The Express. — London, England, 1851-11-17 00:00:00

INDIA. THE OVERLAND MAIL. TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCH. MARSEILLES, Nov. 15, Sivas am. The East India Mail arrived this morning at three o'clock. The dates are Calcutta, Oct. 8 ; Bombay, Oct. 17; China, Sept. 23. No news of importance. Exchange at Calcutta, 2s. 1 id. to 2a. 1:(1. Freights to London and Liverpool, 2/. 10s. to 2L 12s, Gd. CDC Court. WINDSOR, Noe. 15. The royal dinner circle yesterday included the Ditches**, Kent, the Beronvm de Speth, the Doke end Dickens of lk.liord, Lord an 4 Lady John Ramell, Lieut.- General %Veiny's, end Colonel the lion. C. B. and /dn. Phipp, The Queen walked in the Home Purls and the slopes this morning. The Duke and Ditches. of Bedford and Lord and Lady John Resell left the Castle to•day. The royal dinner party this evening included the Duchess of Kent, Mount's de S;wth, the Speaker and Mrs. Leferre, Colonsl the Ilan. C. and Ilre. Orey, and Sir Henry St. John Mildinay. SUNDAT. The court attended Divine Service this morning in the private chapel of the emtle. The lion. and lie,. Gerald Wellesley officiated. The Oxford University Coutnsixsion had • meeting on Saturday at the official residouee of the First Lord of the Treasury, ia Dawning-stmt. We hare to announce the demise of Mr. George Maisie, the Solicitor to the Treasury, which took place last week at his residence in Wilton.creseent, after a short ill ness, in his 76th year. Mr. Mule had fur many years filled the above responsible situation. ArroctrmENTS.—Licut.-Col. R. IL WynyarJ, c. 8., consolandin4 the troops its New Zealand, is appumted Limit:Governor of the provinc• of New Ulster, in that colony. Mr. J. W. Fogg() and Mr. T. A. Darrell are ap pointed entanhens of the Council of the Bermudas. Mr. Jam , Cooper and Mr. John Todd are appointed members of the Council of Vancouver's IsLustl. KOSSUTH. Since the Polish and Hungarian Ball on Thursday night, M. Kossuth has been invisible to the public. The great fatigue and excitement he hurl undergone during the preceding six or right days, including the shaking hands with as many thousands, male and female, as could by main strength or agility get within shaking dis tance, rendered some repose absolutely necessary. Satur day was chie fl y occupied in giving audiences to Ilunga nans resident in this country, and in making ar rangements fur the distribution of the funds which have been subscribed f.r their relief. 'lrhe arrangements with respect to his children are completed, all of whom go to school in England. The distinguished exile will sail for America on Thursday, in the Humboldt, previous to which he will receive the farewell hospitality of the Mayor of Snuthanvon, on board a steamer which has been specially engaged by that gentleman to enable • large party to accompany Kossuth to Cowes Roads, and see him safely on board the Ocean stea:ner. M. Kossuth will he accompanied by Mel one Kossuth, M. and Madame Pulszky, and several of the Hungarian exiles who accompanied him to k:ngland. The author of " Revelations of Russia" has sent us a letter in which he, amongst otter things, says One of your cont mporaries has given an account of a motion made at the committee of the Polish ball by a member of the House of Commons, to the effect that the term patriot " should be withdrawn as applied to Kossuth, on the &tranvia that he had proposed in the Hungarian Diet a levy of 40,000 men to be placed at the disposal of the Aus trian cabinet fur the purpose of slaughtering the Italians. Mr. Chisholm Anstcy, in a letter to the same paper, dated the 13th of November. acknowledges, or I should say boasts, that the pareigripli in question has reference to him self. Of the imputation of want of patriotism in Kossuth on such ground., even if they had been true, 1 shall only remark, that it is perhaps nut inappropriate from the mem ber for an Irish borough, who might as appositely have charged the ex-governor of Hungary with bigamy. But the accusation dues not affect the consistency and liberality of M. Kossuth ; and on this account 1 must beg leave to ob serve that, notwithstanding Mr. Anstey's pretended dont menu, the charge is out simply untrue, but precisely the re verse of the fact. Not only Kossuth never did propose, much less carry, in the Diet, any levy of men to be sent to Italy, but furthermore, when proposing as finance minister of the King of Hungary that an armed force should be raised, he purposely took practical measures to prevent its being employee! against the Italians, by recommend ing the Diet to vote them upon certain conditions, one of which was that no Hungarian regiment should be sent out of the country under nay pretext what ever till the rebellion in Serbia was put down. There is much more, stren;thening this case. which I have left un said, because the Society of the Friends of Italy has in its porn ssiou authenticates! statements which !have no wish to fungal!. It may suffice for me to observe that Mr.Anstcy's lo.uv is ss full of bloodies as misstatements. Where, for instance, did he find that a work which he cites, entitled 'Kossuth, his Career, Character, and Companions,' is con sidered of gnat authority amongst M. Kossuth', party? Where did lie duel that the pamphlet in question was ever regarded by thus conversant with Hungarian affairs in any other light than as an indiscriminate compilation of newspaper accounts, till Mr. Austey's quotation from it suggested that it might have been put together by an earn) P* THE ELECTRIC -We announced on Friday the feat, which had been performed on the pre ceding day with the new submarine telegraph between the French and Enghsh coasts. On the same day the curiosity id towage', in Fleet-street and the Strand was attracted by the laying down of new wires between the City and Charing-cruse. They arc cased in putts ruche, like those of the submarine telegraph, and laid in zinc tubes beneath the outer edge of the pa. ement, from half a foot to a foot below the surface. At the telegraphic congress held lately at Vicuna, it was agreed by the deputies from various lines that the same alphabet should be used through all the Ger inaa•Austriaa telegraphic union, and that the apparatus in can at Vienna should be adopted. Vienna journals an nounce, also, that Dr. Steinheil, director of the Austrian telegraphic lines, has discovered the means of causing the electric fluid to travel any distance, however crest, sail that as quickly, and as safely, as the aborted distances. It has hitherto been found impossible to cause the telegraph to transmit signals for a greater dis- Mace dna a few hundred miles; se that Dr. Steinheil's discovery is the most important recently made in connexion with this marvellous invention. Being adapted to existing lines, all lines may be united, and despatches can be for warded from one extremity to the other without any in terruption. One immense advantage of the discovery will be to prevent delay from the crowding of despatches at any particular station—es, if they cannot he forwarded by the direct liar, tiny can be forwarded just as quickly by any other line, even that which may be the most roundabout. Thus, if the lines were established, a despatch might be forwarded from London to Paris, rat Trieste or St. Peters burg, as quickly as by Calais. Dr. Steinheil keeps secret for the present the nature of his discovery. SUICIDE OF LORD DE able THE GREAT It is a most commendable proceeding on the part of the royal oonunissiotters to set shoat the formation of a collection of specimens of raw prodeos sad manufactures, with a view to the establishment of a commercial museum. The exhibitors, both British sad fiessign, to whom the corn ! minioners applied for specimens with this object, having liberally responded to the appeal, ea interesting and highly useful collection has been maned. On this subject the fol lowing document hue been Wetted, in answer to several anxious inquiries on the part of the trading and mercantile community: "Statecneut of the origin, premed prank's, and prospects of the collection now in coarse of formation by the Execu tive Committee.