The Express. — London, England, 1848-08-23 00:00:00

the confederacy extended. and they here received steeling information ns to the counterance and rep port its (Alec at met with from inthential parties to the conetry —parties support d to be fur removed from I sympathy with illegal practices. Mr. O'Flaherty, who has proceeded to America as the agent of the confederates, is a solicitor, and was agent foe Messrs. O'Brien and Meagher, and for Mitchel, on the trials of the former for sedition and of the latter for felony. A report prevails to-day that one of our highest legal functionaries is much indisposed. The son of a gentleman holding an office under the government of the country, acd of much personal es timation, wee, it was confidently stated, arrested under the Helves Corpus Suspension Act at a late hour on Saturday night. Mr. lit no, Q.C., with Mr. Whitesi le, will defend Mr. O'Brien in the coming trials for treason. Mr. Butt will deend Mr. Duffy. It is not stated whether Mr. Meagher has engaged any counsel. The eurgeon-General held a medical examination yesterday into the state of health of Mr. Martin. The result is not known. Mr. Martin has always been of feehle constitution, and studious habits have not tee th ned it. His chest looks very much contracted, and his extreme roundness of back &rotes great weakness there. The Reynard, from Belfast, with political prisoners, returned to Kingstown this mornine. Theis has bee some speculation in bread-stuffs in Dublin within the last few dam but the parties entering into them are cautious, and act only to a liltdted extent. The principal article looked after is American flour, as it is now regard , d as almost cer tain the' whatever may be the yield of our crop the quality will b: inferior. Contrary to the arrangement mode by the matter bakers committee of Dublin. that' tho 1-rice of bread should advance this morning, no rise iu price took place. Potatoes sold to-day in quau tit, in our market at 9d. per stone. On Sunday evening, about 9 o'elock, the mercury in rho barometer here suddenly tell several inches. Within two hours it commenced to ri:e graduilly, and tha glass now promises fair. The farmers of Down are conducting an agitation against the northern corn and provierun merchants, I fur the deductions made by the latter on account of tare and allowauccs which the form, r wholly refuse to agree to. A merchant was fined on Saturday h-t in Belfast, at the prosecution of Lord Downshire, for insisting on those deductions, which the noble lord contended was illegal. It would be well if more et our marquises were similariy employed. The 1 indlords have opened the agitation against the rating. Col. Knox Gore, lieutenant of Sligo, and chairman of the union of Ballina, Mayo, has pre sented a memorial from hie union, in which, amongst other things, he states that the rate called for by the c , minis-ioners would "destroy all industry." Now if there be a union in Ireland which has less reason than another to oppose the levying of any rate e'oort of coafiscation it is Bathos, in which, as ap pears by the poor law report, the average of rates co:lt:era for nine mouths of the past year did not amount to one-third the average expenditure of the came period. The other two-thirds coming from that source whence, as I have already informed you, 10,0001. a week have been diebuzsed for that and similar purposes. Lists of defaulters in the poor rate were presented to the hoard of guardians, Carrick-on-Suir at the last meeting. when it appeared eight members of the board, three of them magistrates, were in default. The rate collector of one division was himself in arrear. The prisoners recently transmitted from hence to Belfast arrived there on Saturday, and were at once conveyee. to the Brideweli. Tteir presence in the nort`i created very little sensation, though their ar rival was previously known to the townsfolk, so m:•ry of whom recently talked gunpowder in the clubs. A few police and a troop of the carabincens were awaiting their arrival at the dock, together with the prison van in which they were carried to their new place of confinement. Eviction on a large scale is said to be in progress at Ardmore, county Water:ord, and at Carrigaholt, in Clare. _ . . A provincial paper says, on "good authority," that the writer of the articles in the Dub/in I rehmg Post denouncing the clubs is one of the most prominent of those who advised and aided their establishment. In reply to an address from the grand jurors of the county of Cork promising support to his Excellency Lard ClJrendon, approving of his government, and calling upon him to use the full powers committed to him for the repression of insurrection, his excellency, by Mr. Connellan, his private secretary, says, " It is his firm intention to use the great powers confided to him by parliament solely tor the maintenance of law end order, and the preservation of those institutions which secure the liberties, the properties, and the licce of all the subjects of this great empire." A well timed and constitutional declaration. SCOTLAND. TAE ANNUITY TAX.—Mr. J. G. S. Lefevre, one of the Seerearies of the Board of Trade, has been applinte d by the government to institute ad inquiry into the nature and opercion of the annuity tee in Edinburgh, for the in formation of the government and the legislature. The ap pointment is in conformity with the announcement of Lord John Russell in the House of Commons on Wednesday evening last. LIBERATION OF CHARTIST PRISONERS.—II is atatei that the sheriff's officials of Renfrewshire have deemed it their duty, after making the necessary investigations, to liberate Messrs. Burrell and Neilson, of Greenock, from the prison of Paisley,where they had been confined for th , , let three weeks, on the charge of having committed a political offence. It has been mentioned that the chartist bady of Greenock, in consideration of their respect for Messrs. Burrell and Neil son, tack care that the families of these men were cared for in their absence. COMMISSION BY THE LORD LIEUTENANT OP IN ,rn'aas-snial.—.l. M. Murray, Esq., to be Vice. Lieu tenant. PROVINCIAL. FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE • LANCASTER AND PRES TON RAlLWAY.—Between four and five o'clock on IlonCay evening a collision took place by which one life hue been sacrificed, another individual su reriously injured that his ciea..l is hourly expected, and frees 1.5 to 20 reruns more c r less maimed and bruised in a minor degree, at the Bay Horse station of the above railwsy, about six miles from Lancaster. It appean, from information collected on the spot, that the express down train, which was cue at Lan caster nearly three-quarters kf an lour earlier, ran into a parliamentary train, about 20 minutes to five o'clock, while the latter was waiting to take up and discharge short fare parseagers. The shock, as might be anticipated, was ter rible, on account of the velocity at which the express train was proceeding at the time. Two of the carricges of the government train, belonging to the Lancaster Canal company wens shivered into fragments, and the occupants scattered, Weeding and mutilated, in all directions on the line. One poor woman, reap f stably connoted, named Aires, who had Leen on a visit to ker daughter at Preston, had both her legs so dreadfully shattered by the collision that she expired in a few minutes. She was tlr, wife of a tradesman residing at Poulton by-the-Sands, near Lancaster, and has left seven children to lament their premature bereave ment. Slue had an infant with her at the time about eighteen months old, which was miraculously pre served by either being driven through the winduws by the force of the shock, er thrown out by the unfor tunate mother in the extremity of her agony and in hope of saving its life. The little creature alighted in a field and was picked up without being much the wor-e. An old man, named Billington, was so much hurt that his recovery is considered doubtful. A young man, a butcher from Pecs. ton, whose name could not be ascertained, was also so dread fully mutilated as to inTire apprehensions of a serious result. Seven or eight other persons were also picked up with frac tured limbs, but all of thcm,we are glad to hear, seem likely to survive. Independent of the linen, upwards of a eloan indivii:usls =veined severe bruises and contutions. With the exception of a few broken heads and noses, the passengers in the express train s aperienced no great amount of personal damage. Various reports are 84,M as to the muss of the accident, but all agree that it was owing to some mismanagement in the signals, though on the part of which company remains for junicial investigation. The inquest on the body of Mrs. Airey is fixed to be held in the Town Hall, Lancaster, this day. SUBSCRIPTION BY THE GERMANS IN MANCHESTER. —The subscription for the woun :ed and the widows and orphans of the fallen victims in the popular struggle in Berlin and Vienna has been closed, and the amount of 6031. collected. The committee have sent 3501. to Berlin, and 75/. to Vienna, to the proper authorities, for distribution. A small remaining balance of about 231. they have handed over to the Society for Distressed Foreigners in Manchester, ac counts received from Berlin stating that the funds sent in from all parts are quite ample. UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL. CAIIIIBII3OB. ACO. 2I.