam. The goods which bad been left at the Calories-town goods station were for. wuded by Menu. Chaplin and Horne to 75, Castle street Bast, where they were received by a young man, who represented himself to be Alfred Elam, and who signed the delivery book in a handwriting extremely like the rename signature. After the goods bad been delivered, • mitt was brought to Mrs. Seare's house, into which the goods I were put, and the young man calling himself Alfred Eisen left the house and never returned to it. During this time the pleb tiff, the real Alfred Elam, was a prisoner in the Queen's Prison, living through the charity of his friends, who lust him such small sums as half-a-crown at • time. He also received the prison allowance, which was made to people who were ant worth 101 in the world. The plaintiff whilst in prison had never made any application for his packages, althouth by the *vide nee which he offered at the trisl he had from 401 to 601. in notes alone in his chest. In November, 1849, be agreed to pay the sum of 301., and to give • warrant of attorney for the remainder of the money which he owed his landlord, and he was then released from prisms. He (the Solicitor-General) would ark where did the plaintiff get the 301, from ? Here was the case of a man without the means of existence, whose father and whose family were in most indigent circumstances, suddenly finding himself in a position to pay 304., and getting out of prison, and retormog to his shop, when he had again set himself up in business. He did net when be was released from confinement apply for his goods, but waited meta the 6th of December, when he went to the goods adios of the railway and requested to hove his goods seat him. The clerk to whom he made his application, not koowiog that the goods had already been rent away, stated tort they should be delivered upon • written application being made for them. The plaintiff directly wrote a letter demanding the goods, but on meted. !ration it appeased that they haul been already celivered to • prom collie, himself Alfred Elam A second demacd was aide for the goods, and the action was then brought against the defendants. There was this important fact in the case that Snowden who went with the plaintiff to America and came back with kens, stated at the trial that no one except' himself and the plaintiff was aware of the quantity of pro piety that had been brought from America, or even knew where it bad been deposited. Snowden swore that he knew nothing about the goods being taken to Castle-street East. Whoever bad obtained the goods must have been aware of their having been brought op from Liverpool, and of the number of the packages lie must also have been so well acquainted with the handwriting oldie plaintiff, that he could imitate it ; and • aumhor of witnesses called by the defendants at the trial stated that they believed the hand writing to be that of the real Alfred Elam. There was also the peculiar circumstances in this ease that the plaintiff had left England in a state of poverty. hat returned and been thrown into prison, had stayed there for some time, and had not got out t xeept by settling with his creditor', and when he was released be did not apply for his goods omit six weeks afterwards. He (ice Solicitor. Genera!) bad suggested that, supposing there were any property in the packages, the plaintiff had himself twisted in getting possession of them. Since the trial the defendants had received some fresh information which he (the Solici tor General) sus of opinion was of great importance. At the trial the sister of the plaintiff had deposed to the con tents of the packages, as she bed help , d to peck them when her brother lett &inland for America. Since the teal • mown named Wilkins had been Sound, who had been foreman to the plaintiff before he went to America, and be stated that the plaintiff never at any time bad any property on his premises of the value of 801., and that he left England an so mach fear of arrest, that the property which he took with him was put into potato sacks, and deposited in • place of safety. The custom house officers at Liverpool had made affidavits contradicting the ',ideate of Snowden. The entry made in the cue= house at Liverpool, opposite the names of the plaintiff and Snowden, was merely " westing apparel." There were letters written by the plaintiff to Wilkins when he left England. These letters showed that at that time the plaintiff was in • state of poverty. There was another bet which he (the Solicitor-General) would state to the court. A person named Day, • commission agent for sonic coal. merchants in London, happened on the 21st of August,' 1849, the day upon which the goods were sent to Caatle strut Bast, to be at the corner of Castle street East, on his road to • house In that street to 'elicit orders. Be there met three persons, two of whom he identified to be Alfred Elam's father end a person named Stewart. Old Mr. Elam asked Mr. Day which was the way to Castle-street, who allowed it him. Mr. Day then went to • public house where he had business, sod which was neat door to Mn. Searte's house. Whilst drinking • glue of ale In the public house, Mr. Elam, Mr. Stewart, and soother person came into the house, and nnt • letter to Wilkins. Mr. Day was • friend of Whim's, and be staved la the public house until the inseeenger returned from Wil kins's with some papers. Stewart then said, " This will mot do ; we must go to tiVilkine's ourselves." Mr. Day afterwards went to Wilkins's, where he saw the lather of the plaintiff. Mr. Day afterwards called on Stewart on business, and then recognised him as having seen him at this plan of badinage. The plaintiff hid two brothers, who could not be found. There were • number of affidavioi which spoke to frauds which had been committed by the plaintiff and his family, and in which his sister was commuted. Lord Campbell—Take • rule. The Solicitor General then desired to know whether the arbitration regarding the items contained in the packages should be proceeded with. Mr. M. Chambers, QC , said, that on the part of the plaintiff he was instructed to ask that it might be permitted to lEod o r on easspbell thought that the arbitration ought to go on, until the role was determined. Bale nisi granted. DANIEL O. CrALLIS AND ANOTHER.