The Express. — London, England, 1848-07-18 00:00:00

Coventry leer Sch.: W. Little, St. B othoL I loop. ; 11. Stanton. pri eau tur:On; J. W. l'artltr, Ining'n Coll.; J. M. Phillipn, Queen's Coll., gran. ; R. Porter, Kbtfv Coll .; J. Pugh, Trevece.i Coll.; W. A. • Albeit°, Stony. Coll.; T. F. Robinson, private tuition; It. T. C. Row. hit, private tuition; J. M. Salter, private tuition; 1. S. SbillinglO , d. Meech. Taylone Seh.; W. Stephenson, King's Coll.; E. C. Stet-Any, Univ. Call.; N. U. Steven!, C'haring.crosa Hosp.; W. Stilltn.o. Queen's Co Birm. ;J. U. Trout:ter, tint.. Coll.; J. E. Tusfonl, 'Univ. Coll.; A. Umpliclby, Eton Cull.; W. Wortilniton, private tuition ; 0. B. Young, Qamm's Poll.. Wren. PREPERMRSTs.—Ree. A. H. Anhwei', to Speldhurst C., Kent, oxtail°. Canterbury.—Rev. G. W. liirby, to the head curacy of the paid!, church, Mirlstme , Kent, archdlo. Canterbury. —Rev. T. D. Harrison, to Upton V., to. and diu. Lincoln ; pat., Sir W. A. Ingilby, Bart.—Rev. T. L 11111, to be chaplain to the Eintr•bridge Union, Sul. —Rev. .E. It. Hutchinson, to :rt. James's C., Derooport, die. Exeter. —Rev. W. C. Hu:chins" to St. May's C., Devonpurt, die. Rev. C. A. Johns, to licenhom. Vullcnce C., Berkshire ttio. Ozford. Rev. C. J. Mt redith, to Waddington IL, co. and diu. 'Lincoln; Srgif., with rividente; pat., LincoloCullege, Oxford.—Rev. A. C. Richings, to St. Staph,w P.C., Little London, Levin, Yorkshire. —Rev. A. Power, to tholey. re. Evils Framllruitiam C., Norf. tiA, Mo. Norwich. — Hon. and A. A. R. Slicing Itioe ; to 71whertrtu C., Suffolk, Alio. Nur a ieh. —Rev. W. Runner, V. of St. Augustotc's, Bristol; 3/0 1 .:_ pats., the IL antl C. of Brintol ; and the KrV.ll P.C. of lientinh Town, Sticklkers; 20111.; te V. of St. Pancras, C . with the consent th e the respective Ana,p eschnnged J. Fletclicr, to oho C. of St. St .) h. linini,toa.rerraoe, tit. John's Wood. oneVACANClss.—Hiadoleest V., Norfolk ; al oe Norwich ; 761. with Mgillenoe; 'Lite., the od C. of Norwich v. T. Lloyd, de c.- Oxfard, All ddlo; P.C.; 8.11.; pats., Lincoln College, °stunt Rev. C. T. Meredith, prom. —Routh C. and Scortnirough oo. and nrohdio. —St.:starch-Magdalene IL; I ill.; p‘t.. Rey. J. Up ton ; and Ihninstor C., riotnneet ; dro. Both and Wells ; Rev. T. 110'..ertg, doe. o n iTVll.—Sir,—ln youunder of tbe 10th inst., whict so only just seen, I perceiv, h: head " Preferments," the owing Ann.nincetuent Itev. D. C. Tome to the CUr/Cy Of St. drea , n, "ordostry, Rirnaingli.vo." If not correct.l this may Iced Onto turCier illtAL I beg therefore t state that 1 am the clergy. tno curacy' above-mimed, and am, sir,Divot era in Mo tn.—St. Andrew's, Bordiedey, Blrminsham, July IS, NAVAL. rontsmot:Tit, Jumr 17.—Tbe R 4113, brig, cams into Dabo bar b our this Acre...a the Sharketiaoteri st., returned into ur yesterd iy in e oisequenee o f having hail her bowsprit curried away by eoliroiati with another vessel on Saturday. -The Trident, at., arrived yesterday morning from kkoolisich, embaracol a party of marine., aned audit lor Pembroke.-,The l'ollinowood and Kingfisher are d fad both ready to lay off , but retnain waiting for their pay-books front the Adninalty. -The Ilitieinan, sk i was taken Into dock this day to Dave her screw elansined 1 . 11501 1 %, 4., in ordinary, went out to try Ler engines this us irnink—Th llerosos, st., arrival here yes. tqday to receive on homed a party of men fr.on the dockyard, to pro ceed to deotkaud and bring round the Dauntless to this port. - - MILITAItY. THU 12tH LANCEitS ere to arrive this day at Cork and liallineollitt, to rvphtee for Bth Iluw.tru, to march immediately fur )tewbridge, where the reAt. will arrive by the lath lush SPORTINCi. TAT TEftiiAll. 7 t 4 .-3 1 oirosT. tooIGOODWO STAILT.O.-9 to 2 eget Rellection, 5 to 1 mist Pillage (t), 7 1 eget Chiety,l2 to 1 apt hydrangea, to to t apt Chat )(t), 10 to 1 opt Plaudit, 12 to 1 apt Dantam (13, SOO to 30 apt hough (1). The brbo tin( was eztretn..ly tlat, and was remailiable and fur the increased la. osr In the two fannuites were held, Ilud for the re-appear ane of hydrangea and Chat, who, but a few days since, were at 30 to 1 each. GOODWOOD CI:P.-6 to 4 apt The Hero. Ekon. UANDICAP —8 to 1 apt Mcaua, 10 to 1 apt Sylvan (t), 10 to 1 apt Executor (t). The above odds laid in KIWI SUMS, Sr. LEOlitt.—N o betting. DE11.111.-10 to 1 agat The Flying Dutchman, 22 to w 1 apt Borneo, 2.5 to 1 agst (t). 28 to 1 apt °purity (t), 30 1 agst Nunnykirk 1, , 00 '0 30 opt giuey Dick (0, 1,000 to 30 apt Cru cible ( t), 35 to apt Menlcolt ( t), 40 to I Not Vellllolll/11(t). BOtfleo, o,t/liej, and Nuunykirk hoof u good many friends ; ti dy , ever, oath* and, m tact, on every race, was unomuz dull. 11.atu Intelligence. HOUSE OE LORDS. Tresent : the lord Chase nor, Lord cimpbeti, and other Teem. CECILIA FELHAM, MARGARET LeNcit, anti M ARIA WCARTHY E. ALEXANDER WCYRTILY AND OTHERS -- ASSIGNMENT Or PROPERTY RE NUNS. This appeal against a decree of the present Lord Chancellor of Ireland was opened on Friday list, and the arguments were now re sumed. The suit, as stated in the report in this journal on Saturday, was instituted for the purpose of enforcing pay ment to the two f i rs t-named appellants, cs trustees for the Ursuline convent at lilackrock, near Cork, of two equal tenth shares of the personal estate of Alexander M'Carthy, who died intesta'e in 1813, leaving ten children, eons and daughters, two of whom — the third a pp ellant, and her sister Catherine, a respondent, both proteued nuns of the said convent—assigned by separee deeds their respective shares in the intestate's estate to the two first appellants as such trustees. The Lord Chancellor being of opinion that the did deeds were not exezuted by the young ladies of their fees will, but under pressure of their vows' of obedience to the superiors of the convent, declared that no relief ought to be peen upon deeds so executed, and dismitsed the bill with costa—The arguments of Mr. Turner and Id :. Bethell (with whom was Mr. Anstey), for the ap pellants, were to the effect that the evidence ia the cause proved that the young ladies executed the deeds of their tree will ; that they cave the necessary in-tractions to the solicitor who prepared the deeds ; that no compulsion or persuasion was used towards them ; that the law, not recognising con vents, did not recogni e a n y v ows of obedience or of poverty which the or mhers might make, but as these ladies were of full age and capacity, and did actwolly assign their distribu tive shires in their father's estate to the appellants, the court was board to enforce payment nt those shares—The argu ments of Mr. Rolt and Sir F. Kelly (with whom were Mtor. Napier and Mr. Meths ringwn), for the respondents, were the effect thet the deeds of assignment were executed under coercion from the superiors of the convent, and under opt r tion of religious sows and terror, and were consequently void in equity ; that it was not con,istent with the principles of a court of equity to lend its aid in enforcing deeds executed under such circumstances ; that the suit was insti tuted without the consent or even a wlknoedge of Maria Macarthr, although she was made plaintiff; that it was contrary ton s üblic policy to give effect to deeds executed by pin obedience to religious vows, by which they might have bound themselves to dispose of all property to which they might become entitled to religious uses; that the two young la lies being, long previous to their father's death, professed suns, hound by monastic and religious vows, were dead in law, and incapable of acquiring or parting with provrty, and then. fore nothing passed to the two first-named appellants under the alleged deeds. The learned counsel also insisted cruet the suit was i-1-framed, there being a misjoinder of parties in making Maria M'Carthy a plaintiff, on account of the conflict of interest between her rights and the claims of the other plaintiffs.—Mr. Turner, in reply, contended that there was no conflict of interest, and no mi*joinder of parties. It was nut competent to the de fendants to insist on any such conflict, after arguing that Mara M'Carthy, the third plaintiff, had no interest In the subject, and po , sessed none. She did take an interest, a child's part of the intestate's estate, and she had an interest in enforcing the payment to the fissignees, as trustees for the benefit of all the members of the convent, including herself. The administrator of the intes.ale's estate was a trustee for the assigeees or assignors, and ought not to be heard to raise this objec.ion on the form of the suit. The learned counsel urged several arguments on this point to meet the Lord Chancellor's observations ; from which it would appear that the objection to the form of the suit prevailed in his lord ship's mind.—TLS consideration of the case was, at six o'clock, adjourned to Thursday. EQUITY COURTS. Before Vice-Chancellor WigraM. LETTS V. TTIS LONDON AND BLACKWALL RAILWAY COMPAMY.—TITIIES.—This Win a suit instituted by the rector of St. Oiave, Hart-street, City, for tithes in respect of h,uses in the parish, taken and puled down) y the com pany 1,4. the purpo-es of the undertaking. The master having by Its r. pot specitixl too hou.ea taken, nod fixed the annual value at which they were chargeable fur tithe, the company took numerous exception to toe report. The cause now came on for hearing upon the exceptions. The Soli. citor.Oeneral and Mr. Speed appeared for the rector, and Mr. Wood and Mr. S. S. Bell for the company.