—KING'S COLL.—Mr. Russell Day has been elected a fellow of this society. REPERMENTS.—Re.. 8. B. m'orrer, to Litle Crloing ham it, Norfolk, dio. Norwich; :811. pat, Mrs, Ann Baker.—E. Panda', Roydon C., Norklk ; W. P. furl; Cr, lingham and Wording worth, cum Shubolt C., huff, lk ; P. 4. Currie, Clenclawarton C., Nor folk; IL W. Ferrier, Ur ioon C., Norfolk; C. It. Manning, Taney St, Igursacia C., Norfolk; Riddleswonh C., Norfolk ; J. C. klacomona l Ashbcoking C., tiaifulk ; P. lawatman, Musford C., '4;1! 1 ; 11. Walmerley, Burnham C., Dreplals, Norfolk ; V. Waltrr, Parham with llecicstur; C., Sulfolk; W. talirate, 1.1.= worth C., rfolk. VJOANCY —Heedoglord Grey V., Huntioßdonshire, dio. Ely ; 177 f., with residence; I,st., Trim ColL, NAVAL. POBWOtotilli, AVG. 2_2.—The Lark, surveying-vessel, Lieut. 0.11. Lawrence, arrived from the West Indies this morning. She hae been employed more than twelve years on the NON] Ame rican and West Indun elation. The Lark is tender to the Thun der. At Bermuda, It append , by this arrival that very etrong ap• prehenaions were enteriiined of from sympathisers from Ame rica for the Meat of Mitchel. Porno vessels were saki to be coming down for that purpose. The guns on shore were till pointesl, and the steamer employed as a tug had had some guns mounted in her, and a worm reesiption .waited ths expected orrivaL The numerous experiment., with the slow of improving the palling and steering qualities of the Sharpsboo:er, screw propeller attrom-vcariel, basing bend at this port, she sailed thbi morning for Woolwich to undergo further alteration and trials if deemed expedant—The Adelaide, steam. tug. will be ready for proceeding for Auetmlia on the 27th iradant. floe Victoria and Albert yacht loft the harbour vesti iy and anchored in Pont-amide to await her Wajesty'. oommanda. Tits Thunder, eurvei easel, exiled on Sunday evening fur sheer ness to be pod all. The Otter and Sprightly, government el-packets from Holyhead etatiou, ore to be laid up in military at this port. WOOLWICH, Alto. 22.—Sharpshooter, iron screw a.-v. which was fitted at thisport rome few months since, has been lima ordered round from Portsmouth to have some repair. dope to her tnaci.inery.—Thunder, surov., Capt. Barnett, W expected hire from Portemouth to be paid off. ADMIRALTY,AUO.22.—APPOINTMENTS. — A • s i sta nt-Sur g .: A. Borthwick, W Spy.--Curpenter : J. Beading, confirmed to Me l:Lamm, - - SPORTING. YORK AUGL:ST MEETING. ENTRIES FOR VIE PLATDAYES, NI RGAe. T. WHICH CLOSED ON MON WEDNESDAy.—DUNDAS STAKEs, for 3-yr olds and up wards. (11 mite) Dough, 3 yra ; Sir Robert Moyer, 3 y r s; Lady bird, 3 yrs; Inheritress, aged ; Reddy, 3 yrs; Dr f by Jaques out of Curl, 3 its; Wunom, 4 yea; Mulowapber, 4 yes. • Hsu MAJESTY'S PLATE. for 3.yr olds, &o. (4 miles) :— Dougb, 3 yes; br f by Jaques sat of Curl, 3 yrs; Bennieol, 3 yrs; Cecl.crinouth, 3 yes; Itanithorpe, 4 yrs; Inheritrov, aged; Otter burn, 3 yrs. Lot' rasa' PLATE of 261., &c. (1 mile) Philosopher, 4 3rs ; Oaf ibura, 3 yrs; the Man in the Moon (bro. to Lunidale), 3 yrs ; gr c by Rode Grey out ot Tractarian's .1.4 m, 3 pa; S.r Robert themerfleld, aged; Lady Mary, 3 yrs; Ennui, 3 Cr... TIIVIDiDAY.—CUENTy CEP of 15/4)1, Lice. (2 Martin, imiles):— Dough, 3 yrs; Miss &irate, yrs ; Lemente, 3 yrs; Rowena, aged; Sir artin, 4 yrs. HEE MAJ VITT'S PLATE of 100 attin , m, for 11214411. (3 miles): —Shropshire Witch, 3 yrs; Reality, 3 yrs; 'Curin, 3 yrs • Slim Harrison, 3 yrs; kalerelide, 4 yrs ; Gaiety, 4 yrs; Inheritress; aged; Vanish, 3 yrs. FEIDAY.—MEMBERS' PLATE of 501., &e. ; oae mile and • half :—Geueral Sale, 5 yrs; gr o by Robin Gray, out of Tractarian' dam, 3 yrs; Mies Faun, 4 yrs; Acomb, 3 yrs, Chesterfield, aged ; Otterburn, 3 yrs ; Activity, 3 yrs ; The Man in the Moon, 3 yrs; Sor ceress., 3 yea. Arrivals up to Tuesday afternoon.—Little Casino, Reality, Posweiwore, Philosopher. Ellen Middleton, Pyrland, ;dial ing Alice, Queen of the May, Alp, Waneta, Inherltrms, Shrop-hire Witch, Doagb, Beaboreugh, Cockermoutb, 'Ducal, Lady Mary, Lady bird, Snusb..ll, Langton, Lucullus, Mysitcal, The Baby, Ste Moan, The Cur, Loadstone, Remembrance, Mmus, Camphine, Dark Lady, Lemule,Fillige, Marquis of Conyngham, b I by Cardinal Puff, out of Croton ; Odium, Fsi tkintrale, Valiant, Oistainette, ( by the Proved, out of Siberia, R yrs ; Itererlue ' Sylvan, Maid of my Soul, Garrick, Abbot of Menus. [41,11-4 lioy, Cig arette, Flatcatcher, Careadm, Backbiter, b e by Touchstone, out of Mickleton Maid, 2 yrs; Wirmsour, lmperatris,Vests, gr c by Rebut Gray, out of Queen of Carthage ; Ado Mary. CANTERBURY RACE:l.—Teams. EAST KENT HANDICAP, of 100 move., added to a sweep stakes of 13 sons. each, 10 ft, and 3 only deLued ; the second to receive 201., and the third ltd. About S miles. (22 subs., three of whom ciecldmL) Mr. N. Lawler nd. Alkali (Planner) I Lord Stratamore's Swallow (CI ickmeref 2 Mr. Lowtber's Mack Doe (Dockeray) 3 A very fine rate—wan by • peek The following also started but were nut placed :--Geraldine, Colum bus. and Wee Bit. CITY MEMBERS' PLATE, of 501. Heats, 2 miles.—The first heat woo won by Mr. T. Lyne's Barmaid, and the second by Mr. Wotton's3largaret Catchp.ile. MS others were not run when our account lett. Kato Ententgatce. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. Before Mr. Commis.loner llotreod. G. W. M. REVIVoLna's BANknueicv.-George William M'Arthur Reynolds, publisher, of Welliegton.street North, applied ice his certificate. His balance she et, extending from the tat of January, 1847, to toe 12th of May last, contained the following items: to creditors. 2,1091.; ditto secured, 5681. ; profits, 6331. ; by property given up to assignees, 1031.; ditt-_ , in hands of creditors, 21'21.; losses, 2191.; trade ex primes, 3771. ; domestic ditto, 5621. ; law costs, 1131. ; ca dency on Is: of January, 1847, 1,7001.-Mr. Sturgeon sup. ported the spalication, which was opposed by Mr. Duncan, on behalf rat Mr. Wilton, a creditor. B lore the proceedings commenced all the witnesses were ordered rut of court.- The bankrupt was first examined. He deposed : 1 base given up all my property to the assignee, which is esti mated at 1181. My debts are above '2.0001. This is my own petition. I was bankrupt in 1840. and paid nothing. My debts then were only about 1201., and I was made bankrupt mslieionsly. In 1836 or 1836 I made a cession dc Liens in Paris, which is equivalent to a bankruptcy here. 1 was afterwards insolvent here in 1837, and again in 1839. These two last proceedings arose out of my French bankruptcy. I had some thousand pounds when I came of age. I went to Paris and engaged in a (speculation for publishing an English newspaper. On returning to Eng -1 andd I was pursued by my French creditors. My balance• sheet begins with a deficiency of 1,7001. My domestic ex penses were about 4021. • for a year and a quarter; but I make about 500 1 . a year by my pen. I sold several works of mine, named " Viallace," and other., to a Mr Spokes, who gave me his acceptances to the amount of 701. 153. Bd. The books were not completed at the time of the pur chase, and have not been so. Spokeagot about 341. worth. I received his acceptances about a month before I became bankrupt, I came to the court because I could not make an arrangement with my creditors, to pay them 201. a month. Creditors to the amount of 1;2001. acceded to the terms I off , red. I had all my works stereotyped. Of two works, duplicates were sent to Boston, in America, to a bookseller named Williams. For " The Parricide " I received 1001.