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as required bv the Cede-Civil, triads tkree der SAW lie I was harm, at the proper office for that purpose in Paris. Mr. Nobler, iu support of the petition, read extracts from the Coile-Civil, to show that the formalities therein required had been strictly complied with in this case, and it was urged that the evidence, which would be sufficient to prove the birth in France, was euuugh for this court to act upoa. Lord Cranworth doubted whether he could make the order, and suggested that it would be desirable to have an affidavit front the father. Mr. Mahler said as the father was abroad it would be im possible to get such an affidavit before the vacation. Ilia lordship, .titer some hesitation, made the order. Ig lig iota TniNiTv-iiin se or lit,iosTug-uttollt:lt.. Dloolittl - riuti tor Llneit In this case it appeared that a charity at Kingston-on- Roll was founded in IWO for the support of 211 poor per sons, and fur the maintenance of the charity a charter way obtained in the second year of Charliss 11 , under ,which power was given to levy dues upon the shipping entering the port of kingstou-upon-!lull. The clues now levied' amounted to 211. per tun upon most of the merchandise brought into the port, and it was considered that a diminu tion i• the dues would be likely to produce a larger sum fur the charity by reason of the increase of shipping. Mr. Betheil soul Mr. o°,lll now appeared in support 101 a petition for a reference to the Master, to inquire whether it would be for the benefit of the charity that the dues should be reduced, and affidavits were produced from the commissioners of the Board of Commerce and other per lOW in support of the application. Mr. Rult appeared fur other parties interested. Lord Cranworth made the order as prayed. RAU 'ANUS r. %HON.— Arri/hTIONMENT AMONGST Cllll.loneN l':elorlt A SETTl.ellgter. Upon tie marriage of Mr. William Wharton Rawlings, in November, 11101, a settlement was mule, by whirls a sum of 12,01101., charged upon We.t India property, was settled upon trust fur the husband and wife for life, and after their decease for such children as the parents, or the hUr‘iv,,r of them, should appoint : in default of appointment to the children equally. After the :VW of the wife, and there being then seven surviving children of the inarliage, the kustsurd appointed a sum of 1,:14/., part of the sum of 12,0110'., to William Augustus Rawlings, one of the suns. The estate afterward, 11.vanie greatly ssened in value, noel rndureol only 3,lSn'. 17,. Stollle of the other children then Weil this hill ageing the trustee, and against William Augustus Rawlings and the rest of the children, claiming that William Augustus Rivaling% ought out to lie paid the 1,71.1 f. in full, but should abate and take only one-seventh of the :I,lbed. lls. Mr. Itaeon and Mr Ilagshowe, Mr. Itolt and Mr.Shapter, Mr. Ilethell and Mr. Sp ,d, appeared for different parties. Lord Cransvoith was of opiumn that Wm. Augustus Rawlings was entitled to he paid the sum of I,ZIlf. in the first plate, and he thought that hi, coots ought to be paid by the plaintiffs. The rest of the fund must be appor tioued between the other children. Batumi Tscs.esiw.caLusa T. ssn. THE ATTORNET-IiENFI/AL C. THE 11l ItGESsI.S AND CoN2IO.NALTV U) SHEFFIELD. The facts appearing upon the information in this fan were as follows: lac a charter or letters patent, dated the lit of June, in 'the first year of the reign of Queen Mary, certain rents, binds, mid bereilimmi nts l,carne v•sacil in the 12 capital burg. sees and toinumnalty of the town and parish of Sheffield upon trust, thereout to find and pay for ever thereafter three chaplains or priests to aa. alit the vier of the parish church of Sheffield in the cek bration and administration of the divine services and sacraments at the said church ; and upon other trusts for the repairs of the church and of the bridges and highways of Sheffield, and for the aid of the poor and needy inhahitauts of the parish The income ',Textured by the charity fund appeared to have for some time past amounted to 2,1100/.. per annum, and out of this the burgesses hail appropnated 1001. per annum as the salary of each of the three curates appointed under the trust. A vacancy in MC of the chaplainries havinge mimed, it was filled up in May, It by the eke tion of the relator, the Rev. GIVO. Trevor. Upon proceeding to Sheffield to discharge hisdutics as assistant chaplain .Me. Trevor nweivial a letter front the vicar th dining to accept his services in that capacity, and in consequence of 1 , 114:11 Opp/460110a the part of the vivr the informant had been unable to uffiriate in the church, but bud confined fines sed to the discharge of the other duties in the parish connected with the office of chaplain. The amount of his salary had Iram paid to the informant down to Michaelmas last, but since that time no payment had been made ' the informant living still unable, owing to the opposition of the vicar, to officiate at the church. The in formation prayed, therefore, that it might be declared that hr had been duly elected one of the T.:captains under the chart, r, and that he was entitled to receive from the capital burgesses and CULIIMIuIty the annual salary of 4041., and that the defendants ' the burgesses, might be ordered out Or the income of the charity estates to pay the arrears noel future payments in respect of such salary. The information prayed also that, if necessary, the accounts of the charity estates might he taken, and a scheme directed fur the future applicatio; thereof. -- The Solicitor-fitment! and Mr. Amphlett appeared in support of the information. Mr. Malin., for the defendant., submitted that while the dispute between the vicar and the relator continued and pre vented the latter from performing hit duties, the burp:l44.w could nut b,• a,sureil that the payment of the salary to the relator would be a proper application of the charity fatal. Nothing was allegi 0 by the defendant. against the personal or spiritual 01,r:icier of the relator, Mr. Trevor. Ile had done every thing he could except preaching in the parish church. The Soliiitor.lieneral, in reply, said that as the re. lator hail officiated in all the duties of chaplain except that of preaching in the church twin which h.• hail been &barn il by the vicar, and, as he had been duly rutted chaplain, he was entitled to Li. salary. Ile was not removabie except for misconduct, and nothing was said in the charter us to any veto of the vicar agabed preachisie, nor was the consent of the vicar made a condition prece dent to the payment of the salary. Mr. Malin. ..aid he believed the differences between Mr. l Tn vor and the vicar were purely thioloaicid. Ilk Honour was of opinion that, at Mr. Trevor had lien duly elected and had performed all hit duties to the parithioners a• their chaplain, except that of preaching in the church, from which he had twin debarred by the vicar, he W.e. entitled at once to be paid his name of 400'. per annum, vu long as he• perlormed the other duties imposed by the charter. The eusts of the information would he paid out of the general fund. PREROGATIVE COURT.—YrsrEnDAy. Ilbroas Km 11. J. Fv.r. r. eno,sLr.y. . . The arguments in thin nsewere rcptrtnl in our journal during last le rm. The learned judge gave judgment this morning. The l'ourt said it was a cause of granting administra tion to the goods and effects of Elizabeth Pickett, late of Bridgentl, Colne, who died a spinster and intestate in March, 1818. The parties to the suit were Mary Boys, who claimed to he within the degree of 4:Linda-german to the deceased, and Mr. Crossley, claiming as a cousin-german once removed. The interest of Mr. Crossley had been fully proved, and tlwrefurc, unless a nearer degree of rela- tiouship coubl be shown, that person would be the party en titled to administration. The onlyywstionwaswhetherMrs. Mary Boys had proved clearly as to satisfy the court that she was within a nearer degree of relationship than Mr. Crossley. After going through the evidence of the several witnesses, the court said, although some degree of possibility or plausibility might he raised by the oral testimony 'diluted in favour of Mrs. Iloys, yet, it was quits impossilik, upon such loose declarations, to defeat the ease of Mr. Crowley, which had been proved, affirmatively, beyond all dispute. The learned judge, therefore, decried administration to Mr. Crossley, with Ildf. costa. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.-YESTEIIDAY. SAM= Mm. CP1111114.107..1 IN RE WAI.PULE. The bankrupt, destribed as • mosey scrivener, was an attorney practising at Neirthwold, In Norfolk. This was the meeting for the last examination. Ilia balance-sheet, prepared by Mr. Pettis, of It esinerhall-street, extended over IS month. prior to the end of June last, and showed 1,522.1 due to unsecured creditors, 1,021/. to those holding security, and liabilities to the amount of 110/. The assets in gold debts and propertrwere put down at 1561. ; property had ~e reditors, 1,075/. ; profits, 600/.; looses, 501.; expenses, , v. Mr. Lowrance supported the liankrupt, who was opposed by Messrs. Pringle and Co. (or the assignees, and by Mr. W. Cooper, for the devisees node r the will of one Barnes. It 1..14 sought to es:mine the bankrupt relative to certain deeds; hut his honour thought this could not be done at an examination meeting: a private meeting might be held if the requisite information weft not obtained before the cer tificate Meeting. The bankrupt. on exaininatiun, stated that he had ad vanced 2001. to Mr. Barnes two veer. before the death of that person : there was a writt, it mireement that • mart • gage should he given, and em rtain deeds were deposited at the banker's, •he retained them on the general account. The deposit of the decd. was made before bankrupt became 'aerator to the deceased. The bankrupt parsed. Divot,' Ms. Cow Islam IN ME Mt 'MAI YAM This was the last excunination meeting in the ease of John Murray, builder, of Sheerness. His balance-sheet, prepared by Mr. Th omas, of Gresham-street, extended' over I R months prior to the end of June last. The bank rapt owes to creditors 1,205/ , and gives up in good debts' and property about 400/. His profits had been 46.1/.; trade expenses 1697.; personal do., 195/.; losses, S3B/. ; deficiency at the commencement of the account, 3.i71. ,Mr. llagley opposed for an individual creditor. The assignees offered no oppo.ition. and the bankrupt was examined touching the items in hi. account of good debts,' and also as to some deals and other property which it was suspect, d had been removed from hie premises. The examination was ultimately adjourned fur a fort night. WESTNIINSERCOUNTY COURT.-YiSTERD.►Y. •-•••• • • lit RI. F. LO MAT, Er*. JUMP. •PD • JTRT. MUMMA r. Stst EDMUND FILMER, BART.. M.P.— A ASBAULT NY A BARONET. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, Juaeppa I)oam', on Italian courier, against the defendant, Sir Edmund Film, r, Bart., M.P. for West Kent, and whose town residence is No. 29, Eaton-square, to recover compen sation fat an alleged unprosuked assault. The damages were laid at 54/. Plaintiff stated that he Was formerly in Sir Edmund's service on two occasions, the last time for four mouths, prior to June, Mid, when he accompanied hint to Switzerland, Antwerp, and up the Mediterranean. lie had since been in great want, and on writing to Sir Ed mund had been relieved. On the 30th of June last he was ! in Sloane-square, where he met Sir Edmund, to whom he bowed, and who acknowledged the compliment. The same , afternoon he saw Sir Edmund in a brougham in Sloane street, when he said to witness as he was passing, " I don't want to see or speak to you any more." Witness replied, " I don't know that I ever did anything to offend you Sir Ed mund," when the latter, who had stopped the carriage, said, " Stop a hit," and, himself opciiino the door, jumpeil out with &thick stick in his hand which lie belaboured him with user the shoulders, arms, and hands, causing the blood to flow. In this conduct lie continued till witness rushed in and seizing Sir Edmund by the collar, endeavoured to wrest the stick from him, but in an doing it got broke in two, Sir Edmund retaining both parts. A policeman coming up witness wished to make a charge fur assault, which, how lever, on consideration, he declined doing, saying he should adopt other proceedinos, and hence the present action. In crow-examination plaintiff denied having called Sir Edmund a blackguard, pulling his whiskers, or scratching his face. - _ _ _ - . Several witnesses said they saw Sir Edmund, who' seemed much excited, repeatedly strike the plaintiff, who they did not hear make use of bad language. Poliec-einstable Hutton, II 391, said on going - up Sir Ed mund was bleeding from the neck, and skin was off his forehead ; he said he was willing to go to the station-house, sand asked witty..+ to ride there with him in his carriage, when plaintiff said lie should not then press the charge, and that what occurred was only through his having asked Sir Edmund to give him a ehameter. Sir Edmund, in reply, denied anything having been said about a character. He was riding along when the plaintiff ran by the side of the carriage, and having heard some thing unfavourable of him, he told him he slit not wish to see him again. Plaintiff, with an oath, called him a black guard, at which, feeling indignant, he got out and pushed him away. Plaintiff bounded at him like a tiger, first seising him by the throat and wits both hands on each side of his face imprinting his nuibi. lle had been a good friend to plaintiff, on account of his wife and family, and within the last te•w months had given him abuse 301. in cash. . . . . Mr. Collins, jolr, router, Ilammersmith, who was driving Sir Edmund on the occasion in question, gave testimony as to plaintilfs violence, upon whit The jury sai they had m id, up their minds. Verdict for plaintiff--damago, one farthing. THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 9, 1851. EDINBURGH JURY COURT. 7 -Im. S. BTCHANAN, ItONS, AND Co., CALICO PRINTEHH, Duo 11%11.1LANIR, DALEY, AOAINAT THE PH(T.SIS CoMPANT or LONDON. DEFENDER,. • 1 his ease came on to-day in the second division before the Lord Justice Clerk and a Jury. The case originated in a claim made by the pursuers for loss or damage by fire, under the polity granted by the said insurance company in February, 1817, in favour of the pursuers. The issues were as follows :—Whether on or about the sth day of August, 1817, a fire took place in the pursuers mills or works of Doggartland, Daley, in consequence whereof cer tain articles within the same were injured or destroyed i And whether the defenders are indebted under Polley No. 6of l'roccss, to the pursuers in the sum of 52111., or any part thereof, with interest from sth of August, 1817, as the amount of damage or los. sustained by or in consequence of the said fire? Or, whether the pursuers made, a fake de claration as to the loss alleged to have hero sustained in the claim made for such loss under the said policy. The pursuers were occupied doling the whole day in leading esidenee, which was sustained tiU the following morning. The court met again at 10 o'clock on Wednesday, when the pursuers' evidence was resumed. Before it was con cluded, however, Mr. Inglis row, and, on the part of the defenders, stated that they agreed to a verdict being returned for the pur suers on both issues; and further consented to pay the pur suers the sum of :Half.. in the name of loss sustained under the policy, instead of 5•10 f. of principal and interest, as con cluded fir in the summons; with CalleroCeS of process. The Lord Justice Clerk expressed his satisfaction with this result, and stated that it was nothing to the discredit of the l'hernix Assurance that they should hare rasioed this claim as they had done. Although, at the same time, they had acted with propriety in adopting the course which they had just followed. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOME EMEEFE-CItOYDOX, ArGUST H. The eolitutission for the county of Surrey was opened on Thursday, and thii morning business uus pro. eeeded with in both courts at 10 o'clock, Lard Chief Justice Jervis presiding on the civil side, and Mr. Baron Alderson in the Crown Court. There ore eighty-one causes for trial nine of which are special jury cases. A great many of the others art undefended, and the list it is believed will turn out very rotten. The gaol calendar only contains nine cases. aid all the charges are of the must ordinary de seription. Ciu,w Sttw. Damn Alilemon delivered a very hrief charge to the grand jury, merely coogratulatina then upon the lighturs. ul the calendar and the ah,caiee or utly charge of magnitude. Tut FretmLEr Witt/£u. !limns Small, alias Rie/torl Troirkr,27, labourer, was placed at the bar to plead to a coroner's inquisition chargs mg him with the wilful murder of the Rev. George Edward Roast, at Frimky. The prisoner, whose appearance has very much proved since he has been under confinement, and who, while standing in the dock, exhilk;ted the same calm and unmoved demeanour he did at the trial of his guilty com panions, pleaded Not Guilty. Baron Alderson, atter the jury bad been empanelled, addressed them, and s tid that in this rase no evidence would Ix. offered against the prisoner, for very good rea -50115, with which no doubt they were acquainted. Faith, he said, must to kept with all persons, and no evidence being offered they would say that the prisoner was not guilty. The jury having returned that verdict, his lordship or dered the prisoner to be discharged, and he was at once act at liberty. CHARGE or UTTEHINO A FORGED RECEIPT. Healer Eliza Nlciyh, a person of lady-like appearance, the widow of a ►ieutenant, in her Majesty's otervice, surren dered to take her trial upon a charge of fclonintely forging and uttering a receipt fur ninaetn and three pence, with intent to defraud._ . . The nature of the offence imputed to the accused lady appeared to be that of forging the receipt of the collector of assessed taxes thr the automat of a half-year due at Michaelmas, It appeared that the prison e r lived with her sun in the village of Hash:mere, and that the collector for that district was a Mr. William Berry, who dies! some ' time in November last. The ease for the prosecution was, that upon application being made to the prisoner for the taxes due at Lady-day, 18A, she asked for time; and upon ! her being told that the preceding half-year's taxes was in arrear, she asserted that she hail rand the amount, and pro duced the receipt which formed the subject of the present indictment. lt seemed that the transaction hail excited a good deal of interest in the village, and that subsequently to this indictment being preferred, proceedings in con nexion with the receipt were had in the county court fur the district, when the prisoner was examined as a witness, and she then swore positively that she had paid the money to the deceased collector on the 28th October, and stated that he wrote the receipt while he was standing outside the door of her house, she not being able to ask him indoors as usual, un account of a sick person being in her rown. The principal witness against the accused was the ton of the deceased, who swore positively that he had applied to her for payment of the arrears of tales after the date of the supposed receipt. and that she never suggested at that time that such a document was in existence. This witness, in crows-examination however, admitted that there . . was an ill &thug subsisting between hint and the prisoner, and it appeared that he was a party to legal proceedings that were still pending with the son of the prisoner. Seve ral witnesses were examined, who expressed a belief that the signature to the receipt was not in the handwriting of the deceased, but the reasons they gave for coming to that conclusion were of a very extraordinary, not to sav absurd, character, and were very far indeed front living, satisfactory. Mr. Hallantine made a most earnest and able address to the jury on behalf of the primmer. Ile contended that her conduct throughout the entire transaction had been that of an honourable and msneetable person, and that there was nut the slightest foundation for the charge that was made against her. With mg:aril to any slight difference that, might appear in the writing of the receipt, to that of the deceased's ordinary writing, he submittal that it was satis factorily accounted for by the circumstances under which it appeared to have been written, namely, while the deceased was standing up, and probably writing upon a hook, or in some other incoomMent manner; and he remarked upon the improbability that a person iii the respectable position of the prisoner should have subjected herself to the serious ' consequences that must inevitably ensue, upon conviction, for so paltry an amount. The learned counsel then proceeded to state that it appeared to him that the case had been got up by the son of the deceased, partly from • feelin of towards the prisoner, and partly to pre vent her front being a witness against him in the action which was still wilding, and which, if he should have a verdict pass against him, would necessarily cause him serious expense. He concluded a very eloquent speech by calling upon the jury to acquit the prisoner, and to enable her to return to her home with the same unsullied reputa tion which she had enjoyed up to the period of this trans action. . _ . At the close of the address of the learned counsel there - - - - - _____ _ were cries of "Hear, hear," and applause from the body . of the court. His lordship immediately ordered that portion of the court to be eh aced, (Amercing that such unseemly proceedings could not for a moment be tolerated in a court of justice. The learned Judge then summed up, and the jury imme diately returned a verdict of Not Guslty. The prisoner was ordered to be at once discharged from custody. Nothing of interest took place in tho Civil Court. WESTERN CIRCUIT.—BoDmix, ArcusT 7. Cum, Cerirn—lfamas 61,11 Coirszu. CHARGE OP WILFUL MUIWEIi.. Vilalt Teague, 17, was again placed at the bar this mqnung, charged with the wilful marder of Nicholas Ken dall. tattier-in-law. Hr. Collier addressed the jury for the defence. He made a most able and powerful speech, commenting on the in sufficiency of the evidence and the danger of convicting • man of so heinous a crime on circumstantial evidence, there being no direct evidence of the primmer having committed' the deed. At the close of an eloquent address, His Lordship commenced summing up, which be did somewhat favourable to the prisoner, and The Jury, after a brief deliberation, found the prisoner Not Getally. This concluded the business or the assize, and the Right Hon. Sir J. T. Coleridge left 11 idmin in the early part of ; the day, and in the a ft ernoon the Right Hon. John Lord I Campbell followed, for Somersetshire. I Ilitinn MATER, A l'GCgr 7. These assizes were opened late this afternoon by Mr. Jus tice Coleridge, who came up by train from Buchan), and ; was met at the railway station by the High Sheriff and his retinue. As some little interest attaches to this preli- ; minary proceeding, when the reception of Mr. Baron Platt at Durham is remembned, we may be excused for remark- ' ing that the whole of the high slieres large body ofja- TOM men were mounted on horseback, that their I ' captain appeared in a richly gold-lac.xl uniform with drawn sword, and that the high sheriff himself appeared in a hand- ' some court dress. At church the municipal authorities vied in doing honour to his lordship. The mayor ap i peered in his robes of office, and in front of the judge's I pew were placed three large and handsome silver maces. The calendar contains the names of only 41 prisoners, a number on:-third smaller than the usual proportion of offenders, and the crimes, though they look rather