The Express. — London, England, 1848-01-25 00:00:00

4 A FREE SCHOOL WHICH MIGHT BE USEFUL, but which, it appears, is almost useless, exists at Illsekbern and has, from tune to time, attracted the sttentioa of the re formers of that town. Hitherto, however, no efßcient refor mation of the institution has been obtained. The school w eaved a charter from Queen Elisabeth, whoa the present town was " the village of Blackburn," and the present ar , rangentente Of the establishment seem to remain an their sotbnitive inefficieticy instead of being adapted le the edam- Hanel want* of the 70,000 busy people who sow Inhabit the " village " named in the grant of Qtuesn Hew The editor of the Bide:hum Standard says: "The useful ness sad character of the school hays been, as the phase runs here, worsening; till at last, and, at pre sent, so far as the local purposes fur which the school was founded are concerned, it might just as well have been established in New Zealand ; or not have been esta blished at all. The expressed intention of the founders has been completely defeated ; the law of the charter become of non-effect; and an institution which should have been an honour to the town, and of the utmost value to the inhabi tants, brought to so miserob'e a condition as to excite &DPW, or laughter, or contempt, whenever it is referred to. Now it is not our purpose, at present, to lay the blame of this con dition on any particular shoidders. The governors may have done, at various timer , what they considered " the best " the circumstances of the case would allow of; and the masters may have acted conscientiously in every instance. The fault on one side is said to have bean too loose an attention to the power and object of the ,barter; and on the other too strict a translation ef tome of the words composing it—the one being guided by a vague cud indefinite precedent ; the other refusing to he guided at all. To th.. disputed meaning of the word "Grammer " in Queen Elisabeth's time, and the hesitation of the governors to affix their interpretation to the word, so as to make it applicable to existing wants,— may, it is affirmed, be is a great measure attributed the difficulties which have arisen be.ween those who should govern, and those who should bo governed. But without alluding further to the causes which have brought about the present unfortunate state of affairs ; it is sufficient that that state is unfortunate; and that so long as it continues so, the inhabitants are altogether deprival of the benefit of the "Frio Grammar School" in Blackburn. Now the remedy for this evil is, we are glad to any, as easy of attainment as it is clearly perceptible, if those who have the authority will only avail themselves of the means. The charter, which is remarkably simple in its provisions, states that the school shall be " for the education, institution, and instruction of boys and young persona in grammar," and that it shall "continue for ever of one master and one under-master" (which latter imperative provision scene for some time put to have been entirely overlooked). In Elisabeth's time a "grammar school "—the props r signification of which term is a school for the teaching of languages grammatically,— was an establishment for the teaching of the chaired lan guages especially, these languages, from the very necessity of the times, forming the best part of a boy's education: that part which he was first, and most complt-tely, instructed in. It was as necessary for him to be thoriughly acquainted with the dead languages then, es it is for a boy to be familiar with other and very different branches of learn• ing now. But the times, the wants, and, in a great mu sure, the objects of youth are changed. That which was a In ercLecrx h ry s , v time, would be little a(teirtscitialneduaneallionn. mambnince now. In a manufacturing and commercial community this difference is particularfy . felt ; and in the abeneas of any means of obtaining a practical general educa tion, suited alike to the tastes and necessities of the day, under the parents' eye, children are, however reluctantly, obliged to be sent a distance from home to acquire it ; an obligation to which, in the case before us, they have no right to be put ; and which there will be no Carus, for subjecting them to in future. If it be true, as asserted, that the powers granted by the present charter are too circumscribed for the purposes to which it is declared they should be put, we say reform it altogether—supersede the provisions of the charter with others b ttcr suited to the requirements of the age— that' is, improve. and extend the benefit which the founders of the school undoubtedly meant to bestow, and the charter as surely was granted to perpetuate the benefit of a sound education, adapted to the wants of the time being. For such a course we have law and precedent." YORKSHIRE. MORE DEATHS FROM OPIUM.—On Sunday nigbt John William Ryan and Alfred Ryan, each aged about three years and a half, the twin children of Mr. John Ryan, a dyer, redding in Watson's-yet d, School-close, Leeds, died from the effects of an overdose of opium, which had been administered to them as a cure for worms. It is stated that on Saturday night the father of the children called at a druggiet's shop in the tows, and purchased a couple of worm powders, which he administered to the children at breakfast time on Sun - ay morning in a little tea. For a short time the children played about as usual, when it was observed that they staggered in their gait, and that their skins had become discoloured, the glands of their necks becoming swollen. Medical advice was sought; the children were removed to the infirmary, where the stomach-pump was applied, and a small quantity of liquid, smelling strongly of opera, wee ejected; but both the infantsdied in the evening of the same day. A post mcrtem examination was to be made yesterday, and the coroner's inquest is appointed for this afternoon. THE MCRDER NEAR BRISTOL.—On Saturday two of the county magistnees (the Feev. H. Mirehouse and J. Shorland, b.sq ) commenced an investigation into the cir cumstances of the , murder, and all the prisoners (the two nephews, James and Benjamin Hazell, and the witness John Hall) were placed before them in custody.—Mr. P. Mallard was first examined, and deposed that he was son-in-law to the deceased, Mr. Hazel', having married his only daughter. On Monday night witness retired to bed as early as eight o'clock, and was called up by a man named Venice, who in formed him that deceased was missing. lie dressed him self and went to 'hull's house, and joined several other persona in making an active search. This witness deposed to the search for the deceased is the stable, the. On crow examination ho said the deceased might have been got through the hole in the corner of the well, even if the frame-work had not been lifted.—lsaac Stokes deposed that he was a harjobber living at Northwick. On Monday last, about lour o'clock in the afternoon, as he wee coming over Dundry Hill, he maw the prisoner John Hall come from a garden adjoining the Carpenters' Anna, cross a road leading to Mr. Hazell's house, and get over a gate into a field, but he did not see him come back again. At this point of the examination Dr. Wieland, of Dundee, entered tte room, and said he had thought it his duty to ride down, as, in consequence of some examinations he had bees making, evidence had come to his t' knowledge which he thought would prove of considerable importance.—Mr. Mirehouse said the magistrates would prefer, in the first place, that Dr. Morland should make a confidential communication to them—A private conference then took place between the parties, at the close of which, the magistrates said they should not then proceed further with the investigation. They then despatched two con stables on horseback to take po session of all the premises, make a close &earth of the house, prevent all persons from having access tr the stables and lifts, and to bring all the parties connected with the farm before them on Monday. GLOUCESTERSHIRE. DEATH FROM SLIPPING ON A PIECE OF ORANGE Pau.—An inquest was held on Tuesday, at the Bristol In firmary, on the body of Sophia Martin. Margaret Howard deposed, dee , aced was an unmarried woman, 31 yeast of age, • native of Thornbury, and lived by shoe-binding. On the 9th of Jan. she came to my door, earl showed her thumb, and said it was broken, that she was at Clifton, and she slipped down by treading on a piece of orange peel on the pavement, and broke the bone of her thumb; it yas very painful, and the pain increased, and she went to the infir mary, where she died.—Mr. More, house-surgeon to the in- Sneezy, stated, deceased had at tint a compound dislocation Odle thumb ; it went on favourably till Saturday, when she was advised to come into the house, which she refused. Next day she was brought there with lock jaw from the in jury, from which she died. She described the occident as occasioned by falling down in the street Verdict, Died from dill cated thumb and lock-jaw, from falling on a piece of orange peel on the pavement.' IN RE BRODIE'S BANKRUPTCY.