The Express. — London, England, 1851-10-28 00:00:00

~ 1.117 e•f;"*.e"eieGlP Tvbt 4f33rt%% c~"t~ 97.0"1, 70 e _7 LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 28, 1851. [THREEPENCE. No. 1,615.] SAAF.AV and CHOICE BOOBS . — AII duo beat Neer Works may to had to aucemboa hos MUDIVE REM? Rl' by every ttabeertber of owe guinea par wens, wad try aU taut etameostry.a re two moss and OpWarlY.—Eaf eral. rd .. apply 4) CIIARLAS EDWARD AUDI/. NE Upper Wag owe, tatasabure.equ.,re. ALL the best NEW WORKS are EXCHANGED OTZILLT, at the madras. et 'eery ralseralstr, slabs roar a eva are. of XUDIE'S SOII.IICT LISSAKT. Teems at galaerlp. spu, $ v&a rt nee tier. $ rommus; as II rola at one deer, 3 'shins imam Tae peaspeetmea„ apply to C. S. MIME, IS, Upper Bloamaary.dpaue. DUTCH FLOWER ROOTS.-THOMAS F. WILDING. 2, CliwWirl'4l.2l.6o. liviwfwams, Lemke. Ma Nor reedy los celebrate' Dram sastainiag 21 lac named Hyacinths. le Sae wined Cs 12 SW a amnia.. Is Tod" 12 One Rested Ina Angles. 11 Teemed Taira If lee airsed Iria litsgsacca. 12 Das Van Thed Tubas. It Dee .eked Narcissus. 12 Oat named Itweimistika 10 choke wined Lnieue. IS i.e cawed amble Ansimeses. IS Wiest Yellow Crocus. 12 me:Kent .4 Jonquils. SO largest bloc Cetus. 12 I siiiitiiernelles i i luila. 30 lanai White Cr hie. All iv' irraared 11 itch doers si Wet qualit.. which wit. be de& wreil or tern.{;.} at say railway Auxin la Wasitwod. wed ...It the wor • nt Nei 1.n.1 eel Ireland that Mee Wrest seimiriestlow veldt loM. to Too flair .a. Or teases dews. loader\ el Diego., tee Oat Galata. JEWELLERY. lx)Dll, BitolllEits, 40, Cofsh (11E•oton-boar oitle), jOyano, fillefmt lll % 11 • 4 ',ratan altont, beg to Mott on inspection of tforlt eltefoilte AboOKT -111111•1 of IKT ORNAMENT- 4 . fonniag S so of the erohfoot asks flow•• thofillo is oho's% b=Ll•sookfo. hoop tuff togs, is V wit with to Lofohm.. -40. of As PloECktrii ILAZOBIS. Bfrop. sad New h. 11.. 4, fradenhAnairer. Loados.—Pstr say, ;a.; etre, n.; puns, Bd. 'lns union arartnntod, or ozonanged it rt op. ed. "twee or, rind shaving painful end addend will do sell to 7tbe shire, it being sell klMrll that Meer IBM Wen eminently ono serfol an remit. , (nil "barns an ery operation. %pries sharing bristier. N.irl • gasµ and every snide of finu-rsto quality ntr the Wier. 1:41.1t10.1.-0.1 wit boy any stow no genuine unloo lArent's awe ain it. there being is many counterfeit, ticrett eases of rspirs for present., from Mo. to IS going.. Ivory Wooled and ncutch.tr. or. TLADIES.--Iti)WLANDS' KALYIXIit, fwr X Ow dim dna ram piemos. —lt le drelogabhed toe ea extremely ~ins and ...,chino eR. eta in the aka, whin, by U. Belton ori the port, and minute iweretory mom* it gavels ell imperltbn tent the euriace, okay. every teadesay to ialiammeties, and them etteeteoiy ilnedvatrn ail radon., taa, pimples, spate, freckles, dia. and • .ther cutaneous vialbithana. The wartime bloom it baparm to the cheek, and the mama mid deliemy whieb It Moor= 011 the hands and SSW, Midi" It indlapensabia to every toilet. GO* tennis, alter during, will And it allay ad irritates and tawniness al the Moo, mil reeler it Wt. emaorh, sad pionmet. Monate ot various lialjdon for ode. The word* •• Rowlasele liel7des • are on the "riapplr nt the genuine 'reel., and A. Rowland and doe, 20, Batton Garden," are lean engraved an the government *tamp allied en edeli bunk. t'rlee 41. bd. and M. 6d.--bald by Wan, aid by alemorts eel Perfumer& FINE ARTS. NATIONAL GALLERY. The two or three novel accessions to the scanty store of the National Collection, which was yesterday again thrown open to the public, will not tend to dis turb its mediocre equilibrium. There are pictures I made seemingly to stop gaps and fill nooks in every collection where they can conveniently be made to I fit. The present Dutch and Flemish twins thus safely delivered to the public !pre may rank , in this category ; but the mischief is that we were ahmuly in possession of a consi derable number of productions, which seem de stined at ❑u remote period to perform the same func tions. Keeping. however, in view the venerable adage relative to the impropriety of ,looking a gift horse in the mouth, it is only becoming to acknow ledge the gift of the late M. Charles A. Bredel, whose bequest was so lately exhibited at the British Institution. The former title, "The Dutch Admiral, I ft: Itayter, and his officers embarking," has been siniplitied into " Brisk Gale at Sea;" we think judiciously. It is quite as bard to distinguish or identity these marine subject pieces, as it is to discriminate in Dutch naval annals, the successive actions of the three Van Tromps. The trim moustache, the eropped head, the collar and gorget, nay, the wart itself are generally attributed to one and all of them, though we believe in reality confined to Martin Van Tromp. Just in the same way may many a Backhuysen be attributed to the head master l.udolph, which by right should be fathered on a remote relation. Fur be it from us to insinuate that Mr. lireders picture is a spurious one ; on the contrary, if compare.•d to that which bears the same signature in the collection, it will appear as froth and cleanlily painted as its rival is the reverse. One fancies that the date and signature are, as usual, fixed on the buoy ; but the picture being placed " above the line," it was impossible to distinguish whether it lay within or without the limits of his birth, or that of Backhuystres contemporary, Vundevelde, to whose manner the present offers a strange analogy. The claims of the Van Eyck to authenticity are more legibly imprinted on the frame surrounding the panel than on the panel itself. The inscription runs thus :—Jolo a. de. Eyck. toe Ord ant, 1433. I. October —a charming piece of dog•latin pleasantly in keeping with the grimy, puckered, and unshorn visage of the individual then and there represented. It may be the worthy John himself, though more likely to represent his elder brother Hubert, who was up wards of sixty years of age at that period. The red cloth cap, cut into quaint and many folds, is that which was universally worn in the fifteenth century. This elaborate portrait was, along with that of Iknibrandt, noticed on a former occasion, purchased at Lord Middleton's sale; the first fur the sum of 341;:d., the latter fur 400 t. Tilt RETIREMENT OF MR. St:LLIVAN On deputy userettry at war will make three retired