The Express. — London, England, 1852-02-26 00:00:00

THE HOLMFIRTH INUNDATION. ADJOURNED INQUEST. TIIIIESDATII EVIDENCE CONCLUDED. Mr. Juo. Ilint, of Saddleworth, said ho had lived at Digley Mills, to within 16 months of the present time, 4:1 his lite, being part owner of the mill propirty, but he never qualified as a commissioner. Ile corroborated the last two witnesses as to three leakages in the reservoir embankment, but be said there were five leakages altogether. Ile con tinued-1 believe there were three tailings on the top of the embankment,over the puddle-bank, one near the centre, on the smith sole, and the others further on the same side. ' I new. r considered the reservoir site. l told my late brother, one of the commissioners, that it was unsafe. 1 cannot say if it was generally Lucian to be unsate, but in the neigh bourhood of the reservoir it was generally considered unsafe. By Mr. Jacomb—The house in which 1 hied up to 1100 lo one of theses swept away by the bursting of the reeer- Toil. Joseph Sharpe, etonenusan, of Dewsbury, sworn—My father was on: of the contracture for making the Bilberry rettervoir. IMU 31 Yeats el age. 1 weekcel at the Bilberry reeervuir when waking In the puddle trench, when we got to the depth required by the epocilhation, there was • bottom formed of nht, or sowshur, or shale. It was dry wea ther. When we got to the bottom we waited for Mr. Leather about a week. There was • weft place in the middle of the puddle dike, or trench. and by eimeboily's order--1 don't know whet!ar by Mr. Leather 's —this soft place was sunk down four feet Lower ' where we found • epring of water as th ick as my leg. We employed is 3.inch syphon for three weeks to work the water out. We gut the water out, but the spring continued, and during the three weeks the water et the reservoir bunt in. When we got all clear, we started to puddle, thinking the weight of the puddle wined push the water back him its own coune. 'fhe sprout hallowed us up as we peddled, but 1 cannot say to w hat height. Wheu the weight of the puddle came on it. and it could uo longer get up, it worked its way out at the lower side of the embauement. The next thing was by soul • 1/1161 0f411.11 -- 01 don't know whose) —a piece was Liken out of the embankrueut to the stabil, and a circular piece of puddle wa. put in. It was outside the puddle trench, mid we puddle.' Wick to the puddle wall through the circular opening. We newer saw any more of the spring duriug the time we were there. I should say the spriog followed us about 29 fret above the solid, or Mira face of the ground. This wise near the centre. When we left the workethe einbaukruent was up ti feet high above the waste pipe. I did use otb. r leeks, but when the reservoir was full there were always leaks, or when there was any weight of water. Wheu the reservoir was full I have seen water go down the %ante pit. Before we finished there was a solid nous of ru.oonry put down by the silo of the culvert into the bottom of the puddle trench. I believe that was to stop another run of water. I did not think there was danger from the leakage. 'f he water from the leakages in frrehets If JO ye llow. By Mr Jamul's—We began the reservoir in 15.38, and remained tall lel2. The engineer was Mr. Leather, and I 'splitter lie had toe unnagenieut, and Mr. Tait inspected the works. I Saw Mr. Leather over, during the four years, ail or seven time*. I did nut see him several times each year. Ido not know that Mr. Leather refused to certify that my lather's work was properly done. Mr. David Fetter, of Far 'town, near Iludditnfteld, sworn. I was a e.ntraetar, iti Iteld, to pull down pert of the unreel, embankment, and make tat good, and to take out part of the culvert, and rebuild it. We had a drift to drive from the bottom of the embankment near the byevresh to take any water from an while repairing the bank. At the cad cal the drift we had a piece of masonry to pat in, , 10 feet Wag and 6 feet square, and there was an aperture through the middle to take the water. The drift was about 19 feet below the culvert bottom, where we came to the rock. We did this in consequence of the sinking of the embankment 15 feet, and we hail to heel the water and get it eat. When we got to the bottom there was shale, and we took that out and put in • solid piece id ashlar masonry. 1 don't know that I got instruction. from Mr. Leather, but 1 think 1 saw him oue day. This was extra, and not con tract work. It was • wall 19 Ifeet high and 100 long, against the pastel* bank. The commissioners paid about Loin/. for these repairs. We had instructions to extend the drift to • hollow place iu the embankment, tram Mr. Leather, I believe, by Jonathan Thorpe, but:the order was sounteetnaiieleel hy,JunathaaCreiwther. After this the water went away through the shale and came out at the aperture, end the inspector got two or three barrels of cement to fill up the aperture between the shale and memory. The cement was inure injury than good. 'there came • time when we had to till up between the masonry and paddle, and there was ea sown water in the place 1 would not 111 it up. of the evailinisabuntes estate up and employed my bun to ull it up, and it wow tided up. 1 told them it would never stand. The puddle was nut proper puddle, it .was sludge. There was so math water came in, that instead of a stuff puddle the men worked up to their knees in sludge. About a week after that, Mr. Leather was fetched. lie said they were freshet% tor sending fur lean ; what they had dime was of Nowa lie was not the engineer. Littlimood was the eeginier, and not him. 'they did not work to his orders. I never saw him before or after that at the thestruir. When the was doing I went to complain to Mr. Ilarpin, one of the cononensioners, but he said muse attend to Jonathan 'fluorite's orders. Ile had been Leather. d bard enough. (A laugh.) After thbi the em heaknunt sunk two or three inches every morning. If they hail let ue go on, we should have had it tight enough; bet the puddle was being washed away every morning lima the cod of the masonry. By Mr. Jacumb—l finise.ed my work in July, 184 5 . I fogad the works imperfect in September, 1843, and left them imperfect in Jay, 11441. It they would nut let as do the work right, we could not help it. By the Coroner-1f we hail been allowed to carryout Mr. Leather's directions, to carry on the drift, I believe the embankment would have been sale. That Was not carried cut, in coesequence of the interference of the nine com missioners. I know some of them. There was John 'lu pin, John Bast, George lhnt, two of the Butterworth', Joseph BearelselL I believe also Mr. Littlewood was one of them. but I'll nut be sure. That part of the embankment we did is tin-math, of it standing now. 1 believe the theithett would nut have happened if the water had gone ever the waste pit, and hail nut ovirtlowed the embank- Meat Julia Tait sworn—l am a mason, and was clerk of the weeks of the Buberry Itesersoir in 1838, and remained so to the gad of the contract. I was employed by Mr. Leather, sod was paid my wages by the commissioners. We had two both while I was there. During the progress of the works there was a spring discovered about the centre of the puddle trench, and a constant rile of water before the puddle was put in. There ass an additional strength of puddle pat in, in the form of • crescent, for the purpose of throwing the water runts. This was done by direction of Mr. Falshaw, agent to Mr. Leather. We added cloy till we lost sight of the water, bet their was always a run under the embank ment, it was never stopped entirely. I left in the spring of 1643. 