The Express. — London, England, 1852-12-22 00:00:00

ogrber, is the spring of 1847, the defendant chartered the Tuemes Bell, to "nog • cargo of copper ere tram Crba br Bwaases. Whoa 200 tons of the cargo had been taken on board indications sppeared, in couseqiiertie of the ore not having been properly prepared, of the ore heating ; the captain, however, ass induced to take is the r, =stied. rol Da cargo, amounting to about 500 tons. Alter the vessel bad proc eeded to WO, spontaneous combustion of the copper ere took place, which gave forth sulphuretted hydrogen pas sad seriously affected the health of several of the crew. The captain was obliged to put into the Ilavannah, take out the cargo, sad scuttle the ship, in order es put the tire out. The ship was visited by some members of the Board of Health, awl several of the grew were removed to • hospital. The telltale applied to the defendant for another cargo I copper ere, properly prepared for the voyage ; but that having beta refused. he brought home to this country a cargo of sugar. Toe pre.ent &cues% was brought to recover the sum of 1,1'671. 13.. 1 14. for the injury done to the ship, .130 . his. 44. for the lose which the phuntilf had sustained by the difference of the freight of the sugar and the sum which be would have re ceived fur the copper cure. Bement" W.ll given on the part of the plaintiff to prove the above fact., and to oboe that the copper itc in question was 1-kely to ' , rodeos slow combo diem, consisting. as it di f, of eu,iper Oita 11,0 pyrites, which had not been properly calcined and prepared fur the voyage. Mr. Johnson, the assayer, stated that iron pyrites, when in a peculiar state of molecular errand. mint, was liable to nee onpu.inun. Th.• lo.sulphuret of iron would form sul phate of trod, and cleat heat would thereby be generated. This was more likely to tale place in a moist Coen in • dry atmosphere. Other witness spoke to the necessity of such ore as that which was shipped on board 'he Thomas Bell being pre viously calcine", and one of :hem, a Captain Outertiridge, deposed to the destruction of a vessel called the Sir M ham Knott, at NOO, in consequence of the spontaneous combeietion of a 14111111 U cargo of copper ore. Sir A. Cockburn, for the defendant, having taken • techni.,l objection to the forts of the declination, wi ich was overtuted by the learned judge, proceeded to address the jury for the detente, and conten ded that the plaintiff's remedy was sg lin.% the insurer*, and not against the de feadants, wbu wire meetly agents, and that the captain of the Triad was not obliged to take the ore if it was sot in a proper condirion for shipment. Tre Attorney. tieneral replied. The Lord Chiet Baron left it to the jury to say whether the c trio was tit to be put en board, and give • verdict accordingly. The jury retired, and after an absence 'anti swirly seven o'clock, without sty chance of their coming to • ecrdiet, The attoraies our the parties agreed to take the verdict of the majority. The jury were thereupon sent for, sod informed of this arreagensrat. The totems* then said that 10 of the jery were of opinion that the cargo was unlit to b.: put on board, and that they found for the plaintiff. Verdict entered accordingly. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—YenzapAy. Bent. Mk. CONVIIIIkOkaII FAX'. IN as . . Tt is was the adjourned certificate meths, in the ease of Joules Holmes, shawl warehouseman, of Itegent•street. The amount ot the bankrupt's liabilities, and his tileAls• ot meeting them, were stated in our impression of yesterday. At the last sitting, Mr. Heed, who opposed on behalf of the assignee., went thruugh several of the grounds of Nip:sham. lie now submitted that the whole of the benkrobt's debt with Messrs. Kerr and Stott, of St. Paul'echorchyard, con tracted since 1848, had been contracted by false pretence*. On the same !else pretences he hal obtained the forbear saca of all his debts. The ground of the false pretence was • statement drawn up in 1848 by Mr. Jury, the bank- rupt's accountant, and submitted to the creditors, wherein he showed himself to owe about 20,3001., including 6,0001 on mortgage, and to have assets worth about 4,2001., with leases worth 12.6001., which were mortgaged for 6,0001. Tbis was equivalent to a divideod of ten 41111114 s in the pound,which the creditors agreed to accept. Now, it sppeared that his debts were more 411,5001. than he had represented. The difference was certainly not great in so large a sum ; bat, after the bankrupt hail entered eta an arrangement to pay 10s. in the pound by sin instalateuts, amounting to 13,3231., he bad actually paid 16,1211. His present balance sheet showed that while he owed 2,1001. to Lawrence Levy in 1848, he had paid him 1,5004, or 15e. in the pound, while professing only to pay 101. In other words, he had paid a sum at 3cNM., given Levy a bonus of 2001., and paid 1,0001. on the composition. lo his supplemental ledger there was an entry, ands the data of Sept. 26, 1848, stating that 6001. had been paid to Levy over and above the composi tion. A creditor named Price also received 2104. more than the amount er the compoeitior. Though, in 1818, Mr. Scott Lad warned the banarnpt against continuing his deal ings with Levy and other snooty lenders, he had continued to do so, without entering these transactions in his monthly accounts, which were shown to Messrs. Kerr and Scott, to whom also he stated that he had got rid of (that class ot liabilities. In 1851 he laid before them a balance-sheet showing that be had a surplus of 411. There again Price and Levy were omitted from the list of creditors; and, at a subsequent period shortly before the bankruptcy, he had admitted to Mr. l'arrinton, the ac countant, that debts amounting to 6,6181. were omitted from that statement, and *BlOl. of assets improperly included This would have shown him insolvent to the talent of 6,0001. Had Messrs. Kerr and Scott known this, they would not have continued to trust him. Things went on thus till July last, .vhen the bankrupt, haring an aceept ance coming due for i'd6/., in favour of Messrs. Kerr and Scott, and being unable to meet it, obtained funds from them fur that it press purpose, but nevertheless failed to meet the bill.!'roam an examination of his banking.book, it appeared that afar that time be paid into his bankers up wards of 2,0001 ,while cheques were drawn against this, pay able to " sell " and "selves," and which were found to have gone into the hands of Levy sad Price. OR one loan, from a person named Elliott, he bad paid as much as 61 per cent. The Commimioher— It is difficult to say whether he paid most for monsv or time. Ile appear* to have been buying postponement, wire it only for a few minutes, at the most ezorbitabt rote I en,' heard of. Mr. Reed said the bankrupt had continued this MIMI of deception up to the last; for it was only just before the bankruptcy that he acknowledged having pledged a quan tity of goods with Mr. Attenborough. A further ground of objection arose under the Ist and 2nd swims of the penal clause—that the bankrupt had, with intent to con ceal the awe of his affairs, withheld entries from his books and documents ; also that he bad, under the 9th head, with the same object, wilully kept his books imperfectly. The evidence in support of the former objection also ap plied ro this; nose of the bets or balasioesheets ewe tainedentries of nice's and Levy's debts. The assignees regretted to be under the necessity of urging that this was a case is which the certificate should be withheld alto thee. Is the bankrupt's favour it should be stated Witte signed a declaration of insolvency when requested to do so, mid had been unremitting in assisting the assignees. Mr. Strangwayes, on behalf of M. Jourdan, of Paris, a creditor to the extent of 1,2742, mid hi had to oppose the bankrupt's certificate, oo the grimed that, is July last, he sad induced M. Jourdaa to make him ea advance, in bills, for the purpose of protect lag two of his acceptances in M. Jourdae's favour, which be was unable to meet; the desired advance, ie a bill for 1001., ens sent; but the acceptencee were sot taken up. M. Jourdan was thus obliged to pay the latter, amounting to 1241., sad his own bill of 1001. at three mouths. He wrote to the bankrupt, requiring him to re turn the acceptance, bat the bankrupt refused, sod said he would apply it to take up an acceptance of 761. due at the sad oft a month. This also he had failed to do, and Mr. Jourelas bad to she up this bill also. Another ground of complaint was that the bankrupt had twenty-five shawls of M. Jourdan's fur sale on commission, value 1791. 