The Express. — London, England, 1863-01-13 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE (THIS DAY.) COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. Sitting+ is Benno.—(Before Lord Chid Justice Cockburn, end Justices Wightman, Crompton, and Mellor.) ROO !MAUI (CLERK) V. TRY POOR-LAW BOARD. Mr. Coleridge, QC., moved on behalf of the Bev. J. H. W. Molyneenx, vicar of Sudbury, in Suffolk, foe a rule ran/ upon the Poor-kw Board to show cause why a oer tioran should not issue, to bring up an order of the board for the purpose of quashing it. The sppp cff p . lan n i t to the St had rildbuarpyPc"Union ted by the guardian at a s sa l a ry of 50/. per annum, and the order sought to be gnashed was one issued by the Poor-law Board, in which they stated they deemed the applicant unfit for the office of chaplain, and they accordingly removed him from his office, and directed him to cease to exercise and discharge the duties of the said office. The right of the Poorlaw Board to dismiss or remove a clergyman from the office of chaplain to a union work house was raised under the 46, 48, and 109 sections of the 4 and 5 William 4, chap. 76, the old Poorlaw Act. The 46th section provided for paid officers for carrying out the relief and employment of the poor. The 48th section gave powers to the Poorlaw Board to dismiss such paid officers, and the 109th section defined who were paid officers ' in which was included the chaplain. The learned counsel said the paid officers were those who were to carry the act into execution. Mr. Justice Crompton-1s not the chaplain appointed for such a purpose Mr. Coleridge apprehended be was not. It was • mis take of the functions of the chaplain and his relation to those to whom he ministers to apply to him such language. If his duties bad reference to the relief and employment of the poor this application could sot be sustained. The Lord Chief Justice said the 109th section expressly included the clergyman or chaplain, sa one of the paid officers for the relief and employment of the poor. Mr. Justice Crompton said the same applied to the school master. He was made a, paid officer by the tone clause. Mr. Coleridge said be could not deny that the introduc tion of the word into the 109th, the interpretation clause, was the great difficulty with which he hail to contend. He must also admit that he had • further difficulty to con tend against, viz., a deciaim of this court in the Braintree ease, that a union chaplain was a paid officer. The power claimed by the Poor law Board was inconsistent with that exercised with reference to chaplains to prisons and lunatic asylums. Besides that, • clergyman was subject to ecclesiastical disci pline only, and though he might be appointed to the office, the bishop by withdrawing his license could prevent his per forming his duties. He owed allegiance only to his bishop. Mr. Justice Crompton—But parliament appears to have thought differently. The Lord Chief Justice said this was a new spiritual function, created under an act of parliament, which gave certain powers to the Poor-law Board and the Poor-law guardians. That power was not given the bishop otherwise than by his withdrawing the chaplain's license. Mr. Coleridge said that was true ; and, although he could not minister to the inmates, in consequence of the with drawal of the license, as he was appointed during good behaviour be would be entitled to his salary. The Lord Chief Justice said it was precisely so. He con sidered the Braintree case a pound decision, that a chaplain to a union workhouse was a paid officer, and there was nothing in this case to induce him to think otherwise. The application must be refused. The other learned judges concurred. Bale refused. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Sittings in Banco.—(Before Lard Chief indica Eda, and Jodie. Williams, Willis, and Keating.) DRESSER V. NORWOOD.—PRDICIPAL AND AGM. The plaintiff in this awe was the owner of • quantity of deals, which he placed in the pommies of Mr. Holderuses, a timber merchant and agent at Hull; and after they had been in his possession some years, Holdings sold the deals in his own name to the defendant. The plaintiff, however, claimed to be paid the price by the defendant, and brought this action to enforce his claim. Th e case was tried before the Lord Chief Justice, at Guildhall, when the verdict wax for the plaintiff. Mr. Bovill Dow moved for a rale to enter a verdict for the defendant, contending that his client was under the circum stances entitled to treat Mr. Holderness as principal. Rule granted. =mon= e. LORD RUNIINGTOWEIL —ACTION UPON WAR- LIM Or ATTORNIT. Mr. Lush said this action was in a novel form. it being founded upon warrants of &homey given by Lord Hunting tower to enter up judgments in the Court of Queen's Bench. The circumstances were these :—ln 1842 Lord Huntingtower came of age and he also became bankrupt. At that time the plaintiff made • claim against him upon bills of exchange for 0004, and his brother, Edward Sher. borne, also claimed upon bills 20000/. Lord Huntingtower said that he had never received any consideration for those bills ; but whilst he was in prison Yr. Sherborne sent to him a person named Douglas, who asked his lordship to give warrants of attorney, and his lordship having rammed be tween 1001. and 200/., gave warranty of attorney f0r20.1801. and 8,0001. In 18.54 he became bankrupt spin, sod ob tained his certificate, but on that occasion neither the plaintiff nor his brother attended to prove their debts. The 20 years from the date of the warrants of attorney expired on the sth December