1 eight or sine months since, when I saw two sunken places, one os the part gone, and the otheron the part now stand ing. The one on the put which has burst had about 20 feet of surface, and wes two yards deep. 1 thought the top of the waste-pit higher than the embankment, and thought the embankment very unsafe. I believe the sinking was in consequence of the run of water through the embankment. I believe the works were done properly, so far as we were concerned. By Mr. Jacomb—Every fortnight I made • report to Mr. Loather, end I communicated with him when I found the water in the trench. The puddling to stop the spring was by direction of Mr. Fulshaw, I suppose on the part of Mr. Leather. Ido not know if Mr. Leather thought it would be effecteal. No other mode, either by pipes or otherwise, was suggested, of conveying the water there. The inten tion was that the water should force itself through the clay into the inside of the reservoir. I should say that was not likely to endanger the embankment. We did not leave any hole or aperture for the water. By the Coroner—l mean that the object was to force the water back by its own channel. The inquiry was adjourned at 20 minutes to six o'clock to FRIDAY. Some application to the cironer was made at the close of the proceedings this day, as we underdood, to give his order to prevent the publication of the evidence for a few days. This the coroner declined to du, but he addressed the repre sentatives tit the pieoi, expressing a hope that the press would refrain from the publication of any comments on the evidence as it now stood, and till the inquiry was eomplete. On Friday morning the proceedings were mimed. John Wioteley said he was at the reservoir at 9 o'clock on the night the embankment burst, and the water was about a yard from the top of the embankment, near the again settling. The water was also about a yard of the hip, at the settling opposite the waste pd. Mr. Roebuck, who was in the field near it, said he was afrai I it would band. I remained there till after 12 o'clock, and Mr. Roc beck was mail there. I heard hint my several times alter 9 o'clock he thought it would burst. The water began to ran over into the sunk part of the embankment about IL o'clock. It began about half-an-hour, or rather more, to low over the outside of the embankment. I remained there about an hour, and saw it wash MIT the embankment As soon as it began, it washed the outer face of the embankment in small pieces. It run over slowly sad increased to a broad stream, and the outer face of the embankment came away in large pieces. After it had ran over for some time the stream hunt out at the bot tom of the embankment. I dill nut stay (or the washing away the bank till st showed the puddle wall ; I saw it heave a large piece away from the embankment after it burst through the bottom, and I ran off. I did not stay till the whole burst. As I was away. I did not hear the lead report caused by the berating of the water. It might be about twelve o'clock when I west away, and I ran down towards Holatilrth, and gave the best notice I could that it was baretiag. It first overtook me at Vittoria Mills (near Malaita). B Mr. imumb-1 am a for Mr. Roebuck. Mr. slid it would burst If the wet conthmed. No con tromedem teak plree as to warning tie below. It Mimi a good deal that night, bat was =fair ease or Wee. harp!' Whitely and Benjamin Bray wont whims when I went to give the warning. He aim" end sad pm the alarm all the way. At Ildmekrt.e , Bev Said me to go ow owl give the alarm at sled be would go to the mill then. [The witness d Theesis Mile send sewed ease mills that he eel hi elopmisei Om m g int melee to as they ran dews the "Om] I twee sew 1116 sessaalmatibe het hews se g figthst *ft_ Mr. lobos Littieweed NMI (a hie wen tegoil • eseinlwieser. and quelled ea the B aas At= mkt the set. The Web at the When, NM hog bees going e• 12 mouths blame I was en the epee. I viewed the reserve& frequently after I hood It was is a bed Moe tram bele. I think the time was &beet 1141, when • shaft was soak and I gave my *mks to tie am- miesioners. I thought then the reservoir was going to be a troublesome one. In IEI3 I was employed to measure the work for Messrs. l'orter, but Jonathan Thorpe was em ployed to see the work properly done, and to report to Mr. Leather and say whether he found the works deficient or not. This was it cutting down into Sharpe's work, to see If it was properly dime—whether it was defective, and if so, whether it caused the giving way of the embankment. The work was let by the yard, and I was to certify that the work was done. I don't know that Mr. Leather was ever called upon to certify uto the quality of the work. 1 don't know that any one else ever certified. After that contract had been completed we found another leakage. As to the drift made by Mr. Porter, at the order of Mr. Leather, I deal know but everything was done that he ordered. I was not one of the commissioners who helped to fill up the extended drift way with cement. I was there when it was filled up, but I suppose it was done at Mr. Lesthet'e order. Everything was dose under his orders till we had spent all our mosey. At a meeting of the eemmiseioners in 1846 an order was made that an opening should be made into the waste pit eighteen feet above the shuttle. I wers the person who recommended it, and was requeskei N • it carried out. I was many times up to the neer,* WM noise to that, and thought it would be very danyeeereeffill did or could fill. I told that to the :awing an Itull near sion. The opening into the waste pit, as to dinuselm•mes left to my men discretion. I thought it would boaffipelelle ' higher than 30 to 35 feet if a heavy flood came eller flat height, b,eauee it might he filled before it could run et I gave instructions to Jonathan Thorpe and Co., masons, to go to the reservoir, and ascertain what scaffolding would be no cceeiry for the cutting of this opening. I entered him toile, it, and told tutu as soon as he hail laid hie scaffolding, I would direct him as to the rise of the opening. Thorpe undertook to du the work, but I afterwards saw him and asked when he would be ready, and he informed me that when he went up he met with some of the commissioners, and they told him the opening should not be made. The Coroner—Did he tell you anything? Mr. Littlewoud (who here became powerfully affected, and could not answer for some moment,, till tears had burst from his eyed said—He said if he attempted to make it, they I,ad told him they would resist him by force. Hsi said they were parties he had done work for, and he did I I net like lei have anything to do with it. Cron-examined by Mr. Jacomb , law clerk to the Commissioners of the Ilolme Reservoir—lt was ori. 'Willy stated that the making of the Bilberry rvoir would cost 1,6001. The rate was to be levied b (out of fall. The undertaking when first promoted wee a popular one, and supported generally by miliowners. Alter the {moiler of the act I took en active part, and have matiumd to do so up to this time. To the best of nip WWI I have never been a member of the Sluice (or draw. leeo Cessittee. After the act pasall, the commissioners Iselt ineeteillate steps to make four of the eight reserweire ter which the act was obtained. It was tuought bur might be enough for the purposes of the existing milk. Ws only mails, three, seeing that we hod a difficulty about *egos. chase of land fur one. By the contract, Sharpie were he have 9,324/. for making the Bilberry reservoir, hat ether work was to be done besides at certain prices. The end a 1811, or beginning of 1812, was the first time I ever Intl. feud in the work. I understood they were digging a shaft to rectify some leakage or deficiency in the work. I went one of curiosity. I thought it would be a difficult job, because I saw there were open rocks on each side, and I thought there would be always a run through. The waste pit wee completed, except a bridge which they were to have erected by Sharpe. Mr. Leather refused to certify that Sharpe's work was doss properly. I believe that the settling down of the embankment hail showed before they professed tr. have completed their contract ; but I don't know of my own knowledp. Messrs. Porter contracted to make good the work which Mews. Sharpe had not made good. After Porters had finished, the embankment was still found to be incomplete or leaky, and Mr. Leather was consulted, and directed • puddle to be laid on certain parts of the bottom of the resersoir neat the centre, where there was dead water, He also ordered trenches to be cut in the rocks at the side and puddle!, and all this wu done except the puddling at the bottom, which was tumid to be impossible. It would have been necessary for this to pump out the water; en attempt was made, but it was found imprac ticable. ily the Coroner—This was before Porten left, and Mr. Leather was called in again. I believe it was in Ps44. Ity Mr. Jeeemb—l believe we, as commissioners, did nothing after Petters left under our own management. I roesileet Mr. Umber coming over, in 1846, to consult as Or the best Made of securing the reservoir, preparatory to psiag to peribeemput. To September, 1846, 2,0001. awl up. tardy was espeaded on this reservoir, besides they paid to Sharpen, Mr. Leather woe called upon to Mho • estimate et peehetleg the reservoir, but furnished it so Mp before On espeiletw=t, that we had got other estimates. Clee wee Itemlb. Delman, C.E., of