10s., and that be had carried them ions his own stock. When he was asked fur them, it appeared he had de it'd them with Messrs. Ryles, Braes, and Co., of hill, to pronare the forbearance of a debt. The bankrupt oon• tended that the shawls had been regularly purchased by him, and thus IL Jourilao had been prevseted bringing' an action against Ryles, Reams, and Co., feel* that the bankrupt's evidence would put him out desert. There I was eo entry in the bankrupt's books se to this tram The bankrupt was itemised as to this traassetios. He admitt. d that be had received the shawls am sale or Mesa ; that he took them into mock, as was customary with such gods ; that Mean. EON sad Co. had • jedgetent ageism him ; be offered them security in shawls,- they required to have ease of W meet resent stock, and he sent them M. Jourshm's shawls. He asateived he bad a right to take them isle hie meek. Had he sold this, they would have gene inte the regular wept, which would not have been des WI eher kis bankruptcy. The Cmarimiener —Have you entered the receipt of thus goods in any place in your books Haakrept—Yee; they are debited &palest Jairdaa's ae comet—. May 20th, by goods, 1791. Ills." Mr. C , the official easigatte, said the inference from this entry rather was that the goods had been purchased is the ordinary way. Mr. Stmagwayes produced a letter which the bankrupt had written to M. fermiers in which be ackawledged that the shawls bad byes received by his on idle er ratan, sad that he had afterwards taken them into stock. Mr. 'Awns's" for the bankrupt, said that the eaten of the trade was, whim geode were taken on male se return for the vendee to have the option of taking them. nil: was implied ia the very terms of the coatrect " sale or re turn." In a coasignment transactioa the contrast was euentully different. His Honour thought there win nothing wrong In the traaaction, if it were in accordance with the customs of the trade. The bankrupt had evidently sacrificed M. Jourdan to_procure a momentary postponement of the evil day. The bankrupt was then eternised by Mr. Lawrence upon the general ease. Ile said ha had bees occasionally in the babitof buying goods on sale or return, and had kept them, If they nut his approbation, without communicating with the sender before he took them into stock. He had had large teammates with Jourdan ; he was one of the per eoas by when bankrupt lost money heft,. 1848 ; the loin was M. ar 001. Ile bed sine* gone on dealing with bin ; they had been in the habit of from time to time to a very large sine w met bali Meli . 8118 =Tetways represent bushman trainee. time. Jemmies hell Imams cat him for the shawls ietened te. He had dew es ekes the 30th of Ju ) ly, ale the lalleat des wee severed Metals's sesepleses W beige bedews hi hie is 1830.8011 had e. Ueda. embeeieff ). eeeity up M Ohm Woodard jilted theca as a lowan lead pid ha way up Is WEL latanee- Measly ha had n Ha isi legserr big thee, sad ultimate' paid VA la the peeled. The ease if ask Imniaesq la 11111 woe Immo b, the basal of Robert and Benjamin Brown and Itobertaun and Co. At that time a general meeting of the creditors was tailed, • and • statement, New, d by Mr. Jury, who hail hurl% them accountant Matte they momma need business, was submitted to the creditors. He gave nu instructions for the on 'skim of any items. A debt of 2001. to Price wee touith d, and also Lawrence Levy's dabs. Ile also omitted a transact in indigo, which he held as security, nut for a business tranaletioa, and by which Ise:etpeeted to 'calla, enough to cover some of the omitted debts. Sin or 1845 he bad tinued to have transactions with the monry•lenders, but be raw his cash-hook, and might have inferred from tbu en• tries that 3 HOW. or OX ON. a month could not by raised without having recourse to those persons. The entries of "self" did mot all refer to Mr. Levy; there were many City friends from who. ha borrowed. and who would not like their MIMS to appear in his hooks. Entries of this kind would show 'bat the money hail not mono in the re gular course of trade. The regular remiss at the end of the month would not meet the payments. Mr. Scutt (in answer to the commissioner) said it was true that he had seen the bankrupt's cashbook ; he had asked for an explanation of the items referred to, and had been told that they represented cheques lent him by (thirds who did not wish their names to appear. He did sot sup pose that he referred to the moneyhlenshrs. The bankrupt further stated that he had withheld his books from Mr. Scott, ur any other creditor Ile bad burrowed centimilly from Messrs. Kerr and Scott. It hod been stated by Mr. Patrinton that in his halance-sheet of September, lbjl, debts to the amount of 5,6181. had been omitted; but this was a mistake; 1,b971. of this amount was entered in his sundry cash loans. A debt of 750/. to Mr. Cockin was omitted through' • mistake of the clerk. Ile did not then owe Lawrence Levy so much by • few hundred pounds as when Mr. Parrinton made his iuvestigo lion. The nonspaymint of Mr. Scott's bill, to meet which he had received two cheques, sruee from his account at the tank being unexpmtedly reduced by the pre'cutation of cheques which he had in quested shou ld he kept back for • few days. lie afterwards endeavoured to make up the de ficiency, but was uneuecessful. The bill went back on Saturday, mid on Monday he called on Mr. Scutt, and ex plained that, owing to the dill . ..rent matters pressing on him, it was almost impossilde for him to keep faith—that his bankers would not overpay his accoont, as they had hitherto don:—that he had 3,0001. of debts which were pressing him (alludiug to Levy's and ('rice's bills, which he e.ald have bought sp at 10s. in the pound). Ile also pro pees d that • cash clerk should be sent into the concern to take all the proceeds, allowing him • small drawing per an Min. Mr. Scott's debt was 'subsequently reduced by 3.10!. Ile said he would take di , matter into consideration. Witness was to have refunded this money, but was unable to du so in consequence of the pressure upon him. During July Kerr and Scott had lent him 1,0421., and sometimes 2,001. V. or JAIN. in • month. His Honour—The complaint against you is, that you went to them and gut cheques for other than the purposes intruded. By Mr. Lawrence—lt was not unusual for Kerr and Scott to allow loans in advance. At the time he received Mr. Scott's money, believed it would go to meet their bills. The dissolution of parliament spoiled his July trade com pletely, in tact the whole seas n. Ilia Honour said the substance of the case was, that the bankrupt having very little prospects in continuing trade, riceived their acceptance to cover cash advances made by them, and had not done so. Mr. Lawrence would sdmit that Messrs. Scott bad good ground of complaint, but he wished to acquit t':e bankrupt of anything like fraud. His Honour said thst it was evident the bankrupt bad don, all he could for time. The bankrupt, in explaining his expenditure, said that up to July he expected to have had • partner, who was to bring in 3,000!., which would have enabled him to get rid of his debts. He bad lost genial Demirel pounds by the " Cir cular Exhibition Shawl." Ile had to pay fur the looms beforehand ; it had cost him 2001. or 3001. in exhibiting the shawl, and he had afterwards sustained other luau by it. Mr. Lawrence mentioned Vouillon's case, in which bon nets which had come out under the patronage of her Ma jesty and the Duchess of Sutherland were afterwards su:d at inaptness each. The bankrupt explained that the largeness of the trade expenditure was owing to heavy premiums and 'andante' I salaries. There was a sum of 20,0001. always flouring, upon which he paid about 1,0001. • year (or interest. With respect to the private expenditure, it was not more that 4001. a year personally ; and as to the carriage spoken of, the medical attendant recommended it on account of the illness of his (bankrupt's) wife, and it did not cost more than 1001. a year. He was in possession of a cab of his brother's, which, together with a few pounds, he exchanged for the carriage in question. By Mr. Reed—Vsuuld admit that the books did not show all the sums owing to Lawrence Levy and others. Mr. Lawrence submitted that the bankrupt had borne a most irreproachable character up to the time of getting into sliMeulties. Ile had opened his shop in Regent street at • time when Resteutstreet was not what it nu+ was. He had taken • pride in his