—His Honour decided in favour of the rector, and overruled ail the exceptions except two. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. &fore Mr. Commis , nine lonblanque. be at L. SAMUEL —Lyon Samuel, silversmith, Bury. street, St. Mary Axe, camo up for his last examination, which bad be,.n adjourned from u pr. vious day , on acco unt of the very complicated accauntx not being quite ready. The balance-sheet, prepared by Mr. Croystlill, extending from 14 August, 1815, to 25th November last, disclosed the Ll:owit.g state of affairs: DMUS. CERDErOII. Creditors 539,10 9 Good debts Liabilities Law costa, tee ...... ... 1,95,7 Pro•n•rty t . ken Capital Rents of property ....... 214 Proptety and bins in Profits —_,-: 1,043 liandt of creditors I,i i'iitities (as per soots) 31,019 Ikil stie expenses Trade do 1,450 Lusa.. 5. 123,2 P E 125,241 examination without any op- The bankrupt pssaed. his ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOME ClRCUlT.—lleureoart, JOLT 17. Before the Lord Chief Balsa. CHAWLI:Y V. HICh.3O:4.—BILKACII OF PROYI.BB OF MAR RIAOE.—SuJeint Shee and Mr. Hawkins were for the plaintiff, and Mr. nintaltio C.vimbers for the defendant. Serjeant Shee stated the,Liete of the ease, which were fully detailed in the evidence. George Crawley deputed that the plaintif f was his sister, and they both residot will their father, who occupied a small farm at Cadwcll, in Bediordahire. In the year 1846 the family consisted of his sister liannah (the plaintiff), his father and mother, witness, and a female servant. He knew the defendant, who occupied some land at Gilmore, about four miles from their farm, and he wu also a cattle dealer. A short time prior to Whitsuntide, 1846, the de. fendant was in the habit of coming to their farm upon mat ters of business, and very soon afterwards he began paying attentions to his sister. At first he cameonly once a week, in the evening, to shit her, but he soon came oftener, and was frequently with her alone, on Sunday mornings, while her ...mother and father were at chapel and witness was engaged about the form. lie was considered to be courting the plaintiff all this time, and about a week before Christ mas, when all the family were present, he said that he and Hannah were going to be married. Witness asked the defendant if be meant what he said, and he re plied that he did ; and witness then said if they got mulled, and should happen to want a omits, he moved make him a present of ma. (A laugh.) The THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, JULY IQ, 1818, his pockets, assisted by Browning, who was on the top of prosecutor, and who sat -1 to the others, "if he won't give up m i the mo v, take him up by the heels and shake it out of him." he lmit containing the silver was taken away from prosecutor, after which he wart to the till•house, where he was again assailed, the prisoners and others, not in custody, *eying that " If the people of the house did not send the prosecutor out they would pull the house down ;" and had nut the mayor of Banbury, with several other gentlemen, who had been requested to attend by Fogerty, arrived, thi re is little doubt but the prosecutor would nave lost his life —J. Wallace, a contractor, identified Nutt, as being one of the party that attacked the prosecutor. Witness also identified Browning, Bear, Fish, Brain, and Baker, who followed prosecutor to his house, and jumped in at the window. Witness, alter this, saw Fish come out of the beer-home, when the wend attack was made upon the prmeeutor, with a quantity of silver in his hands, which he said he hail got out of Wight= in's -kets.—Fottinger, a blacksmith at Adderbury, saw b a ker with a quantity of silver in his hand, which ' he said he had picked up on the floor in the beer— house —Fogarty identified Browning, Fish, and Crow der, as haling entered the house occupied by the prosecutor. A number of other witnesses were called, who gave cor roborative evidence, after which witimses were called to character. Ms lordship did not think there was sufficient evidence to support the charge of robbery, but the learned counsel might, if lie thought propi r, let the case go to the jury for the charge of assault, which was Ma most violent and unjustifiable character. Mr. Millar acted upon the suggestion of his lordship, and the jury returned a verdict of Guilty of robbery and as - ault a g ainst Browning, and of mimic only againq all ttie other prisoners, except Brain, who was acquitted. —Sente neo deferred. - SOUTH WALES CIRCUIT.—CATIDIFP, JULY 15. Yesterday the commission was opened by lit. Justice Wightman. HIOHWAY ROniIHRY WITH Amiss, aged 23, collier; D. Davies, 20, will, r ; IV. Edwards, 22, collier; and 11. Bowen, 20, bailer, were charged with having as saulted Joseph Jones, and with having stolen from his per- Son 91. Os. Old., a purse, and a knife.—J. Jones sworn: I run hovea of age. On the llth of Int month I was on my way me from Neath. When I got to Taibach I sought tor lodgings, but could not get any, and consequently I went to the M..rgam Cok, Ovens, intending to rest th• re. I got into them about two in the morning. After I had been there a little time the prisoners came in, bringing with them some beer. They asked me to drink with them. When I was drinking I heard one of the men say, "Damn him, let us rob him and kill hi nt." It t wan Dvid dan Davies sand id 8 0. Upon bearing that, 1 thought I was ` n ger, s went out. They all followed see. I drew my knife, and told them to keep hack. They then took up stones, and struck me with stones. I threw my 'sidle from me as far as 1 could throw it, for tear they would take it. The four got me down between them. The prisoner Bowen had his knee on my stomach. David Davies hail his two knees on the side of me head, and his two hands on my mouth. He told me that if I offered to cry out he would be my death in one moment. Wil ram Edwards searched y pecketf, rl and took all the money that I h ad in m y pocketsm. I was neay kill% d. Whenthey:left me 1 went to Camairon, and met a policeman, who, with another, went back to the coke ovens. — Crow-examine d ; I get my living he selling bones and rags. I lived at Maesteg three years.—P. Wi policeman, de. posed to having taken the p risoaen iou. custody. Various sums of money were found on them, which is all did not amount to 51.—Mr. Lloyd Hall then addressed the jury for the defence. Margaret Davin, servant at the Bear Inn, Aberavon, was called. Some time before she heard of the alleged robbery she gave the prisoner Edwards in change for a vereign, six halt-crowns, four shillings, nd ninepence. He had previously hail a Dint of beer. Several highly re spectable individuals gave the prisoners a good character, as honest and :ndustr!ous youeg men.—lLs lordship baring summed up, the jury retired ; and after being locked up for about three hours returned a verdict of Guilty against all eseornmuidation =Ky.—St:admix, • ----- ---• pears - transportation. POLICE.—YESTERDAT. WORSIII P-ST BEET. —Se NITAlte PROSECUTION. - Mr. J. J. Poitterin, a patent concentrated manure manufacturer, in Queemstreet, Mile-end, was sum moned by the parish authorities - or having suffered a large quantity of offensive matter to accumulate upon his pr. mins. The dee nd ant appeared at the snit of the authorities of the Louden Hospital in the latter part of let year to answer a similar conipla . ut, when he entered into an undertaking for the immediate suppreseion of the nuisance ; but, in consequence of numerous complaints from the inhabitants, that the cause of annoyance was still in active operation, I. vector E lie was directed to pioceed on Friday last and ueike a personal inspection of the premises. The place consisted of so ineloeure, in which there were three capacious sheds, c attaining in the first secumul itions, which emitted an effluvium id the most ' offensive description ; in the sec. nd, 7A hogsheads of the came material, which appeared to have undergone some hardening proem; and in tne third, three or tour more of these hogs heads filled with manure which appeared to be pi rfected.— , Mr. Joseph Nash, late house-surgeon of the London Hoe ' petal, stated that the effluvium arising from the offensive sub stances was most intolerable, and penetrated the surrounding neighbourhood for a considerable di tanco. Ile considered it to be highly prejudicial to the general health of the occu pants of the seqacent streets, and to the two workhouses Mt. mediutely contiguous, where various forms of fever had ex• tensively prevailed for some time past, and he was of opinion that such miasma were sufficient to produce those complaints, and materially to aggravate their symptoms if they had pre viously e x isted.—M r. liammi i I booed an order for the suppres sion of the nuisance within tee period prescribed by the act —4B hours.—Defendent said that it was utterly impossible to remove so Tanen accumulation within such a limited period,l and, as he had already suffered to en almost ruinous (Vent by the protracted suspension of his business, he hoped the ' magistrate would allow him further time.—Mr. Hammill, however, said that the time allowed by the act was expressly limited to two days, but, if even he had a diseretionary power to extend it, he should certainty not exercise it in this instance, and if the defendant failed to comply with the order within the time specified he should recommend the parish authorities to proceed against him by indictment at the undone. CLERKENWELL.