lost ; and in October previous an ap plication was made to • judge at chambers for Ira,e to sign judgment upon the warrants of attorney. On this occasion it was attempted to allow that the certificate in bankruptcy was void, because his lordship had some time in the course of his life lost 201. in one day by gambling ; but in this they failed, and the summons was dismissed. An application was then loads so the Court of Quern's Bench for leave to enter up judg ment, but this application also fell to the ground, the affidavit as to gambling being insufficient, and Lord Huntingtower positively swearing that he had never Ambled to the extent of 201. in one day or 2001. in a year. The next application was for an issue as to this feet, but that also was refused ; and the very next day they brought this present action upon the warrants of attorn. The learned counsel submitted that this was a procee ding which could not be sanctioned after what had occured in the Queen's Beech •• and he applied fora rule to stay and set aside all promedlap in the action. The court after some disco ion granted the application. COURT OF EXCHEQUER CHAMBER. Lord Chief Baron Pollock announced that the following lam bad been appointed for Sittings in Error :— For Errors from the Queen s Bench, the 2nd and 3rd February ; from the Common Pleas, the Ith and sth of February ; sod from the Exchequer, on the 6th and 7th of February. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. !Wangs in Han*, in Hilary Teem.—(Baton Lord Chief Baron Polka, and Barone Martin, ChaanaU, and Wilde.) CAINE AND ANOTHER v. COULSON. This wee an action brought in the Passage Court of Liver ?col to recover 191. 24., the balance of a debt due by the defendant, who resided at North Shields, to the plaintiffs, 'rho carried on bushier at Liverpool, for goods sold and de ivered. The defendant pleaded payment, and the proof at the trial of payment was this :—lii answer to • letter sent by the plaintiff 's attorney to the defendant 'squinting him to re mit the 191. N. and Vis. 4d. for LL,, the defendant sent him bank draft for the amount of the balaees, but no remittance 1 the costs. The plaintiff's attorney wrote back saying he eould not receive the money without the soda, but he did rot return the draft, and he commenced an action against :he defendant two days afterwards. The objection was not so the mode in which the payment was lot to th e amount o f i t, and the leaarot *se of the Parsers Court held that there had luso proof of payment, and the jury gave a verdict for the usteridant. During last term Mr. Ildward obtained • rule lo net aside the verdict for the defendant, and to enter a verdict for the plaintiff for the 191. 25., and it now came on for argument. Mr. Charles Russell showed cease against the rule, and Mr. Nilward having been heard in its ettpport, The Court was of opinion that the rule should be dia. stlll ag ed The defendant was as k e d t o rem i t t h e money, .did remit it, and the fact of remittance was one entirely for the jury, who had decided against the plaintiff. When • person at a distance was asked to send money, the ordinary mode of remittance was contem plated, sad a bank draft might practically be considered es good as cash. There was nothing unreasonable to as attorney ,ring " remit me the debt, and Bs. Bd. for my costa," but en legally doe was the debt ; and if the attorney did not think fit to accept the amount of tthe debt only, he ought to return the draft, leave matters in state quo, and bring his action. There was ample evidence to go to the jury on the point, an d the verdict ought not to be dirturbed. Rule discharged. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) The new cause list comprises 88 matrimonial suite. Of these 10 are for judicial separation, 2 for a declaration of anllity of marriage. 3 for restitution of conjugal rights. and the rut for dissolution of marriage. There are n cam t o b e tried by common and 10 by special juries. The rest will be decided by the judge sitting alone. The amount of business before the court is almost precisely the same OA at the commencement of last term. There are also 12 probate causes, 4 to be tried by special juries, 1 by a common j ur y, an d 7 by th e court itaeU. IN THE GOODS or JOHN JENKIIOI. Dr. Snicks moved for probate of a will to which, In lieu of signature, a person had affixed a stamp, which the tee. tater had been in the habit of using instead of writing his mina and which it was alleged he (Jenkins) had desired to be Planed on the document. Sir C. Creeswell having intimated the doubt be felt as to the tuffiraeory of the act, Dr. Spinks asked permission to let the motion stand over, is ~f iler to produce the consent of all the parties interested. The came was accordingly postponed. CILTRYAL PALACH—ONZ SHILLING DAT.—MON- Ar, JAN. 12.—Aanumiooe oo papas.* 1251; ditto b 7 *loon twkoto, 902; total, 2,126. THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) CLERKKNWELL. THE ACCIDENT TO LtrarrmAyr -COLONEL CRAWLEY. Edwin Morrland Wright. • sugar refiner and cordial maker, was charged before Mr. Barker with furious driving and running over Lieutenant-Colonel Crawley. the adjutant of the 39th regiment of Middlesex Volunteers. Mr. John Wakeling appears(' for the defendant. The evidence went to show that the defendant was driving at a furious rate through Amwell•atreet whilst the corps of the 39th were standing in front of the school. The defend►nt's horse knocked down Lieutenant-Colonel Crawley and injured his ankle, and though the accident happened three weeks since the gallant gentleman has not recovered from the effects of the accident. Mr. Waicellog hoped the gallant colonel would accept an apology, as bin client was sorry for what had occurred. Lieutenant-Colonel Crawley said he could not do so on account of the corps, and mast leave the matter in the hands of the magistrate. The case is still proceeding, and it is understood will be sent for trial. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Till NEW ROTALTY THEATRE. Joseph Goodp-street, Middlesex Hospital, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with the following disorderly conduct in front of the New Royalty Theatre, Dean•street, Soho. It may be as well to state that, in consequence of threat, to disturb the performances at the theatre last night, the precaution was taken of having extra police on duty within the theatre, which had the effect of preventing any attempt of the kind, and the performances went on without inter. ruption, the house being well attended. Outside the theatre the conduct of the opponenfa of the present proprietor was of the meet disorderly nature, as will be seen below. Sergeant Ent. Freeman, 10 C, said that about a quarter past Il last night he was on duty at the New Royalty Theatre, when he was told that there was a great disturb. ance outside the theatre. He left the theatre, and found in front of it a mob of about 60 or 70 persons, six or seven of them carrying boards with placards on them, all the persons being mare er lees drunk. Mr. Tyrwhitt—They were so distressed that they were all drunk ! Sergeant Freeman said the prisoner gave one of the men carrying a board some directions, but the man did not seem to understand his directions, and be then pulled the board off the man's back and said, " Here Mr. Fatty (the sergeant is rather stout), this will lick you," at the same time holding up the board with the placard on it. (The board was here exhibited to the magistrate, and bad on it, "Notice—The stage carpenters have not been paid.") He (the sergeant), having previously cautioned some of them during the evening, took the pri soner into custody, as there war a great disturbance going on, when he resisted violently ; and his companions, who were, like the prisoner himself, drunk, made an effort to rescue him, but some other constables, wbo had been drawn to the spot by the disturbance, coming to his assist ance, be was taken to the station. The persons in the crowd bid defiance to the police, and hurrahed and made a very great noise. Sergeant Edwards, 2 C, said that he saw • great crowd assembled in front of the theatre in Dean-street, and the boards appeared to be in command of the men with the He saw the prisoner hold up the board and say he would do as be liked. Prisoner was very drunk and disorderly, and the police had great difficulty in getting the boar& as A x or seven of the mob seized hold of it. Prisoner said the men were not under his command. He saw a man amongst the others he knew of the name of " Finer," and went up to relieve him of his board, and was then taken into custody. Mr. Tyrwhitt asked the officers if there was any doubt about the prisoner being drunk, and they replied, " Not the last," bat the prisoner asserted that he had been a tee totaller ever since New Year's.day. Mr. Tyrwhitt said he mach regretted that the men had not got their wages, but when they got drank, and created a disturbance and caused mischief, they must be punished. He should fine the prisoner 405., or 14 days ; and it he came to the court again, be should send him for a month. THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 13, 1863. THE FORGERY BY A CLERGYMAN AT OARANSHAM. At the Blackburn Town Hall, yesterday, the Rev. Joseph Wood, incumbent of Clayton-le-Moon, near Blackburn, was brought up on remand, before Messrs. book and Baine s, on the charge of forging and uttering a forged receipt of 400/. purporting to be an acceptance or receipt for 4001. from the coluraissioiters for the reduction of the national debt. Mr. Pope watched the case for the prisoner. The case for the prosecution was raised on the following statement to March, 1860, the trustees held • meetiog, at which the prisoner urged the withdrawal of 4001. from the Accrington Savings Bank, which had been invested therein by the trustees of the Clayton.lretfoors Church Friendly Society, and recommended that it should be lodged with the commimioners for the reduction of the national debt, on the ground that the trustees would derive greater security and a higher rate of interest. The trustees (of whom Mr. Wood was one adopted this advise, and the 4001. wee with drawn from t Accrington Savior Bank, Rod deposited (at a meeting of the committee) with the rev. gentleman, for the purpose of transmission to the National Debt Office. A document was produced by Mr. Wood and given to the trea surer (Mr. Wolseenholme, miller), purporting to be a receipt for 400/. It was signed by two persons, whose names were unknown at the office, and the third had no authority to sign document, or receipts for money. Mr. Fenn, who lived in Victoria-road, Kensington, proved that be was the principal clerk in the National Debt-office. He produced an order for the investment of 2001. in the Bank of England, dated the 24th May, 1860. The date of the forged order was May 15, 1860. 