establishment, and it woe justly regarded as one of the moot splendid in Europe. Ile was unintermitting in his attention to business, and went en prosperously till 1848. That arrangement f 1848 was the source of his ruin. It was to be regrett.d that creditors, by stimulating a debtor to pay a composition beyond his =cane, very often defeated their own object, and brought ruin on the party concerned. It had not been proved that the Wenn sheet he then submitted was wilfully untrue in any particular. Certain creditors had been omitted, it was true; but they had bided their time till the trailer was egoism' his legs, sad had then pounced upon him, and made their own terms. Any one who looked at the be . lame-sheet of 1818 would see that it was impossible then for Mr. Holmes to pay a composition of ten shillings in the pound. His stock was then only worth 2,2001., with nothing written off for depreciation, and he was celled on to pay, in 18 month,, ten shillings in the pound, on upwards of 7,9001. He was insolvent on that account to the extent of 3,0001., which could only be covered by the value of his leases, after three mortgages had been die charged. but no sane man could regard this as an avail able asset ; it could only have been made available by dis posing of his premises. The same remark applied to the household furniture; and it was only by the realisation of those assets that he could possibly hare paid the 10s. in the pound. He was in fact mortgaging his future exertions to make up the deficiency ; and the creditors had no right to urge against him, that he had been hopelessly straggling with insolvency since 1818, when it was clear, prom Ida own examination, that he had dune so in accordance with the wishes of then creditors. The bankrupt bad no object but, by struggling on, to retain the position be had lust. Under these circumstances, going into the market with impaired credit, he bought at a disadvantage. He was under limpet ties, which had continued, as far as the books were con cerned, down to the last moment. Mr. Scott and the other erediton, in looking over his cash- book, must hove observed the frequent entries of cash to and from "self." Mr. Scott, it seemed, had inquired from whom he was borrowing, and Mr. Holmes refused to tell him. This ought, at once, to have excited suspicion that be was borrowLig money at a usurious interest. These entries represented no less than from 60,0001. to 75,0001. per annum. But Mr. Scott's large debt being secured on the premises in Regent-street, be bad shut his eyes to what was going so ; and the result would be that Messrs. Kerr and Scott would retrieve • very large portion of their debt. Unfortunately these mosey holders, such persons as Law rence Levy and Mr. Price, had got hold of Mr. Holmes, who was liable for instalments on the composition even three month.; and when a man once got into the hands of this class of persons, hennaed to be the victim of an in. &testi= which drove him into still deeper and deeper dificaltles. The unmet of interest thus paid was large, upwards of 3,0001.; but this was not the extent of the mis chief, there were heavy law expenses, and his time and energies had been wasted in fruitless efforts to raise the means. Then Mr. Holmes had anticipated much from the Exhibition. French ladies, it was well known, coveted the shawls of Ken and Seen, and other English manufacturers —probably for the resew that they could only be got in their country by stealth. But, owing to Mr. Holmes's shelves being partially cleared at the time, he could not take advantage of this; and it was well known that the seamen of the Exhibition was ea extremely unfavourable one for the London trade. Still, Mr. Holmes continued to struggle on. The balance sheet of 1851, which was undoubtedly incorrect in some particulars, would not here misled any sane man, showing, as it did, &miserable surplus of 411. 12e. 2d. upon an estate represented by the aggregate figures of 24,000/. On tl e one side were his debts and liabilities, the amount of which could not be reduced, while the other was matter of esti mate, consisting rif the stock, book debts, and leases. He was clearly insolvent to the amount of at least 2,0001. or 3,0001. Had Mr. Holmes told the truth, that he was fur ther involved to the money-lenders to the amount of 60001. —which it was certainly his duty to do, it would have been sees that his position was much worse. The charge of 'asap propeiating WAS of 4781. which had been paid him in cheque. by Messrs. Kerr and Scott, to meet • particular bill, was not made out so far as to show that the missppropriation had been intentional. Besides Messrs. Kerr and Scott hail condoned the o ff ence by not taking any immediate proceed lags thereon. It could not be contended for a mo- meat that the bankrupt bad any fraudulent inten tion in this, for, of er receiving this cheque, he had paid 2,0001. into his banker's. There was no fraud or false pre tease is contracting the debts ; consequently, the case could not tome within the penal clause. There was no false pre. tun whoa the money was received from Moser. Scott ; if any, it w..s in the appropriation of the noses ; but the es sence of fraud was the intent. The ease of Mr. Jourdan was satisfaaorily explained; goods sent on sale or return were always in the option of the trader to purchase them if he chose ; sail having become part of his stint Jourdon's control over them having ceased, they were solely in the order and disposition of the bankrupt. Mr. Holmes could not look for an immediate certificate ; some branch.. of his expenditure had been caressive, particularly his keeping a carriage. The gross profits in little more than 3} years had been 18,000!., show ng an amount of return from which • man might hope the beet omits. Mr. Holmes was not the Art who had discovered that wi en he got into the hands of the money lenders it was hopeless to struggle against ultimate ruin. His Honour asked what was the date of the action brought by Eyles, and said he should take time to consider this ease, and look through all the papers. The protection was enlarged for • month. . INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.—YISTIADAY. - Bans Tin Cum dellnyht10111•. IN 111 JOHN 871 . 17/1 fiRtfTPOLD.-FRTITION DIRMISSID. This insolvent. who was a whathautat at Brighton, wan eppciped by Mt. 13aq/owl tot • glom ateditora. Mr. Cooks " Cr i ustloa la tb• saw was, tabstbie tb• wet was • friendly proceeding, to enable the insolvent to tabs the benefit of the set. It appeare t that his creditors princi pally resided in the o. entry. Ilia detaining Cr' ditur was Mr. Mr. Helens/the, a broker, in the City of Loath n. Tito insolvent c.sme from Brighton one day, viei,ed Mr. 'La combe, and on the neat day was served with a copy of a writ, and woe now in prison et hie suit. Mr. Sargistel asked the insolveut whether the arrest was nut a friendly one. The insolvent denied that it was a friendly arrest. He Was further examined on the same subject, Ind during • pause in the cam the nature of • friendly arrest we. es• plained to the insolvent. Ila eedd be thought • friendly arrest meant that • debt bad been trumped up. and not that it was au arrest on en actual debt in order to apply to the court. Mr. Sargon,' said the matter bad been explained to the insolvent, and it was admitted to be • friendly arrest. It was understood that the best MUM to be adopted On the part of the insolvent was that his petition should be dismissed. • The Chief Commissioner ordered the petition to be dis miased.—The petition was accordingly dismissed. BIMISE Ms. Onarusaussa JOHN Ii•LL. _ . This insolvent applied for a protection order. natter the pith section of the Protection Act. His ease WWI heard “a•tae time back s and nu day was named for a final inter, on the ground that • debt was incurred without reasauablt eapectations of payment. Mr. Commio.piner Phillips granted a protecting order. Ps rim e MATTNIt OF WILLIAM COLXV.It. • The insulvect applied for • day to be named on which he might apply fur a protecting order. His ease was ad journed eine die, for contracting debts without reasonable expectation of pay.nest. ilia Honour told the insolvent that an early day should be appoiutcd. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—YoRic, Dec. 21. lisnna NIL Jewnca StwAms. THE HULL OMUMS MUMDIII. . . . John Nnve, 21, John Smith, 21, Ann smirk and Mary An Robanan, were charged, the three former with having, on the 21st of May last, at Hull, murdered Win.' Francis Maplethorpe ; and the latter with receiving, bar• homing, and maintaining Snaps and the two Smiths, after having been previously convicted of felony. Mr. Warren, Q C., Mr. Thompson, and Mr. Pearce were counsel fur the prosecution; Mr. Desniley dcfinded Snapp, Mr. Seymour John Smith, Ann Smith vim not defeuted, and Mary Ann Robinson was &fen& d by Mr. Ovcrend. The prisoners were respectably chromed, and they pleaded " Not guilty," in a firm tone of voice. Mr. Warren, Q.C., stated the caw, the evidence being of a purely eircumstantisl nature. A number of witnesses were then examined, and counsel on behalf of the prisoners having addressed the jury, the judge commenced his address, which be had not concluded at the time when our parcel was despatched. MIDDLESEX SESSIONB.-YESTEIDAY. Brvol.t Ma. Pain.orr ADAMS, Arms.? Mac TIM FRACAS BETWEEN Till Hog. BUTLER JOHNSTONE, M.P., AND MR. OLIVEIRA, M.P. Shortly after the grand jury had been discharged, and during the trial of a ease, Mr. Hod,acetone said—My lord, perhaps I may he per. mittisd to take this opportunity to trespass on your time for a few memento, to make an application to the court. I be• hese the greed jury has been discharged. ■nd I have to apply on the part of the Hon. Mr. Butler Johnstone, that the recognisance's of himself and his two friends, Lord Drumlanrig and Mr. Stirling, may be discharged. Mr. Johnstone was bound over to appear at this sessifdt to answer a charge of assault, but the nutter, I believe I can say, has been amicably arranged, pnvately, through the in tervention of mutual friends of both parties in a satisfactory manner. . _ The Assistant Judge granted the application, and said—l am very grad to hear that this is so, fur that is the manner is which gentlemen ought alesys to arrange such differ ences—this is as it ought to be between gentlemen ; the sooner it is done, end the more privately, the better. John llosk.oe, 17, pieaded guilty to an indictment, in which he was charged with stealing a number of articles, amongst them, • watch, the property of Messrs. Chaplin and Horne, his masters. The property was also laid as be longing to the London and North Western Railway Coes- Pan lL. Parry appeared for the prisoner, whose youth he ad i vetted to, and said that some short time ago he was in the employment of tome respectable carriers in the country. His mother war • widow, and he, the learned counsel, hoped the court would deal leniently with him. Mr. Bodkin, for the prosecution, said the prisoner was employed by the well known carrion Meson. Chaplin end Horne, in the audit office of their warehouse at Camden Town, on the North Western line, and in the discharge of his duties he had access to a depot fur parcels awaiting transmission. The prisoner had been in the employment of the prosecutors about as menthe, and up to the occur reaco of the circumstance attending this cue he had born* a good character. Suspicion being directed against him, by the nondelivery of some parcels, his lodgings were searched, what a number of parcel wrappers were found, and also some duplicatts relating to some of the property they had contained. He was taken into custody, and he conducted 'beaker to a pawnbroker's shop, where he had pledged the watch he was charged with having stolen, amongst other things. It was then stated that the prisoner's father was a reck less character, and that he deserted his wife and children, and lett them to shift for themselves in the best way they could. The prisoner at first had 12a. • week, and when this occurred be was receiving 16e. per week. The Assistant Judge told the prisoner that if be had been ten years older, the sentence upon him would have been one of transportation. Robberies of this eaters were so constantly occurring, that he was led to fear that the sen tences passed in similar cases had not been suilleiently stringent. When any particular crime became rife, and at appeared that the sentences passed on those who were de tected in the commission of that crime did not lessen it, that court would always increase the severity of its sta leness until they reached the maximum, and this rule would always be applied to servants of large arms and eompanies. He then ordered the prisoner to be kept to hard labour for one year. Ann Word, 21, and Ueorps Dann, 23, were indicted for unlawfully and malic'ously causing grievous bodily harm to George Westcott, by kicking and striking him. They were also indicted for having assaulted the same and George Grantham, a police constable, in the execution of his duty. George Westcott, 216 D, stated that on the 12th of October last he was on duty at the upper end of Porches ter-terrain, Paddington, and at about half past five o'clock in the afternoon a lady and gentleman called his attention to some disturbances which were taking place in front of the Gloucester Arms public-house. As he was proceeding there he heard cries of police, and, on arriving at the spot, he found about two hundred persons assembled. In the midst of them was the prisoaer Dunn, who bad his coat offend his arms bare, as if he had just been fighing. Hs was swag violent language, end witness saw two men carrying another one away. He west If to him, placed his band on his shoulder, and aided lobs what he was making that disturbance for ; and se that time the tennis prisoner came up and put her arms round his neck, and pulled him backwards. She kicked him is the lows= of of the stomach, and be then fell New a hop and tiles. She kicked him sgait, ma hill ups W. " I will do for you." He ON eulogises of another Milne, Grantham • hook Ward aad Dana struck him also. They endeavoured to take her away, but she threw herself on the ground used struggled violently. They managed to get her • sLort dimingembest they were met by the sergeant with the relief, who lossl MWu the pit men. The sergeant called witness to mkt Idm,w hes Dann I gave him two kicks in that part of h moms when Ward had kicked him, and struck him a blew ss the head, saying " I will do for you if you coach me." Aftur this witness was quite unable to render further assistuee, and he was taken home in a cab. He kept his bed five weeks. II went to give his evidence twice, when the ease was before the magistrate, but he was so ill that he could not, and lie had to be taken home again. He was sow getting better, and though he felt no pain he wee very week. Both pri soners were drunk when this occurred. George Grantham, 3/3 D, said he was on duty on the day in question near the Gloucester Arms, and was called to the waistlines of Wisteott. When be got up Westeott told him to take the female, who thereupon threw herself on the ground and began to kick about. They lifted her up and she struck him • violent blow on the eye. They got her along as far as the church, when Dunn came up and struck him, and said " You know me, don't take her, and exceed your duty." The relief came up and Dunn endeavoured to escape, but witness let go of the female, and laid hold of him. He got away, but the serpent caught him. Four constables took the woman by th• - kgs and army, and wit nate wound ber clothes roue d her for decency's sake, and in this way she was conveyed to the station. She was very drunk and used very violent language. The Sergeant White, who was present, gave °weber& ties evidence, and a heavy pair of hob-nailed boots, which the prisoesr Dunn had on at the time, were produced. Mr. Ansel!, eurgeon, 3, Norfolk Crescent, who was called in to attend Westcott, stated that he found him suffering from injuries which would iv caused by the conduct of the prisoners lied the kicks been a little lower the result might have been fatal. r. O'Brien addressed the jury. The prisoner Dunn was found Guilty on both counts of the indictment, and Ward Guilty of smelt in exeeution. The Assistant Judge observed that in his opinion the ver dict was a very correct one. Mr. O'Brien reminded the court that the prisoners bad been in prison ten weeks already. The Assistant Judge said the court would plea • very heavy sentence on every dastard who conducted himself in the way that Dunn had to the police. It was but a mere accident that the kirk was not such as would have led to Dunn's being at the Old Bailey on • charge of murder. The sentence usually in such eaves was twelve months, but as Dunn had already been in prison ten weeks the sentence upon him was that he he kept to hard labour for nine months. Ward, who had been in prison bofore, was sen tenced to four months hard labour. Henry John Buckle, 25, pleaded guilty to stealing two bracelets end other articles value 40‘., a telescope value and other articles, the