- 51. a sheet. This was in 1847, and is accounted for in my balance sheet. I sold some old stereotype plates of " Rey nolds' Miscellany," about a fortnight before my bankruptcy, to Mr. Figgins, for 13/. or 141. They were Fold at the price of the metal. At the time of my bankruptcy I was in poses lion of the copyright of several b:oks-" Gretna Creels' and twelve others, including " Reynolds' Miscellany." The copyrights were sold since the bankruptcy for 151. to Mr. Cooke, engraver. I da not believe anyone would rave given 14.51. for • Reynolds' Miscellany." Its circulation had fallen from 20,000 to 10,000 a week; it was losing about 81. a week, and was then utterly valueless. My contributions to it were suspended about a month before my bankruptcy. It has since been enlarged and carried on; immediately after the rale, I began to write tot it again. I have known Mr. Cooke 12 or 14 year'. I owe him 1001., but he has never troubled me for it. He never brought any action against me. The copyright of the other works sold with the Mis cellany was not worth a .enny piece, fm they had been well read, Mr. Strong, the assignee, is a stereotyper in Crown court, Chancery-lane. I know him well ; he has been em. uloyed to stereotype the Miscellany since the bankruptcy. I did not petition the court earlier, horng to pay the cre ditors off in full, at 201. a month. In April Mr. Cuthbert lan, tailor and upholsterer, to whom I owed 901. odd, put in an execution. I had tole him of my difficulties. He took my furniture, type, and some stereotype plat. s, as much as paid his debt. The writ was lemur] at the beginning of March. I did not plead to the action. The goods taken were valued at 1601. I know Mr. Daly : borrawed 201. of him in 1846, and gave hint as security the plates of a work called " The B!eam packet," which were not worth more than the value of the metal. Mr. J. W. Spokes, bookseller, of the Strand, deposed-I have known the bankrupt six or seven years. He had a well turniabed house in Wellington-street. The books he bad there would be worth 301. I mean his 7rivate library. The furniture might be worth 2001. Bankrupt owes me 651., but has not inserted me in the balance sheet. I have sold considerable quantities of the bankrupt's property at evening &ructions tor the last two or three months ; the last sale woo On Saturday ; bat I had purchased the books before ; the last purchase was on the 13th March. I purchased 2,600 volumes from him on the 11th March, for 701. 16s. Bel., but they have never been delivered. The books were to be sent in half on the 18th and half on the 26th March. He said they were all in print but a number or two ; but he must have known that ho had none of " Wallace " or " The Parricide." I have only received about 271. worth. I only gave the accept ances on condition of the goods being delivered as promised. I have since been sued on the bilis by Mr. Cox, the bankrupt's printer and manager. He is in the bankrupt's employ at present. Cox is Reynolds and Reynolds is Cox ; of that lam certain. (Laughter.) I have had other transactions with him,which were cever per fected. On the '26th of March I purchased 700 of "Wagner," a romance from the German, at Bd. each, giving him an ac‘ eptsuce at three months; of these I have only received 600. On Friday last I saw him, and he said he treated this opposition with scorn. At the date of the fiat the copyright of Reynolds'a Miscellany would be worth about 1001. ' • if that and other thirteen copyrights were sold for 151 .,1 should my they were given away. "The Houeehold B ok of R. eeipts" would be worth about 261. " Wagner "is not muds read. " Gretna-Green " may be worth 201. or 301. I understand the bankrupt has still the copyright of these works. When I saw him on Friday he offered to enter into an engagement to pay my claim if he got his certificate. The purchaser told me be thought the • Book of Receipts " would pay him very well. The engravings is the thirteen works would be worth 181. or 201. to a party who could u,e them.-Cross examined: Have never purchased any copyright. I have paid some of the bills I gave. I paid the first, which was the - only transaction the bankrupt ever completed. Fur the other bills I have given security, one of 201., due yesterday, is waiting the event of to-day. I have not been served with any notice in bankruptcy. Reynolds told me this was the beet court to come to when a man was in difficulties, because he walked clear off. (Laughter.) Mr. Cot hole a all the bills; I tried to settle with him for what I hat had, but he said he would shove me into the Gazelle if I did not pay every farthing. Mr. John Strong, stereotyper, Chancery-lane, the trade assignee, deposed that he had known the baokruat two yews. Had • proved for 841. Sold the fourteen cepyrights alluded to for 161. to Mr. Cooke, an engraver, of Kentish toren k they we re not offered to any one else ; he paid for them in money. Was now working Inc the banitrupt, stereo typing his " Atieclany" and " Gretna Green," fur which he received 31. Ile. 6d. per week. The other property under the fiat sold fur 103% I consulted my solici or, her. Daviee, who is also solicitor under the tilt. Messrs Marks,ol Oxford. street, valued the property. Had heard of this opposition from Mr. Stiff, who said there was bkely to be a very "staff" oppoeitiore ~..,...i Al THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 23, 1848. Mr. W. H. Cox, printer, Great Queen street, proved the purchase of the stereotype rlates and wood-cub referred tn, from Mr. Cooke, for 1031. Was a creditor for 3191., and held Spokes'• hills, which he received from the bankrupt. He discounted ore at 5 per not. Held security for 3001. of his debt. None of Spokes's bills have been paid. lie threatened never :o pay a shilling if witness went to law. Knew that the " Miscellany" was losing at the time of the bankruptcy,—probab:y 61. or 71. a week. Mr. Cuthbertson, described as an important witness, not being present, proof was given of the service of summons, and a refusal to attend, whereupon Mr. Duncan wiled fur an adjournment of the ease for a week.—Mr. Sturgeon apposed the adjournment.—Toe Commissioner, thinking it important that Cumbertaon should Mr examined as to the property which he bad takes in execution, adjourned the hearing for tan days, at the cost of the opposing creditor in the first instance. fraudulent project the prisoner called en Maus. Hunt and Roskell, and detected plate to the amorist of SOOT, in pay- meat of which Pie tendered • bill of exchange for 12,600 rupees, purporting to :Ns drawn by Major Troup, on In !tall of the officers of the meta. The bill had all the appearance if a genuine instrument, and the representations -of the prisoner were so plausible that be was allowed to take away a set of geld and turquoise buttons of the value of lel. From ffiquirica which wen subsequently made Mews. Hunt end Roskell aecer•sined that the bill was a forgery, and that the prisoner had been pawing off other bills of the same spurious character. The prisoner was ti en given into custody, and on searching his lodgings ample evidence of the pteontr'efraudulentictentions were discovered. Several bilis resembling the one deposited with Messrs. Hunt and Co., in a more or less complete state, were found in his apart. menu.—Mr. Humphrey., who attended on behalf of the prdsecution, said the prisoner hid been obtaining large sums of money on another hot India bill, which mu no demist a forgery. The India mail, however, had not arrived with evidence of this circumstance, end therefore this eau could not be established against the prisoner. The prisoner had obtained as much as 501., 401., and 301. on this bill at different times. The mail was, however, expected to arrive in a few days.—Mr. Bingham said if the mail did arrive then another indictment could be preferred against the prisoner on this second charge. Tin evidence being complete on the first charge, he should fully commit the prisoner to take his trial on it—The prisoner was then fully committed. WESTMINSTER.—ATTErter TO STAII.—C. W. Bray, of 4, Mountrow, Islington, was charged with attempt ing to stab Elisabeth Huut, of 29, Marketeitreet, Mill hank.—Complainant stated that at about six on Monday evening she was walking near St. Margaret's Church, West minster, with her lour young children, when the prisoner, who was • perfect etranger to her, came up with a dagger in his hand, and, having said something to her, placed the weapon against her side, but did not run it into her. He then put tt into the sheath, but in • moment afterwards drew it again, end presented it to her a second lime. A constable immediately came up and took him into custody. — In reply to a question from Mr. W. Taylor, the chief clerk, cumplaisent stated that, if the prisoner had wished to stab her, he fuel ahuddant opportunity of doing so. —Clarice Beer, 130 B, said he was on duty new St. Margaret'a Church, when he sew the prisoner pass the women, but imme lately afterwards tura round, draw the dagger from his pocket, and advntice towards hi r. At cr saying something to her prisoner made as attempt to stab her. The tamale screamed, and the prisoner drew the dagger back. Witness advanced towards him and took bin into custody just as he had again presented the dagger towards her. The prisoner was drunk at the time.