The Express. — London, England, 1851-11-29 00:00:00

Report of the COOMMCV ea London Merchants for the Reform of the Hoard of Cwt.:ma, to be presented to a pub:ie of merchants, bankers, and traders of the City of London, to be Mid at the Loudon Tavern, ou the ant LA era...et : tto the ISt. of March last, • petition from MOM than eight hundred of the primeval mercantile firms of the City of London, complaining of the constitution and general management of the customs' department, was raente!" parliament. So important a document , calling or a revision of the entire system of co.:ten...a of our foreign revenue, bar seldom been brought under the notice of parliament. It was speedily supported by inftueutial petitions from Heal and Liverpool; and after the most strenuous opposition from the pr”ent Chancellor of the Exchequer, a select committee of inquiry was appointed by the House of Commons. In aid of the labours of that committee, and in support of their own petition, the committee of London merchants collected a MO. of evidence in London and from the various outports, of which portions have been extensively Cirell, fated o,lr the Uniten Kingdom. At the request of this committee, Mr. W. J. Hall, their treasurer, accompanied by their secretary, proceeded to the Invinciel Forte; and from the reports in the public papers, It r ray be seen that at Null, Liverpool, Crieegow, Oreeneek, Dundee, Aberdeen, Leith, Edinburgh, and .Newcastle, the leading merchants and municipal authorities reeeis ad the' deputation with much cordiality, and advertised resolutions, pledging th, rnselves to support the committee, both by their intleenee, and by communication with their parlia mi nen . ) rrprr,entativea, The estainittee bare watched with the greatest interest the dilet•.., which have arisen between the Custom% and the Load m and Saint Katherine Dirk Companies, and have ewl,.armn d to maintain a melee free from the impel gation of l renal motives. They could not conceal from themseleis ti:: broad fact, that the power assumed by the authorities of the Customs to °mores.; gr. et me rcentile in stitutions, proved the utter hopelessless of individuals, how ever weadby, attempting to dispute the dictation of a des potic berit. The publie is now fully acquainted with the fact, that two powerful, influential, and wealthy corpora- I tions, having for their directors gentlemen holding the highest as merchants, upon whine private I eleuracb.r eves the solicitor of the Customs liar not ventured to east 4 slander, have been accused and proweuted on guilty of acts which, it true, would have reflected the most last ing disgrace on their conduct. The groundlessness of those charges lies fern suhotantiated alter an unprecedented and protracted tea:; and a British jury has recorded an ac quittal, at an expense, it has been stated, to the London thick Company dime, of upwards of 10,0101 g. A technical objec tion was ev. II made a pretest by the crown for a motion for a new trial ; and with one hundred and twenty similar printtli'l , A , hanging over them, with some of their moot responsible servants indicted for emuegling and felony, sad many others bribed to betray their employers' interest, it appear- thew wealthy corporations have now considered it prod, id to • ompronuse the matter by the payment of a trilling time. However imperative it u,rey have been upon tlto , tt Loudon Duck Companies :hum to chose this ruinous and apparently interniin Ible struggle—the future course of this committee, and of the mercantile body at large, in re fonmee to Customs' Reform, can only now be guided by the opinion of this meeting ; and the object of the com mittee in preeetaing this report is to offer tor consideration sueterials for suggesting the line of action which may guide the failure course of all who are interested in head redeem. Raba Eutellignce. JUDICIAL COMMTITEE OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL.—YwrznuAy. I.IIST—Loa. Caunrant, sntimibrlinwet Nava, I. Hun/a. Jag.. INST, .013 MN 1.4 s AMU Vvix. LUND T. FANCIION COLLISION.— Jroom This efts (part of which was heard yesterday) was re sumed this morning. It was en appeal from the Admiralty Court in a tense of damage, civil and maritime, brought by the owners of the barque Bonanza, the respondents in the present case, against the owners of the ship Fanchon, who were the appellants. Tared, without hearing the learned counsel who ►ppe on behalf of the respondents, dismissed the appeal with costs. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.—YESTERDAY. Snrrous arNsit Puce 10 MIDDAY/AI awoke Cnizr Jusrics Ulna AND • SPACIAL PAW. MILLER V. DEAR.—THE NEW LAW or EVIDENCE. This case was tried yesterday by a common jury for the record time, On the first occasion the jury were discharged without giving a verdict, they being unable to agree in con sequence of the contradictory evidence given by the plaintiff and the defendant's wife. The cave yesterday was con cluded shortly after four o'clock, and the jury were locked up until midnight when they gave a verdict fur the plaintiff. AltDlN T. GOODACRE, Eig.-ESCAPE FROM FRC I Sfaxiiirr. This was an action to recoser damages in consertuenre of the escape of Mr. Wm. Bingham from the sheriff a officer, who had arrested him at the suit of the plaintiff for 2,6001. The case had been tried once before and had been on seve ral other occasions before the c3urt. The pluintiff is a barrister and the defendant was for merly high sheriff of Leicestershire. Mr. Wm. Bingham was the sun of a clergyman, and was arrested as he was ee lturning from his father's funeral. Under his father's will ho was entitled to 3001. a year, but hit receipt was to be the only discharge the executor was bound to take, and he was authorised to require him to attenu at the town ball of Not do ham to give receipts for it, and to withhold payment unless he did attend. Upon his arrest he offered to assign this annuity to the plaintiff, but his brother, the executor, w3uld not consent, and went to consult his solicitor. Before he returned, however, the escape had taken place, and one question 310.11 was, whether he could legally assign his an nuity without the consent of his brother. It was, however, shown that he had actually assigned portions of it to two creditors, and one of tnem hod received 2-il. The value of the annuity at the time of the arrest, was 3,4021. 19s. Mr. William Bingham is now in the Queen's Prison, with writs against him to the extent of about 5,0004 Ili, Lordship left it to the jury to say, first, what was the ilaniaae the plaintiff had sustained, if William Bingham could assign his annuity without the consent of the crecutsr, and secondly, what was the damage if the consent of the executor was necessary. Thu jury retired from court to consider the matter, and at the end of an hour they gave their opinion that the dam age in the first eveut was fid., and in the other, The court was occupied the entire day in trying the part heard cast of Furze r. Asker, which was an action brought by a brewer at Wbiteehapel against a publican carrying on business at Erith, to recover 3151., which aura the plaintiff alleged the defendant agreed to give him for the goodwill I sod furniture of a public house situated in the Isle of Dogs. The details of the case were of no public interest. The jury retired at half put live o'cl4ck, and returned into court at half-past eleven, with a verdict substantially for the defendant. THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 29, 1851. tto farther discussion upon the matter. The defendant was unable to anawcr slut was said on the other side, and all the jury had to do 5J5 to bad a verdict for the plaintiff, subject to the arrim;zenitut. Tlwie terms had been agreed uroo a year ago, but the parties diff,red about them, and , came down again, and now agreed to the mme term•. Mr. Scric.int Ryles— l hey are the tcry same terms that were agreed to a year ago. The verdict wu then entered for the plaintiff, but the terms upon which the action was settled, or the amount for which it wu brought, wu not mentioned. COURT OF EXCHEQUER.-YESTERDAT. 8111131011 At NMI -Barons nit Los. Camp Baum AVID • _C(21411_0,1 Jut.. EXCHEQUER CIIAMBER.-YI3TERDAY. firrtnme ra Eammt.—Buoita Ma. Lams Aumtsus, Ma. items PATTMON. MR. AVM= WIGIMILU Ma. Jf•Tira COS MI6 Julnca Eatx, Ma. SLIMS Pun, AND Mu HAWN MARTI X. RODINAION •ND WIPE r. tit MAtiQVIS OP BUI.TuL.