startling lin a classified form, will, we are assured, prove of (compara tively speaking) a light nature. There are two charged I , with murder, one with manslaughter, two with maliciouslyy . wounding, two with forgery, two with burglary, two with bestiality, one with embezzlement, two with obtaining under false pretences, one with concealment of birth, and 'V 27 with larcenies. But the murder is a simple ease of death ' from a drunken affray, the manslaughter arises from a person tn. ing ridden over, one of the malicious wounding eases consists of the act of firing a pistol after the prisoner had been greatly provoked, and as it would appear without any in tent I to injure. The forgery case is the fraudulent signing of a Post office order; and of the larenies the following I am fair samples :—" Stealing a rocket handkerchief," I I " stealing a pair of hoots," " stealing two chains," " steal , ing 1011 N. of potatoes." The embezzlement charge is brought against a man nixed 70 for einberzling the sum of ; 9iil. It is really to be deeply regretted that for such trivial i offences as these offenders should he sent to undergo their trial amidst all the publicity and parade of a county assize. On the other side there are 12 venires, one of which only is entered as special, and that is said to involve some ques tions of cim.ilerable importance to the legal profession. NORTHERN CIRCUT.--CAut.tsLy., Am. 6. ' NVI Pate CerkT.-14...tka HL Joshes *lilt on. HANCLION C. (;trios.—A Puovtss is,. EDIVIR. This was an action by a former editor of the euttArland Parket, brought against the proprietor for the residue of a year's salary, he having been dismissed from his office at the expiration of three months. The defendant pleaded, first, that he did not promise to pay him a year'a salary ; secondly, that he had been induced to engage him fur a year he fraud. There were other Ideas traversing other allegations in the declaration, and finally, a plea that the defendant bud paid hint all that was flue to him. Mr. Atherton, Q.C., and Mr. Cowling appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. tieljeaut Wilkins and Mr. Temple fur ' the defendant. It appeared from the opening of the learned counsel for the plaintiff that the plaintiff was now the editor of the Carmarthen Journal, and that he had for many warm been connected with various newspapers as editor and reporter. The defendant was the proprietor of the Puutfarland Parket, bublished at Whitehaven, and the present action was rought against him for the residue of a year's salary, which the plaintiff claimed, he having been dismissed from the editorship of that journal in April last year, after haring been employed upon it for three months. The defendatit was in want of an editor in January, 1850, and he applied to Mr. Nelson, of Adam-street, Adelphi, in London, who kept a register of such appointments, and that person not having an editor on his books, advertised for one in a Lon don newspaper, and obtained an answer from the defendant. The terms were arranged to be after the rate of 100/. ay car, and 10s. a week for every hundred that the plaintiff could increase the circulation of the newspaper. These tares ap peared to have been aecepted by Mr. Nei-on, but that agent wanting 71. 104. eummissiuu from each party. which both refused to pay, the name of the newspaper war. not given up to the plaintiff, nor the plaintiffs name and address to the defendant, +tied thus that negociation was broken off by Mr. Nelson, to the great surprise of the defendant, as appeared from some of the letters put in, who thought from Mr. Nel son's candid and obliging manner that he was really anxious to serve him. Be a mere accident, however, the plaintiff learned, through a gentleman connected with the prim of Manchester, that the defendant wanted an editor, and wrote to hint, and they then mutually learnt that they had been mutually seeking each other, and that they were each then most anxiou, to form that engagement and enter into that contract which was the subject of the present action. The letters of the plaintiff and defendant to each other, which were of considerable length, and in which they each spoke in no (tattering terms of 3lr. Nelson, were read by the horned counsel. These letters, amidst a vast amount of verbiage, contained the agreement above net out. and in one of them, dated the 16th Jan., 18.50, the plaintiff spoke of himself as having " edited the Cheltenhant Journal, reported I for the Sane/edam! &aeon, edited the Ma Pock t, rut ported fur the Leeds Intelliyenter, edited the Balk Pose, acted n• a correspondent for the London and various lite rary journals," and then went on to describe himself as being n in the prime of life, being about 40, possessed of an excellent constitution, affable and obliging." Won by this description, the defeniant engaged him at once. But three mouths afterwards the plaintiff el - missed him on the alleged grounds of incompe tency as an editor and reporter, and as unable to I read proofs. For three months after this the plainti ff had been kept out of employment, and bad at last obtained a similar appointment as editor of the Parovtrthen Journal, at a less salary—the handsome remuneration of 801. a year. This the learned counsel for the plaintiff urged us laying grounds for appropriate damages. Proof was then giv-n hy calling one of the clerks of the Whilrharrn Herald that the plaintiff had acted in the capa city of editor and reporter Mr the Cunt4erland Pucka ; and the handwriting to the plaintiff's and defendant's letters forming the agreement Wa, also proved. In this witness's opinion a month's notice to quit was the proper notice for an , editor. Mr. Serjeant Wilkins objected to the letters being put in unless stamped. One of the series had had a half-crown stamp placed upon it. Mr. Serjeant Wilkins submitted that the 2s. fel. stamp by the recent Stamp Act, was made applicable only to agree ments requiring a IL stamp under the old Stamp Act. But letters funning an agreement under the old statute required a e.tie. stamp, and they were not referred to by the new act. His Lordship held that the prov:so relating to letter in the old act was in mitigation that they should in no case re quire more than a 35, stamp whatever quantity of words they might contain. But if the present letters contained more than 1,010 words they would require an additional stamp. Mr. Scrjeant Wilkins then objected that the words of the letters must be counted. Mr. Cowling mid the defendant ought to be prepared with a witness who had ted the word., if he insisted that the single stamp was insufficient, and referred to a case, in support of this position. His Lordship said he should admit the letter as evidence. The letters were then put in. Those dismissing the plain tiff complained, in addition to general incompetency, that the plaintiff was unable to spell correctly, or write granuua tically. punctuate properly. Evidence was then given that the ordinary period of en gagement for an editor was 12 months. This was the plaintiff's case. Mr. Serjeatit NVilkins, for the defendant, said the plain tiff had been demented to run into this action, as be should prove him to be utterly incompetent for the duties of either editor, reporter, or reader ; and, whatever the result of the action, it must be disastrous for him. Ile would show, in support of the plea of fraud, that the plaintiff had made misrepresentations, and stated falsehoods, by means of which he hail obtained his engagement with the defendant; and he would exhibit to them specimens of the plaintiff's incompetency which would disgrace a Sunday-school In one, of the lette s the plaintiff stated that he had been five years editor of the huh Poeket, and had raised its cir culation from 500 to 1,500. Ile should prove that before the defendant left that paper its circulation was only 250. lie had also stated that he was a reporter on the Leeds Inteltigeneer. lie should prove that he never was engaged in any capacity