The Express. — London, England, 1863-12-09 00:00:00

COURT Or ALDBRAIEN. A Court of Aldermen was held yesterday at ch u gho the Bight Eke. the LOAD MAYOR praidd Mr. Sheriff CAVE reported the state of the City gaols to lbe as follows :—ln Newpte there were 76prisoners, in WThitecrossatrset 94, and at Holloway prison 3. 4 5 prig,- CrIT BRORSRS. The following gentlemen were sworn as brokers of the City of London :—/ifeesrs. Lionel Benjamin Cohen, Thomas Aitken Roberts, sad Bruce Teynbam Roper. The follow ing gentlemen were allowed brokers :—Messrs. Charles Bell Ward. Joseph Tytherleigh Dumniett, Evelyn Fairlie, Campbell lamb Gemmel!, Isaac J. H. Wilkins, George Thomas B ra mble, Joseph Wykm, and George Walter Constable. Mr. Aldervian Copeland. M.P., was appointed chairman of Emmanuel Hospital ; Mr. Alderman Challis was ap pointed chairman of the gaol committee ; Mr. Alderman 'Wilson, chairman of the privileges committee; Alderman Sir J. Musgrove. chairman of the finance committee; sad Sir F. Moon. chairman of the general purposes committee. Several petitiwis were presented from the timekeepers of the different omnibus stations in the City, asking for com pensation on account of their having beei displaced by police-coostables being appointed to perform their duties, with a view the more effectually to carry out the pro. visions of the City Traffic Regulation Act. The petitions were referred to the general purposes sonamittise, and the court shortly afterwards adjourned. PROM LAST ETTGHTII GAZETTE. Purse or 'mutinous LID minim PAIRICIILLES TO NI °STAMM AT TO 011101 0/ TEI 011111 I[OIITZAZ, 001711 T 01 SANIIO7TCT. musnrcaum-sTurr.] Wftdimi Joint LittoirroN7i.rtileTadty-lanc, City, bag maker, W surrender Dec. 22, at 1. GeoROZ Bloat, Whittaker.klace, Peckham, and Fish-street hill, commission agent, Dec. at 1. \Fiume HENRY WALLIN, Mincing.lane, City, and St Paul's mad, Kennington, clerk to East India broken, Dec. 2 2 , at L Jelin Low. apinster, Eburyetreet, Pimlico, Jan. 4, at It ALrEs YDICIi HoLlJNoWoltrii, Rectory-place, Shacklewell, late wine merchant, Jan. 4, at It. WILLIAM LWnD, Burrowernors, filackfrianeroad, butcher's carrier, Jan. 4, at 12. leascits Buxom, Northampton, stosammon, Dec. 21, at 14. lirrdons BSI_ Paige Cheateretreet, Kennington-road, grocer, Dec. 19, at 12y. JAN® limos, Spa-terrace, Bermondaey, and the Platform, Ho therhithe. Haldeman, Dec. 22, at 11. Mottos 11 arriiews, 13entancl,place, Highutreet, Portland town, milliner. Dec. 22, at It Gonrazr TAYLOR, Rochester, hotel keeper, Dec. 19. at It 3111ILIAll lieralrf, ilindbrooke, Suffolk, superintendent regis trar, Dec. 22, at It Woman GOMM fialletk-place, Winton, late grocer, Dec. 26, ail. Hoare Huss TAMA, Mark-lane, City, wine merchant, Dee. 21, at Lucemie B OLLS, Ore, Soma:, baker, Dec. Id, at 1. RICHARD PILLS, Hie street, Camden-town, baker, Dec. 22, at 1. THOMAS WILLIAX TODDENHAX, Ladling, Yank Journeyman miller, bec.22,at 2. WILLIAM Psimin,Lucaset.,ConnoarcialdeLosarissr, Dec. not IDWARD ninon, Birmingham, licensed victualler, Dec. 13, at IL Joint DoWtmli, Devizes, Wiltshire, draper, Dec. 18, at 11. Jos ENGLISH, Bristol, dealer la needles, Dec. 18, at 11. Semen Itottmr, Sheffield, grocer, Dec. 19, at 10. WU.LIAN HANSOM, Hollings, Yorkshire, farmer, Dec. 21, at 11. IVAN RoARRTS, Denbigh, coal merchant, Dec. 22, at 11. CoNNTANDISZ GIOVANNI COCTSOPIILO, Liverpool, merchant, Jan. 1 , at it. Taolias ELLIOTr, Liverpool, late coal merchant. Dec le, at 11. GIORGI WIHYIRNOISON, Saddleworth, Yorkshire. flannel mans 'schwa, Dec. Li, at it Hume Kurron, Pendleton, Lancashire. brewer, Dee. Mt at It linen 'Mon, Saddleworth Yorksh.,manufacturer, Dec. 21,at 11. Amami Waimea, Ikrouni woridagjeweller. Dec 21. at Id HiceammTwowas,Lemanle ,Cor tam, nwalkdealw In poleaDec.l7,atle, Jests DAVIS, &laid. lamplighter, Jan. 1, at It 003101 BuwY, Leeds, Journeyman perk butcher, Deo. 23, at IL JONA Doming, I,ottDouse, Yorkshire, sops maker Dec. 23, at 12. Glows Baggigt Middleton, Tort:eh. ' TOONAII GMAT, Portsmou th , plumber, Jan. 4, at U. WILUAR Sithrsomb Hovel:sets, Soutluiea, Hanle, boormaker, Jan. 4, at 11. Jona Woman, Sheerness, boilermaker, Dee. 22, at 1. Taoism WILLIAMS, Mynydd Buchan, man, Dee. 21, at 11. DAVID Inalll4ffH, Llandudno, Carnal 14, at 11. HRIMT 11,03MCM, Dartmouth. grocer. Dec. 19, at 12. IFILIJAZ CAII, Fatheld, Durham, englneman, Dec. 10. at 12. ALFRED liggwitrta, Rut Helloed, Nottinghamshire, Lornerinaer, Dee. M., at 10. WILLIAM HAOI,IIO, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, brick manufacturer, Dec- 13, at 12. JOHN WEECTAKER, Quick, Yorkshire, grocer. Dec. 11, at 1. Hutleredeld, smith, Dee. 21, at 10. dp 001117. gradford, warehouseman, Jan. It, silo. pug IYIIIIIIOIIIII, Whitwick, Lefessiershlre, cordwalmir, Dec. si 3 1 . loam CatEi9 2 . Kingewinford, Staffordelthe, moaldsr, Dee. 24, at, It CHOWAs Jane Rlaatavon, Monninathsh., sinker, Dee. tt, at 1110eAs IV Ant., 'Seaford, Worcestersh.,late publican,DeuMallL SIONAS IiIBrITARCIL Leek, Staffordshire, farmer, Don 17, sa 11.' WILLIAM KILIAN thiamine& libefaeld, painter, Dec. 19, at it LAST EXAMINATIONS. Dec. 23. J. Whale. Smithfteld.bars, City, coffee-house keeper— Dec. 23. IL Pyle, Pried-street, Paddington, tailor—Dec. 23. Z. T. Woodk_twither Bottle-lane Upper Norwood, beer retailer— Dec. B. W. A. Stephens, Hik i reet, Shadwell, perk butcher— Dec. M. J. Rodford. New ea-street, City-road, acumen muted general post-office mall officer—Dee. 2.1. W. G. Sammy" Warser-plawe South. Hackney-road, rope mannlacturer—Dec. 23. G. Selby, Pfttleld.street, Boston New-town, butcher—Dee. 23. J. S. Swale, Dartford, Kent, tavern keeper—Dec. 23. W. Witham. Lambeth Lower-marsh, grocer—Dec. 23. J. G. A. Yip lezy, Pail-mall, Maratha-home keeper—Dee. 23. T. Sebright, Southsea. Hampshire, Inalid,r —Dec. 21. W. Webb, Hampftead. , ruadolrapees assistant—Jan. 9. H. H. Head, St. George's- ' road, Newington, late merchant—Jan. 9. C. Poole, Brighton, late riding ma-ter—Jan. 9. J. Caswell, Cu:ince-town, Ewes, forgeman—Jan. 9 J. RIMINI, inn.. East Denham, Norfolk, coal merchant—Jan. 9. 0. Allen, Harrold, Bedfordshire, brewer—Jan. 1. E. H. Jones, Diamond-rua , Camberwell, and Rosemary Branch Cricket-ground, Peckham, artist In fire works—Jan. 9. C. Clarke, gouthsea, Hampshire, Ironmonger—Jan. 9. & Lawrence, Cum berland-terrace. Pimlico, clerk Ina railway office—Jan. 13. H. 0. Groves, Webber-street, Blackfriszerosd, baker—Jam 9, J. Langley, N ilsteadetreet. St. Pancras, foreman to an oilman— Fan. 9. J. IL Wed, Ntalham, Norfolk, professor of music - Jan. 13. J. Maley. SA Jobrienill, New Wandsworth, buit maker—Jan. IL T. C. Harley, Popham-terrace, Lower Islington, plumber— Jan. le J. W. Porter. Norwich, wins imerchant—lan. IL T. livesd. Fallng, Michile,ex, fiehnsoager—Jan. 11. Jolla Fraley. Bristol, longing-bowie keeper—Jan. it J. 