— DISPUTED 11.16117 OP PIPEPENTATION. This was a case of quare impedit, and the declaration stated that the plaintiff, Mr. Robinson, in right of his wife, was seised of the moiety of the advowson of the church of Brauncewcll and Dunsby with Anwick, in the county of Lincoln, and was pos sessed of the alternate right of presentation; and that the Marquis of Bristol had hindered bhn front exercising that right. Previous to 1703, the rectory of Brauncewell-cum- Dunsby belonged to John Lord Hervey, afterwards Earl of Bristol ; and the vicarage of Ansi iek was the property of Mr. Robert Gardiner ; that, as their reseective benehees were very poor, the two patrons executed a dud uniting them, and leaving the right of presentaion to be exercised by them in turns. In the year 1326, the Marquis of Bri:tol, having then the right, presented the Rev. Samuel Hartle wood (who was the other patron) in consideration that the right should in future belong solely to him, the noble mar quis. On the death of Mr. Hailew.od in Ibl6, however, his representative (the plaintiff's wife) claimed the tight to present, alleging that the bargain referred to was simoniacal and void. The cause was originally tried before Mr. Baron Parke, and, a special verdict having been found, the points of law were argued in the Court of Common Pleas, which decided against Mr. Robinson and his wile. That decision they now brought by a writ of error before this court ; and Mr. Peacock, Q.C., argued the case in support of their claim. Mr. Justice Patteson said, that if a person were the patron of two livings, A and 13, he could understand that the two might be united so as to form one adrowson ; hut where there were different patrons he could not understand how the old advowson could be destroyed, and a new Prating quid created. The case really was that the two advowsons still existed, and that a right to present to them both al ternately had been created by the deed of union. Mr. Peacock replied that the existence of the new advow son had been admitted by the other side, so that the only question was, w Nether Mr. Ilszlewood was seised of the moiety of the joint church, supposing that there was such a church. After a very lengthened argument, Mr. Cowling addressed the court in reply. Judgment was postponed. 110TPER V. SEITIC—EITI/AollolNAlli CASE. The plaintiff in this case is the faCier of Lady Smith, the wile of Sir Beujumin Smith, who was the defendant. Thu action was brought to recover the value of certain ne cessaries supplied to Lady Smith whilst living apart from her husband. Thu case was called on for trial about a twelvemoutli ago, but it was then settled without any of the circumstances being Witted. It unfortueately happened, however, that a misunderstanding arose amongst the anansel as to the meaning of the terms agreed upon, and it therefore became necessary to set it down tor trial a mond time. Mr. Serjeant Wilkins opened the case to the jury, and Mated that during the whole of his professional career Le hod nut risen under more piduful circumstances than at pi wilt, fur the facts which would appear must necessarily cause great pain and discomfort to the parties. It was a great pity that this case could not be disposed of without the hams:film* of a jury, but as that seemed impossible he intuit discharge his duty. Thu facts of the case were these. The plaiutitf, Mr. Thomas Hopper, was an architect of some emineuce, and the defendant, Sir Benjamin Smith, was a gentleman of large fortune; ho was in the '1 habit of moving in the highest circles of life, and be was, iu fact, a member of her Majesty's Hun. Corps of (Jeutlemen at Arms. It appeared that as early as the beginning of the year Isti au intimacy existed between the Louth( 1 of the plaintiff and the defendant, which was continued until after the death of the then Lady Smith, which happened in December, 1811 This intimacy became so close that the plaintiff iu this action bad his ears &mailed by remarks front the servant* in his own house as to the nature of the intimacy in reference to his daughter. As a father should du, he waited upon the defendant to as certain limn him what it was that had given rise to these remarks. The defendant called hie God to witness that nothing improper bad taken place between him and the plaintiff's daughter. It might be at once stated that they were married on the fish of January, 1847. Before that marriage took place the defendant had asked permission of the plaintiff to address his daughter, sod to make her his ' wife. The plaintiff said it was very strange, considering the age of the defendant and the youth of the plaintiff's daughter, the fact being that Le was nearly threw Yeas her age. Upon this occasion the defendant Latin solemnly declared that there was no ground for remarks as to him and the plehitiff's daughter. ?or certain reasons, which it was not necessary ID mention Sir Benjamin Smith wished his marriage kept a secret fur a period of sin months, and the lather permitted his daughter to return to his house, where she remained liar some time. On the 27th April 31n.Woodbouse, her sister, who had been ill, died, and Lady Smith was so much of trued that she fainted, and fell upon the floor. In order to restore her, it became necessary to loosen some portion of her dress, and it was then discovered that she was far advanced iu pregnancy, and that she had taken means to oanceal that fact. Upon this the father insisted that his &slighter should be removed to some other house, and the dideudant took for her a place called Poplar cottage at Bayswater. This - cottage" was a paltry place, consisting of two small rooms ; and, in fact, when Lady Smith ar rived there she was obliged to ea for mine time in a room where a number of men were smoking, and her father him self was obliged to send her a bedstead. Treatment of this kind was eery naturally complained of, end she was re moved, on the llth June, to a house in Porchester-street, Edgeware•road, where she remained fur a month, and after that she was at Westbourne-grove fur three THE POLICE COURTS. months. Another change took place, and apartments were taken consisting of a parlour and two bed-rooms, one BOW-STREET. adjuihing the other, Sir Benjamin Smith asked what the term* would be, and WAS told that if she had the two bed- La:erus Reielienberyer, a native of Saxony, about 40 age, was charged with attempting to extort money rooms it woul.i make • difference of lOs. a week is the rent. M ars : Z .l c Joseph nh Ullman , of No. 466, Oxford-street, iron- To WS he replied, " Oh, you can let the other room to • In • • if • b• •- a l b ar monger by letters, t catening to ring c ri m i n al c ges some eiuglc man, there will be no difficulty in the matter, '.. for I will hail you one myself." The plaintiff was naturally agaiust nim. 1 he prenecutor stated that he had frequently, during the indignant s um such a propoial, and said he would pay the additional s. Alter that, Peternburgh Cottage, in the last two years, given money to the prisoner, who is a coun t/Milan of his own, and has been in distressed dream- MIIIKOW-Mad, was taken for her, and she remained there try man Of late the prisoner had become too importunate, la months. At the expiention f this time she was taken and witness resisted his applications for further assistance.t o 312, Regent-street, where Sir B en j am i n S m ith res id e d. 1 Sir Benjamin thereupon had hi s h ouse ma d e i n t o t wo sepa - On the 20th of this month he received a letter from the 0 in the German lange of which he put into the rate dwellings, be visiting her occasionally, and frequently - else . eisbrite's band a tr ansl ation, male be himself. Mr. Jar staying out all night. At last Lady Smith ascertained that ma dine compared the translation with the original, and the he had been living in adultery with an o th e r w oman d ur i ng sec all this time. She about this time was very ill, and h er - nroutor swore that it was correct, which the prisoner . mind was so affee.ed that her medical was called in, admitted. The letters contained threats of such a nature, ' and in consequeece of what took plac e Si r B en j am i n S m ith that themagistrate (who did nut read aloud the contents) . signed a doeumeut to the following eff ec t : said the prisons r would assuredly be transported if he should be ence he had com " Sir Benjamin Smith declares that he considers himself convicted on this charge. The off bound and also as he feels disposed to protect, preserve, and mitten WAS a very grave one. He inquired if the prisoner had acted towards other persons in a similar manner, place his wile in a situation as to publicity, wWch every affectiouate husband places his wife in. She is to have free and Mr. Ullman answered that another German trades man, named lieineker, told hint that the prisoner had access to him at all times, iii any house which he may oc- sierken very ill of him, and threatened his life, and that copy. That he will give to her Ms compauy . and full con- tide was done without any known cause. The prisoner had Jima' rights, and that his friends and her friends shall be offered to withdraw the threatened charges against him on ociusidered triends of both, and that he will be everything receiving lei, which an affectionate husband ought to be to ensure coin fen to his wife. 