—Ace many inquizias are beii constantly made of the Executive Committee as to the object of the collection in course of formation, and as to the position in which it now steeds, they have deemed it advisable to pee pers the following statement. On the 6th of July, 1851, her Majesty's commissioners authorised an official implicit• lion to he made to exhibitors for specimens of the raw pro duce and manufactures exhibited by them, with a view to the future establishment of a commercial museum. It was at that time considered that such a collection would form an interesting record of the Exhibition of 18.51, and, conse quently, of the state of industrial science in that year ; and that it would not at first bo so ex tensive but that it could be contained in a good-sized room. But the numerous and liberal contributions of the exhibitors, both of Great Britain and foreign countries, bare gradually extended the scope of the collection, and, in fact, made it the germ of what may become, not merely in teresting to the statisticians of future ages, but of that which may satisfy a great public want in this metropolis, vitt. a trade collection of the imports and exports of the world, where men of business may examine and practically test samples of those articles in which they are trading. This direction has been already given to the collection by the Important contributions of exhibitors of al I countri , s many of whom have deposited valuable articles in the hand; otthe executive committee, with the certainty that it will be a means of bringing the produce of their mines, cultivation, or workshops, before the notice of the mercantile and gene• ral public with even a more permanent advantage to them selves than his been derived from the Exhibition which has just closed. The destination of such a collection, as well u the further development of the under taking, arc, necessarily, subjects for future consideration; but, in the meantime, the executive committee consider it their duty to aid, so far as their authority extends, in satis fying the desire so universally expressed to them ; and it must be obvious that the fate of such a cull. dims must en tirely depend upon the interest which the public of this and other countries take in it, and individuals will bo able to judge fur themselves whether, after this explanation of the present state of tile matter, they do or do not wish, to be re7resentcd in the collection. In order to guard themselves, on the one hand, against overstepping the limits within which their action is confined by her Majesty's commis sioners, and, on the other haul, against disappointing the expectation of the public in forming this collection, the executive committee have laid down for themselves and their officers the following principles : " I. That the collection should comprise samples of all articles of trade. "2. That fur the present exhibitors only in the Late Ex hibition will he permitted to contribute to the collection. "3. That antiquities, curiosities, and articles relating only to pure science, are inadmissible, there being already places far better suited to the reception of such things than what it is now contemplated to establish. "4. That as it is to the interest of the public that those articles nuly shall be received which it would be of advan tage to the producer to supply, no exhibitor should be pressed to contribute to the collection. "5. That the questioner presentation should be resolved only with reference to the point whether it is of any valise, iu a commercial point of view, for the public to kuow that A. B. priduces such an article in such a country. " el. That it shall be quite at the option of the depositor to attix to his article all necessary information in regard to price, process, amount of production, &e. eke. " 7. That the presentation of objects is to be absolute, it being clearly understood that her Majesty's Commissioners are ins ested with the . power of disposing of the articles in the way which, in their opinion may be most advantageous to the public. M. W YATT, Secretary to the Executive Committee. November, 1851. CONCLUSION OF THE RAMSHAY INQUIRY. PRESTON, SATURDAY, Nov. 15. At the opening of the court the first witness called was Mr. George Stone, who said he was high bailiff of the Liverpool County Court, and had been appointed by the late Mr. Lowndea. lie considered the demeanour of Mr. 'Cambay as CAM, collected, and dignified. He had im proved the mode of conducting business. lie had a peculiar mode of shutting his teeth, and people who did not know him thought it was from had temper. Mr. It.imshay here rose and said, that although he did not wish to volunteer as a witness in his own cause, he was ready to answer any question put to him. This closed the ease for the defence. _ _ Mr. Monk then replied on the part of the memorialists. He commenced by deprecating the violent attacks which had been made by Scrjeant Wilkins on everybody, high and low. lie was certainly surprised that the learned ear jeant had so virulently attacked the reporters, who were performing a peaceful and useful duty, and who could not make any answer. He had, however, made use of their testimoey when it suited his purpose. He denied that the press of Liverpool bad prevented Mr. Ramshay from per. forming his duties. The learned counsel then censured the selection of the county court for the dinner, and said he did not think Serjeant Wilkins had justified the introduction by Mr. Ramshay of the biographical account of his family. After deicribiug at some length the scene in court when Mr. Wbitty was present, he contended that there ought to have been some warrant, writing, or authority for his arrest. The attempt to arrest Mr. Whit y, under the cir cumstances, was utterly unauthorised; and the bailiffs might have been tre.ited as trespassers, or even as Sir George Stephen had advised. The court here adjourned for a short time, after which Mr. Malik proceeded to defend the witnesses on the part of the memorial from the observations and attacks of Mr. Ser jeant Wilkins. On the conclusion of the learned gentleman's address, Mr. Fowler expre-sed his thanks, and that of Mr. Serjeant Wilkins, to his lordship. The Earl of Carlisle said be should give his decision with as little delay as the importance of the subject warranted. The inquiry then terminated a lithe before four o'clock. 'TIE GUILD OF LITERATURE AND ART.—The amateur company of the Guild of Literature and Art com menced their performances in the provinces on Monday, with Sir E. Battier Lytton's comedy of " Not so Bad as we Seem ; or, Many Sides to a Character," before a crowded end fashionable audience, at the Assembly Rooms, Bath. The east was the same as at Devonshire-house, the per formers being Mr. Frank Stone A.K.A. Mr. Charles Dickens, Mr. Robert Bell, Mr. Augustus Egg, A.K.A., Mr. Dadlea l ostello, Mr. John Forster, Mr. Peter Cunning ham, Mr. Douglas Jerrold, Mr. K . H. Horne, Mr. Charles Knight, Mr. ark Lemon, Mr. Popham, Mr. Wilkie Col lins. at. The comedy was very well played, and the making-up of all of the different characters was excellent. The farce of "Mr. Nightingale's Diary" followed. The performance was repeated on Wednesday, at Bristol, the theatre, with all its appurtenances and appointments, hav ing been removed by Mr. Simian, and fitted up in the Vie torie-rooms. Notwithstanding that the theatre occupied a considerable space, there were seats for upwards of twelve hundred people. Every one of these was taken; and so rapidly were they disposed of, that the amateurs were soli ' cited to give a second performease in Bristol. To do this was extremely inconvenient Y SNOW of them, owing to ' literary engagements ; but they eceserai. Everything went off on Wednesday evening with aseilmation. ROTA'. COLLEGE OF Susazosh.--The following penthesen basins undespeee the astessary examinations, were winiteed seenbers et the Osage ea Pr loth inst.:— Mears- E. It. hawse, Bat Olteselgoese, Doves ; J. E. Tol ima Boston; J. Collis, Absalom; J. W. Eastwood, Claes- Wield ; W. E. Day, Bristol; J. M. Roche, Feraoy; and C. Chihnell, Tuthill-street, Weassdaeter. At the same meet fag of the court Mr. J. W. Elliott peered his examination ter naval surges. LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN AND GREAT WUTIZN COMPANI66.