The Express. — London, England, 1851-01-25 00:00:00

it is • ems for watitbse tribenal. There is, at say rate, talkiest enepictos about It to justify ma in committing the defendant for trial. The evidence of Kr. Helmet, is which he states that me r e trampde. was bald over by tbs defendant till spade* is quite decisive, in my opinino, as to the intention. I mast lease it to • jury to decide urn • subject of such importance; and &ball, therefore, coolie' slit de ftness for trial. The A;derman then efteented to tato as bag lasi he ION. melt, and the defendant's eft erintrlty to the for atatioat of 2004 to wow sA the Central Criminal Court seat motion. SOUTHWARK. UNNATURAL PARR'M.-oearste linger, and earolime, his were charged with leans. their children ia • starrier( condition. Mr. E lean, the ether's, ofSeer of the parish of St. George IS...Martyr, Southwark, stated that • letter was oddment to the guardieuse et {be perish Ly • Mr. Stria lend, • "scripture resider," deecribing that the primates cruelly neglected their children, and that the caw was oar of so urgent • nature, that if it wan not immediately the shove attended to fatal consequeaas mast arise. Upon rem ipt of orth mosiestios, be (Mr. Endeas) at onto proceeded to the home of the linemen, No. 6, Embden-court, Pearl-row, Black'itsre, and found the condition of the primates' two ea g irl, cote • little boy, about fi Jean Igoe*, p ra t the o th er • girl, of 6 Tern of age, not at all exaggerated in the description given by the shove 'dormant. The house the prisoners ishabited was without 'calmly • particle of feroiture, end 'se two cbildren nearly naked sad sum& The body o! one of them, the little girl, had sores on dim rent places, and to *ow the atter neglect with which both the chided were treated, the few rap they bad on them wen c.in,red with verrois, and altogether • more distress. ing light could recresly be cone, ivid. He side some in quiries on the spot, and sacertsined that the male pritoner was is the employ of • hop factor in the Borough, and re ceived ...etc amply 'efficient to support hie family in cola fort. Ile (Mr. Endean ) also was informed th a t the female we , an h.nyual drunkard, negLseted her family, the chit. drat often beicp seen in the e f at a late hour o f the night ;. , n their parents were absent from home, fearful of nettling the dwelling, swine to i's being i n f es ted pith rats and ether iihreathei versals. Ile adced that in consequence a the ones neglect so top. parent o. the condition of the unfortunate chi'dten, he con. sidered it his duty to tabs both the prieonen into anted', sad he tad the children removed to the workhouse and cleaned of the filth and vermin with which they were • litersll7 c. , verlid from head to MA, and other clothing put an thr Wean he first went to the Ileum, there were no ee there bat the two coildren, who stood at the door cryi.x, and when be went • second time at searly 11 o'clock a night, both the prisoners returned Ivan, the mu leading hie wife, who could scarcely walk sloop swing to intro cat.. s. She bad • young infant in her arms in • mat denloratne state, proileced, no doebt, in connequi nee of the eliminated habits of its unnaturel parent , . Mr. Rode* fanner mentioned Om several of the neichboars wen in attendee . . to give evidence of the anion exhibited by the prisoners wads their children. John Diaper was then called, and he deposed that be lived nprlnAo prisoner', in Beibden-court, Pearl-row • that be had amp • oppstneity of witnessing the seandaloni neglect of the pit-min towards their children, aid treqamstly had Ken the .suer 4 the streets crying, and without food. lie bad alto ienerved the female primmer riturn home drunk, the thild•.• being left alone all day, and with no food except what me 41010 by gems of the maiehhoors. no had spoken to the lives boy whom he bad seen standing late at night at the doer crying, sod when be was salted the reason he did not ro es the home, kis reply was that he was afraid el th e ra te, ti oh father and mlilicr being from bairn. The wits , se said that he was informed the male prisoner was in fell woili, and be was in the habit of seeing him go cat of a moraine stein o'clock to kis place of employ; that he had men the sea were intoxicated but not so I/squeal]; as the *man. e t was an habiteal dra ' ukaril. hive; I' ,bard, living in the same mart, stated that she had iein the prieoner's children crying at the door, both father aid mother bring shams ) , and has often see. the latter rotors beau drink. That she (witness) has In quently inns 4. ctuldree fo 4, and the other neuchb,ers seeing the grow I rill, at of the parents towards the chiolten, lea also dose Ili, and she addia that if such conduct was allowed to continue on the part of the prisoners, it must remelt is the death of one or both of the unfortunate children. Other