'BEN: to SMITH." The Prisoner, in his defence, said that he had assisted the probecutor to escape out of the hands of the police at He, however, still continued to live in adultery, and her Munich. and had relieved both him and his wife when thug lather at length coneented that she should leave the house, were in great destitution in this . country. The ingratitude and in June, 1819, Lady Smith, with her child, and her of the prosecutor induced him to make public all the evil nurse, returued to her lather's bowie, where she staid until he knew of him. June, 1830, when beim; in ill health, she went to Brighton The prosecutor said that the story about the police at for the benefit of the sea air. L'poa her return her lather Munich, and the other charges implied in the letters, were purchased for her Petersbugh Cottage for 1,000!, subject sheer fabrications. It was also untrue that he had been in to a ground rent of 4.W. per annum. She and her child destitution and was relieved by the prisoner. and her servant resided in that cottage. The defendant Mr. Jardine said it would be no excuse for the prisoner's now allowed her 3001. a year, and had dune so since April conduct if all he stated were true. He would find that he 1830. The learned seneent then read a letter of the 211th had brought down a very severe punishment upon himself. of December, 1849, from the proctor of Lady Smith, rela• The case would be remanded for a week, and the officers tive to some proceeding in the Eicleaiastical Court for a were instructed to make minute inquiries as to the pri divorce, and soother one of the 11th of April, 1/4.50, from , soner's career in London, especially with a view to ewer the plaintiff to the defendant, and was proceeding to fi nish ' tam if ho ,bad attempted similar extortions upon other his statement of the case to the jury— persona. The Chief Justice, interrupting him, said it was a great WORSHIP-STREET. i pity that this case could not be arranged. Robert .31e.theirs, the. young m in, charged with Mo. __. __. I Mr. renjeant Bytes stated that 3001. a year had been niously cutting and wounding a young woman, emend Su ftfteal DEATH AT THIII EUSTON- , QUARE STA- , already allowed, and the consequence was that fresh de- Harriet Downs, otherwise Turner, with intent to murder , Thin --Yegterday Mr. Wakley, I&-P., held an inquest at e mad' were made- Terme had been offered. her, was again examined, and, after some further corrobora- The . _Chief en Justice—A great deal more must be proved tive evidence, the prioner was committed for trial. the Elephant and Castle, King s-rong, St. Pancras, upon ! itabe stated in the opening in . order to make out the body of Mrs. King, wife of Samuel King, mate of the , SOUTHWARK. Delhi. now lying in the Liverpool Docks. Oa Wednesday : the plaintif f ' s case. It was stated that immoral actions had peen committed by the defendant , not in the house where Thomas Meekness and James di.lntush, two privates of morning last, just before 7 o'clock, deceased made her . P . his wife lived , b Pearanee on the platform, and, looking very ill, was sap- • w It was new law that, under such circumstance,, the bus- e sine Martha Waller, in a railway carriage, and the latter ported by two of the company's men. On takin her sec t gband was liable in an action of this kind. He thought the with refusing to pay his fare and assaulting a railway cow she shut her eyes, and sunk into a cooping posture. Some . stable in the execution of his duty. learned eef cant, after consulting his learned friends , would of the railway se/Tants now came up, took her to the fire, ..._, it j •ful not to preen the case - too hard. I Martha Waller, a young girl living at Woolwich, stated and laid her upoit the sofa, and then sent foe a medical "'""' The p l a i n tiff and his counsel then consulted, the I • 'if p melte that on the preceding afternoon she entered a third class gentleman, who instantly attended, but the poor woman carriage fur the purpose of coming to town to we some of was found to have expired. Thomas J. Glynn (a carman) .appearing not to be willing to leav e th e se ttl ement o f the her relations. In the same carriage with bar were the two matter in the hands of h is I. said tnat he &erre the deceased and child in his cart to thedefendants, one of whom (Harkuess) began to annoy her Mr. underst ood " to sa that he w ould n station. with four boles as luggage, and that on the journey , leave . thelrt r le was seto hl. I a hig h°l very mach as soon as the train started from the station. She she appeared dull, and complained very much of the cold. question I repulsed him, but he still continued to annoy her by seizing of morality with h:m. lie " w u ss n' a e n agg t ri w ev as ed man. After leaving the cart she became more cheerful, andl her round the waist and attempting to kiss her, and although talked a little. He, at her request, obtained the tickets ' The Chief Justice—lf you are not grilling, don't agree ' she repeatedly called out and declared she sbouldcomplain of for her, coal also a cap of tea, which the mother and a The parties consulted, and the matter having been NI • again • such conduct, he said that he did not care, and would have child e Lich was with her d ra nk between them. Sarah , ,were left to the discretion of counsel, the terms of settlement : proceeded to further acts of impropriety had he not been Mitcham stated that for the last six weeks the deceased I deterred by some of the other passengers. When the had lived in her house at Smith's-place, Rapping . i _er,_n e_ff . eell i urn. . yies begged to suggest that, in the event . ' train arrived at London -:ridge she apprised the guard of She Mid during that time been very ill, but had had iso I ..'"-* "9"" , is connsei not wo urj i r d eerl d a: otheeenstruction of the terms, his conduct, and gave her assailant into custody. The de medical advice. She left her house on Wednesday m e n-I fendant appeared to be under the influence of liquor. tog in order to join her husband at Liverpool. Mr. Thomas i lordship betw ee n them Mr. Whir, hoped there would be ' no m is t ak e. It was I A policeman attached to the North Kent line stated that Porter, surgeon, of Eustonaquare, made the poet sisor:eas I now understood what the terms "joint lives" meant—viz , . • upon the arrival of the train on the previous afternoon, the exantivatiuu, and found the external appearance of the body whilst they both lived. '. i complainant described the conduct pursued towards her by in an emaciated condition. The lungs were in an unhealthy ~ . I Harkness on the journey, and he was asconlingle taken I lrma said to be Sir Benjamin state, iusomuch so that the left one was a mass of disease, and wenwewaw, w ho I S m i t h , into custody. The other defendant, APlntoeh, was not spoke in an urgent manner to Mr. Serjeant Byies. had burst. The liver also WAS enlarged. In the stomach ow. woo no appooroso of food. He be li eved death to wordl:Aelearn o ed . setjmuit said—l am not at liberty to say a I famished with a ticket • and, when called upon to pay his ' fare, he refused, b ecame very abusive, and ultimatele as have takes place while in a fainting at, caused by exile'''. for 3 u , my month is now shut. welted the witness, and he was also taken i into custody. tion. The jury thereupon returned a verdict to that effect. The Chief Justice—Of course, where a case was mi The defendants said they bad just returned from foreign ln It was ascertained that the Pour waut , alter having LUIS. i opened on one. side everybody knew that that was not al l service, stud were discharged the same day, and were coming fled all demands, had but two or three halfpence in her I but that there was a case on the other side. Of course the from Chatham to London to pass the board ; that they had posemieet. On the • of the eget to %no parishl learned serjeaut who had addressed the jury had wily stated I drank freely before leaving head quarters , and were sorry aisthorities, the of the doomed was delivered to what he had been Ilmatmatad to may, and he had now ver y for what had happened, which would not have been the bar dregs wall the naval et the has is tows properly yielded to a seuestica by which they would lave awe It they had been sober. The powers vested in the Customs sic most exteneive, and piiietiimily irresistible; and thus °finial oppression is strength. n d by claims of royal prerstative, founded on ancient but ihapplicable precedents. The only possible are pument for tin• renitence of ouch powers is, that they are tsquirisl by A body which has occasionally to deal with cuu ee iee and desperate smugglers. Such statutes are, how ever. utterly subversive or commercial prosperity, and fatal to all liberty, if advantage be taken of their stringent pro •iimns tt oppress the merchant, or to gain a technical vic tory for thi crown, when it is defeated upon the merits in judicial investigation. 'rite Ii mid of Customs is one of our oldest institutions. The mireinitile body come daily in contact with its tier, and loirr ample experience of the nature of its opera tion•, and the evils of the existing system. In the volumi nous n.ports of various parliamentary committees and royal or ire .ury ootilMiullori% ample materials already exist to justify further inquiry la-fore prigseiling to recommend a general plan of reconstruction and reform. 