—ILLSOAL DISTRESS. This action was tried before Lord Campbell, at the sittings at Tao prius, at Guildhall, after last Michaelis/a term, when the verdict was found for the plaintiff, with 5,0001. damages. The action was brooch% against the defendants, who had been sheriffs of Middlesex, for having illegally seized the goods of the plaintiff. The property taken had formerly belonged to • Mr. Jets. Doke, • bookseller and publisher. The complaint of the plaintiff was, that the goods were sold for a much less sum than they were worth. Mr. Berjesnt Sipe now moved for • rule to have the verdict set aside and • new trial hod, on the ground that the damages were excessive, and ought motto have been mere than 1,001. or 900/. Several respectable booksellers had been called at the trial, who contradicted the plaintiff's witnesses as to the great vain* of the books seised and sold. Lord Campbell said there was no duabt that the books wen ealeed in • most diegiareful manner. The quake of amount was altogether one for the jury ; and be (Lord Campbell) was not dissatisfied with the verdict. Bale refixed. BAIL COURT.—YserrERDAY. 81111. , eSNCO. Tl 3 03C1331 V. MATuft AND CORPORATION OP BRAoroRD. In this cam a rule for 4S;;cfauns absolute in the first instance bad been granted on the first day of this term, commanding the mayor and town courted of Bradford to meet cad elect fovea aldermen in the room of *even who °light to hate gam out of office on the 9th of November, 1850. An application was subsequently made to the court to reopen rho rule upon the ground that instructions had been given to show cause in the first 'intone*, and that it was 'noise to a mistake that that had not been done. That applicition was granted, and Mr. Hall now showed cause against the rule, and stated that the object of all panies was to have the matter put upon such a footing that no future litigation could arise, bat he contended 'bat the mandamus in the pees .t form could not be granted, becalm, in tact, there had been an election, valid, at all events, up to a certain point, and that seven aldermen had, in fain, been duly elected, and that If any mandamus at all were granted it should be to take up the proceedings where they lett off, and to command the mayor to declare the seven aldermen for whom votes had been ten dered duly elected. The facto, which were not disputed on either side, were, that a charter was granted to the town of Bradford in June, 1647, by which the corporation was to count of a mayor, fourteen aldermen and common roust. dams, who were to be el. cted in the manner provided by the Municipal Corporations Act, the first elections to take place in Atiewt, 1847. By the Municipal Corporations Act halt the aldermen are to go out of office on the 9th of November, 1838, and every third suceeetiing year. Halt the aliermen in every municipal coilriration in Emend ought, therefore, to have mind in November, 1817. But in Bradford, the first election having taken place in August, 1647, the corporation had been advised that the lire retire ment of aldermen should be in November, 1849, and accordingly seven had then retired and their pacts bad been filled up. Bat on the 9th of November, 1860 immediately after the election of the new mayor— that itelot t ea• of the days of quarterly meetings hoed by it 6 6 W IV., e. 76, s. 69, at which it i. not necessary to give mitios of the busiseas to be transacted, it was mooted that this was the prom day for the 11 , 1/1111tIli of seven aldermen, and a Mr. Pickup handed to the mayor a toting paper in accordance with the requirements of 7 Will. IV. and I Vie., a 78, s. 14, by which the election of aldermen is to be couductid, purporting to vote for seven new aldermen. The mayor took the paper, read it, and handed it to the town eleok. fi.o other persons then pat in voting papers, voting for the same 7 pen .ns, which the mayor did not read out, according to the requirements of the statute, bat handed' them over to the town clerk, who read them out. The town clerk then recommended the mayor not to preened with the election. But twenty-four other us mbers handed in voting papers, voting f r the seven existing alder men, rating that they did in as a pre-astionary measure, is ease it should be decided that this was the proper day for an Andre. Thew Tang patine were banded not to the mayor but to the tows clerk. Under then eircurestaeees, it was new intended that the seven persons for whom Mr. Pickup and his friends voted were in fact duly elected: that the 7 Will. IV. and 1 Vic. e 78 en 14, mot be strictly con strued: and that the 24 members who tendered voting papers did not comply with it as they gave them, not to the mayor but to the town clerk, and three tone were therefore thrown away : that, by the statute, the election was to be held, not by the mayor, but by the town council ; and that body had la foot proosodod to en election. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—YESTERDAT. Bemis kla. Coesmaim.