Manchester, who pea. ced en t ib e=tw r eliti at ofo lhef puddleotoi i t , t over n the d alongin inner fade et a *Me at the shin of the reservoir. It was a similar propelei *et lie. Leefimr made. * the Commee-1 never knew of a spring in the costae aOa puddle trench, of my own knowledge. I think the led tete under the act wan mado in 1842: the principle wen upon the foot of fall, and all the subuquent rates wise Seek upon the same principle, until Mr. irederick Ruble. en node his award. I know that some few of the mem piers of mills refused to pay rates from the outset ; and I believe most of them afterwards became the opposers of the commissioners in parliament. I believe litiga tion was pending between them gad the commissioners in 1816, when we went for a new act. In 1844, there was a majority for the application to parliament, and a majority for the acting commissioners in 1846; but between then and the intended application to parliament, when Mr. Ro bineoti had mode his award, the majority was against them. That prevented the commialonen going to parliament in 1817. When the application was made to parliament, in 1849, by the mortgagees, a meeting of commiseiouers appointed a committee to watch the bill, and terms between them and the mortgagees were agreed to, which ems believed to be equitable ; but a majority of the rte opposed us in parliament, and after passing the passe et Commons, the bill was defeated in the House of Lords. Many of these opponents were commis sioners. Before that time the commissioners, as such, were insolvent, and they are so still. I have had imperienee in making reservoirs for mills, but not of this mapitude. In my judgment the reservoir was not unsafe ✓as water was kept below a certain height, and unless it nos above 40 feet high. If there had been an outlet suffi cient to carry off a flood it would not have been waggle at '4O feet—that is, it the hycwash had been sullicient. The byewaah would have been sufficient to carry off surplus water if the embankment had been high enough and wad enough to allow the water to rise till it overflowed the eyewash. Ido not mean it was safe with these subei- Ilinii• at 60 feet, but that it was safe some years ago. Is 1836, I gave it as my opinion to the commissioners that it was sato with water to 36 feat, but that I thuught cir cumstances might arise with that height of water which might render it unsafe. The plans and sections, as depo sited when the act was obtained, provided for a commas byewash. The waste pit was rubel:uteri by Mr. Leather. I did not know of any suggestion to lower the top of the waste pit, h 7 Mr. Leather, since the reservoir was made, nor any suggestion fur alteration, but that I made myself, for the opening in the side of the waste pit.' I do nut know that when Mr. Jones's parliamentary estbnates were made, that Mr, Leather said the amount would be insufficient. Mr. Leather, engineer, re-called—Mears. Sharpe's esti mate was fur 9,3201. I made an estimate of all tho reser voirs for the guidance of the commissioners and fixed the making of the Bilberry Reservoir at 13 , 000 !. I afterwards told them that the estimate of Sharpe would be quite insut ficient, and, I believe, on that account they were rather more particular about sureties. James Morton, stonemason, sworn—l assisted to build the stone waste pit in the Bilberry Reservoir. I always con sidered the reservoir unsafe, and my reason was, I saw the water coming out in great quantities under the embankment and out of the rocks on each aide. When the reservoir was in making there was a spring at the bottom of the puddle dyke. Before they commenced cutting for the puddle dyke we cut through a rock of two or three inches, then shale, and then after we thought we had got to the proper depth by blasting the shale the spring rose in a stream about as thick as my arm. The seeing did cot come from thesides of the dyke, through the rock, or between it, but from the bottom. Mr. Leather and Mr. Fahhaw were sent for, and came over after we had waited six weeks,and saw the water bubbling up. I cannot tell whether it wu winter. or iummer. After this I received no order from them, but from Mr. Sharpe. Orders were 0•011% that the puddle should he widened round tho spring, so that the water from the spring, if it again gut loose, should g 0 inside the reservoir. We sew the mime for several yank up, it followed us and ' bept reline the puddle up, and we had to weigh it down as "di se lee serald. I was in the employ of Jonathan 'I horpe, 1111 W WI In ran ago, and went with bun and saw that the eeelmeirment had settled till it was lower than the waste la. We teak the dimensions of scaffolding, so that we odd est a bete in the side of the waste pit. It was to he aped yeses outside, and rather more inside, about thirty het Mem the ahottte. We went to borrow tinder, and M. Thorpe told me to go home till he hail even Mr. Bu bo& Ile one gave me any obstruction, but Jonathan Thep Myer told no to go on with the cutting. Jonathan Theses Is Now dead. armea Armitage, sworn—On the 17th inst. I visited the Ve im pt, and descended frees the top. I found this stone ast the supply valve ; it was touching the iron hum tie the valve lima& the pipe, and two other stones were spirt it. There wen broken sticks, stone, and rub bish, an that no water of say . ceameestace could get through the valve out of the reservoir It measures 20 inches by :7 inches across the surface, with an average of 6 inches thick. The valve is 18 inches diameter. There was a great quantity of stones, sludge, and sediment iu the swallow. It is almost impossible to gay whether the stone was placed there designedly, or got there by accident. It was pusible to plate it there, but I should scarcely think it was done designedly. AU the stones were like stones from the side ree k s , eice pt the well stone. [lt was here announced that the atone had been weighed and was 911 b. weight.) By Mr. Leather—The Ina stones at the bottom of the reservoir were es the ievoi with tine bottom of the valve. _ . . . - „ _ Mr. Leather, re-examined-1 em certain I did not come over to see the spring in the puddle hank. About 101. or 154 would have remedied it, which the contractor must have been at the ripener of. James (larsidc, ironmonger, of Ilti'mfirth, said he was at the reservoir about three o'clock in the afternoon of the day the reservoir burst. The water was nine or fen fr et nit Tossing over. I left to an to Maley, but learning the re• nevelt was unsafe, we went to look at it. Vt e did not think it very safe, especially if the water should Cu,. over. Whew we got beck we told several parlous about the state el the reserveir, sad wog then Joshua Woodcock. I west be bed setwitheleasbag, thkeklag mieelleate. The THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 26, 1852. water cams six feet high into my house, and took part of my furniture. Henry Holston went with me, and I think ho told me it wee unsafe. Tho court rase at 5 o'clock, and the proceedings wen adjourned is Friday morning next, when the evidence of Captain Moody, , will be taken. and it is elm expected that Mr. Jacomb, on behalf of the commissioners, will offer some evidence. - _ - -- • A requisition to the Mayor of Manchester to call a meet ing to raise subscriptions for the sufferers by the Moll:Wirth eatastrophe has bean signed by upwards of 100 of the leading Arm, and Ma worship hie flied the meeting for Thursday nest. Eau) intelligence. EQUITY COURTB.—YzanaDAY. limas Vocs-Csexcau.o• Jams Palazzo. IN ax EASTINN CoUNTINS JUNCTION 4124 D SOUTNIND Corykxy.