deputp•reeretariea at war cm largo allowances, •ia., Mr. Moore, Mr. Merry, and Mr. Sullivan. CONVICTION Or .t GANG OF THIEVES AND RE exttains — A wholesale system of robbery of tradesmen by their errand boys and porters having been discovered by the Bath police, the parties implicated were tried at the quarter sessions for that city, just concluded, before D. Jardine, Esq., recorder. There were no less than ten of the gang indicted together. Their names were William &visor, 46, and Jane Sevier, 4i, his wife, who were charged as reeeiven, and the following for stealing the articles named iu the several indictments:—William Sevier, 20, Edward Sevier, 16, James Wilkins, 19, Herbert topple stusie, IS, Menge Kingston, 16, Jacob Millard, 18, Thos. Reynolds, 18, and %Villiam Coles, 17. The whole of the prisoners charged with stealing were porters or errand boys in the service of leveret of the leading tradesmen of the tits ; and the elder Sevier was a carpenter, who, to the time of his apprehension, was considered a highly respectable and moral men, and his attendance at church was regular in the extreme. So numerous were the stolen articles discovered at his house by the police that the table of the court would not contain all those produced. The prisoner. were all tried first upon an indictment, in which Messrs. Withers. hoeiers, were the proserutors, and goods to the value of 301., belong ing to their firm alone, were produced. The ewe occupied the court tor see.. ral hours, but the following brief state ment will conviy to the reader all the essential particulars. lo August last the prisoner Wilkins, who was related to and lodged with the Soviets, was apprehended by the police, who went to his lodgings for the purpose of ex amiuiug his box. They were refused admittance by Mrs. Se vier,upos which they procured a search warrant, and upon searching the house they discovered that it was a literal depot fur stolen property. The (Bawer', cupboards, and, Lin fact, every part ,of the house were crowded with new hats, caps, silks, scarfs, handkerchief', gloves, loins, and various miscellaneous articles, a large store being also found under the boarding of the staircase. At the houses of two neighbours also the police discovered bundles of articles which Ides. Sevier had len there be. tween the tint and second visit of the police. Edward Sevier was errand boy to Messrs. Withers, and to them a large portion of the property was found to belong. Other tradesmen identified other:articles, which led to the appre hension of the several prisoners named above, and who were in their employ. item the evidence of a lad mussed Sheldon, an accomplice, it appeared that the robberies at Messrs. Wither.'s were committed between eight and nine o'clock in the evening, when the shutters were being put up. Edward Sevier was accustomed to remain in the area below, and attach the boxes and parcels to a string, by which another pulled them up through an open grating, whilst others kept watch to see that they were not observed, and the property was afterwards taken to the elder Stvier's house. The whole of the prisoners, except ing Calm and Kingston, were convicted. The learned re corder remarked that they had been found guilty of being connected with a system of robbery of great aggravation and wickedness, and sentenced the lads to terms of impri eminent varying from de to eight months with hard labour, As to the elder Sevier,. he observed, there could be no doubt what their fate should be—a more disgraceful sad shameful mode of bringing up a number of lads, and one more dangerous to society at large, he had known —they were therefore sentenced to be transported beyond the seas for the term of ten pain. No evidence was offend upon the other indictments. REVIEW OF THE CORN TRADE DURING SECOND EDITION. LAW INTELLIGENCE. THIS DAY. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. &MOSS Mm. Cr 11111.10311 1101.80 TD. Iv HZ MERRTWILATIIEN. THE PAST WEEK. (Tram the Merl-Line Stereo.) BRITISH. TY eacial account of the importations of grain, pill, and flour into the United Kingdom during the moath analog 10th instant has just been published, from which it ',Pears that the total quantity of corn, de., received, iranted to 601,708 qrs., of which 300,280 qrs. consisted of dele, and. 193,211 qrs. Indian corn ; whilst of wheaten leer 624,476 cwts. were received. The supplies, though considerable, show a decrease as compared with those of any preceding month for some time past, which must be attributed to the low range of prices in our markets. A large proportion of the receipts of wheat and flour has been from distant parts, from whence shipments were made previous to the result of our harvest having become known. The parties concerned will unquestionably suffer losses on these consignments, which will tend to check further ship ments; and as little is now being despatched from any of the near continental ports to Great Britain, the prospects are that the importations of foreign grain and flour will be on a comosratively small scale during the winter and early spring months. This ought certainly to have a beneficial influeneo on the corn trade in tins country, and cause some advance in prices; hitherto, however, there have been no signs of amendment; indeed, a portion of the advance established the first fortnight in October has since been lost, in consequence of a falling off in the consumptive demand, and a total want of speculative inquiry. Since the repeal of the corn laws up to the present period the supplies have constantly been in excess of the demand, and the markets have almost always laboured under great pressure: this was the case throughout this year 18.10, and with a very deficient harvest, we had low prices and super abundant supplies. Whether the deficiency in the rye crop over a large por tion of the north of Europe, together with the partial failure of potatoes in the British islands as well as on the continent, will have the effect of preventing an excess of supplies of foreign breadstuffs, remains to be seen; but this is certain, that hoidens are not very confident as to the future. That the last harvest has turned out fully equal to expectation both in quantity and quality is generally ad mitted; and it is therefore concluded that the home sup pllia will be on a sufficiently liberal scale to render us in a great measure independent