--Prisoner said he had bought the dagger, and was only looking at it in the street —Mr. Burred halted if it was known whether the ac cued was in a sound *We of mind, but the police were un able to give any satisfactory answer. The magistrate com mitted the accused to prison in default of his finding goof bait—The dagger sou one of a very formidable eh script ion. TRAMP:S.—Tete POBLIC HEALTH PHECAVTIONS.— Mr. Fairhend, proprietor of the Hove and Leaping Bat, Whitechapel fliglestreet, was charged by the authorities of the perish with not abating a nuisance celculatd seriously to sire.% the health of those re Wing in the eicinity.—Mr. Liddell, the parish surgeon, visited the place both in hi. capacity as medical adviser of one of the inmetes end by the direction of the parochial authorities. His patient was suffering from severe headache, which if not altogether occasion. d wee greatly segrevated by the unwholesome and die reesing a ftluvis emitted from an open cesspool of a house in the poiseesion of the defendant. The stench was calm'• lated to create and heighten direase.—Browne, the beadle, said the defendant had been frequently apemen to on the sub ject of this nuisance, but to no purpose.—Fr the deluxe it was denied that the odour was so offensive as it had been described.—Mr. Yardley regretted to h• nr that such a helot of the atmoephere as hat been described by the medical gentlemen should be so ordinary a matter io such a crowded vicinity, especially at a period like the present, when one of the most dreadful din awe ever inflicted on humanity threatened to visit our shore. He would allow time until Monday next to have the nuisance abated, and it by the time the defendant did not satisfy the pariah authorities an order would be made for its removal.—Mr. Feirhead pro lulled compliance with his worship's wish, s. MONEY MARKET. TI:F.BDAT EVENING, The tendency of the funds was towards decline in the early part of the morning, with an evident disin clication on all hands, however, to be committed to transactions of any consideration. The depression was, moreover, contributed to by a rather important sale of Console effected by a respectable broker, which made the prices as low as 83:i to Singularly enough, the same brok• i, by a counter opera tion for, of course, other clients, raised the quotations to bli to 6. Eventually Consols left off at the im proved rates of 86 for money, and 86 to ,t for time. Dealers and speculators were looking forward with much interest to the proceedings in the House of Commons this evening, when the financial situation of the country is to be more fully developed than yet it has been, and it shall become known whether, and to what amount, any credit vote may be required for the contingency of failing harvests in Ireland. It is not to be denied that, in view of recent occur rences in that unfortunate country, and the barefaced ingratitude for former prodigal relief, exhibited only too universally, there is a growing dis inclination, not to say disgust, in the public mind here, against submission to any further continuation of heavy sacrifices for the assistance of a population which, though unable to help themselves, from almost incurable idleness, ignorance, or recklessness, are only too ready to rebel against the hand that feeds them gratuitously. The prospects of the harvest, notwithstanding the late advances in the corn market, are far from being popularly considered in so desperate a plight as, on occasional days of inauspicious import, they ars cal culated to be on the corn-exchange. From various important parts of the country the accounts show that no serious damage has yet been done by the weather ; in some instances scarcely any at all. In fact, the season has nut been equally unfavourable to all dis tricts, whilst, in some cases, its effects have not been experienced to any disadvantage. These observations refer, of course, to the grain crops, for in regard to potatoes, unhappily, these cannot be much mistake. In proof of the so far undecided, if not more positively less unfavourable, opinion about the promise of the crops, the still comparative easiness of money may be adduced. Tee rates of discount may be somewhat more stiffly maintained by the banks and discount houses, but they are not higher; moreover, it is unde niable that accommodation is more readily afforded upon bills of the secondary class, which till within a short time were only admitted on exceptional and agreed conditions. Yet, as observed a fortnight ago, money was, and is, more in demand, as the continued decrease in the private deposits of the Bank suffi ciently exemplify, which should be evidence sufficient of the greater activity of trade and industry in some leading branches. Withal, the Bank of England has been so little called upon for discounts, so far as the returns to the 12th instant show at least, that it would scarcely seem probable that any immediate rise in its mini mum rate should be contemplated. Other, or political considerations and government demands not pressing, the Bank, with a due attention to legitimate profits, must materially be difinclined to enhance the rates of accommodation at a time when so small a proportion of discount business falls to its share. _ _ Reduced Threes were 861 to 1. Three-and-a-Quar ter per Cents., 881 to 1. long Annuities, 8 13-16 to 1. Exchequer Bills, 28s. to 328. prem. India Bonds, 22r. to 255. prem. Bank Stook, 196 to 8. We have the almost singularity of only three fo reign stocks being quoted for business in the of& ial list. These were, Mexican called 164 to 17; Russian, done at 101, quoted 99 to 101 ; Dutch Fours sold at 71, quoted 70 to 2. The buying and selling prices of other foreign stocks remained nominally as before. Spanish Fives 11; to 121 ; the Threes, 211 to 1 ; Pas sives, 3to 1. Portuguese, 18 to 19. Dutch Two and-a-Half per Cents., 44 to 5. Brazilian, 70 to 2. Chilian, 83 to 6. Peruvian, 30 to 2. Foreign exchange ruled various to-day, and was somewhat influenced by the weather. Whilst the rain was falling there was a dentani for bills, which relaxed as the weather cleared up. The negotiations were—on Amsterdam, 12.1; to 2; on Rotterdam, 12.2 to; ; on Antwerp, 25.80 to 85 ; on Hamburg, 13.9 to 1 ; on F rankfort, 121 1 1 to . •, on Vienna, 11.5 to 10; on Leghorn, 31.45 . to 50; on Naples, 374 to ; on Madrid, 441; on Lisbon, 51 to I—all at three months. On Paris, at short, 25.30 to 371. The rates on Amsterdam are becoming so low, that if further de pressed the calculation would arise whether gold' would not be the more profitable remittance, the more especially as Dutch stocks, under political circum stances, no longer act so efficaciously as formerly in the regulation of the exchange between the two countries. ENGLISH . Bank Stock, 195! 6 S Ira et. nod. Anna.. 86 t 5 Gt Per Ct. C°°' Anna.,e63l ilg I,Wirleins., esp. Jan. 5,1880 89 18 sm Benda. under 2;19.00. 22 41 Roark for A2:66E11,66 , 11 6 tj d Newel. -_ 51 New Meer Ct. Mum, tea New 6 per Cent. Anna., 112 Long Awate, eup. CAP Jan., 18e0, 8 13 11 Ditto, 38 years, elp.lola 0et.,185P, 11-16 101%11101 6 per Cent. 11e01caa,1548,16i 17181 5 per Ct.ituadlau 1341,1d12,,Erit.,1e1 coounc. or 0 id K.ntl. 2 N d., Arch, 32 ; June, Mu°, 000, ad., March, 29 31 28 ; June, 218 pm. Mtn. &ma 2hd., March, 29; June, 22 0 I FUNDS. 4 per Ct. Dutch Certificates, 71 CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COVlT.—Before the Recorder. THI ALLECIIID DEATH PROM PuMON.— Me. Clark's)* said he had to snake an application to the court of rather an unusual character, but which he trusted, under the peculiar circumstances would be acceded to. He was instructed to apply on behalf of two female', named Mary Anne Spry and Mary Anne Dore, who were charged with the otteuce of murder by poison, that the court shuttle make an order that Dr. Taylor, the eminent chemist, should have an opportunity of examining the contents of the stomach, and also the stomach itself, of the child who wee alleged to have been poisoned. At pre•eet the stomach, &c., was perky in the custody . of the inspector of police, and partly in that of other protesetomil men, who hid alre ady male an analysis of it and given evidence upon the suljeot. The prisoners believed it would he most important for them that Dr. Teeter, whose skill in these matters was wlll known, should have oa oppor tunity of analysing the stoutich ; and eater, Taylor, in•letter whims ho held iu his hand, state d that ho could nut make a satisfactory ex eminetion except at his laboratory at Guy's Hospital, he now had to apply to the court for an order to that efLet.