—Ctuarron's CUR. Mr. biliarns — a;cl Mr. Roxburgh moved, by way of appeal from the decision of the Master, to remove the apps is name from the list of contributories. The appellant, who had been secretary to the company, had signed the sub script on agreement and parliamentary 'attract. The num ber of shares was 21,000, but the deeds were signed by 14 persons only and to the extent or SOO shares, and therefore the deposits which had been paid were returned. The ap pellant had paid no deposit nor was any share ever allotted to him. Under these circumstances it was contended that the appellant was never a shareholder. Mr. Daniel and Mr. Wordsworth, for the appellant, was not called upon. The Viee-Chancellor said that there was nothing upon the fare of the deeds which the appellant had signed to avoid the contract into which ho thereby entered, nor were they alleged to have been executed under any circumstances mastituteng fraud. The appellant was therefore bound by them, and the motion must be refused with costa. COURT OF QUERN'S BRNCIL—YEaTERDAT. ISITTIRGI AT CEILDRALL AT NM PLNlL—Bilreas USD CANTRELL see a &MILL AMT. Till QUINN V. KINCAID AND WIIIL—ACM... ALLNDID Costerturce. Mr. James, Q.C. Mr. Hawkins, and Mr. Parry appeared for the Crown ; Si; A. E. Cockburn, Mr. Chambers, Q.C., Mr. Huddlestoue, and Mr. Combo, for Kincaid; and Mr. Crowder, Q.C., Mr. Collier, and Mr. Prentice fur the other defendant, Were. Theide fend an ts,Charles I lenry Kincaid and N icholuWere. were indicted for conspiring, by means of a fraud sad a sham sale, to cheat the creditors of a Mrs. Kincaid, eel also for conspiring to hinder the course of justice by maldwg a false affidavit in Doctors'-communs. There was amelliet set of ' counts, wbich charged a conspiracy to deem& Ambibeld Mowatt, who was entitled to one-third of the Mob ief Mes. Kincaid. The deceased Mrs. Kincaid was the Bela Id a house known as Simpeon's Chophouse and Collbeibeeee it Coruhill. She died ow the 2nd of October, Utak iseets. three children, the defendant C. IL Kincaid, who're kw merly been in practice as an attorney ; Mary AM Ike" living with her at the time of her death ; mad arariatar daughter; married to a Mr. Mowatt. The charge lOW the son was that he conspired with the other ffit. fending, Were, an attorney at Plymouth, to defter* the crediton of Mrs. Kincaid,-red also his sister lare• Mowatt, by getting administration of the effects of his detwsed smother, and disposing of the same to Were for a much smaller sum than the property was worth. Mrs. Kincaid was entitled to the lease of the chophouse for an unexpired term of 14 years, and, the takings being stated to he about 20/. a-day, the lease, goodwill, and furniture were estimated to be worth from 4,0001. to 6,0001. On Mrs. Kincaid's death, which took place on the 2nd of October, 1851, Mrs. Mowatt wrote to the defendant Were, at Ply. mouth, to inquire whether he bad not made a will for the late Mrs. Kincaid, and on the 4th of October received an answer stating that he had prepared such a will, and that after seeing it executed in the presence of two witnesses he left it in her custody. Search was then made for this will, but it was not foun d; but another will, in the handwri Sig of Were, was found in Miss M. A. Kincaid's deeming ease, which, however, had no signature. On the mother's death the defendant C. H. Kincaid came home from Paris to his mother's house, where his sister M. A. Kincaid was residing, and required aU the keys to be given up to him, which was dune accordingly. The deceased died very much in debt, to the extent of several thousand pounds, and the creditors, it was alleged, were defrauded by the defend. ants in the following manner: —Kincaid made an affi davit at Doctor's Commons that he was the natural awl way child of the deceased, thoitgh he bad two waters living, and one was residing in the house with him at the Iwo, and thus obtained letters of administration to the mate of his mother. This affidavit was made on tie ISO si October. The defendant Were and another =named llunwiek, were the sureties in the admi a bond. The defendant Kincaid then employed NOM& Blake and Poole, who convened the creditors dim Kincaid to a meetin g _on the 20th of October, to re itelle•eletentent of the Effects of the deceased. On that ity dm meditate met, but, instead of receiving • statement, gadaat weft informed that the property had boss rid to the Were for the sum of 1,8001., and that the pews& bees .poise to paying off 7761., due =Me= um as peserse, ail ere or two rim desired, this prlsselpel port of which was • alaint i r 11181., &Hedged to be due to Duewick. It appsmel, however, that Doiiwick was not paid. A lease of tU_peeptrty was this granted for one year to the sister, Mimi Lisiskl. at a rent ef 30e. a day, and the defendant Kinatid limilmillid in the house and carried on the business. Kincaird'a defence was, that the false statement in the affidavit was a mistake m ade either by the poorer or the dimksdant, and that, so far from being guilty of way intim ilkm to defraud, the delksillant had done all le arid to tamer the interest of his lisk DMA, who, bet der Ili no &tame, would have bees witellir uperided be. MS. acmes were called who proved Sri Ow esseluip wee pi*. sad that llunsick hod • top dohs spas the deceswid as ilignient credits& - Won's defense Ina, that he was altogether innocent of M =tbdrat=in si tneeita is : h ac e twotilhis, he cl client, i i f im su p e i h y war a mistake whoa be NM le saw it duly executed, a wit eke which arose from the Ow that he had drawn it or is vuplar form with the atimistion clause. Witnesses were called whet make highly of the ohmmeter of both the defendants illoshr On NO LIM Illiviag ton andag. Bulteel, the lea* IS Drearger, epee to the high clan/Seer of Mr. Wee% war Imi Ism for many years known as a most revealable illisimg. Lard Campbell brio/ eurrig up, The jury retired fee s ire lies, sod returned with a verdict of not guilty, Willi spusend to give general satis faction in court. the Court was esimploil until nine o'clock in the evening, the trial of this isilatmeat having lasted nearly 12 hours. COURT OF EXCHEQUER.-YESTEIDAY. -- Omni= AT Hui Pin* AT OCILDTALL—BCFORI r u LOIS CAM BATON AVID BTACA4 WILCII r. FAWCITT.—ACTION TO RECOTES tus Amotrirr Gs Aug kacurrscr's Btu,. This was an action brought to recover the sum of 210/. by an architect and surveyor for plans and drawings ear cuted for the purpose of carryiaf out a building speculation which the defendant, Colonel kaweett, was desirous of en tering upon in the course of last year. The plans and spe cifications which the plaintiff prepared had reference to a whews for building some houses on an estate held by the defendant at Craven-hill, Bayswater, of which Lord Craven was the superior landlord. This scheme, however, was not carried out, and the question now was, whether the plain tiff had undertaken the work under an eaprew agreement Or contract with the defendant, or under circumstances that showed that the defendant intended to pay the plain tiff, whether the scheme were ever carried out or not. Upon this question, contradictory evidence was given. Witnesses were also called to show that the charges made by the plaintiff were the usual charges of an architect acting under an absolute contract. Tho Lord Chief Baron, in summing up, left it to the jury to say whether or not the plaintiff was employed under a particular contract. - The jury returned a verdict for the defendant. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD CIRCUIT.—READIso, F. 23. Czown Omar. Baron Platt presided here and in charging the grand jury, said he very much regretted to And for trial so many cases of anon—a crime of the most dreadful, mali cious and mischievous character, committed solely for the purpose of doing mischief, and from which it was impossible the perpetrators could derive the slightest possible benefit. PUII2.OIIICt ROBEIRILY. Janes Marsha//, a young man of very respectable ap pearance, warn charged with haying, whilst a servant in the Post-oglee, stolen a letter, containihg ancient gold and silver coins to the value of about 31. _ The prisoner was employed under the postmaster of Reading to carry letters to some of the adjacent villages, among which was Sunning. On the 19th of July last he had a registered letter. directed to Mrs. Buckeridge, of Sonniog (who is a collector of ancient coins), containing three ancient gold and eight ancient silver coins. Thu bulky size of the letter induced the prisoner to open it, and when he discovered the contents to be valueless to hins,;he went and made confession to his father, also employed at the pusbudice, and delivered to him the coins, directing also that he might be given into custody. On a communi sation being made to the postmaster, the prisoner was, of muse, taken charge of by the police. On being arraigned te•day, he admitted his guilt, and his counsel, Mr. Selfc, addressed the judge, stating that as the prisoner showed his contrition for the offence by instantly confessing, and had delivered up the whole of the property, he hoped his lord ship would take these facts into consi deration, and not in dict the severe penalty which usually follows the commission of such Went* a. Some respectable tradesmen of the town were called by the learned counsel, and they spoke in favourable terms of the primmer'. character. Mr. Baron Platt intimated that he should reserve sentence until to-morrow. NOItT I I EILN CI RCUlT.