—In consequence of the contras paned lease of the Cheshire line to the Great Western, amen. Stephenson and Locks have been instructed by the Landon and North Western Company to survey a new line to Birkenhead. It is proposed that it shall pass off from the Chester and Holyhead line west of Chester. It will therefore run to the west of the Chester Com p any's line ben Chester to Birkenhead, and nearly parallel with it. Is length it will be about the same as the erWas line. The cost of It is alienated at half a rain er thereabouts. The Shrewsbury sod Chester Company, en the ether band, tiltthe pienentlen in yerhisent meet *swim of a bill s to one of senewheee about he Lhneralea road station, sad sus to Almon en the Meer or& Holyhead line, between! and le aim The Aleut of this measure is to give the Great Welton and *eh 111hrowsbury allies a line to Ireind enfielybesil. ss wee Independent of the London and North Western aril Chester and Holyhead W inne* as erosible. If this wen anis& the Armee to Holyhead we the Great Werra awl ale the Lewis ern honk Western (existing ranee) west* be awn the nom These are the prepainnues der a awns peafflausestry wee between the two grew seespislie.—Liesepsel Ckevaide. FSTICSSIVE ism=OP Apirmaesr.D PEPPER. —A suend crusade of the SEMI of the Wend Revenue Downing against the to ides red resew of the on rendes heeler been ben* to a dam and In upwards of =siim b iantserea senues, haft et witellueseed pepper and the hr mesh YbumeNtr. twee been nub bs the shops of sine of the larger rime ht lends.. The spurious . esempened ernwis. as =ism known r "P. D.,' labs of wimetwd seek dela, linseed, rice and uneweens ether sabuthwhe ter , which, belie wend up tnyelher, are veryt>raalt sl dsbellen. In two or these awe, an the Sane, side of the warner, the offenders an irm the washer who wen Ind by the ' Inland Reran' Corriesisneus Is Nay Ism% in varving from M. to 1001. Pines inhumane than =et: to the knowledge of the eanniesloners, it appears that bat a small proportion of real ppopppssrr finds its way to the con sumer, and that the poorer bMriwo are not exclusively the places where this band upon the public is committed. Pro ccettiop will shortly be ccennested for the recovery of penalties to a large amount. —..aurtzas.—The lament sy.e te death of Lard William De Blayaiere, 01 Be be Vali, Norwood, Surrey, aged 74, were ors Friday is litigated before W. Carter, Esq. From the evidence of Clarefino Brown, Mary Ann Shaw, Mr. Street (tarpon), end ether wiggles, it appeared that the deceased noblerner bed taken aphis reeidence in the locality of Maw° 4 for above tea arathe post. Daring this period be shanties and good gigs to the peer of the district had bag in mowitinee with the awn he has invariabl i r es zo: Wed. His health had for loge date been very hadi sad ea eta* of manioc bad eetestly _albstodi his %h e hies latellesis. As his theampanat did ast west to be of a saisidel *anew be was sat wateitsit 11111 Minty as would otherwise have bees amid aessesary. Oa Taseday night leg be lonLhip mired to rest at an early bees% sod awaking et about fear Vets* es the irds atseates, he Mbed ass of his fensab semis to befog lan OM of his gin* which was oosoodlooly dine. If wee then aerobieged, bat his Isedship diseiralibat weistaftersais Sebum aboakt be salted, sod duke the aim= of the herb sena% it would seen that his 3M Iselni dor pistol with a heavy charge of powder GM • imp igratity of sir= shot. and before the valet seal bees asesd the %pest of bran% created the atlas% Mama be tV man. elm. ant IS several of the domed% maWS MMs Ind skip's oltatabn they found him Wog es the penal weber */ in be blood. Immediately the ails of Mr. hoest, of Norwood, surgeon, were aided kin _rogaieldea. boa beim the snivel of that gentleness Ids MY* bad arond le mist. The peel rasr.res emanates thawed that his Whim avast boo bees a ware hum haw ; sad this dreamier% bni puss& that woos debility width bad se dopaired _big imibOes nil ea to urge his to commit selminea. The diseased lord was • peer of Ireland, sad sassed the SAW la 1791, in which he was actively engaged be swami years, remising the rank of full general in 11141. Diis ma sal inseseser, Lord John, a captain of the 3rd Wog Wig Balbionig e is the po nor of the celebrated mitt Aareles. Oa the cone anon of the evidence the orriger summed op, and the Jury returned a verdict of " Teorgessry lasenity." DIPED,LAL SALT AND ALNALI COMPANT.—A meeting in this getter was bald on Saborday, before blaster in Chancery Tinaey, when the list of matributories was higher sold d and instructions taken for the realisa tion of assets from the sale of the 's property. It Is understood that the arrangsamis aching are such that there will be a return disarm Wend of a call on the un fortunate shareholders, who were led %believe tag "soap" could be made out of " dint." THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 17, 1851. kal33 bitelitgence. EQUITY COURTS.-EATUBDAL Berne Tim Logos Juane= or Ares... ATTOENET-OENZHAL O. MOILDOCH AND OTHERS. . . • Mr. Holt wu heard till the rising of the court in cond. tuition of the argument for the defendants (the appellants) in this part-heard ease. Lord Justice Lord Cranworth, on rising for the day, in timated to the bar that the cause list fur each day would in future be suspended in court as soon as possible after the previous day's sitting. The same arrangement bad, he un derstood, been directed by the Lord Chancellor, and the other equity judges in their respective courts. Mr. Holt, on behalf of the bar, thanked their lordships for the arrangement as a much more convenient one than the practice hitherto observed, of withholding the publica tion of the lists till sir o'clock. Simms, a t XTIRS V. Pzi o, limns vas Lois CZASICILLOIL !NARITA/LI BEIATTAT.—Moar- MAIN. This ease, which was an appeal from a decree of Vice- Chancellor Knight Bruce, was set down for judgment this morning. The testator gave the residue of his personal estate in trust to convert the same into money (except cer tain shares in the Northumberland and Durham District Bank), and invest in securities, paying the interest to the plaintiff fur life, and after her decease to convert the bank shares into money, to be invested in government secu rities to stand in his name for ever, the dividend to be re ceived in equal portions by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge the Society for Propagating the Gospel in Foreign Pa:is, the Church Missionary Society, and the Church Building Society. The Master's report with respect to the shares stated that the property of the bank consisted among other things of certain freehold lands, copyhold lands, and money due on mortgage of free hold or copyhold or leasehold lands, and that all the pro perty savoured of realty except as far as the shares were altered or varied in respect of their nature and quality by a deed of settlement, whereby the shares in the bank were declared to be personal estate. The Vice-Chancellor held that the shares were within the Mortmain Acts. - The Lord Chancellor was understood to say that property et this kind had grown to so large an extent, and there had bees to many conflicting decisions, that it seemed to him "strongly important to put the matter in such a course as to have a speedy settlement of all doubts. The cases appeared to divide themselves into three classes. The first Included cases of corporations; companies which were oor• potations, but of a peculiar nature, where the individual members had a right to a separate share in the profits. With regard to these, it had been decided that shaves in this kind of corporate property were not within the Mortmain Act. There were two or three eases on the point, in one et which, the case of the Chelsea Waterworks Company, the court held that it did not come within that set. there was this distinction between ordinary corporations and these corporate companies; in general corporations the cor porator hail no specific share, and could not assign any in terest; but in this kind he had a separate interest, which was capable of being assigned. The second class referred to joint-stock companies established by act of parliament, not incorporated. Here there was no distinction between the interests of the members of a joint stock company established by act of parliament, and a company established by deed, except in so far as specific enactments were made, as the insertion of a clause