—Muse SANITARY PROSSCUTIoNS. —Bee. Dr. IV. Moldy, of No. IS, Bloomsbury-street, Bed ford•equare, was summoned for having suffered a nuisance to the danger of the health and lieu of the inhabitants. The def. ndant is the owner and landlord of several houses in Norfolk-court and Norfolk.equare, Islington, which are in habited by poor persons, who are living in • most filthy state in cousequence of their not being provided with prorr conveniences. The sewers are out of order, and the accu mulation of filth is so great that it has become a nuisance to the whole neighbourhood. Fever had arisen front it, and the medical gentlemen of the district had attended in conse quence thereof —Mr. It. T. Smith, surgeon to the northern &strict of Islington stated that he had examined ten houses belonging to defendant, which he found in such a fil'hy and nauseous condition that it was with 10020 difficulty and danger he made the examination. The accumulation of filth and the stench were calculated to engender fever and were dangerous to the health of the public. Fever had taken place there.—Other evidence to the same effect having been given, Mr. Hammill (who sat for Mr. Combo) said it was the incumbent duty of every landlord to see that his houses were in proper order and free from filth. The nuisance had been proved to be highly dangerotuefever had taken place. and he must make his order for its removal, for whicn the law allowed two days from the time of making such order.—Mr. Mallett, the clerk, said that there were ten summonses against defendant for ten different houses.—Dr. Mosely entreated mcdtration, as he was ignorant of the existence of the nui sance until he received notice of the present proceedings. — Mr. Hammitt said that under the circumstances ho would order five guineas each to the medical gentlemen, and the cost of the summonses, amounting in the whole to upwards of 121. MAItYLEBONE. CHARGE or MCILDER.—J. New man was charged with having caused the death of Anne Fitxpetriek.—l'oliceman Druce, while on duty in Lower-place, Willesden, on the previous night, heard loud screams from a female at some distance from him, en the banks of the canal, and on hastening to the spot he saw the person who had given the alarm, and who told him that a man (pointing to the prisoner) who was near at hand had struck a woman, who was then struggling in the water. Witness secured the prisoner, who made no resistance, and basing given him into the care of come one who had come up to his assistance, be procured a rake, with which, in the course of a few minutes, he succeeded in dragging the women to the bank. A surgeon was sent for, but his endeavours to restore animation were unhappily unavailing, and the body remains at an adjacent public.hou e, to which it was con veyed, where it awaits a coroner's inquest —Sarah Spicer said that she was returning home in the same direction as the prisoner and deceased, with whom she had been working in • flold at baymeking, when she heard screams from deceased, who was in company with the prisoner. He had been quaneliug very much on the road, and imam diately after the screens made by deceased she (the latter) ex claimed, in s loud tone, " You rogue, Newman, you've done for me." On witness reaching the place whence the cry had proceeded she saw deceased in the canal, upon the bank of which close by, the prisoner, who had a young child in his arms, stood crying. He said that she hail thrown herself in, and he seemed desirous that assistance should be obtained. She then asked hint what the deceased screamed for, and he said that having had a quarrel with her he struck her, and she then threw herself into the water.—The prisoner mid that lie had not given her a blow, he only gave her a Blight tap with the hack of his hand, after having had a tew words with her, upon which she took off her bonnet, cap, and shawl, and having laid them down on the bank she threw herself into the canal ; she his attempted to make away with herself three or four time' before.—The constable said he Ifound the articles alluded to' by the prisoner lying upon the ground.—The prisoner was remanded for a week. MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—Cneaon or OBTAINING MOUSY UNDER FALSE PRNTe.NCES.—J. Goennern, Otherwise Dr. Von Goennern, physician and professor of Mesmerism and clairvoyance, was further examined on numerous charges of obtaining money by Wee pretences; and Charles Soden, the prisoner's confederate, was also charged with having assisted the prisoner to obtain money fraudulently.—Lord centre aid he recollected the prisoner Goennern, but he did I apt recollect Soden. Goennem wrote to him about a year ego, representing that his wife was insane, and making men .t of some powder which he maid he had invented. He sent him 201. in answer to his applicstion. Afterwards the prisoner again wrote foe further eminence, but he declined to send any more mosey. The prisoner Soden ob tained 21. from him, to the best of his belief, a short time ago.—George Appleyard said the prisoner applied by letter to girl Spencer for money. The letter set forth a tale of distress, to the effect that his wife wu in Hanwell ; that he wee desirous of returning to Germany With hie child, but baps in a eteW PI alltlilltiOgl he was moNEI MARKET. MONDAY EVENING. The great abundance of unemployed money in the hands of dealers and capitalists, swelled now as it is daily by the dividend accounts, continues to tell upon the funds and other public securities. Prices rise upon almost every transaction. Consuls have been bought as high as 88„ to-day, and lett off 88 to 1 for money, and for account fixed for the 10 proximo. Bank Stock was higher also at 196 to 8. Reduced Threes, 88 to 1. Three-and•a-Lluarter per Cents., 88.; to 1 . Long Annuities, 8 13-16 to 9. Exche quer Burs, 453. to 495. premium. India Bonds, 28s. to 31s. premium. India Stock, 238 to 240. The halt monthly settlement of account in foreign securities came on to-day. Although not suspected of being a heavy or complicated affair, but, the reverse trom the lightness of the transactions, defaults in two instances were reported, but for quite unimportant amounts. Prices ruled rather higher for seine of the more solid stocks, whide begin to be inquired for as Consols become dearer. Dutch Two-and-a-Halt per Cents. were last quoted 45 to !, • the FOUID, 70 to 2 ; Belgian Four-and - a - Half per Cents., 69 to 71. Rus sian, 98 to 100. Danish, 69 to 72. Spanish Fives, 111 to 12 ; the Threes, 211 to 2 ; Passive, 21 to 31. Portuguese, 17 to 18. Mexican, 17 to 1. Brazilian, 69 to 71. Peruvian, 30 to 3. Venezuela, 11 to 17. New Granada, 12 to 1. A second dividend, at the rate of 2s. in the pound, has been declared to-day upon the liquidation of the estate of Messrs. Perkins, Schlusser, ana Mullen, which becomes payable on Wednesday next, and every Wednesday and Thursday subsequently. Te e first dividend, of ss. in the pound, it will be remem bered, was declared and paid in January. On Wednesday next also a dividend, at the rate of 5 per cent , is declared for payment on tee estate of Messrs. Rickards ' Little, and Co. The disordered condition of the French exchequer threatens the banking and monetary system of France with very serious coming trials. With revenue in default by monthly millions, and expendi ture on the contrary in excess, the government must, it is clear, be reduced to the vreatc et straits already, and with apparently no reliable resource for extrica tion from its difficulties but through the Bank of France. Such assistance the state bank, however reluctant, will be compelled to afford, and the loans will not be the lees forced, because nominally the sub ject of negotiation. The Bank, it appears, is now called upon fur a loan of 160,000,000 of francs, mak ing, with the 30,000,000 before berrovred upon tree , wry bonds, 200 , 000,000, o r sa y 8,000,0001. sterling, in one year when all paid. The amount is, moreover, independent of further advances made by the bank to the government upon other securities. As the con joint capitals of the bank, and the provincial joint stock banks now incorporated with it, amouht to little more than 91,000,4 1 00 francs, say in ster ling 3,630,000, P. will be perceived that the whole banking capital and more is, or would seem to be, lent twice over to the govern ment. The Bank, of course, does not lend its capital substantially ti current convertible values, but its po sition is not the less perilously endangered by inniti plying its issues of promissory notes, in which the loans will chiefly be paidond so adding to the weight of its liabilities. in the Bank returns for the week ending the 13th inst., the treasury . figures with /ail ' to its credit ; on the contrary, with its account cur rent overdrawn by the miserable sum of about 14,0001. sterling, so hardly was it. pressed for even such a pitiful pittance. But for the 30 millions pre viously borrowed from the Beek on treasury bonds, and placed to its credit, the government indeed would have had nothing to draw against at all, so far as a banking account. According to the revenue tables published in the Moniteue, the indirect. taxes ',have yielded les., within the half-year now ended, by nearly 62,000,000 francs than for the corresponding six months of last year. Of the ordinary direct taxes, which should have yielded within the same period this year 423,500,000 lanes, only 170,700,000 francs had been collected, leav ing nearly 233,000,000 francs to be recovered. The extraordinary impost of the 45 centimes had pro duced only 871 millions of the 1911 millions esti mated for the quarter. The financial account of deficit will therefore stand thus, in round numbers: Fr. D e ficit indirect tales Deficit direct taxes - 315,000,000 Deduct receipts dine 45 centimes tax extraordinary 81,500,000 _ =7= -----. Fr. 227,500,000 Deficiency of revenue upon the half year in sterling upwards of nine millions. ENGLISH FUND& Dank Flock, 197 I 6 Luba Stock, 239 3 per Cl. Red. Apo... 875 t 8 lady Bonds, 0.000, 29 3 per Ct. Cooed. Anus., 8.18 Ditto, under Si dial, 31 • ,e 7 Colim for Acct.. A 8 4 I,frl 3 l= CL , eap. Jas. lBl b, 184). Kee& a Bills. .521.800. ug 1id.,. 