2001. wu the only sum that had been received from the Clayton le-Moore Church Friendly Society. The receipt winch wee given by the prisoner to his co-trustees for the sum of 4001. was not a genuine document. Two of the persons named on that receipt had not been mounted with the National Debt office during the 33 plus that he had acted as clerk therein. The signature of "E. D. W. Spierman" was not the signature of Mr. Edmund Spierman. who was secretary and comptroller. The theory of the defence on behalf of the prisoner was that the prosecution had originated in s malicious feeling against the rev. gentleman, and that one person who had not shown himself in front, had offered to make np the 2001. if the rev. gentleman would vacate his incumbency. The bench committed the prisoner for trial at the ensuing assizes. SHARE LISTS.-(THIS DAY.) Two oThooz. There is not much business doing in the railway market to-day, but prices on the whole are rather firm. Caledonian stock has improved 1. per cent., and London and North Western and South Eastern,i. Great Western, Midland, Lan cashire and Yorkshire, Great Eastern, Great Northern, and London and South Western are quoted the same as at the close yesterday. London and North Western stock is now quoted 97# to ; Great Western, 67# to # ; Midland, 129# to # ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 110# to g ; Caledonian, 114 to 116 ; South Eastern, 89 to ; Great Eastern, 451 to 46 ; Cheat Northern, 128 to 129; and London and South Western, 1021 to 104. Indian railway stocks are firm. Great Luxem bourg and Pernambuco shares are dull. Na I MARYLEBONE. Two repalaie- v women, who gave the names of Jane West and ElizabdA Goss, were charged with aratiltr ing • young lady and robbing her. Eli= Selby, a young lady on a visit to her brother, a clerk in the Bank of England, residing in Bayhamstreet, Camden Town, rid—Let evening I went to the Southampton Arms, 11*h-street, Camdea Town, to fetch some wine, ssoodd whilst leaving with it, Goes wished me • . ' happy new year," and salted for some thing to drink. West was crying. I said if I thought it would do them good they might have some, and on their assurance that it would, I went in and treated them to supennyworth of rum, to pay for which I took my purse out. West asked me to drink, and I sternly refuse& They both said as I declined th at t hey would not, and as I was leaving they left it behind, and followed me out. West passed close to me, and feeling her hand in my pocket, I accused her of it. An soon as I said so, Goss got behind me, and put her arms round my neck, and preened me so tight that I was nearly suffo cated. (Prosiecutrix described the way in which she was served, which was the regular garotter's hug.) As soon as I recovered my senses I found they bad both run off with my puree, containing 41. 14a. 6d. sod some documents. informed • gentleman poring by, and afterwards the pri soners were captured. Joseph Cornwell, • sharp lad, stated—l was paring the Southampton Arms, when I heard the lady say she had been resulted and robbed, and offer half • sovereign to anyone who would bring the women back. I went in pur suit and saw the two prisoners in a public-house, and told • boy to keep his eye upon them whilst I went for the lady, and if they offered to go away to give a whistle. When I went back with the lady I found they had gone up a dark yard, and as no one else would venture up, I went and searched about amongst heaps of beaker sod carte, and at last saw the two pri sons" crouched down by the side of • cart. I said, " Came out ; it's no use your hiding ; you've protted • lady." They called me • liar, and said they had not seen any woman. I waited some time for them, and called for help, but no one would come up. At length they both came out, and ran out at the other end of the yard. I followed them, and they separated. I told them it was no ass their doing that, for I should be sure to have them. On this they joined together again, and a policeman coming along, I handed them over to him. Edmund Frith, 103 8, proved finding the purse, but no money, close by where the prisoners had secreted themselves. Sergeant Maier", 8 8, asked for • remand, as he believed there would be former convictions against both prisoners. Mr. Yardley remanded them for a week. A woman named James was committed from Stalyhtidge, yesterday, for attempting to drown herself and two children. They were got out of the water with difficulty. The woman bad quarrelled with her husband about twopence. RTKARKARLE CASE OF DROWNING AT ROCHDALE. —Miss Sarah Anin Hoyland, milliner, met with her death on Sunda) evening wider very painful circumstances. It seems that she and her sweetheart, • young man named Levi Crossley, a clerk io one of the newspaper offices, were walk ing arm-in-arm along the banks of the Roach, at • point near Hamer-bum, she being next the river. The evening being densely fogey, they experienced some diffi culty in finding the turnstile through which it is necessary to pass, when Crossley, thinking they were too much to the right, diverged a little to the othereide, on which the young woman slipped into the river, drawing him in after her. After struggling for some time they both sueoseded in getting out. but seriously fatigued, Crossley sat down on a stone close to the edge, taking her on hie knee. This stone (such is his statement) toppled over, precipitating them both into the river again, and this time the young woman was taken down by the stream. Crowley managed again to get out, and unable to render any assistance himself, made the best of his way for help. It was • long time, how ever, before the body could be found, and when at last dis covered, it was fifty yards from where the accident occurred, and life, of come, was quite extinct. We believe an inquest will be held to-day. The path, we may add, where the acci dent took place, is notorioudy dangerous, even in daylight. Leeds Mercury. MURDEROUS