to the effect that the interests of the shareholders should lie deemed personal estate. There was no distinction save this, that the enactments of the act were binding, whatever might be their effect. This was not one of these cases, and he need not now consider what was the effect of a joint stock company established by act of parliament. The present company was one eats• blished by deed. The question here arose on the peculiar nature of the property, but he had been unable to discover any distinction between a partnership of 500 and one of two or three persons. Difficulties might no doubt arise in con sequence of the increase of numbers, but this could not affect the character of the property. I was said that the legislature in passing the Mortmain Act (9 Cleo. 11., c. 36), did not contemplate this kind of property. In Isis opinion the act had no application. It was well in eases of construc tion of statutes to look to those cases decided soon after the act ot legislation as possible. A case was decided sor 6 years after the passing of that act. In " The Attorney-General v. Weymsn" (2 Ambler), where the teatator directed his estate to be sold, and out of the proceeds a certain sum given to charities, the question arose whether that was within the Mortmain Act. The Lord Chancellor in that case remarked that the general words of the preamble of the act to prevent property being inalienable had been re lied on, but his lordship thought that the intention of the statute had been interpreted too strictly, and it was al ways held that the title of an act was no part there of. He (Lord Truro), in passing, would just remark with reference to the provisions of the 36th chapter of Magna Chlrta and the ith of Edward 1., that there had been a lung and constant struggle between the clergy and laity, the one trying to prevent alienations and the other to prevent disinherison of heirs. Ile referred to that circum stance, as it might account for the generality of the words of the 9th Geo. 11. It often happened that in enactments to provide against a certain thing acts in themselves inno cent were declared to be unlawful, and penalties enacted. The first duty therefore was to look to the language of a statute to sec whether it plainly came within the object sought to be attained by the act of legislation. The sta tute 29th Geo. li. pointed to the disherison of heirs under the circumstance of advantage being taken of that state • • - of mind, whereby persons were less capable of resolution, on a death-bed. Then as to the question of partnership, it was to be considered whether there was any difference be tween this and an ordinary partnership. ft appeared by the deed that the banking company were to make advances on mortgage, and that the genera l body were to have the control of the whole company at meetings to be called in a particular manner. The land therefore appeased to be subject at all times to the disposition of the general body, or their managing partners, or, in other words, directors. It seemed to him, therefore, to be important to consider what was the effect of the deed, whether this was distinct from an ordinary partnership, and next, what would be the effect of the company having complete control over all their property. From toe time the azt passed down to the present day, cases were constantly occurring at intervals on its construction, sod it seemed to him important, as well for the sake of the general principle involved as fur the interests of the parties, that they should have the opinion of a court of law with regard to the construction of the act of parliament on this important point. The property in this Nee was of considerable value, amounting to about 6GO shares ; and the cost of obtaining an opinion from a court at law would not be great, sea from the present state of busi ness very little delay aced be incurred. At the same time its was quite prepared, if the parties desired it, to give his Minuet. After sons deliberation, his lordship's suggestion was assodod to by counsel for the parties to the suit. His lordship specially . directed the attention of the bar as the authorities bearing on this question given in Mr. Evans's learned work the Collection of the Statutes. RAVINES V. THE EA COUNTIES RAILWAY COMPANY. Mr. Mains concluded the argument for the defendants, and Sir Fitzroy Kelly was partly heard in reply. The further hearing of this cause was adjourned till Tuesday morning. Bkroas Tit Marra or rye Row. ZOLIIIITA o. TYIIII. Mr. Stuart replied in this ease, and The Muter of the Rolls dererred his judgment. Baroae Ba►DBUYT •. THE I It 'MUM& SHEFFIELD, AND LIN. COLNbMIRE RAILWAY COMPANY. The plaintiff in this cue war the owner of cotton mills which abutted on the Manchester, Ashton-under-Lyne, awl Oldham Canal, between Loweatreet and Boond-street, in Manchester. The defendants (the railway company) had become by virtue of an act of parliament the owners of the canal, which had been originally cut by a company in or about the year 1791 under the provisions of acts of parlia ment which constituted the canal a public canal. There was another defendant in the suit, Mr. Bowler, who, under some arrangement with the company and with their sanc tion, had walled off a creek or piece of land covered with very shallow water, and separated it from the canal at a point situated at the bottom of Boond-street. The plain tiff's bill alleged that the creek so walled off was an integral part of the canal, and charged that defendants intended to fill up the ate and to build thereon, and claimed that he bad a right of frontage upon the creek as part of the canal immediately outside his mills in which there were windows and a water doorway opening into the creek, and the bill prayed for a declaration of the plaintiff's rights end an in junction. Mr. Bacon and Mr. Prior now moved for an injunction to restrain the defendants from excluding the water of the canal from the creek, or preventing the flow of the water of the canal as it flowed before Whitsuntide, 1850, or to ob struct the water access over the canal to the north-east front of the plaintiff's property. It appeared that the plaintiff's title to the land and frontage was a deed of the 16th of May, 1840, by which the company conveyed the site of the front of the plaintiff ' s mills, describing it as abutting on the north-east on the canal. • Mr. Hallos and MT. G. L. Russell opposed the motion on the ground that the creek in question was not a portion of the canal. They contended that the admittal in the deed of 1840, was an ernr or inaccuracy, not binding the company. It was agreed that the plaintiff's mills abutted on the canal on the northern frontage, but there was great discrepancy in the evidence, whether the creek on the north-east frontage had ever been a part of the canal, or used as such. The case of Blakernore and the olamorganshire Canal Com pany, 1 My. and K. 164, and 6 Ty r . 603, was cited. The Vice-Chancellor, upon tho defendants undertaking that the property should be continued in its present state, directed the motion to stand over with liberty for the plain , iff to bring such action as he might be advised at the next Liverpool mains. THI BUSINESS OF TIM COURT. The Vice-Chancellor, at the rising of the court, addressed Mr. Bacon, and said hat the Lord Chancellor and the Lords Justices bad given directions that the muse paper of each court should be prepared, and that the registers should take measures for musing the court paper for each court to be edited at the door of the office as soon as pos sible alter the court's rise, leaving it to each judge to do what he may think most convenient is his court. His Honour said he should give direction that the course should be followed in his court. Mr. bacon begged, on behalf of the bar, to thank his I Honour for so useful a change. The plan suggested would very much conduce to facilitate counsel in the despatch of business. He knew that the solicitors would be still more deeply indebted to the court for the change, as it would en able them to make preparations for the following day, ' which they have hitherto been frequently unable to make, in consequence of the lateness of the hour at which du, business of the ensuing day has been announced. Bisnaz pcs.CiAnau.on Ns R. EIPDIRILIM CAUSZ 