of foreign arrivals. Busi ness in wheat has throughout the week remained in a very quiet state, and at soot ral of the large consuming towns in the north the tendency of prices has been downwards. The account+ from the agricultural districts speak well of the progress made with ploughing and sowing; indad, a more favourable time than we have experienced this month for out-door labours could scarcely be desired; and wheat• sowing is more forward than usual at the corresponding period of the year. Notwithstanding the busy manlier in whick farmers have for some week. past been engaged in the fields, the deliveries of wheat have been tolerably good and the extra demand, for seed, has been easily provided for, without causing an advance in prices; indeed, at many of the markets in the agricultural districts a decline of Is. to 2s. per qr. has taken place since Monday last. Very little is at present said about potatoes, from which we are dis posed to think that they are keeping better than had been calculated on. The quality of those brought to market is certainly quite equal to expectation, and the proportion of diseased tubers does not increase materially. The arrivals of wheat coastwise into the port of London have been moderate, only 4,260 qrs. having been reported during the week ending this (Saturday) evening. Tho quantity brought forward at Murk lane by land-carriage samples from the neighbouring counties has meanwhile Seen very small, and the offers front Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire have not been by any means numerous. The town nil:len have conducted their operations with ex treme caution, anti the falling off in the receipts has failed to give a firmer character to the trade. On Wednesday scarcely a sale was made, which may, however, be partly attributed to the fog which prevailed during market hours, the darkness being so great at times as to render it impos sible to distiuguish quality. On Friday the Essex stands were bare, and there was little wheat exhibited front Kent beyond a few lots left over from Monday; these consisting of secondary qualities, sales proceeded very slowly, at previous terms. The supply of foreign wheat has not been large, but quite as much has arrived as was expected—vie., 12,900 qrs. Most of this supply is from distant parts, the receipts from the near continental ports being comparatively small. The best qualities of Dantzic and fine Baltic red wheat have been taken in small quantities by the town millers for tinting, and needy buyers have had to pay quite former rates. The commoner sorts have hung very heavily on hand, and scarcely sold so well on Friday as in the be ginning of the week. The recent purchases of Really cargoes on Dutch and Itlgian account, together with what has been taken for Ireland, has caused an almest total elcarance, and there are now very few parcels off the oast undivisused of. The business done since our last has oensequently been unisuportant, but where sales have been effected full terms have been realised—say 325. per qr. for Polish Odessa, and similar rates fur other sorts. This price includes freight to the continent, which may be esti mated at Is. to Is. lid. per qr. The arrivals from abroad have consisted of 1,617 sacks sad 1,000 brim. Barley of home growth has come rather sparingly to hand since Monday. The Finn tone of the malt trade noticed last week has ohm been well maintained, and choice parcel,' have com manded full terms. Though the total supply of oats is certainly not large, we have hail a fair show of samples at Idark.lane ; a good many small lots having come forward by rail in addition to the quantity reported. We have no change to notice in the value of beans. The article was, however, held with increased firmness on Friday. Peas have come forward slowly; and for new white boilers very full terms have been realised. FOREIGN. A petition had been presented in the case of W. S. Mer riwtather, brick-maker, of West Him, whosa certificate was granted some time ago, seeking to annul the adjudica tion. The hearing of the arguments on the petition was then adjourned until a subsequent day. Mr. Stafford, on behalf of the petitioner, Mr. R. Salmon, auctioneer and estate agent, of Buckler:bury, a judgment creditor, stated the circumstances under winch Mr. Merry weather had been made bankrupt, which were fully detailed ou the late hearing. The petition denied the validity of the debt of the trade assignee, Mr. Robinson, banker, of Croydon, alleging that that gentleman was indemnified; averred that the bankruptcy was concerted between the bankrupt and his son, the petitioning creditor, Mr. M. W. Turner, whose debt was questioned; that the trading was me rely colourable; and that the whole proceeding was a fraud on the detaining creditors, at whose suit the bank rupt was then in custody. It was also alleged that the pe titioning creditor had not come before the court in tne name by which he was best known—that of Marcus Wil liam Merrywcather Turner, but had dropped the " Merry weather" in order to conceal from the court the fact of his relationship to the bankrupt. Mr. Cooke, for the bankrupt, Mr. Wright, for the peti tioning creditor, and Mr. Bagley, for the trade assignees, all opposed the petition. His Honour now gave judruents He said the case dis closed by the petition was one of a singular nature. The petitioner haring recovered judgment in the Common Pleas against the bankrupt, had charged him in custody, he being at the time in prison at another suit. A petition in bank- 1 ruptcy being presented, it was sought to impeach the trading and the petitioning creditors' debt. It was now alleged that only four dehti hail been proved ; and that the creditor'■ assignee had been indemnified; but this was now denied, both by the assignee and the petitioning creditor. The charge of collusion was supported by the allegation that Mr. M. W. M. Turner, the petitioning creditor, had dropped the name of" Merryereather" in the petition ; but it appeared that when he took the name of Turner, he was authorised to use that surname only, and there seemed to have been no attempt at concealment. At the same time, he had brought the charge upon himself, by his habitual use of the name of Me:Ty-weather. Collusion would seldom be proved by direct evidence, but must be collected from the circumstances of the case. Here, the whole of the