'lmprison, Bristol, commbsion agent—Jan. V. L T. Hoak andJ. Brook, Sadden iteW, .11k spinners—Jan. 22. R. Brown, Leeds, clerk—Jan. 22. J. Orden, liuddertheld, cotton spinner —Jan. 12. P. Cheadle, Med ford. w.,obtapler —Jan. 13. T. Watson, Bartownpon.Humber, Lincoln...laic hoot maker—Jan. 14. J. Andrews, Llanover Lipper, Monniouthshire, Incline manager—Jan. le. E. Hale, Gos port, licensed victualler—Jan. tit E. Bone landport, shire, drapees amistent—Jan. 18. T. B. Young, Jan., Tie= bill, near Sunderland, masnfacturer of small weree— Jan. eJ. C. Pletcher, 'Attie Lever, Lancashire, stone ma:na— ps, gs. li . B sbertin. Swansea, Glamorgaughlre, commission scant—Dec. 91. F. H. Smith. Bristol, deal., in horsehair—Dee. Mt J. Chaunon, Bristol, veterinary surgeno--Dec M. J. David, Blues), licensed victualler—Dec. tk A. Harvey, Bristol. dealer la coals —Jaw IS. J. Smith, Leeds, general commission agent— Dec. 19. B. W. Hammond, Habbiconsbe, Devonshire, gardener— Dec. M. Caroline Louisa standring, Huddersfield, retailer of beer—Dec. It. I. T. Nettleton, Part ere, Yorkshire, lenmeyinan Cabinetmaker—Jan. It E. Grainger, ealverlezireshlre, cloth manufacturer—Dec. 21. Amelia Holmyard, te, spinster— Jan. 30. O. Allday. Warwickshire , bu r—Jan. IS. B. Crete El'agstoa DeverlU, WUtrthire, rnealman—Jan. 13. J. John -0011, acambiesby, Lincolnshire. blacksmith—Jan. 15. J Cham pion, Thortibari, Gloucestershire, late Innkeeper—Dee. 11. R. Jones, L'anbedr, Denbighshire, late farmer—Use. 30. J. Jack eon. Hei wood, Lancashire, Ole manufacturer—Jan 14. E New. kohl. Moira, Leicestershire, butcher. BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. Dec. 4. VU.LUELICIL POTION, Hilton next Gravesend, Trinity quarry- labonrer, Dec. DECLARATIONS 07 DIVIDENDS._ Witt.UN &num:Fria, millabary, china erareliocseman—lid divklead of 10a. 2d.. any Monday. at ntandeld's, Laatnghall _ street _ . _ Bosnr, widow. Relate, wholesale and retail eonfee, tanner —let dividend of 0,d.. arty Moods), at mansfehls, Ba WOO-street. DIYIDYNDe, - ----- De:. M. Neale, Westlsournelacs, Estondquate, apo tbecary—Liec. 0. Bareltett, Northaruherisad-terrace, worth, ladider—Dec. Pd. .1. Williams, Vauxhaihstreet, Lambeth, taitLle or—Dec. Pi J. Heil, 111 db-street, Deptford, and lligh.smo d s. Woolwich, baker—Dee. W. Jane Carter, Cocked:Dull:l, Camber. land. gime dealer—Dee. 11. W. Barnes, Workington, Cumberr bad, natter—Dm. ftt. R. Samson, Workington. Cumberland, *doer —Dec. M. R. Holmes, Crosthwalte, Cumberland, miller— Dee. ft J Sow, Workington, Cumberland, saddler—Dec. 22. W. Clisprusn, Norwich, carpenter—Dec. •2.2. J. Hewitt. Norwich, builder—Doc.M. T. Young, Rasthourne, Sus,ex, n.arket gar dener—Dee. 10. W. lirodh, Read cgland, Suffolk, blacksmith— Dec. ft J. Smith, Leigh- Lancashire, greengrocer—Dec. id Z. Wright, ihivestry, Northamptonshire, upholsterer. PARTHRISHIPS DISSOLVID. S. Roberts and W. Briggs, shedteld, and illy-plate, Holborn, iiiirerplatera—ll. Forbes. 2.. Briggs, and It. 31.11.4 in deceased„ Bradford and Al anchetter, stuff merchants, so far ae regards B. Porbee—H. O. Robluon, W. S. St tinter, and 0. P. Robinson. Hail Moon street, Piccadilly, attorneys, so far as regards H. O. Ro- Mama —W. S. Splur, D. Lucas, and 0. Pena, Bishop Stordoed, ilertforeidgre, printe rs . ao far as regards D. Lucu—J. Calloway and J. Coffey, Manchester, stone merchants—W. Bridprt and C. W. trldgart, Derby, builders—J. C. Tippetts and T. W. Gur ney. Old Cord, Bow, acetic acid makers-31. 31.Analty and J. M'Analty Birmingham. provision merchants—H. Robinson and J. H. breed Scarborough, Torlshere, common brewers-0. Per kins and .1. Cropper, Yarhridge, lab, of Wight, builders—J. Oreen .ad W. Drown, Halifax, 1 ork,hlre, drapers—P. Wellng and J. Ogden, 31anch,stur, pattern designers—J. Cole and W. Cole, Park terrace, itrgeriCs-park, builders—G. White and IL Z. Ode, Purniuin rs-n. Holborn, attorney•--S. Treadwyk and W. Water-lane, City, Liverpool, Kingston-orma-Bull. and Mew York, general merehants—M wade a n d T, P. Liverpool —Soma Fitton and Harriett Tarrant, Rochdale, drapers—C. Cotton and b. Han bins. Guildford, Barney, pawn brokers—J. L Smith and } IV. Davies, Liverpool, printers—E. Bright, T. Miser, and C. Walker, Middleton, Darham. glen bottle Manithreurers—C Yong, I. Suet, Jan., and E. Latchmore,Jun., Lessiesh distraet, so far as regarws C. ]bung—L'. J. Fox, C. Fare, sad T. rot, Illiodstrect. Phishary, uphoisteren, so far no re. garde C. J. Poo—J. Craddock and P. N. Shelly, Nuneaton, War wickshire attwar7s—Y Peck and K W Stephens, Maidstone, aradrect,.—W. Ylockton, T. J flock" a, and 31. Mutton, ihefAeld. architects—J. Staulforth and J. MinshulL Coagleton, *apes—Y Holgate and J. Shutt, H1111c064, Lancashire, cotton Wrisnafacturers —J. Morgan and P. John, Aberdare, Glamorgan shire, coal proprietors. SCOTCH SROCBSTRATIONB. Jbsts it t. irisOCH, Right, farmer, Doc. IS, at the Gorden Arms Hotel, Elgin. Jr.llll it.r.“llD, FordeL farmer, Dec. 12., at Rirkland's Hotel, .7(.;;V;;ar , , Stirling, chins morchnut, Dee. V:, at the Golden Lion Hotel, Stirling; Jim SHAW, Otsego*, pattern designer, Dee. 15, at the Faculty Hall, Gimps. GIIURGE kurggittsciaas and THONAA FOTHIRINGHAX. wine °sett heats, Dec. 1.% at Heudry's Star Hotel, Stirling. Winter Overcoats of a new make and superior gangly an• now in St Mt. and to be bad at Hamilton and Clas♦ tens taib,rhas establishment, HO. Strand, oppunte Sister Mall. Advertnenisal, THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 9, 1863. ILabi inttlll2mce. COURT OF QIIRER'B BENCH.—Dac. 8. At ter Tern shame. at Niel Prim, at Wee .—(Before Lord Chief Amines Oookbura and • Special Jw7.) moencincui V. THI LONDON OINIMLL ONNIBUB COMPANY. TIM was an action to recover compeomation in damage, for perusal injuries sustedoed by the plaintiff through the alleged negligence of the defoodente servants. The de fendant pleaded DA guilty. Mr. Woollet was oounsel for the plaintiff ; Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., and Mr. Giffard were counsel for the defendant. The plaintiff is • little boy about seven years of age, and the child of poor parents. The plaintiff's case was that on the afternoon of the 29th June last, between five sod six o'clock, the defendants' three-horse minibus was racing with another three-hors sod a two-bans omnibus in the landmed. When just opposite the Duchess of Yorkpublic- I house, the plaintiff was five or six feet from the kerbstone, attempting to aces the rood. The driver of the two-horse' minibus turned round and called to the driven of the two , thus-bores omnibuses, who wen coming abreast, to " mind the child," but tbe result wee that the child was knocked down, and his finger so seriously injured that it had to be amputated. The defense was that then was so racing —that, in fact, it was utterly impossible there could be, there being no , other omnibus mar, and that the occident was unavoidable from the child running from the path behind some carts into the road, and in front of the horses, when he was knocked down before the driver had time to pull up. Four yumm ier, were celled who deposed in support of the defendants' oar ; use, however, adding that • two-horse omnibus was about an eighth of • mile in advance, whilst on the other hand as many persons in the street swore to the number of modistes, and their racing. The Lord Chief Justine maid it was a remarkable and &- cue to find that human testimony was so little to be dmgesdsd as. When they cams to oomider the extreme me flint of the evidence in the cue it appeared difficult to doubt the parties were actuated by good faith. It was an import ant tact that the impression made on the minds of the pee semen at the time of the accident was favourable to the driver, for they gave him their &damns is case any proosed ings should be taken against the company. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff, damages 251. This is the third action that has been tried within • few days in this court against the company, and in which da mages, in the whole amounting to 5251., have been awarded. EXPERIMENTS AT SHOEBURYNESS. An important series of experiments was made yesterday At the practice ground of Shoeburyness, in present* of an unusually large assemblage of naval and military officers, and other scientific persons interested in the subject of artillery and iron-plated ships, besides the members of the Iron plate Committee and the Ordnance Select Commit tee, under whose especial direction the experiments were made. The presence of his Royal Highness the Prince of Prussia added to the interest of the occasion, and his royal highness ap peared to take great interest in witnessing the effects !of heavy guns against one of the strongest iron targets that has ever been experimented upon. This target, like those which have been tried before, was to represent a section of the side of an iron ship of war, stronger it is supposed than either the Warrior or the Minotaur, a ship which is already named the Bellerophon, although she is not yet commenced, and is designed by Mr. Reed, the present constructor of the navy, to surpaaa all that has yet been done in building iron-plated ships of waz. This target is called therefore the Belle rophon target, and it has been constructed at the Millwall iron works, by order of the Lords of the Admiralty. The following is a description of the target. It was 20 feet 9 inches long by 8 feet 6 inches high, composed of rolled armour plates 6 inches thick, backed by 10 inches of teak, and two 1-inch plates for skin. Two external longitudinal stringers are wrought behind each armour plate through the whole length of the target. The two behind the lower plate are formed of angle iron 10 by 3i by 1, and those behind the upper plate of angle iron 94 by by Prunes 2 feet apart. The bolts in the lower plate are 21 inches diameter, and those in the upper 2} inches, and have conical heads. The 21- inch bolts are double nutted, and the 24-inch single nutted. It seas generally considered by those who had seen the other targets that this was a moat excel lently made one i and of very great strength. It will be remembered that the target fued at in March last had three plates of different thicknesses, 54 inches, 75 inches, and 6} inches, with 9-inch teak backing, and an iron skin of 2 inches thick. It was arranged by the Ordnance Committee that the upper plate was to be tried by 68-pounders, or, strictly speaking, with cast iron shot weighing 66} lbs., and the Armstrong 110-pounder service gun, with shot of the same weight, and the same charge of powder. The range was fixed for all the rounds throughout the day at 200 yards, which was the same as that taken against the Minotaur target. The first round with the 68-pounder produced the usual dent of about 2} inches into the plate. The second round was the Armstrong 110-pounder, with 66}1b. solid and conical headed shot ; this made a very similar dent to that of the 68-pounder. The third round was a salvo of two 68-pounders and three Armstrong 110-pounders, with the same weight of shot and the same charge of powder as the 68-pounder. This terrific attack the target bore without much evidence of injury, though it is true the one Armstrong mimed fire and one hit the very top edge of the target, breaking the angle iron behind. The other shots merely indented the plate. The lower plate was now to be fired at by the heavy Armstrong guns of the service, and by the Whitworth shell, with an entirely new gun ex pressly made by order of the Ordnance Select Com mittee, a muzzle-loading gun which has for some time past been mentioned as a gun intended to serve as a broadside gun for the navy. The first round fired at the lower plate was in tended to have been one from the ordinary 68- pounder, but the effect of these shots being so well known, this shot did not come off, and in its place was fired the Armstrong 110-pounder with 161bs. of powder and a hardened steel shot. The effect of this was to make an indentation and start a bolt, a result much less than was expected. The second round was from the smaller Whitworth gun of 6} inch calibre, with shell of 701ba. weight and 21b. 60r.. bursting charge, and l2lbs. charge. The shell, which is of steed, and flat-headed, struck about a foot below the upper edge of the lower plate, penetrating about 1} inch, and starting a bolt. The third round was from the new gun described ass 7.1 inch calibre, 161ba. charge steel shell 1171 b., with a bursting charge of 2lba. To the astonishment of every one, and most of all the Ordnance Select Committee, this gun produced very little effect upon the target—not much more, as it was remarked, than if a Dutch cheese had been fired at it from a cross-bow. The next round set down in the programme was for the 7-inch Whitworth gun, the same gun that sent the shell at 800 yards through the Warrior target in November, 1862, and which was made at the Royal Gun Foundry. The shell fired from this gun weighs 15llba, and contains a bursting charge of Me., the charge being 271 be. The first shell fired from this gun burst at a short distance from the gun, and as there was no other shell prepared and ready, some delay arose, and it was necessary to proceed with the firing of the larger Armstrong guns while another shell was being pre pared. We learnt that there were no flan nel bags ready for holding the bursting charge, and as this is indispensable to the proper action of the Whitworth shell, it was necessary to extempo rise one, and this was fortunately done under the instructions of Mr. Whitworth himself, who was present, otherwise the men were about to fill the shell with loose powder, ih the way that the old shell is filled—a blunder that would have effec tually prevented nearly all the power of the shell from being exerted. The shell was, however, ready before it grew dark, and was the last shot fired. The 10-inch Armstrong smooth-bore gun, muzzle ri loader, was now fired with a 1501 b sphecil shot of cast iron, with a charge of 3511 a. The shot missed the lower plate and struck the upper one about 3 feet 6 inches from the mark, indenting it and start ing a bolt. The same gun was now charged with a steel spherical shot of 1501ba. with 351ta of powder ; the effect of this was to strike the plates at the part where they joined. The shot buried itself jnst below the face of the plate, and therefore went through it and into the wood. One frame was broken, and the skin was bulged and slightly cranked : The next round was from the 300-pounder Arm strong, 10-inch calibre, 351bs. charge, and a solid ' cast-iron shot. It struck fair on the upper plate, however, produced very slight penetration with some few cracks in the direction of the deuts made by the 88 and 110-pounders, and it broke a rib behind the target. The velocity of this shot was 1,150 feet per second, and that with the 150 lb. shot was 1,500 per second at the time of impact, showing the great importance of velocity for penetration. The last round fired was with the Whitworth shell from the 7-inch gun. This penetrated quite through the plate, bursting in the timber backing and bulging the skin, opening out the plates at a junction where they were rivetted aboutan inch and a half. This result therefore tended to confirm the previous reputation of the Whitworth shell, as it was the increased thickness of the plates by very nearly two inches which only prevented the shell getting into the ship as it did in the Warrior target. It would appear that it is only necessary, therefore, to increase the calibre of the shell and the gun to penetrate the Bellerophon as easily as the Warrior. It should be noticed of these experiments, as in the trial against the Minotaur target, that the Whit worth shell, with a charge of nearly ten pounds less powder and a gun of three inches leas calibre than the heavy Armstrong, proves to be a more effective weapon against iron plates. The target on this occasion certainly came off victorious ; and though the Committee's great gun was " nowhere," Cm Admiralty may feel some con fidence in laying down the Bellerophon. Carina. Oii Bioszara TUIBDAT, Dsc. B.—Adisissima ea paymmai, 929; &MD by arson ticket+, 706: to 1, 1,634. Ds. DI JONollen LIGHT-BROWN COD Livia — The rigour of the constitation, when Impaired by debility, can be speedily restorod by the am of Dr. de Jonah's otl, which has inrigonalug 4ualßle peammed by no other raw: wawa m. dletlogulehed physician, Dr. Carey, writes The extraordi nary effects will mow be risible after laving taken It for • short period in • ratans to health and strength before un known. and which will be accomplished by en other remedy with which we are acqualeted."—dold only to cayealed bottles. 