—Caausix. Frrs. 24. Mr. Baron Alderson resumed his lest in the Crown Court this morning, at tune o'clock. Mr. Justice Crom well sat at Nisi Prius at the same hoer. ALLIOID Edward Taylor, aged 37 (ao inetneetios), woe charged with hiring caused the death of hie mother, Mary Taylor, at Whitehaves. The primmer pleaded sot guilty, sad was uadsfeaded. Mr. Hodgson stated the ewe fir the prooseatioo. Tha &mad inn ea tit vemea, idea, pen of ego, middy at Mount Pleasant, near Whitehaven, with her step daughter, Jan. Taylor. On Saturilay,lthe 24th January, the prisoner went into his mother's house in a state of in toxication, and made a disturbance, wishing to remove a chest of drawers belonging to his mother, which they . re fused to lot him have. Tho step-daughter wont to a neigh bour to call for assistance, and during her absence the pri soner pushed his mother off a chair on which she was sitting. Jane Taylor came immediately after, and carried the old woman into a neighbour's house, but she did not appear to to be much the worse for what had happened. On the Sunday she walked about, but in the evening was taken ill, and died on the following day. By order of Mr. Lumb, the coroner, a poet mortem examination was made of the body before him by (Mr. Lomb, surgeon, and the surgeon to the Whitehaven latirmary, when it was found that there was a considerable effusion of blood upon the brain, which in the opinion of the medical men was the immediate cause of death, though they admitted it might have occurred from over excitement, or by violence. Several witnesses were examined, and it was alleged by the daughter that her mother was constitutionally of an ex citable disposition. The prisoner said nothing in defence. The Judge, in charging the jury, said there was only one question in the case. The unfortunate man at the bar was very much intoxicated at the time of the occurrence, and ell the witnesses agreed in stating that the blow he gave his mother was the cause of her falling from the chair. The question was whether that fall produced the effusion of blood upon the brain of which the woman died. No doubt the woman died from that effusion, but did the prisoner's act produce it ? It had bc:n proved that she was of a very nervous and excitable disposition, and if they entertained any reasonable doubt that the prisoner was by his violence the cause of her death they must acquit him. The jury, after • few minutes consultation, Acquitted the prisoner, who was immediately discharged. This terminated the business of the wise. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT.—YESTEBDAT. &PORI Ma. Jessica WILUANS AIM MILJUWICI CIIINGTON. CHARGE OP ILLEGAL TRADING. Henry: Woolf, 29, and Isaac Lyons, 29. described as dealers, were indicted under the Bankrupt Law Consolida tion Act for misdemeanor in having unlawfully obtained goods upon credit three months before their bankruptcy under the pretence that they required such goods fur the purpose of carrying on their trade, with intent to defraud. The circumstances connected with this charge were fully detailed in the report of the trial at the last session, when the defendants were indicted for a similar offence and ac quitted. It appeared upon that occasion that the defend ants had act up in business as umbrella and parasol manu facturer. in Juno or July, 1850, having at that time nut more than 3001. capital, and they became bankrupt in November, 1861, the amount of their debts being 5,4001, and the assets not much more than 1,5001., and it was re presented that a sum of 3,0001. was totally unaccounted for. The prosecutors of the former indictment were Messrs. Ellis and Everington, and it was shown that on the 27th of September the defendants had obtained silks from them to the amount of 700/., which were disposed of two days afterwards at a considerable reduction on the met price, and that the defendants had also for a very long period been in the habit of pawning the silks they obtained ostensibly for the purposes of their business. The prosecutors of the present indictment were Mears. Foote, wholesale silk merchants, in Spital-square ' and the evidence in support of the charge went to show that during the mantle of September and October prior to the bank ruptcy the defendants obtained silk to the amount of 7001. from Messrs. Foote, the greater part of which appeared to have been pawned by them almost immediately afterwards, and when they failed they were indebted to the prosecutors to the amount of 2,3001. In order to show the fraudulent intention of the parties, evidence was given that they had made false representations to the presenters with regard to the amount of their capital, and also as to the state of their affair' when they took stock in July, and it was likewise proved that they had obtained a large quantity of silk from Mr. Pawson, a warehouseman, in St. Paul's Churchyard, which was also pawned very soon after it came into their hands. It appeared, however, in cross-examination, that the dealings of the defendants with Mr. Foote hail been of a very extensive character, and that they had paid him between tour and five thousand pounds for goods during the fourteen months they were in busi ness, and that they had employed as many as thirty or forty persons in their manufactory up to the very moment of their bankruptcy, and that they bad supplied goods to a very considerable amount to Mesas. Ellis and Everington during September and October, and that they had also made large payments to Messrs. Foote for several months before their bankruptcy, and nearly up to the time of its taking place, and had reduced the amount of their original debt to a very considerable amount. It was also elicited, as on the former trial, that after the bankrupts bad signed a declaration of insolvency, Mr. Foote, who was appointed trade assignee, had sold the whole of their stock bj private tender, at a reduction of 45 per cent. upon the price at which the goods had been invoiced to the defendants, so that property of the nominal value of 1 8001. did not realise much more than 1,000!. It likewise appeared, with regard to the goods that had been obtained from Messrs. Pawson, that a portion of the silk had actually been made up into parasols or umbrellas, and that upon various occasions the defendants had redeemed silk which they had pledged, and had used it in their business afterwards. Mr. Clarkson addressed the jury with considerable warmth on the part of the defendants, who, he said, he considered had been very harshly dealt with in being compelled to go through the ordeal of a second trial when the whole of the facts were fully gone into on the former occasion, and the jury had expresed their opinion that there was no foundation for the charge that was made against them. He ooniFnded that there was not the slightest pretence for saying that the defendants had obtained theu grinds by the false representation that they required them for the pur pose+ of their trade ; but, on the contrary, all the evidence in the case went to show that they were carrying on their business honestly, and that it was only owing to a tempo rary pressure that they felt themselves compelled to raise money upon the goods they had purchased. He said it ap peared to him that all that could be alleged against the de fendants was that they had been unfortunate; but Yu trusted the jury would not lend themselves to this attempt to render them amenable to the provisions of • highly penal act of parliament, merely because they were nut able to pay their debts. Mr. Justice Williams having summed up, and explained to the jury the points upon which they were required to give their decision, they deliberated for about a quarter of an hour, and then returned a verdict of NW Canty. Mr. Bagley said there was another indictment against the defendants, having reference to the goods obtained from Mr. Pawson, hut after the verdict that bad just been given he did not feel that he ought to proceed with it. A verdict of No 4 gouty was mcordingly taken, and the de fendants were ordered to be at once discharge d. The trial lasted nearly the whole day, and was not con eluded until half-past seven o'clock. NEW COURT.