10,875 Julia SI 9 {340 4 ; /larch, 45 9 Ditto. 33 yaws, Jas. 5, 1900,0 9-10 TORSION FUNDS. 6 pec Cont. Bresilan Bonds, 09 5 per Nov Ct.apanall Bonds, dir. ham Ditto Small, 71 . e4o, lle 3 per Ct. DeaWlßondc,lB2s.7o Ditto Paidte Bald., 3 Ditto Ct. Melican, 1846,17 517 liitto ludeioni, 51 Amt.. July .31. 115 i 3 per Ct. Ppasaa hoods, 215 2 1 per Ct. Portuguese lauds ni Ditto Acct., July 31, 22 Ditto Acct., Jul) 3 1 . 18 24 per Wit. Dutch EL. 12 gull., 4 per C. Belgian Noa. 454 5 6 per Ct. Rum= We., 102.2, Let., 4 per Ct. Dila!, Certificates, Ti 10 1984 Liao size., July at, 72 a sewed f l o a r tu 2 r l.. in N a o different hand, but exactly to the same effect u the first to tans th i i s s re u tt r"' er ; tiil l : 1 letter, was sent. Lord Sp . encer directed that • sovereign should be sent. The prisoner received the money. The :7: -----------:; T n , te r meuey,—W. Hereford, one of the Mendicly Society's prisontr called again, but Lord Spencer refused to give any more rsetablee repeated the evidence he gave on the former occa son, and iddedthat be had received • letter from tho prisoner since his committal, and he (witness), accompanied by Capt. Wood, the manager, went to the prisoner. The prisoner, after being duly cautioned, made a confeesion that he was one of a gang of impostors who had defrauded the nobility and gentry to a great extent. The prisoner gave such evi dence as led to the apprehension of the other prieener.— Capt. Woad corroborated this evidence, further stating, that the prisoner had said he was quite aware that a letter had been sent to the society which ex- SNARE lAST.—Lownow , 7I ' LT 17. posed the practices of the gang. The prisoner then wrote a l e tter in witness's presence, giving certain evidenca. The Nor The tenons of lines In Roman characters ilenot: setual prisoner Goennern said, he -crate to Ilorsford to come to g— tran g sZautis: those of linen In /Wire sellers' Pao... the prison, and on bring told by the last witness that ho role. 1•10. could not see Ilets'ord, but that he might tell him if he had 542 . , lbeed .6, er e rt ~:i. : , too. "4 i Id io . 1 4 94 Le rk seln iv n , h so. 6., Wcsinns ... ;4l a. anything to communicate, he was induced to confess he had et . to , foreseriaat Mak, 44 p. .$4 e. NOV. W. ..•..,4 , d. m into the PJ !Bina a 0 vford Jo. Tit e I 00 Do. do. ?flans ... .4 SI. written letters *eking for money. He further toll the last wit- 3 / 4 3 ; .. tic. w.d. d .s . 5 4,, 555 . 3 3i 3d. di 3 , Dd. 03 , 3 ... 3 .,,,,,.... 4 3 e evthat it was the prisoner Sod• n who had led hi 6 6; ,eu..thi, t std. In Do. Third. . ... . 4, present s crape , . and who had induced him to take up the „ef . ,e,: , _,....1 ~ trade of butnag-letter writer. Soden wee an old hand at , 3 : 5 1 ,"7;:,..4.,,7, , .,---“ ,- i q tr d. It t o tu m •N ‘, .. 3pe •l'. 4 . .T. ‘ P re i *d. this letter -writing, and he ought to have been apprehended I lit Nor kie ihantstiro . . :1 1 1 , 3td. 11 3 1....1,4z..... , ;:i5, 1 54 4. years ago.— Mr . Absolon, teacher, Haymarket, and the p s i- .S;,, ise e te d .TiZiii . re let toe Maw., SOO •, Lis :n.lOB tx, goner took lodgings at his house with a woman, whom he 85 7 c. he , f r e e lioithroci. .3 Sod. 10 Do. Nee lid. Pra . • oar tp. represented to be his wife, who payafterwar erme insane. ISJ Do. Prel. i irg , i . j 1.4. ear I 'e , t , ftusayrdet4fAcess. i t o l g t4 5 Witness, finding the prisoner could not afor his apart- 4' , SJ Do.. 503. shaves 116 mesas, which were at the rent of three guineas weekly, i ' s ) " D b1 . 4t . n 115 .1 4/- . 4 1 . i i- 1. 1 ,'. i I tee lie. Dina. a Dead 77 requested him to go; but feeling reluctant to see • prolev- et pe.tgeoe.letiCrei 21 32 v. D.J.:M.4.400.44A 118 1W sionsl man, as he thought, with a wife and child, leave his 21, easaernounnon. ~ 145 e 38 fm. fecirt.nreosor 424 Itisd.o4.lVaLtfro4l house pennilese, he offered him money. The prisoner took " il/4,0",./17,4.,,'hat,46.1P1„.„ :1 , .., ip. m ~,.. efs. ,. a . half a sovereign, and some time afterwards called on him to t o ye s , de_ _i pl. elk 1 ~; . ...,,,: ais, ..... tell him of his wite's insanity. At that time Herr Staudigl, i.st, Ica. .... De. I shares ...... tee singer, was in hie house, and witness communicated the Vet De: ..I° ..tiirr i t t"3". ill ra oe. • sner - s ...... circumstance to that gentleman, who, believing the story, ti Dd. 1,4 5 .,.......... 1 . . 3 ,7 5 . 1,,,..,... ! ,`,...... gave him a cheque for 201., and proceeded to get up a 2/ &owe Vain. Cs 4 . _ 4 L'e. 1 liirds . ••.. • leg tiorielO subscription, but aiterwards discovering the prisoner's unwor- r u ir k, : d a ............ .7 .. .7 77 , nit , iv. 4 , , , ,..... los. .. thinem the subscriptions were not paid over to the prisener.— 4 110.11o.Serp 0.0;0: tlt I. 6 De.Goarf. /IP. 0,. A hootmaker, in King street, proved that the prisoner took 21: . 1, Do. du.. io.. . , 1 . . 21 LW. ...W . !.,.0 P. Cm... lodgings at his house under the name of Chew.—The pri- N ffeet . kt,e.e..eutre . ••• .et et a* . , _4! 1 . 5, 1fg..da„1! ___F . : soiree said that was the name of the woman who pseud as 7,4 Ds. Neu r vart • ; 7,,,,, ,,, ,,, ,, ,, , v0r:z.,„ Lis wife.—John Bincer proved that • letter was sent tii Mr 21 D e ..;pC1.1.r.1.14. t fik 124 Noon C o afiesnlure Ferguson from Goennera asking for assistance. Also, an- Ivf FAssi•LinrOineors • i Itia. of *ye& Ir:eon. •,• ,; i other letter from Roden with ',book. The book was re- Ittewiitiel. dilLetire..' l evened to Soden .— Cspt. Wood said some of the letters of 124 Do, 1 sum tee la gdinDeburea..ehatime....o.a al 4 gesistee end 1111.1110. 0-ennem were in Goennern's handwriting, and the anony- 2 ?„ fdos 4 ,. • sY_ .. itev . tr„ . ., ~,,. S . sleotelb„,__,_, „.oamt, ~_ ,••••• mous letter was in tioden's handwritieg.—Mr. Bingham 1 1,Ni= r i l ',,:lh'';',... ..,,,,T• I , nr .- k ,-..----..... . said there was no doubt about the connexion between the _l4 , 00.Losat Yeraka gs fat. 12 1A40...%.: 4 •? .. 1 "d"' two parties, bat, as far as the evidence went, there way no- :2,„l:Bltgrib.llLe= 11 1 12 d. 1 4, ,41 4,t- ,‘ f . i. m ...,....;•,,, thing to support the charge against Soden. Al that Soden le lki. Are, 404..• 5l L3p. 6 I lki. d 0..... tams H. had done was to annoy servants by leaving books at the dif- au De. n. 4.331. (erect houses, which was the case with a great many o th er llt Do. Nrsr.lsl. persons, b uts, this was not such an offence es he could deal 1 " 6 „, cit . ~ ,. .7i.„,„,7::::::. 1 DI IL.: 0 ,„.„,."‘ . ' . 7.::::•., with. Soden, therefore, must be discharged . With respect 7t Do. Übe's* ...... t 10 Do.Bper Cost- ref. to the other prisoner there was so much truth mixed up with *??. , Do. 0 to .31si i . T . : ... ...• 11 1 111 i i s Lbreri i i , i , ra Union.. .1 the fraudulent pretences in his letter, that ho was afreid the '. I at lifetio \ ni v ieree •.:.. es lee is I D.. Pi rtiornre evidence was not strong enough to justify ti committing 55 1 i k ,, 5 owes ...... . 4,1 DJ 63/4i anteri o rtationlddre the prisoner. There wm no doubt that the prisoner had eel lA, ssAnowl ...... e lles lA ;anwo • —i: , - 1 been living on the bounty of the humane for a considerable r., 6! _•.. .- • • u 1 vo : a.........,, 31 ~ time • but this did nut c institute such an offence us ho IoS Leneurafrstiriiit3/ 1 36 I De. do. ....... c o ul d with. However, the society, if they thought they .6 : Do. di.............p at do. do. Thirds— 4, could establish a case of fraudu'elit pretences, might have 14. Ica. Sew", '..,i1 i .,„ 23 , ilm' s „t",, ll „ . .. io „. ....... ........ au opportunity of so doing, as it was his intention ter equire k , , 1 : 0 ''': Vjg„! the prisoner to find bail to answer any charge that might be et De. Sr ,rniit . ii la. to U 3 / 4 , ll l users Guinn, /aka preferred against hia. at the session. Tim prisoner was then IL , ko.2_elr,d-s, e fr . f,Vil• ~7t 4d. 4 I Veit et ltaiin ...... IS llrtits • Sues.,d , Wo, required to find two sureties of 241. each, or one of 501. al 7,,,,'1 4 ',74.,..,,,',7„',.7 ' ' Sti Wei. ens.irB. ll' stn. , Soden wished t 3 make • statement, and having permission 38 1e0ff 8 .14a34& , '60 Sc I York, Semi.. a Heel to do so he wan proceeding in a strain bf recrimination al i I).ll7. ( Pl' , f:if'' , , 35 1 Do.one.NeersaDar; a,minst the other prisoner, when ho was stopped by the g iti4 .....k.„b . .,,,, , ~. 1 . 31 d. le Do ka.NollfkaNn , 1 i Dodo N eria •ca BM ' court —The prisoner G rnnern repeated that it was Soden et Do.i ewer i 1 8 1401.1 N 1 Warm 1, 1 , who had given him all the addresses of the parties to whom .111 !Leta send Breitierit. VI 92 :1) Ywlibliliartilibilillbuil , he had written. 40 lads and Airs's... 23 ante t le DO. Wag:MOW ....I 30 I le,. Nese. "' . 15 im.Leake .toch 11 W EST MIN ST E lt.—H to it wA V ROIIIIEILY.