2s, at, as 9d ., and tis., by Dr. de Jonah's agents, Jaw, lier com. end e n . ri , 0.4 London, aud ehetalete.—lAdvartlow• awa] NAVAL AND MILITARY, (►aoN LAST NIG cAnnz.) WAR-OFFICE. PALL-lIALL, Dom 8. 00K111.48ARIAT DEPARTMENT.. Acting DiTmity•Assistant Commissary-General Edward Thomas Price, to be deputy-assistant oeminkeery-geseraL The following promotions ' dated the 30th ult., have hose made u mainiquence of the death of Admiral of the Blue Sir James Hanway Plumridp, K.C.8., on the 29th ultimo :—Vior Admiral of the Red the Hon. Sir Montagu Stopford, K.G.8., to be admiral of the blue ; Vice- Admiral of the White the Hoe. Sir Frederick Wil liam Grey, K.C.8., to be rioe-admind of the rod; Vice• Admiral of the Blue Sir Thome' Sabine Feeley, Bart., to be vioe-admiral of the white ; Rear Admirals John Balfour Maxwell and John Rivett Caren, on the Reserved List, to be eios-admirals on the same list. Rear•Admizal of the fled the Right Honour able Thomas Earl of Lauderdale, C. 8., to be vicwadraind of the blue ; Rear-Admiral of the White Thome Henderson to be rear-admiral of the red ; Rear-Admiral of the Blue Henry Kellett, C. B„ to be rear-admiral of the wbits Ceptain John Rural to be rearedinizal on the Reserved Lid ; Captain the Hosourable Thomas Dallis to be rear-admiral of the blue. Retired Vice-Admirals James Montagu, Sir Alexander Dundee Yang Arbath. aott, Rot,, and Wi ll iam Hothant, K.H., to have the reek and title of retired admirals, in pummeled the Order in Council of 7th May, 1858. ADMIRALTY DEC. 8. —APronvritarrs. Coin mandor Hon. J. bernegie, to the Salamander, eommistricteed. Lieutenant, H. A. Edw to, to the Salamander ; W. E. K. Clockell, to the Adventure ; and R. H. C. Lawson, to the . . . -- "M;;ter T. H. Hayman, to the Salamander. Assistant Paymaster' D. W. Willy to the Conqueror, and J. Campbell, in charge, to the Implacable. Burgeon T. J. Horan (additional) to the Congos. Acting Assistant Borgsona Dr. Henry Wood, Richard Cannon, C. H. Ward, Dr. Thomas D. Browalow, J. McJ Hollinsworth, and H. IX M. Sedgwick, to the Victory, for Hasler Hospital ; M. Trona, Dr. A. McDonald, A. Goodall, J. D. Smith, and J. G. Milne, to the Royal Ads- Lido, for Plymouth Hospital. Midshipman W. E. Black, to the Marlborough. PORTMOIJTH, Die. 8. ROYAL NAVAL Comm A—The quarterly emend attics@ for first and second clam naval and manse ceded ships having terminated, the result was made known this morning. There were 106 candidates, out of which num ber 39 were re 86 palms sueossafally. Two or three young gentlemen fidled to pass the usual medical exa. mimetic°. The names of the moomthil candidates are as follows :—First-Clam Nava Cadets, Moan. E. H. Gena, H. H. Jamey. C. G. Prater. F. C. P. Vera km, R. *Wows, J. E. Mayas, M. S. Bayly, T. WOW, C. E. Goldsmith, W. D. Tennant, G. W. Beseall, E. J. Sey mour, F. IL Barnett, J. V. Fawcett, W. J. ft Shand, A. H. Coker, W. Drake, K. H. Foote, J. N. Hill, J. W. Wells, A. N. Raabede, P. C. Underwood, F.. Bops, W. Wright. C. IL Haney, A. T. Target, H. G. Napier H. WA. Cutfield, G. F. Hall. A. P. Stazpoole, C. W. Ne well, H. S. Christopher, Hoe. A. G. 0. Howe, E. B. Tbiling, G. Huntingford, R. B. Sait o ', Crofton, A. N. Her" R. H. Hutchiap, C. E. W. IL B. Graham, C. M. Leekraft, H. C. A. M L. W. Mathews, H. R. Simons, R. T. Wood, H. H. film/took, C. H. Which, Hon. R. W. Crayon. The following qualified for 2nd clam cadets (masters' assistants) :—F. H. B. fiaell,G. T. Napier, R. F t . i r g sW. F. Barry, Chas. Webb, G. D. G. Filmer, W. and A. B. Scott. The following qualified for marine eta :—W. Campbell, G. S. IL Douglas, F. B. Dien, E. B. Byrch, J. H. Prim, A. H. Des Banes, A. A. Cra*, gB. W. Heathoote, and B. P. Clo Ma. The Queen, Ca C. F. /Myer, will be paid off along side the dockyard oe Tuesday next. The Mason, 17, screw sloop, Captain Gerard J. Napier, was paid off this morning at this port. CHATHAM, Dm. 8. In order to strengthen the defences at the entrains to this harbour, government has given directions far a deep moat, extending about two miles, tobe forthwith commenced at the estuary of the river, near its confluence with the Thames at the Note. At ea ch end of the moat will be eroded two powerful batteries, or tower, armed with guns of the heaviest calibre, whilst it will be protected on its land aide by two similar forts. The excavations re quired to be carried out in the construction of the ditch will oesupy rather more than twelve months. THE COURT-MARTIAL ON COL. CRAWLEY. The chief witnesses examined yesterday, after our report left, were Surgeon Turnbull aed Asaistant- Burgeon Burnett. It came out in their evidence, that the addendum to their report on Lilley'a death was founded on very imperfect data. Colonel Crawley had ant given them the impression from his positive statement that Liffey had drank • considerable quantity of brandy during his anent ; bat both medical men stated that they took into amount that Mrs. Lille, was taking rather • large quan tity of brandy medicinally. One elf the questions, accord ingly, put by the court wee whether it use the practice in the 6th Dragoons to frame medical reports on the state ments of the commanding officer, to which an answer in the negative was given. Assistant-Surgeon Burnett said—lf I conveyed by my re report an impression that Sergeant-Major Liffey was a drunkard, lam sorry for it. He was not so. His brain showed DO signs of drink. . . It was announced that the case for the prosecutimiwas closed ; and Colonel Crawley said he would only have to call a few witnesses, and would afterwards ask for an adjourn ment to prepare his defence. The court then adjourned till to-day (Wednesday). THE STORM. GB.KAT YARMOUTH, Dzc. 8. Intelligence continues to be received almost may hour of frightful destruction of property and life by Violate gale. It appears that when the storm burst in its fury on Thursday there were from 80 to 100 fishing-boats off Winterton, and that in the course of a few tours the whole Beet was scattered, some foundering, others being completely disabled, while not a few lost several of their mew. Last evening there were still about 50 fishing boats unaccounted for at Great Yarmouth, end the scenes promoted on the quay io consequence of the assemblage of relatives and friends anxious to obtain tidings of missing boats and fishermen have been very affecting. A tele gram was received yesterday afternoon to the effect that the fishing-boat Francis, belouging to Mr. Stuck ford, of Yarmouth, had been driven ashore on the coast of Holland, and it is believed that the whole of the crew have perished. The Whim fishing-bat lost two : bands, who ware washed overboard ; the Swallow, two; ' the Star, one ; the Fortitude, one ; the Velocity, throe; the Catherine, two ; the Harriet Teas, four; the Hess, two ' • the Pelican, one ; the Olive Branch, three ; and the Clio, we (the mate). The following bat, have been lost, although the crews are stated to have been saved :—The Twilight, the Indefatigable, the North Star, the Fear Not, the Seven Brothers, the Fortitude, the Agenoria, the Miriam (one hand lost), the Napier, &c. The loss in fishing gear, nets, he. has been vary consi derable. At the Salton' Home upwards of 60 sailors have been received from various wreaked vessels. Two of the poor fellows were in such a prostrate condition that they bad to be nursed with the utmost are, but with attention and medical aid they gra dually recovered. CM SEWERS COMUBISION. —The Commissioners of Sewers held their weekly meeting yesterday at Guild hall, Mr. Deputy De Jersey presiding. A report was brought up from the Improvements Committee relative to a refersece to consider the letters received from the Metro politan Board of Works respecting the proposed improve ment in Mansion-house-street (the late site of Lubbock's premises), stating that the committee bad carefully coo adored the question, and were of opinion that if the