—YEBTERDAY. Barons nu IlecollDlA. FILONIOUS SHOOTING. James Kimber,an effeminate looking youth, very re spectably dressed, surrendered to take his trial for feloni• ously shooting at William Crutchley, with intent to kill and murder him. There were six other counts in the in dictment, 'relying the form in which the offence was charged. Mr. Itallantine having stated the case, called Wm. Crutchley, a lad, 14 years of age, who stated that he lived in Ampthill-place, Rotherhithe. The prisoner was an acquaintance of his. Witness lived with his parents, and was a clerk in the London Docks. Prisoner also lived with his friends and was a teacher at a echoed. On the evening of the 13th of January the prisoner called upon him at his father's house, and asked him to accompany hint to the house of a mutual friend named Stubbing. lie did so, and when Stubble' came out prisoner said to wit ness " Now, em I a liar ? " Witness said, if I have said so, you have often called me one, and 1 have not thought anything about it. He then put something into my lace twice, which I afterwards ascertained was a plated. Ile was very much frightened and stood still, and pri soner a third time put it to his face, holding him by the collar all the time, and fired it. Witness felt a sharp pain on his cheek and nearly fainted. They then all three ran different ways, and witness was ultimately taken to the doctor's. llis face was very sore, and one of his eyes was still weak from the effect of it. Cross-examined—l know Miss Frances Elisabeth Payne. I go to her father's house to learn dancing with her brothers. 1 have not paid her any attention. lam only fourteen, and have not begun to look after the girls yet. (Laughter.) John Lambert, a smith, said ho was in the Plough-road on the night in question, and saw them all three ; and, from their mysterious disappearance, he thought they were going to rob his master's place—(laughter)—and watched them. Saw the pistol fired, and then they all run away. Mr. Ilodkin—And then you ran away ? Witness—l did. (Increased laughter.) Thomas Stubbing, another youth about 14 yean of age, corroborated the statement of prosecutor, and, amidst much merriment, added that the prisoner missed his aim at the Prosecutor, and that the wadding of the pistol had hit him in the eye. It was also proved that the pistol was the property of a boy, about 13 years of age, who was about to raffle it. The prisoner had gut him some members, and had a day or two before borrowed it to show some one else, and induce them to join the rams, and after the affair had sent it back to him. The injury done to the prosecutor was by the medical evidence proved to be but trivial, and had scarcely left any traces. It was not shown where the would-be assassin had con cealed himself, but it appeared that tome days subsequeutly he gave himself up to the police. Mr. Robinson said he proposed to call Miss Payne to show the prisoner's intentions. At this the prise. er became exceedingly agitated, and the scene that followed savoured very strongly of the bur lesque, first Miss Payne was not to be found, upon which she, nut having been before the magistrate, was called upon her subpuma. At length Miss Payee, a genteel-looking girl, about sixteen, made her appearance and upon her getting into the witnesmbox fainted. During this the pri mmer, who had drawn a large white handkerchief from his pocket, began to blubber most lustily, and rushing wildly about the dock, called on hie dear Fanny not to bear fide* evidence against him. Quiet having been restored Miss l'ayno said that she knew both parties, and a week before Christmas had persuaded prisoner to make up a quarrel he had with prosecutor. He said he bad but only to get what he could oat of him, and that day week site wouldleear of a serious quarrel. She said that will be boxing-day. The prisoner then said he would give him another week and then kill him, and prisoner had said he would punch Master Crutehley's head. (Roars of laughter.) Mr. Bodkin, for the defence, in a most humourous speech, ' ridiculed the importance that had been attached to the affair by the prosecution, and contended that the most pro. bible history of it was, that prisoner having the pistol loaded for the purpose of trying it, had been vapouring about with it to alarm the other boy, and that it had gone off by accident. The Recorder having summed up, the jury Aequitkd the prisoner. The Recorder—Now, take care ; don't you go flourishing about with pistols, and make a fool of yourself; and wait until you have a little hair on your chin, before you make love to young ladies. The prisoner then joined his friends, and was led out of court in an hysterical state. THIRD COURTLYEEITERDAY. BMUS Tat Coarse 811111 MT. 01:TRA03 ON SHIPBOARD. _ . Sossatoel7,ll, mariner, ;;;;;;iietecl for unlaw fully assaulting James Harman Crisp, and attempting to drown him in the River Thames. . . . The prosecution had been ordered by the City authorities. The facts of the cue were recently before the public. The jury found the prisoner Guilty of an assault. City police constable 91 said that ho had been to the vessel and seen the ladder, and that the ladder turned round with him while d escending , although it welt being held at the time by thMaptain. The Common Serjeant said that under those circum stances he should order the prisoner to be imprisoned for one month and kept to hard labour. THE POLICE COURTS. WORSHIP-STREET. Harriet Morrow, ar;Ticile 7 atiedWoncan of dissipated ap pearance, was brought up for re-examination, charged with ;remelting and cruelly maltreating her step-daughter, Ellen Mahoney, an idiot child, about ten years of age. l'olice constable Locke, 11 218, stated that while on duty in Whitechapel, in the alernooe of Saturday last, be was hastily summoned to proceed immediately to an adjoining court fur the protection of a female child front the violence of her mother, who was subjecting her to brutal ill-treat ment. and ha d threatened to murder her, and on reaching the place in question he found the prisoner standing in a menacing attitude over her daughter, who was lying sense less on the ground, and whose torch:ad exhibited a severe gash, from which the blood was streaming down her face. On raising the girl in his arms, the prisoner, who was in toxicated, madea rush at him, and striki n g the child a violent blow on the face, endeavoured to force it from him, declar ing that it was only an idiot, and that she was determined to kill it outright. Me succeeded, however, in protecting it from further ill-treatment, and secured the prisoner, who renewed her efforts to get possession of the child on her way to the station-house, and repeated, with dreadful im precations, that it was a born foul, and she was resolved to destroy it. A married woman, named Harriet Spier', living next door to the prisoner, stated that she had repeatedly been compelled to interfere on previous occasions to protect it from the brutal and systematic course of ill-usage which its unnatural mother was in the habit of practising to wards it. The prisoner, in defence, made a general denial of the allegations against her, but Mr. Mammal ordered the prisoner to pay a penalty of M., or to be committed in default for two months to the lions° of Correction. MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, FEB. 25. The sales to-day are :—ln Sugar: 900 hhds. Demerara, chiefly at 265. to 31.. up to 36e. ; 220 hags Madras, 255. ; 450 bags brown grainy Bengal, 365. Rice: 950 bags Ben gal, lls. 3d. to lls. 6d. for good ; 40 tierces fine Ciuolina, 19s. Coffee : 50 hags Costa Rica, 30 ditto Rio, without change. By auction : 37 cases gum Arabic, 104. to 31s. 200 bales Gambia, 17s. to 17e. 6d.. 2.50 bags myrabolame, 7s. U. to 10s. 9d. 45 hags Bombay turmeric, 91. 3d. 10 ewes castor oil, 275. Bd. 5 bales Egyptian safflower, 204 1,200 pockets Calcutta linseed, 41s. to 41s. 9d. COTTON.—LtVeRPOOL, Fee. 25.—The sales to-day are estimated at 10,000 bales, of which exporters have taken 1,000 and speculators 2,000 balms The chief bulk is Ameri can, with the following of other sorts: 300 rowans. and Maranham, at sld. to 6d. ; 100 ltahia, 51d. to sld. ; 600 Egyptiar.s, at 61d. to od.; 1,500 Surat, at 3d. to 41d. ; and 50 Sea Islands, at 13,1. to 181 d. The market closes firmly, prices of American are little changed from Friday, but the turn is against the buyer ; all other kinds as before. CORN.—BAIwaLET, Feb. 25.—1 n consequence of the Cattle fair being held this day, the Corn market was only thinly at tended, yet about the usual quantity of Madame was trammeled, at about the rates of last week, . - • 805T0;,7;e.2.5: 2 Tie have had a good supply of Wheat to-day, and a brink trade, at le. per qr. advance. Oats and Wens unaltered In value. Wbeat. red, Mc to 4Io.; 41e. to 47e. OstA las. to 22a. Beans, ans. to 33e. CHICHESTER, Feb. 25.