1 7 R; - COURT. OF TOE Tho Vice-Chancellor, at the runes of the court, made the announcement with respect to the publicatiou of cause fiats, above reported in Vice-Chancellor Parker's Court. Mr. Bethel) returned the thanks of the bar. QUEEN'S BENCH-JUDGES' CHAMBERS. SATURDAY. arms NIL JUmcK Eats. ___ THE QUEEN ON THE PROSECUTION OF WM. PHELPS HOLLAND V. THOMAS HELMSMEN. INDICTMENT FOR new/intr. In this case an indictment was preferred against the de fendant, a solicitor and banker, lately resident in London, but for many yearn carrying on business at Godalming, in Surrey, for perjury, alleged to have been committed by him in an answer tiled in the Court of Chancery relative to certain transactions between him and Wm. Phelps Rol- land, the extensive brewer, of the same town. A true bill was found by the grand jury, at the Middlesex Sessions, on Tuesday last, and a judge's warrant, issued upon the usual certificate. The bail proposed were Mr. Holme and Mr. Frampton, and the only question was the amount. Mr. Binns, who appeared as agent to the solicitor for the prosecution, submitted that the court could not accept at torneys as bail. Mr. Justice Erle said that the rule did not apply in a case of misdemeanour, and fixed the bail at 2001. The usual recognisance' were entered into, and the defendant discharged. BAIL COURT.—BATURDAT. Frrreass SUMO. —Banta Y. Jawrica Eats, Tat QUEEN v. THE MAYOR AND A63ESSON OP HARTLE- P00L..--MAN DAM VS. Mr. Cole moved for a rule calling on the mayor and assessor of the borowzb of Hartlepool to show cause why a mandamus should not issue commanding them to place • person called Dobiuy upon the burgess roll of the borough as the occupier of a house, and he having been assessed to the rates for upwards of t hree years. Rule nisi grant( el. .11-11r,011 AT NM PAM. BALL V. MOCNTFoRD.—CONTRADICTORY EVIDENCE. This was an action to recover the sum of 56/. 101. 9d. fur goods sold and delivered, for money lent, and on an account stated. The defendant pleaded that exceptas to 361. 10s. he was not inde ted, and then us to the sum of 36/. 10s. he pleaded that be had accepted two bills, one fur 131 10s. and the other for 211., and further, that at the time the action was brought these bills had not arrived at maturity. The plaintiff was a dealer in artificial flowers, in London wall, while the defendant was the proprietor of a fancy em porium at Greenwich; and the claim for goods sold and delivered was for articles supplied by the plaintiff to the defendant. The amount for goods supplied was 36'. 104. ; and a further sum of 20/. was, as the plaintiff said, fur money which had been lent to 'he defendant. This was the plaintiff's version of the matter, and he was examined and cross-examined at considerable length. The defendant, on being called, contradicted the statement of the plaintiff in every material point, and said that the bills had been given to the plaintiff in payment of the account for goods, and that the sum of 201., which had been received from the plaintiff, was merely the payment of money to that amount which he (defendant) had previously let him. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff ter the sum of 361. 10s., thereby deducting the 201. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.-SATURDAY. Anima, before Mr Justice Talfourd. In the course of the trial it became necessary to prove that a person named Joseph had died before another named Morgan, and the prisoner swore that he had examined a paper which ho tendered for that purpose, with the original will of Joseph in the registry at Llandaff, and also that he examined a memorandum at the foot with an entry in a book called the "Act Book" in the dame registry. It appeared, how ever, that there wax no book Lept at LlandatE which could properly be called an " act book"— for the acts of the court instead of being catered in a book were written across the wills them selves. The so called " net book" was a mere memo• readmit of the daily business of the court; and the extract from it put in by the prisoner wax do palpable not an " act" of the court, that Mr. Justice *ralfouril, wfiilst offering to admit it, handed it back to the learned counsel conducting the cause, and suggested that it was not the proper evidence to prove the poiut sought to be established. 'rho paper was consequently withdrawn, and parole evidence was given in its stead. The discrepancy which existed between the document and any real "act" of the court at once sug gested a suspicion of perjury to the learned Judge, and on inquiry it turned oat that Philpotta had neither been to Llandaff, nor seen the will, and that the Extract from the " act book" had been forwarded to him by post. Upon this he was indicted fur perjury, and was tned at the last Monmouth assizes, before Mr. Justice Erle. Mr. Grey now Mldresseall the court in a lengthened speech against the conviction on the ground thst the evidence of the prisoner was not material to the issue. Two ingredients must enter into the composition of perjury. Not only must the thing sworn be false, but its matter must be something by which the judge of fact, whether that was the judge or the jury, might be misled. Now in this ease, the document put in by the prisoner, had it even been a properly ex amined copy, would not have been admissible evidence, and he submitted that Mr. Justice Talfourd had been wrong in offering to receive it. He was hound to suppose that judge's rating would he according to law, and therefore he might assume that the document in question could never by any chance have got to the jury. In conclusion, the learned counsel said that whatever their lordships might think of the inconvenience of tho law requiring the matter of the false swearing to be relevant to the issue, tit order to constitute the crime of perjury, he felt sure they would not suffer that to interfere with their judgment in the present Case. The Lord Chief Justice said he was quite of opinion that as the law stood at the time of the trial the conviction was right. It was quite clear that the false sweariag was in a judicial proceeding, and how could it then be said that it was no. material ? The orcat question in the cause was the date of Joseph's death, and the prisoner had offered in evidence a copy of Joseph's will, and the act of the court which should show that a probate hail been granted of it. If that had been in evidence, though the fact of Joseph's death had been proved by parole evidence, it would have . . corroborated that parole evidence, rod therefore it must have been material. With respect to the learned coun sel's objection, that the judge woo wrong in otfering to admit the document, that would be to make the perjury conditional on the dcci•ion of the House of Loris upon the bill of exceptions. He (Lord Campbell) thought that the prisoner had given evidence that would have let in the document, that that document was material, and that the swearing was false. They had, therefore, all the ingredients neeesNary to constitute the crime of perjury, and the conviction ought to be affirmed. Conviction affirmed accordingly, and judgment ordered to be given at the next assizes. THE QtEEN ON TIIE CONVICTION OE THOMAS JOHN BON AND CHAICLEs WILIOUT.—EXTRAOEDINAItIf CASE. 8117111011 IN DANCO.—DAFORI CAMP JIAPTICI JNNVIS AND lIY. Jurrics MARSHALL T. THE YORK, NEWCASTLE, AHD BERWICK RAILWAY COMPAI.iY.