property of the Great Western Railway Company. Mr. ltallantme, for the prisoner, said this case was sing• lar to one which had already been before the court. He could not palliate such conduct as the prisoner had been guilty of, and all the prisoner could do was to throw himself on the mercy of the smart. The Amaistant Judge sentoused the primmer to one year's hard labour. • THE POLICE COURTS. WORSIIIP•SEREET. Jeremiah Antos,, ;Hiiirntoseuianellow, was brought up for finsl examination charged with a murderous ...atilt upon his wife, whereby her life had been seriously cadent g, red. On the night if the 'aid ult. as police•constable Bendel!, wan proceeding round his beat, his attention teas attracted by repeated cries of " Murder," front olio of the houses in Prince g street, itpitslfi•lds, and on his making his way to a room tin the flrshlitior, he found the prisoner'■ wife Hormone,' in the arms of two of the lodger., with both her eyes closed up and frightfully contused, and bleeding profusely from ■ dangerous wound our the left temple. liming ascertained that the injuries had been inflicted by the prisoner, who had locked himself in an adjoining room, the resalable immediately forted open the door and took hint into esstody, and the injured woman was at once re moved to the hospital. Mr. Alfred Dale, Louse surgeon at the London hospital, stated that on the night rn question the prisoner's wile wee pliced under his care, and in addition to numerous cuts and contuoionsatenot the face, he found that her arms, legs, and every part of her person presented a complete mass of bruises. As she .Iso complained of severe internal suffer ing, he proceeded to a minute examination of her person, and discovered that nu less than seven of her ribs had been frawured. On questionieg the woman on the subject of the dreadful maltreatment she had sustained, she informed him at the time that her husband had attacked her without the slightest provocation, and, after dragging her out of bed and kicking and jumping upon her in the most savage manner, had ultimately flung her out upon the lauding in s stato of insensibility. She continued for the first fortnight in such a state of ratreme danger that her life was dis paired of; and, although she was nets in a condition to attend to give evidence, she still remained an in-patient of the hospital, and a considerable time must elapse before alto recovered from the effects of the injuries she had received The prisoner's wife was then led forward by the officer, and placed in a chair, but although she was evidently in such a state of debility and suffering that she wits unable to support herself even in a sitting position without assist ance, she declined for some time to furnish any account of the transaction, and exhibited a pertinacious determination to shield her brutal husband from the consequences of his savage conduct towards her. After a good deal of prevarL cation and evasion, she at length admitted that the pri. soner had dragged her out of bed and knocked her down, but she positively denied Lind he had either kicked or jumped upon her, and declared that she had previously pro vuksil hint to such a e.egree that she fully deserved all she had received. Prisoner—She knows very well that she tore my shirt when I catched hold of her; and she would never have come here at all but for the doctor and the policeman, who wanted to make a job ef it. The wile—And that's nothing but the blessed truth. I don't want to hurt him at all, fur he's a good husband. Mr. D'Eyneourt said that this was one of the worst cases of the kind that had ever come before him, and, if there were say means of placing the facts in their proper light before • jury, there could be no doubt that the prisoner would either be sentenced to transportation or to a length ened term of imprisonment. It was perfectly manifest, however, if he were to send the case for trial, his unfortu nate wife, who was the principal witness against him, would at once abandon the prosecution, and he had therefore no other alternative than to deal summarily with the matter, and should order the prisoner to pay a penalty of U., or to be e , mrnitted for two mnoths to the Howe of Correction, at the expiration of which period he must also put in substan tial bail to keep the peace for the next six months. THAMES. Ftediverd, aged 33, was brought up on remand, charged with violently aseeulting his wile. The complainant, Mary Bedward, was very pale and emaciated, and although the injuries were inflicted upon her a fortnight ago, her eyes were still discoloured and swollen. She carried a sickly infant, sod another child, about lour years old eluug to her gown. The poor woman, having been accommodated with • chair, stated that her husband was • cheesemonger, and that she recently lived with him at No. 8, James-street, Limehouse-fields. She had been married to him ten years, and, in consequence of his bad temper and savage disposition, she had endured a good deal of misery and pain. He had frequently beaten her and threatened her life. For some time past he had been in the practice of coming home intoxicated at all hours of the night, and when he was in that state he had fre quently beaten her in the most savage manner, and used the most horrible threats and language towards her. On the night of the sth instant he brought home two mutton chops for supper, and gave her 2a. with which she pur chased bread and other necessaries. He went out again before he had his supper, and did not return until two o'clock in the morning. She put one of the mutton chops which she had dressed before him, and he asked if that was all she bad got for him, to which she replied in good hit moue that she had eaten one of the mutton chops herself, and thought of having a little of the other, and that it was almost time for another supper. She had een washing up a few of her children's things, which were spread out before the Are to dry. She went to the bedside to pull off her hoots previous to going to bed, and while she was doing so her husband took a large jug eonteining two gallons of water off the washing stand and threw the whole contents of it iti.on the fire. The room was immediately filled with smoke and dirt, and the children's clothes she had washed were again soiled. She remonstrated with her hatband, and said, " You might have known better than to do that. I 'have been working bard all day to get the things clean, and you know my poor baby is ill." She began crying, and complained of his unkindness, on which he put the candle out, awl with a terrible oath swore he would kill her, and then sprung ;upon her, and seising her throat with both hands, attempted to strangle her. Her throat was cora peened in such a manner that the blood rushed to her head, and her tongue protruded. After that he struck her down to the floor on her knees, and forced her face down wards. Her knees were blackened, and her teeth loosened by the violence used towards her. She screamed out murder, and called for assistance, and her husband re lighted the candle, and said he had not done with her yet. Site laid her head on the bed over the children's breasts and implored mercy. Her husband said he would show her no many, and struck the top of the bedstead with some thing, and part of it fell down. She again begged hint to be merciful, and said "don't hit me soy more; if you won't let me live on my account, let me live for the sake of my poor children." Here the poor creature sobbed loudly, and it was some time before she could proceed. On resuming her evidence, she said "my husband swore at me again, and said you are • devil—you area devil—you are a devil-- thou art a very devil, and I will die for thee," and taking up the pieces of the bedstead that had fallen down, beat me in • most furious and about my head, face, and eyes. I was quite stupifled, and I hardly know what I dad. I broke the win dows with my hands to raise an alarm, and I called out murder. I lost a good deal of blood, and I was is tho Lon don Hospital for eight days. Oae of my knees is now very black, and there ate bruises on my arms and shoulders. I can hardly use one of my hands. in answer to questions by Mr. Yardley, who wish. d to know why the witness did not attend to give evidence on the first day her husband was ' brought before him, she said that she was taken to the hos pital directly after he was ill-used, sad then went to the station house, where she was taken so ill that the police had to carry her back to the hospital, where she remained eight days under medical treatment. Roche, the