'l'lw eon 111 l ince have no desiic to anticipate those plans, but imply as +knew., and to some extent the exponents Of public opinion on this subject, they consider that they easy ermine the responsibility of n cumniending for pub• lie eonsiberation the following pruutiutut points of re form - COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.-YESTERDAY. RI: W. STUANGE, JUN. The bankrunt,Cho ;ns — described tur a bookseller and publisher, of Paternoster-row, came up to-day to paw his kst examination. . . . . . 1 he account*, prepared by Mr. Butler, Basinghall-street, commence 19th February, 1849, end 29th August, 1831, and show the following results: Dr. To creditors unsecured, 1,352/. 4s. 9,1.; ditto holdingseenrity, 3951. 93. 2d. ; liabili ties per contra, 401.; profits, 4,3031. 19. 6d. ; watch and chain, possessed 19th February, 1819, /1/.-6,1001. 14.. stl. Cr. Bydebtors-good 761. is.. 2d. ;doubtful 441. 2s. 74., bad 261/. 10s. 10d. ; property given up, 140/. lin. 4d. ; ditto in hands of creditors, 2921. Is. Id. ; amount paid to W. Strange, sen., 1,2811. 12s. 11d.; repairs and alterations, 3011. 17s. 3d. ; trade expenses, 2,6061. 13s. sd. ; personal expenses, 4821. 84. 11. ; liabilities per contra, 401.; losses, 4 - 42 t. 15s. 64.-6,1001. 15s. U. It reply to questions by Mr. Rivolta, the bankrupt ex plained that the sum of 1,182/., alleged to have been paid to his father, was paid in the shape of a sum of 5001. on ca tering upon the busir.c.-5, and an allowance of 61. per week during his residence abroad. 'f he allowance had continued fur a longer period than was originally exinetcd. Tho bankrupt passed his examinatiou. The number of commissioners may be advantageously reduced to four or live, u hereof one should be in parlia ment, nod, therefor•, moveable with the government, as the Secretary of the 'Treasury, Adrnirilty, Prevident of the Itoanl of Tr.ule, Poor Law Cununissiouvr, &c., are in other departmeats. 2. One member of the Boars' at least should be taken DISOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.-TESTERDAY. CRIFI C0,1111.•10P... Ix THE MATIEII OP MAVILICII ABRAILVMS.. from the rommerciAl Moly, unit one or more drafted from the superior prdeticul of the litigious. 3. Promotion should be not only open but certain to all Meritorious oaken; nor should there be any re.driction which would prevent useful °Ricers in ono department from brink moored into another. This insolvent, a furniture broker, whose case was before reported, appeared for his final order. The insolvent had purchased a table at a sale of some furniture on which Mr. lead had levied an execution, and in endeavouring to prevent the removal of the article the insolvent gave him into cu,torly for stealing the same. lle was taken to the Clerkenwell Police•court, and at once discharged. For the false imprisonment he brought his ac tion, and the juty awarded 100/. damages, from which the insolvent now sought to be relieved under the Protection Act. On the first hearing the record in the action was not produced, and on this—the application fur the final order— it was in court to be proved. Mr. Sargood wished to complete the ease by producing the proceedings in the action brought by Mr. hod. Mr. Cooke objected. The case was heard and the evi- dence failed, and it could not now he completed. Mr. Sargood urged that under the Protection Act there were always two hearings, and the same parties could op rh7 . Chief Commissioner refused to allow the record to he produced. lle laid it down that where a party opposed ou the first occasion, and was in effect nonsuited, he could not supply the omission on the day named for the final order. .I. ^ ►ltgber qualifications, a longer probation, and a much mun• protmeted and systematic training of all officers should be n quired than are at pnx•nt exacted; cod a strict examio Mon of every permanent officer should be made by a hoard of officers called for the purpose. S. Ad rolorebs duties should be abolished; and such ditties R. must be n•taiued to meet equivalent Plait' imposts, or If,, d duties on utlii r articles of a like class, should be convert into specific duties. h. 'flit , authorities charged with the adjudication of any ease of a me reliant or trailer should in all cases be bound to I bow him p rmnally on demand; and all questions at issue between the merchant and the board should be tried and &admits open court, on requisition by the parties. 7. Nu officer should be competent to seize, stop, or detain the ship•, goods, or person of a subject, until the person against whom the act has been adopted has been Nerved by bins in writing with a formal statement of the cause of arisen., detention, or as the case may be. t. The crown should taut be exempt from costs; and every subject should have the right to defend his person or property against the suit of the crown, without being called upon in buried, to find security either fur costs, tines, or penalties. tl. Merchants, shipowners, and others, should not he Made responsible for the crimes or offences of their servants or crews; except where guilty knowledge, or the moat culpable negligence, is clearly traced home to them. 10 The system of fines and satisfactions to the officers, moll the infliction of exemeive penalties, should be entirely abolished. In consequence of this decision, the it.solvent obtained his tins] order 11. Preemption should run against the crown equally as against the pnvate sulipet ; und in all cases the delivery of goods from bond under duty certificate, should be final as to the Chihli of the crown, sinless fraud on the part of the merchant In punnet, 12. All deb ntions, lines, and seirures for entries, or de ilarstoms nierrible only to statistical purposes, and net instilling quo idioms of revenue, should be henceforth prolsi bind , the examination, entry, and deliveries of free goods should he simplified ; and such a system should be devised in relies IlVe to goods passing through this country in transit as shall relieve trade of the difficulties and lan to which the present provisions for trans-shipment sub ject it. Many important and useful reforms in the details of fiscal practie, w ill readily occur to all who have had experience of its viscril ion, which the committee forbear to enumerate, becuu.,. tin Sr execution will depend main the provisions which hay, been suogestcsl, under the foregoing heads, for itnprosing the practical ability of those officers who will be ch weed with the duty of devising tho means whereby thole retorms or detail may be effected. The committee believe that the commercial body through out the eountry are agree,' upon the principle of fiscal reform ins dived in the foregoing suggestions ter the re-construc tion of the Custom-house system ; and it only requires that that a:4n vaunt should be expressed with emphasis and unanimity. and followed up with spirit by the mercantile classes awl their representatives, fully to accomplish the objects this committee was appointed to achieve. In this view the committee propose, as a first step, that a depot stain from this meeting should watt upon the Prime Minister, to press upon him the necessity of supporting the renewal of the appointment of the select committee at the earliest period of neat session; and to represent to him, in the stroagist manner, the dissatisfaction of the mercantile community with the conduct and management of that de mertne-nt of his government having under its control the Customs lloard.—Dy order of the committee, Juan biomass 'raves's, Chairman. Rusr.WIURAII C siawroait, Deputy Chairman. Stoner Sturm, Secretary. 4, Charlotte-row, Mansion-house, 26th November, 1811. SUGAR.—The average price of sugar, the produce of the British possmsions in America, computed from the returns made in the week ending 24th November, Mil, is 21s. 20. per cwt. Sugar, the produce of the Mauritius, Ws. I:1. The produce of the East Indies, 20s. 41d. The average price of the three foregoing descriptions of sugar, jointly, is 20s. Phi. BRISTOL, Nov. 28. Sun AL—The demand has certainly been rather better this week, both for refined and grocery descriptions ; and althou2h the transactions reported are not large in amount, still this arises solely from the indifferent and limited sup ply of samples offering, as the trade are evidently disposed to stock themselves at pre-ent rates ; in prices we do not quote any alteration from those previously current ; they are not certainly lower, but any attempt to obtain even the slightest advance immediately checks business. The refined market is without alteration. There is still a steady de mand for most kinds of refiner's produce at former rates, but bastards and treacle continue quite a drug. For Rust, the demand is execedin a ly limited, and prices are with difficulty supported. Dtueu Vitt:mi.