—The Recorder bald the application was certeinly an unusual one, and he almost doubted whether the court had jurisdiction in the matter; but in furtherance cat politic justice he considered the application uught to be greeted. At the same tune he thought the stomach, &c., ought not to be taken altogether out of s he cost aly to which it was at pre sent, but that the other professional men should have a joint posse,sion and be preseut when the fresh experiments were made by Dr. Taylor—Mr. Clarkson said that the character and position of that gentleman were sutlicient guarantees that nothing improper would be done.—The Recorder was quite avers that Dr. Taylor', evidence would - be above sus picion, but as he might differ in opinion with the other professional gentlemen as to the condition of the stomach, it would bat more a etisfactory to all panties that they should be in attendance when the experiments were made.—An order to that effect was then directed to be made out. ROliiilNO PUBLIC /101.78 EL—John Lawrence, 28, de scribed as an optician, and Henry Chappell, 23, engine driver, were indicted for skating 100 sovereigns and 401. worth of silver, the property of Edward Smith, since de ceased.—lt appeared trout the evidence that the robbery in question was committed about seven o'clock on the evening of the 21st Sepknher, in last year. The prosecutor, who bee since died, was at that time the landlord of the Bricklayers' Arms public-house, Eceleston-street, Pimlico, and it seemed that at the time relerred to the prisoner Lawrence, accom panied by another man, came to the front of the bar and asked fur gin-and-water and cigars, and while they were e.riuking Chappell came in and also callel for drink. After a short time Lawrence and his companions gave an order to Mr. Smith's brother, who was serving in the bar which re quired him to turn round from them , and when he resumed hii po itiou he observed that Chappell was gone, and very shortly etterwards the prosecutor's daughter heard the sound of &footstep on the stubs and heard acme one go quickly out at the front door. She immediately went up stairs, and dis covered that Ler mother's bedroom door had been opened apparently by a picklock key, and a cupboard in the room had been forced open, and the money mentioned in the in dicunent, which had been placed in two canvas bags, was found to have been stolen. The prisoner Lawrence and his companion left the house directly the prosecutor's daughter went up stairs, and the cue for the prosecution was, that the robbery meet have been committed by the prisoners, Law rence and his companion engaziog the attention of the bar man while Chappell blipped up stairs and stole the money. Nuns of the property was traced to the prisoners.—The counsel for the defence submitted to the court that there was no evidence to go to the jury. The conduct of the pri soners, he said, might be considered very suspicious, but sespicion ought not to supply the place of evetenee.—The Recorder said he should not like to state what his opinion was upon the subject of the guilt of the prisoners, but he diet not think the evidence was sufficient to justify a convic tion. It there had been any evidence that Chappell was the man who ran out of the front door just lief re the robbery was discovered, the case would have assumed a very different aspect.—The jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty. The prisoners were then arraigned upon another indict ment fur stealing ten severeiges, the property of James Wood. This use was one of a similar character to the last. The prosecutor is a beer-shop keeper in Manor-place, Wal worth, and it appeared that on the sth October, about eight in the evening, his wife placed ten sovereigns in a box on the shelf in her bedroom and shut the door, but did not lock it. The prisoners, accompanied by twe other men, came into the house about 9 o'clock, and went into the parlour, where they celled for ale and tobacco, and several other things, and repeatedly changed their minds with regard to the articles they wanted. Alter some time Chappell went out of the room, and was absent about five minute*, and it was conjec tared' that during this period tha robbery was committed. When he rejoiced his companions he complained of being ill, and said he could not drink his ale, and the four men imme diately left the house. '1 he robbery was discovered emu: half put 11 o'clock, and, according to the evidence, no per sons but the prisoners could love had an opportunity of com mitting it; but, as in the last case, there was an absence of any direct proof of their guilt, although, from all the facts disclosed, there was very little doubt of it —The Recorder having summed up, the jury, after a short deliberation, re turned a verdict of Guilty. Mr. Clarkson said there were two other indictments against the prisoners for robberies of a similar description. In one case a sum of 441. in gold and silver was the protium of the robbery ' • and in the other no leas a sure than 1651. was stolen. B oth the robberii.a were committed in public houses, and the evidence was of the same character as that which had been already produced, and he wished to know whether the court considered it necessary to proceed with these indictments 1 The Recorder expressed his opinion that it would not be necessary to do so. The prisoners were then called up for judgment, and his lordship said that there could be no doubt they formed part of a gang of associated thieves, whose object was to plunder publicans by the scheme that had been defeatist. They first took means to ascertain where a publican was in the habit of keeping his money, and then, whale some of the party occunied the attention of the person who was engaged in the business, another slipped adroitly to the place where the money was deposited and despoiled the owner of it. Although they had been acquitted from a failure of the strict'proof which the law required in the first care no one who had beard it could doubt that they were guilty of that offence also, and under these circumstances he felt himself called upon to pan a severe sentence, which was that they be severally transported for 15 years. NEW COKRT.-13efore the Common Solo:ant THE CHARTIST PRISONEES.—In the course of the day the grand iury returned true bills against John James Baser, Robert Crane, and James Maxwell Bryson, the chartistannw in custody for sedition. True bills were also found against several others not in custody, and upon :he application of Mr. Bodkin process was is ued against them. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. Before Mr. eerjeant Adams. Yesterday the August adjourned IlebtiOß commenced with the rather large number of 120 prisoners for trial. Dm or °HAND Junone.—ln his charge to the grand jury, the learned serjeant said, that it would be as well for him to caution them against an error into which grand juries had at times fallen, and which was the supposition that they promoted the ends of justice by ignoring a bill charging a person with stealing property of little or no value. Now, it must be borne in min 1, that the grand jury was a tribunal sworn to keep secret what passed before it, and therefore it was easily to bo seen how necessary it was that every case which had about it even the least amount of suspicion should be fully and openly investigated before the petit jury, in which investigation both sides would be heard, and truth, justice, and right promoted. As an illustration of the importance of publicity, even to petty cases, he would allude to a case tri. d last week—(the case of Mary Ann Newman and Jane Goddard, tried at Devizes, before Mr. Justice Coleridge)—in which a gentleman prosecuted his cook, fur giving broken victuals to a poor woman, the latter being also accused as a receiver of stolen property. A more paltry case than that could scarcely be imagined, and it was a case that moot grand juries would bay scouted from their consideration. but by the finding of the bill an important result followed—for the ca.e was fully investigated in open court, and the facts were laid before the public. And what had been the result in the public mind ? The result showed that publicity was important, not only as far an the administration of justice was coacerned, but even as regarded the public itself. Look at the cases of juvenile delinquency, which were formerly constantly exhibited in that court. Through the publicity giva n by the press to the trials, which were thus heard, a feeling for measures of improvement in that class of °Senders was created, and the consequence was the making of a law by the legislature which had withdrawn such cases nearly altogether from the public eye, by placing th^m under the summary jurisdiction of magistrates. The public now believed, therefore, that the evil was abated, while in truth: and in fact it existed to a greater extent than ever. The present state of the criminal j urisprodence of this country was, at the very least, 500 years behind the times; and it was quite time the legislature thought of making proper laws for the admi nistration of ju.tice, irsbad of adhering to those ctiatAlls and usages, which, however we :I suited they might have been for 1348 .were not at all calculated for the present age. POLICE.