ASSAULT UPON THE GOVERNOR OF Luvrwa GAOL —Great excitement was calmed in Lease, on Sunday last, in consequence of a report having been cir culated that a most murderous assault had been made upon Mr. Sanders. the governor of the Lewes House of Correc tion, by one of the prisoners, by which that gentleman's life had been endangered. The report, on inquiry, proved to be too true, although, happily, the injury that had been indicted upon Mr. Sanders turned out not to be so serious as was at first apprehended. It appears that amongst the prisoners is • Frenchman named Framois Dimollard. no&rgoing • period of nine mouths' imprisonment for a robbery at Hail:thaw. This man is the same who, it may be remembered, made an unsuccessful attempt to escape from prison about three months ago ; and during all the time that be has been in gaol be has conducted himself with great insubordination, and caused very great trouble to the prism officers. Oa ' Saturday last his conduct had been more than usually vio llent, and he was consequently ordered into what was known as the refractory cell, for which he was heard to express • determination to be revenged upon the governor. On Sun. • day morning Mr. Sanders visited the primmer, as usual, in the refractory cell, and immediately upon his entrance the convict aimed a blow at him with • kind of rude knife. which be bad somehow constructed with • piece of tin and set in • wooden handle. He inflicted a severe wound on the I lower part of Mr. danden's Isom but was at once secured by the keeper who accompanied Mr. Sanders before the blow could be repented. The prisoner has been committed for trial at the ensuing arises. —Sasser Advertiser. A New POTATO.—A member of the Belgian Central Society of Auk:altars has recommended to the at tention of the society • new variety of the potato, which is remarkable is the triple point of view of flavour, abun dance. and facility of preservation. It appears to be a variety of what is celled chardon in Belgium. Its stalk grows to the height of 126. and throws out many bemiring. The blossom Is of a:pale violet colour, and pro doom no fruit. A field of eat acre of third-class quality. lightly timbered, produced 22,000 kilogrammes of mead potatoes. The neighbouring farmers were astoeishod not only at the enormou s produce, but at the Amuee of any unsound potato. The crop was dug out on Oct. 12. WEDNWIDAY. vittitsDAY. S.& E. to W.S.W., roo- BOOTLAND. B.W. to N.W., tresb, dente to fresh, some rain or snow. rainy. As above. Damara S.S.W. to W.N W., fresh, with some rain. 8. to W., fresh, some W. ourrft.u. As nest above. rain. S.O.W. to W.N.W., S.W. to N.W., mode moderate to fresh, rate to strong. some rain. As next above. &W.ENotano. As wit above, some rale. S.S.E. to W.S.W.. and &E. EIGL.JD. S.S.W. to W.N.W., W.N. W., moderate, moderate to fresh. some rale. SSW. to W.N.W., mo- E entre. S.W. to N.W., mode derate. rate. SIR FRANK CROSSLEY, BART., M.P.—Yesterday evening, Sir F. Crossley entertained a large party of the leading political gentlemen of the neighbourhood, at Belle vue, Halifax. The two members for the borough, Sir Chas. Wood, Bart, and Mr. Stansfeld, were likewise present. THE ARCHBISHOP or CANTERBURY. —On the occasion of the accession of the Archbishop of Canterbury to the Primacy, the following address was forwarded from the parish of Cranbrook :—" To the Moat Rev. Father in God Charles Thomas Lord Archbishop of Canterbury. We the undersigned parishioners of Cranbrook respectfully approach your Grace with the expression of oar sincere and heartfelt gratitule to Almighty God for your accession to the Primacy and Diocese of Canterbury. Your grace's early connexion with this parish emboldens us to offer this expression of our sentiments, which we trust may not be unacceptable." The following is the reply : " Addington Park, Jan. 5, 1363. Gentlemen, —I accept with feelings of sincere satisfaction the address you have done me the honour to present to me on my elevation to the see of Canterbury. It is gratifying to me to find that I am still remembered by some of those among whom I pared the years of my boyhood, and who are forward in welcoming me back to my native county; and that there are others among the subscribers with whom in late life, and in distant spheres of public duty, it was my privilege to become acquainted, and whom I am glad to re cognise as parishioners of Cranbrook. With hearty ac knowledgments for the wars expressions of your thank into's, to Almighty God for my accession to the primacy and see of Canterbay,-1 remain, gentlemen, your very faithful and obliged servant, C. T. Currote."—South East ern Gazette. SECERRION mom DIMENT.-0a Sunday evening the Rev. 0. Crowther Smith, congregational minister of Folkestone, announced from bin pulpit his retirement from the congregational body, and his return to communion with the church e Eoglaaa. It is understood that Mr. Smith has received promise of episcopal ordination, and that mean. while he will be engaged in subordinate clerical work in a metropolitan parish. A late congregational minister of Margate was ordained by the Archbishop of Canterbury three weeks dace. SINGULAR ACCIDENT TO A HARRIER. —The other day the Eden•bridge Harriers met at Mr. Whibley's farm. sod moo found a hare, contiguous to the railway, to which point she made ; she was hotly pursued by the bounds, and drives *early a mile down the line. One of the hounds wee upon the line, when the two o'clock train came up, and the WWII train went over the hound, he being between the metals ; the last carriage but one struck him and cut off his ear. Me was left for dead, but he revived and came home agile, and is now quite recovered, being only minus as isr.