et were examined, ell of whim spoke as to the the_ out manner in which the prisoners treated the child/es. l' ~ter said that be was out 'Deeding to his week nil day, and ktt the children in the care of the mother ; that he elberee her with tent for the maintenance of his limily, bet, he was sorry to say, she was very much given he Weer, Us wile, who stand crying et the bar, presented the sppesne-e et • woman of the most diesipred habits. She bother intent in • moat emaciated condition in her arm& Traora.l that she did not in glad her child:ea, in spite id the tessitrooy amen against her. Mr. Alt clean said the CAM was one exhibitiog great tenni e s the children by melt parents, and that the pa , rte hod ottie. r had acted very properly in having it invalid rated. 11 should remand the prisoners, but would accept at lad for the appearance of the man, whose condom, h0w,,,, bLenable in the trot:section, was not so bad as the weman'a The pe..usen mere then remanded ; and it appears that !atm e.a.rived to commit suicide yistuday morning in the spumy p.a. THAMES. Tun 110/IICIDI IN THIS ILZOINT'A CANAL BASIN.— Wm. £.'t. the tad charged wilt causing the death of the poor sun Ati:elt, In the itegeat's Caaal Been, was fteally tzuaus.d, tad after the reception of additional evidertee, the {menhir was easaitted to t.k, his trial for !elm& easly Mae sad slayisg. TOE MoMICIDIe OF A FOIIIION hit AT BRISTOL.— Totemlay the inquiry before the c roster fe Bristol, J. B. linados, Eat , wrehing the death of Mr. J. P. Bippert, far - we nverpreter end shipping ague, who died ander cir cumstance. already detailed in the Express, was brought to amnia ion. It will be remembered that the deceased died teem the elects of a rupture which lie alleged had Imes produeed by his having beat kuocked by Mr. Philip 1) aglow Aleved, r, us the 4th of D. caliber last, from the quart., to the maii.deek of a French brig called the Adolphe, and the questia which the jury had to determine was whether that esAno,t of the acarrenee was a correct one. The deters d is his earansation taken on oath in the pre sence of the sassed by one of the Bristol magistrates, was very fmrtr. is his allegation. H. stated that he was latch. d dues without provocation by a blow from Mr. Altsami.ei list on the left aide of his head, and that whoa he tell he kit eoutethicg snip in his inside, he never heeice be.a ruptured before. He was closely qui. Watt by an attorney for the accused al to whether he did mot fan through • push, which he denied reerta4 oedively and with, se he said, a knowledge that he was about to meet his Metter, that Mr. Alexander struck his. Tce other witnesses all denied having sees any blow strack—me of them stating that Mr. Sippert and Mr. Alexsader pulsed each other, in consequence of an attempt !+7 . the !woe , to fp t i t,‘t the former into the skip's cabin; wade %swim sato Mr Bippert fed through a kina o. Rho". On other piste there wee a good deal of discrepancy between their matamitits. The coroner having summed up the evidence, the jury, after a short consultation, returned a verdict of Ilanslaughter against Philip Douglas Alexander, acid the c .n.r issued his warrant for his committal to take his trial h.e that offence. AcCII , ENT- 1),1 THE AMERICAN LADES.—An Amo rims paper polishes a desired statement showing the lose of life as.d property on the lakes daring the past year. The mewls woieh set with dieveten were 31 stamen, 9 pro. pollen, 2 b ogee., 34 brig., 88 ' , toners, and 6 scows—ln all, 170. Toe 101, of pr,trerty was—Onstionx boats, 265,710 dols.; on propellers, 31,444 dull. • on sail vessels, 262,781. Total, 5S .93u Ten so am- boas, 21 railing TIVICIP, sad pro. belly 1 propeller were entirely lost; the remainder were only parti .Dy dammed. The lose of life was 395, of which 373 were .m tinted steamer., and 20 en sailing vessels. The Emmen in which lives were lost were the G P. Griffith,, bunted, 250: A. Wayne, exploded and stalk. 6 5; sulk by cabins, 38 America, exploaion i 11; Troy, ditto, 9; Calumet, dilo, 1; Canada, pale, I. The sailing vessel' were, sib' our Neptune, foundered, 7, all on board • schooner Martha Frees, wrecked, 7; schooner General Thornton, ' ditto, 4; two mows capsized, 2. SHOCKING eltUaLTT.—On Friday, the 17th inst., information was given at the Blanket.row police station by ' Sergeant tHeektuarn, that ahoy named Charles 13,stos a potter, restilieg Is Smulluth Phu, liesoleittoad, bad b een observed by some neighbours to treat kis father's dog in a most crop) manner. Having burnt off the dog's tail, by putting it is the fire ,he threw ths animal oat of the window, and afterwards suspended it by a cord round its n; rk, and Hogged it to death. Is orelequesee of this information a gammons was taken cat against the mewed, who did not however appear to answer to the *harp. No clue as to his whir/ablate has yet bees dimorered.