—Ann Tap- A i 555 G ..ht • 6 0 0. 5 3 83, FOILII. , KAII.O• 1, son, Ants s'a-kett, and John Keats were finally examined, 341Ltr.,0r.e. , 6.4 ,0440 . 'xi iniusure „ a i Amer. charged with having robbed Mr. J. Archer. —Prosecutor, it 4. 444 ..ai th i 1c°11 It 6 Ilk i. 9l ° .0 ,•, I Cw s,.• 4 rf? ~ Du. karepwww.. . whilst proceeding home last Sunday we ek, hsd been accosted 50 kw, LeaLtnti, n.O 325 42 e 4 rear re ie.— .. • by the female print) , ere, and Tapson knocked his hat off, and al Do. Om,. Held ho. a 18d. 4 Italian a Avesta... i d 111 Dial.: ii a ta nail. r • on his endeavouring to regain it the other female prisoner, ,?, 1it0 . .p . '.:5 4 ,, , ..r. : 1 41,11 : 7 7 ~,,,,,,,,,,,,v ... ... 1 , Pickett, matte a snatch at his chain end seals, and gave him re rs;... iafir4.4 ... ,45 47 ill NYOUT au.l Lie4a .: : 1 two severe blows on thellead. Whilst struggling with the 2Do N awblart abt 24 to Northern t Pea,* : orison( r, Keats had come up, and told him not to strike the tlls Londou ft Greenwich Ie d 6 Orlieui Boranus 3 • Ica De. l'refersecs.. • • 44 Over I . j ; ...1 3 21. woman. —T he prisoners were secured, and a former einem- 1 , e 1,..,„1, e e. steam. MS e It !Pori. Ly048.... 7 td. tion having been proved against Keats, Mr. Broderip seat all 22 Do. t Owns Let I 4 80. 3o rums end orievaa. la' the prisoners fur trial. 7 De. e 4. New ..... 4/ i 5 I 36 rerls and 14.844.... Le ad 2 Go. 1 .fth.. .. . $76 8 Paris datresheurg . 6 al. . .. to Do. 44/.OL. 5.. ;34V :) ! _lour, ea.( I!• car .. 10 9 D0.14.814..11 aaa It 224. 7 , 1 atakrc a s 111 eers. 3a 9 , te•.1.1.01, 1 1 et li t 1 3 / 4 2n. 8 lours and Nantes.. et AI. 11 I e .pe.i.....4ht lit 4 3p. ail IF:st Steamer .. $5 ed. RAILWAY BILLS IN PARLIAMENT. Ifotaft OF L0111,8.-4,01(1) SlitaFTEnlittleT'S C 03112113111. —Pliubeirgh and ISltilaute Extensions, Preamtde PrOMd j cleaves agreed VI. Obtotal 4.—London and South We s tern (power to pur chase steam - b iab ). Preamble proved, giving the company power for foUTIRCII )'eats L. TIM StrUM• bouts between soutkampton, Portsmouth, (deport, Lyming;on, Poole, and Weymouth, us lim;land ; and Ilavre, St. Mato, and Uranville, in France. The committee also ineerted a clause reeuirtng that tke CODOellt of three-fifths of the shareholders saisidd to' necessary to the purchase of steam-boa's. Other eiauoes agreed 64; bill ordered to be reported. °lntel. 6.—()xtord, Worcester, and WolverhalnP'on (de slatian at Wolvet hampton). Preamble proved ; clauses agrebil to ; bill ut tined to be repotted. London and North WeAern (der. ation and 'Manske:mat Leamington). Case opened ; promoters' evidence I:Rai/ANDEB AND STOCK , : ABROAD. BFRLIP, Aram 14.-Bt. tlehnld B. 74 MID, 731 in. • Pram Bch., 881 b , m. ; din and Anhalt 5811.. 87/ A. 868 m.; Col'ogne and Min, den, m.; HUTH]] and llambum, 611 111 Potrolaln MagdeLurg, 44 b.; Exchange: on London. Smooths, 6.24) IRK 1124 f money. Juana. Cant u . 37 ; Ditto. Three per Ceuta., 42; Nun,Two 3-iigf per Cantu. 37 ; Loan, 1834, 114 ; per. 18. VJ, 77 ; Rai* Sham, 1,00. BROISILL Jell 15.—Belinan Loan,lB4o, 68 ; Ditto. 1842. : 184 2)1100 4. 6:8; Ditto, 1838, 614 ; Ditto, of the Clay, 1443, 76 ; Bank of Belgium. 63 021 ; Ditto, Pau° 1641, 83. Haehange on London, 23,56. ANTWiIr, JOLT 15.—EicLangc on London, 26.66 574. RAILWAY NEWS. We had a fair demand for shares yesterday, and for some of the heavier stocks rather better prices were obtained. The settlement of account, however, necessarily occupied much of the attention of the dealers. r 4 d. par la • 1 SP. 103 1 SIT 164. l UN. e !Ls 13.1. 110 ta. it ~:~• titled. in future, The Anglo.ltslian Ihdivray Company," stead of The Italian and Auttrian." In order tommich to thvtee'u portion of thtlme, from Prato to Phtoja, us soon ea pmsible, without making any further call fur tome time to come, the direetore enntem plate issuing dehentuice, oninintheirg the week, nit %J. ni ; until a sufficient amount ntsuch debentures be. taken. Itut if Weimer government (Mould guru ante 1 per cent. on the capital or the M u ria Antonia Company exclusively the dirreeds WoWII hmm~hauly [em. menee otteratione on that portico of Cie line without icamog ,cheat tures, not doubting that, in such case, calk m uhl be reudi4 olefin: - et lia the shares in the company would be then equinedent to a gut vernment 4 per cent. stock, entitled, laces-over, to us, the profits of the railway shove 4 per a nt. in machmion, the directors comeratui.t e the Aurelio:dere on the prof:fleets 01 the tom; au,, and on hating art rived at the great point the half of the railway is now making a a.: turn, which is weekly increasing. the Indic receipts on chi, - from the opening on the ao Feb. to 2d July, I kik were 3,6;21. The Chairman, after recapitulating the Tsareu topics treated u pew by the report, moved that it be adopted, coofirmed, and Ciregatid among the rharehol err., with ouch resolutions us might be meakd* the precut meeting. In answer to a gneation put by Mr. F.vher, lee P 4 id that if the propriety e would give the directors the Mean. the lines Iron Prato to Pistoic would be c melerd twelve months Mr. Reed raid he ceolfi not wok rstand how it was passible M • plate that line L 41111,11.1 for the rum stated In the report, t f a , yo lk , when the it n.iles Item Inarence to Prato had meat 2 Chairman replied that the eau, east arm. from the construction of t h e station In the city of Florence, and the high value of the I .nds pm, chased near that city.—Mr. Reed thought it desirable far the mart to fig thee:hate: the liability to wheel. the proprietor Arid bevulf, tug._ lire ro e report ppowd to faille° the 511. fan, to 10f. Now, he thong_ that Mired of 101. shafts they ought tv M toed at ti Ea. et, sa„th would give funds with sutficient motel(' to complete the line from Prato to piotoja. Ile should the•efore move, as as serieudrrent, that the report be received, approved, and a(!optsd, with the excepting that the ehares he limit( d to GE I 3(.4(1.—Mr. Brown, having the amendment, the chairman wild the ()Orators wake quite welling m adopt the wishes of the ebareholders.—Mr. Ksioutia th..egat tha time ought to be afT ivied to the elureholdcre to enteiderthe q and moved es a second amendment that the report he reeeire i d, r t entered on the minutes.—A long emcees:lnm, ia which Mn. 11. fts Castro, Mr. Reed, Mr. Ilroven,and -e vend other shareboldcra, toukpart, crow ed ; but eventually the propo.d ion of Mr. Reed woe unanoo gaa l. adopted.—A direierao (radon ae to the pro;:riety of apt, 'Jame amt, tors, but r Mr.ll. lie Castro spoke to the accuracy wait whisk tdt accounts in Engiaud were kert, told Mr. Alfred Morremi lore erre testimony to the manner in width they were kept in Italy, the. p papa since fell to the ground.- 03 the motion of Mr. 11. Pe Capry seconded by Mr. kfmuca, it was resolved that the directors be re. quested to give their anxious consideration to the rocs, y or ideting as ,eon as possible the Maria Anturia Railway, and to keep la view the glint importnice of seen ing from the luoan goverw mt the guarantee of 4 per cent. on tin capital of the Muria Ant. nia Com, parry.—Chun: de St. George bore testimony to the eupport the Tuna government had given to the uncleitaling, and pledgrd himself is continue his best exertions to promote and (stare the bat movers at the eorrip.iny.—Mr. Brown moral, and Mr. Caiman's.. PA CO I !rd, a eot of thanks (which was al, roystr ted by Mr. Pharlos alorrt , a) to the Count de N:. George for his mist sernces.—The Count de at. Warp acknowledged the compliment; and after diereine of name foram brine's, and awarding a vote of thanks to the chairman and La aft. leagues in the direction, the meeting eeparnted. AokkCariLft_DOL.424lA.:l, lltt,Ll‘7V.A:ll.l7l:l‘dp...aarna meeting tin Al g e . e of fing tk r p.n. f poised to the raising a the proposed 715,1 , 01., at , per tout, to Lac final measures fur lowering the postproaement of the toectug, apes pointed to be held in Edinburgh on the Jots mat., till a statement of the financial position of the vou before the shareholders. —The chair was taken by Mr. Jacobs, who recapitulated the preened, Inge of the former uttcting held on Friday pant (we body New,/ Ssiturasy), and then requeuted MN Little to read the emirates' paned or that (xi:fusion. - After ef me cauretration, Mr. Lilt, rode protest, prepare 1 for the meeting, at ins! the raring It the reel peoponrd, and also a requisition tut . ce.Uing a int Wog to comiget tha financial position of the coon any. The theatre:in Loped theme does. menu would not require to be wad, but that the armors roll agree to the wirbt aof the proprietors.—Mr. Abbott et.ctil Attie lead vieitid the line, and wad the money .0,11,1 be nquirmi far he completion of the Crie4.. line to Glasgow and Edinbutgh. .t bop porUois of it would also be m quirml fee the Edinburgh statue. Ile thought it vim unwise to oppose this guarrue, fur they must leave the money, and you d rai4e it in eon c quarter. The directors had a Komi reason to catered their op Tattoos at the an. pence of the nr.ginal aharelioldere, fur nine.te ntha of than. yew hnirli-hmen, and nearly all the ifircetors were reotamen, ut Edinburgh, having all the patronage amongst thcm,seint, There were three pi. rsone whom: aggi- gate mown • be knew amounted to 3,000 i. a year. lie saw no remedy for the sharrhuldi re but to prevent the directors (rum extending ineir nitra tions all over Scotland, as they would like to do, at the refry el the original shareholders, and to appoint Englifli directors, barn( the meetn.urs periodically en London, Manche:el, and I.irerical. There woe sal e.oubt of the gocdoese tel the line it the dins:tonne. fined themselves to the original plan, which ought to to the coca object with the Engltsla shareholdera. Mr. Little lack Mott t n at thu.