—Lo ar LI3.OOAGE. The piarWitiii iiiiic;;;wasWirtiTerlySiilel. to Lord Adolphus Vane, and as such travelled with him from Dar lington to London. During this journey he lost his port manteau, and ho brought this action to recover the value of it. The trial took place at the sittings after last term in MittHese:, before Chief Justice Jervis, when a verdict was taken for the plaintiff, for 301., subject to the opinion of the court upon a question of law. In the present term a rule for a nonsuit was obtained, and this rule now came on for argument. Mr. Knowles, Q.C., and Mr. Hugh Hal. Q.C., showed cause ; and Mr. llumfrey, Q. C., and Mr. Willes sup ported the rule. The question raised was whether the plaintiff was entitled to sue ; and the defendants contended that he was not, in asmuch as his fare had been paid by Lord Adolphus Vane. The declaration alleged that the defendants carried the plaintiff for hire, and then charged the duty to carry safely. fhis duty, it was argued, would not arise, except hire was paid, and it was submitted that no person could avail him self of the duty except he who paid the hire. The Chief Justice was of opinion that the rule should be made absolute. It bad been, in the first place, said that, uno.er the circumstance' of the case, no ac-' lion would lie at all by the plaintiff against the defendants, whatever was the form of the de claration, for the loss sustained. But the admission that had been made during the arguments, sad the authorities that had been quoted, put the defendants into considerable difficulty in the arguments, for it was admitted that if the plaintiff, being a passenger in this very train, and under the very same circumstances, instead of losing his portman teau had had his leg broken, the action would lie, and it was said it would lie, because it was for personal suffering. But in what respect was it, that, under these circumstances, he could have an action for personal surf ring ? Not be cause the contract was made between him and the com pany, for Mr. Hill admitted that if there were a contract between him and the company the action would also lie for the loss of goods. It was, therefore, not by reason of any contract; and it must be that a duty of the company, irre spective of any contract, would entitle the plaintiff to re cover for personal suffering. This being so the court did not see why he should not recover for property. But Mr. Hill further contended that the action would not lie because of the terms of the declaration, which, it was said, so tied up the plaintiff, as to restrict him from going back to the ge neral liability. It was said that as the declaration alleged that the plaintiff was carried for hire, it must be shown that the hire was paid by the plaintiff to the defendants. If the action were founded upon the contract that would be so, but if upon the duty, as the company thought it was, the action would lie whether the fare was paid by a stranger or by the plaintiff. Rule absolute. isrrrisos at Neu Pam rK MinaLmx.—Bavou Ma. Arms Cresway MID ♦ OLIMMO. JURY. PRITCHARD V. GROVE—SLANDER. The plaintiff in this cast is a master blacksmith in the Waterloo-road, and the defendant is a carman in the same neighbourhood. The action was to recover damages for slanderous words spoken by the defendant of the plaintiff; and the pleas were not guilty. and that the action had been settled by giving the plaintiff a quantity of beer, but of this plea no evidence was given. Mr. Ilumfrcy, Q.C., and Mr. Joyce, were tot the plaintiff ; and Mr. Prentice for the defendant. _ _ ...... _ The plaintiff's wife died in July, last year, and a rumour somehow got ►broad that her death was caused by Ins ill usage. In consequence of this a post mortem examination took place, at his request, and it was found that death arose from natural causes. On the sth August the defen dant went to the plaintiff, and, among ether things, told him that he wu a swindler ; that he never paid any one ; that he had not paid his iron man; and that he had mur dered his wife. The fir►t part of this statement was heard only by members of his own family ; but the accusation in reference to his wife was heard by several neighbours. The counsel for the defendant admitted that the plaintiff was a most respectable man, and that there was not the slightest truth in what his client had said in an angry mo ment. The fact, however, appeared to be that nobody believed what had been said, and, therefore, no real injury had been sustained. _ . The jury consulted together for some time, and then inquired of his lordship what amount of damages would carry costa. Mr. Justice Cresawell declined to answer this question, and told them that they must decide independently of that matter. The jury again consulted, and at length found • verdict for the plaintiff for 405., evidently thinking that this would not give costs. They also said that they thought the action ought not to have been brought in this court. Mr. Justice Creswell said the County Courts had not yet jurisdiction in cases of this kind. Mr. Ilumfrey—Now, gentlemen, you may know that 40s. will carry costs. (A laugh.) COURT OF EXCHEQUER.-SATUIIDAY. SITTUIOII ID MUD:O.-BM/AZ THE LOAD CMIIII &MOD ' M. MAROS PAWED. MA. 8A ALI/1180D, AND MA. BARON PLAIT. This morning the Lord Chief Baron delivered the de• vision of the court in the following among other cues BURY O. PETRIL.—JUDOIRENT. _ _ _ _ In this cane the Lord Chief Baron said that the court would grant a rule nisi for a new trial upon the point with reference to the bankruptcy of Mr. Horroeks, who had been in partnership with the defendant • but upon the question of the partnership, and with regard to the way in which it affected the action, there would be no rule. Rule nisi granted. CRAVEN V. 7HZ SUNDERLAND Doe= COMPANY.-- JUDOMINT. The Lord Chief Baron said, in this case, the Court thought that the reference which had been made had not been sent to the referee to be finally decided. The action had been brought to recover the amount of the plaintiB•s bill for making the Sunderland Docks. The reference in this case was like a refenrnce to the Muter to report, but not to decide, leaving another tribunal to dispose of the merits, and the decision of the referee was to be treated as a derision subject to an appeal. The reference was simply to advise and report, and nothing more, and there would, therefore, be no rule for a new trial. Rule refused. SZLBT v. Tux EAST tLNOLIAN RAILW*Y CUMPANY.— JUDOIIII4T. The majority of theisurt;teM of opinion that there ought to be no rule granted in this ease. Rule refused. EXCHEQUER CHAMBER.--SATURDAT. COURT FOR CROWN CASES RESERVED. Bennis bnii, Cam Jas. Ica Comm, Mii. Jurnot MAin.s, Jaarrea TALI .UND. II& ILION Pali; Ma. DAWN FIAT?, AND NIL ii/1110,1 %sans. Tuz Quits ON THE PROSECUTION OF THOMAS GRIFFIN In this case the two prisoners had been indicted at the Peterborough quarter sessions for having stolen a banker's cheque for 42f., four notes of 101. each, and 42 :.ova. It appeared that the prosecutor was seated at his shop door at Peterborough on the 214th of June last, being market day, and that the prisoners, placing themselves near him, began a conversation about the sale of some beasts and a pony. They disagreed as to the price, Johnson asking 12f., and Wright offering 401. The prosecutor said, " Split thu intlerence." Johnson then stated that Wright should have them, were it not that his (Johnson's) father would be I angry, es Wright hail bought two cows over his head. Wrignt offered to give up the cows. The prosecutor ag sin interposed, and the prisoners appeared to conclude a bar gain that Wright should give Johnson 42/. for the beasts ' and the pony, and that a half-sovereign should be returned provided that the prosecutor would take the money trout Wright, and pay it to Johnson, as if he (th. prosecutor) was the buyer, so that Johnson's father might believe him to be the real purchaser. The prosecutor consented to act as a go-between. The parties then entered his shop, and I Wright counted out 42 sovereigns, 40 of which were passed through the prosecutor', hands to Johnson, and the other 1 two laid upon the counter. Johnson laid down the 49 sovereigns upon the counter also, with un explanation that his tattier " who was an austere mail '—(a laugh)—would not be satisfied without a cheque upon a lanker, and requested the prosecutor to draw one accordingly. Ile (prosecutor) went round to his desk, leaving the prisoners with the sovereigns, drew the cheque payable to 'I humus Johnson or bearer for 421., returned and delivered it to Johnsen. At this time he lost all thought of the nioncy, ,ind when he returned from his desk the sovereigns had dis appeared. Johnson said the prosecutor utust go with hint to the bank to draw the money. The prosecutor consented and Wright was to remain in the shop until they returned " to finish the transaction." The prosecutor ;mil Johnson left Wright alone at the shop door, and went to the bank together. When the cheque was cashed, by desire of the prosecutor, in four notes of 101. each and two sovereigns, Johnson took the money and came out of the bank, the prosecutor stopping fur a minute or two to give some