—.B. C. Herald. Mi.I.ANCROLT OCOVILIINCIL--Thlt most painful esaution bas been fah ham, 4 sometyaesse of the absence of four able-bodied young men sad a by, all of whom, it is feared, perished iu the km pie ea Wedotedsy week. The ualortunee mew sited lathe wagooky of hobblen at the Bute Docks, which plus they loft evirisid ‘y evening in a boat, for the peep , se of looking out for meals. They were seen burins do • a channel shortly after; but no intelligence has clue bun "reined of the pose fellows, who it is supposed perished in the fearful pls. Ali the men were married, sad the dinr.se of their bereaved familia' may be wily issagmed.—btracrea Herald. Tallt ALLEGED MURDER OF A HDBDAND DT HIS Wird—Testerday a lug inquiry was coooludsd before Mr. W. Carter, the coroner, at as King's Head lan, Black. Maisie* as to the death of Jam Brown, aged 23, who was alleged to have been =ordered by his wife, Jute Brown, who,. sow is custody. Alter the reception of additional evidence, the ' wry returned • verdict of " Manslaughter " &akin Jute Brows, and the witnesses were bound over to Prosecute at the next swims of the Central Criminal Court. Lunn RAIIIROW.—On the evening of Sunday bet, cheat twenty m i nutes b e f ore n i ne o ' clock, a specimen of the ram pommies:vs, the !sear bow, appeared in the weetu_ n quarter of the heavens. It continued, with intervals of ewappuraaoe till about nine o'clock, where no more was *snot it 110.11 a quarter past eleven, when It again appeared, more diatom than balm, but with • reduced span, as the Isom had waisted a mast higher altitude. The prismatic tints were now awe clearly giircunible, and it coatiased italic:ken 'trail past twelve at midnight, when its highest Point was but a dogma or two above the amass& Larissa— it• wises WM. th os mar her soothing. The Isuniaens clouds over she Pits hills prevented Its total diesppearaau . bun UM; noted.—Olossom Daily Mail. MONEY MARKET. FRIDAY Evrariro. From the expected exportation of quicksilver from California, and fr. m the report of the Paris com mittee in favour of a gold currency, a further rise in I the exchanges to-day was anticipated, which did not, however, tai, place. With the exception of Ham- I I barg, l which was a shade higher, leaving off 13 Tr marks 5i to f; no important alterations took place, and prices remained about the same u last post. The advices from Paris are, that the exchanges and rates to of bullion are unaltered. Short Paris was to-day in es demand at 24 fr. 971 c.; Homburg at 13 m. 511 10 Genoa at 25 lire 121 ; Leghorn at 30 lire 621 ; Naples io at 411 d. ; but transactions took place in several in- in stances at a little lower rates. There was not much IL paper in the market, and the amount negotiated was rather limited. Great annoyance was expressed by the merchants s is at the want of a mail this week to New York, which, to from no regular arrangement having been made, has f: aot been provided. Some think the government v might have run a steamer. The rates negotiated ware as follows : Time. Priem noiotiatet Tram To Ilambarg 3 ea. &random ...... „;... abort lt IS a/4. Dino 3 Us. U 1/166 Hocurdsa ..- 171 " Mot. tl.a. 17, ..... SS u --- 17* SS 1 176 ......„ 117 - CZ . . 11 SS ..„„ SI 11 N _...... 13 $7 i _. 1 „........ 49 i ... I* k 3 SO ...... ii ......... .....-. 1 41 124 154 ~.... U ......,...«.f0dy~...te......... U f...,_ as 1 There is ao change in the quotations of bullion. ` O l 4 The price of gold yesterday at Paris was 11 die. let per mile, which at the English mint price of 31. 17s. 101 d. per ounce for standard gold gives an as exchange of 25.101; and the exchange at Patio on so London at short being 4 24.95, it follows that gold is a t . 0.616 per cent. dearer in Paris than in London. 99 By lut accounts the course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 dsys' sight is 1101 is per cent., and the par of exchange between England i ti l! and America being 109 23 40 per cent., it follows that a t , the exchange is nominally 0.92 per cent. in favour of 9 England. Upon taking into consideration the differ- mt ence of interest and charges of transport, we find tbat so the present rate leaves a profit on the importation of it gold from the United States. et. By last advice. the price of gold at Hamburg is ... 95 422 per mark, which, at the English Mitt price of ; 34 17a. 101 d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an at exchange of 13.31 ; and the exchange at Hamborg on London at short being 13.3, it folio% s that gold is so 0.235 per cent. dearer in Hamburg than in London, 2 1 6 6 but subject to the charges of transport. On the subject of the hibutinls of commerce we Is insert the following communication showing the pro- I: reps of the measure : 12, klatklans, Jan. 21, 1831. 