re quisites of a bankrupt bad existed, after the bankrupt had been twenty-one days in prison; but there were circumstances calculated to excite suspicion in the proceedings of the petitioning creditor, his relationship to the bankrupt, and other matters. Looking at all the eircumetanees, and considering thug the collusion was not established by the facts, he thought the bankruptcy ought to be allowed to take effect. The petition of Mr. Salmon must be dismisaed; but he must regard the case as one of suspicion, in which the petitioner was justified in taking the proceedings he had done, and he would therefore dismiss the petition withouteusts. et. it se SO es Not the slightest effect appears to have been produced on the tone of the grain trade in the Baltic by the discouraging advises from hence. The wheat crop is generally admitted to have produced well, in point of quantity, over the greater part of the north of Europe ; and though the quality is said to be very various, it is not any defect in that crop to which the high range of prices abroad is to be attributed. The primary cause of the speculation must rather be looked fur in the shortness of the rye harvest in Germany, Sweden, Holland, and Belgium ; the deficiency being now estimated at fully one-third. The prevalence of the potato disease in the countries named has also had con siderable influence ; and the continental holders of wheat appear to have come to the conclusion that, whether Great Britain requires supplies or not, quotations will be sup ported so long as the value of rye keeps up. Letters from Dantzic, dated October IS, inform us that scarcely any supplies of wheat were coming forward from the Vistula towns, higher prices having been paid by buyers from Berlin titan could be expected to be realised at Holders of what remained in granary had conse quently demanded very full prices, and most of the foreign orders received having been limited relatively low, hardly any business bad been done, only about 2,000 quarters hav ing changed hand+ during the week. Two vessels had been chartered to load for London at 2s. 2d. to 2.0. 4d. per quar ter for wheat; and some shipments of secondary qualities were in progress fur Rotterdam and Amsterdam. At Rostock, on the 21st of October, there was very little passing in wheat. Tho supplies of new had been quite trifling, and the few small lots brought forward, though not of fine quality, having been harvested during damp wea r thee, had sold at equal to 3is. per quarter free on ooard. Bidders of old granaried parcel• had insisted on full terms, and purchases for spring shipment could not have been made below 395. per quarter free on board ; indeed, some quantity had been taken at that figure by a Hamburg speculator. We have an interesting letter from Anclam, dated 22nd inst. Speaking of the wheat crop in Pomerania, our Corre spondent describes the yield and quality as fair • but pots toes having nearly failed altogether, and the produce of rye BEAUS O. CLivs, W. I being at most two-thirds of an average crop, the satisfactory RICHARDS T. TRH SOL TH E \STERN RAILWAY COlteasii. insult of the wheat harvest would not, it was thought, pre- This was an action brought by a market gardener at vent prices of all kinds of food ruling high. On the str en g th Iligham, in Kent, against the South Eastern Railway Cent- , of this belief considerable speculative purchases of rye had pony to recover 41. 10s. fir damage done to some goods en. been made, more especially at Stettin, and enormously high trusted to their care to c cry and deliver. rates had been realised. The value of rye and wheat was Plaintiff stated that on the 9th and 111th of July be sent about the same at the port last named, say 375. to 375. 6d. a large quantity of peas, potatoes, and fruit to the Highest • per quarter. Potatoes had risen in the same proportion, station fur transit to London. They were all packed up and as much as 10. Pd. per bushel had been paid for the separately and carefully, and arrived at the station at five latter article, being more than double the ordinary price. o'clock each evening. In the regular course of business' The reports from Hamburg are a'so of an animated cha they eught to have been delivered to his salesman at three ratter. Letters dated Tuesday state that in addition to a o'clock the next morning, in-teed of which they did not good deneard from the interior, purchasers had appeared reach Covent-garden market until five o'clock in the even- there for shipment to Sweden, and that very full terms bad hag. The goods were then all mixed and unlit for sale, be consequently been realised for wheat as well as for spring sides being too Lite for market; consequently he brought corn. For the former article, on the spot, equal to the present action to recover their value and the loss he had 41s. to 42a. per qr. free on board had been paid, weight sustained by their not being sold. 60Ibs. to 6llba . per bushel ; and contracts had been cloned William Richard., brother to plaintiff, proved the delivery at 395. fal. to 40s. 6d. per qr. for good 61IM. red wheat, de af the goods to George Lloyd, a porter in the emPlv of tho livered in spring at Holstein Pomeranian, and Mecklen railway company, at Ilighain , burg ports. Barley had been in lively request, and for For the defendants it was contended that the goods were 'Albs. to 541 M. Danish, delivered in spring, 225. Pd. per qr. all packed up ty the plaintiff's carman and delivered in bad been paid. Loudon in the same state. As for the lateness of the deli- In the Dutch markets the upward movement in prices very, it was all owing to the plaintiff's carman. appears to have received a check ; and the most recent ad- His Honour said he must have the attendance of the car- vices from Itotterdant arc not of so animated a character as man before be gave judgmeut ; therefore, he should ad. previous accounts. Letters of Tuesday's date state that journ the case until the 11th of November. supplies having increased riser the previous post-day, rod wheat had moved off rather slowly at former rates, and that white had given way 6d. to IL per qr. Spring corn had, on the other hand, been in lively request; and barley and beans were each quoted ls., and peas Is. to 2s. per qr. higher. The advice* from France describe business in wheat and flour as very arm, without being particularly animated. At ' Paris on Wednesday the millers were induced, by the up ward movement in prices of wheat at many of the leading provincial markets, to endeavour to establish an advance of If. per sack on flour ; but in this they failed, buyers refus ing to pay higher terms than the week before. SOUTHWARK COUNTY COURT. THIS DAY. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. 441 , 0 4$ THIS DAY. OLD CO4 RT. —litroue rah Its.o?iwas. Freiharr eon Furrier, a Bavarian, who wu convicted yesterday of a robbery at the York Hotel, Blackfriars, wu brought up fur judgment, and sentenced to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour fur twelve months. LIILRATS. Ambers., Notting.. Inuit _nal_Lmt (,Tea. Jun.. W 4. Brintm and Exidie „. Gbdodu 'Menke' nwl flniittesi • liablon and lidrantJuse_... i Sag IllidinVps Z. .na 1 k ui ' ir. (rel; r,. a it.) Camera Coaldleo &mum llinuw, Claws A... Cate E. U. Sh.) .. bo. elms B and EAltia. MAW Iduwashire New J awes Y. Wert India Dualp, _ sad &rm. function .... 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Waterk.rd and Limerick I York,Neweastleikkavrock Do. do. tzteemoros Do.O.N.E.Yorch.rm . York and Nodb Ili 9 4i 4 a . 9 It • dis Is le tss An in tr IS 21 as FROM THIS NIGHT'S GAZETTE. WINDSOR CASTLE, OCT. 23.—This day had an dience oi her Majesty the Count de Lavradio, }.:tivay Ex traordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the Queen of Portugal and the Airings, to deliver his credentials, to which he was introduced by Viscount Palrisenton,G.C.B., her Majesty's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. WINDSOR CASTLE, Oct. 23.—The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon Richard T.,rin Kinsderley, Esq. a Vice-Chancellor. WINDSOR CASTLE, Ocr. 2 3.—The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon James Parker, Esq., a Vice-Chancellor. WINDSOR CASTLE, OCT. 23.—The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon Joseph Paxton, Esq., Fellow of the Dinneen Society, Hor ticultural Society, and the Society of Arts. WrsDsoit. CASTLE, OCT. 23.—The Queen was this day pleura:ll to confer the honour of Knighthood upon Charles Fox, Esq., of New-street, Spring-gardens, in the 'moldy of Middlesex. WINDSOR CASTLE, OCl'. 23.—The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon William Cuhitt, Esc., Fellow of the Royal Society. Dowmuto-sram, Ocr. 23.—The Queen has been graciously pissed to give orders for the appointment of William Reid, Esq., Lieut.. Col. in the Corps of Royal En gineers Companion of the Must Honourable Order of the Bath, En gineers, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and Over the Bermuda Islands, and in and over the Windward Is lands, sometime Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Exhibition of Industry of all Nations, and of Richard Mayne, Esq., Companion of the said Most Honourable Order, one of the Consmissiouers of Police of the Metropo. lig, to be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the Second Class or Knights Commanders of the said Most Honourable Order; also to give orders for the appointment of Sir Stafford Henry Northente, Bart., sometime one of, the Secretaries to the Commissioners of the Exhibition of - . Industry of all Nations, of William Hay, Esq., one of the Commissions of Police of the Metropolis, of Dr. Lyon May fair, sometime one of the Special Commissioners of the Ex hibition of Industry of all Nations for communicating with Local Committees, and one o f t h e Members of one of the Committees of Sections of such Exhibition, and of Henry Cole, Esq., sometime one of the Members of the Executive Committee of the Exhibition of Industry of all Nations, to be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the Third Class or Companions of the said Most honourable Order of the Bath. WHITEHALL, OCT. 28.—The Queen has been pleased to grant unto James Adey Ogle, M.D., the office and place of Professor of l'hysic, in the University of Ox. ford, in the room of Dr. John Kidd, deceased. BANKRUPTS. THOMAS FlSHER.Clower:;treet,lledford-squarc, and Tottenham-street, Tottenham-court• road, pianoforte manu faetu►er. BEXItY l'AmmtmT, Penton-street, Pentotwille, cheese monger. . . . . .I..nnz Gittnat.s. Sydney-square, Whitechapel, builder. CHARLES WALKER, Basinghall-street, City, and Leeds, woollen cloth manufacturer. THOMAS C. , XPERE, Ay'eirord, Kent, and Clonedasd street, Mile-end, papermaker. Jottx Currs, Portobello, Staffordnhire,grocer.. JOHN JOHNSON, WOlitOn, Warwickshire, coal dealer. SAMVIL 831ITH BUCKNOLE,Ude Cary, Samersetahita drawr. Groans Pim and SYLVANCS PIM, Birkenhead, met chants. _ . JOHN UITSON ILVING Had WILLIAM IRVING, Liverpool, • • • shipwrights. SANCEL Moron, Liverpool, ship chandler. JOSEP/I Swum, Altrincham, Cheshire, builder. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. ALEXANDER 1111`Dosm.n, Thurso, ecmt meter. RoD►nr ANDEILMON, Sen., and ROBERT ANDEESON, Jun., IA ith, merchants. ALEX %NEES PATIENCE, Portmahomack, Ross-shire, fish curer. RAILWAYS. THIS DAY. Two o'CLock. The share market yesterday afternoon closed at a decline from the prices of the morning, which to-day is rather more strongly marked. Most of the descrip tions usually dealt in are quoted at a fractional reduc tion in value, the market being extremely quiet, with a fiat tone generally prevailing. Great Westerns have receded to 801; London and North Westerns, to 1131; Midlands, to 48 ; and South Eastern., to 185. The traffic returns continue to be canvassed with a good deal of interest, and parties appear to be hold ing aloof, with a view to seeing what turn they will take after the influence of the Exhibition has quite passed off. The total receipts on the South Eastern Railway for the week ending the 23th inst. amount to 13,4261., against 12,1211. in the corresponding week of last year, being an increase of 1,0021. The London and Brighton return shows an increase of 096/., being 11,3901. against 10,724 in 18.10. /MANN., AND iiiiIOVIDA UNGUARANTEED. LINES LEASED AT Fl antes (lea . to Gt.Weikt. Ditto without a guarank . I" FraZiioor;:iiiii. Wolv and Li Oiliedulyptorsrith lire4tWo lALtu without ague (1,100 to lire:atiXl t" Lndon& N.Westerai Junetlw klcarest to Caledonian ... antLinceln.h.ituar (kiwi to (it. Northern) iluneoster a Dean roreg' iV 1211 ao i " I Bt. I too Sili Di U II S 10 pis 7 9 put 17e II 44 44 32i 321 ex Frrese — Tlfo . tWeeteen d peo Beltaneltry(LlforkerNMi 100 14 : Or Do. Alum (dittol 130 31 Do. 1 &arts (d.tto) 23 24 Leeds* Bradford !Mn i.eed: t 9 100 'London scot Oreenwteb I (lea.ed to South testern' 19 Ditto Preference (ditto{' 134 214 Luseetort Goar.49ereent 1 Opened 03Norielk) _ . _ limed to ItagLeoiiiit!ral Ditto ditto New _ PreistoakWyre (tem. Lou.) stN.West.fiLoso.tiYork ) Ditto l abates (A) (ditto) Rood, Uuikl., and Reigate (luteo ;math YAPittlf amino otot It (tow to Groat Northots Do. ohopreth Itaton.