-11“idAnte Journal. Ili lii St 101 ll_ 10 WO NO 100 lee 1N leo . Z. 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Ife lie 4 U U of i Cr= a op N 1011 I/ U N SI 221 1N 111 ra 105 11! sn E" I 'O ---- IF }ass ;pm zd K 101 2 1} 27 . tl.l .1 -i _id - TB id 111 die id: 4 11 612 If 111 1 pia zal $1 i 1 t Psi 11 S pall 1 1 pm 111 Is le 11 II ft i 8 Paz 4l I id 14 55 n 74 1! 14 pm, dill 111 Si 7 211 1 zd' 211 241 1 56 67 116 140 az 14. zd zd Niiim at id ft 1 Id bei I dm pm t f Pak LONDON AND GREENWICH RAILWAY. (THIS DAY.) At the ordinary half-yearly meeting, held this morning at the offices at Gresham-hones-I[r. Deputy CORN= in the chair—the usual dividend of it. 7a. Id. per cent., or lis. Id. per share, clear of income tax, payable on and after the 16th instant, was declared. Captain Murray was elected director in the room of the late Mr. Josiah Wilson, deceased. I 1 MINES.-(THIS DAY.) _ Two if:hoot. The mining market is active to-day. East Caradon shares have declined 15a , being now quoted 441 to 45k. Wheal Harriett are also flatter, at 31 to 4. Great Fortune are quoted 32 to 33, being firmer ; and North Roakear, 61 to 62. . .. . United Mexican . Mining shares are dull, and Montt* Anreos firm. St. John del Rey have been dealt in at 54, being steady. COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS LIVERPOOL COTTON ag CORN MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) (IT NLICI2IO AND DITIDINATIONAL TILIGKAPN.) trim( OCR OWN CORBESPONDINT.) Corrox.—The market rather claire. Sales probably 3,000 balm. Coax. —The market fairly attended, and moderate busi ness in wheat at the fell prices of Friday. Flour dull sale. Indian corn a good inq , and prices tid. dearer : mixed, 295. to 29e. 3d. Egyptian bans steady. Oat. and oatmeal rather better. MINCING LANM-(THIS DAY.) Stroas.—The market has opeOed quietly and without sales (except of West ladle) by pnvate contract. The public sales are progressing at about last week's prices. Re fined : For pieces there is a fair doutaud, but dried goods are still dull of sale. COrrgs7=The market is firm, and the parcels of plants. tioo Ceylon in auction have realised full rates. TEA. —Good and fine Congous sell readily at full prices ; other aorta are also in request at the previous currency. Rica is inquired for, but no sales are reported. idow.—About 200 puncheoes hays been disposed of, in cluding fair to good Demerara at is. 6gd. to la. 7d. Pnuorro.— 100 hags of middling quality sold at Rd. taia.rrawsz—No sales reported. Corrog has become dull of eats, and the limited basiWees transacted is at a reduction of 4d. per lb. Join—The market continues active, with further sales of about 2,000 bales. TALLOW MARKET.-(THIS DAY:). The market is steady. Prices are quoted as follows : Town tallow, 44a., net cash ; Petersburg Y.C., on the spot, 43a. 9(1. ; January to March, 435. tid. to 435. Al.; March, 445. to 445. 3d. • April to June, 445. to 445. 3d. ; October to Deosmber, Oti s. to 46e. 3d. SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) Messrs. Harvey awl Easton report trade very dull. Prime without alteration. Prime meadow hay, 70e. to 75a. ; su perior ditto, 80a. to 85r. ; inferior ditto. 501. to 80a. dower. old, 90s. to 110 s. ; ditto, second cut, 84s. to 100 s. ; stasis, 325. to 361. A work on "Taxation," by Sir S. Morton Peto, Bart., M P. for Finsbury, is announced amongst Mem. Chapman and Hall's foethcomiog publicatioos. It proposes to deal both with the levy and expenditure of the national revenue, and is described as "An Inquiry into oar 'inane:6l Policy." ECCENTRIC CONDUCT or POACRIRE—EarIy on Wednesday morning last the gamekeeper of a larded pro. whiter and well-known gentleman in an adjoining oounty, was disturbed by operations of poachers 10 the pheasant preserves adjoining his house. On going out be gave chase to • man who ran along the turnpike road which skirts the domains. The keeper was losing ground, sod, bearing the report of • gun in the vicinity of his house, he hurried back, but failed in discovering the party who had the temerity thus to act. Being convinced that the intruders had connived to annoy him in addition to their chief object— the destruction of pheasants—the keeper lay in wait for several hours in the hope of making • detection, Retiring to his house about 5 o'clock, he was annoyed at finding hanging on the door-sneck two pheasant'. Attached to them with a thread was a piece of paper, appa rently torn from a note-book, and having scribbled thereon with a pencil something not very intelligible, but to the effect that the writer had, in uonaidevstion of the keeper being a bad shot, taken the trouble of killing the two phea aante,which he now presented to the keeper, who, be hoped, would return the favour at some other time. The name of a well•knowo poacher who, we believe, cannot write, was adhibited to the note. 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[Manua Batt tkepora., 'karma Pant Do. Now nt Rtand.ot Brit.9.lltrlea' _ _ or Eng.ittromos ('-I 1 , Woo of I rel.arg Usk. al &Qualm ..... I Pd. I CA. N 95 I 71 74 71 21 948 i 15 14 100 102 1 k 6 3 414 62 82 / Per sloPair 10; 42 44 83 95 41 44 21i 211 2i lf IY A I pin' •: 16 re 2/ pm; 47 27. 