—YESTERDAT. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. UTTERING A Foam) BILL.—/hsry L. who loimerly held • commission in the East ludia Company's service, was finally examined, charged with uttering • forged bill of exchange fur 12,500 rupees, with intent to defraud Rimers. Rant and Kooken, silversmiths, of Boot-etrett. The prisoner, it appeared, has been passing himself off as an officer in the E est Lulls Com pany's service, ab .ut to set up an establi , hment in England, and commissioned by .he officers of the 28th Bengal It gt. to purchase a service of plats for the mein In furtherance of this EXCHANGES AND STOCKS ABROAD. Barsasu. Atio.2l.—Loon. 1840. ri ; Ditto. 1642. 77f • Ditto, 1844, ; Ditto, 12C.Si, 443 ; Ditto, 1838, 62; Ditto.of the City,lB32, 98 ; Ditto, 1843, 764; Doak of belifluzi, law a 1811, WS. Lachuouo on London, ZS 43i. AII?WULF, ArO. 20.—k:rename on London. Penal,. At,. &hold Sok, Pod. N.:babies: On London, 6.241 6.24/ ; on 114niburr, 162 1611 ; on Paris 61j. NEWS. 4 yesterday the share ad prices more firmly South-Easttrn Corn ng, and made the shares DON, AC01:11T 22. clan characters denote actual salters' pricta. London k n. Do. New. SOL Do. Now. Ma. Pe, row. TateM. Do At. 71 Thlnho f Do N.Se.Prcf.7 p C ton Ilep.Spe 1114Ctaid 1,16.,.4.4.110. h / onus klaneb.,BoaLAMal. 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Daniel in the chair,—The directors' report stated that the net balance on the ?cyclone account amounted to 5,4651., which would admit of the payment of a dividend of Is. Cd. per share, clear of income tag, on the 40,000 original, and the 24.000 new shares No. I, which are now entitled to participate in the profits of the undertaking. The sum than applicable to the payment of a dividend was larger than on any previous correeponiliog half year, enabling the directors to propooe a dividend equal in amount to that paid at this time twelve imlai, although the number of shares has been since that period in crewed by one-half. Thin result was attributable to the beneficial op- rattan of the conversion of debentures into capital, by which a liege an.l permanent reduction is made to the annual expenses. The , comparative passenger traffic during the first six months of this and of the last year wen, in 1047 1,359 022 juseengere, amounting to 22,9681. 15e.; in 1849 1,273,969 passenger., amounting to 22,022/. 17s. 10d. The decrease hoe apparent was principally confined to the kcal traffic; the subject had occupied the boot attention of the directo rs, and they considered it as signable to the continued depreosion in commercial Ohne. In the ()esteemed traffic there bad been an inereare notwithstanding the untoward state of the weather.—The hods of an agreement with the East and West India Docks and Ina mingbam Junction Eailway Company, had been finally nettled, the directors of that company undertaking to complete a junction with the extension line, by the time their own line shall he finished to Camden-town. The &alums in ' the bill introduced into parliament this &initial, empowering the Illackwall Railway Compaq to make a junction between the two line., were consequently withdrawn, and that bill in the form of en amendment net, authorising the consolidation of the several iasues of shares, and containing power to vary the number of directors, had re ceived the royal assent. The directors were still in negotiation wish the Eastern Dandies Company in reference to the um of the extension line. In their last report, the directors expressed their hope that no eon siderable delay would occur in bringing the extension line into opera tion, and they fully anticipated that by this time the wen ha would have been completed; no effort on their part had been wanting to accomplish this object. lied such, however, been the cane, the line could not have been worked to advantage until the gauge on the old line had been assimilated to that on the extension. The bill autho rifting the alteration of gauge only received the royal assent on the 22nd of last month. The season being thus far advanced, the direc tors thought it prudent not to interfere with the traffic during the prevent and the ensuing month, and they have therelore determined to defer clueing tither of the lines for the alterate •ns necessary to the intro.: action of the locomotive system, and the change of gauge, until the lot of October. In the meantime, all requisite preparations wit be made, and the directors have every confideece from the report of their engineer, that the extension line will be open in No vember, and that both the lines will be in full o - eraeiou, under the nrw system of working, before the close of this year. The engineers' report stated that the state of the weeks on the eaten ion line are now near their completion; the whole of the arching is finished, and all the bridges, with the exception of those over the Commercial-road, the Regent's canal, and the Bow-road, are ready fur the parasite of trains; all these bridge. will be completed in a month or sex weeks. The embankment from the Bow-road to the junction with the Eastern Counties is made, excepting about 100 yards immediately adjoining that railway, and this portion is in pro gress. The permanent way is laid along the whole line, excepting at the above-mentioned bridges and etnbanknient. The whole may be in operation by locomotive power before the end of the year. By the statement of the revenue account it appeared that the motive power charges were 5,3911. 84. 9d.; general Daffier charge., 81471. 7.. 3d. ; miscellaneous charges, 1,0 45/. 19.. 3d. . • goods teethe charges, 7791. la. Bd.; wharf charges, 1,7904 ts. 5d.; to direction, 5001.; to government duty, 1,130. 1.2 e. 4d. ; to interest on debentures (leas interest received on loans), 1,600.95. 4d. ; to inte rest on new scrip shares (lets Interest on instalments in armor), 9981. 9s. 3d. ; to rates and tones, 1,0391. Or. Bd. On the other ride the receipts were : Traffic, 23,8601. 19e. sd. ; rents, 176/. 2e. Bd. ; transfer feels 42/. ; wharfage, 2,3731. Se. 2d. A short oonverattion took place, in the course of which tho directors were urged to apply to the parties who were In arrear to pay up on the exten.ion shares. With regard to some suggestions thrown out by Mr. Abraham, Mr. D. Soloman and other proprietors, who spoke of the propriety of leasiug or selling the line to the &melon anti North Western or the Ea-tern Counties Company, the chairman meted that the advisability of such an arrangement had not been lost sight of ; but in the pre sent state of the railway property it was not to he expect. d that they could get such a favourable offer from either company ; but every effort would be made to put the line into proper condition to lit it for redo an arrangement. The report was adopted. and the dividend declared due on Sept. 4. A complimentary vote to the chairman brought the proceedings to a close. - BIRMINGHAM ANn OXFORD JUNCTION.—A4Oteetied Spe cial liftetaig.—ltirmingbam, Aug. 22.—Mr. I'. H. Mum, in the ebair.—Mr. Co!more c ailed the att ntion of the proprieto n to their it-Janina with the Great Western Railway Company. The act for con firming the sale of the Birmingham and Oxford lire to that company, had, with certain amendments liveried by the Lords' committee, passed the upper houre of parliament. Ile wished to know aht then the chairman could etatc bow it wan that the bill, with the amended clauses, bad not been submitted to the House of Commons.—The Chairman, an well se Mr. Whateley, the ernieitor, stated in reply that they had no information to all rd upon the subject. They wire as much surprised as any proprietor could be at the delay which had occurred—Tee meeting was again ad'inoned until Thursday ; to be held at the company's aloes, aloe CALEDONIAN. Meeting of Shareholders. London Aug. 22.—Mr. Lewis Jacob, of Crosby-square, in the chair.—The meeting was convened to decide upon the course which ought to be pursued at the ensiling half-yearly meeting, advertised to be held in Edinburgh on the 31st lost —The Chairman raid, it would no doubt be in the recollection of many gentlemen that at a former meeting he wan appointed to go over to Eilinbui gh to proton gonad the issue of the preferential shares. Ile did to; but, upon the representation of the directors, he felt himself call d upon to withdraw his opposition to that measure, and the shares had since been it Another some of complaint was the system of guarantees which the company had been pursuing. Ile made known the wishes of the English share holders upon that point, and had pointed out to the board the fact of nine-tenths of the shereholdere residing in England, which justilied them in .axing that they should he more adequately repo vented in the direction than they were at present, and that the half yearly meetings of the company should be held alternately in Edinburgh and London. With reference to the latter eugges- Hon, the chairman (Mr. 