present opportunity were lost for effecting this improvement great public inconvenience would be inclined ; and they recom mended, as the most judicious course to be adopted under all the circumstances, that, they should be authorised to pursue the negotiation for the purchasing the piece of ground required to be laid into the street (as shown in a plan which was laid before the court), and if needful to go to arlikratioe of a surveyor, to be speed by all p ar ti es , f o r a settlement of the value hereof, as proposed by the owners. Some dimension followed the reading of the report, and one or two amendments were made to the original motion, whir* was to agree to the report, sad finally an amendment by Mr. Huey Lowman Taylor, to the effect that the court were willing to carry into effect the improvement, provided that the Metropolitan Board of Works would undertake to contribute one-half of the actual cost, wu agreed to. Dr. Letheby, the medical officer, reported on th e st a te of 192 houses that had been inspecte d during the week, and he submitted a list of 32 places for sanitary improvemeut. The markets and slaughter hoaxes had Imes duly inspected, sad the officers had condemned 4,499114. of meat as unfit for human fwd. About half of it was putrid, and the rest wee diseased. It consisted of 35 sheep, 1 calf, 5 pigs, 26 quar ters of beef, and 61 joints of meat. Dr. Letheby stated thakdoring the week a pie dealer aimed Alexander Stewart. of Ceper Amos, Per thshire, was tried and convicted at the Old Bedley for sending diseased meat to Benue-market, and he was sentenced to imprieomaset for 12 mouths, and • floe of 50f. to the Queen. The mortality returns for the week were below the avenge for the season, the total number of deaths being but 58, the average for the corresponding priori of the lean eight years being 68. About half of the death were moor children of less than five yeses of age, sad then were 11 among old persona of 60 sad upwards. The chief camas of death were as follows :—Plithina, 6 ; peensomia, 3 ; breeekitia, 10 ; whooping mush, 1; con tinued fever , 3 ; ~let fever, 1 ; creep and diastlieria. 3 • and measles , 1 ; beldam which there were eight deaths from ; eoevalekee. Can anyone answer the question, what is a mageet ? Me only keen some of its marvellous amis, sod ad mire the ingenuity of them oho apply its power to breellelal uses: for instance, Herring's If mimetic lirue, &c. Dr. Hassell, reports I regard them as the moat perfect 'muslin hitherto We, AM respects their mechanical construction, and their msg. netheel outlive." They are We remedy for grey haw, netwalgia, rheimseLime. te. N.& Connterfelis are beibg inade.-0111ces, U, Dmlnglialfulanent lewhoss— ( aiererUssimat.) THE POLICE COURTS. GIYILDHALL. A man about 30 years of ra y be refused to give his name and address. but whose hair and Cill&E. shaven faro gave him the appearesos -cn er: d foreigner, was charged before Sir R. W. Carden with the following robbery. F. Saxon said—l am warehouseman in the employ of ICesera took, Sow and Co., of St. Panrscherek yard. las in the silk depirtmest. Yesterday afternoon the prisoner came to me and said he wanted to look at some silk similar to that which be bad purchased co other occasions. I toot him to one of the counters, and then went to get the silk he had eked for. and while so /apse& I law him put a piece of silk, containing eighty yards, and of the value of 101., under his coat, which he carried on his arm. 1 showed him the silk I had been looking for, acid ke said it would do, but that he may wasted a s hort length of 13 yards, I gave information to Mr. Grange, another ware. hotmeman, sod he stopped the prisoner as he wee leaving the warehouse. Sir R. Carden—This robbery has been too cleverly done to be the prisoner's first offence. Witness—We lost a piece of silk only a few days ago under circumstances which induced me to watch the yri loner closely. Sir Robert Carden—And I dare say yours is not the only warehouse he bas visited for that purpose. Witness—No, sir ; for I have already heard of his going into another warehouse in the City. Sir Robert Carden—Why have you not given your name and addrees ? Prisoner—Became my wife has only just been confined, and I did not wish to alarm her. Sir Robert Curies— Yoe should have thought of that before you stole the piece of silk. Hann ! a &Niceties offioer, here asked for a remand to inquire into the prisoner's antecedents. demanded accordingly. LAMBETH.. Thomas William Sawyer, a perambulator maker, lately occupying a small house in Swiss Cottage-passage, Short street, Newrogton, and close to the Elephant and Castle, applied to Mr. Elliott for some assistance out of the poor box under the following distressing circumstances :—The applicant, a deeent-looking man, and evidently labouring under deep affliction, said that oo Thursday last he (appli cast) was engaged at the shop of a blacksmith in the neighs bourhood in prep aring the iron work for the perambulator., ' and about two o'clock his wife left her home to come to tell him his dinner was ready, having first cautioned the children on no account to leave the house, as a fearful storm was raging, but before they had reached home a stack of chimneys fell from the house of Mrs. Peek, op posite, oo to the roof of their cottage, and car ried it and the first floor to the basement story, burying all his children in the Taloa. Three of them, one en infant of seven mouths old, were taken out alive, but a good deal injured, but the fourth, his eldest girl, was found to be quite dead- 'the whole of their furniture, and, indeed, everything they possessed, was totally destroyed, sod they were reduced to a state of the utmost possible distress, and, under the distressing circumstances in which himself, his wife, and three small children were unfortunately placed, he was advised by some of his neighbour' to appeal to hie worship for some temporary assistance from the poor-box. Mr. Elliott replied that he should feel much pleasure in complying with this request, but the fact was that the poor box was not only empty, but indebted to the chief clerk in • sum of from 81. to 10k The case he (Mr. Elliott) believed to be not only a distressing but • deserving one, and had no doubt, if kindly noticed by the press, some benevolent per sons would be found to contribute to his (the applicants) pressing necessities. The applicant thanked his worship for his kindness and left the court. HEALTH OP LONDON. It appears, from the weekly return of the Registrar-General, that the deaths in London were above 1,400 in each of the last three weeks of November ; they de clined to 1,376 in the week that coded last Saturday. The seeress number of deaths is ten corresponding weeks (taking the forty -oiuth week in each of the years 1813-62) is, with • correction for WOMAN of population, 1,460. The actin! number is lees by 84 than that obtained by calculation. The ' births io the weak were more numerous than the deaths by 419. Small-pox was returned in 26 cases, seven of which coonned to persons who were 15 years old and upwards. Soulatina was less fatal than it bad been during a long period, the number recorded being 88. This com plaint averaged 129 deaths weekly in October, and 119 weekly is November; sod it appears to have recently still further declined. Five deaths from scarlatina were re gistered in Kentish-town, 10 in Islington, 4 in Limehouss, 5 in Bow, 4in Poplar, 5 in St. Peter Walivorth, and 4in Piumstad. A child died of scarlatina at 20, Margaret street, Limehouse ; and this lactated to be the fourth fatal case of this disease in the same house within twenty-three days. Sixty-four deaths are referred to the head of "typhus" in the tables. The corrected avenge for ten cor responding weeks ia 50. Of the 64 there were 34 returned as typhus, 14 as typhoid fever, Bas fever, 8 as bilious, gastric fever, Ste. Bronchitis caused 155 deaths; it exhibits no biasses on the three previous weeks. Last week a greater number of deaths was assigned to it than to phthisis, or any other disease in the list. Last weak the births of 941 boys and 854 gide, io all 1.795 children, were registered in Lon don. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1813.62 the average number (corrected) was 1,863. At the Royal Observatory, Orenewich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.710 in. The mean daily reading was above 30 io. on Tuesday and Friday ; and below 29 in. on Wednesday. The reading fell to 28 . 8 in. on Thursday, and rose to 30.22 in. on Friday. The mean temperature of the air in the week was 42.1 degs., which. 0.5 dep. above the avenge of the same week for 43 years (as determined oy Mr. Glauber). On three days the mean temperature was below the average ; on Saturday it was in excess by 8 dogs. On the first three days the teeiperature fell below the freezir4 point of water. The lowest was 29.8 dep. oo Monday. 'rho highest was 54.2 dep. on Thursday. The range of temperature is the week was therefore 24.4 dap The mean daily range wasl4.3 degs. The mean of the highest temperatures of the water of the Thames was 47 . 4 deg. ; that of the lowest was 452 deg. The differeocebetween the mean dew.pointtemperature and air temperature was 4 . 4 deg. The mean degree of humidity of the air was 85, complete saturation being represented by 100. The air was moist on the first four days. The wind was in the south-east in the beginning of the week, and afterwards chiefly in the south-west. At 3 o'clock p.m. on Wednesday the prelims of the wind from N.W. roes to ___, In this case • wife bad sued fora judicial separatioo on the izi Dye . to the maw , iwi ; an next mining at 8 ...l oc h ground of adultery, and the husband bad obtained a verdict t h e pressure ma 2111 m, sad from that time to 6 o'clock in on the plea of connivance, the petition'r having contiened to the @voile, it was almost contently between 6 and 1216 a. receive an allowance of 7s. • week from the respondent long .fie amount of m i. was $.78 ia.owaily all of which fall off after she had become aware that be was living in adultery wcaticcday end Thaiwky. with Ann Hatfield. The ;Maims, bad, therefore, pro cured • rule aisi for • new trial , on the ground that Sir C. ____ .. _ _ Cromwell had misdirected the jum on the point. GREAT NOITHEIN HOSPITAL, CALEDONIA/T.IIOA D. Mr. Hawkins, q.c., and Mr. Cohen. 4h4red mu" spinet —N ber of Mesta far the week aiding Dec. 5, 1,0 1 2, of the new trial. Th e Queen's Advocate sad Dr. Swebey . "! " . which .120 were new caeca. ia support of the role. [Advertisement. J — HOLLOWAY ' S PILLS AND OINT aPre Wilde reserved his decision. DINT.—A frequent cause of gout and rheumatism Is the infiarama• toiT state of the blood, attended with tad digestion end general COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—DSc. 8. debility. A few doses of these Milt taken In time, are an effectual , preventative against gout ,and rheumatism : but any one who has (Before Mr. Regime Bailin.) : an a tt ac k o f e ither should use Holloway's Ointment also, the ax COLONEL DAVOS. powerful properties of which, combined with the effect of the PHD, must Infallibly effect a cure. These Pills act directly on The case of Colonel Petrie Wevetspeie mine before the t, „ "..1, wh ic h th e y purify and improve . they a l so raa „i n t a court. TM fourteen days der* which the order of missal tn,, secretions, end give tone to the stomach, and than the . I ‘.le wee to masts in the heeds of the tngutnr of the court system Is luracorated and put into a condition which enables It to would baye expired this day (Wednesday). throw MI Mamma or check He approach. (Before a Common Jury.) This was an sating for money had and received, &c. The defendant pleaded never indebted. Mr. Philip, Q.C., and Mr. Needham were counsel for the plaintiff ; Mr. Serjeent Parry for the defendant. The plaintiff is the surviving partner in the firm of Chimer, Beale, and Wood, music publishers, of Regent. street, and the defendant is an advertising agent carrying on business at Charing-aross. The plaintiff, who advertises to the extent of 150/. per month, was applied to on the part of the defendant for his advertising businese, and an ar rangement was come to whereby the defendant was not to charge more than the sums paid to the Tines and /1/es. feared News, where no rebate was allowed, the defendant accepting as sufficient remuneration the commission allowed by the other papers. The plaintiff alleged be bad been charged 3951. 17s. 6d. for advertising in the Illwagrated News, whereas the defendant bad only paid to that paper 3451. 12s. 6d., being an overcharge of 501. There was • cues action pending against the plaintiff for 281., balance of an account. The details in volved • matter of account requiring the investigation of each week's account, in connexion with all the newspapers in which the advertisements were inserted. The defendant disputed the terms of the agreement, upon which there was a direct conflict of testimony. The defence was that no such arrangement as stated by the plaintiff was ever entered into, but that the defendant acted under an agreement made with Mr. Beale during his life time, and before Mr. Wood became a partner. He always charged • email commission of 10 per cent. when the newspapers do not allow a commission. The jury ultimately returned • verdict for the plaintiff, credit being given for the 284 Mr. Justice Blackburn sat in the Bail Court, but the cues were not of sufficient interest to justify • report. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.—Dec. 8. ittisp at Mai Pries in Losdes.—(Before Lord Chief Justice Erie and Special Juries.) BOBINEBB OF 11111 COURT. This eras the first day of the Sittiep - aiter term in Londca, and the list contains 145 entries, sod no leas than 84 cease are marked for trial by special juries. There are 65 re names. THOMPSON AND OTHERB V. TIM BT. KATHARINE DOCK COMPANY.-1088 OF OOTIUCH FEATEZR.S. This was an action to reeves: the value of some ostrich feathers which it was alleged lied beau lout whilst the pro- perty was in the defendants' warehouse. Mr. Lush, Q.C., and Mr. W. Williams appeared for the plaintiffs ; and Mr. Price, Q.C., and Mr. Kemplay for the defendants. The plaintiffs, Messrs. Thompson and Co., were mer chants in London, and they had a branch house in Africa. In October, 1861, the African house shipped from the Cape • box containing ostrich feathers, and they sent by post • specification containing a description of the feathers sent. The gross weight of the box, which was bound with iron, was nibs. The mode of packing the feathers was to place among them a quantity of pepper to prevent the ravages of insects ; and there was also some cloth to absorb soy damp that might otherwise damage the feathers. The net weight of the (esthete was gabs. The box arrived in London on the 18th January, 1862, and it being the practice at the decks to open such boxes for statistical purposes, this particular box was opened in accordance with the practice. On the 21st January the plaintiffs received from the Dock Company a statement of what was in the box, but they did not observe that the weight of the feathers was only 291 be. 4 os., instead of 401ba. About a fortnight afterwards, the plaintiffs sent their broker, Mr. Hale, to examine the (esthete in accord ance with the usual custom, and he found that a quantity of the feathers were not there, and that among those missing was the most valuable wed in the box ,• that was about 71b . of white feathers. Mr. Hale made further inquiries which resulted in his ucerteining from the Dock Company that the grow weight of the box in Africa having been 711b5., the gross weight in the docks was 731 be., the accre tion of 2lbs. being what would naturally arise from mois ture. The value of the lost feathers would at the present time have been 3401., butat the time they reached thedocks the value was only about one-half that sum. The plain tiffs contended that they were entitled to receive the amount of the value at the time of the verdict. The question in the cause was whether the feathers bad been lost whilst they were in the charge of the Dock Company ; and upon this evidence was given pro and coo. The evidence for the plaintiffs wee to show that the property was lest in the docks ; whilst, on the other hand, it was said that the miss ing feathers had never reached the docks. and that all the feathers that arrived in London were banded over to the plaintiffs. Another circumstance was that it was stated that the parcel, short of the pepper, At., this morning weighed 68th.. At the suggestion of the jury the box, *lath, &c., but without the pepper, were weighed, and the weight wee found to be 36th.. 2 or., which, with efdlbe. of feathers, would have made 76th.. The jury, without retiring, found for tae defendants. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. Dec. 8. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) I N THE GOODS OF MEET BRANNAN GUICIL-A WHOLESALB WILL STIALIL/L Dr. Spiuka moved for probate of the substance of a will executed by Mr. H. B. Quick, late of No. 7, Lawn-road, Haverstock-hill, u contained in the affidavit of the widow. The ciroutristasom of the cue were very curious. The de ceased married his seocod wife on the 22nd December, 1860 ; end he proceeded at once toexeonte his will. He lived at that time at Guildford, but he had afterwards removed to Lawn. road. He was one of the sufferers by the aceideat on the South - Western Railway by which Dr. Baily lost his life ; and after then his memory became so impaired that he forgot where be had placed his will. On the 16th Deoember, 1862, his house was robbed, amongst other thing', of a jewel box and a dressing-case. Latterly a convict in Pentonville prison, named Charles Kimble, bad confessed that he wee the thief, and he had made au affidavit in support of the present application. He said he had entered the home by climbing up to a bed-room window while the family were at dinner. Ile found the will in the dressing-case ; he examined it, and knew that it was a will ; for he was a "scholar," and he also knew from experience that people were in the habit of keeping their will such places. He gave it to a friend, who pro. posed that they should hold it in order to see whether a reward would not be offered for its recovery, but after a time they thought it best to destroy it lest it should lead to their detection. He declined to say who his friend wax, for he did not wish to implicate him. He had found no fewer than six other wills in different houses which he bad robbed, and he had destroyed them all in the lame way as he had Mr. Quick's, namely, by putting them into the fire. Sir J. Wilde did not say that probate of the substance of the will as deposed to by Mrs. Quick might not ultimately be granted, but the deceased had left a child by his first wife, and another by the applicant, both of whom, being inter. eated in an intestacy, must :in cited before anything could be done. BOULTING V._ BOUI.TT Mr. Bagley, instructed by Mr. C. E. Lewis, now asked that the wart would yam Ito ceder or make each a am as should keep Colonel Waugh in prison until an appeal, which had been lodged by the othcial managers of the Lon don and Eastern Banking Corporation, had been beard by the Lord Chancellor on Saturday next. He moved epos an affidavit made by Mr. Lewis, the solicitor to the *Mal manager' he . T Commissioner—l do not think that there can be any objection to that. Mr Sargood— Except that we say that you have no jurisdiction. The learned counsel proceeded to contend that he ought to have been served with a copy of the affidavit. It was preposterous to suppose that th e ooart would vary its own order which was un&r appeal. The official managees had been guilty of lathes, otherwise the appeal might have been disposed of within the fourteen days. In the name of common howdy be asked whether Colonel Waugh was to be perpetually bsnlahed from his family. .Mr. Linklater, for the unigneee, said that he certainly thought that at the expiration of 14 days the canal was thrown on the court of appeal to deal with the matter. The Commisaioner—Would there be time to apply to the Lord Chancellor in the meantime' Mr. Linklater--Yea The Commissioner—Then the oourse I shall take is an - --- - —.- obvious OWL I shall adjourn the applicatiou until three o'clock to-morrow with leave to 'PO, to the Lord C hu " cellor io the inter val, with immediate notice to the bank rupt and &magnets. Order wicordisigly. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. MIDLAND ClROUlT.—lsicserza, DEC. & Yesterday afternoon Mr. Baron Martin arrived here and o p e d the commission of the winter arise. This morning his lordship commenced the trials at the prisoners at the Castle. There was but one cue for the borough —a cam of street robbery. Thomas Cooke and Jaws Taylor were indicted for steal. ing a gold watch and chain and about 21. is money from the perms of Mr. Pegg, of the firm of Pegg and Chapman. Mr. Roberta prospected. This was s garotte robbery. The primers were faced Ouiky, and were sentenced each to four years' penal servitude. Jobs Pickard, John Mordent, and Joseph Wilson, were with burglariously entering the dwelling-home el 11 1 7. T d ownslaand, of Stoney Stanton, on the Ilth October, and stealing therefrom a quantity of plate. The prisoners were also indicted for committing a burglary at the bows of Mr. Brooks, at Croft. They were found Chsiay. Pickard and Moretoo were each seutenced to laLears' penal servitude, and Wilms to 18 years' panel meth MARKET& TALLOW.—TUESDAT EVENING. —llia market mu firm to-day :—Spot., 404.9 d. ; all tks mmtb , 40s. 6d. to 40s. 9d. ; Jimmy, 41.. 3d. to 41a. 6d. ; March, 425. 3d. to 425. 6d. ; April to J ane, 425. 6d. Thilivisy prism*, 312 casks ; arrivals. 74 casks. ocerrom.—Lrviitroot, Due. B.—The market has been quiet to-day, and priors geserally are neelainged. The seise were about 3,000 baies—including 1,600 tor export and ion. Fair Egyptian is quoted at and fait ?Irol i l lai erah at Md. COTTON GOODS.—lfumugern, Doc. 8. —The market for shipptng yarns has been a little more cheerful to-day, with a f►ir inquiry for Calcutta sod Bombay, but the amount of buainese has been but small. Prices are steadier at the decline of Friday, and close firm, with rather more dime. 'Rios to do Minna*. In cop yenta pries' ere also mare settled, but the market is .miet, with very little bushiest claim. The cloth market has been slightly roars cheerful. There has been a little more inquiry, sad some few offers, bat the tightness of moo" keeps buyers from entering into scything like huge operations, and the consequenoe n that we have • very small amount of business to report. We Sod, ►owever, that manufacturers are still very firm in their quotations, and do not mum disposed to nuke any communist even where there is an inclination on the part of buyers to close on such con. claims. In some clues, where good' are scores, which sp plies particularly to nearly all clues of shirting, for the India market—such as 40-inch, 45-inch, and 50-inch—the quotations are higher than last week. Thews goods are very scares in stock, and are in demand both here and in India. There are some heavy contracts running, but the quantity coming into the market is small compared with the require• menu of shippers. WOOLLEN.—Lima, Dec. B.