117 As the originator of the movement in this City rehire to tribunals of commerce, may I ask the favour of your ailo.vlng st. this communication to appear, as I have to give an see .unt ss of my stewardship to upwards of a thousand highly •respect- et. able and powerful mercantile firms who have attached their Se signatures to a memorial, asking that a public meeting may VI be milled to take into consideration the importance and the i t necessity of our having tribunals of commerce in this country. s Samoa my friends, with myself, waited upon the Lord Mayor le nap. sting this important matter, and • toqtay I have had the to honour of receiving the annexe d reply,thowing his lordship's 11 readiness to comp) with the 'lakes of his fellow as. lit It is wi th much sa t action that I can amours the public the subject is mut popular throughout the commercial world, not only in Loudon, but, as tar as I can judge, by direct in, communication, with every large town in this empi-e. M Many noblemen and other gentlemen of great lithium end consideration have likewise come forward and offered their services to the commercial word on this occasion. A public s meeting will be gad as soon as possible, and will be ges duly advertised.-1 have the honour to be, sir, your very obedient servant, FRANCIS Ives. 14 " Manion House, Jan. 23, 1861. "Sir,-1 am directed by the !tight Ito.. the Lord Mayor lg to inform you, that should the gentlemen forming the demi• so Lesion which waited upon his lordship with the memorial to respecting a Triband of Commerce think proper to call a 13 public meeting, kis lordship will have no objection to take 11 the ehaie.-1 am, sir, your obedient servant (Signed) Fauna. CATLIN Foie. Secy.—To F. Lyne, Beg." The official return of the amount of gold and silver to coined in the mints of Spain in 1830 is as follows: n Gold. Salvor. 2. Madrid Sevttle 10,821 12,140 ao Barcelona 21:262 '4ii I ___. N .6648,975 £277,801 ri The total coinage is 026,76:g. The Barcelona mint n was only opened towards the end of the year. The F, gold coins are five dollar pieces; the silver, dollars, es. halt-dollars, and one and two-real pieces. as Advice. from New Granada give the most favour able account of the progress of that cour.try. The so government has issued a decree conferring grants of land and other privileges on European and other immigrants. • is The last contract for the salo of guano in countries s e other than England has not given eutire satisfaction so in Peru. The government is devoting funds to buy- r e ing more steamers in England. It has already four : is the ltimac, Gemara, Vigilant, and Titicaca. Whaling su and ship•building are bring carried on at Callao. The Paris Moniteur publishes the customs returns IND for 18 5 0, with a table of the comparative limonite of N duties received on different articles imported for the last three years. The amount for 1840 is 124,674,683 fr., a decrease of 3,181,5991 r. as compared with Ibl9, and an increase of 34,733,244,r. over 1848. The eceoant of the poditiou or the Book of Englard for the week ending Saturday, the 18th of January, 18.51, üblished pursuant to the Act 7 & 8 Viet., c. 32, is as f ollows: BANK ON kIMILABD. MCI DM Note+ lifted .. ...... 1ai.M. 1 7 0 1 07,918,170 1•11Z110 D Prete'store Capital ...414.663.000 Lea ..... ........ .. 346,214 Peak DePeete Oected. Nutlet., &tr. Doak% Cosmic of Debt, end My. Aida) 9.947 019 Other Doposha ..... 10.517,763 derte-Jayaradolkose 1.218.423 £34.349.441 Jae. 13, IS6L The above returns, for the week ending Jan. IS. 1961. Government Debt.— /111,016,10 e Othee ttegoriti WAN Gold Coln and Bullies 13,1C8.513 Over Bullion PASTIER/T. Z 7,918,170 Elosarlts9B Waded. Pad Weight Amy* . ..... - A 14,180,238 Otburamerol99 12,619,701 Notts 09W sad SON GIB ma= Nitasneit. ag•e4.011.r49341. compared with those kw • folloi the week preceding, exhibit the changes: Circulation ems £27,918,170 Nereus £92,020 Circulation fictive Public deposita Other depocits Deakins departwt.. 14,160,266 Without /Hamelin. Other securities in banking department 12,819 ,288 Decrease 691,698 Coin and bullion in both — depr;;;nest;. — . .7. :::: 14,626,447 Deertaes 116,402 Seven day and other bills 1,206,423 Decrease 41,0e3 The Rest 3,215,214 Increase .30,816 gest7e 8,579,417 DT's's 1,184,832 According to the official 'returns published' in . the Gazette of last Tuesday, the total note circulation of all the private banks of England and Wales during the week ending the 11th of January was 3,603,610/. In the preceding week the amount was 3,492,3631.; there is consequently an increase of 113,2471. The note circulation of the joint stock banks during the same wick was 2,754,4571.; and the previous weeks return being 2,66.5,2891., the increase is shown to be 89,1681. On.takingiateeoasideration the active circulation et the Bank of England, which in the week in quer lion was 19,877,6001. (being 840,9401. more than the week preceding), we End the aggregate note circula tion of England and Wales to be 26,237,6671.; which shows an increase of 1,043,3551., as compared with the returns for the previous week ending the 4th of Janary. As u regards the axed issues, the private banks were 1,183,2731., and the joint stock banks 655,3304 below the amount authorised to be issued. _ _ The following paroels;( lead ore sold at Holrwell on the 23rd instant: Pantymwyn, 30 tone, 111. per ton ; Penyrhenbla., 60 toes, 111. 