= Boum,. la as ft. PEACOCIL. The bankrupt was a plumber at Ledbrohe grove,Notting. hill. This was a meeting for the proof of debts and his last examination. His balance sliest, es prepared by Messes. Harding and Pundit, shows debts to the amount of 1,8001., and about 15001. worth of assets. Mr. Lin- later objected to a proof that woo tendered by Mr. Chapman, of the King's Arms, Oxford•treet, on a bill of exchange for 251. She bankrupt said that the bill was given by him to Mr. Chapman in March, 1850,9 as per date thereupon. Mr. Lenklater—How do you reconcile that eatement with the Stamp office date upon the stamp, being November lest ? The bankrupt said that the mistake must be oa the part of the Stamp office. Mr. Cosp•nan was called (the bankrupt having been ordered to leave the room), and after his attention had been called to the discrepancy of dates, he tLought the mistake meet be on the part of the Stamp ottice. The bill was dated March, 1830. Mr. Linklater—But when did you receive it i After various indirect replies and long ',moo, the witness said be should wish to speak the truth. The Commissioner—You must speak the truth, or you will be committed to Newgate ? T►e Witness—lt was in S. ptembir or October. The Comeniesioner—That could not be. It win not issued from the Stamp.oftloe before the end of November. Mr. Chapman—Oh! (Great laughter.) Eventually Mr. Chapman acknowledged that be bad not received it until a d..y cc two alter the bankruptcy, on the 22nd of November. The bankrupt wu indebted to him 251., on account of former bills. He had told the bank . rapt that the old bills would be of no use In the Court of Bankruptcy, and had then obtained the new bill and de stroyed the others. The 251. had been had by the bank• rupi. Mr. Linklater—That is very probable. The bankrupt upon being recalled, persisted in his former statement, and denied Mr. Chapman's statement. Ulti mately, however, he admitted that what Mr. Chapman had stated might be true, and that the Stamp Offioe's date was correct. Proof disallowed. Mr. Linklater asked that the bankrupt's esraffication might be adjourned sine die. The Commissioner had expected that the application would have been that he weight be committed to liewgate. There could be no chubt but he had been trilling with the Court, sad stating that which he knew to be false. 115 examination would be adjourned sine die, and without protection. COURT OF INLAND REVENUE.—YESTERDAY. "Items IL V. fItzPOINKW. gad., C. J. lIPSKIPS, Leo, AP D Cleaetxa PatelLY, PROSECUTIONS FOE TEN ADULTIPATION OP PEPPIN.— PENALTY THEIR HUNDRED POUNDS. Thomas Christie, grocer and tea dealer, of Bishemgate street, Comesertial-read East, and Whitechapel, was charged with adulterating pepper with rice. Mr. H. H. Pearce proved the purchase of a small quantity of pepper at defendant's respective establishments. Mr. G. Phillips stated that be examined the pepper given to him by the last witness. He found that the rice was in the proportion of one. third of the whole. He separated the rice from the pepper by washing. Another chemist stated that he had arrived at the same result by an independent analysis. Defendant declared the pepper was sold just es it came from the docks, end called three of his segments who swore that they knew nothing of adulteration being practised on'the premises. Mr. Stephenson remarked that the pepper must have been received pure from the docks, as it was ungrouod. Defendant repeated his ass ion. Mr. Commissioner Stephenson then delivered the judg ment of the court that the defendant be fined in the full penalty on three counts of the informations of 3001. Mr. T. Bboston, of 39, Little Pulteney.street, Soho; Mr. E. Shaine, of 20, Bedford-plate, Commercial-road ; sad H. Pal 'ter, 11, Seymour-plate, Camden•town; were each fined 1001. tor similar offences. BOSTOS AND THORPE ARCH BATH COMPANY.— Yesterday his Honour Master Farrar, on behalf of Sir Wm . Horne, W.ho was absent from indisposition, cleaned a call of 151. per share on the contributories to this company, pay able on the .I4tb February nest, for the discharge of the company's lie biUdes, mounting to 1,8001., tides:to of the expenses j ahu r.:•ed in winding up the company. The fieseciel s t a t emen t of Ms. Thomas Head, the offimsl scat ages, set forth that the h umber of contribtcories was 62, bolding 224 shares. and Oar the call of 151 per share, calculated to produce 3,3601 woh. Id be indSpeusable after allowing for , failures and defaults. A meeting of the shareholders bad been held upon this suh;ect, and they had agreed to the call. WORCESTER CORN ,EXCllANGE.—Yeaterday V.ere was a .. 6 , 4 before hi s H. moue Muter Kindersley to con• elder the order of proceeding in this matter. HT. GEORGE'S STEAM PACKET COMPANY.—On Tuesday his Honour Master Fs, - rer appointed Mr. Soulby official manager of this company's . affairs. FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE . TRATELLERS' CLUB Hocax.—Yesterday, an inquest was ts:{en by Mr. Bedford, as the Charing-ernes Hospital, on the body of Michael Flanagan, aged 22 The deceased had bi'nr, at the works sew going on is the Travel/en' Club House, a ell-mall, and on Friday afternoon he and four others were h "oing . on as usual, when the foreman obterring they had been ~druking desired them to go home. The deceased had got to tie top of the building and was going down a very high ladder, but the foreman suggested a better way by which he had coma up by a ladder only 20 feet hirh. The deceased assented to this, and was mimed among the scaffolding, but was coon found lying on the stone flooring in en insensible state, and bleeding profusely from the MIL He was taken to the Chuinevcroes Hospital and died ;honest night, having been able to speak. Oa a post monist examination of the body it was foetid that the shall was fractured from ear to ear, and there was laceration of the brain by the bone.