—T. B. IL Ahem hall, Esq., one of the registrars of the Court of Bankruptcy, sat on Friday and Saturday, at Salisbury, to receive proof o debts in this bankruptcy, both jointly and separately. The number of creditors who attended to prove fat exceeded what were expected; the entrance to the room where the registrar and the s ilteitors under the fiat eat, being densely crowded each day till its close, manynot being able to gain admission to prove th-ir debts, so that the learned registrar had to appoint another day for that purpose. He fixed Saturday next, the 29th inst., at the same time and place, White Hart, Salisbury. The amount proved during these two days, nearly all in small debts, was above 20,0001. Nearly as much more yet remains to prove. More than 90,0001. was proved in London, making a total amount of from 130,0001. to 140,0001. for dividends to be declared upon. CHANNEL ISLANDS. JERSEY LOYALTY.—The Chronigne de Jersey has just reprinted a list of the " voluntary subscriptions of the inhabitants of the island of Jersey, for the service of his Majesty and the defence of his domininne, in consequence of an act of the Matta of the 17th day of February, 1798," sad which was originally printed by order of the States. The total amount subscribed was about 6,6001., of which the town parish contributed nearly one-half. Were • similar urgent occasion to arise, there is little doubt, says the Guernsey Star, that the island would now lay quadruple that sum at the feet of tke British sovereign towards the mainte nance of British dominion. ftlitsq. AMATEUR MUSICAL SOCIETY.—The concerts of this society are to commence on the 25th of February, in the Hanover-square rooms. instead of the Store-street music ball, where they were held last Beason. Mr. Lucas has been appointed conductor of these e ncerts, in the room of Mr. Balfe, who has resigned. Among the novelties in prepara tion is a Symphony for the full orchestra, by Mr. Henry Leslie, which has already been rehearsed with a veer estia• factory eff,ct. AND CLERICAL.. CAMBRIDGE, JAN. 24. —The Vic.. .Chancellor hem given notice that there will be a congregation on Wednesday, the 26th inst., when the following grace will be offered to the senate :—To confer the degree of D.D. on James Prince Lee, M.A., of Trinity College, by rnysl mandate. OONTtLLE AND CAWS COLVEGE.—The celebration of the 500th anniversary of the formation of this college will take place on Friday, the 28th inst., not the 29th, aa before stated. NAVAL. SIIIRRNEBs, JAN'. 22.—The Meander remains at the More she is waiting for the smell steam launch fitting for her at Woolwich. ADMIRALTY, JAN. Linn. D. Reid to be lieutenant in charge of maile.—Commander C. W. Riley fad Surgeon T. Tut, to B.es.—lleting Cooke, to Victory .— bt dowi a tss ei t , :tais lo m tto: mond, to Idedißoaturain T. Tobias wad Carpenter J. M. Carley, confirmed to Gayeer.--Cianner J. Jeffery, con firmed to Brilliant.—Beetawain 1. Elliott, confirmed to Blest.—.Boaturain W. Rowe, confirmed to Cygnet. SPO.RTINO. TATTERSALL:S.—Momper. Very little liminess wee dose on the Derby, nor, ex empt In two instanc were the movements of any importame. It will be seen that in one Instance Ke ratin the betting showcd a marked improvement; ind in the other, Besborough, a decline ; 4,000 to 100 was laid spinet the Liter in the early part of the day, and 1,000 to 30 at a later period, 35 to 1 being, to the best of oar judg meat, the " market" price at the elms, two points more than were taken last week. The Chester Cup betting took a more copious range than of late, and elicited • decidedly favourable feeling towards Keleshe, Jonathan Wild, Craoow, Giselle, and Rufus ; several others were backed at the odds returned, but not to any amount No one would advance open 20 to 1 eget Blase; 600 to 400 was laid on the field apt twenty-three; 100 on th theeld apt thirty (the fielders in a majority); sad even on field against thirty-five, Dar Blaze. Lrmsnroot STRIPLE CILAAIL-15 to 1 apt The Curate (t) ; 1,000 to 25 agat Father Mathew (t) ; 2,500 to 50 eget The Shaver (t). New T lIANDICAP.—I6 to 1 apt Kimblesworth. CHWITIII, Cop.-20 to I opt Blaze (125 to 1); 30 to 1 apt Kalish@ (t); 40 to I spt Jonathan Wild (t); 40 to 1 apt Crseow (t and aft off); 60 t o 1 ag s t Lady ilylcia (t); 50 to 1 apt The Swallow (t); 50 to I apt Cluntsy (t); 50 to 1 apt Swim Boy (t); 60 to 1 apt (Needle (1) ; 2,000 to 35 apt Joe o' Sot (t); 1,600 to 25 apt King Kildare (t); 1,000 to 15 apt Rufus (t freely); 1, 0 0 0 to 15 eget Maid of M o th e rwell (t) ; 1,000 to 15 apt Cewroush (t); 1,000 to 15 apt Conyngham (t); 1,000 to 16 apt Cossack (t and aft offs; 2,000 to 25 ag.t War Eagle (t); 1,000 to 10 apt West Countryman (t). Duane —9 to 1 apt Surplice (t 10 to 1); 13 to 1 apt Glendower (t) ; 20 to I apt Springy Jack It to 2514 ; 20 to 1 agst Aren't (t); 33 to 1 opt Cerro, ; 1.000 to 30 apt Kenna (t) ; 35 to 1 a ; , t Beeborough; 40 to 1 apt Edie (Mintiest (t and aft off); 1,000 to 15 apt Deerstalker (t) 1,000 to 12 apt Reteatcher colt (t). LIAMINGTON •ND SOUTRAY STEEPLI ClieSte.-10 consequenee of the frost these steeple chases are postponed until Tuesday and Wednesday week, the I st and 2 nd of February. The Warwickshire Hunt Cup doom according to the conditions, the night -before the ram, i. e, Monday next. tato Enttlttanut. maul tic COURTS. Before the Lord Chancellor. THE ORRAT WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY O. TEI BIRMINGHAM ♦ND OXFORD JUNCTION RAILWAY COM PANY.--AG 88888 NT TO SELL A RAILWAY LINI.--Srm- CIVIC PIRFORIIANCIL—Dtmcummft —5lr.J. Parker, having concluded his argument in support of the demurrer, was followed on the urns side br Mr. Burns and Mr. Willcox.— The further hearing war adjourned at half. put 3 o'clock. Before Vice.Chuncellor Knight Bruce. SIDEON O. EDGEWORTH. —E•ILWAT suit, which has been oft. n before the court, is instituted by • shareholder in the Wrexham, Nantwiiii, and Crewe Junc tion Railway Company., on b half of himself and all other shareholders, except the defendants, for a distribution of the assets remaining after payment of the expenses. A plea of one of the defendants had been allowed with leave to amend, and four other pleas wi re now filed by other defend.ints— the substance of one of them being, that there were some al lottees who had not signed the subscribers' agreement, and who might sue for the return of the whole of their deposits, being,consequently, in a different position from the plaintiff, who was bound by the subscribers' agremcnt, and could only obtain his share of what was left after payment of the ex penal. The substance el two other pleas was, that some shareholders had commenced actions since the institution of the suit far the recovery of the whole of their deposits, and the remaining plea was in substance the same as that of the plea which had been allow. d.—Mr. Bacon Lad Mr. Frieling supported the pleat], and Mr. Russell and Mr. Chisholme Ansley the bill. The Vice-Chancellor, adverting to the terms of the prospectus, thought the dis tinction between those who had signed and those who had not signed the rabecrihers' agreement not made out; but his Honour gave the defendants leave to make the same defence by answer ae they had by their pleas. As to the remaining plea his Honour thought it had better stand over till the result of an appeal from hie Honour's decision on the former plea had been heard. EWILTN O. WINDSOR, STAINES, AND SOVIII WESTERN RAILWAT.—INJONCTION. — Mr. Russell and Mr. Smythe moved for a special injunctim to restrain the defendants from entering into or in any manner using the lands of the plaintiff until they had pad the sum of SOW., according to agreement. The p'xintifl was the lessee of • house on the border of Staines Contemn, and Mr. Tite, the surveyor fur thecompany, had, as the bill alleged, entered into an agree ment, on behalf of the company, with the plaintiff to pay the latter 5001 . before possessi.in of his land was taken by the company; and on the faith of this agreement the plaintiff had withdrawn his oppesi..ion to the railway bill in parlia ment. A deviation being projected, so that the railway would not pass so near the plaintiff's house as was originally intended, a proposal was made to him on behalf of the cam mll to abate some portion of the stipulated compensation. The plaintiff, however, declined acceding to the proposal. It was now stated by the affidavit that the workmen of the company had nevertheless entered upon the land and com menced their operations.—Thecourt gnuttedthe injunction. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. Debi" Mr. Ossua%Mom Ihrgissed. Setereurelost OF CBSTIPICATA.—IR ISO ease Oi Williem H um phreys, tavern-limpet, Bow-street, Coveatiperikin, who applied for hie ea:debate, it appearing the t halad bees a bankrupt • year ago, and paid no dividend, sad had Mao pored fineagh the Insolvent Court en a farmer 00CigOO, the Commissioner postponed the granting of the certificate for six month", extending the promotion to the bankrupt, how ever, far three months longer. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT. Before Mr. Commissioner Tx an Wit.tuat Faratcie ELtsur.—Thie insolvent, who was engaged as the attorney in Lord Huntingtower's bankruptcy, was unouno pposed. The debts set forth in the schedule amounted in the aggregate to 1,1091. Bs. 2d.; wits, 8211. 4s. 21. The insolvent had been mixed up in very many bill transactions, both in connexion with Lord Huotinstower and with Mr. Comports. The great bulk of the inWirent's liabilities were on bills of exchange, for most of which, according to his own showing, he bad received no consideration. Ono bill for 1001., drawn by Lord limiting tower upon and accepted by the insolvent, appeared in the schedule, for which his lordship had received only a few cigars. Another bill for 1001. appeared as having bees accepted by the insolvent, and upon which Lord Hunting tower realised only 301.—The Commissioner expressed his opinion that a man In the position of the insolvent had no right whatever to mix himself up in bill transactions. The case must, however, be adjourned till Wixluesday, for further Investigation.—Adjourosd. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. Before Mr. niece), end a Bench et glaglitraten I plutanteci.—Noirin. YROCMDING,—Mr. J. Gore, the dust contractor for the district of St. Luke's, surrendered in court to answer an indictment, charging him with having allowed certain offal and refuse to accumulate upon his pre mises in Hatfield-street, St. Luke* to such an extent as to become an intolerable nuisance to the inhabitants in the immediate neighbourhood.—Mr. Ballantine, on behalf of the defendant, applied to the court for an order to compel the prosecution to hand to the defendant particulars of the charges the defendant had to meet. The learned counsel, at great length, contended that the indictment was couched in teams of too general a nature for the defendant to be pre pared to answer the charges preferred against him, and that he could not safely proceed to trial without them. The court made the order, and allowed several hours for the required particulars to be given, but Mr. Bal lantine, when the particular bad been handed to hies, c .mplained that they were not more specific than the indictment itself. A very long argument tinned on both sides, at the end of which the court decided that the particulsys were sufficiently explicit, and that the trial must proceed.—Mr. Ballantine then challenged the whole panel of the jurors, on the ground that as they were inhabitants and rate-payers of St. Luke's, and were perhaps some of them affected by the alleged nuisance, it might fairly be inferred that they Ind an animus in the matter, and were, therefore, persons not proper to try the issue between the crown and the defendant.—Several of the jurymen said they lived near the premises where the nuisance was alleged to exist, and had tormed opinions upon the matter ; therefore they would much rather not try the cage , . A discussion of two hours' length now took place relative to the mode in which Mr. Ballantine ought to challenge the whole panel. In the end it was decided that each juror should be challenged when called, and theta statement of the grounds upon which the objection wee made should be laid before two "triers," ore being chosen by each party, and whose deci sion was to be binding on both parties. Mr. Parry (who with Mr. Metcalf and Mr. Chorus& prosecuted at the in stance of the parish of St. Luke) named Dr. Southwood Smith, and Mr. Ballantine named Dr. Guy. Both those gentlemen were then sworn to decide whether the jurors, considering them to be inhabitants of St. Luke's, were in terested in en indirect manner in the case, and whether they were proper persons to try the indictment. The first juror ' called was Mr. Gurney, of Old-street, to whom Mr. Ballast tine objected on the above grounds. The referees decided that the juror was not a proper person to be on the jury. Hereupon Mr. Parry said that u the same objection would be urged against the whole of the jurors, he thought the beat course would be to allow the case to stand over until a jury could be summoned teem other parishes.—Mr. Ballantine assented to this, and the court ordered the case to stand over. —lt was stated that forty-twe witnesses, including several eminent scientific gentlemen, were in attendance. BAIL COURT Battings In Banco. &lore Mr. deities Wlghtman. Re MA10•11.111 WHITII.—THE CABE UP ALLSORD CHILD STEALINe.—In obedit nee to the writ of habeas corpus which Mr. Ball obtained last week in this case, the child was now brought up in the custody of Mr. Brown.—Mr. Ball stated that he had received a letter from the attorney on the other side, making a proposition to which he waswilling to accede. He now proposed that the child should be delivered up to the custody of its mother, who was residing with Mr. and Mrs Buckingham, of Golden-square, and that Mr. Brown should have access to the child at certain intervals to be fixed by his lordship--say every two months—Mr. Worlledge, who appeared on behalf of Mr. and Mrs. Brown, thought it would be a fair proposal if Mr. Brown were allewei to see the child once a month, if accompanied by Mr. Thurston, the putative father.—Mr. Ball objected to this : he was instructed that Mr. Thurston was not the father of the child, and even if he were such a course would be unpleasant to the mother.—Mr. Justice Wightman thought that it might probably be disagreeable to the mother, but he recommended very strongly that the matter should be settled.—Mr. Worlledge would agree to an order of the court directing the mother to retain the custody of her child, and that Mr. and Mrs. Brown should see the child once a month in the presence of Mr. and Mrs. Buckingham.—Mr. Ball said he could not acquiesce in that part of the proposi tion which related to Mrs. Brown, and he was about to pro ceed to read his affidavits when Mr. Justice Wightman de sired him to hand them up. On hearing that she was likely to return to the custody of her mother the child, Margaret White, commenced crying most lustily, and by every means in her power testified her dislike to return to her mother.— Mr. Worlledge said he trusted his lordship would note the child's unwillingness to leave her present custody, and he begged to call his lordship's attention to the case of ft Re LloYd," (3 Manning and Oranger,) in which the late Lord Chief Justice Tindal had held that the mother of en illegitimate child had no more right than a stranger to its custody, after it had attained the age of seven years. He trusted no force would be allowed to be used to remove the child from Mr. Brown, and that his lordship would question ker as to where she would like to go.—Mr. Ball said that this was a different case to the one quoted by his learned friend, inasmuch as the child had been actually stolen from the custody of the mother whilst playing with a dog in Golden-square. He would refer his lordship to a late case before Mr. Justice Patteeon, "Re Preston," in which the learned judge held that it was ridiculous to examine a child of tender years as to where it would like to live, and although the child in that ease was nine years of age yet it was hold to be incompetent to exercise a sound accretion.—Mr. Justice Wightman, after reading the affi aavite, said he thought it would be better that this matter should be settled, and with a view to the furtherance of that object be would adjourn the ease till ten o'clock to-morrow (this day.) As to examining a child of such tender years, that was a test he could put very little confidence In. If the matter was not settled betwesa that time and the next morn ing Mr. Worlltdge might file affidavits is answer to those put in by Mr. Ball, and the merits of the ease could then be gone into. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. The only remaining case of appeal from the decisions of the revising barristers wee appointed to be taken this morning, but was postponed, in consequence of the absence of one of the counsel engaged in, it until Thursday. The new trial paper was then proceeded with, but the ,cases heard were devoid of public interest. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. Bitting, in Banco. ACKLAND v. BULLISH AND ANOTNIR.—TIIII TITHE Coanurratrios ALT.