(i.symeoeemtipangred, .. i th th e at e: l nt t r h tti .h ictory .,bold, sta r tem at ( e th ts , of h., t t , r .us . Aa who stated he had gene re his proxy to the (Amitotic secretaly under the Impression that the tenory was to pay off cleixatures, wive:Ler Mew were not eutheient grounds fur inquire as to the real poritionuftbe t o : Ftg e P h au i t n Y g an ? :: a ad . :j i h d o e c ur „i n ' m h :(: l 47t , :a e ld a e :t: e o 'i n de th p .red ne reve t n i r to th i e t Low dit w :ector t f :e 'fr p n . etting d .... W7 which Jailed of heel* very mania:low. Thee mohair finally come to by the meeting was to the offset of taking unmans fur the adjournment of the meeting appointed for the 2011( inont by mailing a deputation to E.finburgh to canter wits the Mos :um ke that purpose.—After a vote of thanks to the chairman the Itattlag Ihd)0111W0d. COMMERCIAL AND JfARICBTS. PRODUCE.—MINCING•LANE, JOLT 17.—The toga trade was Lam. by surprme to-day at the answer given by the Chas cellar of the exchequer to Lord Lierirge llonturek a mail ai, to bs client that . Dutch iefined ',OA" clews be impurtill into r rend ix home comumptinn at a duty of 21s. ad. under the reeolution, wady passed. It to, however, pre-unteri that this act of the 2oreramest ' will, like many others on tAs question, by alicreit if it snood em. tlnue. The prices of raw suga wiL derive, and the importers of British plantation will hare to regret the. they ever suageged a alteration In the act of lb M. This is nut a polite market doe them fore no alter Aron in prices eon be quoted.—tottun wean a d e cidedly improved appearance. 5010 bales eotil ot fad prices.— hoe him laths late alvanoe.—lndigo: The sale went off with spirit tor ordinary at middling qualities,—Tallow dull at 445. ; town, 4Crr. 6d. • rough K D. 6d. Arrived during the week, Guy maks ; delivered, 4027 cab; the prevent stork on hand is 6,129 cask.. At the same period la year it was 7,061 casks.—Providons : Butter ban experienced a steady demand, and tin: qualities are shout in. dearer. bacon of god fa scriptions has Dual freely at fill prices. Dams remain mull. Lei cut of demand..--Orla steady; seal, pale, 24/. 10a. ; straw, tit. lava brown and yellow, 221. 10s. to 221.; sperm, 777. to 787.; tea matter, 791. ,• cod, 241. la. South See, 231.1 e 151.; olive, Liallifinti, 441.; Spanish and Sic i ly. 42 1. to 431.; palm, 291. to 301.; cocaina, 491. to 447.; seed, rape, pale, 334; linseed, 22/.130 LONDON WEEKLY DOOM. RETITUNO, July 13. I lu2reteL Dcllyerod. Pr. Stock. 1817. SioTZ.W.lndiaicrii-lis 3,usir I,Pt6 Ala 14 — T — ii.sni Mauritius . 11441 11.7X9 193.7. 24 14 Baran Dana. hp 3.0.71 14,611 189,811. 136,11 Foreign ~ ••.. • • lOU 7.76 1 8A.5.1.1 214 i m 61 Coa, 11. r .... 119 di 3.277 Lai Uri 10,1.1 :Oa Ceylon ....... 11.499 3.47 4 111.144 71.111 COCOA. 8.P......ba5s 1474 137 6:230 7.441 • Yuccas' ~ ...... Aisgs WI Leib '•, , kl Alai. W. India . mac 977 las 19,744 hilt MEETINGS. ITALIAN AND AVeTRIAN. Genera Mretivg.—Lmadon, July 17.—Mr. W. Jackson, M.P., in the chair.— The report elated that the directors had def reed calling the meeting until the arrival in this counts, of the resident director in Italy, the Count de St. George. The first portion of the Maria Antonia Rail way, about eleven English miles in length, from I Isrence to Prato, was opened for passenger traffic on the drd of February lent. The receipt., in which there has been a 'steady increase, and which aue otht at present to about :001. per week, at vary low farest, and with at any goods traffic, bare surpaseed previous CA eulations. To obtain the enure benctita of the investment, noire-Ter, the Roe must be finished to Pisteja, a further distance ut about eleven ; when not only will the traffic on the whole line from Florence to Pist.j a be fully deyel Ike, but from its junction at Pistol& with a railway now in progn ss from that place through Pescth and Lucca to Pisa, a length of forty miles, all the through traffic of the cities of Lucca and Peseta, and a large portion of the traffic of YiSA and Leghorn, with Fiorenee, will be thrown on the trunk line of the Flores - oe and Pis toja Railway. It is estimated by the directors that the receipts, when the railway ts completed to Pietoja, will not be less than 331. per mile per week, and that they will rise to Sue per week, at least, on the completion of the continuous line from Pistoja to Pisa. Already twenty--ne miles of that line, from Pisa through Lucca to Attenuate, an open; four mites from Altopuei i to Pescia are nearly tioisacel, and will be opened in two months; and the remaining fifteen milet, (rem Peseta to Pistoja, will ehortly be commenced. A further in crease in the through traffic will take place on a railway bring made Loin Pedoja to Bologna. A company lion eirtithy ben formed for part of this Bologna line, which runs through the T his addition,l= terracry, and one-tenth of the requisite capital has been paid. railway will ultimately render the Maria Antonia line the great me (num of railway communication between the north and the south of Italy. The real.sation of there proved+, which the directors do not consider as exaegerated, would produce a dividend of from 10 to 15 per cent. per annum on the sharepapit al of the Maria Ante,. ia Company. fsahtliir& of the shares in the Maria Antonia Company belong to the Italian and Auld, ian Company, the other one-third having been cub. scribed for in Tuscany. The principal Tuscan bolder became insane, and died; and a large majornv of the other , having been unable to continue the payment of their . calls the Italian and Mistrial:l fina b l e to as hot len of the other two-Rade of ‘lte shares, have had to sustain nearly the entire difficulties of the uhdertaking. This com pany bad made a deposit with the Tuscan government, as returity for the completion of the works, amounting, agreeably to the account ap pended to the lost report, to 0,8091. las, 7d., invest Kith the go- Austrian and Piedmontese Bonde, which deposit, by agreemen vernment, was not to be returned till three-fourths et the capital re. (pared for the entire line from Florence to natal. should base been expended; and in the event of the railway not being othoplen d within a site eifted time, it would have become forfeited to the govern ment, with all the outlay incurred, in conformity with the , isual con ditions of such deposits with continental rofiways. The Malian holders of the oue-third portion of the shared In the M rim .11i10114 Railway having failed to make good the instalments ut on their thcora- an s, it WAS impossible for the Italian and Austrian Company to base pitted even the Aryl portion of the line, without either using the de , osit, or making heavy Cell on the shareholders. It became, there. de (ore • point ut vital importance to get the deposit Mewed by therrus. can government, and the directors are happy to state that the Connt de St. George was able, by great exertion, to surer chi in this object. The Count then endeuvoured to procure Item the Tusc m governui lit a guarantee of 4 per cent. per annum on the capital, until the net returns should pay • larger den eh nd. Alter suasion. esertioas, this concessian, and also the extension of the term of the company's grant :tom sixty to one hundred year; were obtained. The Tuscan government have, however, at present attached to this cutlet. on the ebliganou of continuing the line from l'unoj t to Peseia, ate:nape nird by the deposit of a large sum as recurity for its completion. Notwithstanding the advantage of the guarantee of 4 per cent. which the Maria Antonia Company would obeli., by this arrangement, the directors cannot recommen I its adoption, for the custlinere of this line, in consequence of some heavy tunnelling and earth WOiltS, would elimiuisb the =erne on the capital to be employed in cohstructieg the Fenence and l'tatoja line. The directors elated in their last report that they tstitnated that 44. per awe would afford eufficient capital to complete aid meek the line from Florence to Pistoja. This estimate MIN however, founded on the expected ri that the Tuscan shareholders would bare punctually paid all the calls on their one-third Of the Maria Antonia Company's shares, of which there was at that time no reason to entertain any doubt. It was also anticipated that the last call of IL on the Italian and Austrian Compeny's share, which Was paid on only 35,671,4=e5, would have been paid on all the sharers The amount of net capital, however, received by the directors, elter duction of interest paid back to the ebveholders by them out of the capitalan, d h ec as ono my been 159,434/. 6e-Goal management ot that capital, employed in conducting the eff.tirs of the company, Ito enabled them, with 2,71171. 13e. 9d., cash and recuriti. in hand, expend the whole upon the works and plant, with the exception of 7h3/. 7s. Sd. debited to expenditure areount, which letter es the only sum taken out of capital towards defraying preliminary expenses and advertise- invite, law charges, salaries, he. The directors believe that this small expenditure of capitalifor these purposes is nnesampled in railway espenence. The anginal estimate for the railway, ineludine the pur ehaer of working stook, was 0,000,000 Tuscan litres, or about 266,0 . 