—The clearances for 11. C., both of cur rants and raisins, continue to lie satisfactory as compared with last year, particularly the former article. On currants ditty has been paid in the last four weeks on 450 tons, again 4 1.13 tons in the four corresponding weeks of 18.50 ; and of raisins the reported clearances are 200 tons against 120 in the four we-ks of November, 18i0 ; prices, however, are still with difficulty supported, and the trade only buy , for their immediate 'purposes. LIMPOOL, Nov. 28. The sales to.day are—Sugar : 400 bags Madras, 245. 61. Molasses: 6O puns. Cuha Muscovado, 120. 6d. to 14s. Coffee: Small parcel of Costa It.co, 4,5. like 1,00.) bags Bengal (good), lls. Jute: 1,100 bales, 91. 10s. to 131. Linseed: 600 (Ins. Petersburg, 435. Turmeric : 140 bags Bombay, 12s. Nitrate of Soda: 10 tons, 13s. od. Log wood, 40 tons Honduras, 41. is. Gal. COTTON.—LIVERPOUL, Nov. 28.—We have again to report a strung and rising cotton market. Every &scrips tion is inure highly appreciated, but not equally changed in price. For instance: all qualities of short staple American arc Id. higher, and the mod ordinary and middling meta even a little mere, although not quite Id. Fair Upland are placed by the Committee of Brokers at 5111. ; Mobile, at old.; and Orleans, at 51d. Surat*, also, of the qualities under fair, are rather more highly valued. Brazils, Eiryp tiThs, and long stapled kinds generally, without much change, although there has been a good deal of attention paid to some of those sorts, especially Egyptians, with largo transactions. No doubt the market would now be found comparatively bare of those sorts, nearly all the pressing holders having been greatly relieved. The import during the week has tuien considerable, especially of Surat.. This supply came in very opportunely, when our stocks were sinking too low, and it may be hoped will have some indu ct= in restraining the rising tendency of our market. From Manchester ilto accounts continue to be satisfactory; the comumption large, and the stocks of the manufactured article upon the whole rather light. 10,220 American, 6,430 `unit, and 740 Egyptian, have been taken on specu lation ; and 1,560 American, 720 Stunt, and 30 Egyptian, for export. Sales of the week, 50,240 bales. WOOL—Ltaus, Nov. Them has been more doing in combing wools this week, and sales hove been large. Prices are firm, with a tendency in favour of the seller. Turner. Liverpool. JAMES Cotnewoins, Woolwich, Lent, money mimes., Dec. 12 et 12, and Jan. 110 at 11, at i n gleL Soo, lvimey, Clusnoery-lase ; off. swig., Nichobun, Bo nghall.areet. ' Jotter MAMMA, liradtord, Yorkshire, linen draper, Dec. 18 and Jan. 9, at 11, at Leeds Court. voL, Lee, Leeds; off. aasig., Freeman, Leeds. WILLIAM DAVIAZIN, NCWRIWINU - On•TrOV, spirit merchant, Dec. 9 and Jan. 8, at I, at Newcastle-upon-Tyne Court. So's., Foreleg, 3eEWCalle-Upoll-TyDe, and Bolding an t Pope, Fenchurehmtreet ; off. asalg., Walley, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. AWN WATSON DAWAON and lam. EDWARD WILLIAMS, Crescent place. New Bridgemtrett, Illacktriars, wine merchants, Dec. 9 at I, and Jan. Bat 12, at Basinghalt.street. solo, ecutt and Tahourdan, Lizeollekinn.fiel !,,, and Mears. Wren, Fenctntrel4treet ; o ff . wig., Johureoro ttu.inithi-street. BOBCAT M,u.rn YOESSA, Creat St. Helen's, City, provision merchant, Dec. 11 and J en. 13, of I, at Basinehalostreet. Sol., Bower, Token home-yard, Rothbury - Mt ...lg., Edward', Samorookocourt. DAVID GRIFTMIA, M. ala r Tydfil, lit unormaiMire, druggist, Dec. 15 D an t Jan. 12. at 11, at Bristol COurt. Solo, Brittan and Sons, Bris tol' ; off. assie., Miler t brlotol. LOAN LoNOLET, ten., BENJAMIN LONGUE, LORAN novena, inn.. and JLWERM I °MARY, MdMoinlbUry, lorkshirc, woollen monologs turns, Dee. 11 and Jan. 3. at 11, at Leeds' mart. Solo., Mitchell, Halifax, Hunt, Rochdale, and Bond and Barwick, Leeds; uff. sasig., Young, Leeds. WILLI.II MILLEIL Hawley-place, Kentish-town, baker, Dec. 3 at 1 li, and Jan. 6at 11, at 1.1 unighan-strect. Nola., Wilkinson and Co., Nicholaklone; off. :tsiig , stanofeld, Basiemball-street. Cram v. Pima. Wigan ' Lancashire, scriventr, Dec. to and 90 , at 12, at ManeheMer Court. Sol., Mayhew, Wiliam; off. amig., Pott, Manchester. Davao Snow and JOSIIVA 51,1 w. lieetham, Yorkshire, manufacturers, Dee. 19 ond Jan. 8, at 11, at Leeds court Sots, Haigh, Rudd rs field mai CourterusvandComporn. Loeds; off. aosig. Young, Leada. Vinous Snow, Iced., York- hire, millwright, Dee. 12 and Jon. 9, at 11, at Leeds Court. Sas., Peens and !woke, Leeds; on. ring., Young, Leeds. JAMS. visas and TnOMAS STEKS, Suyland, Yorkstiire, woollen mono. Jammers, Dee. 1.1 and Jan. 0, at 11, tet !verbs Court. Nob., lint. rople and Son, Halifax, anti Bond and Berwick, Lend.; off. insig., Freeman. Leeds. WILLIAM Young, Newport, Monmouthshire, victualler, Ike. IC and Jan. 13, ut II at Bristol fount. 50,., Massed, Bristol; o ff . assig., Hutton, Vris&d. BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. N0V.1,4, WILLIAM Piccusta. PATTISPoN, Liverpoo:, Currier. 110SIERY, &e.—LEteEstElt, Nov. 20.—There has been more doing in the (dove irate, met the (Amy trade h. active, 1":4"Ci for acv 'epee. The cowmen Hosiery demand in dull. Teruo are Oat, bat Wean Arm. COUN.—CuELgsvotto, Nov. 28.—There was a large supply of Wbeat at •narket tt,day ; but their being a good di mond oh .umple•s not aft cted by :he damp weather mare the prielot of WA week, and only the oat of condemn Wee at was difficult to quit. Red, 35.. to 39e. ; whit Ink to 1;*. Ituley more plentiful. and malting quohties rather cower; but grindieg woo fully as dear, Ills. to 33n. beans without alteration, Vs.; ticks, 214. to 30a. COVENTRY, Nov. 28.—Our trade to-day has been flat for all nuuds of gram, mare partirulArly R,rle e, of which wr had a large. I Old Bean. and good new were so:d at previuur rate.. Oat,i were to ne • bought on easier term, than loot wrwk. Peu were a heavy oak, though uttered at a deelloe and. per bag. EIETEII, Nov. 28.—We luive Mid small deliveries of groin to Ulla oars owlet, but we note no alteration in prices. Kett Wbeat, 36r. to 385., state, 444. tot3e. Barley, 26u. to Ire. Otte, 16s. to 30s. per qr. Lisieowir, Nov. 2S.—Our mirket today was well supplied with Warat; the trade not brisk, nt I. decline. A large ..iow of Bailey; best molting oomph" offering at In. 800 money. Very few somples at Oato or Beans offering, and a good dead of inowiry for both article, Wheat, red, As. to .fio.; White, Bia. to Gls. Barley, grinding, 21. to 22a.; molting, 26a. Oat., 150. to lbs. 1.1 yr. iteoXIL, Nov. 28.—0 f Grain, Flour, and Oatmeal, common, and Irons ire:and, the receipt. into this port more etiaday lam are minimally ten, mid, except 300 ire. of Maiae sod 31u socks of flour, we um 31 la without .orriv.d, of grain prialuee from any part of Europa, the 1,723 turrets of Flour WWI in the dame lino being a returned parcel from Pernambuco; from the American tune., however, the impure indudo 8,0:9 gm. of Wheat, 1,0i3 qrs. Indian Corn, and 21,032 barre's of Flour; dime from, Egypt comprising alertly 1,41 0 ine. Wheat, end 6.:5 qre. of Nome. The weather once our hat has been cold, inclining to frost, but tononable, and in this threctim outliers culture in many cases appears well nigh completed. Intersoaliately from 1 timing fat to this date, the trade as regard. Wheat assume I a inure animated tone, induced by considerable °oc ean .n., chiefly in the beg rune of foreign, foe investment, and mayoral purchate- for inland counties, on terms fully equal to, but not exceeding, pietious quotation.. Floor also continued to meet a gaud demand, at the extreme rates lest noted; and other articles. though no: in lively reeled, remained steady .n value. At our market Una morning the Wheat trade, although rather lint acting than yesterday, continued healthy, with a fair amount of humi liate, princip illy country si3ilp3rtly for I rimb account, but little foe local parttime, in which all item, entices of English and foreign Wheats thinly maintained our last currency, at the fume time indica. Una a Might tendency upwards. mates and Canadian Flour still moving rat ireefy to coniumerm and for mbipment, both sweet and sour were the turn r than out 'I newlay, with the Kennet of an es tenmite demand through the winter. Prime Freach Flour, of which none remains here, would, if at hand, rather emceed our highs-t quo. tenons, whilst in Irish we have no change to note. Malting Barley mei able at an advance of le. per qr ; nrinding gawks, on the con trary, being in slow request, barely supported late prim.. Malt and Beaus wavered. rem held on rather higher taring. Oats, upon a moderate demand, were unaltered in value, and for good new Oat. imal .2s. 9d. fer load wad realised today. Indian Cord on the epot met a limittel ede this morning at cur tat quotation., and In floating cargoes little buelnee, was apparent. Arrival. from the itch to ti e 27th Nov., inclusive, into Liverpool: Wheat, 9,039 qrs. ; Barley, 620 ; Malt, 10, Outs, Slit; heat, of.'