—This was an action upon the case brought by Sir P. Ackland against the defendants, Thomas Wentworth Buller and Richard Jones, tithe oommissionen, for having, without reasonable and probable cause, certified, under the Tithe Commutation Act, that a difference had 11611•11 between the plaintiff, as owner of certain lands in the parish of Charles, in Devonshire, and the Earl of Fonseca', as to the apportionment of the tithes claimed in respect to those lands. The certificate stated that the amount due to the Earl of Fortcaeue in respect of the lands was 391, 7s. 10d., and it was granted in order t 3 enable the magistrates to issue a warrant to levy that sum upon the plaintiff's seeds. A warrant was accordiugly issued and executed. The plaintiff was compelled to pay the amount, although, he alleged, no ground whatever existed for the granting of the cerufieate. The defendants pleaded—first, not guilty; second, that the grievances complained of were com mitted under the authority of the Tithe Commuta tion Act; third, that a month's notice of the action was not given, u required by law; and fourth, that the alleged grievances were committed in the county of Middle sex, and not in the county of Devon, where the venue was laid. Those pleas were severally demurred to, and argued yesterday.—Mr. Greenwood was heard for the plaintiff, and Mr. Peacock for the defendants.—The Court took time to consider its judgm ent. The sittings in bane* after term will comment, on the 6th of February. The learned Barons will MOM on the 7th, and continue the sittings for the five succeeding days. THE EXPRESS TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 25, 1848. months' imprbmnsent ; Minted Cayley, the porter, six wweeks't and C. Somers, W. Mardannt„ IL W. and Phil l ip Reshdown, J. Seelll, D. Levy, C. Ralswarth, J. Walker, J. Davis, J. Lawrence, A. tkaith B. Hopkins, W. Johnson, and Gnome Jones. were fined as., or 21 days' impriesament. MABYLEBONB.—CireII OI AGAINST A FINAL/ NOR CUTTING AND WOLINDING.—A young woman named W. Staten was charged with having wounded Joseph George Ley, her father In-law, residing at No. 27, Stafford-street, Lisson-grove.—Complannutt, whose head was strapped up with adhesive plaster, deposed that on the previous day, having dined, the prisoner was going to pat a saucepan of water on the fire for the purpose of washing up the plates, &0., but was desired to demise, as her mother had not come in,: upon which she firtantly .flew into a passion, sad lay ing bold of the saucepan struck him with it three or four times upon the head, thereby inflicting two severe wounds, from which the blood streamed in such abundance that his clothes were nearly saturated with it, and a quantity thereof run upon the floor. She then quitted the place, and in the course of an hour or two returned, when she kcame tremely violent, and broke in two panels of a door. Be at length obtained the assistance of a policeman, by whom she was conveyed to the statioa-bonee.—Tho prisoner replied that her father first assaulted her by hitting her upon the arm and body with a poker, end that she had been badly treated by him ever since he married her mother. She also alleged that his spite against her had arisen from her having refused to accede to proposals of an improper nature which he made to her some months ego.—The father denied that there was as y truth whatever in this allegation. —Mr. Broughton fined the accused fAls., in default of pay ment two months' imprisonment. She was then locked up. WESTMINSTEB.--Sraauno PROM A CHVRCH ROOF. —C. Booth was charged with stripping a great quantity of lead from the roof of St. Margaret's Church, Westminster. On Saturday evening Police-sergeant Adams, accompanied by a constable, entered the church, and they placed themselves in a petition to command a victor of the vestry-room. After remaining some hours, the prisoner was area to approach the edifice, and having with surprising agility ascended to the roof of the vestry room, he threw a roll of lead over the parapet to the ground below. The officers immediately went into the churchyard, and, having procured a ladder, ascended the roof of the vestry-room, but could see nothing of the prisoner. Tapping (the constable) with the aid of another lad der, gained the rout of the chureh,where he found the prisoner, who, observing that he was on a level with him, advanced to the edge of the parapet, and sating Sergeant Adams below, observed : " It's no use ; I can't get away—l've no chance of escape. Fetch me down as soon as you can, for I'm very cold." Crow, tho parish beadle, who was in attendance, with the keys of the gallery windows, opened one of them, and the prisoner was conveyed to the station. A second roll of the lead, which had been thrown down while the officers were leaving the church, was found on the pave ment —The prisoner made no defence.—Mr. Broder'', re manded him until Wednesday. SOUTHWARK.—Corrneintrrioxe TO THE POOR-ROI.— The magistrate begs to acknowledge the receipt of a 61. Bank note from " W. H. C.," and 21. 41. from W. Stagg, Erg., in aid of the poor-box. THAMES.—Quitextoo OP DESERTING A VESSEL.—A shipowner named Barrack was summoned to show cause why he refused to pay a balance of 81. 10s. to Richard Henry Ferneaux, second mate of the ship Amigos.—Mr. Smith, a solicitor, appeared for Ferneaux, and Mr. Stevenson attended on tke part of the owner. The case governed five others of a like nature, and the ground of refusal was that the men had deserted the vessel at Falmouth.—Mr. Smith, on the pest of his client, admitted that the men bad abandoned the vessel, but contended that they were warranted in doing so by apprehension that their lives would be endangered if they continued to remain in the vessel with the captain (Mead), whom they alleged to be an habitual druokard.—Feroeaux being called, stated that he had engaged with Capt. Mead for a voyage to the Brack &a and back to any port of dim charge in Great Britain. lle had not been lung on bosrd when he discovered that the captain, who was a very reli gious man, and said prayers with great regularity, was at the same time an habitual drunkard. When sober, he was very well conducted, but when drunk he would yield to no suggestion from any of the officers, and on several occa sions he by his intemperance placed the lives of the crew in the utmost danger. At one time, in the Black Sea, he ran the Amigos against another v.ssel, and if they had come directly athwart it they would have been cut completely through to the water's edge. On another occasion, whilst the captain and the first mate were down at prayer', the atter not having given any cotase to the steers- teen, witness called out to the man at the helm to change , his course or the vessel would go ashore. She struck Immo. diet ly aft. r, on which the captain came up laughing, and said, " I have seen more than that at the Whitby bar." He was drunk at the time. Coming at one time from Corotan tinople the captain was so drunk that ho fallout of the boat, and but for witness's exertions would have been drowned. Though he constantly read the Bible, he did not seem to be aware of what he was at, and frequently read the MN chapter twice over. When awaking from a drunken dose he used to make the most out-of-the. way replies, Orme when asked how many points the ship should be kept away, his answer was, " Two roubles." At another time, in making the Bosphorus, the captain was so drunk that witness had to pull him out of his chair, and on opening his eyes he looked around and said, " This is not like Odessa." He often mistook the points of the compass; and he once went to the wheel, but it was to hold himself up, not being able to stand ; and he used to wear his south-wester, with the back part to the front. (Loud laughter.) Once, when eating a piece of pudding, he said it was very fine beef, but it was raw, and he could seldom distinguish the difference between tea and coffee. (Laughter ) He used to rate witness for swearing occasionally, and when told it was worse to set drunk on the Lord's day, kis reply was, that he was the only sober man on board. At Falmouth he threatened to knock the chief mate's head off, because his watch did not keep time. Oa one occasion, in attempting to use the quadrant, it fell out of his baud, and, in two or three minutes after, he complained that the empty case was brought to him without the quadrant. When asked at Falmouth by Some one in the quarantine boat, what was the tonnage of the vessel, his reply was, " planks and mats." Lusby r.) On seeing these things, and having arrived at Falmouth, the crew resolved not to trust themselves with hi,l to Hull, knowing the passage to be dangerous. He called them to prayers, and then took them be fore a magistrate, but preferred no complaint, ex cept their refusal to proceed to Hull. In other respects he admitted that their conduct was unex ceptionable. They assigned their reasons for not proceeding to the magistrate, who told them they might leave, and sent an officer on board, who saw that their register tickets were given up. They were then desired to muster their traps, as a new sbip'a company was coming; and the captain having calculated their wages said they should be paid. They would all have proceeded to Hull with the vessel had there been any other captain. The captain did not offer to take a sea pilot on board and go himself by land to Hull. The vessel's forefoot WAS knocked off in the Bosphoruss—The cook and two other seamen, named Davis and Winter, deposed to the same effect.