gaoler of the court, said that a medical certi- Acute was put in on the first examination stating that the woman was in a dangerous state, and unable to attend. Mr. Yardley asked the prisoner if he had any questions to put to his wife, on which he commenced his defence, and said it was almost impossible to live with his wife, and they had better part. She was constantly— Mr. Yardley (interrupting)—l will hear your defence by and-bye. I shall order the depositions to be formally taken, and commit you for trial. The Prisorer—lt was all her own fault, sir. She broke the windows and cut her fingers. Mn. Bedward said her fingers were cut is breaking the glue, and she did so because she heard footsteps, and thought she could procure assistance. Polio. Constable Scalia, 249 K, stated that on the morn ing of the 6th inst., about 3 o'clock, he heard the screams of a female, end cries of " Mulder," proceed from the house No. 8, James-street. He went to the place whence the noise proceeded, and called to the people within the room to open the door. No answer was returned, and he burst open the door, and found the prosecutrix partially ingest. ethic, and in • dreadful condition from lees of blood. The prisoner, who was standing over her, did not say anything. Ile to k him into custody. The woman, on recovering, said she would have been murdered if witness had not en tered the room. He conveyed her to the hosoitsl. Scalia then produced two heavy pieces of wood, each about 3 feet in length, with which the prisoner had beaten hie wife. They were stained with blood. Mr. Alfred James Dale said—l am the house surgeon of the London Hospital. The proseeutrix was brought there lon the morning of the Gth instant. She appeared to have I been very seriously injured, and fainted on her admission. There were severe contusions about her head, face, and arms, and both eyes were blackened. There were marks of recent violence on her neck and throat, as if some one had been attempting to strangle her. Her arms were lacerated, and her fingers were cut. She was in • very precarious condition for several days, and she appeared to have lost a good deal of blood. In answer to a question by the prisoner, Mr. Dais said the marks on the throat could not have been caused by a fall. Mr. Yardley committed the prisoner for trial. THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 22, 1852. DAILY WEATHER TABLE WEDNESDAY. Dise 88888 22, 11162. The data of the Weather at each of the following places at Nine o'clock yesterday morning . The stations an arranged to order of latitude. HANTINGS—N.W. ; Gentle Breeze ; Cloudiest. FOLKESTONE—S.W.; Light Breeze; Cloudless. TUDESIDOR-8.W.; Gentle Breeze; Cloudless. GIDEINWICH-B.W. • Gentle Breese Cloudless.BTßOOD—W.; Gentle Breese; Cloudless. Swintion-B.W ; Light Breeze; Partially Cloudy. COLCHESTER—W. ; (tends Breeze; Cloudless. YARMOUTH—N.IV.; Strong Breeze ; Partially Cloudy. The returns from the following places did not reach this ofilee in time for publication yesterday ; they therefore indicate the state of the weather oa Monday morning at also o'clock. ^ D(VLLIYtIAR—S. W. ; Gentle Freese ; Partially Cloudy. SoUTILIMPTON.—W. • Strong Drone; Ruin. Coungerna—W. ; dent!, Breese ; Partially Cloudy. THIS DAY Noon. osusistwlsb mith OW. Heft of Übe Welibir. S. M. awn. MARKETS. COTTON.—Livrorinib, Bee. 21.—The sales for this day are estimated at 4,(gai hales, being on specials non. They comprise 20 Bahia, qd. ; 100 Egyptian, old. to Gjd.; 4 , 0 Surat, 30. to 41d. The market timed tamely, with very little change in rates sin o Friday 1..4. Bi A NCHISTait, DSc. 2l.—The approach of the Christmas holidays is somewhat affecting trade, and many people have already left town. The Exchange was rather thronged, himr. ver, sod the firmer tone of the Liverpool cotton mar ket had ahi /Wet. influence on prices. They have not advanced singe Mast week, hut the downward tendency appears to ho checked tor the nement, and some rather large purchases are still making for shipment to India sod Chine. The houses its this trade report ability to sell Alamo. soy quantity of goods at present rates, hut that they can obtain no advance upon them. In goods fnr the Ivone market, and for export to the European markets of the continent, the purchases are meagre, but at last quotation.. WOOLLEN CLOTll.—Lecne, Dec. 21.—We have had no change in the market to-day; about the usual business for the s: aeon of the year has been done. Stocks are low. Muddle quality cloths in true wool•dyed blacks were in quired tor, hut they are rather scarce at press rat, and no doubt more cloth might be sold if there was more choice fur the merchants to select from. WOOL.—HetnintoPtEt.ti, Dec. 21.—As the nest year is looked upon as a time wh. n we shuil he et ry busy, we have a better demand (or \Vuul•; and, though prices are ruling very high, we have more doing both in colonial and foreign. MANUFACTURES. lit unsitsrim.D. Dee. 21.—Al though we ere so near Christmm, and weirdly at this season very flat and dull, particularly fur a few wao•ke before and after Christina', thin year seems to form an exception, as we have still a lair average business doing, and to-day we have a good attendance of buyers in the market, some of whom are purchasing freely for next year's account. CORN.-Iletf., Dec. 21.-To-day our farmers brought forward a fair supply of Wheat, almost entirely new, and the bulk in tender order; such was difficult to sell, even at • decline of Is.; while fresh and good-conditioned samples were ready sale at the general rates of this day week. A moderate inquiry for foreign, of which our stinks arc now much reduced. Mire seems, however, a little pause in the trade, which is only natural after the late eleit ment, arid is • very usual occurrence at this Beeson of the year. With the new year we may tusk for a resumption of active operations. Barley, which ha. been neglected, owing to the uncertainty upon the question of the malt taz, is likely, with the change of ministry, to attract more attention. Osts are the turn dearer, nigh a disposi- tion to speculate. Beans and Peas maintain their value, but the mild weather checks the sale of the latter. Only a limited business passing in Linseed, but prices aro un altered, and small stocks only in the port. The consump• Lion of Cakes is rather affected by the mild season, but a limited sale is not unusu towards the close of the year. Nothing doing in Rapeseed, but Rape Cakes are dearer, on a continued demand for feeding. Bones fully maintain our quotations. The followiag are the present prices:- Wheat, English, red, 495. to 53e.; white, 60s. to 54..; Dantaic and Konigsberg, 60s. to :565. ; Pomeranian and Hamburg, 465. to 48*. ; D anish, Holstein, and Friesland, 445. to 475. ; Russian and Odessa, 4 la. to Oats, English, 18s. to 205.; Danish, 17s. to 195.; Fries land, 19s. to 215.; Russian, 17s. to 20s. Barley, malting, 30e. to 335. ; grindiug, 275. to 28s. Beaus, 351. to 405.; foreign, 365. to 38s. l'eas, white, yellow, and blue, 375. to 425.; Linseed, Black Sea, 60s. to 625. ; Petersburg, 4ls. to 605.; Riga and Archangel, 42.. to 46e. ; Konifsberg and .Memel, 40a. to 461. ; Unwed Cakes, Hull, 91. los. 04. ; hue foreign, 91. to 9/, los.; inferior foreign, 81.165.; Kapesecd,26l.los. to 27/. Rape Cakes,lo2s.6d. to 105 s. /keno, 4/. to 91. Oe. Bones 100 s. to 10 2 / 1 .6d. Ryetnesl, 7/. Imports from Dec. 11 to Dee.l7: Wheat, 1,586 qrs.; Barley, 1,384 ; Oata, 39 ; Beans, 1,434 ; Peas, 612 ; Tares, 19; Lin seed, 2,3.31; Oil Cakes, 146 tons ; Bones, 190 ; Guano, 270. . - - - Luaus, Dec. 21.—The arrival to-day is moderate of wheat, hut millers having bought freely of late, and with the usual desire to work up stocks at the close of the year, causes salsa to be limited ; hold..re, however, show no dis position to give way, and best qualities are held fur full prices, but for damp and inferior, in some cases, rather less money is taken. Barley without alteration. Oats and shelling steady. Beans scarce, and rather higher. Other articles as before. Arrivals this week: Wheat, 6,484 • Oats, 102; Barley, 731; Beans, 116 ; Flour, 6 ; ItapsWed, 966; Linseed, 627. LIVE 4POOL, Dec. 2I.