(tlitto lb 9taffof4lrhlre Ile and 54 SS 4 6 pas 4 44 ei Ins 110! 111 1 V 1 ~ I. iirsßi.;;; Vallity. 6 p. Ct.gos Illeaseat to Stocgtotsbhr & Borottoet (Iwo , to Brest Wtotoro 31 Sj dim NI 17 93 91 YRRFEILIINCII 11111ARBIL Caledonian ClO 61 el Master and Golybead ... 15 151 Dundee, Perth, and Ater deep Junction 1 i dla 1 BaetAnglun(36lo.)6p.Ct. 1d 11 kaaternCennates Bateau, 5 per et No. I i pan Ditto do. No. 21 1 dim par az Do. New 6 per Cent. Stock tut 11 Otart.Union..terapeu.6p.Ct, 91 101 Edinburgh, Perth, asull Dunstan 51 per Cent 11 ICD Great Ndlibern 5 per Cen t. 131 131 ; Do.spCrllnleemableB OkttlineWenrotl)l(llllt Urea Western (Berke and Raw. Eatu.s per come tenestentreatYorita. P Batt. Do. 6 per Cent. Stuck ...'lll 131 Londou,Belubt.,&S.Coret, Pretiperet.Stoek,l6sl. IDltuarew Guar. 6 pre Cl ILondou It N. West.' Cur.& Nuneaton) S per Cent... Loottounkth Western New 31 pn illan.abettaLtne. (ea.:Vol' 101 114 Do. New old . Illi 12 Do. X 6 ... A 21}41.1,40Au51D8.6p.Ct1121 1 129 4 Ditto Preteens , — Norlulk Ealandee... Ward. Westmont, and "Mew /31.1.11perOent slitew•Allinra.NewOuar: amts.& Cheater (Nor.W. Min.' a per Cent... I iamb Devon . ; York, Newenettedik Baer, Ot.North of Eitcpureb. Ditto Ditto uTerk&N.lll4.l3.ll3.Parek io I le 1 111( 3211:d i li Pa i Ipa 1991 40 FOREIGN RA Moskva. and Mains .. [Central France (Vietaan, Flinn In n t h . . r ent Do. Indian linloWdla.. Do. dn. New . Sawa and Liege Northam at Fnalca_ Odaans amid Darden= ... Paris and ntrasboars Roans and Haan dandan, and Wale j [ban and !Sant,* Is is 4I dim 114 Ise 10 10 Is Ia 1 : 1 11 11 Ma 61 . LWAYS. -1-0- --I 116{ I 1 1 31ft t 1 14 4 7 6 id 14 Si ■ 111 St 216 1 6 1 h i d16 6 s4ex di, 2 II 14 1218 THE Ramat% of the Oxford and Cambridge Uni lenity Commissions will in all probability be ready tor publication in January. MONEY MARKET. THIS DAY. Two o'Cr.ocx. The first transactions that offered in the English stock market to•day were of a character calculated to support prices at the full improvement of the last few days, the National Debt Commis sioners broker making his appearance as a purchaser of Reduced Threes at :97i, but a little re action is aow observable, and quotations range lower than they closed vesterday. The fluctuation is perfectly in course rifler the late marked ad vance, as realizations are of course prompted. The Daily News contains intelligence of the defi nite formation of the new French ministry, but this event had scarcely the least influence on the Paris Hoarse yesterday, and does not appear to exercise Imo' effect here. Consols opened 971 to and are now quoted 97 Ito both for money and the 12th November. Busi ness on the whole has been to a fair extent, and has included most of the home stocks usually dealt in. Bank Stock still shows an upward tendency. Actual prices are thus recorded in the official list : Three per Cent. Consols, 971, ditto for account, 971, ;, ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 97,V, 991 ; New Three per Cents., 981, 98, ; Long An dirty you* 1149, few Annuities, 961. Bank 6 11-16. Soatl Stock, 2141, 214. There is no feature of novelty in the market for the floating debt, which continues in favour with capi talists, both Exchequer Bills and India Bonds being firmly quoted. The former mark &Is. to 578. prem., and India Bonds 60s. to 635. prem. The operations in the foreign investments are still very restricted. Prices of the European dividend stocks arc well supported, end in Russian Four-and- Half per Cents. a few purchases are offering, but most of the speculative descriptions are flat, and :vanish Ac tives and Mexican Bonds are both quoted at a decline. Mexican have encoded to 201, more importance being now attached to the revolutionary movement in the provinces contiguous to the United . States, and to the progress of which we have from time to time drawn attention, though in some quarters the existence of any such revolt has been altogether ignored, and the entire invention of the " story " laid to the charge of the much maligned American press. Venezuela Bonds have to-day attained a higher figure on the faith of the new arrangements. The undermentioned stocks are the only ones in which business is marked this morn ing, viz.:-Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cents.. 921, 92 ; ditto Four per Cent. Certificates, 891, 90. Mexi can, 261. Russian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 1021, 102. ;Spanish Active Five per Cent., 20)t, Vene zuelan '1 wo-and-a-Quarter per Cent., 34, 33!. '1 he latest quotations of exchange at foreign places on London are as follows :- Previous Latest Quotations. Quotations. Antwerp Amsterdam Berlin, 3 months 6.221 6.22/ Brussels Constantinople, 3 mos. 1121 112 Frankfort Florence, 3 mouths 30.08 30.12 Genoa, 3 months 25.10 25.10 Georgetown, Demerara (bank bills), 30 days Ditto (90 days) Havannalt lO7l Kingston, Jamaica (bank Mils), 30 days 11 per c. pm. Ditto, 00 days per c. pm . Lisbon, 90 days Leghorn Madrid 50.75 Naples New York, 60 days New Orleans Paris, short Biro, 3 months Syra Smyrna llll 1 St. Petersburg, 3 mos. 3727-325. 1546 Trieste Venice Vienna &nue 5ll 1 'lle subjoined calculations show the rate per cent. per annum yielded by the various securities cited at the average of the prices which ruled yesterday. Where the asterisk (*) is prefixed it is to be under stood that the share rate of interest is less the in come tax. It will be seen that in every case we take the rate of interest last declared as the basis of our calculation. To render the calculation strictly accu rate, the proportion of interest which may have accrued since lust dividend period should, in each case, be taken into account: Throe per Cesi. Quesatie price 473 yield per cent.S3 1 44 111 es, per Cam. Reduced New Ytireesa.ndat-Quater per Ceuta- 98 1 30 3 6 I Pauli Mock 214 09 3 10 1 CIS* Stock 14.11*. 