on that newspaper. The learned serjeant then read a great number of instances of bad spell mg and incorrect grammar from the letters put in, and from the manuscripts of the plaintiff sent to the printers ! of the defendant's newspaper, and a!eo some scraps of Latin from printed paragraphs the plaintiff had written. R One of these read " Seaviier in modo ; fortiter in rea ;" 1 another read " Cum multi. alias." The description which the plaintiff gave of his previous engagements and qualifica tions reminded hint of Caleb Quotem's description of him . self—" I am the village factotum, I bleed, and draw teeth ; I can write leaders, grind paragraphs, draw up reports, and ' suply . you with anything from a wheelbarrow down to a toothpick." (Laughter.) Was there ever such a hash as that letter seen ? "The bear put his head out of the window ; I cried. ' What no soap! he died, mid she married the gar ' dener." (Loud laughter.) The learned serjeant then read portions of one or two of the leading articles written by the plaintiff. One began, Thanks to the Chancellor, there is not much diffieulty in dissecting his s. nine." ! Another began, From the uneguivotalde defeats of last week sustained by the free-trade ministry, time was when such defeats would have been followed by a resignation." lic wished the ministry knew in whose hands their fate rested. These articles reminded him of a very witty . little • fellow, an Irishman, named Dunn, formerly on this circuit, whom he once met in the Strand, laughing 6t to burst.' " Oh," said he, " by the holy Moses, " I have just been meeting a gentleman that has been writing an article in the! Sun against the aristocracy, Lind I have just been lendinfr I him eighteenpeuce to get his breeches out of pawn. ' (Great laughter.) The learned serjeant then read a great many other singular blunder. from printed paragraphs written by the plaintiff. In one he spoke of a farmer who was " in possession of a half-bred yew" (ewe); in another he • spoke of the " barrakades ;" in another "he hoped Sunday Ischool teachers would devout their time ," in another he wrote about "a subjoiuted document just issued," &c. 1 These errors gave the compositors great trouble in correct ' ing the pre.s, and the defendant, who for many years had edited his own paper and had only given up that occupation to avoid the labour of it, had been compelled to correct the I plaintiff's manuscripts. The plaintiff had gone down to him ' from Landon in a wretched condition, and the defendant hail lent him money to make himself decent, and had regularly paid him his salary of 2/. t.week till he left him. If he sa tisfied the jury of the plaintiff 's incompetency, that he bad obtained Ids engagement with the defendant by fraud and falsehood, and that nothing wa• owing to the plaintiff when lie left for work done, the defendant had a right to dismiss him at a moment's notice, and he looked therefore for their verdict. 1 91r. it. IL Gibson, the son of the defendant, was then 1 called and produced quantities of tho plaintiff's manu scripts, and pointed out the blunders read by the learned scrjeant in his speech. On cross-examination it appeared 1 that his father had had six editors iu about 18 months for the Cumberland Parfet, who had remained in that caps- 1 1 city front two to live months each. Of these some got into ' debt, and ran away, the debts of others followed them, some ' had been turned away for incompetency, and one because he was " disobedient." (The examination of this witness oe easioneil some amusement front his constant provincial omission of the letter " h," which gave the learned counsel for the plaintiff opportunity to retort in reply.) ..The printer of the defendant's paper was then called to prove the trouble and expense occasioned by the plaintiff's bail " copy." This witness, speaking of the plaintiff; said, " lie did not like his style." A number of gentlemen employed in various capacities on different newspaper* were called, who proved that when the plaintiff, 2-1 years ago, was on the Hall Packet, that paper circulated '270 copies, and never reached 500 ; that I the plaintiff had never been employed ou the Leeds Infelli. yenrer in any capacity ; that he had been discharged front the Nottinghtsusshire Guardian as editor for incapacity; and that, although it was possible for a person to be cape ' Me, and yet very negligent, yet that faults in spelling were • not faults of negligence, and, generally, that the "copy" produced was not such as a competent editor would furnish. This woe the def e ndant's case. Mr. Atherton having replied, contended that many of the fault. in the manuscript produced were apparently faults of rapid and negligent writing in a bad hand, and that the plea of fraud was not substantiated, unless the jury believed that when the plaintiff represented himself to be competent he believed that he was not so. Unle.s this plea were made out, there was no doubt that the plaintiff was entitled to their verdict for a year's salary. His Lordship having summed up, The jury, after a short absence, found a verdict for the defendant. APPLEBY, AnirsT 8. Mr. Baron Platt opened thsi coinmission here last night at half-past ten o'clock. His lordship and the bar were en tertained by the Earl of !misdate at Lowther Cantle, on their way from Carlisle. Mr. Justice Williams was detained at Carlisle by the heavy cause list then.. thin morning Mr. Baron Platt attended divine service at St. Lawrence church. The calendar contains five cases, all larcenies, in which seven prisoners are implicated. Only two civil causes have been entered, one ejectment to recover the possessiun of a Wesleyan Chapel, and the other trespass, respecting a right of way. THE POLICE COURTS. MANSION-HOUSE. Sir Peter Laurie said he had received a communication from the chief commissioner of the metropolitan police in reply to his application on the subject of the dangerous practice of sending up fire-balloons from places of amuse ment under the jurisdiction of that force, and that the latter assured him that an immediate inquiry should be made whether any such eases as were alluded to occurred in a hich the police had authority to interfere. Frederi.t: Kin!, was brought up Mr final examination upon the charge of having robbed Mr. G. Y. Sparke, of the rommercial-chambers, in Graceehurelt-street, to whom he was clerk, of money to the amount of between 111. and 121. The prisoner, it was stated, knew that Isis employer was in the habit of keeping mimes in one els the drawers in the office, and disappeared from business ou a slay when the money specified in the V1L9111i499111 was missed. A constable who apprehended the prisoner on the evening of the day of the rubbery found, amongst some papers in his possession, a piece of tissue-paper, in which the prose rotor stated had been deposited, in gold and silver, part of the stolen cash. The prisoner said he was perfectly innocent, but declined to say anything more. Committed for trial. John Kitty, traveller to Mr. Bell, clothier, of Jewry arms, Aldgate, wits committed for trial upon several charges of eurbeszlement. 