—The foreman thought if the deceased was incapable of work he ought to have bees waisted down the ladder,—The jury then mused a vomits% of "Accidental death." CHARD{ Or . STS/1.1240 FUONI Ft:1011811ED LODOIso9: birth of the latter. the priaoner turned the young woman I out of door,. The d efendant said his wife had been away from him fear yce a, and that she suddenly returned and chimed him, and !.e was obliged to abandon the other woman, who had no further claim upon him, but he was willing to allow her 3s. Gd. p , r week, which be had, is fart, been doing ever since be left her. Mr. Yardley said the defendant meet support his illegiti mate children, and ordered him to pay 2s Ced. for the support of the last bore, and 2a. per week for the first, and all the coats—The prisoner said he would not pay the money.; Mr. Yardley—Toe a you will ge to gaol. M ARKETS. COTTON.—lavishroot., JAm. 16.—The sales of cotton to-day are estimated at 3,500 bales, and consist of about 2,000 Americas, 130 Egyptian at 82. to 101., 1,000 Sura: at sd. to 6d., and 30 Sea Islands, at 142. to 17d. The market close• very heavily. Compared with Friday's rates, pikes of all kinds:are ed. per lb. down. COALS.-LONDON, JAN. 15.-CLOSII OF TIM MASAET. Chester Main, 135.61.; Davison's West Harley, 14;. 0.1 ; Revensworth West Hartley, 13e. 62. ; South Peareth, 12s. ; Tanfield Moor, 14,. ; Tar& 11 Moor Bah s, 13s. 3d.; South Eden, 131. Od. ; Wylaus„ lie. 3d.; Walls End Brown, 13•. oa. ; Walls End Healey, lie 3d.; Walla End Lawson, 13.. 3d.; East Adair. Maio, 124. ; Felton Main, 134. ; Walls End HAtoo, 15s. 6d.; Walls End Haswell, 15e. 9.1.; Walla End Lnmbton, lss. 6d. ; Walls End Stewart's. 15s. 61.; Walls End Rurael's 15s. 32. ; Walls End Ceradoe, 15s. 34.; Walls End Hengh Hall, lis. 9d.; Walls End Kelloe, 154 6.1.; Walls End Whitworb, Its. 6d.; Waits End 84utio Kelloe, Hs. 6d.; Walls End Seymour Teo, 14a.; Walls End Tees, 15,. 6d. ; Wells End Cleveland Tete, 13•. 62.; Walls End Richardson's Tees, 13.. 91. ; Walls End Original Gibson, 13.. 62. ; Cowpen Hartley, 141. ; Nizon's Merthyr and Cardiff, 20e. 6d.-Slips at market. 189 ; sold, 66. LlNEN.—Brattweczy, Jan. 15. —Contrary to anticipa tion, the yaar 1851 hal hitherto shown little isprovernat in the linen trade of this town. HOPS.—Wonctarca, J to. 14.—Our market is firmer than at the close of the year, and sellers ars obtaining their askinkt p • for all fi•ae and coloury samples, and, from the great scarcity, higher rates are generally looked for se the spring breakage commence. 0:d hops are gaits neglected. CATTLEA..—C•tc•MIT/Ift, Jay.ls.—There was • good eu.,plroftatatoeho i day, ,ai r;. •rbiett nut a dull We most part M the morning ; the ROMPOHD, Jan. 1.5 —Oar market to day was moderately @applied with @took, and m't a very heavy pale at the late reduced putter. Beef, 2s. "Al. to Ja. ed. Mutton, 3e. to Is. Veal, Ss. to 3a. ed. Pork, 2r. ad. to Sr. W. _ _ SOUTIULL, Jut. 15 —We had a heavy trade to-day, and prices were decided!) lower. Beef made from le. net. to 3a. ed. Mutt.m, 30. to 49. ML Veal. 30, Id. to Is. id. Pork, 21. Id. to IL lid. per stone of BIM., oinking the oast. CORD.-11A►weLEr, Jan. 15.—We had an average at. tend:taw at this day's market, and a fair amount of business was trunAacted at also' the rates of last week. va heat sold at has 13s. bal. to 12.. per 3 bushels. Bailey, 2136. to 235. per qr. Borrow, Jan. 15.—We have had only a moderate supply of Wheat at market today, and fine dry samples were la. dearer. A fair show of Oat• and Bs are, which met a steady male at late rate.. It heat, 34. , . to 405.; white, Cat. Oats, 15.. to les. Beans, Us. to 30.. per qr. CHICHESTER, Jan. 16.—Oar market WU again 1 r;ely supplied with all kiwis ..f grain. The dryest samples of Wheat were sold, at about last week's prices; but the dl-contlainned parcels could not be disposed of except at very low rates. fluky, Oats, Beans, asst Pew nommally as before. Wheat, 31.. to 104. Maley, 204. to 2Gs. Oats, latt. to 201. BOREN 235. to 30a. l'eae, 235. to lg.. Flour, 296. par rack. GREAT YARIIOCTH, Jae. 1.5 —The weather enntinnet highly unfavourable to the deliveries of grain, and scarcely a dry sample is to be met with, which makes line old Wheat bear a high proportional value. The deliveries of grain today aunt the river., as well a. from the growers, mere rather more limited, and, there being a fair Inquiry on the part of the buyer., all best panels of both Wheat and It trley obtained the fall rates of this day week. The show of spring Corn wall also limited; nevertheless, Beans and Peas were a turn in favour of the buyer. The same may be said of Osts. Flour, f.0.b., 27e. beat marks. •—• HAYWARD'S HIATH. Jan. 15.—1 n consequence of the annual market dinner being held today, there wan but little burtheen doing, th refore price. mart remain as on Wedneedus- laet for all sone of grain. Wheat, white, old, let, lee. to 11/. Ss.; red, 101. to lot. be. ; new, white, IUI. to lb/. II..; red, 94. to 9/. be. Barley, 24e, to 28e. Oats, Le. to ISti. Ilene, 23a to res. rear, re. to 29e. - - - - HiItEFOILD, Jan. 15 —Prices &dean& d • tilde from last week's rates, with a brisker trade. The attendance of buyers from distant towns save more animation to the wiles. and the quantity of buktore, was pro 4 lortlonately lamer than on any prelim:l W:dna:lay sinse the experiment of • second corn market in the week. -v-- RoMPORD, Jon. 15 -We have bad another dull market today, with a rather ehoet supply ; but prices still continue In the rine depressed state, owing principally to the very damp condi. lion of the grain. Wheat, Vs. to Co. Barley, 24a. to 25..; grinding, 20... to 23.. ..ktts Ifis. to 210. Beano, 235. to 21s. Besii, 25a. to 28s. It 3 e, 20e. to 22a. BP/skin/40, Jan. 14.