— Capt. Mead was then called. He is a staid-looking man, about 38 years of age, yet did not appear to perceive the peculiarity of his position. He denied the charge of drunk enness, and insisted that he was but once affected by liquor during the voyage. He accounted for the irrelevant answers by stating that he had heavy duty to perform; sod when asked about the "points," he did answer " two roubles," for he had been thinking in his sleep about money and expenses, but he was not drunk. Before going to evening prayers, he had given directions as to the crutees.—John Linklater, the carpenter of the Amigos, was called on the part of the owners, to show that the captain was not a drunkard, but his evidence tended more toe other way. He seldom saw the captain in the evening, but had seen him twice drunk, but not "mortal" drunk, during the day.—Mr. Yardley regretted to. say that as a consequence of the evidence the character of the captain must be called intoquestioo, but the amount of the evidence •as to inebriety was strong against him. The captain, himself, swore that during the voyage he was never drunk but once, whilst the only wit ness whom he called, and who could only see him in the day time, proved to his drunkenness on a second occasion. On a question en important to the character of the ceptain, which was deeply compromised, why was not the first mate pro duced ? The evidence given by the men was tendered in the most straightforward way. Nothing had been alleged against them by the eaptain, at Falmouth. They were orderly and well conducted to the last, and took the fleet opportunity of leaving a weed a continuance in which would, as they believed, endanger their lives. He (Mr. Yardley) would b., the last man to held out encourage ment to a Crew to abandon a TWIRL but in this case he thought they were fully warranted, and he must order the full wags. Mr. Stevenson said the owners were only de sirous of a full inquiry.—Five other cases, in all amounting to 451., were governed by the same decision.—Theta was an attempt at applause in the body of the court, which was quickly silenced by the officers. POLICE.--v - ESTERDAY. GUILDHALL.—LIARILITY or MASTERS TO SCPPOILT vaunt Area isticia Irritant tacoate, of the firm of Chapman, Elcoate and Co. printers, in Shoe.lane, was summoned to show why he re fused to continue a payment of 10s. per week to his apprentice, who from illness bad been unable to work for some weeks past. It appeared that about three years back James Edwards was apprenticed to the de fendant, but no premium was given. He was to receive 10s. per week for the first three years ; 12s. per week for t!,e next two ; and IBs. per week for the remaining period of his ap preatioeship. About eight weeks back he was taken ill, and the first week, Edwards was paid the 10s. but Mr. Elcoate declined continuing it on the grounds that it was not the rale of his house or the trade in general to allow an appren tice his wages when ill, unless a premium bad been given with him.—Ald. }lnnis asked for the indenture, which was produced, but there were no seals attached to it, and Mr. Collett, who attended for Mr. Elcoate, said that that very fact rendered the document of no avail, as the words above the signatures ran, "signed, sealed, and de livered," which was not the case.—Alderman Finals said that be thought the instrument was a is gal document, as Mr. Elcoate had made it such by employing his appren tics under it for nearly three years.—Mrs. Edwards pro duced a doctor's cer Wields, which stated that her son could not attend, as he was exceedingly ill, being in • rapid decline. She also deposed to her son working regularly for Mr. El costa until the last few weeks, and that no complaint. had ever been made about him, nor had be been ill during that period.—Frederick Pratt, compositor, deposed to signing the indenture produced, and afterwards delivering it to Mr. Elevate. It was in the lame state then as when he signed it, as far as regarded the seeds. There never was a seal on it.— Mr. Martin raid that made little ditierence.—Mr. Collett begged to differ with Mr. Martin. He contended that as the indenture was not sealed it could not be • valid instrument.—Alderman Sir Wm. Magnay said that the defendant had taken him u an apprentice, and would, if the young man had not fallen ill, have gained considerably the latter part of his time, and therefore he thought, as he had so taken him for better or for worse, be was bound to continue to support him according to the terms of the indenture.—Mr. Collett said that there was a case in " Burn's Jugice," where it was held that if an appren tice was ill for any time, the master was not bound to main tain bins. He was in • position to show, if the alderman allowed him, that it was the custom of the trade not to support any apprentice when ill with whom the master bad received no premium.—Ald. Sir W. Megnay was of opinion that, as the master would have been the gainer had the apprentice continued well, it was not too unreasonable that he should support him when he was so unfortunate as to be afflicted by illness. He should make the order fee continuing the payments.—Mr. Collett said that as that was the case, and be had been told by couosel that the indenture was not valid, be should appeal against the decision. WORSHIP-STREET.—BENEVOLINCE —The following additional sums have been received by Mr. Hammill and Mr. Broughton, for the relief of Mrs. Charlotte Thomson and her unfortunate finniiy, the receipt of which it was requested might be announced in the public journals :—The half of a 61, note from "N.H. H. ; anonymous, '2l. ; D.," 61. ; "H. H.," 10s. ; "F. 8.," 1/. ; "H. J.," per post-office order, 21.; " Beta," 10s.; end a 101. Bank of England note, through the medium of Messrs. Coutu, the bankers, and which was stated to be a remittance from Paris. Mr. Ham ann also announced the receipt of a 51, cote hem -. " W. H. C." for the poor-box. CLERKENWELL.—Citsarrir.—Our reporter is re-I ' quested to state that 61. has been forwarded to the poor box of this court by " W. H. C.," with a request that it might be acknowledged in the Daily News and, other newspapers. MARLSOItOUGH-STREET. Tns 110118 E-KILLING Casa.—Mr. Nunn, accompanied by a gentleman, understood to be hie professional adviser, came into court, to request to be furnished with a copy of the depositions taken in the case of enmity to a hone beard before and decided by Mr. Hard wick last week.—The professional gentleman said Mr. Nenn's object in asking for a copy of the depositions was, that he might indict ono of the witnesses fur p, rjury, as that witness had sworn to matters which were not true. This witness had stated that he saw Mr. Nunn in Bond-street at 12 o'clock at eight. Now this was not true, as Mr. Nunn was many miles front London at that time. Then, as to the alleged cruelty, and the appearance of distress in the animal, he could also prove, though the animal certainly died shortly after arriving in London, that the statements of the witnesses were very much exaggerated.—Mr. Mutant= said there were no depositions taken, only the particulars of the charge and the decision, therefore he could not comply with the application, even if he was inclined to do so. But he should rather advise Mr. Nunn to take no further steps in the matter. He had read the case, and it was his opinion that Mr. Nunn had done sufficient to clear his character by the regret be had expressed at the unlooked-for termination of the affair, and the generous manner in which he bad after wards shown his contrition. He thought, therefore, that the applicant, as Mr. Nunn's professional adviser, would take the wi est course in dissuading Mr. Nunn from the step he appeared desirous of taking.—Mr. Bingham then referred the parties to the clerk's office, for the purpose of having the evidence taken in wart when the summons was heard shown to them. 13•101410111 CIPTIIILED.— W. Stephen, the keeper of a coffee-shop in Castleatreet, Leicester. sqoare, cud twenty three other persons, principally belonging to the lower orders, were charged with having been found in a common gambling-house.—Mr. Norton attended for the prisoners.