01. sterling. The amount expended on the line to this perks: is about 210,0W/4 but a portion of this expenditure belongs to the Pistoja portico of the line, as the working stock is sufficient fur the whole line, and there is on hand a portion of rails, timber, and stores, ap plicable to the Pistoje portion. The expenses 01 the st imateation at Prato also neat not be Increased. The est for completing the line to Pistoja is 80,000 /. which, in addition to the 210,0u01., given a total of 299,te101 , showing on increase them the original estimate of 24 0001. Alter examining fairly what the Tuscan shareholders are likely further to pay, and what may be produced from the sale of surplus lands and houses, the directors have found that about 31,0001. will wilyre to discharge the abet out ties. If these be not silpaid, the creditors in letiy be enabled to seine and sell the whole property, and destroy the corn. pans. The directors have therefore no option but to make :.nether call of le per share, payable on all shares on which 4/. per share shell have teen paid. They hove made this call payable on the 15th Aug. next ne ; but if any shareholder shoul d be desirous of pa ying it by instal. maths, it will be received by four cqnal paemeets of ss. pet instal. on 15th August and 15th November, tole, and 15th Feb ruary, and 15th May, 1819, with intend on the three last payments at the me 5 per cent per annum . but the direc tors announce that, in justice to all theee who shall duly pay the while call at once, or the above instalments as they fall due, forfeiture most inevitably take place of all shares upon whkehthere ellen he any default in paying any of the four instalments. Each holder will also instalment, to deduct the interest on his shares at 4 per cent. per ant num from 30th June, 1647, to the 3rd of February last, when the line was opened for traffic. From that period the Coveriee and Prato portion of the line being productive of Income,.the net receipts will be appropriated in the eauarshtols lmanner to that dividends up the slur oil, 34 . . per stare shall be 7na i ra o tT say: shares Pr w orn ho f h o:l7it pald In respect of the default in not paying the call of it. per share due Oct. 19, 1846, presided that such call, with interest at 5 per arse frank Nov. 1, le*, be paid on ee before Aug. 7 next. It is the intention of the direetorag.'n rebus payment of the call now made to Untie new eer eldeeteS et of the ca amount of lot. ;itch, to lieu of the r i s tr a cir l := plant shim ei leel. ea* sad that the oomph, 'hill be so- a WO era. Jill U. Am. COTTON.—LiTzgrooL, JULY 17.- animated to-day, bat sovettbeleas sale. were 6,tiel balm, including SOU takes takes 'he market was lest and WiS good. for the for espda, -nd 10 a 811IPPIN& INTSLLIGENCE.-11Aiu. •111. DES. AWL NM AILS. DIM AWL Dublin U l Holland .... U U India v. Sen/Ju L a Mexico *ad 4 Watssford Olt Slanders .... VI aropton..Julylal IlasraJull 2D. oashados OS !flume 0 0 Do. Marwall. ti 0 V.' .InoilJeuß U Ousru.taca. VII Lution . U,r aosor and Da. 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The blue pal it a mercurial and aitay.ruLtive mcdmeneor sot so sts should tate.— :meld by all drunist., and at Pruft.i.n e itullowart istabtahinent, 24 5, ;grand, London. fdliTllB. 11EVAN.—Jta1y 11, at Jobs etritt, Araerlinaquare, Mrs. U. A. Belk of a daughti.r. BC IiKLAN 1.t.--July 13, at South &deka Mn. J. X. Buhl...ldg daughter. COlttllki.—Jull If, at Canhalton, the ilifc of V. B. Corrie, of a SOO. GI LLCAPIE.--July 1 1 , at Domilita, Mr, T. Gillopie, of a flat,hter. MEN BY.--Jta 1:1. at ttbeinlown 110.0, Wu ntfe oi J. 111.4.1‘41:1.-1V117; 10. at I.iinitionto Dlaeo. Berks. the wife of IL Ulteineek, lan., of se:twilit r. JEAF VithSo24.—July 14, at LihnoilLon, the wife of the Rev. C. J oaf froten, of a MAIM/N.—July )2, at Langford.terrace, Kinsittown, {he nife of C. Mahon. Ewe., tit Luna , . of Kin awl hi Ir. 11 e 1 it.—J tt:y 12, at Greenock. Mra It. L. Muir, of son. PAT liltSON.—Juty 14. at At • M. , M. it. Pat- root , . of • .00. MIXT EOUS.—July 1., at lave:ow. Mrs T. A. Yorteow, of itnithter. B A TA. .—July 14, 14 , at Mr. . Caren, or , a ti.eighter. TNU.—July 14, at Tottenham. the site of the tiot. G. Twinhig, of &son. MARIILIOES. CARTER—N I CHOLSON.—J uly 15, at random, by the Rue. Artber Thomas, Joke fluidram harm, bor.. M.P. for the City of Wlneboter, to Lours Marta .need daughtez of licorg . Thomas:itemise. &R.. of Weroky Abbey. CUWAN—FAIRLEV. — JuIy 11, at Edinburgh, G. H. Cowan. EA.,. C a lcutta, to Jails wood daughter uf Mr. J. kairley. sun 1.1 W. OW °ARLAN 0-11ESTEIL—duly 13 , Edo youn„e4 land, Esq., of Oroevenor plane, Camberwell. to Matilda, eldest daughter of the late J. lion., Esq., of the Email roak North Brixton. Olttelo9 —BARN ES. —July 13, at St. Pancras Church, by the Rev.& Pocock, Stewart youngiA eon of the late Major J. Uihrer. tom* of the lash Dal {, , as. a waghtrate for the li.y and Count)* of lOW dOMMAry. tO kiliA dAllighter a J. Berne., Esq., of Taltst.ssplade. lIARDW lOC—DE.IIh. Rs C.—July 13,..t the cathedral, yid by the Rex. 0. A t uenall, P. 11.1).. Mr. It. Ilarduthe, to liar. 161, LI'IWERIALNAN.!J. uly I b 4 " . ;it 1.1a.:.g0w, by the Per. R. than/. A.M., of Go, tale Free Church, Mr. J. flouter, late of PaJwitth le 31 ' l a g . ' )1 Tk. da ughternly 1 i L . ~...,..,..J l t. . f. tt , E. - q th . ai L t o , :kk of f„.,.... . .. --Jul 1. 1. " 61 1r Z .Z . At.. ,, km. bi the flee. A.l). Dav Andrew 4 . to / 1 6 11 . - *. )oungtut daughter of the law Capt. J. 071 7 ;1 1 . - a Aberdeen. W i LAIN—SALMON D.—July 13. at Glamor, by the Rev. Pr. MA . W, Wilton. Esq., Mount Ellndero„ hew r'ouch Wake, to Llualsikt daughter of U. tabooed, Leg., of Neuteld. DEATHS. DICKEN.—JuIy 12, at the Lodge. war Chirk, Jolm Ward, eolot Ead J. Dlekenie. 01 CFA RD. my 16, at Eiward L terrace, Langton. Yon Anne, WOW of the lath L. Otffard, Erg., thptalu in the kmal Nary. aged 73..,. HORNAIIIIOOII.—J My 11, at Urdu, Eghskerry, nod Lauiro. lBo ..' J. Hornabrook3aged kg. elirt", HOW ELL.-July 14, J. Howell, Esq., Southwark.blidge . ..m 9d , i 66.d _ m _ 41 * LAW RENCE.—JuIy 15 at Montan° ikimwe. A. W• A. ' .."-- only run of Lleut.-Col. LILIMAGA ounamanding cu, Madras eolith aged 19. LOYE.—July 12 at Plymouth, 51re LOTO, relict of the 11.41. B. Loth Julyperpetual curate of Wembury, aged 78. ORD.— 12, at tillliugharo, LagOeorgina Elba. danghtef of cii late Cats. U. O. Ord, Ronal of rualey. lieut. only m THOMSON.—JuIy 11, at Liverpool, illlam Aieuggder East, My ... of the Rev. A. Thomem of tilogow. W 1 LSON.—July 16, at CarsAleir., William, W h at eon o f C. Vfllsk i . len, of Woodhaad lead mks. aged 94. if RIUIIT.—JuIy 14, A n Cecina, eldest daughter of R. Wri.: 9l, F• 1 ". of Kentith.town, aged%. defendant said he shoul.l prefer a very handsome sofa, and witnesssaid he would give him one when he was niarried. The oourtship went on until Christmas, and shortly after that period the defendant discantinued coining to the farm to visit his sister. On the Bth January, 1847, he suet hem in Hitchin market. He came up to him, and complained of being very ill, and said that he and Hannah were going to be married, but that his mother and sister were quite dis tracted at the thought of his doing so. Mr. Hawkins, --Did he say anything else upon this occa. lions Witneu : yes; he said ho knew the din ippuintment would be the death of him, hut that when he died he would be sure to leave all his property to Hannah. (Laughter.)— Examivation continued : suet the defendant again on the f o ll o wing market day, and he told him he wu no better. (Renewed laughter.) lie said his heart was very had ; he wanted to marry Hannah, but his mother would not let hint. (Laughter.)—Mr. Hawkins: How old is d .fendant ? Witness: Nearly 50. (Renewed laughter.)—Mr. Hawkins: And so he said his 'wither would not let Lim get married Perhaps she thought he was not old enough. (Laughter.) Witness : He only said that she would not let him ; and he told me his heart was so had that he th.,ught some day he should drop down dead. (Renewed laughter.) Examination continued.—Witneses sister MIA delivered of a child on the 13th July, 1847, and in September the de fendant came to the house and attempted to renew his inti macy with the plaintiff, but, as he said nothing about mar rying her, the tamily would not allow him to come to the house. lie saw the defendant, a short time after the child was born, at market, and asked him if he intended to fulfil his promise of marriage. when be replied that he should never marry because he was 48 years old, and he should not live to see his family brought up. Witness told him he was a wry false man for acting as he had done to his sister, and he said it was a bad job, but it could not be helped. In October the defendant came to his father's, and wanted his sister to let him have the child, but witness refused to have any commu nication with him, and ordered bins out of the house. Upon another occasion he heard the defendant say that his sister night go to law with hint if she pleased, but he did not care, for he had got more money than all of their randy put together. The defendant farmed same land, and he heel often heard hint talk of buying lend, and also heard him say that he had money in the Dank of England. Cross examined.