“ Indian Corn, 4,aa.5; Oatmeal. 3,464 facts; Flour, 533 sock., and it,775 Wm. • SOUTHAMPTON Nov. 28.—There is no alteration to not° note in the tt heat tro(0 to-day • the bait samples of milting 81( moottsin their prim, but secondary and grluding qualtues 4[o No,,er to-day; Ober arthilim nab lot aiterdtion. Wheat, red, 6/. I Os. to 9'. 116 i. ; mixed, 9/. 10e. ; white, lot, to 11/. per loan. harley, mull ing, 2.4. to due. ' • extra, 3js.; grinding, 24.. to 275. 0 its, Olsen, 17s. to Pt. • white, 20s. to 245. buns, 10.. to 344. Flour, 241.. to aus. P.O seek.: - - - --• WAKEFIELD, Nov. 28.-The reported arrival of Wheat small, but there le • to - r show of :temples from wee le below, the market for Uue :grata: le Urinal tar week's rides, but we earmot aae any increased activity, end old continues much negleeteJ. liarny only in moderate demand, very choice quiiitive are lolly II doer, but other eorts•ell slowly. Oats and soelling as before. Beana mealy. Nu alteration la other ankles. The Dyke.: are: Wheat, per qr. of tdlb. to the taislut, finfolk, Ewe*, and Rest, new, red, 33a. to 39e.; extra, 41e.; new, white, 420. to 440.; extra, 490.; Norfolk and Rants, new red, J.D. to .71.; extra, 39•.; new white, 37e. to ; entre, 41n; Lincolnshire and Ltunbrolgeshire, new red, 325. to 390.; extra, 37e.; new white, 340. to 39n; extra, 43..; Tocluleire, new red, 32e. to 33a.• extra, 36e.; new wade, 3 al. to .19e. • extra, 404.; I hatzic and K's, l a dairgb, white, 37 r. to 415.; extra. 43a; Lower Rehm end Ilemislign, red, dl.. to 33a. ; extra, 379.; Mediterranean, red, 29 , . to 32e.; extra, 33..; old Entrada, 34', to 41s. ; white. 43;:. Barley per qr. teoperi.L, Norfolk and Cudmit, 240. to 24e. ; extra, 370.; Lioeula. sake and Torkehire, 23.1. to 274 ; extra, ; Grinding. to ; Boon, per quarter, 6310. to the bushel, email, flue, Ma. to 33e. ;ticks, 30r. to 34a. ; loftiest, 27a. to 230. Date, per stone, mewling, new, el, to 10d. seeding, 9.,d. to 10,4.; foreign, 9d. to 9td. shelling, per load of 2411..,, 23e. to 294. Malt, per load of 6 Ina:Mete, Des. to 4714 Yeas, per .4r. imp., blue sad white ti Kern tae. to 29a.; extra, Jan; grey and fetal, 265. to 270.; extra, 295. Rapeeced, per last imp., Es glieh, 212. to 221. ; foreign, 211, to 234, Linseed, per imperial qr., 435. to Its. Imports during the week : -Wheat, 4,929 qrs. barley, 2,390. Oats, 473. Beans, 274. reap, 409. ;Melting. 333. • DECIARVIIONS OP DIVIDENDS. SAML FL Aan-rnouu, nolout-le.3loo‘a, LancLchire, giant and chin.' dealer—linal My. of L, Dec. 2, and any autoctittent Tueelay, at nver'st, M anent Met. Witaa Ilovwt Hens, Plymouth, irunmonger—farther Ow. of 30., any Tunatty or k rld atter Dec. 5, at Ilernatuan'a, Ltettr. Joan. lion Lim, erect:tut, t•outhwark-nrtduc.road, hat manufacturer —3rd div. dent., I'cc. .9, and any aubmquent baturday, tat:room% . . Abchurch-lane. Jail. Fastaxatca river, Gateshe.td, Durham, tailor —2nd and final dlr. of du 2!d., Dee. li, and :,ay autnequ itt saturday, at Watsley's, Newcastle-upon:rpm. Svithaitax ViNwa Rcao r, Tauntua, Sometvetabite, saddler—ld dm. of la. Id., any Tuesday Rho. Ike. 9, at flirt:eV!, Exeter. 31tetiat L Maas, Bolton, Lateushire, grocer—final di.. of 15-16tba 01 a penny, Dec. 2, mud any sutireuuent Tut ally, at Eraser% Man che=ter. Witrasso WirKiNo IblimAN, Rath, draper—tat di , and three vob.equent naturtioya, at Edwarda', .la. JAMES efeWkeroe, Sornersetsbire, wine and spirit merchant 2nd di.. of Is. al., toy Tuesday after Dee. 9, at flirt/era, Exeter. WILLIAM Lawton, Liven rot, auctittoeor —let dir. of la. 60., Dee. 9, and any aubacquent Wednteday, ut Turn( r'r, Liverpool. WILuAm LAx, laulingtoo, Dutton', haul purveyor—oat dir. of tr. Id., Nov. 29, aad as y aulte.queut hatuttloy, at Walk f 4, New ea-UNots doTyne. Mar, Ai kICAU'r, and Co., Great Yarmouth, vo manufacturers—tat dir. of 4v.Sd., Nor. 29, and three volnegutot Saltird.sp, at( :room's, iv. o! Nov. 29, Abehurch.lar",e .. Joni Somemetabire. lace manufacturer—further die. of Id , any Tuesday ur Fraley alter Dee. 3, at llerminun'a, Exeter. PEAI,OS, rlyrnptua St. Mary, Ileinroilure, merchant-14 die. of as. lid , any Tuca.lay or Friday alter Dee. S, at Ilernantan'a, Easter. GEOROK MOUT and Joust Moor, Liverpool, railway contractors—Mt die. of :pi., Dec. 3, awl any autn.nuent %Tidos:slay, at Morgan'a, Liverpool. BKNJAMIN Wiiirragra and Jong i'VLI4LOTN. Anoints, Larcash!re, manufacturers—lst and final die, of njd., Ike. 2, and any subsei fluent Tuesday, at Friver'o, Manchester. DIVIDEND:4.—We. 19. J. Allanion, Kirkby Murimide, Yorkshire, draper—Dee. 22. T. Casson, Manche/der, corn factors—Dec. 19. J. Ellison, Selby, YoiltAtire, iineudrapi r -Dec. 23. .I.llaraanl, Oxfunl street, Whimolt inch watchmaker—Dec. 29. W. 31•Dowall, Litt:c QUIVR.Vit et, lancoluhsinn.tiel la, printer - Dee. 92. Margaret Melklc„ Liverpool, parrulwaker —Dee. 22. I'. A. Morley, Ging Bridge, Ste - fordshire, iron manufacturer—Tree 22. T. Powelh Astoa.n2ar-Itir n.itigham, miller 23. J. Scutt, Kurth Shields, Nortivalgriand, o! , ip owner-I.m. 19. J. st,tUdiab, Lipsky grocer —lke- 19. J. Jiyden b m, Tome, Dursetshire, printer. Cni/TIVICATES :a be granted,untc, cause be abeam to the contrary CATTLE, Bte.—ExErza, Nov. 28.—There was a toler ibis simply of cattle ant Sheep, lied several Ima changed bands. beef was venal at about the same as last meek—toe priciest qutlities ban 7s Od. to Bs. per score. tot.tior. from 7s. to 7a. Gd. liarreners, of which •kw were driven in, fetched from 4s. to 41.6 d. pr score. Cows mil Calm tram Sf. Ss. to 14!. Ile.; steers the same as tort west them) were better worth—wethers from eitt. to 541. per ;b.; owes, Id. to i id. Pigs were also better worth, and core bogs sold at from let to 32a. Ihe supply of Port caroms oar not 10 abundant so Ira week, and toe prim ranged from be. IA to 7s. per more. OLoitoow, Nov. 28.—Aryesterdere market the supply woo Oxen and 2,4 ,9 *amp ;-4111 P. was coal to the nernap•L be▪ st cm beef. 43, • current, 409. ; Inferior, from 325, to 36e.; at the clogs of the m-riret a sermon* was not effected. The prica re Sheep was much the mime ha last ire.k. Top peke, 5,4.; current, ; laferior, 3;d. to 44.; a few turned out unroll. Conroe of Wind. titscnoth `.l" GM le Breeze. TILIS DAY, Noon Role of tbe Fait. Tate returns from the followino places did not reach VI. , once in time for publication ye,terday; they ther.tiee indicate the state of the weather on Thar'lay 1110711 i/ at nine o'c:,ok. IFILTIII , ..ato LIVkISNOL WniraT IMitWiJrus Froaa our N.*. N.B. N. W. W.S.W. • Srow on (;entte nr..rrr rar lady t. wry t;entle strong nn e.r i rattially CI Geld,e llrren ruira FOlig7 6,1' I^ Prenm , Frosty be mountains. RHIPPIXG INTELLIG EV CE. 1. the" Shippleg leasettP; " 11 , 71'S Lut. CASUALTIES. John, Spaahn, of niaforliantsic, from Gloucester, was stranded yesterday about a Jude to the northward of this place, and has 12 feet water in her hold; crew saved.— Ronne, Nov. 22. Magog, which arrived here 21st of November, from Quebec, has }tot on the rocks near the entraw% of Wicklow 111 c r, and he in much peril; eiforts are being mado to get her off:—llubliu, Nov. 26. exe fN etelLiss 111,.t •.&• ptir• nirk. , --sr.l 14 ~ :OUNTRI%*. WORN it Id A 11.3. ails wilt 'mu too Genera. mori.s.g—degrutes.l Mr. Combo inflicted a penalty of 20s. on Harkness for the assault on the young woman in the railway carriage, or in default to be imprisoned for 14 days ; the other defend ant was fined 10s. or 11 days. LAMBETH. John Mason, alias the Bre. William John Boller, alias the Rec. Uhes,les Waller Talbot, alias Blind Johnny, who has been in custody for some wetks on a charge of being concerned with two eale named Tarn and Thomas in obtaining , money from fm the s 'Dowager Counters of Shafies bury, Lady Henley, his Grace the Duke of Portland, and other distinguished and benevolent individuals, various sums of money by false pretences, was placed at the bar before the lion. G. C. Norton, for final examination. The particulars of the prisoner's numerous offences have already been reported. The magistrate sentenced him to three months' hard labour at the treadmill. MARKETS. From Me LONDON G.l7EFTE.—Friday, Nor. 28. tvliltlll TS. Joss loco Knee foots Ilruntst'r-obart, Commereithroad, mono -I..eturtits tbetst t, to ...ender Dm. 6st mid Jan. 1.. ut at B Oa atr. et. Out., Te4,:u4, Crown-court, t heaputle ; WY.aoqs.., P,ane'l, Cs. Ala I.chantter4. To ,000 CuArn,tamt+l I losa4 Josrs, Liverpool, brew* 44, I)ce. II and Jou. 8,0 11,.t Literp-uttburl. Ilot bur, Liverpool; olf. oe the doy of N~MInR. D. 20. W. T,enniap, Mle t-iitreet, City, 1.8 bookseller —MT. 20, J. Co k, A•aembly-row, Mile-end-wad, builder—Dee-0. T. Marriott, Leigh:au Bue.sard, lkdtarilaider, peed merchant —Llee. 20. J. 11. May, 11recitn..ek-ter ran•, 1.101• en-own, draper—Jan. 7. J. Nicol. kaignacia upon-llull, broker—Dec. 2.7. CC D. Robiniaan, Manalnattr, coach builder—l ee. 19. J. Thompagn, toed, whweaale and mull idasa dealer--Dec. 19. J. 8. Turner, Woolwich, surgeon-Ikt. 19. J. Taloa tine, Northampton, tea Eder. . PARTNEktsIIIPS DI-SOLVED.