— Superintendent Beresford, of the C division, produced his authority for entering the defendant's (Stephen's) house in Castle-street. He went at two o'clock on Sunday morning with a number of police-constables, and on obtaining admis sion into the coffee-room he proceeded to force open a trap door which led down to the lower rooms. With some diffi culty th e trap-door was opened, and then witness went down into the roam below, and found several persons as sembled, and implements of gaming in different parts of the room. nem were a roulette table, roulette balls, dice, dice boxes, and fragment* of burnt gaming implements, dis coverk on the premien. In addition to these articles there was a quantity of " caps " found. These caps were kw the purpose of fraudulent tossing. They were pieces of metal hollowed out, so as to St over the piece of money to be used in tossing. These were left on the piece of money or dexterously re moved by the hated, just as the fraudulent operator waited to make appear head or tail—Mr. Norton took objections in mental ewes. The result wee, that Mr. Bingham dis charged lire of the dekadants, and convicted the following: Willem Stephen, the keeper of the coffee-shop, three MONEY MARKET. MONDAT EVENING. Within an equal period there never was perhaps so extraordinary a revolution in funded and money valves as exhibited between the present and this; time six months, Consols then ruling at about 80 are now close verging upon 90 ; Exchequer Bills then at 40e. discount, now nearly 30s. premiam; and money, which commanded then on best bill securities from 10 to 15 per cent., and in loans on stock and Exche quer Bills 6 or 7 per cent., or more, has recently been loaned on Consols at 14 per cent. for some weeks for ward, whilst on Exchequer Bills it could obtain no more to-day than 2 per cent., and best bills can be readily done at 4 per cent. The funds have continued their upward course to day. Consols opened at 88; to for money and account, and left off at 894 to say per cent. ad vance, after having been bought at 894. The Bank broker was reported to have been on tie market as a buyer, and per contra a Hebrew capitalist house as a seller. These sales may be sufficiently accounted for, in the actual state of money affairs in Germany and France, by the desire to support the prices of public securities, and assist in the restoration of confidence in those quarters, where so much shaken by com mercial disaster's. Reduced Threes were 894 to }. Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents., 904 to Long Annuities, 8; to 9. Bank Stock, 198 to 200. India Stock, 235 to 7. Exchequer Bills, 271. to 30s. pre mium. India Broods, 15s. to 203. premium. With more active business in foreign securities prices have not materially improved, when at all, in comparison with Consols. Dutch Two-and-r-HaN " i 1 I. 1 " .231 peehr. 1 1 3 per Cents. l 74 74 10 .. ... ~_ ... 1 139. 3 Do. New Loan 76 15 , 76 10 1 75 10 1 74 75 I 74 10 15 Do. ......I 110 :V I , 116 34 116 30 116 05 116 16 104 ! „ „ 4 I/o. ** I 100 I Belgian 6,1840..1 1 Naplsa Rants.. "99 2514:g0ar. Do. a, bet_ " „ II Roman Loan .. 95 ~ Do. 41....... . „ „ Treowa . ll4l , l4 44 „ Bank .. 3180 „ tiabonse on London hightt, 26 CO. ii Ale evil% JAs. ak—Aumertaa Five per Cent,., 102 NIL ; Dank Shares, 1600 151116; littraiarrEnstigt 1.01, 102 bilk; Ditto , First Feria. Ineerip., 1041, bilk , Ditto, Hope and Co., Third and Fourth nerlot, 96 money • 111040, In Certif., 05 mon ,• New Four per Coots.. Hope and Co., bilk; Ditto. tittealita. 06 16112 , 9psnl.b New rive per Cents.. bilk; Ditto. Throe per Canto., 124 601. ; Portusucee-t Loan, Tyro a/Walton per Couto., 65 1611.; New Four per Cen t, 1344, N) MIN; Denith-toetleb Loan. Three per Cont,s. 42 &IN. haiteasto, JAN. 21.—Lean of lOW, 96 money ; Ditto, 1642, 965 money ; Ditto, 1644, 016 incaoy ; Ditto, 1436, Ng. City Loan, 1843, 95 money. of Belgium, 795 money-; Ditto, Lyn° of 1641, 106 f NW. Ex change on London . 26 674. Beau 0, Joe. 21.-64. n0b., 9241411e, 911 moons, Vig,N4 Joy. 17.—Fire per Cent,. 034;1 Four per Cents.. ; Three per Collt/.. 66 ; Tonand.o half per Centa., Ilf ; Loon, 1534, ' Ditto, 1620, 1104; honk Share; 6,570. GERMANY.—BADEN.—CAKLB9I:III, JAN. 20.—Tua BPINNERIEB.—The commission charged with the ex amination of the government project for aiding the three spinneries have completed their deliberation. The majority propose the adoption of the proposition with the following modifications: let. The state will only guarantee the interest en half the debts; 2nd. The interest on that half will be guaranteed at 4 per cent. for eight years. The minority voted against any assistance. per Cents. were quoted 631 to 41 ; the Fours, 85 to Spanish Fives, 20 to 4 ; the Threes, 30 to 4. Portu guese, 23 to 6. Russian were called 108 to 110. Mexican, 18 to 4. Peruvian, 38 to 40. Venezuelan, 36 to 8. From Gottenburg, the failure of Messrs. Volkart and Lubeck, rather largely in the timber trade, comes re 7::: e m d St. Petersburg there are reports of some ex-1 tremely discreditable transactions, amounting to the fraudulent appropriation of money belonging to a public institution, on the part of a partner in one of the houses dec lared in insolvency there—not, how -1 ever, an English house. The party said to be in de fault had, as- was understood, disappeared. Appre hensions were entertained that other parties also sight be compromised in the same affair. smathisliriltrpa Bank Stock, 1093 84 200 3 per et. KoL Ann, nil 4191 Spy/fel Cow, Ann,.. 681 86 el 0# New 3# A per Cant Anti+., 891 406 l Lour Bl9 ladle et.a, 238 loch. ltuod., £l,OOO, 30 10141310 6 Per et Brazilian How* Amt., Jan. 31, 81# 8 per Ct. Milian Bonds, 80 1 6 per Ct. Mellenn, 1844, 38 6 per Ct. Peruvian Kik, MI 8} 4 per Ct. Portueutwe Hdee, She Ditto, Amt., 261 8 per Ct. ciprinieh Hoods, Div. born Nov 16W 40* In Ilumdo. under $1,900,16 Youth Sea Si el, 951 Bank Rock for Acct., 201 Comb for Acct.. 65* V/ 01 I Each Milk .C 1.01.50. 2d., NV 730 Liao. £5OO to 7 Ditto. Small. 2, 730 IFUNDP. 5 per Ct. fipanith Bonds, Acct.. Jan. 31, 20+ * I Ditto, Pumice floods, 4.* 3 1 -pm Blen j mt , t i 1k1 3 7 . 14 3 i ol 21 per CL Dutch Dc.,121itit5.,54 11 Ditto, Acct., Jan. 31, 63i 4j 4 per Cwt. Dutch Co . 55 rttfeL, 85 I* Ditto,Mot. 31i EXCIIANOIX AND WOOD •BROAD. INDIA. CALCCTTA, Dec. 7.—At Calcutta, during the past fort night, there had been little to distract public attetition from the effects of the commercial disasters in England. The names of the firms which had stopped payment were as follow :—Messrs. Saunders, May, Fordyce, and Co., Cockerell and Co.. Lyull, Matheson, and Co., Church, Lake, and Co., Lake, Ilammill, and Co., Showman, Mullen., and Co., Huabeadon, Brothers, &Co., and Ewing, Aird, & Anderson. The liabilities of Smith, Cowell, and Co., :Amount to 80,0001., their assets to Id,oool. over this sum. At a meet ing of their creditors, " the statement of affairs presented showed the liabilities of the firm here to be Co's rupees 2,32,384, and their assets Company's rupees 5,90,038, of which Company's rupees 1,26,756 is a cash balance in the Bank of Bengal and Oriental Bank. Their total liabilities, arising out of hills drawn on account of their London and Liverpool correspondents, are Company's rupees 8,12,364, and on what is considered a low estimate of the out-turn of property of thane firms the total assets will be Company's rupees 9.27,8.58. It was resolved—That the statement of the affairs made by them and read to the meeting by the chairman wu satisfactory, and the creditors sympathised with their position, being attri butable entirely to the failures of their London and Liver ') iol correspondents, upon whom bills were drawn in reim bureement of moneys disbursed on their account in ship ments of produce and other operations ; and, also, that the meeting pledged itself to make every effort to keep the estate out of the court, the firm being allowed to carry on business under the inspection of Messrs. Cadogan, and Brown." MESSRS. SAUNDERS, MAT, FREI/S'CE, AND Co.—A meet ing was held on the Ist of December of the creditors of Messrs. Saunders, May, Fordyce, and Co. Mr. Adam Freer Smith was voted to the chair, and the proceedings were opened by the perusal of a letter from Messrs. Reid, Irving, and Co., advising the house here of their suspension of pay ment, with liabilities to the extent of 660,0001., and assets of 850,0001., of which latter amount, says the letter, " the working out is the problem." The assets of Messrs. Saun ders, May, Fordyce, and Co., are 5,40,000 re., 2, 5 0,000 rs. of which are available immediately ; the balance, though not encumbered with the same difficu'ties, with reference to realisation, as those of the London firm, will not be avail able before six months. The liabilities here amount to only 100,000 rs.; but to this is added the sum of rs. 26 'skint, incurred upon bi.ls drawn upon Messrs. Reid, Irving, and Co. To meet this state of things a resolution was passed: That a deed of trust and assignment be immediately prepared, tap. pointing Mr. John Allan, Mr. W. Cadogsn, Mr. W. F. and Mr. George Dereman, as trustees to the estate, and Zi7:ll its meets in the mid partial, for the purpose of their proceeding with all practicable despatch to release the same, and as soon as ten per cent. of the total liabilities shall have been got Is, to declare and pay a dividend to that extent to all creditors joining in the Bust, rateably according to their claims, and as often as further nialisations amount ing in each instance to not less than Svc per cent. shall have been made to pay over the same in like manner to subscribing creditors. The proportions of such creditors as may have failed to join in the deed of trust to be paid into the Bank of Bengal in the names of the trustees for the woonnt of the proper claimant. The meeting further resolved that the winding up of the affairs of the concern should be entrusted to Messrs. May and Pickford. The former gentleman is to be allowed a re muneration of 800 rupees, and the latter of 400 rupees, a month. The period for their operations has been limited I. six months; but in the event of necessity, it will be open to the trus;ees to extend this term. The Calcutta Star says: " We understand that though no general meeting of the creditors of several other firms has token place, provisional trustees have been in some cases ap pointed, under whose inspection the affairs are to be carried on until the next mail throws more light upon the prospects of commerce at home, and the meta likely to he yielded by the correspondent houses which have suspended payment there. Messrs. Lyell, Matheson, and Co.'s affairs are, we understand, in the hands of Mr. Skinner, Mr. Lancaster, and Mr Bailey; Messrs. Cockerell's in the hands of Mr. Martin, Mr Mackenzie, and Mr. Eerie; and Messrs. Hughesdon's in due of Mr. J. J.Mackenaie, Mr. Kelton, and Mr. M'Callum. Bo'si'ay, Dec. 14.