—The defendant lives with his mother, who is an aged woman, and a sister, who is older than him self; and he believed they were both dependent upon him. According to his account they were both distracted when they heard of his intended marriage. His sister was still living with them. Did not know how much land the defen dant occupied. William Crawley, the father of the plaintiff, and Mary Abbess, gave similar t es timony. Some other evidence WAS adduced which showed that the defendant 111/ possessed of two small copynold estates, comprising about ten acres, and that be was assessed at 301. to the poor rate of his pari‘h. Mr. Chambers then addressed the jury for the defendant, and said that after the evidence which had been adduced he should net attempt to deny that the defendant had made a promise of marriige, and that he had not performed it, and their verdict must consequently be against him ; the only question that remained being the amount of damages to which the plaintiff ass entitled. In order to arrive at the proper conchoion upon this point it would be necessary for them to look at all the circumstances of the ease, sod sec what real injury the plaintiff had sustained. He reminded them tle.t the circumstance of the plaiatiff haring hail a child ought not to have any weight upon their decision on the present occasion. The defendant would still be amena ble for that under another form of action, and all they had to do on the present occasion was to assess the damage the plaintiff had sustained by reason of the defendant not having kept hie promise to marry her. What were the facts of the sue ? Here was a poor man, with two little eupyhold estates, having a mother and a sister entirely dependent upon him ; and it the plaintiff had been married to him she and her children must also have been dependent upon his small re sources, and therefore he submitted the prospect was any thing but a flattering one; and so tar as the an irriage was concerned, it appearee to him that the plaintiff bad sustained very little loss by not contracting such a marriage. It appeared pretty clear that the plaintiff herself looked at the matter in this light, for she did not seem to have made any complaint, and was living with her :early just the same as before, and he expressed his opinion that it some attorney had not interfered, and told the parties that there was a ground of action, the jury would never have heard of this cause. The learned counsel then called the attention of the jury to the ages of the parties , and said there was very great difference between such a case as this, where the complaining party was a woman of mature age and that of a youeg girl whose aft:olsoS had been trifled with by a practised seducer, and he expressed his opinion that under all the CireUtil• se Arleell the jury would think that a very moderate amount of damages would satisfy the justice of the case. '1 he Chief llaron hiving briefly addressed the jury they returned a verdict fee the plaintiff, —damages, 1001. OXFORD CIRCUIT.—Oxvono, JULY 17. Ni 4 l PhlVA.—lidure Mr. Baron noire. The case of breach of promise of marriage was not gone into, it being anncunced when it was called on for trial that a compromise had been effected by the lady consenting to receive 2001. as a compensation for her disappointed hopes. Coorca v. EXIIZALIat.—THE ABINGDON BANK.—This case arose out of the bankrup !c y of Mr. Knapp, the bicker at Abingdon. The plaintiff is the registered officer of the London and County Bank, and sought to recover the sum of 151. from the defendant, a stationer in Oxford, who paid on the 12th of October last in'o the Oxford branch a cheque of Mr. Trenelell's, on the Abingdon Bank, for that amount, which cheque was never honoured in consequence of Mr. Knapp's failure. The judge in summing up said the cheque was not worth a farthing ; and tho jury found for the plain. tiff, reserving to the def edam the right of raising the ques tion as to th e validity of the cheque, which bore nu super scription. ALLEN o. GILAY.S.—In this case the plaintiff, a lawy r r at Baubor sought to recover 611., the amsunt of an I O.U. given by y, the defendants fur a loan, but as it appeared that the money advanced by the plaintiff had not exceeded 341., and he had charged interest at the rate of 6.5 per cent , the jury found a verdict only for the original loan, 351. ELIE& 111004 V. WILLIAM HENRY ORECIORT.—A LADY'S ANNUITY.—This was a special jury me. The counsel for the plaintiff were Mr. Serjeant Talfourd and Mr. Keating ; for the defendant, Mr. Whateley.—Mr. Serjeant Talfourd stated the case to tiff, w hos e from which it ap peered that the plaintiff, whose name before her marriaae was Eliza 'elegy, formerly lived in this city, sad i . Ihlo was al d.stiliguished for her beauty, that eh: attrected the notice of Mr. R slim Gregory, a gentleman commoner of Trinity College, Oxford, and father of the de fondant, formerly member for Dublin, who was sued as his executor. Through the perseupion of Mr. Gregory the plaintiff was allured from her father's roof, was maintained by Mr. Gregory, and had three children by him, two of whom died, and one, adaugliter, was still slice. When Mr. Gregory broke off the intimacy with the plaintiff, he wrote a letter to liar promising to allow her 1001. a year during her lifetime and that of her child, That promise he fulfilled up to nearly the time of his death, when illness prey, nted his so doing. The :.rrears amounted now to 200/., and as the son, who swi executor and succeeded to the estates, refused to pay, this action sea'. brought, —Mr. Whatcley consented to a verdict of 2001., the arrears due, with leave for the de fendant to apply to the court (~r a judgment of nonsuit if the lodge's construction ul the letter was not a correct one. MIDLAND CI RC ULT. —OAK HAM, .1 t: IN 15. The opening of the cemmi-sion for the county of Rutland took place at Wkham to-day.—Sir John Patteson,nn taking his seat on the bench, congratulated the grand jury upon the lightness of the duties that would devolve upon th, m, there beig only one case on the calendar, viz., a charge of burglary n against two men, named Thomas Atkinson, 23, and John Jones, 27.—Mr. Roberts conducted the case for the prosecution. Toe prisoners were undefended.—The learned counsel having called witnesses in support of the charge, the jury returned a verdict of Guilty against both the prisoners, after which his lordship sentenced them to 15 yews' tran sportation each.—This terminated the business of the Hosier, there not being a single case entered for hearing in the Nisi Pries Court. The learned judge, at the rising of the court, ' proceeded to Northampton. NORTHAMPTON, JrLY 17. The commission of assize for this county end borough was opened on Saturday, by Lord Denman. His lordship was accompanied by the high sheriff for the county, the Hon. Henry Hely ilulehinson, to the respective courts, where the usual forms were gone through, after which the courts ad journed till this m trning. The calendar contains the names of 24 prisoners ; the offences include 2 intent to murder, 2 sonslaughter, and 7 highway robbery. Canwte COVl.T.—Beforo toed Dennis's. HIOHWAY HOBRISKY.—J. Browning, 27, 11. Best, 27, J. Fisk, 19, G. Crowder, 28, J. Nutt, J. Brain, 29, E. Daniells.26, and E Baker, 26, were charged with having feloniously assaulted Henry Wightman at the parish of Warkworth, and stolen from his pavan 191. lls. in silver. —Mr. Miller was for the prosecution.—The prosecutor is a subcontractor ow the works of the Oxford and Birmingham Railway, in the parish of Warkworth. The whole of the prisoners were in his employ except Nutt, who had been dis charged on the tiny previous to the robbery. It was cus tomary to pay the men once a fortnight, and on Saturday, the 20th June, the prosecutor went to • beer-shop, kept by a person named Edweros, for that purpose, taking with him 131/. lie bad about 70 men to pay, and had paid 57 out of the number, whew a man Named Cooper (not in custody), who had formerly been in prosecutor's employ, said "he wanted hie back time. Prosecutor inked him to " wait till he had got through his pay-sheet, when he would pay him or any one else that had any claim upon him." Cooper replied that "he wou:d not go back be would have his money there and then." Prosecutor immediately began to collect what money was on the table together, assisted by James Walker, • parr ia his employ, when Cooper said to the latter, " if pia tea& may of that copper I'll knock your brains we A fight then took place. One of the men seized hold of prosecutor's neckerchief, and twisted it so tightly as to de prive him of breath. His head was at this time projecting over one of the stairs , whilst his body was supported by one foot catching at the banisters, otherwise he must have pitched " neck and heels " down stairs. A labouring man, named Nicholls, came to prosecutor's assistance, in conse quence of which he was enabled to get away and run home. The prisoners, with several others, followed, broke open the doom, and entered the house, whew ano ther sub-c o ntractor, named Fogarty, who occu pied part of the same horse, came out and said, presenting a gun fif any of you attempt to a dvance a step nearer you shall have the contents of this," The prisoners, _however, nutted forward, seized the prosecutor, and ragedd him out of the house to the beer-house, striking him head re peatedly. Seeing several persons whom he knew in the par lour, prosecutor escaped and rushed into it, followed by the prisoners, by whom he was again knocked down ; a mass sassed fisher (not in custody) lying underneath and picking 191 1414