—A long sequence of wet wea ther has imparted a stronger feeling in the grain market Without any particular activity of busine ss , h o ld ers of wheat and flour generally have evinced much firmness, and have looked for better prices. We have this week fair ar• rivals of oats and oatmeal front Ireland, and of wheat and flour from the United States. The other imports are tri fling. The Corn Exchange this morning was slenderly at tended, and Moines., as is until at this season of the year, was on a moderate scale. When and flour fully sustained the prices of this day se'nnight, and all other articles of the 'trade remain very much as quoted on that day. Arri• vale and exports from the 11 , 11 to the 20th Dec., inclu sive, into Liverpool and Itancorn : Wheat, 17,402 VI. ; Barley, 1,616 ; Malt, 38.5; Oats, 7,169; Beans, 1,721 • l'eas, 888; Indian Corn, 1,820 ; Oatmeal, 17.8-59 sacks; 'Flour, 9110 sacks, 13917 barrels. Exports to Ireland: Wheat, 3,001 qrs. ; Indian Corn, 487; Flour, 430 sacks 1,127 barrels. LYNN, Dec. 21.—At today's market the supply of Wheat was considerably increased, and prices about Is. to 2s. per qr. lower. The quantity of Barley at market is rather small; beat quality iu good demand at fully last week's Wices, andi nferior although dull could net be bought lower. heat, old, red, 621bs. to 631ba., 4Ps. to 50s. per quarter , to the grower; new, 681bs. to 691b5., 435. to 4.5*.• ditto 55Ibs. to :Albs., 381. to 425. Rye, 265. to 28s. Barley, se lected fine 621bs. to 631b5., 295. to 31e. ; selected best r u n % .sllbs. to 521b5., 26..t0 295.; stained and touch sprouted,solbs. to 6llbe , 245. to 251. Oats, new, 9d. to 104. per at. Beans, old, 65Ibs. to 661 be., 37.. to 38s. • new, 621ba. to &Übe., 30s. to 321. Peas, feediug, 21s. to 18s. Flour, base, per sack of 2801b5., 40.. NEWCASTLE, Dec. 21. The weather since Saturday hue been exceedingly boisterous, with occasional heavy showers. ' To -day the wind has veered round to the north, and we have now a prospect of trust , u the glass is gradually rising. At our market this morning we had again a large show of Wheat from the growers, but having aothing fresh in from the coast, fine dry samples were taken pretty readily at Saturday's rates; hut ill-conditioned samples, of whi c h th e main bulk of the supply consisted, wore fully lc per qr. lower, at which reduction, however, a tolerably free sale was experienced. South country qualities were in fair re quest, Boston new red being placed without difficulty at 625. per qr., 6,31b5., whereu the foreign arrived per steamer from llamburgh met attention where factors were permitted to sell at market value, via. 621. fur Holstein red, and up to 631. for Wismar weighing 62 lbs., but made 63 lbs. per bushel. Some portion of the supply will have to be landed under high limits, the hold ers on the other side requiring 665., per qr., which price fur the moment is totally unattainable. In Flour we have less ' stirring, but In its value we have little variation to note. Rye without enquiry. Malting Barley of choice quality, the turn dearer, but in other qualities we have little varia tion to note. Malt meets less attention. Beans and NM the turn higher, and the same may be said of Oats. Prow eAs LONDON OAZETTE.—Tueseloy, Dec. 21. BANKRUPTS. limos Anviorm, Mark-lane, City, merchant, to surrender Jan. 7at 11, and Feb. .5 at 12, at Basinghallatreet. Sol., Brewer, Philpot-lanc, City; off. assig., Pennell, Guild hell-chambers. FAIDEILICIL WILLIAM THOMAS, Leadenhall-street, City, auctioneer, Dee. 29 and Jan. 31, at 12, at Basinghall. street. Sol., Cole, Leadenhall-street; oil. wig., Nana kid, Basinghall-street. THOMAS MANLEY, Exeter, cattle salesman, Dee. 29 at 1, and Jan. 26 at 11, at Exeter Court. Sol., Turner, Exeter; off. assig., Hirt:ell, Exeter. WILLIAM BATE. Camelford, Carcisall, butcher, Dec. 29 at 1, and Jan. 26 at 11, at Exeter Court. Sub., King, Camelford, and Stogdon, Exeter; off. wig., Exeter. PLETCHER PEARSON, Liverpool, painter, Jan. 45 and 31, at 11, at Liverpool Court. Sul., Payne, Liverpool; off. wig., Caa,nove, Liverpool. DECLARATION OF DIVIDENDS. WILLIAM WILLIAMS. WILLIAM WILLIAMS, jun., and THOMAS ROBERT WILLIAMS, Newport, Monmouthshire, bankers-Ist div. of 25., as under, the creditors whose surnames begin with the letters A, 11, C, D, E, and F, Dec. 27 ;G. 11, I, and L, Dec. 28 ;M, 0, P. Q, and lt, Dec. 29; 8, T, U, V, IV, X, Y, Z, Dec. 30, at Acraman's, Bristol. JAMES ETHERS, Gateshead, Durham, innkeeper—let and final di,. of 3,541., any day after D,c. 22, at Hiker's, Neweastle•upon-Tyne. ROBERT GISEVENI, Neweastle.upon-Tyne, bookseller—let and final div. of Is. 7d. on new proofs, in addition to 9s. 6d. previously declared, any day after Dec. 23, at Baker's, Newcutle-upon-Tyne. JOHN WRIGHT, Brio stall Hall, within Wheelton, Lanca shire, calico printer—final div. of 1.1-16 d., Jan. 4, and any subsequent Tuesday, at Fraser's, Manchester. JAMES Buoy, Leeds and Manchester, commirion agent-- fiaal di,. of 1 11-16 d., Jan. 4, and any subsequent Tues day, at Fraser's, Manchester. ROBERT DILKES, Warrington Lancashire, licensed vic tualler—lit and final div. of Warrington, Id., Jan. 4, and any sub sequent Tuesday, at Fraser's, Manchester. GROKOE Common), Manchester, plasterer—lst and final div. of Is. Old., Dec. 28, and any subsequent Tuesday, at Fraser's, Manchester. DIVIDENDS.—Jan. 13. It. Titeomb, I I ighgate, butcher —Jan. 13. I. Bryant, Victoria-grove, Stoke Newington, builder—Jan. 13. It. Tamen, Woolwich and Plumstead, Kent, builder—Jan. 12. T. Burnip, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, draer. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day of meeting. Jan. 20. N. Cobb, Colchester Essex, auctioneer—Jan. 13. J. Keeley and E. Williams, Strand, and Fleet-street, tailors—Jan. 13. J. Heathweite, New-street, Covent-gar den, claeesemonger—Jan. 11. R. P. Stephens Liverpool, ship owner—Jan. 16. J. G ues t, Bunlem, S taffordshire, victualler. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. P. Todd and N. Turner, Wheelton, Laneohire, gold thread manufacturers—R. Restron, .1 H. M'Kinnell, M. M. Rooker, and T. Dutton, Rio de Janeiro and Bahia, so far as regards J. H. kl . Kinnell—A. Robertson, D. J. Robertson, and J. H. Fleming, Liverpool, ahlpbroken, so tar as regards J. H. Fleming — Q. Garwood and J. Myers, Manchester, horse dealers--T. Junes and J.J. Junei, cheater, wine and spirit mei , hanta—M. Brown, It. Inkn am. and S. Newberry, Read Holm', Lanc as hi re , inm u r act we • n( cottln, so far as regards S. Newberry—J. Jervi s and Jervis, Bristol, tea deal. rs—J. M. Smith and S. New Bond.strect, rlealen in pictures—J. Howarth, L. Howarth, and H. Howarth, Halshaw Moor, Lane a q.th e cotton cloth manufacturers—lt. Lang, sen., R. Brown, Davies, and J. Oitell, Knight's Orange, Cli,shirt , s a lt p m 'i prieton—W. Dawkins and Dawkititt„ Bread•street,City„' warehousemen—O. C. Meader and C. Foot, id o :.l,oots. City, wine and spirit merchants—W. Tosselt and M. T sell, Tottenham green, and fligh-street and South-strser. Wandsworth, ironmongers —D. Rowlettliani and If. hum. botham, Bedworth and Coventry, Warwickshire, rtlib m and trimming manufacturers—J. W. Walt. ro asMC . Birmingham, goldsmiths—Ann Carson and T. K Canoe_ C. l'richard, sew, and C. Prichard, jun., Portman street, Marylelmne, upbubderers—T. ChrOdian and A. Christian, Douglas, drapers—A. Jack and IS Brierley, It..eltd a h , Lac codure, patent press dyers—J. Hughes and It. Jame s , Aberystwyth, Cardiganehire, cool merchants. SCOTCII SEQUESTRATION. Itotteur Ituritagrouti, J,dburgh, farmer, Dee. 27 sad Jan. 22, at the Spread Kiele Inn, Jedburgh. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCIL SEABOICNY. MAILS. • PI stymie. that the owls it. yew from the 0•1•511 PorAelib •by oicht—eybd 14 by the ev•rning—Yeepatth.l Dm whoa ruble:4 *l7 .4 — .1 ----• .., _ L on courraize. Is Gelded Peet- Dace Laadoa. ftwaetekaL 4116 ---- --...-.- --......1 entneit(t7Brit.teeect N Die. T 4......--... Uweepeol... Dce. is A :.crieght Unitcd s.ltes i motet) II His. II ......... Wave.; , Dee. 24 'nem .IhTU.ole•c-c. SI use. TT.............. deutkehttits ' Ott 2, Austrellkvia Soethatre., toe) 244t h of each month dicediamptate.lDec. Te D:tto (via NareelLe.) S 24th of ;he MUM ; Una La. 1 •DAtoivie Cape of Geed , I 11..i.c) • IC 2nd of ?Amery...ll'lmonth Nov. $ -I.a ( Meet (Alert( .. l'ittird a is.. stetiti 1 /It reedtl C...xecultia• Nllwth .e.t•tat 44 mom., Mow Itniricat ..................N . id, !Weer 'Maly Drtcli ...—..--.....111 ft! of tee a. ah bouthant.tcr i.lae. It , c , ; , ..A SW. ...,.M ISMS id the mealth l +, Abu:4 'lee ,JAII. 11 Altforris N;ledall7t..o I worth 4,. then, et. • . Xi& I • C pi* .4 Onat Nowa N I 14ch. I t' t e meth iduthaimptne.' Dee. Se ay. de Tad. N 14th or tie tout. douthccupeta.' Die. le :., u.4.ntlaupis • B. 7 thl7 tlsSithot cr..ut Weer llea. if !.. est: Ansies .....11!11.14171ham ..stloAsoatlAm , Ipt.lea. I :h..ttr.c: latee -..........11 , 11be.04.4,111re1.i leethml , h.c ,ftnis. , 11:,i r•Ance II It 1 , 113. n, •huly 'Dover Itvateue N, tc, , t, t Tette, i Londe" lteee,ll4 ;i••:let.d — *Metres. it exter,Locedes..