—The overland mail from London of the 7th November arrived here only this m,.rninr, and although the accounts are less favourable than we had hoped for, still there is nothing in them that can in the least degree affect this market. MADRAS, DEC. 13.—The state of affairs at Madras may be judged of from the following, taken from the Madras Atbenerum " We are, happy to be able to add that, as far as Madras is concerned, no other results than depressions in commerce generally have yet resulted from the unfortunate failures of the English houses ; all the firms here still hold up their heads, and every method has been taken to assure the confidence of their constituents. All parties, of course, cordially concur in hoping that the worst is over, and that arrangements already in progress will avert further difficulties ; and if so, Matins will not, compara tively, have much to complain of." RAILWAY NEWS. We had a fair market in shares yesterday, but without any particular demand. In prices there was little variation. RAILWAY BILLS IN PARLIAMENT. RUMNESS DISPOSED UP BY EXAIMULBS YESTERDAY. Before Mr. Smith. _ . Dundee and Arbroath Railway (Dundee Junction) standing orders complied with. Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway (deviation from Leamington to War wick) (opposed) : adjourned until Thursday. South Yorks Lire, Doncaster, and Goole Railway Amendment (ex tension to Penistone and alteration of Dodworth 13ranch); Paisley, Barrhrad, and Hurlet Railway: standing orders complied with. Glasgow, Airdrie, and Monklands Junc tion Railway (central junction branch); allegations heard. Before Mr. May. Exeter and Cowley Bridtte Junction Railway; Midland Great Westin' Railway of Ireland (deviation in line from Malinger to Athlone) ; Waterford and Kilkenny Railway Act Amendment • Royston and Ritchin Railway (ex tension to Cambri dge and branches) : standing orders com plied with. PETITION ADJOLRNED.—Edinburgh and Northern Rail way (Rosoobie, Keltyhead, and Glencraig Branches; Dun fermline branch alteration; road crossing; purchase of corporation and public property at Burntialand ; purchase of land at Perth, and amendment of acts) : allegations further heard; case closed; standing orders not complied with in several instances. . . OPPOSED.—Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midlands Junction Railway Deviation and Branches: opposition withdrawn ; standing orders complied with. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. OPENING or THE ULSTER EXTENSION.—We have authority to state that a paragraph, which originally appeared in the Armagh Guardian, and which has since been copied into other jour nals, stating that a full train, with the board of directors, would on thie day visit Armagh, for the purpose of examin ing the line from Portadown, preparatory to the running of the passenger twin on the 31st instant, is altogether un founded. Though there is every anxiety, both on the part of the directors and the public, that the works should be brought to an early and prosperous issue, we understand that it is improbable that such an event as that mentioned by our contemporary can take place before the middle of next month.—Bonnerf Miter, Jan. 21. WATERFORD, WEXFORD, WICKLOW, AND DUBLIE.—The works, both at Kiiliney and at Bray Head, are proceeding as rapidly as the aature of the cuttings will admit. Mr. Brunel minutely examined them during his recent visit, and expreeied himself well pleased. The deposit of 10 per cent. on the 260,0001. capital subscribed to this company by the South Wales, was lodged in the Accountant-General's office in gOvernment 31 per cents., amounting to 21,6311., the depont money only amountin g to 18,7b01. bill to gales this robscriptien, and effect other objects, is ons of 6. . few bills promotc4 by Irish companies this year. Ile Faun cm RAILWAY THAFFie, for the weeks ending ft . opeetteely Jan. 14 to J a n. 19 : Miles CW 18 .50014 Worked. eek, Paris to Rea m ... B5 £7,221 .... £5 130. ,383 Rouen to Ib Parise .. .... Paris to Or ex leans a% ... 7,2 77 •. :. low Detain. In (see * I) 7l ... 2,543 ... Lou Northern Amite= to 13oulogee (see. 1) 11, ... em sow .... .._ SHARE LlST.—LOwnow, Jaw, 24. ItOTI.--ITe quotation. of Una in Roman characters denote &coal transactions; those of UMW to Italica /eller: >m.o. PAID. ..10 18(1. is Lce.AN.MQ..L.M.1.136 w I li 2 Do. heu..... .... oi s 4/ Op. a Do. Fi1th,........ In i 4 ''' 1t 040 • 1 4, ) Do. Mt. a 1... 314 B. a 7 4 Do.lol. eh. 14.4 L a I• I Ti D0.10ka1.,31 . dD E I D0.101,14.,51.6R 111 Loudon* D. Western. 6 11J Do. Coos. Eijetila 324 Do. P(o,r, 604 ... . as Do. sne, 4W. . . ' to Da Coos. Make:: IL 10 IN. do. TeaiAs.... 1.4. 84 Do. Third, I t 10 ... AW... i vi t . 40 ,&11.41/ at Y( 3 ILsoodjhut.,/lial 2 C 3 fahodt.gtOolstkom o . IIL 10t011i0Joivi . .„ , 04 .7 40 Do. 401. Saila._ I i 16 Do. 1.41. Awes . 13 1 100 Dn. Hirst.... Der 6pt. o4iy 64 10(1 D0.r.8ri.0./1, Ira a 30 Dv. Briss-SGl eo 34 01 id.6l.lfra.ll i - keNeweetk .4 Curl mil „ Nannarkei ...... 25 INorll. Whisk ..... 1i i W ln Do. shay.* ..... 0 Do. -Marie..... 1 . 7 De. Thirds ...... 500 Norfolk ... „. . . .04 6 „ Do. N a Mk ~., .1 14. 3 i Do.onartd. 36.m.5e 18 I Do. kit op. w , .,210, et 2 1 D0.&164150/Sesitd Ns 4 N. s L'llo,l . . la ;North Eta s . 106 d 1 4 'North irate's... ... 36 'o_ ,IJ. Wors.3.lrole. WI 1 Bno o 2..Gtat&lteit, If I al It hove.. moi /firmoll M. LS Sadrisk I,Sedral .. 4 Op. 12415 t ti 4 klidloael ....1 ISA4f.. Ir. a R ol A 2. '" Sh Da ds N . Dirms. elr 11 671 resineChaeNWhik1 i 0::8 pse&iii.Ce.7 60 =toe Union.. ... h i t 20 Do. P;k7erea . oi: . ...; 4 Soolli Station:skim. 116, 33' loath fastotaiDoer. 90 IN. do. .. ... 3 Md. TO Do. do. Third' .. 41 , 18 South Wales .......1 3 S. Yarket.Dos.i:Gk.l 4 Tow Vale Koeksiok344o. 170 ThatiersHaren,Da-itllie MK 30 Wilts 50m...ki1•cym.563 16 43 Mir. Saa.a&ll'usi 15 reek, Now., a her. RI a De.oriuNoweilkili 3 15 DoNSkirldePorek. V 10. 13 Dot'*( NollkaNte It 10 DodoNoMisictaiks,4 is DoUN EPur or Prof!%! tot 30 Yortallorthisimso,lll Br7S 10 Do. Pan:roue .... irl 16i 41 X Do.L.I.W.ILOW.ta '36 COSSIOA RAILWAY,. SI ruulueno A Aroito".l.Bo I 1 Oen.of ProccUrik We 14 4 1 tainesure_ . ~. ...... 53d. Add Menial.— . 4 Mil. Lowman, to Saab's 6 bid. 1 N i.g aittr .44sr tiiiisad 1 Northern of Praia . Ili _. el (Maur & Sardinia i Md. el 4 Darr 11. I Paris and lone. ... i 4-rd. 70 Paris a nd Orksose.. 13 4 . le Paris and Rouen. . 33 8 Paris &DI '.00414 . 444.41 SO Rasa nod Howe .. ts IS timbre nod Mesa.. It 7 it Tows and Noules . . Md. Si Wool Fbiadas •74 no. PAID. 46 Aberdeen 21 Arnbnan.NotAßo4 1 10 Bin. Lfts.tiey I 101 Mr. & Valleb! 20 Him. Usford .1 6 Ilenton.titatn,tlllrin. - Do 77. rj. - r — • _ 081.1oulaa .... .. Do. Omer Chooter et, I loiodhoo I Ds. Potter.= llama ...per Ct De. 2d (2.. Q• 1 18.1. aanllsl.LklitLiDll2 lli LW Ha. L. ta H.I Lo tu 11. L a Issauiro * * • I Counties.. ,DH Do. ...... B Di loi Dta oEs.5 Det.No.l / Pkr 'p or* Exton.. .1 DooNort.lan.v. kluinAls.3 le o. Ohara . 1 1 1 IL 112 td. ,r.i *Amu . Do. Noy ...... . 1 0 Do. aorld.6 pa 5 Sad Le 3 Do. !Veto . . 22 IWO Linouln.bire EtlialAia% Gia4g. b Do. shares Ed l t, t . Itavin., Yawl!. Dorcl Oit Grog Norihero.. I Do.Lon.L.Vorki:33, Ot.olouth Wrcol4l.* Ow 03. Ntb.oll oDo. Noe, 404 Do. Nov, 35.0 i O Do. Do.! Sharer If Do. shares 1 00. I 6d.ei 341 I lA r t .tip . 34 11d. 064 16 A 16 : 1 4:1 ,1 115 c 1 =4 649. tio 110. It :101 per ;ll r Yp. did• 61 91 Do. 14 Harkkrylteld. M . 8 De., do.. hints 10 Elull sad delby 16 Do. shwa ..... 424 Do. Mares . - 171 .DY. M ade. t. Li Do. do. Nondeb 24 Do.l2.V.Scadrallaali alO Lawler (*rash I 10 Do. Thirds _ I tatir . tt; . .Z;e . "; Yana/. - 770.17,717.:::::: sa. 38 Do. Do. .hare tames ...... 144 ...... 24. 8 Do. dd. dd Do. Sialarotho .... pi le; Do. 1 Airds(Reod.) 13 Do.Lioeriakthorr D•Hadar p rs/E6234, 174 DollisfProfeGot. (121. Do. II . It. Union- 2W. 23 Do.Prestottac 9 Do. ishoses. A,3 19. 14 Do. ao Bit fp. ev Leeds wad tradkad. 233 4 36 :Leeds and Think —117161 • X3 l Do. Neu ...... . .116 13.1 • Do.l'rel. GperCeoit. 2 14. 123 ,01. Lealo,Detos..I.lootelli 21.14.. Mont.& A'. ./n. 21•.CroBby&South.. 