-tn the corn trade this day we have nothing tow to report; the supplies continue very light; the bulk is of an inferior quality. The demand iv very slow for this kind of Wheat; prices scarcely so good as for the last two or three weeks; the finer deferiptions are wanted by the local millers, and are taken at fully as much money. Come 8% hesto, 26e. to 325. per gr.; fine 18 stone red, 35n. to 37v.; white, Ma. to 40,., but do not tell readily, although they hove come down la. to 2s. withia the last month; the supply in very .hurt, and lot little heavy corn. The quality of Beans offering 10 gad generally ; particular speculative demand for them the pri-ea for the small old Beaus, 28s. to 300.; new, 24.. to 27.. per qr. of Oilstone. STOCKTON-ON TEES, Jan. 16.-We have WI arrivals of grain coastwhis, sad our farmer,' supple to the. day's market was mo erme of all dewriptiono 01 groin. *heat met a good demand at an advance of Its pee qr. on hist dry samples. Other sorts without clonge from last week a rates. (14to fol. to Is. per qr. dearer. Beano in fair demand. In other articles no change. Duntlx, JAN. 14.-Our corn market to day was again very doll, s acept for prime samples of oats and malting h rley, which met a ready sale, the latter at an advents. of 3.1. to 62. per barrel. In other respects ere tontines the quotations of Friday. White wheat, 21s. to 255. ; red ditto, Ws. to 22.. 64.; barley, I2s. to 14i. 64.; oats, 80. 6d. to 10.. 3d. per brl.; rapeseed, 181. to 20e ; oatmeal, 10s. 6d. Its. 64.; bakers' door, 13s. to 16s. per cwt.; India& cora, 295. to 335. per 4801os. PUBLIC SALES. J. 15. —By Mr. Csisunans, at thr Four leasehold Louses, Lavender but R sad, Wandsworth, requiring a tritiing outlay to Mush ; estimated to produce 621. 81. per annum; held for 74 years at 121.—sold for 2401. Two ditto, estimated to produce 701. ; held for 80 years at 141 Bs.-3001. Freehold cottage, 2, Forest Cottages, Stratford; let:for 184 per annum-1901. Two houses, Charles street, Notting-hill ; let kr 411. 125., lees tam; held for 95 years, at 81.-1/51. GENERAL OFFlCER3.—(Extract from a letter dated La Valetta, Malta, Dec. 24.)—1t is considered so somewhat humilistirg to the character of our military service that the command at Hong Yong should have been declined by a number of miners' oticen to whom it was offered. Cams upon tht score of infirmity, no general officer should reams a command for which he es selected by the chief authority at the HorseOuards—and furnishes a proof that such tenders are unbecoming. A soldier—whatever his degree—is not to pick and choose, but to go where he is ordered, or else to renounce the active service, and remain as invalided for ever alter. A c .remand which ss distinguished an officer se Mojor G. neral Staveley had held, until he was justly promoted, ought not to have been sneered at by ethers in the category. Are all our major-genera,s bedridden, or are they all so rich that they can turn up th eir nose. at an appointment worth 3,0001. a year ? We see cavilling at needful envoys, who have less emote aunt for the object of civional representation. If it is really true that all our mejor generals (except Major- General Jervoise) are effete, it would be an expediency, and en economy, to put colonels on the staff, as brigadiers. Major-General Jervoise is almost derisively put forward as the major-general who wes lacvailed upon to accept an active command in China. blajor.Gaieral Jervoise reached his present rank by brevet, resulting from his as an side-decamp, and never had more than incidental or transitory regimental responsibilities be yond those of a captain. For many years he was Master of the Ceremonies at Both, and as the Chinese are the most ceremonious people in the world, perhaps he is destined to beet them at their own weapons—awning them with larger lent ens and ampler invitation cards than the " Flowery People " ever saw berm. The military moral deducible from this me is, that the unmeaning grade of lieutenant. co;onel should be abolished in an army where the regimental colonel is always a general officer, se that deserving men may become maj -r generals before their physical energies are waning, and lieutenant-generids before they are forced to swathe themselves in flannel, en attendant, the fnlds of the shroud. NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY AND CANAL Tiume for the week ending sth Jan., 1851, 4,4071. Cor responding week, lbrA, 3,0221. Canal partially interrupted by frost. The tbne is exclusive of the receipts availaole under the agreement with the London end North Western Railway Company. DISCOVERY OF A DEPOT FOR STOLEN PROPERTY. —A beer-house keeper, named George Hint, hu been taken into custody at Leeds, uhder circumstances which induce the belief that the prisoner has been in the habit of receiving stolen property. The prisoner keeps the Angel Inn, in Market-street, in the centre of the town, and in his house the police found a largo quantity of property, consisting of woollen cloth, silks, new umbrella., and a variety of ankles ; come of which have already been identified. He at present stands remanded till next Tuesday, the magistrates refusing Nil fir his appearance. - - EMBEZZLEMENT.—Henry Fordh am, an innkeeper, residing at Brotherten, near Pontefract, is at present in custody at Leeds, on the charge of having embezzled various moms of money belonging to admen. Tetley, common brewers, of Leeds TI. primer keeps the Punchbowl Inn at Wo a therton and, wn ile acting as agent to the prosecutor,, he appropriated mo n, y belooging to his employers . He has not yet been eitta i n ,„d . ,Ny the magistrates, but stands remanded till the latter end of ts.'e present week. [AdVertieeMent.l... -THE EARL OP ALDBOROUGH AND HOLUJWAV'S edemidiatt new by this Mt/U=lOW medicine, after every o th er ax ans bad felled. roe attract from his lordship's letter, dated ", Villa /k . eletear Leghons, Feb. 21, 11145.