3s. per toe ; Westminster, 55 tons, 111. 6s. per ton ; Ditto, 50 tons, 111. is. per ton ; Jamaies, 40 tons, 111. Os. 6d. per ton ; &Ignite, 15 tons, 111. le. per ton ; Mat sy eafn, 70 tons, 111. Bs. 6d. per ton ; Milwr, 20 tons, 121.15. pietas ; Malkin Hall, 14 tons, 111. 11e. per ton ; Beath Australia, 50 tons, 91. 13s. per ton ; ditto, 1 15 tons,lll. 2.. 6d. per ton. Total, 409 tons riattrerp . Drama& Paris Ditto -.. Frankfort “ Trona Trams! Prelim, ..... Leittora ........ Gram i~.a._.. ~~ . THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 25, 1851. RAILWAYS. The following were the quotations yesterday; ,day'e quotations will be found in the 6th page. Pal Eats Liman. Mils Prima 51 Aberdeen ... N 54 Amber', Nettie., Bata. sad East luaatlaa Berko 15 Beata Ext. (Gt. West perpetual 5 p.Ct.) Blrialagleatalgtemditate allatuly pd.,orraleguar. 10 Do. without. guarantee U and Dudley ypd., orrritbruar. 11 De. erabout &guarantee lij Itirsa.Wtgv.it lituur Valk* 100 Bristol sad Exeter 174 ueeklaptutraahlra IS Do. £lO Prefereace N Muster sad Holyhead .. U Do Preference O DON end Bello' J 0. .... N Beet IS Da. A trtrlL ililif,..l M . ..._..... 3 Do. (72.17..) Tp..Erer si Do. i5t.1404 p.M.Prse N !fade.Omar .. ... N Do. Nes I rot • p. , q Do. NC, 3p. CL, No.l 111 Do. do. No.! SO Do.N. W knet.B pie CS N Do. New . N Casten UniN, dais A (We E. U. M.) -. WI Do. NCee B. and ditto Si Do. &rip (gua. 6p. Ct.) SS Bast Laneaehlre ... ...I 41 Do. New 1 shares ..I 13 lEaaLineoltati.guar.6 p.(.31 Se Edinburgh end Giewrow 12 t dioliorgh,Verth,ladviee 214 Lacer mad Inrautita ... U Unat Nortawn Us Dane dasee,A,D elrasd W. Do.l shares. 11, 6p. Ct. 114 In.. 3 pet Cent. Fret. N Cl. Widened Wed.(lre.) SU r 'atom ... _ IT Do. New AO ... ... N Has sod Selby ... ... N Lanreater an , 4 Z:alille ... 111 Do. Thirds ... ... .. 100 474 lamowthirel""t" and gdPtesWaYorksture -111 Do. Mho ... _ ... S Do. IT £2O . NO Int.llp. et. Icer. Stook 111 Do. Wad Wiling Union N Lade sad Bradford .. SO Weeds sad Think ... e Do. End. Quartere,l3.l . 4 111 Lemke sad Bina wall .. I. We., Bright." a &Cosa IN Do. New 11111.8 p. 01.... II Do. guaranteed 3p. Ct. late Croydon 'Wird. SO Do. Piet S pet Cent.... N Do. Covert. 5 p.t t.,1652 111 Wed= and Greenwich... N De. Preference ... ... WO Load= a North-Weeten2 IT Do. do. New 1 Mara... 12 Do. Fifths . 1 Do.£lo4l.,6i.atuili.() IN London A South-Western 434 Do. New, £3ll ... ... St DO. New, £lO ... .. 6 Do. new ?reference .- Ile Lowestoft Duar.4 Intl:ea.l SI Ilaned.,lloz., tan Sneed IN Naadt„Shet„itLineolnatt. N Do. i Marry No. I ... N Do. New ilu Pref. ... I Do. £6 Preference _ ei Do. 3l an. a Latch DEN SS Do. £.2o•l;arte ... ... 100 Do. lierre. mod Derby... IN Do.Coas. B. 18.6 p. C. 100 Norio& . .., 19 Do. New 490 . _ ... 2, _ 10 Do Eztemeon _ A Do. Desna. 31 per Ct. 13 North British ... ... .. 6 Do. Preference _ 171 NNW WaNcedahirs.. ... N Oakird, Wore, A Wolver. 12 Preston sod Wyre ... .., 10 Do. 4 shares IA) ... - 10 Read., Cond i : a dßelpre ji It* rtiltepreth WNW; 23 'scotti,thmiti ::: 224 Do. New ....'• 134 dames. 1 1 / 4 Bina, Claw • el Do., Claw B ... _ _ 6 Do, New Guaranked... psi dhrewidiory and Chester g izr. W. Ilia.) ... ... 20 Do. Dewestry _ I Do. New 10 Do. S per efa;t: Fed.... 4, ehrolahtre Unica ... ... 22 Do. Prekreme _ Se South dta/fordaltire... .. 30 South Eastern .... ~ .. 30 South Wake ... ... ... IS down York. at Weer Don W Taw Vale Extessice ... 13 Vale of Neatk - N Weterfoed and Iflllt i.s tay.; N West Lead= . .. ... ... 10 Do2DlClaesErf. Se Wear Valley, 4p. Ct. Ns. 13 Unto Ditto .. N Wily momcreet, rs.Wejut.. 21 Tork,Neweaetie &deride' 10 Do.F.M. (York! Newts. IP Do. archorriel 17 Do. D*tto Do. Unto 10 Torn sod North Mo itood. 10 Do. Pretertuee .„ Ponsava lt6lLwaee. 10 Boulogne and Amens 20 Central trance (1 aerson) II Dutch BUNN 11 YAM ladun 6 ilrest Indian PeOlaela 23 Do. do. ... ISDo. . „ 10 Namur an d .1.. IS Northern of Franoe... 8 Orleans and Bordeaux ... 10 Pula and Orleaa le Paris and Banco 13 Pais ad Ftraabourg 10 Zonis and Howe 10 Isentos and Meow 13 Toon sod Next. 21 23 44 41 ex 111 v 111 194 4 414. 1$ 1/ 114 21 111 11 1 . 11 ez le 4 dr 1 1 midis 1 i : i fuL. I Pi. ” 1 IS ex Is 4 duo $4 143 ex in 161 17$ e SI die 101 11 2 3 10 10 die LIVERPOOL, January 24. BToen ElCianon.—The market was mat, brisk to. and r•rloro ou 101—Best Lancashire, 121—Lateashuo and Yorkshire. 