131 Looloa • 1,11342n•114 s; 44 Do. d 0.... . No. 21; 14. 171 Do. Extenoion .1 to Lou., Melton. d.Co4V YO Do. Coo.. NioANto.lB 9 Do. do.Guarbp.o.l 60 D0.Pr,:f.enr.3p.(.1.. 23 Do. do. 1652 125 Lowoton and (Irocoor.i for Do. rtxlerroa... Londout Wa6cru.l34 5 4 1141.447 — rt5;444. 6144i4 E. XlO 71 90 I 13 90 74 le 116 ' COMMERCIAL AND MARKET& PRODUCE.—MtaciaO-LANE, JAN. 24.—The rebid sugar market hal been very firm with a alight tendency is advance as good, are very scarce, standard quality 545. 6.1., 555. Cotton inactive. There has not been ,any alteratisa in tho tea market to day. Tallow remains steady at 471.94.; town, 525.; roueh fa, 2.. 102. ,• arrived during last week 1,295 casks; deliver , d, 4,044 emits ; present stock on bud, 19,601 casks, a: the same period last year it was 16.778 cad). Provisions : butter, Irish, has been in good demand daring the week ; foreign, of fine and low descriptions, have mid freely, but the sorts quoted 865., 94.., are very dull of sok. Bacon has advanced Is., 25., with a good demand. A le inquiry has existed for mess pork. llama steady. lard sa good demand.—Oils steady, seal pale. 301. 10.., 311. ; straw, 281., 291. ; brown and yellow, 251., 271. • Sperm, 821., 841.; Headmatter, 811., 851. ; cod, 251., 251: 10s. ; South 614, 271., 331. ; Olive Galipoli, 441., 451. ' • Spaniels sad Sicily, 424, 431. ; Palm, 321., 331. ,• cocoanut, 581., 591. ; seed ram ' pale, 381. 10s., 391. ; linseed, 231.15 a. 1 LONDON WEEKLY DOCK RKTURNB, Jan. 92. b.g. Imported Drilvered. Pr. Stock. 1647. Via, W. iiiiii.ciZ 1,48a 9,8711 14,'33 --774 )18111161m tap 7.030 1,017 107,751 21,0 3 9 litnral a Madras by 16,100 11,201 16 0 ,597 99,094 Foreign . . 2,362 3,346 LA' .887 r.:981 Corr., W.lndla enrig9 18 ar 2.222 ism 6,807 114,47 60.134 Mocha .. ...bate• 413 9,971 9,411 494 4,087 3, 916 409 4, litZ e r os3 India ca i rks 1,031 7;7 12,331 9.790 COTTON.—LtImaPorm, JAN. 24.- firm to-day, and the sales were 4,000 ba market was very SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.-41AILS. All. DEL. All.. DILL lASI. DOS. A AIL S Dublin mu. lit Holland 00 India, v. South-0 Sydney,NSW 3 Waterton:l 2 Dorsdhaske 0 .4 France .. ~.. 01 Do.Marselilm liarana Eclat I Crearalklem ~ 1 1 Lisbon ...1an.28 3 Batas and 0 Wr..4 In. Jan.M 1 Harnbunr 0 0 Mohterran. Halifax Jan.2.l 0 Small .. Feb. U GIAVESerD, JAN. 24.—Arrived: Some: Lam, Guernaey ; wood, Stazalgate 'reek; Peter and Rebeima,Seville.—Sailed, Lydf, Limuseston; Anterior, Santander; Fenster, Tobago. LiviapooL, hr.. 23.—Artived : Mary Marsden, St. Domingo; Eliza, Savannah ; John Ravens!, Cbarkscon; La Frame, Maraeilies • Express, Palermo; Bueephulus, Penang ; Hope, Bombay; Jai Parker, Charleston; Providentia, Ostend; W. Prowse, Canton—Of: Primes,' Victoria, 3larunkarn ; John Hutehisim. Alexandria; William; Marseilles.—Sailed : Ashburton, New York; Huron, New Orleans; Selah, Genes; liothsay, Africa; Hopewell, Smelts; Gauntlet, Dons sari ; invoke, Naples; Commodore, Bin Janeiro; Firefly, Valencia; Ntemoria Darentum, Caristiamend; Cumberland Lam; Palermo; Fancy, Constantinople; Majesty, Lisbon; Irt, Bahia; Leo fl. Demerara; Lamina, Jamaica. Seraphim. from Perrutmlnwo, Mt this wet, idled 24th alt. TM Priscilla was to sail for Paraiba ood g. Want. mg Ann, for London, on the 3th. Nona.. fen Pallaballk, Ill= On the 14th inst., in Lit., 41, lon. SI, auks the Semler, from INMOSI for London, whkh reported that the Bmephatas bad been in MINI lii 7h another vessel. [AdeeelilleMetit.) —HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AID Puts its NIMMUNDLLMO.—CharIes morn, Esq., of Harbour Clanik had a bad leg of • fearful maws sad long duration, for whisk medical aid of the island afforded no relief, senereupon he on proceeding to England, to try, if it were possible, to get item* healed; but, as o las era atria, and before adopting such sem% he used Holloway's I'llls and Ointment, which speatily effecadaseffi of ha leg. The particulars of this surprising case were rtotived tif Wt packet, from Mr. Spry, proprietor tattle "Mercury" earbootar, Newfoundland. These celebrated medicine= sold at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 241, Strand, Loud" by every dealer in medalists, will cure all akin diseases, senOlik sores, and ulcers. BIRTH& AD tRE.—Jan. 21, at 76. Zatanequara, the Tlemunters Adam, al g daughter. FITIGERALD.—Jan. 20, at Meniooaquare, West. Dublin, the WO of J. D. Fitzgerald, Q.C., of • son. HARENC.—J an 21, st Longeot Parsonage, Emily, wife of the RIMS Harene, of a eon. lIIGHMORE.—Jan. 18, at Sherboroo, the wife of W. HlgEmsege Mee or • son. HOW E.—Jan. 17, at Aleelcy, Warwickehlre, the wife of J. Heftilik of a daughter. HUGH LB.—Jan. 18. at Suirrez.plana, Kingstown, the wilt, of & Hughes, M.D., of daughter. KIN ti.—Jau. Id, at L011.00(1 hotuc, Sums, the wife of J. ilmA ago of • MAXWV,L b eJan. 17, at Barneley, the wife of the Rev. L minister of St. John +district, Harm& of a daughtcr. O'CONNOIL—Jan. IS, at ItoelJiold„ the wila of V. R O'Connor. Esq., of • eon. OVEREND.--Jsn. 20, at Marino-cottage., Mane, the wife of 0. Overreach Esq.. of a eon. STEBL.—Jan. al, at Um Vicarage, St. Ippolyto, near ilitobln. MA% the wife of the DAV. T. 11. Stoel. of a daughter. MARRIAGES. BALFOUR—PATERSON.--)an. to, et KMeerdlne, by the Rev. L Gardnor,_Mr. H. Balfour, to Elizabeth Maxwell oldest darling" M the late W. Patersou, Seq. DOUGLAS—MACLEAN 21, at St. George+. Honorer sew% the Rec. H. Douglaa, M.A., Mini:no of the Scottish Mission, in HY klArtroet. to Caroline Elizabeth. relict of C. 31aclaan, a( VI ELDW ICK ICHOLAS.—Jan. 20 at 81 Paneraa New Church. hf the Rev. F. J. Stainfortak Mr. H. Fleldwiek. of Cambema Rebecca, widow of the lath Mr. U. Nicholas, of Wonder. HILL—KING.—Jan.Port Glaagow, by the Rev. Hr. Rift J. EM., of Glasgow. to Mc., daughter of the late D. King. Em., of Port Glaarow. BANDERSON—HALDANE.—Jan. 18, at Edinburgh. It B. Sander. son, Esq.. eldest eon of B. B. banderma, Lau, of West Jew:monde Horthiunberfand, to Isabella 211tchason, daughter of J. A. WIMP.. Esq, of Drummond.place, Edinburgh. TINDA LL—BKOOKE.—Jan. 19, at Armin, Hr. E. Tindall, of Semi borough, to 21ary, only child of C. Brooke, klwk. of Arms. W I LLGUGHB I—SHARP.—Jan. 19, at the oBtMN, flandiester,_o7 the Be.. W. Nihon, M.A. Samuel Lee. 10liareet eon of J. WU" kal aa7. Esq., of Cheetwoosi HMI, to Anne, may daughtor Sharp, khq., Higher Broughton. DEATHS. BARER.—Jan. 18. at his naidenee. Tamarterrace, Stotts J. Baker. El i Vi Iftn. 32, u Chadwell Rectory, loess. Llixabath, react M late T. 8 Elwyn surgeon aged 72. HEMBLE. E 47 I A at Purley, Hester, the beloved wife of IL IL Ramble, 82. MIDDLEHU .—Jan. 19, M the Rev. C. likkllibumts priest of Bt. Mar,.. Wigan, of tynkna fever, eausht In the visitatian of the sick. PALMER.—Jan. 22, at Famborough.hill. Hants, Ilarriat.,_widow W rho late FM C. T. Palmer, Sort .. of Wanlip MU. 14,06 . A... aged MAMB 7I A M.—Jan. 10, at Parke, Charlotte Jane, only *Mater Of Ille late W. Rackham, Rey , of Rus.ellvtutre, and Linw/a ' BAUMAREZ.—J an. 21), at the readenoe of her uudlur, the Dosellif Lady De Pefunares, Guernsey. the Hon. Was timmiares, hat saving( daughter of the lato Admiral herd De ariumants. SOUTIL—Jart. 3), at lhavithre, near Raeort, Lieut.-Col. 8. HAW. aged NI SPIER.—Jan. 18, at Whanettreet, Bath, R. Behr, Jun. F O l , we of R. /Inter, Esq., banker. there.. EITENIFORTIL—sIen. 19, at filheSeld, saddenly, J. &miter* 111.• wilkitoe aged la. TH"". — shrmA o ) Who Weetielsh, new Bideford, Liegle Gee. Thome& ftemesiy of Devon, Lieut..Governer of TOW mouth sad CUM Fort, Northumb.:l. sad a magistrate for MIND* IL Th i r e ddic i —lao. SI. In Pall-mall, Gen. J. Percent, Col. of tbe AwL. THAW j= V . lxata th. ll3lnra ..4 4 ZillifieL—Tvisa•i. ham. r, _. . , . , e BREWER sent , Itself bnoroftitiPt=ele"l 7' CONt-Ert ettuatu_,;,..,.. r i 01ieut..... -- .. e( I.e'llYl f:eohttielmto. jr,d from f. AS awls. or tholr itoi . merahaotu,:s. Du . ,SS KS E S aiiiittonoe Aims .....4 au 0 ow s=rx it s: 15... .„ • --- N o vELT A moat' pi Not F.LI xnAnuferture. fee tel Intel." WILL i ISALNat 30, Oxforl Area e,xersetruce. ue .. WILLIAM '' S r General li'urni...h DI no !myna. , o extent. rnmitt , Wells-stm 1, leo D. J. 1 sal floc N. the Ern WATCII an. the Me, 1110 , t T various assortrne at tear boles, 0 t ether watches. watches. lets c'.l. Dort:lvor .toot T EA. —A wee cot MI on l'Et. d g, oat.. ftePlinlgLLthlePaLortn.4 lOWLA o(thee h i d t haw( •"`""1 - 7T Em .. ! knj o awn' la INN Wig yerpo.l and SO plarmisa. LAT: Oar Pay the tc-open day . eveni , owing to t King's he day to da] dame Adi easy and habits of evening v liant, incl Count of the entire address r to be pro Amidst be able to nation. Li wise and among w• 1 parliamer great pots a policy o interest o The d to the pi in the 1' presses France falser has give journal laudahl4 We r for that . ment hy the o herself. which th precixel )• honoural zerland, struetior the fact: And, al Guizot in arch sent of such u it would be appee atitution Ni T i active The of Le Anatr of ma into t] have Ibsen lire. MIA 1