1 11 paw 98 39 Ne Par f f Ws 251 251 • 81 4 5 poi • 4 pm, SO 52 66 66 1166 116 11 • g4lll NMI 14 14 1 W 1 ...11. szze ale ABDUCTION OP A FARMER'S DAUGHTER. At a session of Gloucestershire magistrates of the Chipping Sodbury division, held on Friday, at the Cross Hands Inn, John Richard Crampton, late achoolmaster of the Horton National School, was charged with having taken off an unmarried girl, Emma Stinchcombe, daughter of Daniel Stinchcombe, against the will of her father, she being under the age of 16 years. The complainant, Mr. Stinch combs, lean extensive farmer residing at Horton, and the pri soner, who is &married man, and who appears to be something of a musician, frequently visited the home ender pretext of giving lessons to Mr. Stinchoombe's son on the piano. enunpton seems to have availed himself of the opportuni ties thus afforded to engross the affections of Miss Stinch oombe, a girl 15 years of age, and to have induced her to quit her father's house surreptitiously in the night of the 3rd inst., and to proceed with him to Chippenham, from which place they took the train which leaves for Reading at 2.55 p.m. The elopement of the girl was discovered early on Sunday rooming, and the matter was placed in the hands of lir. Rawls, superintendent of the Gloucestershire constabulary for the Sodbury division, who succeeded in tracing the fugitives to Chippenham, and telegraphed a description of them to the police authorities at Reading. On the snivel of the train at the latter place, Crampton and the girl were detained till the arrival of Superinten dent !taw's, who at once took Crampton into custody on a charge of abducting the girl. In reply, the prisoner maid that he was going to take the girl to his wife, that he knew he bad done wrong in taking her away without her father's consent, and that he was sorry for it. The pri soner and the girl were brought back to (lipping Sodbury, the prisoner being lodged in the station-house, and the girl handed over to her uncle, Mr. Thomas Stinchcombe. The above facts having been proved in evidence, Crampton ex pressed a wish that Emma Stinchcombe should be ex amined as a witness. Mr. Rawls, however, stated that he did not call the girl on the apart of the prosecution. The prisoner then stated that the girl left with him by her own wish, and that he did not know that he was laying himself under the lash of the law in what he was doing. He denied that he had taken her away with any evil intent, admitting that he had acted more out of foolishness than wickedness. He implored the prosecutor not to press the charge, stating that he was Already a rained man, and beseeching forgive ness of God for his conduct. The prosecutor said he should let the law take its course. Mr. Hartley, magistrate, maid the case must go before a higher tribunal, and committed the prisoner for trial at the next assize. Crampton was then charged with stealing a silver spoon, the property of Mr. Stinchcombs. In this case the girl Emma Stinchcombe was called as a witness, and she stated that she had left the spoon at the school at Horton, and that Crampton had told her on two or three occasions to take it home. The last time he did so was Let Monday week, and then be said he would it put in his poeket-book and take it down himself The magistrates decided that the evidence was inconclusive, and the prisoner was accordingly merely committed on the charge of abduction. WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) TONODAY, JANUARY 13, 3 A.IL ii: t. Kt 4 se 100 100 100 100 100 Ito f MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) Two o'CLoac The funds remain heavy. Consols are quoted to-day at a fresh reduction of 1 per cent., sellers predominating. The Paris Bourse is likewise drooping. The settlement in • shares and foreign stocks has oommencel to-day. Eng lish railways are very steady, and very little re duction is observable in foreign securities. At Paris, this morning (according to Mr. Renter's telegram), the Three per Cent. Renter opened at 70fr. 10c., showing a fresh fall of 1 per cent. Consols are now quoted 921 to for money, and 92{ to 93 for the account (Feb. 5). The officasil business report is as follows : Three per Cant. Consols, for money, 93, 92, 3 ; ditto for account, 93, 92{ ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 921 4 93 ; NewThre per Cents., 92*, 93, 921; Thirty Years Annuities, 1885, 15 3-16, 1-16 ; Bank Stock, 236 ; India Five per Cent. Stock, 108 i, ; ditto Four par Cent. Debentures, 1001 ; ditto Bonds, 3011., 290.. prem. ; Four per Cent " enlaced'' rupee paper, 961 ; ditto Five per Cent., 1051, 106 ; and Ex chequer Bills, 14s. prem. • Business in foreign stocks has been upon a moderate scale. New Granadian Securities aro firm, and Italian Five per Cents. heavy. A further reduction of 4 per cent. his taken place in the New Peruvian Loan, which is quoted 88 to 4, ex div. Turkish securities are firm ; the Loan of 1864 is quoted 85 to 4 ; that of 1858, 704 to 714 ; that of 1862, 674 to ex div. ; the Consolid6s, 404 to 4, being 4 bet ter ; and Venezuelan scrip, 2 to 14 dia. Transactions are recorded as follows :-Brazi lian, 1852, 1868, 1860, 934 ; Greek, Coupons, 64 ; Italian, 694, ex dir. ; do., Maremmana Railway, 734, 4, div. ; Mexican, 314, 32 ; New Granada Land. Warrants, 44; ditto ex overdue Coupons sod Hectares, 124, 4 ; Peruvian, 1862, 884, 874. 88k, ex div. ; Portuguese, 1862, 47, 4, ex div. ; ditto scrip, 34 prem., ex div. ; Russian, 984 ; ditto, 1850, 94, 4, ex div. ; ditto. 1859, 614 ; ditto, 1862, 96, 954 ; Spanish Passive, 244, 34 ; Turkish, 1864, 854, 4 ; ditto 1858, 714 ; ditto 1862, 674, 4, 4 , ex div. ; Venezuela scrip, 14, 4 dia. A meeting is now being held of the creditors at Messrs. Janvrin, Grassie, and de Lisle, who recently failed. Including 1,4911., due to creditors on the underwriting accounts, the liabilities amount to 84,1361., sod the assets, with the addition of 16,1911. claimed on underwriting transactions, to 38,3421. Four. o'CLocx. Consols are flat, at 921 to I for money, and 921 to for the account. Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co. have announced that the dividend warrants due on the Ist June, 1862, on the Active Bonds of New Granada at 6a. 21d. per 1001., and on the Deferred Bonds at ls. 2a., will be paid on the 17th inst. This is of course the minimum dividend. In regard to the.. stocks, the question of interest is not so much what they pay now, but what they will pay hereafter. From the proportion of dividend assigned to the two classes of dept, as above specified, it would appear that either the Deferred Bonds are too dear at their present quotation of 8 to *, or the Bonds, " ex the overdue Coupons and Hectares," are too low at 12 i to I. An instalment of 10 per cent. fell due yesterday on the last Russian Loan. We understand that the larger portion of the old. Peruvian stocks has already been converted into the new Four-and-a-Balf per Cent. Loan, and ttfat a further considerable amount will be similarly dealt with on the issue of the new bonds, which is ex pected to take place about the latter end of this month. - . A special meeting of the shareholders in the Lon don and Middlesex Bank (Limited), is called for the 28th inst., "for the purpose of approving the auditor appointed by the board, and of submitting a statement showing the success of the operations at the bank during the past four mouths." The half-yearly interest is advertised on Turin and Savona Railway shares. It is at the same time notified that the privilege of receiving 6 per cent. per annum interest on payments in anticipa tion of calls, as well as pre-payment in full upon the shares, will expire on the 31st inst. We are requested to state that the share list of the Queensland Wool Company, and also that el the Midland Counties Union Banking Company will be closed to-day (the 13th). The Finzel has arrived from Chka with 488,2701b5. of tea and 891 bales of silk ; and the John Nicholson with 805,2101b5. of tea. Mosimy Evrince. Consols, which closed on Saturday at 93 to 1 for the sth February, opened and closed to-day at the Isame quotation. For money the last price was 921 to 93. The official business report is as follows : Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 92k, 931, 93, 1 • ditto for account, 93 ; Th ree per Cents. Re du'oed, 93, 92k, 931 ; New Three per Cents., 921, 931, 92/ • Red Sea Telegraph, 22 ; Bank Stock, 235 ; India Five per Cent. Stock, 1081, 1, ; ditto for account, 108/ ; ditto Four per Cent. Deben tures, 1001 ; ditto Bonds, 29a, 255., prem. ; Four per Cent. " enlaced " rupee paper, 964; ditto Five-and-a-Half per Cent., 1121. The supply of Consols for immediate delivery is very scanty, owing to the recent absorption for ac count of the deposits on railway bills. The India Five per Cent. Stock was steady at 1081# to k ; India Bonds, at 26e. to 295. prem.; and Exchequer Bills at 14e. to 18s. prem. The transactions in foreign stocks were to a good extent. Colonial Government securities remain very firm, with a good demand. An advance has takes place to-day iu New Zealand and Queensland. Metropolitan Railway shares were again in demand to-day, owing to the successful opening his of the line and the promise of a large tra ffi c. T property u still at a slight discount, the closing quotation being 9 9-16 to 11.16, with 101. paid. American aecurities were generally better to-day. The advance in the Federal and Virginia State Bonds was to 1 per cent. Bank shares, on the whole, were rather flatter. A decline has taken place in London and Northern and London and Buenos Ayres Bank. Union Bank of London were likewise more offered. City Bank shares, however, were quoted better. Italian Irri gation and National Discount shares were rather flat, while Peninsular and Oriental Steam have improved.. The closing quotations for shares in new under. takings were as follows :—English and Irish Bank, par to I prem. ; Bank of Scinde, Punjaab,iij Delhi, par to prem. ; Bristol and South Wales Zinc Smelting, t to 1 prem. ; Socalti Financiers of Egypt, par to prem. ; Anglo-Portuguese B t to 1 prem. ; Midland Counties Union Bank, to prem. ; Cannes Hotel, it to prem. ; Britis and Foreign Marine" Insurance, t to I prem. ; Oil Wells of Canada, t to 1 prem. ; Coutineutal Bank Corporation, t to I prem. ; Queensland Wool, tto prem. ; and Loan, Trust, and Agency Company of South Africa, t to j prem. The shares of the British and American Exchange Banking Corporation were in demand, and closed at If to 2 prow. VERDICT OF WILFCL MCIDEIL —IT will be remem. bered that a serious case of assault took place at Berwick ou the night of the Ist November, being hiring day, when form-servant tuned Thomas Hamilton wa■ inveigled into heavy drinking by man of indifferent charter, named William Deans, robbed by hin, of his watch and motley, sod kicked so severely in the back that his spine was tract and he died December 23. An inquest has since been bag on the body. which, after repeated adjournments and a minute inquiry into the facts, terminated on Friday even ing, when the jur►, after a quarter of an holies delilets tire, returned s verdict of " Wilful Murder" against Me prisoner, William Deans. Deans will be tried at the spring assizes for Northumberland. He has already confessed to robbing the deceased, but denies that he assaulted Wm. Edtuturyit Courant. t._ 3 7, 8. is 4t 1 n 72 1 41111 ' it I di Par 21 21 au ! 3 3 11 II pri l Pal 67 , 66 :ar Sit B.&W. &W. W.N.W. W.B.W. 8.W.& W.S.W. N. W. B.W. N.W. 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