11 , is. /oinks,/ was committed for trial upon the charge of having embezzled money which he had received for his master, Mr. James, filter manufacturer, of the Poultry. Sir Peter Lou. ie requested that the press would acknow ledge the receipt of ten shillings for the pour box from " W.P.S.W." G U I LIMIALL. Ellice Drury was charged with obtaining under false pre tence two volumes of Goldsmith's Animated Nature, value the property of Mr. Henry William Agett, of Gough-sips re, Fleet-street, agent to a publishing house at Glasgow. Mr. Agctt said that prisoner applied to hint for employ ment as a canvasser on commission, and after he had been engaged a short time, he said that Mr. Sereonthe, a cl, rk in the solicitor's department of the Stamp-office, Somerset house, wanted a complete edition, bound, of Goldsmith's Natural history. Witness:gave the two volumes to the pri soner, who pledged thein for rts., and sold the ticket to Mr. Fairey, of the Ram, in Smithfield, for 24. W., whe borne diately redeemed them. Mr. Sercomb,: attended to deny having given any order to the prisoner fur the books iu question. Mr. Agett said he wished to press this ease, as he had of late been plundered to 4 great eiteut by persons et pri• soirees description. Committed for trial. BOW-STREET. G. I:mlgr, cabman, was Rut/monied by Col. Reid, MP., charged :with having relished to take hint to Portland-place, at Isis proper fare, a ith refusing to show his number, and with using abusive language. Cul. Reid stated that on the evening of the 18th July he was on his way from the House of Coalmen% to Portland place. On arriving at the top of the Haymarket he deter mined, howeveron taking a cab, and called defendant, who came to bin, with a ;ripe in his haul. Mr. Richards, who was with complainant, asked defendant what he would charge to take them to Portland-place. " Two shillings," said he. " Oh, that's u i'grest deal too much," said the , colonel, endeavouring to get into the cab. The defendant, however, placed his back ugainet the door, and refused to take them. Complainant dislodged him as gently as pos sible, mil again asked him to take them at his proper tare. Defendant answered, " I tell you what, my line fellow, I won't take you or any other 14411 unless 1 like." Colonel Reid then looked fur his badge, but was not able find it on him. He then with Mr. Richards took the number from the back of the cab. Defendant stated that he thought complainant asked him to take them to Portland-road, it; which Use the fare would have be en what be had demanded. Mr. Jardine observed that the conduct of cabmen was getting a very great nuisance. The defendant, it scents, had hit pipe ' and was enjoying himself. Ile dared say he thought to himself, "If you don't give me more than my fare why I wont take you at all." However that would not du, and must be stopped. Defendant must pay 10s. on each of the three charges, or undergo three weeks' im prisonment. SOUTHWARK. Aim Paso'', a poor emaciated looking female, was charged with attempting to drown herself in the river Thames. John Gronow, a seaman, stated that while he was going on board his vessel at Saint John's Stairs, liorselyelown, he heard a splash in the water, and at the same time a loud scream. On looking about he perceived a female plunging about in the river near the end of his bout. Ile instantly 1 pulled his hat and coat oil and jumped over, seized hold of her dress and with considerable difficulty succeeded in getting her ashore. She was then insensible, but with the assistance of a shipmate, he conveyed her to a surgeon's in the neighbourhood, where the usual remedies were applied, and she was soon restored to animation. It was nearly high water at that time, and had he not heard the splash in the water, she must have been drowned. Mr. Ileadon asked whether anything was known of the prisoner? Police-constable 145 M replied that about a quarter of an hour previous he had seen her quarrelling with a man in the street, and at his interference they walked away. While he was returning on his beat he saw the last witness end another man carrying her insensible to a surgeon's. Sho was anon afterwards restored, and then he conveyed her to the police station. Mr. Deaden asked her what answer she had to make to the charge ? She replied that else was compelled to support her hus band and children by shirt-making. She worked nearly all day and night. and could not earn more than three or four shillings a week, the most of which her husband took from her and expended in a public-house. The children were consequently deprived of food ; add when she remon strated with him he ill-used her in such a mariner that she was actually tired of her life. On the previous evening she took some work home, and on returning home she met her husband, who demanded the small pittance which she had earned, and on refusing him he knocked her down, She then became desperate, and its a state of frenzy jumped into the river. She was now heartily sorry for what shit had done, and would promise the magistrate never to re peat it. Mr. Beadon mid she bad made a very rash attempt upon her life, and ought to he thankful to the sailor who had saved her from a watery grave. Whatever treatment she might have received from her husband would not authorise her to commit suicide; therefore he should order her to find bail for her future conduct. Mr. IVni. Edward lounfr, landlord of the Prince's Read ; I Prince's-street, Westminster, was charged by the Hoard of Inland Revenue with having sold wine and spirits in an unlicensed booth at what is called the "Great National Fair," BavAwater. A specitic sale having been proved, The defendant said he was a young man in business, and he understood by many persons that the fair had been opened by government for the purpose of attracting the visitor to the Exhibition after they had inspected that place, in order to keep the parks from being crowded. lle had given the notice of his Intention to remove stock as re quired by the act. Mr. Poynter said there wan a report circulated that the fair was encouraged by government, and he m ,slted to know how that stood, so he could not convict if the fair was lawful and accustomed.” Mr. Latten, of the Excise-office, said no encouragement was ever given to the fair by government. Some of the originators of thu fair certainly circulated a report that it • would he countenanced by the government, and that was 1 done for the purpose of improving the land in order that licensed victuallers and others should open booths upon the ground. When witness heard of it he immediately sent notices that it would he illegal to retail spirits, &v., in the fair without a license, as the:tbir was neither chartered nor accustomed. IsTotwitlisaunaling then, cautions, the occupiers of booths continued the sale of spirits, &c., and SIIIIIU of them had been prosecuted by the board for the offence. The booths were let fl ore deep, and it was impossible to get hold of the right parties. Mr. Poynter said the defendant and others placed in similar positions would most likely be misled by the pro visions of the act. It was lawful for licensed victuallers to I retail spirits &e., in chartered and accustomed fairs, bat not 'in fairs which were not lawful or necustomisl. Fair , which hail been chartered and accustomed, and over which the police had jurisdiction, were being removed, and fairs similar to the one in Bayswater were allowed to remain, I and were not interfered with. Ile thought the parochial authorities ought to take up the ye stion, and, if possible, I obtain a conviction, for the purpose of showing to the public ' I that these fairs were not lawful. There was a fair held in Battersea fields every week, and that had existed for some ' years, and yet no proceedings had been taken against it. The ma:-trace than inflicted the mitigated penalty of 12t. The defendant could memolialise the board, awl he should advise him to do so. TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR THE PAST WEEK. NI/101 opened. 1, 18 , 50. : Name el 11411 war. 111 , 10. 1851. ~ '---- 1 I -- 1 1 T 2 Aberdeen 1 1,829, 1,878, nun ism. Kt 'lk4fast and Ballymena 17 'Beltlist and County Down 264 2 5 3 &, 33 'Birkenhead, Laue.,Chesliirir 1,311 1,613 26 Bolton, Blackburn* W.York. 582 1 816 851 Bri.tol and Exeter 160 Caledonian 94t `Chest, r and 11olyhead 49 Dublin and Bell6.aluisetion 1 3dll 756 53 Dublin and Drogheda • 1,135; 1,189 6 'Dublin and Kintrituwil 16: Hoodoo and Arbroath 31 Dundeo,l'erth,Aberilt ot Anse Bffii 78,1 19 !Dunil•ilk and Enuiddllen 68 Iroo,t Angliiui 79 ;East Lancashire , 3,9501 4,5.18 322 !Ear .ern Counties and Norfolk' 16,100,16,749 95 !Ea.:tern Ilnion 891 'Edintourgh and Olasvw 1 4,999 4,027 78 lEdinburgh, Perth, & Dundce•l 3,149 • 6 eter aunt Crediton __ 99 19 IFurnett I 409 9 4G2 1711 iGlatiruwund South WAtern 3,616 i 4,68.5 22i GlLatioor,Paitley,andOrrt•norkl 1,4751 ZIG i Greut Northern& E.Lincoltult i 3,389113,850 IRS [Great Southern & Wetteru(lr) 4,132 4,095 264 ;Great Wettern .i18,3021Z,270 Li i I rishSoutli Ea,tern I —7_7l 21?;1 39 12 50$ 4 171 211, 11 1601 9 2$ 491 90 !Lancaster and Carlirle 2110 ' Lancashire and Yorkshire 39 '!stud. and Think 1,249 1,193 12} i Lis•erpool,Crosby, 81: Southport 3101 .1 t 7 526 !London and North Wvotern 5 i London and Bluckwall I 1,2911 1,638 1731 j London, llrighton, and S. Court, 17,027 , 16,188 244 :London and South Wee.tern 15 'Londonderry and Enniskillen! 