-We had a good supply of Wheat and Barley at our market to-day. Wheat fully supported last week's pikes, but Barley, particularly malting qualities, was le. to 2s. per qr. cheaper. A few samples of Oat* tit tur seed were picket out at rather more mosey, but the ordinary runs are unaltered in value, as also hems and Peens. Wheat, SM. to MIL per qr. Barley, 211 e. to 31s. Oats, 19s. to Sas. Brea. SOL to 32L rem, 31a. to 33a. Flour, 31L per sack. llATM•ttn'a HESTR, Feb. 25.-Our market was very Wady today at last week's ;prism for ad descriptions of grain. Wheat, white. IU. to 111. IM.; red, 101. h. to lot. 125. Barley, 200. to 335. Oats, IM. Od. to 2M. Seine, 3M. to 30a. Peas, 3es. to 31s. BAMFORD, Feb. 25.-We had a small quantity of Wheat at to.itar's market, which met sales at fully tact week's priors. All other binds of grata the same as last quoted. Wheat, 211 s. to 30s. Harley. 325. to 36e ; grinding, 2m. to 3m. Oats, Ile. to 2m. Beans, Vs. to 31a. Fem. Se► to Sos ark SOR to SL. Brocurog-ou-Taus, Feb. 25.-The supply of Wheat at our market this mating was moderate. Having a lull attendance of buyer., it was readily cleared of at the extreme priors of this day week, and In some Instances Is. per qr. edvanoe was paid. Oats met • I.tr demand. The aupply of Beam was large, for whic h there was a fair demand at a decline oils. per qr. In other artistes ma chaums. Impala during the past work: Oats. twastwine. 470 qrs. CATTLEoIe.—BAIIneLNT Fa it,Feb.2s.—At this annual hone end cattle flit there wee a Wear quantity of Horan end tattle than tour at the Yebruaty fair. The Borer, chiefly dratight, and of good quality, were dirtier of at prim varying Urn Ir. to 4411. The piton of middle Harr wee very steagre, nothing of a ri pener &stripers shown. There wee a fair supply of horned Cattle. Web rare were old at low rates generally, alt hou gh a few well. lumen Warm sold Ice 131. or 181. ear.h. Inhere tared in prier ma low se Ti. Drapes at from U. to SI. Store Pip were le good de. rand, at higher prior than of late. CRICRZSTRIL. Feb. 25. There is a good supply of fat stook this day; prier rather better than tart musket, there being sore barn than of late. Beef, fat end prime, 2a. bd. to 9e. Bd.; harlot aorta. b. to 3a. 2d. Boarders fat Minton, 4s. 21. to Is. 4d.; inferior quality. Ile. N. to 4s. Lamb, Bruer, ss. to 3s. 4d. Veal, fat, 2a. ed. to ga. ikrk, 3e 44. to 45.; fat stage, 3s. 3d. to to. Id.; fat Cara 3s. ad. per row of air ear Pqr, rto are, Ir. to Fr. rat. Ewes with rare, ample*, 4te. to Cr RON/MILD, Feb. 25.—Our market was to-day was we I applied sad isles Leavy, at Mier below last week's priors. Beef, :a d. to U. 10d. stuuaa. aa. It to 4s. Lamb, Be. to Be. Ed. Veal, la. 4d. to Ss. 10d. Pork 11. Bs. led. ROYSTON (CANBRIDOSSISI111) FAIR, Feb. 25.—The sup ply at Uwe Moak at tat. fair was awry eatroaree, and attracted away suedes burrs. Ilse gaga et gin tlrsea of all kinds was re markable ffsel,, with a goad at as bilswlng prima The bast - lo per Nmehetie. IL to 117.; ditto, large am Ind loi. Be ill nap; Id emn. U. to U. ; data., bkh. 41. nag norinn no. to 11. =king and down ealring VIM el di* *in el no Salo! bowl, west at low pekes, 14f. the *Won Ms 'beep trade maim% at boas 2.. to 3.. per bailee" the Mese hot year. Yang boons, of all PUrtA, made blob peter; the We Swath bred out haw oaring 60 guineas each. EloirrstaLL, Feb. W.—Tbilisi asoved of heavily to-day, at We weah's rates. Beef made Moak. N. Mae. dd. Muwn, 3.. 6.1. to 4.. 4d. Veal, Be. se. to Oh N. Poly SOLI. Ite. tel. per stuns of albs., Maktog the stills DAILY WEATHER TABLE. THUitiOkT, Fin. 26, 1652. The State of the Woad'', it sack of the following places at Nuts o'clock yesterday aims*. The swum ar• massed is order of latitade. Pismo et Bra. Cbliw wiwi d eula g * wuut. Mate o:Woman. trimmer=.--_..- N.B. &meg Brom Partially Cloody strong Pertielly Cloudy Stroncrlereese aced= Newness neat Breese Perthabs Cloudy enrritrownw ..- N. Strom aeon 0 .6110111 "MAIM= N.E. beetle Mew toreeleoe N. G. MN Nieuwe re ag rMlyCOesy GREEN WICK N.N.E. Geode Brame Overawe Imam e••• ~.. Enamor= N.W. Drama Ems. tinily Cloudy laminae /ma Mese Overcoat S. Strollirl Items Cloudy THIS DAY, ?loom, Owes et RIM. Illreiwth of Ined. SSW at the Weitber. Gentle Breese. The returns flea the following please did not reach tht eeacs in time be public:miss yesterday ; they therefore indicate the state of the weather au Tuesday morning at Mee o'clock. MOLL Baiuffron ...... Hard wise Oentb Hresse &rola Hamer' (lento IN Madam Gent* linage hest Gentle erase Trout Pateetwdly Clear Strome Breese Clieadlere Wsrrne Sao. klatrratz ......... ii:R. ILS.E. Co Uncle *rm., N.N.W. B.E. IMPORTANT DECISION UNDER THE ABSCONDING Drumm' AIIItTAIT At - r.—ln the Liverpool Bankruptcy Court, on Tuesday, Mr. Commissioner Perry gave a deri sion in the case of William Bullock, of Liverpool, builder and contractor, who had been arrester , by a messenger of the court, on Sunday last, by a warrant under the Abscond ing Debtors' Act, at the suit of Messrs. Chaffers and Co., flag dealers, also of Liverpool. After citing a number of eases bearing on the question, the learned commissioner said there was no doubt that under the statutory law the appre hension on a Sunday, on a civil process, would be bad ; and the question arose whether ho was precluded, by the terms of the Bth section of the act, from entertaining the application for the debtor's discharge. It appeared to him that it was never intended by the act that any arrest should be authorised, except such as was now authorised by law, and his decision was that the prisoner, having been arrested on Sunday, must be unconditionally discharged from custody. Bullock had been a railway contractor, and suspicion was excited by the sale of his implements and his sudden re moval. SHIPPING INTELLIGSNCo. nog fee ismpireMats,the Nappies Omuta," " Lloyei yy CASUALTIES. Brandon, of Liverpooi,lll;rien,ir7intlloiduras to London, was abandoned in lot. 46 N., lon. 12 W. ; crew Queenstown, Feb. 22. Cornwall (barque), of Plymouth, abandoned, a French brig lying close to her, with a piece of caner nailed over the name and port to which she belonged, stripping her of sails, &c., was passed, Feb. 15, in lat. 45 N., long. 13 W., by the Dryden', Baker, of Falmouth.—Faltneutb, keb. 24. West Lothian, Todd, from the Clyde to Itio Janeiro, which got ashore at the entrance of the Lough on the 11th, wan towed off the rocks to-day, and brought up to the opiye. —Belfast, Feb. 23. • SEABORNE MAILS. *plies that the mails ate lent front tna General Teeto9sr the alight—aad Ili by the e—cienoltels. hitt* alght—sad M by the pandas—cieepetch. Day when vadat+ PTA. , . ; --. POUNTIUMM. 1 1 Geaseal Pad. Port I WU. Is OMee erdea. &seas • : I dm Leaertea(bylit ai rt.paelict 16 - Feb. 27 Uvort.u. • . Much 1 byUted Nail Aja p:akeit is l . . ...............24 Mareh 9 ..... averse; by le.ateiteptlitd . March 3 - Africa ( West. Coed) ...N 14th of the moth 1 Plymouth .. March 3 klesesdria• N latuanut of Nos- Wise ..... tab. 21 altos N i .ally i lbws . . .. . thely Sail N 0111 of the swath 'resat-we t. -, Mirth 16 WM= Ayres N oth ef the otuutttcusthessetta March 16 CalLuralatela Magnolia thdlanti.of mont h i Nutt/snot .. Pct. to ()yea Octal Mogi N 14th of the Intritt/. plyeksta. Muth 3 Usu. azacnovle • N 71/117t1117tleof tree mew .... . Et 4.30 Utah,' Metrics N 3edll.l7thuf sa..tal, leoeitheao.• -. . Erb, 10 aalialg lair N Nue.,Wert,iktral tatethuat, e• Tu 711.6 a Chill ..- .-NUM of the swath louthar, • •. Vel... IN Nance ...... hilt N Take daily laser .. I eriwli. Greece- N Ithl7tli27thof mete laser .. . . Fch. N Ilaislesi if PI Tueeday a Pri.luy laandur. . . . - 7e.5.,14.1 1101Nsd ........... HOIVI•l411 ...... 1. 11111 01 the swirl. dostluscp •• . Peb. itt Ireland ... VMS Twice daily iLiyht .• . *NW.... Italia (Vie tioeUtatsat.)ll Nth 5I the month aoathaa.! - ~ North .1 ladle (eta Mereetlica) P. nthlt24tbol muetk DOWN . ..... Note , Meditcrrausajvia South. reeptoill N snth of the voista locethetseten. 'March 21 (*Wavle llareetlistel N sehrelleb °MOAN Daces .. ... Narch 2 Nuke 611 2nd of the ;north Sattlima!4 1...11art..h i Nadeira N 9th of the trumU. doutheatt•hee.Mareh 15 Malta. , 1 7tll,l7th,lUthdlta ' tehothof the nowt Mum .. ..... I I Feb. 26 Parke 4 ittl3th2sthul mos 11.1.ef ...... ,March 2 Papal States. N tth I ath2.4thot Moe ()offer .. __Mardi j Peetuteula Pero N 17th ut the oafish Await= yea . Veli. t, Tumor 5i sthlath2tticof cuou 1 lions .........'Mareb 2 West ladies V 17th et the mouth ,tuithrsa.-...r..itee.. 20 West lodic* (leapt tie stana.an a a1...50r 1 4 tal af Ike swath . 1 . 4 L ' , M11e ., . ''.e. l Mareb. 