104 per sent. per am) 2441 06 4 0 0 Ovrtequer 0111. finL ltd. per toy) 264. pm. 4 , 2 4 44 Kiel Innen shares, 14/. paid (guaran teed die. 3 per cent. per annum) 2l Great western* glOu (des. at the rate of 1 per rent. per annum' r anon tare aol Yortabire ar lust Storlss,sllv. at the rate of 2 per coat. per ann.) 33 Lssdnn and South Western* Stork (dividend at the rate of 3f percent. per annum). London and North %Intern* Stock (di.. at the rate of 54 per sent. per ann.) Midland•Stoc3 (div. at the rateM24 per tent. pet ann.) Oaf tooth Mawr* Stock (le. ea the whole ysarat the rate of 3 per cent. per ann.).......151 York, Newcastle, and Berwick Stock* (die. at the rate of 3 per cent. Ire annum) 484 dole. 475 dulg. 11 per c. pm. 1 per c. pm. 531 5 d. 30.2 60.75 579 109' 101 108;9 27f. 27i 25f. 10 20.90 111 e f 370. t ss 4 3 5 to 4 17 G n 3 12 $ 4 4 4 . 1 16 5J 1 17 3 to 4 3 KNOLISII FUN DS,—Tole DAT. Beak Stock. 214 15 brad Annuitlea. 3 pur Ct. Ite.luceo. 9 k 2 India 566:1/.1.:t 3 3 per Ct. Couvolc. 57/ * Ditto 165,1a.1,0961., Gra. cat pm. 3/ per Ct. Cnnaolo. 94 * Etclietraer Mlle, 1,PA0.„ Caracole for Acct., 571; FOREIa '6 FUNDS. 4/ per CL MIA., 513 3 ter CL Mezteas. 26/ I S per Cl. lintrilran, /6 4 4/ tc.r Cl. Peruvian. 6. 3 Do. New. 84k 611 I,itot Deferred, 41 1 6 per Ct. Duet,. Atm, 40 5 5 per CL. Portueou,, 65 2 6 per Ct. Cluilm, 1.2 4 5 per Ct. Itucalan, 111 113 3 per Ct. ChliMu. 64 6 4/ per CL Swaim. 101 1.21 3 par CL leculett. 764 5 per Cl. tutu an. Acute, 441 21 per rt. Dutch. !SI k 3 per Ct. Sp tulab. 3n 9 4 per Ct. Dutch, &I tki Do. Mauve, 5/ k Staraclor. 3 * 2 ter Cl. Vericrucit. 33 4 1 per Cl. Orcoada. 13! 141 Do. Deferrol, 11 12 lisrakelan 5 pm Cent., 3 2 die. Cloetne prises Yesterday. 1 li. 4 4i 21 S 14 :41 49 11 26 28 161 4 l 5 12 12l 39 34 91 7.; :t; 7 4 8 4 ors h4i „" le 114 6 1 64 99 94 114 1141 4 9i cm 14 7 1 „ 111 1. „„ 91 9i elk " 21 *7f 24 . .. - if - 2i dim 44 4t (as 24 26 71 $1 S 41 tile 17 0 111 131 dis 3 21 din 21 Si 1 111 6Ms 1 die 1 Pro as 14 13 13% 11 9 81 TS a ci a l 4 4 dts 15 17 1711 lit I dis 12 14 Be dill Ik lA/ 201 2 4 3 di 8 $4 Il !II t 8 dl• ii is di: I/ IR 7 ft dig 3 3 „ 191 20 ~.. Itt , 34i I 4j In I 121 tilf 601 93 114 1$ 26/ liSi i S 13 i ISales to-pay up to 1 p.m. LOCAL SHARK MARKETS. Ltwenroot., Ocr.27.—The share market has been firmer to-day, but without much business doing. Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire (lute Cheshire and Birkenhead), 161—Caledonian, 111—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 541 1 — London and North Western, 114—Ditto (new 1-shares), 2i p.—Ditto (fifth shares), 21 p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 261—Ditto (1-shares, 1-71 till 18.53), 14 — Ditto (61. new preference), 1 p.—Midland, 4811—North British (preference), 82 d.—South Eastern and Dover, 181. York and North Midland, 19/.—Newry and Enniskillen, 41d. BIRMINGHAM, Orr. 27.—The market was steady to-day, and prices generally firmer. The business transacted was on a very moderate scale. LEEDS, Ocr. 27.—The share market has rallied consider ably this morning. Quite an average extent of business has been done, and, on the whole, quotations were at rather higher rates. The closing sales were as follows: Great Northerns, 15/. 16s. 3d.; Great Northern' (new prcfs.), 6s. 3d. pm.; Lancashire and Yorkshires, 541; Leeds Nor thern (fifths), 11. 13s. 9d. dis.; Midland Stock, 481; North Westerns, 141 dis.; South Easter= and Dover, 181. 138.9 d. THE HOP DUTY. An account of the duty on hops of the growth of the year 1351, for the undermentioned districts, distin guishinzi2e old from the new ditty : £974 5 6 Hants Isle of Wight Stout bridge Surrey 299 5 5 Worcester L 30,984 18 31 Old Duty at Id. 1230 per lb 16,968 1 Of 8-20 New Duty at Id. 8-20 per lb 12,541 12 1 12.20 Additional Duty of 6 per cent., per Act 3 Viet. c. 17 £30,984 18 31 The returns from the remainder of the districts will be published as soon as received. L. S. Lyme, A. and C.O. Inland Ilevenuc Office, Broad•street, Oct. 23, 1831. COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. MINCING LANK-THIS DAY. Smolt.—Although importers have of but a small quantity in public side today, it has not restored confidence uud the sales aro going off heavily, a large portion being bought in. Refined ninnies quoted, grueery lumps, I is. 6d. to 49c, it being more easy to buy low qualities than last . . . week. COFFEE.-1,000 bags native Ceylon havo been off,retl in public Bale, and bought in, Vs.; a part, 41s. The planta tion Ceylon is progressing at previous rates. Taa.—The large public sales declared for Thursday has materially 'wended business by private eontruet. CINNAMON.—The public sale closed hens ily, about half sold at a decline of 2d. to 3d. Itica.—The public sale of 4,500 bags of Arracan we,it off briskly at full prices, Bs. to Bs. 6.1., a p Let at 9s. Srices.—There has not been a public sale to-11y ; prim are unaltered. COTTON continues dull of sale. • ' In other articles no material alteration ; but market arc generally dull to-day. TALLOW MARKET.-THIS DAY. The market remains heavy. Much of the Tallow bought for the clique of speculators who have lately failed remains still unsold, and, until the whole has been dispostd of, the trade is not likely to have any confidence in the market. The demand is very small, partly- due to the cause just men tioned, and partly to the large home supply. The delivery for yostentay was only 360 nuke. l'etunburgh Y .C. on the spot, 375. 31. to 38s. &l.; last three months, 375. buyers; January and March, ne. N. to 38s. SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—THIS DAY. Mews. Cooper and Davis report the supply short and trade brisk, at the following quotations :—Printe Hay, 725. to 7ss. ; inferior, 611. to 70..; Rowen, 60s. to 655. ; Clover, i Us. to 5.53.; second cut, 60s. to 725.; Straw, 21i. to 281. COALS.-toxrum, Ocr. 27.-CLols OP Tll5 MARKET. -Bate'. West Hartley, 145.; Huddle's West Hartley, 145.; Can's Hartley, 14s. , Dean's Primrose, 13s. 3d. ; Ha:dimes Hartley, I ; 14s. 9d. ; Itedliewth Main, 12s. 6a. ; Townley, 131. • West Hartley, 144. ; Wlbun, 11s. 9d. ; Walls lied Ileb'bunt, I Is. 6d. ; sValls End Iloslley, 14s. fal. ; Walls End Lawson, 14s. 34.; Walls End Itidd , 11, 14s. 61I.; Walls End Walker, 14s. 3d.; Walls End Itnuldyll, Ids. 3d.; Walls End Hatton, 16s. lid. ; With. End Plummer, 16s. 3d.; Walls End Stewart's, IG.. 3d.; Walls End Ileugh Hall, 10s. 3d. ; Walls End hellos, 161. ; Walls End Seymour Tees, I Is. 6.1. ; Walls End South Durham, 158. 