1.561 186 11 i Man., Buxton, & Matloek, 44.1 2221 173 1 167 I Manehei.ter, ShetL, & Lincoln .• 6.137! 7,577 9 I tianel i ode:and Scout lIJ unction! 6141 592 28 I .Maryport end Carll,lo I 5371 546 4943: 'Midland 24,116; 22,252 60 Midland Great West. rn (Ire.)' 1,3611 1,14'2 -.. ~.. .. . 236 761 152 671 64 336 Si iMenklands ' 1 W 692! 3 lewe otle and Curthle I ?4 7 .'h 2,225 1 149 North British 212 'North St atrord,hire 4,796 4,988 47 North Westkrn 60 61 761 45 Sciati..h Central 32 I Seutti.li Midland 123 601 291 Shrew-bury and Birmingham Trail 679 47 Shrew-bury and Chtrtrr 39 Bhmp4iire Union 68 •South Deron 2,2171 2,235 261 South Ea.dorn 75 South Wales t 1 279 i 1.375 69 SouthYork.,fluncaaterck (look 4 1,092 1 , 1,313 40 l'Alf Vole 36 l'l.ter B3l 921 23 ; tVaternml and Limerick „ — 282 13 We.t Cornwall 312 287 12 IWhitehaven Junction I 246, 203 294 ,York, Ni wra.dle, and Berwick 14,461.16,374 279 York and North Midland 1 9,9121 8,430 1 Fo 76i Amiens end Boulogne 142 Central of France 1,9411 2,443 2,75 i 3,047 11.60 1 , 1,748 .371 Dutch Rhenish (13 Nlontereau and Troyes 334 Northern of France 137: Orleans :Ind Bordeaux 240 Purls and I.yons 82 Paris and Orleans 84 !Paris and Rouen 9921 037 20,031 j 22,096 2,212, 4,019 6,470..11,414 7,066 7,444 8,196 8,169 4,481 ; 7,010 3,1741 3,154 1,321' 1,387 194 Pari* and Stras , burgh .9 Rouen and Havre 67 Tour; and Nantes * The cause of the mileage fur 1840 being greater than that for ISA is that, since the opening of the ferry across' the Tay, the trettie has been sent over the Dundee and Arbroath from Droughty to Dundee. instead of by the corn pany's own steam-vessel direct from Ferry Port-on-Craig to Dundee. .1, the amount of the traffic to he received by this enmpany under a recent ngreement with the Scottish Central and other companies cannot be ascertained till two weeks hence, the usual weekly return is necesaarily past- The East Anglian line is now worked by the Great Northern Company, and the traffic returns are furnished to us by the Great Northern Company. The aggregate traffic on railways in the United Kingdom, published weekly, from the let of January to the 2nd of August inclusive, amounted to 8,2.52,0641.; corresponding period of 11610, to 7,219,9631. ; corresponding period of 1819, to 6,339,8881. ; sad in 1301, to 6,678,4571.; showing an increase in 18.11 over the corresponding period of Iti.loof 1,032,1011., an increase in 1310 over the corresponding pe rbal of 1819 of 880,07:51., and in 1819 over the same period of 1818 01'061,4311. The truffle receipts fur the above pe riod averaged, in 1811, 1,3101. per mile; in 1840, 1,320/. per mile ; in 1819, 1,371/. per mile ; and in 1843 they aver aged 1,1211. The =the receipts on railways during the week ending the 2iiil of August =genteel to 3.10,9361., being at the rate of 4:4. per mile per week, and exceeding by .17,329/. the receipts of the corresponding week in 1810. The gross receipts of eight railways having their termini in the metropolis amounted to 187,890'. fur the week ending the 2nd of August, and for the corresponding week of last year to 138,0851., showing an increase of 49,8111. The in crease on the Kaatern Counties Railway amounted to 5801., on the Great Western to 10,901., on the Great Northern to 10,491/. (chiefly in consequence of the line being in opera tion between London and Peterborough, which was not the ease at the corresponding period of last year), on the London and Blackwell to 3571., on the London, Brighton, and South Coast to 2,1611., on the London and North-Western to 1.5,0391., on the London and South-Western to 4,743/., and on the South-Eastern to 5,437/. The aggregate increase, as above, was 49,811/., beibg ii,orly n 7 per rent. of the total ' increase of traffic on railways in the United Kingdom, and leaving but 13 per cent. increase on the other railways, the aggregate receipts on which are something lees than those ou the metropolitan lines. DIABOLICAL OUTRAGE ON A FEMALE.—(From our Correspondent.)—Groucearra, FRIDAY.—One of the most horrid atrocities, perhaps, ever committed inn eivilieed country has j ust been perpetrated in the retired district of her Majesty s Forest of Dean, in this county, Cur of the perpetrators of which have been committed to the Gloucester county gaol fin. triad. The outrage is of such a nature as to render its details almost incredible, nine men being charged with having in succession violated the person of a poor help less wandering 16.11 widow, named Mary Macarthy, who now lies in one of the union workhouses on the borders of the forest. The principal facts stated before the commit:lite magistrates, Sir Martin Crawley Boevey, Bart., and E. Jones, Est , arc as follow:—The woman, who is .35 years age, and has but recently lost her husband, was journey lug alone and unprutected through the Forest of Dean on her way to Blakeney, at a late hour of the night, when she observed a light, and, being but half clad and nearly starved, she proceeded towards it. The light pie...ceded from the fire of some charcoal burners, who had left their work for a short time, and the poor wearied crea ture lay down before it entil the men, nine in number re turned to resume their labour alxtut one or two o'clock in the morning. kt first the men treated her kindly, and at her desire procured her a draught of water. The names of the prisoners are James James, Richard Kear, George Charles, and Thomas Stephens, and they arrived at about two o'clock in the morning. The prisoner Kcar asked her to go into a small hut near. She declined, but was told that if she did not they would put her on the fire ; and she was then taken into the hut, where she was lacked in with James and another man not in custody. The whole of the prisoners and their companions then in s seces.iun 46 , 211,te1l the woman, and a quarrel subsequently ensued between two of theta as to whether she should reuinin in thehut, when one of them taking up a shovel threatened to kill her if she did not leave at once. It was then daybreak, and while the men were scuffling together she went out and proceeded on her journey. She met a woman on the road, and told her of the treatment she had experienced, and afterwards be coming exhausted, she lay down under a hayrick, where she was found by a policeman some 21 hours afterwards. She was conveyed to the workhouse, when a surgeon exa mined her, and corroborated the material points iu the statement sworn to by her. The pulice succeeded in appre• heading the four prisoners, whom the prosecutrix itleati fied ; and it is hoped that the other ruffians will spzedily be in custrxly. The above facts having been deposed to, the prisoners were committed for trial. MONEY MARKET. (For this clay's City News, ses •ith page] FRIDAY EVENING. The committee of Spanish bondholders hue re• wired the following brief communication from Mr. Weisweiller, their Madrid agent : Madrid, Aug. 2. 1851. My dear Sir,-1 have just seen his Excellency, M. Bravo Murillo, wk., has given me the ussurance that the law for the aettlem.