66/ 1 I 1 1 1 7—Ditto (filth shares), 7 6.16 d.—London and North Wilburn (Du y shares), 31 p.—Ditto (fifth shares), 41 p.—lndon and B,uth Western (new £6O shares), 91 d —Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 241—Ditto (pro. terenee sham), 104—Midland, 491 160 I—Ditto (1 shares), 191 11.161 117.101d.—North Union, A (quay, by Londe. and North Western and Lancashire and Yorkshire), 243 I Seottish Central, 14-Bnuth Sweep and Dover, 231—Yank, Newcastle. and Berwick, 191—York and North Midland, 221 3—Belfast and Ballymena, 301 BIRMINGHAM, January 21. RAILWAY MEETING. LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST. Yesterday the ordinary half-yearly meeting of this eimpany took place et the Bridge-home Hotel, London. Midge; SAMUEL Lamm, Esq., the Mei-Tees :I the con 'May, presiding. The advertisement calling the mastic' natio g been read, The CHAIRMAN, in =coins the adoption of the report, sleeved that, in *mordant* with the count adopted at previous meetings, he supposed he might take that document me lead—(hear, Lear); the more especially as it had been for some days in the has e of the proprietors. (The Import has already appeared in the Express). The first object alluded to in the report was one which he be lieved would meet with general congratulation from every eau who was interested in the Brighton Railway Company —vie , the rapid approach to completion of all the works in Which the ci.mapany bad been engaged in the opening of the new London bridge Station. Tot ststbw, as they were aware, was, with some very inconsiderable exaeptiene, completed, and the trains wire now muting from it. In that building it wee true they would not We much to boast of in the way of architectural ornament, but on in vestigating the figores, they would see that the chief object aimed at—that of obtaining a commodious and efficitht station at the lowest p.asible cost—had been kept Li view and 'tut ned. In October, 1845, a flattens] statement was presented to the proerietors, containing an estimate of claims and liabilities of the empty, and of its masts, with a view to the closing of the capital account. The total liabi litho for bringing the whole of the work, to a conclusion were 390,0001., and the meets, 145,0001. Since that time all the liabilities had been met, the whose of the works had been completed, and the assets had been, in a great measure, realized, and the result was that they now found themselves, as stated in the report, at the conclusien of all the work, then contemplated, with a margin of 25,0001, besides the surplus lands still in their hands, as against the capital account then fixed of 7,200,0001. They would agree, he thought, that they were considerably indebted to the work icg officers by whom this moth had been attained. (livr, hear.) For himself he should do wrong if ho did not give credit where credit was due, in bringing works of this description to so satisfactory • conclusion, aud in such a work as the station at London-bridge, it was quite evident that they must be greatly indebted to two of their cAix rs their engineer and solicitor—to the one In superin tending the works, to the other in acquiring the property nemasery for that enlargement. With regard to the et gi ngering works, when they considered the magnitude of the work, the great amount of arching, and the extent of roofing and platform, and other matters of engineering de tail, they must all feel that it was a circumstance redounding to the credit of their et:ginger, Mr. Hood, tact the works had been completed within the estimate. To those who had to do with purchasing house property, more especially such 1." they had had to sweep away on the area of the new station—to every ones ho was acquainted with the variety of interests to be dealt with in acquiring eO.OOOl. or 80,0001. worth of house pro. petty, involving the purchase of the interests aslant! traders of various kinds, as butchers, grocers, &c., who in such CAMS always ant in extravagant claims, looking upon a railwoy, company as fair game—all who knew anything of such matters would admit that the acquisition of such an amount of property at a fair and rills 'nab!' price, and that without having recourse te courts of law and expeosive litigation, r. fleeted great credit on the officer by whom this portion of the company's business had been so well conducted (Hear, hear.) As he had said there was a surplue of 26,0001. betides the remaining surplus lards, which surplus remained notwithstanding the increased expenditure which had been incurred to enlarge the working stock, in order to meet the demands of the arcuated traffic beyond what was anticipated in the estimate of 1848. lee that estimate the utmost amount of traffic they had calculated upon was 500,0001. for the present year 1850, whereas it bad amounted to 533,0001., mid a large part of the increase had been in goods which required a considerable addition to the stock of waggons, trucks, engines, and sidings; more would have been required, had the increase been prin cipally in the passenger trellis. Some 20,0001. had been expended to accommodate this increase of traffic beyond what wu calculated upon is the estimate of 1348, yet they had this 25 . 