—T. Arbr r and T. C. N. Arbrr, Mount-strra, We-tmihster, rurveyors—G. Bent.ett and A. Booth, Loug-acre, and Corn Exchange, Crty, Scotch oatmeal factors —M. Bra idock and J. Le ham, Lino-hire, aroetri—A. Cumming 2114 D. Macpherson, A hany-placr, Coturarrei d road East, hoeudrapers —J. 10.inron. 11. Whitworth, and J. shuttleworth, li.rlthams and Man. ohester, manutoeturars of Kabant and J. W. Gray, Idol lone Clir—J.li, I. Atkinson, and C. Briggs, Bury, Imneoshire, m ,nulocturers —S. Garrett, S. Reynolds, J. Morgan, J. Scull, 11. Williams, and G. Chollenger, Ms:logo Vale Peal Cowpony, coal proprietors, eu for as regards J. Morgan, J. Scull, 11. %odious, and G. Challenger—J. T. K aak•y and C. Haworth, Westboughtim, I an coshire, coal proprietors—T. Keller, J. Elmore, and it. Elmore, Bank. ride, Soothwark, higtitermea— 5. King, to. Brock, and T. Almond, Morley, Yorkshire, cloth dresseri—ll. Martin and 3. Martin, Brad ford, N llYhtre, wheetwi ightir— W. Midland and T. Coati', Lndon, manufacturers of norrho—John Padgett, Joseph Padgett, K. B. Pi.d gett, an•l James Psdilett, Utley and Lotto., cloth maaulacturero, so for as renads John Podgett —J. Parkins , n and J. Drake, Brallord, York. shire, printers—T. Peace and J. Cooper, Bristol, nurserymen—W. 8. Phillips and 11. Philiips, garameo, tilamorgasobire, wooers—O. Smith and J. Outuin, ibunsley, Yorkshire, linen manufacturer—J. Smith nal J. Marriott, Blackpool, to .zaar keepers—ll. Within and C. G. Molt, Alb inv,treet, Ib gout's park, aurgams —if. Wright and G. I Wright, PrekbOin 4e, Surrey, (snare,. • fht thal:8110.0 Mu". cmilltrial Mkt, Mall! I t •, ain axrvle. ,y •reeth packn: tea Yarxtlt. McoIc~I!4EQU#.I:4TRATIONB. JOAIIPM Dermot, al, iheDun4e:Ttleitehtiiti6Unipany, bleacher, Mid. min, new Dundee, Doe. I and k 2, at tiro British Hotel, Dundee. DAVID ELII.II, lun., and WILLIAM 111ACGIMMIUM, Angincers, Dec It and 21, at the Steck Est:hinge home, I tlairocr. lleoa MacTsvisio, GLiegow, wine merchant, Doc. 6 and 27, at the Stock Lachauge Houma, Glasgow. Jolts MILLAM and G 15361411 Awntek, Leith, cit merchants, Dew. 2 and at the New blurt Hotel, Leith. TIADMAY Sasso, Ilowford, reehleeettire, farmer, Dee. 5 and 2G, at the Sheriff Court-room. Pestges. NEW ZEALAND COMPAN Y.—Yesterday an ad. journed annual meeting of the shareholders iu this com pany took place, at the company's house, Old Broad-street, for the transaction of general business. The cluur was oc elided by Mr. Agliunby, M.P., Chairman of the Board of Directors. The Chairman stated that an arrangement had been come to by which they extiected shortly to be able to pay off Baron Doldstuid's claim of 10,000/. The Union Dank of Australia was willing to let its Claim of 15,000/. stand over the a year, upon receiving collateral security. The Canterbury Association had not yet sold sufficient land to enable them to liquidate the 25,0001. which this company had advanced. It was not due till the end of December. The association would pay from time to time the sums they had agreed to pay towards its liquidation ; and the other sums mentioned in the act, arising from the sales of land, would be paid to the government, and by them paid to the company. As yet, they had had no official statement from the government of the quantity of land sold. Application had been made to the company by the govern ment to deliver up their seal and charter; but the application wits not pressed. Acting on counsel's opinion, they had refused to deliver them up. With reference to the government proposition the chairman said they were aware that, under the recent act of parlia ment, their principal of 268,000/., with 31 per cent. interest thereon, was secured upon the proceeds of the land sales ; and he had always been sanguine that those sales would go on, so as to enable them to pay all expenses, and that by and by, as the colony progreaccl, there would be money coming in. The arrangement which the government had consented to was this--that they -should continue to re ceive from the sales of land in the old settlements those amounts of money which in the prospectus were cubed the " Vendors' Fund." They would also continue to pay the company a certain proponent on the sales iu the northern prosince and iu the whole of the island, deducting horn the sales in other portions than their own a reasonable sum for the government and for the expenses of the colony. These payments would vary from ss. tu 10s. per acre, as suming the land to be sold at the original price. In the old settlement there was some difference ; at New Plymouth the per tentage was 10s. ; at Nelson, Gs. Id. per acre. It would also vary in Otago and Canterbury, according to the exact price of the land. The payments would be made from time to time in the government department, according as they were received there. They would he paid, first of all, into the hands of the Land and Emigration Commissioners, who would band them over to Mr. Barnett, of Cannon-row, the emigration agent, and from him the company would receive the money on giving such a receipt as might be required by the Trea sury. 1 hey were now entitled to three and a half per cent. on NB,OOOl. The chairman, in answer to further ques tions, said they were trying to let the house now held by the company, and they had reduced their establishment as much as possible—to two clerks and a messenger. The fol. lowing directors were unanimously re-elected :—Mr. Aglion by, M.P., Mr. Boulcott, Mr. W - Hutt, Mr. W. Lyall, Mr. Smith, Mr. Armstrong, Lord Talbot, and Mr. Monts!. The proceedings closed with a vote of thanks to the chair man and court of directors. SPANISU BONDS.—Mr. Daniel Weisweiller, English delegate, in a speech delivered at the meeting of bond holden of the Spanish Home Debt, held a t Madrid 18 th DEATH FROM EXCES S IVE DRlNKlNG.—Yesterday i Nov., 18,1, spoke in the following terms respecting a Mr. W. Carter held an inquest at the Brown Bear-tavern, doubtful clause in the law voted by congress ;—" We must Southwark-bridge-road, respecting the death of Mrs. Esther not despair of Balding sympathy in the chambers, and even Elissln4h Cope, aged 44, late organist to the church of St. I in the government, when the reparation of an injustice is Saviour's, Southwark. The deceased occupied apartments under discussion, or rather when a doubt presented in the at No. 2, Morriss-place, Bridge-street, and had been some said law has to be solved. That doubt, gentlemen, con- years engaged as organist at St. Saviour's-church, but for sista in that the law, while it stipulates the previous re irregular conduct had been discharged from her appoint- duction of overdue interest to one-hell, for its conversion merit. 0n Thursday morning she wee found lying dead in into Deferred Three per Cent. Debt, does not determine bed. There were us marks of violence, nor anything near I the fate of the other half. And it is impossible that the her to account for death ; but Mary Brooks, the servant I legislators can have wished to deprive definitively the who waited upon her, stated that she had procured for her j holders of the said stock of what belongs to them ; it miatrese generally three pints of brandy daily for the lam becomes necessary that there should be given them a ten weeks, which she usually miltd with water. Deceased document showing the amount which is at once with always had • glue by her side. Kr. Wooldridge, the ear- held, in order to ifs. being subsequently placed to gems, had been sent for and prescribed for t h e deceased, their credit. To this cud I have solicited of the who told witness to throw the medicine away, for brandy Corks, in the namo of the English committee, that the would do her more good. The surgeon, who was called to second half of the overdue interest of the acti ve d e bt ( w hi c h Oft the deceased, mid that wh en h e visited her he generally according to the 2nd article of the law comprises the Certi &sand her suffering from the effects of drinking large quan- Bates of 4 and 5 per cent. both home and foreign) may be tides of brandy, and no d ou b t s h e died from exhaustion in like m anner conso lid a t e d i n Deferred Three per Cent. consequent upon such habits of intemperance. The coroner lteute; and so powerful and deserving of attention arc the remarked upon the case, when the jury returned a verdict, reasons which recommend it that I entertain the firm hope " That the dimmed died by the szoessirs drinking of that we shall obtain it from the acknowledged equity of the brandy." Spanish legislators." Printed SCAI pktbneheJ by WLLLIAII MIDIO UAW., .0.8, Wagtail. staNnt, in the L.lty al Lanka, Printer, at Me 0 no,. in Lombard ut, in tie omelet of Whiteliall.-BATVADAT, Norouses 71, CUSTOMS' REFORM. DAILY WEATHER TAB 1. The State of tlte Weather at lila' o'clock yosterd.-.7 arranacct in order of lataua, NMI.? of rtace. Course of A Ind. SATUIWAT, Nov. 29, I'-,,. rich of the foiowin, pl•.;r. norauti. 