—T0 p rof . ! j 0 u..., t er ► scepatat you that yotn• pille have effected a cure of a disorder In my :Ina led 'teem& whim all the most eminent of the faculty at have 1. ad all ever the Continent bee not been able to effect—nay, not Imo the waters of Carlsbad or Marketed. (Signed) Autboaos'os." I. ll eee weeded nth ewe any disease of the liver or stomach. Saldt ointment) at Problem Holloway's establiahritetles abasad,, dm; sad by LI madam stades* throughout mu. Miss Greasy Janson was charged with stealing 10 lbs. of feathers, the proper y of Mr. U. T. Chilcot, of Margaret attest, Clerkenw.ll. The prosecutor said—Some time ago the prisoner called at hie house, inquiring for furnished apartments which he bad 'to let. Terms were agreed on, end prisoner gave the names of highly respectable persons as references al to her charac ter. Owing to her respectable appearance ►nd manner these were not made use of, and prisoner was admitted. She remained in the house, paid no rent, and left in debt. Oa searching the rooms the prosecutor missed the feathers from the bed, and other articles were also gene. She was sppre heeded the night before on suspicion, when several dupli• sates wore found on her, and also a very large " beetle " filled with feathers. The bustle was produced, and its size caused some mirth in court. Prosecutor had ascertained that prisoner was in the habit of living in expensive style at hotels and private houses where she could get ctsdit. The prisoner said she certainly had 10 lbs. of feathers in her hustle, and never wore less; bat knew nothing of the robbery. Her brother was chief clerk to a railway company, and her property was in the hands of trustees. As to the soreceipted bilis for board and lodging found upon Ins, they had be-si settled by stamp receipt,. Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoner. SOUTHWARK. THE LAW OF 11CHTD1;t73titictittlte.—Mr. William Pearce, of the Middle Ttmple, attended in support of a summons granted on Monday apioat Mr. Reeves and a Mr. Bateman, u coairman and manager of the " Socond Borough of Southwark Building Society," for en order directing them to pay to the applicant a sum of 411. odd, doe in respect of two shares held by Mr. Pearce in that society. Mr. Pearce referred at considerable length to the various acts of parliament in force relating to friendly societies, undo which thew building societies are established, and to the existing rules of the society, and contended that he bed shown to the satisfaction of the magistrate his undoubted ' right to be immediately paid what be was entitled to receive under the rule Mr. Wright, the solicitor of the society, appe►red on behalf of the parties summoned, and raised numerous °Nee tines to the jurisdiction at the magistrate, and to the tight of Mr. Pearce to be paid until certain rules of the society were complied with. The complainant submitted that the only thing binding upon him was to procure the decision of the directors, and that he had obtained ; and read a correspondence proving it. Mr. Ali 3 ,ckett said he had listened patiently to the state. ment of the parties; that he considered the objections made by Mr. Wright were simply for the sake of making them; and that, if on one objection he agreed with Mr. Wright, it would be competent for Mr. Pearce to come attain and prevent that objection being renewed. He considered the complainant, and the other parties who had given notice of their intention of withdrawing their subscription, were sallied to be paid, and that the directors ought not to lend the society's money until their liabilities were disposed of. It wan ultimately agreed that the matter should stand over for a fortnight, to enable the society to come to terms with the complainant and the other parties, who he con sidered were fairly entitled to be paid. LAMBETH. THE MI:RDIROVB ASe3AI7I.TOVkit. WICO —C. Wood, the man who was remanded on Monday, on a charge of annulling Mr. Wigg with intent to rob him, was re examined. Upon the precut occasion Mr. Wigg wu sufficiently re covered to prosecute, and gave the following evidence:— On Sunday morning last, between the hours of one and two o'clock, I was going borne down Westatreet, and heard the footstep' of two men walking fast behind me. I crossed the road at Canterbury-place, aad there I found the two men dote behind me. I turned round and heard them whisper ing to each other, and immediately I received a blow at the back part of my head with a bludgeon or "life-preserver." I turned upon them, and intently received another blow on the head, and that I believe was given by the other man, not the one who struck me first, because it followed so rapidly. I defended myself se well as I could with my umbrella, and the man seemed anxious to close upon me. I backed Irem them into the middle of the road, where they followed me, and I received a third blow on the head from, I think, a lite preserver. I have very little doubt that the prisoner is the person who gave me that, as well as the first blow. I called out " Murder," and my little boy, who was with me, also called out and ran away, and one of the men lett me. I think the prisoner is the one who remaii,ed behind with me, and I bad a scuffle with him, during which I received several severe blows on the shoulder from him. I tried to get the men under the light that I might st e their faces, but they kept in the shade u much as they could. When they left me they ran towards the Bee Hive public house, but the prisoner returned and ran put me towards Canterbury-place. He passed a lamp-post, and, the light felling on his face, I saw him by that means, and I ant eine the prisoner is the man. I MOW to it. The other one ran down Cottage grove, which is opposite to Canterbury-place. I was smothered with blood from the wounds in my head where I had been