9001. in addition to the surplus lands remaining as mantle. There was every reason to expect that the tongued traffic &fruit), from the Exhibition of Industry, and other causes, during the present yeas, would compel them to make turtber provision for it by increasing the working stock to a still greater extent. So tar, however, as he could at present judge, he saw no reason for doing to the capital account of 7,200,0001 to meet any provable increase of traffic that could arise during the next year or two, but if the increase should go on very much beyond , the present rate, some addition to the working stock and station accommodation must of courts be pro ' 'idea. It would be altogether misleading the proprie tors if she told them that a traffic of 600,0001. a year could be carried on with the same plans and the same accommodation as a traffic of 500,0001. a year. It would, however, be for them to consider how that f' Mutate emer gency should be provided for when it arrived. The increase tor 1850, though satisfactory, had not been so great in proportion as on some other lines as compared with 1(149; but they must recollect that on almost every other railway the year 1949, instead of presenting the usual end regular increase of traffic, showed rather a felling ;off, and, in some eases, was seem less with the same mileage than it had been in 1848; while the year 1849, with the Brighton line, instead of being one of depression, had been one of large and considerable increase of tecome. They had, however, no right to look forward to the same cause operat ing in their favour during tho lam year which had brought traffic to them during the years 1848 and 1849. During thew two years marl families who were in the habit of visiting France and other continental countries,wers induced by the eevolution and political disturbances in continental Europe, to take up their residence at Brighton and other places on the South Coast of England. This naturally increased the traffic on the Brighton line—but daring the last yeses., the continental troubles being for the most part over, many English familia went to the continent, depriving the Brij/lithe line of course of much of that de scription of traffic which it bad enjoyed during the previous year. During the first four months of 1850 the failing off in passenger traffic, as compared with the correapendiee period of the previous year, was in consequence 3001. or 4001. a week. Under these circumstances the directors had to choose between one of two courses—a reduction of the number of trains and the amount of secommodation afforded to the public, commensurate with the tailing off, or the adoption of 11141111111113 to increase the traffic on the line. They chose (arid wisely, as I think the result has Novel) the latter course. And instead of altering the whole of the arrangements, taking off trains, and dis turbing the confidence cf the public, they endeavoured to Retreat traffie by extending the accommodation and giving increased facilities of communication. The result showed that they had acted judiciously. (Hear, hear.) A very considerable increase of traffic had been brought to the line in this way. During the summer and autumn excur sion trains had been put on regularly, and a large amount of excursion tr.ttic, a considerable portion of which was pr had been obtained. They had also increased the a rquigkr tr4in They had added n (13C to ?ti tl e ° n n u a m ff b o er d of d by express the trains, and lammed their speed, and by doing to they believed they had not only added to the traf fi c of the year but had laid the foundation of permanent prosperity. The directors felt that nothing could conduce more to the interests of the company than to make Brighton and the South Coast the most convenient place of residence for the man of betimes', who might desire to place his family either permanently or temporarily in the country. By increasing the speed of the 'sprees trains they had brought Brighton within a distance of 11 hours from London. At that speed the journey was performed twice a day, and with such extreme *meaty that a man might almost regu late hie watch by the departure and arrival of these trains (Heer.) Tnat this increased accommodation would tend to a permanent increase of traffic there could, be thought, be no question. Already they were begioniog to reap the advantages, for while the traffic doting the first portion of the past year was declining rather than otherwise, it