'ILe %tit Suendila Wini. I towrwowrn...... ..... Bitrourros V0%112.101.11 G It LEN WWII ST6OOO 6•101i1r1.11 ODLCII.TBS etmortiesit --------- I zAIIIIOVI . II , titaximociv UOl THICAD ----- Cale FMK, Gentle Dram ow Lt.!. usetw whom. Porgy Owns Mew Overt ut Calla Cloufiltaa Calm Vogl? Strang Nem (3.n.dless Goals linen Yarn °nue .ir, . tt.tlly Clot: Genie Men Cloudless hula Grade Mon En..gy Calm • Er•at Calm Ilard Prate A Lori, .411 y Erit:soket A•rartu(tritailted Slate& liniffr ‘ t) . .tmevica(byU.StattaapkNl Africa ( Weal Coast) N . tirsatltio• N' Snail lowans Ayres 9V Ceps of Wad N Constantinople • N tlentra. Marries M alumni tiles ........» ? PIGI 1' canoe Ltver.bari 41and !loaders& ...---. NI Ireland .. . .... . Si NI India (via tioutlasroot. India (via Marsethes) als.litfornseani(via *nue 410.,1Wel jpi I Nation Itsdeits Yalta* ....... Naples* Cal a. dot. 'iv.: • 4;4 ..... e. • • Pica.... X - r .1-Nzik) • ............ s.. 'ratios • .... Indies (soot* IL N NOVI V I.l . ayyhts Tall 41 I Ii :1 What Lt!(.,u•rs: I ben ()tam due. Des. 3 .~rrp::o, i~ .1 .0uth .. .,1 Oaf: 1.1. c 11 1141 a of the aentAth r:Tniunt.; I 1 Aloirltot:. stualp;orer of tkt wortlisimmtJaatls, um. pf ills .7,2 th , nohlifirvouthatniaoh. Dec. 1 i 2n112 , ;.11th0l lc ..• ath ',. r.:tbism..l4 , Dec. 5 I ..C. aOw month Plymouth... Dee. 3 7thl7lh.2":bof men (*wet Inattl7toof ni•• eh S lutkaniptun Ihee. 3 4,...tvet.,/sh rid. 4 outhaw. ton. To.f. . s 17‘u of the month A - .Atha:ninon. Dec. 2 , Nice &Lay Voter :WA I: t h2ltltormou .Ix ron ----Nov. 3, l'ue.lat . a, rri.ta) I Lontion : I 0t..„ ,a Wrath., to natal., hoodoo ht.,.: a 11th of the aontlrSouthaarowo Dee..o l'w ioo di,:r .. l,Vitteul..... .1w t.. a. Nth of the Soonth shoilhucloarl. I)re. 21 ,that2lthOi month r Davit !Dee. 2 21A of the month v. natlan.3toth Deo. 21 aLhatailk et :who, U.:v or IZud of the mouth .4.Juthesu;rt AL I). .. 5 9th of toe mouth loutbseoptqn. Ih..e. It; 1th,17t11,192;h 114 t I— ... [)user St4fith2.7+ hot ohm Darer . Dm. 1 3tlalsth4athot molt Iktvcr 'lke. a 7tl2l7th_7thof thou, Nouta sin otott 1), z...i 17th at the mouth I, .athaatiaton ,111 m. 20 ithlStle2 4 titequott Dover 17th td the month toutatamapteth WM. 21 -n•1 of th• a. n 0 , ......thay..ttottip e. 5 ARRIVED Lavin .{llls Nora Malta Aleaandna Eouku •)p.•rto .• .Haar.. i Aarrueso-at Deal, November 27, from ANULIA-at Devi, November 27, from Arcampoter -at Parttime Irk, November 27, from ANILLIA-Of Deal, November 27, from Aosm-at Addy, November 24, from A•LOSI-at Liverpool, November ..8, from itnr-at Gruvesend, November :4, fron t AMANDA-at Grava emtl, November 28, firm. . ..„ ~,,,,, BRITISH MISICRANT -at Graverrnd, November 28, from ... (rte!itv BARILMA-M t;ravvved, November 28, freers ....... . ....I hie t , .llrd Baru-at Liverpool, INOVelilleir .8, from Newfolibulmel liksenerell-at Yreeimtown, November 26, nom Calla Biutumer -at eioutb.impte en, November 27, from. 'l.tesesra Crewe-at Deal, November 27, from ..., Deobeit BALTVISO-at Deal, November 27, from Villa Nurt CATLIVILIni-at Deal, November 27, from Sydney (lowriasca-at Liverpool, November 28, fr0m..,...... garbed Dater-at Grarmeed, November 28, teem Feeerehraw Dustmen -at Briatul, Novelette. r 28, from timbre BILICIA -off Dover, November 27, from ~ lobes Bust -at Liveroml, Nue:tuber 28, from Einninlin -at Bristol, November 2v, NMI Vozweeme-at Deal, November 27, from .„ Vairurie4-eir Newbury; Noveher 27, from Ot.iwoow -at Deal, November 27, from Giesv-oft Dover, November 27, from ......... ............ Miramiebi Moose-at Cowes, November ;27, fr0eu............ ..... ...-., .... Malta lato-oft Falmouth, November 28, from .71oulmeau lowa-off Deal, November 27, from Wertward &MM. linemen-at Deal, November 17, from ...... -.. Jennies Jose Ultrier -at Falmouth, Nov ember 28, from _...,Callao Jana-at leraveseml, November to, from lkenweark BilinAltii-at Graroiend, November 28 from Our lee BSTIIMUNA Morals - at bravvieeml, November 28, from Front:bon Lung-at Graverenel, Novembri 28, from Blnielir.i. Lemma-at Gravevend, November 28, from New York LOrlee BIWILIII-at nritreertisi, November 24, from Bellinart Memo-at BrSnAlnii, November 28, from • thimble Maude !'wain -at Liverpool, November lb iikTILOS-al Liverpool. November 28, from Maty-at Dell, November 27, from 1111PAIT -at Saloombe, November 27, from ...- PiellT-lt ael, November 27, from .. CaLao Calcutta Callao .Pernerara P..tr.., _., PiserowsLia—...... Deal, November 27, from _ Cdcatta Rom. Warr—at Brisaal, November 24, from_ . ..., .. .... Mirmaltiti Roman Earmactit —at Grunwald, Nov. 28, hem: Madras Baer—at Gravmend, November 2a, faun Trinitiel 6AIUI—IIt OrdVellto4, Novi sits, 2a, Iros 'MILLI STADT ihavanits —at Gray seed, November 28, from.. t 12shorn Matus—at Bristol, Nutt-War 28, from Minduiclil Foam:l—at Deal, November 27, from Calcutta &Dun Art,—at Falmouth, November 28, fr0m,....... Mmode-ella Tmacea—at Dail, November 27, from JAMUIC4 VICTORIA - - St CiftVe...ll., November 28, from ..... berbiee WAltill/Olt —at Bristol, November .8, from atria WAHWICK—St Liverpool, November 28, Irmo .Cal Luna Youito Carraisr—at Porde, November 27, from Newfoundland SAILED. CRANTICLISR—from Dartmouth, November 27, to ...» London Farrelor—fmm Port•onoutb, November 2: ' to London Gtexmo—from Bristol, November 28, to Demerara UNCANNY. —from Cardiff, November 27 , to . .... 44ernaln Sea BN—!tom Cute., Novetnber 27, to London Na,. GIOVANNI. -from Liverpool, November 25, to ....... ....COIN TUNISIA—from rirare-mid, November 20, to. Trieste Vtcromm—from Yalinou•li, November 27, to Louden W. terteusumos—from umerstown, November At, to barks VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. Glasgow, of Liverpool, from ilallso for Queenstown, Oct. 10, :at, 2i N., Inn. :13 %V., Jessie Stephens (brig), from Peru for Cork, for orders, with kiss of bu us ant spars, Lt. 41.111 N., Loa 23.12 W. Maori front London for New Ziwluntl, all well, rec.ired a lva; of letent, °Lt. 15, lat. 1.30 N., lon. 22._G W. Newhaven ir), from London fur Habil. Sept. 13,14. 13 N., lon. 25.50 W., all well, requeoted to be reported. [Adrertisement.J—HoLLowAY's OINTMENT AND Pius THE 11101 IT fiXTWORIPMAKT REMEDY KFOW:f Mk CIMINO SKIN inwsoss.—Mr. A. G. Retinae, ro.liline at Paramarabo, in South America, slams In r letter addressed to Profess n HolMway, that he wan troubled fur oboe:. four ysars with un eruption on the akin that defied the skill of the rood einini nt niedkal men of the place Picot., or alleviate; to deap iir he had robourse to ilolumirs Ointment and Pills, awl with such good results, that atter mins them for a short time, be was complexly clred, and he has been ever sown In tlie en joyment ol perfect hnetn. 'these medlMws are slew Infallible :or scald. and burns. —Sold by all Vend is of P.hent Moll/sines, and at Professor 110/loway'sestablishmeist, 244. muted, London. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AM) DEATHS. BIRTHS. ANDERSON.—N.tv. 20, at Yor7r, the wife of H. Anderson, En.. of that eity, of • datt3hter. CA HRIEIL—Nut. 32, at *Jamie Manse, tho wile of J. Carrier, Lsq., W.D , Quebec, of • two. EASTON.—Now. 35, at Lyne.loch.street, Glasgow, Mrs. W. Easton, of • daughter. LAN& —Nor. 27, at Woodfield-terrace, Barrow-road, tha wile of W. J. Lune. , of a daughter. NRILSON.- -Nov. 24, ut lli Latreet, Gurnet.hP3, Glasgow, Mrs. J. F. Neilson, of 4 daughter. RANDOLPH. - Nov. 23, at Soutlisea, the wile of G. G. ItundArb, Esq.. Cornmodirs of ILM.g. Rodney, of a s SIII KISS.—Nov. 26, at Barkelayaquure, tho wife of S. Smirke, of a mat. MARHIAti S. ...... . CBIMKILL—ARDES.—Nov. 22, at South Dalton, near Severity, by the Hey. F. Lundy, Rotator of Locktagton. Mr. A. Crowd SI, of Beverley, to Lobelia tilltabelh, daughter of the late J. B. Artlyo, of the aunt plate. JACKSON —oINULkUULLST.—Nov. 20, at SlittMe d parish church, by the Bay. W. smith, Mr. J. Jackson, of ebelßyld, to 'ties 21.rty Singeburst,ot Conlyttrough. W VeT—DAY.--NoY. 21, at the High Church, 'lull, I Me , , SM., of Gast Grioteby, to Selina, daughter of Mr. C Uay, of hcottott COLLIt• houare. DEATHS. ASKEW.—Nov. 23, at GrcystoluTliectoty --- ..lane, wife of the Kee. lit Askew, aged 75. CLAKKL—Nov. 28, at Islington, in bet 75th year, Katherine 8.a...h Clarke, tenet of the late Joseph Clarke, Eq. COLLIAOWOOD. —Nov. 23, at Dover, Kent. the lion. Sarah New.- ham Cal.ingwead, relict cg the late G. L. N. Collingwood, Feq., of Ilawkhurat, Kent, aged 59. CUIITII.—At Bahia, Llent. B. L. Curtis, Cornmandiag 11 Locust, etc and eon of View.Adrair.:l Sir L Curtis. Bart, agol 35 . DUN N.—Nov. 21, at Inglewood, herke r T. Dunn, beg., lab: Capt. of the 14th Kest. of Foot. Ink:D.—Nov. 21, at Cothosay, Mary, wife of the Very Rae. 8. Hood, Deal of Argyle and the Mies. at Renee, LW., deeply lamented by Ms leaned parents, Pete., eldest eon of Lieutenant Peter R anier, R.N., after an tunes of four days, aged ten. TEWAttT.—Nov. 2S, at CMnberokin cottage, Charles Edward, snood move Capt. Stewart, R.N., aged S. I pee. 9 j Dee. i Lke. .I)±e. \m.. S N.W. N. N.W. N. S.W. N.W. N. N.W. W. N.W. N.W.