direction about his pass-book. Instead of returning at once to Wright at the prosecutor's shop, Johnson requested the prosecutor to accompany him to an inn ' where he said his father was, to satisfy him as to the business. They went into the inn yard together, where Johnson called fur his pony, at the mime time slipping a half-sovereign into the prosecutor's hand, saying, " I will go and turn out the beasts." lie then made off by the entrance of the inn yard, leaving the prosecutor with the half-sovereign and the pony (which the ostler delivered to him), instead of returning with him to the shop where Wright was to remain to " finish tho transaction" (as the prosecutor all along expected was to be done), and to hand over the 42 sovereigns to him. The pro secutor then for the first time suspected that he had been cheated. (A laugh.) Ile made haste home with the pony, and found that Wright had tied, and the 42 sovereigns also (laughter) nobody but prosecutor's daughter having been in the shop. The pony, with the bridle and saddle, was not worth more than sth. The pri soner Johnson was well dressed, like a farmer, and Wright like a jobber; and the prosecutor swore that he believed them to be respectable men engaged in a bond fide transac tion, and that he assisted in it purely (ruin good nature, and was not to receive one penny for what he did. lie also stated that he .hould have allowed Johnson to go to the bank alone with the cheque, he remaining with Wright and the sovereigns in the obey, had not Johnson requested him to go to the bank with him. The prosecutor expressly stated in his evidence that he expected Johnson was to come back with him to Wright, and that he was to have the 42 sovereigns from - Wright ; that he did not expect Wright to "cut away," and did not con sider Johnson at liberty , to go off with the money be fore he (the prosecutor) had the sovereigns in exchange. It was proved that during the same morning the prisoners at tempted to engage another party in a similar transaction, and evidence wits given to show that the prisoners were act ing in concert, and were apprehended Ma gig together the same evening about 20 miles from Peterborough, Wright having 4.5 sovereigns found on him. 'the prisoners' courted contended that these facts did not justify a conviction for lar ceny, and the chairman therefore put the following ques tions to the jury—lit. Did the prisoners throughout intend to get the property of the prosecutor into their possession by fraud and apply it to their own use ? 2nd. Did the prosecu tor intend to part with his property in the cheque and change until Johnson had returned, and until the prose cutor receives' the 42 sovereigns ? 3rd. If they should find that when tho prosecutor gave Johnson the cheque he with his property in it, after the money partedit dbeen obtained for it from the bank, whose property were the forty-two sovereigns left upon the counter? The chairman directed the jury that if they found ,the first question in the affirmative, and the second In the negative, the prisoners were, in law, guilty , of larceny of the cheque and chance; and further that if they found the first two questiona in the affirmative, l and found also that the i 2 sovereigns left on the counter became the property of the prosecutor when the cheque I was delivered to Jetinson and cashed at the bank, and were taken away by Wright, they were guilty of larceny of those 42 sovereigns. The jury found that the prisoners originally intended to defraud followed by a general verdict of guilty. The prisoners' counsel applied for a case fur the Court of Criminal Appeal, upon which the chairman requested the jury to give distinct answers to the questions above stated, and they answered the first in the affirmative and the se cond in the negative; no reply to the third being thereupon asked for. Mr. Blies, Q.C., now submitted that the prosecutor had parted with his property in the cheque entirely, and not with the possession only. It had been dealt with precisely as he had wished, and, in fact, nothing was done respecting it invito domino. It was true that the language of the second answer was somewhat inconsistent with this view, but then it was also inconsistent with itself. It was asked, whether the prosecutor intended to part with his property in the cheque and change ? and this the jury had found in the negative • but it was evident that the prosecutor did intend to Part with his property us the cheque in order that the change might be procured for it. In the bank notes, the learned counsel contended, that tho prosecutor never had any property ; and quoted several cases to show that in order to constitute a larceny, it was necessary that the property stolen should have been in the actual possession, corporal or constructive, of the prosecu tor, otherwise it was a case of embezzlement. Oa the third question submitted to the jury no verdict had been taken at all. _ _ _ . PHILPOTTI.—PsoaoaT. This ease arose out of en action of ejectment, " Doe dens. Richards T. Griffiths," tried at a recent Monmouthshire Mr. Mellor, Q.C., on the part of the crown, argued that the moment the prisoner got possession of the cheque, or change, with the animus furandi, or intention of theft, the offence of larceny was completed. Mr. Bliss replied, contending that Mr. Mellor's doctrine could not be received, unless the ditinttion between lar ceny and obtaining under false pretences were abandoned. The Court took time to consider, and adjourned until this day (Monday). EXCHEQUER JUDGES' CHAMBERS. SATURDAY. Bayou Mu. Ruoff MARTIN. CRARAIULAII V. WITT.—THE LATI PLATS ROBBERT IN THE STRAND. ---7:: This wu an action brought by the plaintiff, mtt. 4••• 4 \ Charamcau, to recover 158 1 . 10a., supposed to be pa the produce of the robbery at Masan. Clapham And Wi 1114 1 Strand, to which plaintiff was charges' with War a ---n i-..- • j V . V'• , 'G' ~i I ‘. . : 2 ; ' ,.....v ., , . ...•''..' .1 1 THE LONDON DOCKS AND THE CUSTOMS. The tory journals of Saturday contained, in common with the Expros, a copy of the correspondence betwien the London Duck Company and the Customs, the purport of which was published on Tuesday in the Express. They prefix to the same the following preliminary statement, which fully supports oar allegation, that the first approach to a compronsuo came from the Chairman of Customs—a fact the Treasury rashly ventured to con , trodict : . _ . _ - • " A time since the chairman of the Board of Customs having occaiion to visit the London Docks in company with au othcial personage from Frans, the superintendent of the company gttended these gentlemen round the docks. In the course of the conversation which arose on that occa sion the chairman of the Board of Customs remarked to the supermtendeut of the docks that he had no doubt the Curtoms and the London Dock Company would be as good friends again as ever after the pending disputes were settled.' _ _ . " Subsequently to this occurrence, information being re ceived that the Customs were preparing to take some more of their cases against the company into court, sad the time being near at hand when it would be necessary to make effective preparation for meeting the same, the superinten dent of the company suggested that, before encountering the further expense and harassiug interruption to business attending the preparing these defences, it would be expe dient to ascertain front the chairman of the Board of Customs the precise meaning of the expressions which ho had made use of on the occasion referred to, more especially as other intimations were not wanting that the Customs I were desirous to put an end to the existing disputes. " The superintendent was accordingly authorised to wait upon the chairman of the Customs, which he did—referring to the aforesaid observations addressed to him at the docks. A discussion ensued thereupon on the actual state of the differences between the Customs and the London Dock Company. After some further interviews it was arranged that the Customs would on their part give up the whole of the goods under seizure, and withdraw the whole of the 67 prosecutions pending against the company, on condition that the company should, on its part, admit in respect to some of the insures that there were legal grounds for making them on the