•nt of the debt will be published in the Gazette of tomorrow, or the day after to-morrow. I r2main, my alenr Sir, your most nbzdient servant, D. WitinwEtr.t.tm. James Cape!, F.sq., Chairman of the Committee of Spanish Bondholders, 6...2.. London. . The transactions in the market for foreign ex changes to day were exceedingly limited, both the de mand and supply of bills being unusually small. With the exception of Austria, which was again coosiderably higher, uo change cf importance oc curred, but the tendency was rather upwards. Short Paris, after having stood for several months at 21 and under, seas to-day offered at 25.23 to 5 ; ditto :1 mouths, 25.20 to 25. hills on Belgium were higher and done at 25.221 to 25. Amsterdam and Ham burg remained as last quoted. the former 11.17 i to 18, and the latter 13. S to 1, with but little doing. Drags 414 Leghorn and Genoa were more in demand at the late rates, but Naples and Messina were ne gotiated in favour of buyers. Paper on Spain pre sented no change, and for Portugal there was the mime dullness as before noticed. On Vienna and Trieste the quotations ere higher, but very few trans actions tad: plain. The prices negotiated arc as follows: • _ . . _ Time. ['fit nrgobtted. Imes To _per!: Short Itft. Ilft. Is4v. „ S 31oriths!tfl , !rjAtv. .. 1111. IS At•. ♦malrttLm Ditto . Rot:erdant .. ... -. ' „ II& Is,•tr. ... 1 ttl. lal.t• . Ilta•boro and Shona ~„. 1311c+. B,hl. 13ms1. nibth. VrahLfort•on..the•Nolde „ „ 1i It. ear.... 11901. V.etuta Priests Amesr Pans .. tlIt•o Hal rs ..—.... genet „ 314 r. ... 301 r. 43cts. per „ 411, prim ... 411 petite per atm* „ 1334 14 awe ... 129 pence 1421trIlat 1 4T:roe Wire W peace 1,41012 per milret 53 wore . . 0 1 ,1, peace Onrtn „ 53 immt pram fhe bsllioa market here remains at former quota tion& Ugh:Jr* Napleo l'atertno Nter.ina Madrl.l Vadix At Paris doubloons have been in some ropiest, and the price of Sixinisli has risen 10 centimes, to Bdf.Boe. to NH. 90e.; whilst patriot doubloons arc worth s3r. Soc. to tslf. 25c. Other bullion quotations re main as before. At Hamburg, on Tuesday, the quotations of gold and exchange were unaltered. The price of gold yesterday at Paris was 4 per milk discount (new tariff rate), which at the English mint price of 31. 17s. 104 d per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25.07, and the exchange at Paris on London at short being 25.021, it follows that gold is 0.18 per cent. dearer in Paris than in London. " By th', latest advices, the price of gold at Ham burg is 425; per mare ' which, at the English Mint price of 3 1 . .7s. 101,d. per oz. for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13.51, and the exchange at Hamburg on London at short being 1:1.4, it follows that gold is 0.117 per cent. dearer in Hamburg than in London. Bs- last accounts the course of exchange at New York on Loudon, for bills at 60 days' sight, is 1101-, per cent., and the par of exchange between England and America being 1(0.1 23-10 per cent.. it follows that the exchan,ge is nominally 0.92 per cent. in favour of England. Upon taking into consideration the daft:roux of interest and charges of transport wo find that the present rate leaves a profit on the im portation of gold from the United States. The tratlic returns on the Maria Antonia (Flo- rence) Railway, for the four weeks ending the 28th ult., amounted to sot., the number of passengers being 38,921. In the corresponding month of 1850, 23,707 passengers used the line, and the receipts were 5231. Ten miles extra were opened on the 13th July last. The account of the position of the Bank of Eng laud for the week ending Saturday, the 2nd of August, published pursuant to the Act 7 and 8 Viet., C. 32, is us follows: BAN6OVI6/4UlASP.—Accouie 1.0:p DIM Notc. 1+6444 .... for the vol': en nut A. 2, 1&1. fI.STSISPT. - e.7.21?,190 - 7.lV — rdry7,-Ant X11.01%,1011 qtber Nocuritl Go' I so Ito .&tot lialioo 13,21.1.05 Atha Mil:. 33,46 un[fer of Pravda r, Ipi.l ...K14./A. 1 .•... Rant .... . . Futile Atiwaita u. I. Par. It Ilk% "( .w'.aeal o . Aseu., 4.U 4 ,1.1011 1 Aber . 1 4 .00•2,44i1 sol.ol.bur :Ws 14;t1,14$ P#II9IIRST. 9~.rcrmum~t oca7all!e~ 27.2..zi, Aunwtpl ...el3.4rstott ../PAlScaultle. Not. 4411 asol Mrs; tom .8134 A. 7. l *n. ---- . St m.tmin AL! . rto.cf , 4;bier 4l The above rtatirtis, when compared with those cur the week pretxtling, exhibit the following eliange3: Circulation bane .1:27,2t4,1150 6s:m.4ml i 1'203.1 Cirrulation active 20A11,695 In:cry:v.o 170,315 Public &posits 4,74M:A Incecase 462,11t3 Other &posits Gerenuucut securities in 14.811348 nankin.; departniont 13,4131,021 Without alteration. °thin' ,ceurities in banking department Coin and bullion in both depottnento Seven *lay and other 1470,148 Inerettso 74,481 The Iteit The Itc:wrre 7 .1-19 184 Inere.n.o 218 ; 14.8 . _ We hare to draw attention to the satisfactory feature prewnted by the increase in the bullion. According to the (Alicia' returns published in the Gtel•ette of last Tuesday, the totnl note circulation of all the private banks of England and Wales during the week ending the 26th July last, was 3,373,7231. • in the week preceding the &mount was 3,412,0011: There is consequently u decrease of ;04,3711. The note circulation of the joint-stock banks during the same week was 2.679,899/., and the previous week's return being 2,719,0691., the decrease is shown to be 39,17(0. On taking into consideration the active circulation of the Bank of England, which in the week in outs tion was 20,516,010/. (being 118,00 U. lees than the week preceding), we find the aggregate note circula tion of England and Wales to be 26,569,6621., which shows a decrease of 1115,5401. as comeared with %e 'returns for the previous week, ending the 19th of July. A, regards the fixed issues, the private banks wero 1;117,2294, aid the joint.stock banks, 73 0,04/if. be low the amount authorised to he issued, making a total of 2,077,317!., below the fixed amount. St:Riot:9 Arrn.tt - .t POACIIER.—Thu bourboael of Grimsthorpe, near Bourn, is now terribly beset with poachers, owing to the great number of navvies employed on the Great Northern Railway at llythain. The domain of Lord Willoughby de Ereshy becomes in con sequence a great attraction, the park and preserve% abouud ing in game. On Sunday morning, between Hee and six o'clock, the keener; and employees were sellout elexisting from watching (indeed a part of them had gone home, only ten remaining, whose residence lay in a different direction), when a shot was heard twar to a part called Croak Hill. Thomas Hosting, one of the under-keepers, I went immediately to the spot, and saw the man kill a rabbit ; he cursed and overtook him beyond a planta tion through which the poacher had hastily passed. The man had, it appears, in passing through this plantation, quickly charged hi 3 guu ; but Itusling, who had pressed him closely, believed the gun was unloaded. On approach ing the onnder, the latter raised the gun to hi. shoulder, having first put a cap on the nipple, and threatened with an oath to shoot Reeling if he attempted to take him. The keeper replied, "ho had no fear of that, as the sennwas not loaded," and he called him a coward, and challenged him to throw down his gun and tikcht for it. The poacher still kept it to his shoulder pointed towards his assailant; the latter struck at it to seize the man, when the gun ass discharged, and the contents passed in tin oblique direction, and lodged in Mailing's breast. Fortunately, he was clad in a thick double-breasted twilled unisteoat,which materially resisted the shot. It is also believed that the gun was indifferently charged, or instant death must hare been inevitable. His mate reached the snot, and took hint home to Swiustead, and Mr. Cullingwood, surgeon, of Corbv, was instwaliately sent for. On exaniining him, it was found that he had received the principal charge in his chest, where upwards of thirty shots were found. We are happy to sayhe is going on well, with every prospect of recovery. Mr. Talbot, the head keeper, offered to give ht. to any man whet would apprehend the poacher, and peraens I started in all directions in pursuit. The fellow was cap tured hy four o'claek on Sunday afternoon, at the White Horse, Witham-common, by the constable of Swaytield. On Tumidity lamming, he underwent an examination at a special mattiug of magistrates, and he was reusaneled to alkingham till next Wednesday. 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