2 • The mein to ta..se countries thee maraca t• 1 rrr colm)st ity nee& paabet via Mantel!lee. ARRIVRD. &remora -at Falmouth, rebnoiry 24, from . - ratan, Aelle,N-at Falmouth, February 24, from. worm Are-at Queeastown, February 22, from lbralla C ann-at Gravmend, Ythruary 25, from Criantaen Csrawerbtor at Gravesend, February 25, from F.reSen COKONANI,II4-11t Portsmouth. February 24, tram... . Lallaa Daymom-off Falmouth, February 23, from Tamara' ELL•n-at Plymouth. F'i b. 24, from Oporto ENTiereVe -off Fa.nrouth. Feb. 23, from ...... .......... -Mauritius OlnellAid -et I . lyrnnutti, February 24, from .......... .......... leketti Hrtruerre--at Falmouth, Feb. 33, from Galata IiaNNAN-atTeignmeuth, February 20, fr0m..... ... ............. Hi wino -at Plymouth, February 24, from R. Janeiro Hasssumn -M Gtarternd, February 25, from .Azastertlata liaucka -at Urareaend, February 25, from ...... .. ...... ... Lea Ilsinuarra -at Gravesend, February 35, Irom Leer Imaria.t AND ANN-at Plymouth, February 21, from ..Aleuadria leper Kiberee-at (.40Pereteern February 23, tram . Casa Louisa-at Queenstown, Febr uary 23, from Port Lagas Maltu•aNTlN•-lit Gravesend, Feb. 25, from Asosterilm MARIA -et Gralleelld, February 25, from MART Fromm- at Queenstown, February 23, from..Coastatttopie Our Flare-off Falmouth, February 24, from Mediterranean Prunus -at Queenstown, February 23, from !brut& Pia.. (..0.)-at Liverpool, February 25, from ... . .... PIT-et 'Falmouth, February 23. from Newelatie Krum. Ann Aber-at ehields, February 24, fr m l.oban RovAblion-at Portsmouth, February 24, trim ... ...... Artless' itniwz-at Gravesend, February 25, trim Ostend gowbma-ctinivesend, February 25, fr m itrustentfun if. IlearLsr at Falmouth, Feb. 23, from . ..... - Aleuntirts Mania Rasow-o ff Falmouth, February 12 tram . St. Michairs liwsw-off Falmouth. February 23, from ......... ..... Quacustown Vidasm-at Falmouth, Feb. 24, from Galata Mineralise-at Saields, February 24, from.., Odanw WeigaWilen -elf Falmouth, Feb. 23, fr0m..... ffn. Mob al's WPODOILIDUI-elf Falmouth, February 23, from bleppUre 5A.1 LSD. Aurora-from Sunderland, February 24, to earthmen' Miamian AMU Stuat -from Suelrritant February 24, to K. Janeiro BARBARA Oeavon-tram Gravestone, February 13, to ... arleLisic Comeosina-Iron Cravevend, February 25, to Cle.tirdrun Comrs Crecsk.sr-from M'Frrd, February 23, to kin Grinde Warm -from Newport, February 24, to M. 1110M3a KUSAIMTM -from Gravesend, Ft Muir, 25, M. St. Michael's Fartersios -from Shields, Feb. 24, to Sim York VIAIII.OO -from Mull, February 24, to Greenland Our. MICIOIRSON -from Newport, February 24, to Dorton Gaarrriths -from shields, February 114, to ..,-.... 2 , CAM Usamom-from Gravesend, February 25, to ......... ......Gemerara limanrems -froth Liverpool, February 25, to New York Brume Moro-from Queenstown, February 13,, to Barbados* Jess A. Mayans -from Shleldv, February 24, to .... (adir Jam-from Liverpool, February 25, to Porto Kim Joaarnm Boom-troth Gramseod, February 25, to, ,thinwrars Firma-from Gram end, February 25, to ........ ~...., 211d41110 Loewe-from Gramme, February 22, to P. Milky Igor-from Ormmerad, February 23, t 0..... 2 .. 2 ... He :ems Laconia -f ram Newport, February 24, to Bt. 'Wass La BRRIMA -from Swan. February 24, te......... .22...Coquimbo Hosea-from Cardiff, Fehr ary 24, to Mery MART NIXON-tram Dartmouth, February 21, to ..... -.lie Janeiro MATILDA thrum-from Gramme, February 22, to DRUMM" Morrainicnia-from Gravesend, February 23, to Ascension PARADI.R -from Grermend, February 23, to Gauls' PLTMOVIR Rocs-from Liverpool, February 23, to. 1R.14011 POIRIOO/11-tram Cardiff, February 24, to Suctions Poitora-ham ithields, February St, to Naples (Sew, or Busts-from Gravesend, February 23, to lit. % lucent'. 141-11 . 4 -rt... Muff, February 24, to Greedia2 Baariarsaas - from Shields, February 24, to °dears Kamm-from Gnivesend, February 23, to Hamburg TRIAL-from Gravesend, February 25, to Tart* Tamen:m-Imm Cardiff, February 21, t 0............ ..... Mio Jana* Vmosam-from Sunderland, February 24, 1ib.... earthy= WALTSM-from Falmouth, February 22, 10.... ..... thbea Nava-from Falrooutb, February 24, t 0....- --Ulm Waunakee-from Hartlepool, February U. to Mom Kam Was.Jaarus -from Liverpool, February 33, to -Mew Odom VllBBlll.B SPOKEN WITS. Crescent, from Newcastle fee Carnations, Feb. 23, 40 miles 9.W. of 104117. Fanny Ginn (sthooner), of Whitstable, out ire days, all well, Feb. 10. lat. 42.37 N., lon. 13.2 W. 04 Huntley, from Loodow for Adelaide, Feb.l4, le. 49 N., inn. r, W. Usemosy (bile), of Ilartlepool, 42 days from Conatantin2ple, lob. I, lat. 36.41 N., lon. 13.00 W. Jsamellsrk, rib. 6, lat. 44 N., low 10 W. IfalLmt (torque), Feb. 7, lat. 22.03 N., lie. 36.37 W. for Falmouth, lat. 24.43 N., low 3.0 ff. t a r ra lfels. 16, lat. 17 N. too. W. Cobden (liatque), from Bombay, Jan. 16, lat. 9 N., lon. 310.11 W. neeama, from Constantin, Feb. 4, off Gibraltar. William Wallis, lat. 3 N.. 21 W. THE GREEK LOAN.—The Moniteur publishes the proces-serbal of a meeting held on Friday, for drawing the numbers of a fined quantity of Greek bonds to be redeemed. Mr. Jerningham; M. Levasseur, and M. Ming repri , iented respectively the guaranteeing governments of Great Bri tain France, and Russia, and a member of the house of Rothschilds, contractors of the loan, was also present. It was resolved that for the 37th Semestre 643 bonds should be amortised, and as only 215 bonds, of the series guaran teed by France, could be amortised by purchase below par, 218 bonds of the British and 229 of the Russian series re mained to be drawn. The Moniteur gives the numbers of the bonds drawn, and gives notice that the bonds will be discharged at 21, Rue Latino, on the lit March ensuing, with the coupons duo on that day. [Advertisement:—THE EARL OF ALI:08080WD AND 1101,1•1111ATt• satounding cure by this Neuralgia amalgam; after every other means had failed. See extinct Mara his lordship's letter, dated Villa Messina, Leghorn, ref . 111, Frogs= Holloway. elr,—l big to acquaint you that your Wes ham effected a ours of a disorder ia my liver and stomach which ail the met ender:int of the faculty at home and all owe the hid not been able to effect—nay, not even the water.* of Carl.: re Marienbad. (Mineral) Midway roe." These wociderful .:Ile will cure any ilwonter of the liver or stomach. Sold ,also llooowcyb otattuent) at Profaner llouowaya cotaulasement, 114, WNN% LON. don, mad oy all IlledlelaC renders tIITOLcAIuNt the einticed col 1. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DRAMS BIRTHS. BARKER.—Feb. 20, the wife of J. Barker, Fag., of Brkeyrn II KM. LEIIARTY 7 Feb. 29, at Ladbroks-place Eaat, Keniteglon. 11,, T. Lollard, of a eon. MIDIILEIYI . N. Feb 30, at !lilt-place, Ediuburgh, Ole,. Nrl.l6to, of • dAughfer. souni.—Feb. 22, at Hyde-wale, Blackheath, Mrs. t. 20 , h, .1 a WEI. - -- VERNON.—Feb. 22, at Marelangton, Lady Ilarriet Veman, ‘,; daughter. _ WlTTY.—red 22, the wife d 0. R. Witty, Esq., of Go, .I:.rd. street, Bewell.seivare, at • daseeter. YARROW.—Yeb. 22, at Rob Y. .12. Yarrow, Mal et a sta. Kent inpton, the wired MARRIAOv.s POttTER—VARTY.—Feb 21, at St. John'., VI per Holloway. Md. diem:, by the Rev. W.ll. Maekenrie, M.A.. A. N. Footer, Fro., of Paarith, Cumberland, to Caroline Party, 01 Park-road, It 11.. a ay, adaughter of the late W. %%tidy, Erg., of Ward'. Moser, r rit T Z. ICOOLL—Mtif F.ALAGY- -Feb. 21, at flurritotth, by the Rte. Mr. Brodie, of Shartdoo, Capt. 111• Coll, 01 the M. o ueb meaner, to Mar garet, only daughter of Mr. A. ta'Nealaae, of Itoarneath. TWVNAM- BARBI:T.—Feb. 23, at RAI, 4 lie. Mate. bcthr Peet' Rey. the [teen of Wl:wander, T Tin - mutt, PM., of Quohletah, Bishopat be, to Elias, seenad daughter of d. Barney, M.N.. of the ems plat" DEATHS. ACOCKW.—Feb. 13, at Samasirardene, Side -park, T. A*.. lie, aged 11. BRItiOS.—YeS. tk st Aitetakte-read, I lateratecktiill, Emnit Clikr• tette, Infant dauglAer a H. Bela., Eaq. ISSOOK.—Yeb. 2), at Oesawastikterreae, Hyde-part, T. Wont, keg, Wed reletopaw, Mime* Yorkelons, ant annonA non d IM late .I. Stook, Seq., cif Marston Lodge, near I. SINCL—Feb. 23. at MOW" Elk*, wile et C. king, 141., ei s nab. cote Optima, Talektetlwo. aged 40. STIRLING.S. 11, at Farb , hello, Capt. o. swing. of 610 " 4 N. 8., faimarly at tie Ilk Rot. TUCK V.R.-111*. sa PoSiiiest, Kent, C.A. J. H. Tinker. We d U.M. 27tk Sailaltakillak aged 7A - • - - • Panted &ad yulabbaa by Waatas bilge 11.u.a., of No. $, Lomb,* wedy rhlY lami*h hue.- x• •b' Oita," WAI N ' street, la the ply of Weektere.—TeusseaT.Tosea se MAL I