3.1. • %Valls End Tees, 16s. 311. ; Walls End West Cornfarth, 14s. 3d. ; Hartley, I Is. ; Nixon's Merthyr and Cardiff, 204. 61. ; Watney's Pump Quart Stone, 21s. 61.-Ships at market, 31; sold, 37. NEWMARKET RACES. THIS DAY. (HT RLICtKIC TELSOKAPH.) CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES. Truth .. I Admit° • • .. 2 33 ran. Won by two lengths. 501. PLATE. 11.11.11. Ally .. I Alarm colt .. " SWEEPSTAKES. D.M. Greengage .. .. I Cerito lIANDICAP. T.Y.C. Ventre a Terre .. 1 Prince C.anuloc colt .. SWEEPSTAKES. Leybourne Forlorn Hope .. 2 NAVAL PROMOTION. ADMIRALTY, OCT. 27. Mates IL M. Hingham, It. Deane, J.ll. Oliver, C. A. John stone, L. C. W. Somerset, and W. F. Ruston to be Licata. —Aerotxru ENTS.—Commander F. A. Campbell, to Rork mond; Lieutenants J. W. M. M'llonald, to Excellent ; and 11. W. Comber and G. Taylor, to Rosamond; Mabter G. 11. Blakey, Purser 11. S. Collins, Clerk G. 1). Gordon, Nlaster's Assistant W. L. Baker, Ch As4i4tant F. Ives, Matsu/tin 1). Burch, Gunner R. F. Storey, and Carpenter IL Palmer, to Rosamosul. TRH FIUME MCIMEIt.—FROME, MeNDAY SIGHT, OcT. 27.—This day having been appointed fur the exami nation of Robert Hurd, William Spatrow, and William Maggs, the three persons charged with the violation and murder of Sarah Watts at a .village called West Wood lands, near this town, on the 24th of September last, the excitement was considerable in consequence of the tact beim: knowu that duce the last inquiry Mr. Smith, the otticer who has the case in hand, had obtained evidence of such a character as to lead to the committal of the pri soners, and also that another person named William Ser geant, who was with the other prisoners t.n the day of the murder, had been apprehended. The magistrates had soma additional evidence against them, and decided on remand ing them until the Bth of November, when the depositions will be completed and the prisoners fully committed. The prisouers were then conveyed to Sltepton EXTRAORDINARY CHURCH HATE EROCF.EINN(O4. The church party at Darlington are being brought into 4111111redingly bad odour by the extraordinary and utterly illegal proceedings of some of their official representatives. The law of church rates is bad enough, but when church rates are to be enforced in violation of that law, the case becomes one in which every friend of liberty and justice has an immediate interest. It appears that on thu 19th of July, 1819, a demand of four shillings and sevenpene,c was made upon Mr. Michael Middleton, tanner, of Dar lington, onA that in default of payment he was, in August last, summoned to appear before Robert Coiling, kaq., and his brother magistiates, to meet the churgo against him. The appearance took place on the Ist of September, Mr. Middleton being accompanied by his attorney, Mr. Allison ; and Mr. Joseph Stephcuson, the church warden, being atteielcd also by his attorney, Mr. A. T. Steaveuson. When the case come on, Mr. Allison stated to the bench that it was his client's inten tion to try the validity of the rate, fur that he believed it to be illegal and bud. Ile moreover called upon the church warden in writing to produce the church book containing the expenditure of thu money, but the churchwarden de clined to do so. Mr. Allison then quoted from " Burns' Ecclesiastical Law," vol. I. p. 378, the following :—" lie fore passing d 3 Gco. Ili.. c. 127, -. 7, considerable delay and expense was incurred in the recovery of church-rates. That act provides a summary remedy by application to justices of peace, in Case, of withholding church-rums nut exceeding 101., where the party does not dispute the obliga tion to pay them, but does not invest justices with the power which belongs exclusively to the Ecclesiastical Court, viz., the power of deciding on the validity of the rate, or the liability of the person to pay it. The justice cannot issue his warrant, unless it be made affirmatively to ap pear before him that the amount does not ex ceed lit. , and that no question is made on the rate in the Ecclesiastical Court. If neither of these preliminary exceptions have place, the party may give notice to the two justices before whom he is summoned to appear, that he disputes the validity of the rate, or his liability to pay it, though no proceeding is actually commenced in the Ecclesiastical Court, and any expression by him manifesting that he disputes the rate ' bona fide will be a sufficient notice to make a censer of the proceedings before the justices." The case was then ad journed for a month, with au intimation that if during that interval Mr. Middleton did not himself promote a suit in the Ecclesiastical Court, an order fur payment would be made. Mr. Middleton, however, was legally advised that he had no Dower or permission as a defendant to try the case in the Ecclesiastical Court, and he accordingly for warded a written representation, and renewed protest to the churckwardens. On the 28th of September the par ties again appeared before the magistrates, when the churchwarden's attorney quoted a case with the view of showing that Mr. Middleton might have applied for a prohibition to restrain the magis trates from issuing their order. [This objection was subsegaently shown by Mr. Allison to be a strong case in favour of has client.] The result of the whole hearing was that the magistrates had determined to grant an order to compel payment, together with 10/. Gd. ehutchwardens' costs, besides clerk's charges. The most extraordinary part of the whole business is, however, to come. Alter the order had been made out, and whilst Mr. Middleton was daily expecting the seizure of his goods, or that a suit would be commenced against him in the Ecclesiastical Court, to his utter amazement and that of his legal adviser, a bill of indictment for misdemeanor WAS preferred against him before the grand jury at the sessions, held on Monday week last. The indictment sots forth that the sail Michael Middleton "did unlawfully and contemptuously neglect and refuse to pay," &e., &c., "in contempt of our Lady the Queen and her laws, to the evil example of other per sons in the like case of offending, and against the peace of our Lady the Queen, her crown, and dignity." The grand jury ignored the bill, and thus terunuated the affair— ' Bradihrd Observer. : 77 5.. 3 " s. • . '!••• I . 411