'lope Johnstone) admitted that the principle wan just, and he teemed to think that there would lie no objection to holding all important meetings in London ; but with re gard to the question of making changes in the direction, he slid not think it would be expedient to make such a change till the entire line was finished, which would be in about twelve months. Since he had been over to Edinburgh he had had his attention drawn to the circumstance of the directors intending to convert the preferential shire. into quarters, and place them on the same footing as the ori ginal 351. shares. Now, had he been in poneaseion of this informa tion at the time it was proposed to issue these share. be certainly should not have withdrawn his opposition to the measure, but it wan now too late to renew the protest enabled these pruceedinp, and it was for the meeting to determine what step. should be taken in fur therance of the one object they mist all hoer in view, namely, the improvement of their property. lie thought it right, however, to mention before he sat down that he was convinced the b oard was composed of men of the highent honour and respectability; at d In a letter he had received from the chairman, he was told that it was not their intention tombola any questi o n to the next half-yearly meeting in teference to the guarantees ; nor did they intend to pro ceed with any branch linen without consulting the shareholders at meetings that might be held in London.—Alr. Tote raid they were mu h indebted to the chairman for his statement ; but it was quite clear that the directors were anxious to do the beet they could to meet the wishes of the Englirih sharetwkiers. U. would, therefore, muted that the meeting should be adjourned until after the next half-yearly meeting had been held. lle could at the same time insure the share holdern, that if their direction h.d been composed et any other than local shareholders, the line never could have been made by thin time, while he was equally convinced that the directors had no alternative but io mem the preferential shares which had given rise to so much disvith hie .ion.—After a short eltscasion Mr. Tite's suggestion was unanimously agreed to, and in the mean time the chairman was In. sir umed to communicate to the directors tbut it war the elan of she Yoshida shareholders that no further guarantees should be entered Into.—The meeting then terminated. COTTON.—LITERPOOL, Au°. 22. —The market to-day Hain was very flat, and prim in favour of the buyer. The sales were 3,000 bales, 230 of which were for to,. t. IRtktert, !cane, 31 to 31; Horrid Georgia, 34 to 41; Surat', 25.0 to filAtectt barna, Anti. 22.—The un avourthle de ef la. weather yesterday and to-day to producing ain effect.. •-• stet of butiiriem. The home-trade . hin • e.. a-a be., ansiona and are of comae co. era sing wait eon.equenem arc felt in the dlniiniMeil inquiry for ratio s WOO of cloth, oils, and the leas buoyant lone of feeling tepido.market to-day. Yarn. are quieter duos they were end of the week, although no change of prier" mn b. „ at , Continental buyers, expecting to rriiit by tie km o.,"`t i „, gate of the market, are either ren mning for thi giving out orders, or offering lower moil, %bid ; are not acceded to. The pcwiten 04 spinners and neuriatar a „..',_" , garde. eagsgementa and the email atucka in the make• belt's lain the prcamit steadiness prices. There it v, ry great fl, ° "a' the d' m.,nd for both goats and yarns for the Indian mar,et. rut! suitable for Mesion are in good request. For (ii en.anv as the abort i' v u e r alruided it th to undergapa keeps th em out ou us t °f i tte r in ° 7 l u . k r et i . n tie e ponb rabbi decidedly change within the neat few day 4314 00 doafe, wk. nem a much briakar letting, and a greater rice pay, in orders. As it to, although to-day'. market hatben c i wra —lll ta by flatness and a want of inquiry, It is sidotattory to b. idik to rep.rt that no orineersions an price have n submits.; ~ thisly return of the state of employmi iit in thiO eite, s e w. .7 to day under the direction of Capt. Whin, thia week abe, owing. amongst oMer causes, to the voluntary abowlenmen their work by failiflttil on the . factory mcnti..r.ed m our t.f Saturday. The figures give ate le,a in lull tone she. su hands are fully employed, and five more tin full time slit -really ages, don of the hands are empinyed. Therein coe lest on e, art toy,.. two more stopped altogether. in the total number of hapj.., played there is a decrease of 1,430; of 1,262 working full time; ad au increase of 1,731 on short time. In the canna en-I', Mee thm, are insil fewer handl, on full time, and 40 fewer on y .n sans The late bad weather has had a depositing influence on the Beodea. Held trade, wore specially the fancy di parin-cid• blacks, red, Damsel. and Ducapm, have be en thrown upon th e niothet in mot quantities by one My exten,ore hem, at prima tie tattered, k y that mine of the manufacturers declined nwking yarn until is., bemme more plentiful. It Is hoped, however, that the elesedig e g of ill', description of good; which have been accumulating he time in the bandit of the firm ailudi.l to, will not I ttg as without beneficial effect A curious and extraordinary Matsu, . 1 reduction of wages in the . trimming tr a d e has tr.:, been brought unikr our n041...e. The article kr.own "chain gimp," when it Brat began to he made, a b aot yea, a g o , was paid fur at the rate of 34i. per pale of 33 'mkt Th. proart pi ice paal for making it is one penny p , Inane, Th e ma tei.init peke, at the present time, to about ocii,thied reeking when the article find made its appearance. Thi n too h. been ;adduced entirely by increased des cent' wFloe workers, and not, as in similar cases of re..ucren, Y> pt.erd nuichinery. Manchester Eranishrr. WOOLLEN CLOTHS.—LErnR. Aces. 22.-o,* to the wetneen of the morning the cloth halls were but Miele atie r ,..4 either by merchant, o manufacturers, and the Nil, 'Meow. qoently more linthed than we here roe ratty hal to retard. Ty drotoo mostly in dymond were beavers and lauds at the better clog. till. A few lota of tine wool-dyed blacks end w idol blues ay changed hands, but low priced goods were not much to pir. d after. ELANKETS.-11Eckm ,, NbwaKE, Aro. 21 -lhsre wos but a very thin attendance of merchants in the blanket hall, this after. noon, owing to the wet ignite r which percarcil almealmostup ti lle hour of opening. The weather hen been rely ehowery &lengths last ten days, which has caused the merelianta to s'acken the u par. chase., from an apprehension that any ewe in the price of gram woo slacken the demand for woollen goons. Preis as LONDON GAZETTE.— Tuesday, Assr.fl. BAXKRUPIB. E,, ddid INIT. Croydon. gl.7lrii:iMinnnger, to surrender Aug. 31 & Oct. 6, at 115, at Bleingh.,ll-st. Solo, Monitorial & Lod, Bower* st., Gay; off. odd., Birebin.lane. 3liceisat. FoLcrrt, Upper Somerford.st., looking -glad manufacturer, Aug. SI at 2, & Oct. G at 11, at liwtochillat. Sal„, Taylor, Tavernen; Fissbury-sq.; off. wad., Whitmore, Basin. hall.st. Juno HORTON Plymouth, builder, Aug. 31 at 1, & Sept 27 at IL d Exeter Cl, Sol., Purr & Gribble, Lounturd.st.; Elwarthy, iutb ; & Stogdon, Exeter; off. twig., Hernaman, Exeter. JO,LPH K 111.101.01, Liverpool, bui.der, Sept. 5 & 25. at it, at Lair. pool Cl. Sole., Eeigbttey & Co., thoncery-lane, & Holden, Lirereod; off. seals., Turner, I.iwerpoel. tiANUCL MOWN, Alfred-pl., Brampton, coal merchant, Sept. 2 at 125, & Oct. 7at li. at Ilasingh iits; bon., Tarrant, Ikndwl., Wal. brook; off. assig., Follett, Sambrook-et. Joss MOROAN, gen., & lons MORGAN, jolt., llertford, staplers, Sept. 7 & Oct. 3, at It, at Birmingham Ct. bola, Macs= & Ce., Birmingham ; off. twig., Valpy, Birnabgbam. TRONA', Pow, liox, Wiltshire, quarry master, Sett. 4 & Oct. Id, at 11, at Bristol Ct. Sol., Bulop, :New Bridgc-s;, BLlckfrion; A wig., Hutton, Brtstol. EMIT:SD Stars, Shide, Hampshire, brick & the maker, Sept.; at 12, & Oct. Sat 11, at BasinghattwE Sod., Westroacott at Plunder, John-at., Ledford-row ; off. anis., Edwards, Frederick's.pl. Wsuraa Tooaue, Liverpool, boot & shoe maker, dept. S & 15, at 11, at Liverpuol Ct. Bole., Dean & Sun, lloaex-aL, & Curs, Law. pool; off. aegis., Bird, Liverpool. WaLus Warr, Stroud, Gloucestershire, builder, Sept. 5 & Oct. 10, at 11, at Brlatol Cl. Sole, Brioley, Pancras lane, & Writhed, Stroud; off. wig., Acraman, BristoL Junta Worrtaxt, Tavistrak, Devonshire, cattle adman, Aug.3l at 1, dt Sept. 27 at 11, at Exeter Ct. Sam., Bakers co., ume.et, & Swirl:too, Euler ; off. Essig., Ilernaman, Exeter. Aug. 19. Josephl:TeensOW Yorkshire-, worsted spinners. Uenjamin Greenwood, Bradkrd. INSOLVENT 'F,IITIONERS.. I.4oranZ . Z . Zik, Foraereetabirt. era , herder. G. Itaetall, Yeliringharo. Lioto lerWti I. Shepherd, Liverpool, limed no. T. Aliday. Birrislarhaor.bateber. V. 8.1t.f11. Liverpool. share T. Cam. Ilunrions. Cheshire. snoreon. T. Conway, Btrmoirsam. 