struck by thou men. A constable came uo and laid me home, and a surgeon came and dressed my wounds. The prisoner was soon after brought to my nine by the police, and I knew him immediately to be one of the men. I was very much stuoned w'th the first blow, but recovered a little after the second. They tried to cl Xl* upon me, bat I managed to keep them off. Prosecutor's evidence was confirmed by that of the two oolicemen who apprehended the prisoner, upon which The prisoner, who declined (461,1118 anything in his de fence, was hilly committed for trial. When he was about to be ' removed from the bar, Mr. Games, addressing the magistrate, said, I am requested by the friends of the pri soner to apply to your worship to liberate hint on bail, and they instruct me to say that sureties to any amount can be given for him. Mr. Elliott, with evident surprise —Whet, to give him an opportunity of waylaying aid brutally illusing some one Cue ? I shall not accept any bail for him. THAMES. • - Ott Iterrath Woxate.—Ww. Dives, a journeyman ma. nu / k ilning chemist, wu charged with Miming to support hie; children. I n o c t a. sier, 1847. prisoner being acquainted with a young woman cased Wire, offered to make her his wife. They left for th e cbu.'eh and came back, the young WWII= with • ring on her finger, and purnd among their friends as man and wife ; they had not, however, been to church. Sines that time the complaigiant his horns two children to Dieu one three years old, the Cother recently born. Jest before the DAILY WEATHER TABLE. 1H t ItSIIAT, JAN. 16, 1851. The State of the Wtathee at tacit a the fuliowiag plaeaa at Nine o'clock 'atter lay eiorning. The stations ah arrntiv4 in order ut latitude Comm of • trio.g.n of 6ta4 Will°. I Wird. ittyonrows (Dcsuv) Poarsmorri BAK/IMM &SE. ISlmigThsese Owned. &R. 'Hay C.. 10 Overcast &R. Strong i.reers Partially Cloudy E. ' Stronc Breeze Overcast R. , Hard Wind Partially Cloudy &W. Strong Breese Partially Cloudy 0. Hard Wind Overcast ti.W. Wong thew. Partially Cloudy Strong Brogue . Ovaresai &E. Hard Wind Partially Cloudy &B. Fresh Brien Overcast && Strong Breeze I Partially Cloudy S.R. Strong Elmore , Partially Cloudy ti Strong Ereose (loads R.E. Strong Braze Farhat', Cloudy E. Strong Breese overcast S.E. ' Strorg Breese i Overcast Hard Wind Rain 8.5.& , Fresh Breeze I Cloudy Strong %reels , Overcast S.F. Strong Brerat , Overcast S.E. Gentle Breese ivereart &E. I Gentle Breeze I Baia S.E. Strong Rivers Partially Cloudy 8. strong Breese Foggy S. Strong Breese' Overcast E. Strong inhere Overcast S.& Strong born Overcast S.& Genoa braes. Rain Gentle limos& twereaft • Gentle Breese I Overcut EllArnma• ..- Soy (MAWR= Vol.:wawa TUN wawa BARIIIIONTOCI dila EN MICE... CWIIIII6BII ..... BIRMIPOMAU VAIMUUId Lamas Yo.x &us asIILAIA lamment ... THIS, DAY Noox, Mane of Wind. Strewth 01 Wia4 state ot Weather. The returns from the following places did not reach this office in time for Puhliestion yesterday ; they therefore In dicate the state of the ereether on Tuesday morning et nine o'clock. Com K1N0.11.14,1 (OWSLIP) DM, 13 WC Cownwrza c... COIFWAT HOLIIIIC4D Larrarou. Limos You D.cauxeroa I went Breen , foggy __ _____ , _ __ R.W. C 41112 I o,"ef cut B.E. Gentle Breeze, Fri wiggly Cloudy 8. Gentle sm.:. Bain 8. Hard Wind L 'i Partially Cloudy N.W. Gentle steam. ' Partially Gandy 8. Strong Breeze I thermal, W. Gentle !freest 1 Baia 8. Hard Wind Alain 8. Gentle BIIVIA. I )vereart B.F Strong Breeze , (here at S. Strong Breeze I Overcast IL I Strong Breeze . Oyereast SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. (haft ear °anew...Sena, •• Phipplas (Wet te • ',loyal Lyt. casu ALL IRS. Clipper (*ch.), Rood, from beton to Liverpool, got amongst the breakers on the co* oftunemara on ho. 8, lost an anchor and - chain, slipped the other, but with the assistance of the Coast Guard brought up in Riundstone Bay.—Oalway, Jan. 11. Courier Le Contour, of Jersey, bound to Bordeaux and Mearitias, was lost on the Sabo?, D'Olonne, Jan. 9; _ crew saved. _ . — Junip e r,B;evention, from Liverpool and Oporto to Sydney, NSW. with arms, &c., struck heavily after rounding Cap* Pillar, Soot. 1, awl afterwards ran on shore near St. Gs.rce's Head, and is likely to booms a total wreck. New Comnicrciel. —The crew of the New Commercial, of Whitby, from Liverpool for Santa Martha, wrecked on this rock, near Caps Cornwall, have all be. n washed off, with the exception of a seaman awned laser Milligan, saved on Saturday, and the master and his wile picked off yester day. Mrs. Saundereon is since dead. There has been such a era as to preclude all pcssibility of rei.dering any asoi.tance before. The master and his wife were taken off the rocks by Captain D and boat's crew, and landed at Sennen Cove.—St. lees, Jan. 13 PtEJ do. Segos, Otterburn, sailed from Liverpool, Nov.ll, for Charente, and has not since been heard of. SEABORNE MAILS. • Day ben tntaleul COUNTRIES. lln General Poet. Office Loudon. America (via New Total by British laveket)....7l lan. SI America (via Bastaa byl British packet) N Jaa. 17 Anwrlaa(by United 9tateel • - .. N Jun. 24 Paily . . . .M,9th of the month! Poems Arms Canfornia(rist Clow Cape of Good llope. Central America Channel lake ::u'nti of the moninl 1N 17tt~ of ttteiaotth ..N.J.inuary 14 Intilsl7thof tsonth gon.,%Ved.,&rrid. .M' 1711+ uQ_ t6e most6l parketi BelKium ~~~ Ermine Mk N:lNrice daily [Limburg N 'Tuesday & Friday Holland M Wedaen k gatnr. Honduras N.l7th of the month Ireland P 4 & N 'Twice daily India (via Southorn e t.(iP 20th of the month kola (via Mamilles) N 7tba.2lthol mouth Mediterraman(ria South; ampton) td 20th of the month Mediterranaut (vii Mar l seines) N.lthlelath of month Mexico Mind of the month Peninsula M 7tlll7th27tbof mon Pero 12 ; 17th of the month Went India l l ,l7th of the month Went Indica (accept Ha-I 1 sauna and Names) NI 2r0 . 