— .. Pea. us. ;tandem - .. ~ X 17th et tie leeetLoseeticaufc 7 c. Sea. 16 If :watt.. _ :3111i ICT•nct. dady ---,Dolt Med. Twice de. Ivlia(witievattatcrd.; 11 ':'_l Cr the newel , •-cnithamp,cc. Lice. 21 I,lla (de Marginal) N Nth*, Di If month:Dew .... ..... Jai. I Pelt , cla Cape of Gond ; . MVO N!letb of the multi eoetheiaptoe. l Dle. 21 Ma arMALIA ........ .. ~ N 11th of the month deu.hamptett.Alec. X Iledtweraasie(eris &RAW, I I ..,, peas) ............M !J fr.% el the aseuU 4 ..Ducee ...r..:Dte. 71 titW.lx 4 erecUltel X . ettieutth efltdeti. D,cer ... . ,Jae. t Memo .... Waco .4 the wank I,etthad.ptue. ,lett. i Ma teas .... AI Iltiilil of them.., imatectr,t4l.. i jae. It Malta* .... N ... 1; 7041:v..141..47th ..I•.lo:thetr.dr.th'Udver ........ Dr 21 •;splee• .... .StAith2tkof woe (beef c:apal dettero .... ..,........llllStelSthl.Astc:oc", Dover . 'Dec. 21 . , eIMILAMS .«..« 1, 11 7 th iTtintaine...: 8.0.11•44tet. Dee. X r. - 0................ .. II letdcalthuisicetedoethscaptat.4aa. I Termer ... ...... ----X I to I ".. , .1.01. I tca, , ILver ANA Hetes _ ... `e Didetlttittrosett edothaet".• ha. I coo lieseties Laid ;seri I enttnial • Cite nbu fur ittotrana wit ['wrap, of flood Hops aro motel; on the 2101 of every alto mote month. Thor mat:e up on the SA and 34th of rub month eta Poo thnmyat OW Alanrtll.. bre e , m b, twlllol vreortr at prompt (rota .3lngrpure, but tteot 'rat tar) oat* orntin rteurnero. a Mall• Are Ile, cede up on he :`,lrt of evert alternate moot► be Use Coe of Geed Hope. • Toe otalle to those countrtas thee 'narked (•) an coa•trd bp 'react packet to Maned:ea. CASUALTIES. Athena, from Alexandria t, Liverpool, was tetal:y 1„,4 yet. terday evening in Carnarron nay ; crew saved.—Lrer pool, Dcc. 21. British Queen (brig), hence fur Newcastle, is on shore near Machias, U.S., has been condemned, and will be told:. St. John, N. 8., Dec. G Britannia (brig), of and bound to Sunderland from Mai, micbi, N. 8., was wrecked at Skinner's Pond, N. Cape of this Island, Nov. 1.5, and has been cond, mned ; trey (except one) perished.—Cloalotto Town, I'. E. Bland, Nov. 22. Globe (barque), Abe, of Richmond, from Shedise, for Gloucester, was wrecked, Nov. 19, in the Gut of Canso.—New York, Dcc. 6. Isabela Barris, Barclay, from Port Wallace, N.R., to HO, struck on a rock at Barlogue Bay, near this place, this evening, and broke up ; carpenter drowned.—Skibbertm, D 18. Royal William, Priest, of and from Hull to Cronstadt, which was on shore on this jihad, near Ilssle, Nov. 8, was assisted off, and brought up in deep water with three anchors down, Dec. 1, hut subsequently drifted on the rocks during a heavy gale at west, and has become a wreck ; part of the cargo has been saved, but the he-eiest portions of the machinery are still on :board.—R=t, Bornholm, Dec. 11. Yorkshire, Phillips, hence far Bristol, bu Inca wreektd at Matron; crew saved —Quebec, Nov. 29. ARRIVED. AMARA-at Liverpool, December 21 from EKING AC•PIA-S2 Liverpool, Demuthr 21, from WON Barrow Qum-of Uverpool, December 21, from Constantinople &unmet -at Liverpool. Dec. 21, from .. DrAiat Baton Ilarcev-at Falmouth, December 19, from Drilla BMTANNIA-112 OTILTORINKI, December 20, from fieelee fhoores--at Gramerud, December 21, from Bezel BILLWARD CANTU-at Grimeen.l, De. 21, from DM Cotner= or Lairarrt a -at °Ferment% December 20, from WWII CATI.ALWARR GTATTORIVI, Ile,ember 20, Dom. Charter CS.A,'DR-41t COINS, I/member 20, from -Da:Ye Gam:yea-et Liverpool, De vnyber 21, 2,00.... . .........MRSAAIR CA K ADA-81 LITATEOOI, Dee. 21, from .. „Ahem Cer exeunt-et verpool, 1 /member 21, from Em my Deuwaal -at Oravewend, IA 6/ember 21, from QUHRO ELLEN MARTI -At Liverpool, 1/member 21, from .... KewOr:,zio I Oyamen--at LlvergtooL December 21, from New Tort °mama -atGremeend, I leeember 20, from Amiens HARRISAL--It Deal. December 20, from Cum Ilactoyt -at Liverpool, December 21, from Alusedee Juua flowaan -at Limepttel, Dec. 21, from Cheritera JOU, HARRT-st Liverpool, December 21, from `Cesar:mai Josue BaADLer--Ilt LIT 'rpnol, 1 lec. 21, from NewOriarei Leer JOMILTW-at Liverpool, December 21, from Made LOCI/la/CI-St Liverpool, flycatcher 2: from New emus !ATRIA HARRIND -At UTTTROUI, DeCieri:ReT ::I, from New Oriecal Luesca--et Orayeeend, Decanter 20, from Brows Le orohn 1-at Falmouth, Dec. ID, Irom Defame Lam , Fume-La the Downs, Dye. 21,:1 from Pt. fef.lip MAAR?. Tecureow , -at Liverpool, December 21, from .... Ca: ode MOST RAI 1.1-1111 Liverpool, December 21, from _... .... New Were MASTRA J. WARD-et Liverpool. D ecem b er 21, from . New 07:•601 Iloreva-et Ortrereml Dmeaileer 20, from st I:aes Nartva-at Gravesend, Demo, ler 20, from ...................... Pyarnettu-at Liverpool, December 21, fr0m........New Orleriell P, LOGAN OTAITIt -et bverpool, Decclober 21, from .... New Miele/ 11c , ea or rem Sorra -at Liv , rpool, lieCtlnber 11, from Pf. 111116.01 Rodeo-et Plymouth, December :0, from JR. V lel ROOKART- at Plymouth, December 20 from Lndan -at Liverpool, December 21, from ammeter RARINA-42 LITtTpOOI, Dec. 21, from (IASI SALER-at Liverpool, Dmrriber 21, from New 0 f:AZI Amu-el Fa/mouth, December 19, from Fyne Taeamea TISPIROVIA -at Liverpol, December 21, from licalMtvf2 Taos., Mneiseu.-at Grum", nd, Dee niter 20, trote...Cak4tte Turaarns-at °reverend, December 21, from Aeon TARTAR- at Deal, December .0, from Mae VAROTIA-M,UTerplol, Demuth," 21, from Tatmegmele Wat. Pram -at Liverpool, Decetnber 21, from Zioroata -at Llvarprol, Dm. 21, from D. JohiVe, N.& SAI LED. Aerator—from °reverend, Dermot*: 21, to ... r• = Camara—from Draemend, December 20. to. Calla Damara—from Oraemend, Decetobe r 21, OP Nem Calmat Dameo —from Grammar:4 December 21, to Cape Coot Poseurs—from Orameenri. December 21, t 0...... Grail Hourcz —from Grateemad, Dec. 21, to 144711 lIIINIT GRINNELL—trots Gravesend. December !I t 10 • • • Nol s Pft LIFFEY—n.O6I Orem:emu% Detember 21, to Ot 111derre I.te Awls—from Grareeead, liceember li, to ...... —. MONIS Mormscout—froat (kimono!, December 21, to alelacalll N, atz—from Oramerad, lkoember 21, to Pemea ALRUlT—froo Gro.co'nd, Dec. 21, 1t0... ..... ....Menai (1, ram or INS E.ST-110111 (0-ermen4, Dec. 20, M. riPoola (lemma—from Graveceml, 11, cember 21, to AINIII K. INDMICIIVOII LiTerple, ' , member 21 t 0........... Moho" See Qom.- from Dr.merewl, I (ember 21, to ....Hoshowie Toluca—from Gramma 1, Imeember it, to ComaroOmoll VBSSELS SPOKEN WITH. 4 bNicl, from Liverpool lot eh4rlestoa, Dee. 12, lat. 42 ..f.„ Cacoitila (Daniel) bamoo), Der. 19, off the Lirard. l;roeral Dunlop, from New ()Tirane for Liverpool, Nov. :3, 0/ C4l florid& teed Metcalf, of Aberdeen, for Poll Phillip, Dec. 12, Wt. 5 N. lon. 20 VV. Iteiiiie;ray, Of BON trees New Orleans for Liverpool. :ivy. " 26.33, Mn. 79.23. Tviogliam (barque), from New Orleans for Liverpool, Nov. 2,,14. 36, loa. 30. BIRTHS, MARILIA(IRS, AND DEAllit. etll[lllB. lIAMBERS.—Dee. 19. at Mahatma's, near Wallasey, the sde a:•. Chambers, Req., of • daughter. OULTHUML—Dee. 19, at oston, Cheshire, the wile ot Coadthurst, of or. daughter. lOCKLKIL—Dee. 19, at Khotr.lte, Cheltenham, the gee L Muckier, EN., 2nd bregoor. tiu trda, of . daughter. PENCEIL—Des.I2, at (-limner Vicarage, Betas, the 11 n. alma Spenser, of &daughter. MANNIAItEN. DERRICK-HOWELL-Me. IR, at child Church, Ilaahlu! .M the Rae. M. A. Columon, ILA., V. Denten, Fag, of road, !platoon, to Lim thetb. )oUntrent daughter co tto Ide XI. • ul the sane pnri.h. FORD-ClIAR11•10S.-tae. IR, at Trinity (Tank, 00 10 ' 1 ' square, T. Ford, ERq., of Ithitr I.elointo,-teretee, to Carol rt ttw dents, eldest daughter of the late ti. asampon, FAR.. et O u ' el. "•-••—•—•“- P %ENE- DOILY•ON.-1), a. 16, .t G. nmart.plare Chapt 1. Owl well, by the lion. and c. Palatal W. Not!, Witham. the Isle G. r. no, E q, of the Priory, Peckham, t • 11, eh , youngest daujbter of It. Dadwon, EN., of Albert-ma . road. DKATIIB. ELMSLIE.—Dee. 17, at Olocrstet-place, / 1 " 7 daughter of J. A. Nhaelie, kiwi Rclfi 11ALL.—Me.. IS, at Grassi r•r-etreet West, o.llall, on, d place, Roasell.equare, ageO JOIMMITOS6.—Des. 17, at Torquer, Capt.!. Johnetooe, hall ,4 Royal hottest.", sad late of Ashfold, area. MYALL. Uea. 17, at Ctielmare Maw, Great Idaplaand, . aeri 1112111. k q., oiled ;3. 'r stmte lttad - abd in th. pa cu bilsbeTl by y u.d.,,t Nin.u ---- K au ,rth tai. net: m ilA thi uskci ofuc ba t stmt. tbi prodact of itettials, WZDNUDAT, ISM I ". wl 1.1 Flt! • Wure! hNI6 te. ME, Choi Fin *tat rem C 4 / 1 1 by Inol tA • to o that