—Thee, has been little animation in the market. to-day ; the attendance of buyers was only small, and their want. appeared to be limited within narrow compass—in fact, scarcely to extend beyond the assorting their stocks. A few samples for the coming spring changed hands, also a sprinkling of tweeds and hair. luta, bat beyond these the transaotioca were merely nominal. Quotations are fully sustained. MANI/TACIT:TRIM —HLDDLaSTITID, Dec. B.—Bayer attending today have been rather more numerous, includ. Mg a few both hrom London sod Scotland. Business true miaow have not been extensive, but, in the aggregate, have exceeded the usual average of a December marset day. The prineipal demand has beau for good blacks, low-priced anima, and oocasioaally job lots of old stock fancy patterns. WOOLS.—Humnasnet.D, Dec. B.—Tba high rate of dlecoastii operates very strongly ageiset Waimea in the Ma buds. Manufacturers urge a concession in price, but dealers remain quite firm, and purcluses consequently are limited to small parcels. OORN.—Hots, Dec. B.—At today's inaket a fair supply of Ergbah wheat, which sells slowly at barely last week's ourreecy, beet runs of red making 38e. to 395. per 500h'. Foreign neglected, but holders do sot peas sales. Barley, both malting and grinding, slow sale at prime in factual buyers. Beans and peas unaltered. Oats dull, but sot quotably lower. The foteign imports bat week are as nods, :—Wheat. 2.275 ; barley, 2,689; beans, 237; peas, 796 ; tame, 467 ; linseed, 5,081; rapeseed, 61; 137 tam Lana, Dec. B.—The show of wheat is sot harp to-day. but equal to the demand. At a small mmosseira then are buyers willing to operate freely, bat as hddas will not submit to any reduction, the leuesses dose is small. Floe barley sells at low figures ; nothing paean is inferior qualities. Beans and other articles without site. ration in value. lankrumoL, Disc. B.—We have bad • very short atten dance of both town and country millers and dealer at to-day's market. and the business passing in wheat has been quite of • retail character, at • reduction of Id. per oriel from the rates of Friday last. Flour must be quoted the turn lower to sell, but there is little offering. Indian corn is quite neglected, and might be had fully 3d. per quarter cheaper, but buyers are shy, dear mousy completely out weighing the American advisee. Oats and oatmeal dull. Beans, peas, and barley each • shade easier.—The market closes doll. Lvint, Dec. B.—We have a good attendance at our Corn Eafsbange this day and a fair show of wheat, the demand was not active, but last week's prima were fully supported, except for damp samples, which were la. per qr. lower. Barley, maltiog and avioding samples, prices unaltered. !NOM and peas a slow sale at last Tues&ey's prices. Per imperial to the grower:—Wheat, white, new, 63Ibs. to 641 b. per imperial bushel, 45.. to 465. ; ditto ied, 63Iba. to gibe., 40a. to 425. ; ditto red, old, Mos. to 631b5., 40s. to 41.. Barley, best Chevalier malung, 54165. to 5516., 37e. to 39a.; ditto, runs Chevalier ditto. 5316 e. to 541 be., 335. to 345. Oats, 36Ibs. to 4211e5., 225. to 28e. Been; old, 6316 a to 651 be., 40s. to 445. ; new, 63Ibs. to 641 t e., 38e. to 40a Norcasmit, Dec. 8. —The weather since Saturday hem bees very tempestuous, and to-day there are indications of rain. At oar market this morning we had a moderate show of wheat from the growers, and although there was little offering from the coast, the trade ruled tlat, sad to make progress it was necessary to submit to a reduction of 6d. to Is. per qr. upon the rates of this day se'nnight. Roar wee scarcely in so much favour; buyers bad the tarn when pur chases were made. Malting barley much &premed, and buyers can only DOW and then be found at a reduction of Is. per qr. Grinding withoutioquiry. In other articles we have little variation to note. SALISBURY, Dir. 8. —There was a full average attendance, and about the usual supply of grain. Busitiess in wheat ruled slow, and pressed ales were done rather under last week's Flour nominally unaltered. We had a good steady reqt " l B. :7 for malting samples of barley, which maintained last week's prices. tdalt realised former rates, with a steady sale. Is other respects the trade was very quiet, end prices remain quite stationary. Wheat, new, Ma to 435. ; old, 335. to 455. Barley, 235. to 40e. Oats, 225. to 30s. Beans, 40s. to 48s. Pees, 30a. to 365. Rye, 265. to 365. per qr. Flour, 30a. to 36a. per sack. Malt, 645. to 66e. par qr. CATTLE.—Bausturar, Dec. &—At our market today there was a scanty supply of Warta, (min, no doubt, to the nearness of the "Christmas Cattle Haricot." which will take place as a special market on Tuesday next. Mare were some very good beasts shown, and a moderate attend ance of buyers. A quick sale was effected for the best animals, but the trade on the whole was dull, at late rates. The show of sheep was very small, but good in quality, and they were quickly disposed of at rather more money. A few pens of lames were on sale at very high prices. A very few calves were on offer, which sold at late I rate*. There was an abundant supply of pip; the trade was rather slack, and prices were a shad* higher. Beet ox beef, 115.6 d. to 12s. Gd. per score ; cow and heifer ditto, 10s. to I le. Od. ; mutton, of inferior quality, lid. per ' lb., but for bast Downs 7d. to Tad. per lb. was paid ; lamh, 10d. ; veal, Id. to 7id. ; fresh pork. 7d. to lid. ; and Es. 9d. to 9s. Od. per more ; pees beko 74d. to Bd. per lb. ; dry ditto, Bd.to 9d. • sweet pickled haws, Bd. to 9d. • quarter old store pi p, 10e. to Lb. each ; cows with calves, 121. to 14/. TP.,AFFIO RETURN& --e--- RAILWAYS. Mika Pm- Met- Toed. Teta. open. wagers. elminMee. 1153. bed. Week ending Oet. 10. i. A C £ Eastern Bengal llO —1,7 n Week Cllllll t, Nov. If. Edinburgh and GLsagew Week embolic Dec. 5. Cork sod iiMlOOll 2O 315 no 4^6 100 1,34 0,100 talangow d south Western 115 Week ending Dec. 5. Great Luxembourg ln se.- kw CO/17 1.150 VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. Algal" (Dutch brig:. from Nassau for Liverpool, N0v.14, lat. 30 N., km. 61 W. Japanese. for llomhar. Nimrod. from Madras for London. not la, lat. 10 a tvt Park Van *., from *lunflerland fur Shanshar. August a, . N ion. 21 a% . Swallow, !row Loudon for Shansbar, August LL lat. 2 a.. 1.41. 20 W. BIRTHS, M&RRIAGES,_AND MATHS. BIRTHS. PAlS—October 25, at lioaterldeo, the elle of .1. Pelt 111 SOO. FORSTElL—December 6, at St. Thomas-street, Southwark, the wife of J. C. For.ter, Yag of a daughter. GRANT.—December 6, at Sloane oriel, London, S.W., the ud' of Captain J. M. Grant, of • daughter. LANK.—December 6, at Perk-street. Gromeamaquare, tli. %de of R. M. lane, kkg., of a sou. Wi MAKlNS.—Decemher 6. 41 relllbridge-Vill" DaYawatc l, wife of W. T. Makin*, Ent. of a aou. 811 A W.—December 7, at St. Peter'aplace, Brighton. Mrs .'• Shaer, of a eon. TROMAS—Deeember 6, at Goners, Mitcham, the wife of • /S. Tames, E.g., of a daughter. BARRI AGM RUCH AN AN ELY .11 UTC I l NM/N.—December 3, at Stopheu's Chureh. Dublin , by the BR. M. de Burgh, D .R. £aq.. SOD of A. Buchanan , Eag., Grerunel.l. Lenart . shire, N. 8., to the Lady Kathetne Alicia Hely-Hutchins n , daughter of the late Fart of Donoughmore. FIKLDKR—STERL—Decomber 3, at St. Luke's Church. (Tenet. by the Rev. C. P. Hobbs, M.A., J. H. Fielder, Km., of Nebo. Lodge. Trefidmir.equare, Brompton, to `Sally, daughter of the late T. Steel, Doi., of Chelsea. PAGICT-91KADWA Y.—December 3, at the Old Cliundi, CrO . don, the Rev. IL C Watson. Peter, son of P. Pi.io• Peg., by of Croydoo, to Fanny, daughter of O. Meadwry, LSI . ' 4 the mune place. DEATHS. DUMMSTT.—December 5. at Lougtiset, Poole, J. Dummett. LT a ftg. o —December 7, at Oviegton.mtiare, Brampton, It LP . NltAan d .—tecesiber 4. at 90, Gordocatreet, Finned Nicholls. aged 75. Pl NE—December 6, at Marlborough Mos, Richasood.h6l,3l,9 Mnr7 Tins. sled W. BUTlSlL—Deomiltd 4. at Hackney, J. 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