1 of the month . • N nrottlat that the nail, are sent from Ey the awn -and M by tbr mmoloa—derpo •.• It It not expected that the next Wed any wail hum the Ilavanna. Fran what wlies dreputehrd. dos. Live, pool Ilyeancal Jan. 23 Li,.lawn and ikutnamptun Dover 4uuthamptnn...ll.o. 24 qmathamplon. Jan. 24 Soutlwaupton.'; Fab. 5 Plynouth ;March 3 loutaaraptar iJan. 20 ..duthampton rru.Th.na SouttLimpton..Jan. 20 Dover London lTuts.,B43 . London Men.Tha I Southampton.lJan. 20 • HolFbe.d !wined& Strtaltneopton;Jan. 20 Lamer Jan. 23 Southampton. I:.n. 4.46 23 Dover Aouthamptam.lFeb. S A.adliamptort.'Jan. 2t; ,dantaraptan., lan. 20 Southampton..J.m. 20 aoathampton.l I the I.;esellil Itch. rt!n•tL packet will bring AKKI•ID. APOLLO—a Craveoestl, January 15, from ..... AMANDA-at Falmouth, January 13, from ANNE-4 tibiel.l4,... : lazuFy 13, from.— • AZKII - 4144;1A- -4111 1 / 4 111S, Joituari 10, from. lins PAX — at queenelown, 1100:my If., from. —.Rio Janeiro Girg!ati aims - Gams enurrrnn—at. l'almouil;, Januniry Li, from Pans Cou.sB4—at 110, January 14, from Iriallpnli Maxims—at tluernstown, J4nsary 13, Ircas......QxstantinoplS . . . .._ lbaux —at 1 irmpLul, Jainuary 15, Irma Calcutta Loramraura—at Graancatl, J.uni.uy 1.5, from Rouen Xmas—at Gravercal, January 13, from St. ?Cala 0 IPIAPII -at querratown, January 12, fr0m..... Bahia Faiatmeno R. us thossam -It Queriatowa, January 13, from .... __, Oinggintinople Ileums= Ilvneum —at lartamoutb, January 11, from London Mune —at Gnirennid, January 14 from Demerara ... - boot -at Gravesend; J.muary 11,. (ruin Sable Lam Illimon-at Queenstown, January 12, how... ....M. Juba% Lneill4-atOrameend, January 15, from... Callao MARY iiXLCII-at Gravesend, January 14, Item Cuba lass! Ilsurwr-off Dover, January It, front .. Caw N. 10141. -at Torbay, January It, (for Swam River.) MAIt/tllO,ll-off Torbay. :limitary 13, from llotart lbws MIIArIIC-off StAls , from Pra al tt-sit Falrnouth, January 13, from •••• .o..ganti a2 PIIIKIA-In PiYl3l.Olllll, Juno try 14, from l'imussf -at Queenvtown, January 13, trinn Liverpool grass %lemma-at Hull, January it, OM Charleston Flaunts-at Queenstown, January 12, from Triads amour Nawron-at Torbay, January 13, from London ltsvisvmsair-at Gravesend, January 15, from Meta ROYAL 13ovem ion-at Gravesend, January 14, from Gbarent• l'svisssc-st Cardiff, January 14, from hull Tustis -at Queenstown, January 13, from Ocentantlnoplir T- - - - ' Livers.' Jr-"mv 15, from n.-____ I . lll‘OllOR. —At uverpoof, January WA , - St Hull, Jan. Id, from .... wA.i. —at rnteenstown, January lb. from Wnwins —at Gravesend. January Id, from Galipolt Taganrog ............ SAILED. ATTROLODEI —from Liverpool, January IS, to Constantinople Bateuurv—from Gravesend, January IS, to JJeaserars Ilrusa —from Gravesend, January 13, to Rio Javior Lnei—from Liverpool, January IS, to Mantas Jaen Ilawaan—from Liverpool, January 13, to Constantinople JOUN Moose—from Liverpool, January It, to Bombay SIART C•lloLlNlR—froft Liverpool, January 15, to Mobile Maalox—from Liverpool, January IS, to • = lf , Ours—from Liven - m.l, January 15, to , Soaan—from ritarego nd, Jan. 15, to S4VANPAH—tram Lorrrpoul, January 15, to Zur.t.oco—from Grarebend, January 15, to ...... Mir.hoel% ..... PhiLulelpkta Lisboa VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. Caroline (arom), of end front Liverpool far Atria, Mt. 49.20, loa 9 W. Isabel. JlO. 1. let. 43 N., los. 12 W. New York, from New York, Dar. 26, lit. 42 N., lon. 49 W. BIRTHS, HARRIAGEN, AND DEATH& BIRTHS. Ul'PClll3l3.—Jam. 14, at RI. James's-park, the wlie of F. Hitching, Esq.. C.E., of a daughter. LANGDON.—Jan. 11, at Kew-terrace, Royal Botantc.prdens, Glas. gow, Mrs. W. G. Langdon, of a eon. MACKKNZIE.—Jan. 14, at the Vicarage, tit. Martin's-ixt-tbewPields, lira. H. Illienzie, of a (laughter, ',groat wily. NIOULI4.—Jan. 10, the wife of GipL Nicoll, 4th Dragoon Guards, of a daughter. ROBERTSON.—Jan. 13, at Park Lolgr, the wife of A. Robertson, Faq., of Balgownie Lodge, N. 8., of a daughter. MARRIAGE& BATTEBCOMBE—LUMB6P.N.LI;n7I4, tt;e Rev.& B. Batteeosobo, ;mar of Rarkway, Herta, to Lydia I.dmoddatone, daughter of the tote Lunughm, doe. of Cashnis, Aterdeenalgra, and 11.E.LC:e Civil Service. 11:1iii;V:9 1 1 1 AXON.—Jan. 9, at Witten Church, Northereh. James, only eon of T. Hampton. Eaq., of ItweiteT•beek, Cbeethast-hill, Manehember, to Catherine, eldest daughter of the Lite!, Saxon, Fsq.. of Hartford.bank, Northwiele, Cheshire. MACLAUCHLAN—FRENCIL—Dee 21, at St John's, New Bruns wick, W. M. it aeauelthin, Fag., to Sarah Catheri ne Elisabeth, AM t u t trli t tcr pl of the late Capt. T. W. Frew.b, former ly barrack-master. SIC BRS—COLLARD.—Jan. 14, at AU Souls' district church, Bt. Meryl chose, by the Rev. D. Colerkige, Principal of St. Mark's College, Chelsea, the Rev. 11. C. Stubbs, Clerical Principal of the Training Inatituti ut Warrington, to Ellen Eliza, youngest daugh ter of the late W. Collard, Seq., of the Bank of England. DEATHS. BRACKEN.—Nov. 10, at Simla, Bast Indies, Capt. J. Bracken, Do. puty.AdjutanhAasbuint.General 0 the hen& CLABIL—Jan. 10, at ntepney, Middlesex, T. Asaiatant Conambnary General. agar G. COX.—Jan. Is, at Ituacell.sature, London, Theobald Fonblanque, second son of E. W. Cox, Do., aged four month,. JAaged RVIIII. an. 11, at Clarence-crescent, Windsor, Lady Jarvis, WELCIL—Jan. 11, at Waterloo.creacent, Dover, Charles T hornton. youngest ehlld or H. Welch, Eoq., aged IS. WILLOLIOHBY —Jan. 11, at Cunningham-place, Bt. John's-wood D. H. Willoughby, Faq., aged6J. mated eho &ebbed by Vir ULM Iwo Ku" of No. $, Lambed• serest, In the City of I.=&m, Printer. at the Odko, L Leeching. Mott, laths Pr eelbot of Whitefriere..Tirtotsoee. 'emir 16,1131. BtaTTOCII •