'sorbing jaareler. Con i stable. Pitetearala Gloarrater idea. tutor, G. Coo, Misr/eels St. Peter, nasalise nraksr. Driafrilil. Plymouth. hairdrerser. 0. Ellis. Burnineharn, dealer to pout- Bler. Birkenhead. Cl:rehire, shoe. rank , . J. I( islinebury, East Wry. Berkshire. plumber. 11. Laod. Norsriek. b ter. J. Lee, St. Wien's. LACY kile, T. C. h. !Mann. Malvern Link, Wor cestenarre, plisher. DECLARATIONS OP J. L Norton, Birmingham, stationer—lM die. of 3a. 3d., any Thou day after Oct. 8. at Christie*, Birmingham. J. Ruberry, airlaston, Stall,mdshire, lock manufacturer-Ist die. of Bd., any Thursday after Oct. 5, at Christie's, Birmingham. ILTn7tin Cheltenham. hainlreuer. H. Steve." Tuunerm, Denali" J.s= Shipley, lueltautre, "rm. re,..trr. W. SUITIOIEfb.y, liandsturb. 501- Cords...re, bytclglglyer. 0. non:nog Aledeld grem. tat, ..11;;I ' Vee, °afore, clerk to • coke. DIVIDENDS.—Sept. 12. 3. Do9grno &G. Bradbury, Bishopegale. at..without, ironmongers—Sept. 13. W. Fry,.J. Fry, & 3. Chapman, St. Mildred'reet., Poultry, bankers—Sept. 12.11. Hanks, Great Surrey. litackfriars, shoemaker—Sept. 18. It. Morris, Liverpool, !Mewed victualler—Sept. 12. 3. Rehardson, Union at., Spitalatlde, glum dealer—Sept. 19. G. Weiss, Liverpool, made teller. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.—Ivie Campbell, Daigle, Ayrshire, sheep dealer, Aug. 25 & Sept. 19, at the King's Arms lan, Ml- Tl:tomes Gibson, level near, leather merchant, Aug. 23 & Sept. 13, at the New Royal lintel, Inverneea—John Gordon, Inverness, builder, Aug. 28 & Sept. 18, at the Union Hotel, lnvernera—Alexander How. and, Glasgow, & Alexander Cunningham Dunlop, Liverpool, mer. shams, Aug. 25 & Sept. 15, at Comrie's Royal Hotel, Glasgow— Greenr Turnbull, Glasgow, merchant, Aug. 28 & Sept. 18, at the Star Hotel, Glasgow. PARTNERSIUIPS DISSOLVED.-11. Eathe & J. Mitslielcl, War. ringtoa, Lancashire—J. J. Bereeford & IL Berm/old, Tea-bridge, Doer —G. Boom:lily & J. Berne.s9e, Croydon —J. 3. Bea Si W. S. Resin, Curter—W. Cave & H. Give, Slaseherter —IL Collier & Collier, Suarez terrace, Old Bromptnn—lL Miles & D. Goidart, Regent.AL-1L 21 Mass &J. P. Reilly, Liverpool-3. liamproo, jun. &J. lb./amen, Glossop, Derbyshire-IS. Hartley & T. Hartley, Than Tree, Yorichire—S. llodgkineon & N., Macnish, Mandireter— lea Moyle, Jno. Hoyle, & W. H. Artois Iludaleretteld —F. Rickard kA. I'r ideuui, Liskeard, Cornwall—J. U. Ridadale & G. Rididele, Wake. field—J. H. Ridadalc, G. ktidsdale, W. 11. N. Myers, s \V. Bailey, Leeds, so far tin monis G. Ridadale & W. Bailey—J. hobinsoa,l. 1)..w.n, AV. Dawson, & J. A. Skidmore Sib:ants, Yorkshire—R. R. Stevenson & W. Hall, Addlest., Ljty 2 43. Woolcott, Jun., Si B. Wolcott, Doughty.lL, St. Panans• GITZ;wk. w.ctut. Yorkslthre sloth SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.-MAILS. 1000 ILL. asl 2 Dublin OS Holland .... 00 India e. Stith- ir Mesfos ref 1 Water fo rd (1 Flanders.... 01 arnpron..Aug.fru Haran.P•stil 1 D rtsgbadee. 00 Prance...... I 0 Do. Marseillcs 00 s t 0 Cluem.Sulers 10 Lisbon Aug 2S 0 Sonya and Ha- to Brasil.. Am. .24 itamburs 00 Sydn.N.S.W. 01 Ilfas Aug. 31. GRAVESEND, Avo. 22.—Art lord: Emerald, Dunkirk; Jessie, Briton. nisi, Archangel; Florence, Dantaic; Egham, ; Coward. Music.; Eclipse, Madam; Camillus, Demerara; James, flartedoeG Quasi) bhiel, Gibraltar; Lightning, Sydney' Madonna, —Sailed: Carrara, Archangel; Flora, Odessa; Marankam, id. John's: Thomas Lowry, Adelaide; Christiana Murray, Malta: Start, Constantinople ; S.r It. Webb, Omen, Sadie; Ranger, MIAs dam; Prinoem Victoria, Newport; Trafalgar, Calcutta; Constantino; le. Livisroor, Aro. 22.—Arrived : Plirralie4Callao; rEolus, Sohn* New 'Orleans Pet, Montreal ; Charente; Queen, Dantare; Jane, Gibralta r; Majestic, (Sonny; Holyoke, Gyre,. New Orleans; Woo.a.ide, Mobile; %dor, Africa; the Jesaore, for New York, his put tock.—Off : Mary, Tagus, Oak.—Sailed: Berg; Stephen. St. Stephens. The Victoria, of Liverpool, from Cadiz, with salt, was lot near NO Grande, previous to 20th June : crew saved. BIRTHS. ADAMS.—Aug. 18, at Dublin, the wife of R. Adams, Esq., 31.1), of a daughter. BUG WN.—Aug, 18. at Blackheath, the wife of 11. C. Brawn, Da, oJ a son. COOK. —Aug. 18. at Berden parsonage, Excel, the wife of the Bee. C. F. Cook, of a daughter. DEEDES.—Aug. 1/, at Bandling park, the wife. of W. Poetics, Eoq. M.P., of a daughter. 11'3112LLEN.—Aug. 18, at Lazithallshine, Clapham, Mrs. W. 3l'Mutha. of a .on. SI st PBO N.—Aug. 17, at Airdrie. lies. W. Slmpwon, of a daughter. tiKINNER.—Aug. 18, at Darincton. Kent. then, wife of S. 0. M. Stitt. net. Esq., of the th alma Norfolk. of a eon. still iscn. SY ITH.—.Aug. 17, the wig of M. T. Smith, E.g., M.P., of a ..tighter. 1101/TTEIL—Aug. tat at Upton place, Weettham, the wire of Sooner. Ex 4., of a son. WADE.—Aug. 18, at Haturrell Hall, the wife of Major Wade, C. 8., of a clauthter. TOXIN o.—Aug. 20, at Connaught.place West, the wife of C. B. TOW, EA., of a daughter. MARRIAGES. ARCNDEL—DAVISON.— Au 1. t 19, at Triulty Chapel. Briat.m. Sarre, by the Rev. 0. Clasen, Mr. K. L. Anintel, eldest Ann of the Late Bet Arundsl, er of o the London llizclonary Society, to Suy of sannah Austell. only daugh t er the Late K. Dm Wu, Esq., form 11. M. A Dods yard. Shoernow. CHAP slRONO.—Auc.l7. at St. Nicholas. Newcastle on-Tym. Mr. J. Chapman, West Itnonwist, Staffochhlre. to Gary Ann, fourth daughter of Mr. C. 81c0ng, of Seaton Burn Hell, Long Benton. Northumberland. DOW LING—A KNOLD.—Aug. 19, at Withyhrook. Warwietabirs. Dionislus Wilfred, second son of the late Capt. Dowling, to C.aberlaB Elizabeth, toungert daughter of the late T. Arnold, Est, of 110068 ' ford Hall, tranricirthire. GOLDHA WK—CHAPMAN.—Aug. 17, at St. Dancrui Church tha Bee. T. W. Ooldhawk, M.A., curate of Ct. MarsloWne, 1.. Loma Georgians Elizabeth, only auricles daughter of the late Rer B. 11. Chapman. JON 1.8-BELLW B ICIIIT.—Aug. 19. at Whitmore, by the Re, J. L. Jonas. rector of Llandderfel,liency Edward...Mc second -on. to Huth* weeond daughter of the late W. Pellwright, Req., May Hill, liGdulPil. Btaffonl.hire. JON ES—LLOYD.—Ausr. 19, at Holywell, by the Res. J. O. Small e y , cot dauglt~ M.A., vlear of Cain, W. P. Jones, tot., to isarah. luuni of the late Mr. J. Lloyd, both of the shore place. W ILSON—COCIIRAN.—Aug IS, at Ladyland Booze, Aywhire; be Oa Bee. J. Orr, minister of Hdbintie, Capt. R. W. Wilson. to Jam< Glasgow, soungest daughter of the late W. Cochran. Est., of I ..td)'' 4l DEATHS BANKS.—Aug. 19, at the riccone, Hemingford Grey. IluntieStil 9 Wrq the tier. J. 8. /Luau., LL.B., aged 63 CA ItT It KIG If T.—Aug. 19. at the Albany, J. Cartwright...TA , . COM DRS . —Aug. 17, at Harrogate. W. teethe& E.M.. of ,91194 .` rei, aged ca °Balla al.—Aug. 19, at Bereave House, Turobant.grcep, J. W. Got ham Esq., lato of the LI /sestet!. lIARLAN D.—Aug. 18, at Ir heratead park. Ste IL Harland. Bari'. "tied 63. IN tillA 31.—Autt. 20, at Camberwell. Elizabeth, mixt of J. Inibto. Esq.. of Sullingfieet Howe, liorkshahlre. MA itallALL—Aug. 21, at litissell.eqUare, Anne, wife et Ald . Sir C. fearshalL sisal OE PAOPON.—Atte. 19, Ellen, wife of E. raddon, LeO.. of / * W WI ' . Mato, after Wig birth to a son, still born. PEEL —Aug. 18, at South Chore, near Blackpool. R. } Ws ° Church buck, Lancashire, aged le. Plll 888.—Aug. 19, at Madeira. T Phipps. Esq., eldest non of the Bee. 11. l'hipts.W M rector Wilsey, _bowl. aged 3 9 . W D. PM! ..1 LE! ' .—Aug. .at ortungtomplace. Hainiatfewt Plum ey, Esq.. aged dL of WEA IlAll.—Aug. 17. Bar a k, widow of the lato E. Realism. EA.. II:ultimo, aged Ga. YOU N o.—Aug. ;a), A. Young, M.D., Tranent, ism nd of the Isle W. Your Esq , London. "r isTz. so, to 0.00.. net. th e ere"" Pr Wt.,: 61 pub:..bed by II wan 111•• t e City of Lennon. Pruner. at um ,Se• en 1.1 o 11 twortatt.--112. booby• :2. WA Oonri idabCo di WI egi ja To be OW; outl pout< bad ti apprel cow, was t 1 IF WuxiAi Idlnbur narks 4 ode. 04 for tho I STA On alwxyi Beam w ith t the be day tb Repel ha ha the n St. count prehe the p 1 IN] At into authe aat i ottate sine , anise lap' char to th 4 broui pole tam aa — cT malt to / part avi [ITV the day prel iota war don Bur wre Cla Jar UM (ali