score of irregularity—that it being the invariable custom of the crown to exact a fine in such Giles, a mere nominal fine should be imposed, not exceding 51., which fine, in order that the company should in no way compromise ,itself, the company should pay under protest. " The directors felt no difficulty in' admitting that, in respect of some of the goods under seizure, they were legally liable to seizure on the score of mere technical irre• gularity. They have, on other occasions, admitted that technical irregularities, free from any imputation of fraud, have occurred, as they will always be liable to occur, in the vast pressure of business frequently going forward at the docks. The first of the Dock Company's letters was then ad dressed to the Customs. In order to avoid all misunder standing. the draft of it was previously shown to the chair man of the Customs, and agreed to. The term of the Treasury minute to be issued in answer to this letter, re- leasing the goods, was also agreed upon." The statement, which follows the correspondence, further supports the allegation of an intrigue between the docks and the customs, with a view to " making things pleasant," which we also advanced, but which the Treasury, in ac cepting the docks submissien, so unceremoniously treated. On Mr. Trevelyan's letter the directors remark: "Tae company could not but be extremely surprised, on receiving the foregoing communication, to perceive that, contrary to the undentan iing which had been come to, and on the faith of which the letter of the 29th October was written, the amount of the fine had been increased from 51. to 1001., and that without any intersecting communication with the company; and further, that, instead of the Trea sury minute being drawn up in the form which had been agreed upon with the chairman of the Customs, occasion had been taken to introduce into the communication from the Treassity inferences and conclusions Irons which the company wholly dissented. The company had then to consider whether they should refuse to receive back these goods—plunge into a fresh sea of litigation—ex pend another 10,0001. or more in law charges—subject their officers again to the harassing interruption in the discharge of their duties occasioned by these proceedings— or pay the sum of 1001. ; whether, in short, they should be mulcted lOW. in the form of a nominal fine, or an additional 10,0001., or more, in the form of cost., involving in the latter case the additional grievance of an enormous pressure of inconvenience and interruption to their officers. Cousi deratiens of justice, it was plain, were to be equally vio lated in either case, but with a vast disproportion iu the consequent results. The company, therefore, looking at this state of things, and having in view the triumphant vindication which they had established of the integrity of the company's dealing., both in the long trial in the Court of Exchequer and in the subsequent inquiry before the parliamentary committee—looking to the emphatic with drawal of all imputation against the company's integrity made by the Attorney General at the close of the aforesaid trial, and considering that costs could in no event be recovered from the crown—felt that they would be acting most unjustifiably towards the interests committed to their care, if they could go on wasting the company's money in such a one-sided contest, and incurring the other griev ances already indicated, or consent to the payment of this nominal fine." The subject will bo found noticed in our leading columns. IRELAND. DUBLIN, Nov. 15. The Freeman states that notice of trial is the case of the proprietor of the World newspaper against Sir Wm. Somerville has been served, and that the case will be submitted to a jury during the after sittings of the present term. The case will be tried in the Queen's Bench, and before a common jury. The Mail of last night makes the following state ment:— The Spanish government have, we are informed, con ceded a grant of two hundred and fifty square miles of country on the banks of tho Guadalquiver, in the pro vince:, of Andalucia and Estremadura, "containing more than 160,000 acres of land, of the richest quality," to be colonised by Irish settlers, under the following conditions : Exemption from taxation for 2.5 years. Admission of their furniture, clothing, and agricultural implements free of duty. Privilege of felling timber for building in the royal forests. Power to appoint their own municipal authori ties. The district in question having been depopulated by the expulsion of the Moors has never since been fully occupied. The ceremonial of the investiture of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, K. 0., and the Right Hon. Robert Shapland, Baron Carew, with the ribbon and badge of the Order of St. Patrick, will take place at Dublin Castle on Tuesday next. Twenty-five new petitions were filed in this court during the past week, among them being a second petition for the sale of the estates of the Right Hon. Thomas Wyse, Arthur Quinn ' petitioner. The net yearly rental is set down at 3,4381. 21. ld.; incum brances, principal, 40,4081. 08.3 d.; interest or arrears of annuity, 8,1141. 4s. 6d. Another petition, in the matter of the Rev. Courtenay Turner, Edward Courtenay, and another, .petitioners ; net . yea i r x y rental, 1891. 9s. 10d.; incumbrancea, princi , 3,6811. 4s. 3d. ; interest or arrears of annuity, 3301. 19s. 2d. _ _ _ - - The amount of funds distributed during the week was 45,4281. A project is on foot in Cork, to get up an exhibi tion of art, industry, and national productions there, in the early part of next year. The City of Pittsburgh, screw steamer, from Phila delphia, 19 days out, put into Queenstown yesterday morning, short of coal. TILE WRECK or um DEMERAIA.—Capt. Mangles, managing director of the Royal West India Packet Com pany, with Commander HAM, his inspected the hull, and, it is stated, has given it as his opinion that the vessel must be abandoned to the underwriters. The most prevalent idea is that the hull is far too seriously injured to admit of its being repaired, and that the vowel mast be entirely broken up, when, it is said, her materials might be sold for 12,0001. An attempt at repair would Weals, the necessity of new ceilings, Oinking', te.• every bolt must also be new and larger, and altogether the expense would be greater than the value which the Demerara would be estimated at when completed. In the event of the most perfect repair of which she is susceptible, she would have to undergo a searching scrutiny by a government inspector before the company would accept her, even if they accepted her at all, which is considered doub tful ; and there are good grounds for be lieving th at a decision has already been arrived at to supply her place with a new ship. The vessel was insured for a sans very little short of 50,0001., sad any question as to the amount of damage will, as we understand, have to be set tled between Mr. Patterson eno the underwriten.—Bristol Mercury. NATAL APPOINTIONM—AIMIRALTY, NOV. 15. — Kates : T. W. Oliver, to Rapid; and C. F. Smith, to Ajax. Midshipman A. Eaton and W. F. Johnstone, to Hogue. PORTSMOUTH, NOV. 16.—The following mates and miiihipsma pared in navigation at the Royal Naval Co at 16is port, on Thursday :—Heron. W. L. C. Clark, Bsmp Palmer, Marcus Z. Stnithett, Maurice H. Melees. Chanlhe F. S mith, and Alexander F. 0. Young; and far Plemear—Mosen. Thomas C. Tilly, and William haul*. The Iledeares, 14, Commander Lord W. Compton arrived at Lestews am the Bth instant. The Dragon, stein; frigate, C Gillard, arrived at Naples on the 4th inst. from Leghtens, sad lelton the 6th for Malta. AXALYIIII OF ran BREVET.—The United Silt - vice Omar gives lb* follow'ag analysis of the numbers in the moat Brswte—Promoted to be generals-211ine and l en- Mow brallemantigeserals • Llsntensnt-Ocn.rak-46 line, artliwy,4l o4 , o7 antel marineonajor-generals ; )(or damprob-87 I artillery, 3 engineer, and 3 marine, colonels; line (2 cavalry, 10 guards, 19 in fantry, sail N half-pay), lb artillery, 12 engineer, and 1 sanne. liestraleads; LdeM.-Colossis-34 Lea (3 cavalry Isal $1 imheiag) , obi segiessr, =Os 1 Kters-79 line (3 snaky, 2 geards,7l islestay).n pniseen, 17 artillery, 17 aglow, sad 13 marine, slew.