had from that time when these new arrangements were introduced gone on increasing, and since the opening of the present year especially it had increased far beyond their expectations—(bear, hear)—the month of January this you *hewing an increase_ greater than that of the whole of the fi rst halt year of 1850. If this were the case already, there was every reason to toppou that the L110,41'141 would continue, and probably become greater as the period for opening the great Exhibition, the great feature of the year, approached. That avant would no doubt bring a vast number of persons to London bent on sight seeing, Tiny of whom would doubtless visit Brighten, meingle MUIR which were now afforded them for that purpose; and very probably a great number of persons habi tually resident in London would let their houses during the seamen, and take themselves and their families to some place' on the coast. It was likely, therefore, there might, during the ensuing spring, be an secession to the traffic of the line far beyond anything they had anticipated. The only Mecum- stance that could operate against the progressive increase 01 teethe was the cpenieg of the South Eastern branch line be Hastings, by the way of Ashford, which might be ez• petted to take place very shortly. That route, however, would be so circuitous that It would not be likely to affect, te any great extent, the passenger traffic on the Brighton, though undoubtedly it would operate to some extent on the goods traffic. Bet when the Tunbridge Wells Hoe opened, which would be, he believed, in about twelvemontbs, it was evident that the opposing company would then have a route to Hastings as neves that by the Brighton line,and probably then Instead of having the whole of the passenger trek between London and Hastings, they would have be he content with something hke one-half. Amodio, to prompt prospects, however, the natural icarsome and development of traffic, supposing the country Is remain in a state of prosperity, would far more than counterbalance any loss resulting from that cease. The actual inereau of traffic since 1848 had hum 72,0001., while the actual increase of expense in the same period had been 15,7001., which amounted to just 22 per each on the Increased traffic. So that 22 per cent. had gone in expenses, and 78 per ant. had beets available as profit. He had estimated on a farmer occasion that 210,0001. royear would be their expeaeee In earning an income of 600,0001. a-year, and that for any additional traffic beyond that 26 per cent, might be the expenue, and 76 per cent. MAIL The actual femme for the rear 1860, exclusive of (smog', had been 526,0001. ; and, 'wording to that estimate, taking 25 per cent. as expenses, the expenditure of the . yeer 1868 should have bean 218,2501., but the Waal expondeteme WAS 201,7371, or, by adding 10,0001. to the TielltTil, the expenditure would be 212,7371., which was a very clue 111.• proximation to the estimate. They were now approaching a period when a great quantity of their stock was STOCK ESCHANOI.—This mark.A wag steady today North &affords were done at Si dis., and Si for the next mount; Shrewsbury and Birmingham B's at 5, dim. MANCHESTER, January 24. Brocz. EXCRANOI. The market was considerably stronger, and prices advanced generally. In Leeds stock there were buyers at 67; sod in Doren at 23g g. A very considerable businen was done. LEEDS, January 24. 820 CL ESCHAIIOI.—Tbe market this morning war again Arm, and tally yesterday's prices were maintained. Sales: Eut and West Yorkshire, 94; Ent Lancashire, 2 at 121. 61. 3d. ; Great Non/1.-ram, 2 at 161 ; Leeds and Think, 131 131; Thirsk Extensions, No. 3,13 e , 1 die. ; Great Western, 81 ; Think Extensions, No. 2, 11 dia. ; Midland Stock, tat 49; Lumbar, and Yorkshire, 561 561; South Eastern and Weer, 3 at 231, 231.65. 3d. ; York and North Midlands, 6 at 224. NIRTALS.—Mr. Moat's' circular states that Walsh bar iron continues in good demand for shipment. Them are large buyers at 41. 16e. for the favourite brands ; but no tellers under 41. 17r. 0.1. fres on bond io Wales la Staffordshire the makers continue full of orders, and aro not (gemmed I. increase those already en their books, at pre sent rates. A diflizulty has sprung up with the men darimr the lest few dale, which ?eiders a strike not improbable. Scotch pigs hers gain slightly receded. Swedish iron is quits neglected ; several fine assortments are in the market. In Spelter aisle of 200 tons was reported in the early pert of the week, at 161 2s. 61. on the spot ; the q u a n tity however en the market is very small, sod holders now demand 5i.161. Copper continues in trivet it quest, bock for the home and foreign markets. Is Tin several parade of Banes have been purchased for home consumptive, at prices va rying front 851 100 to 861. In bar and block tin a large business has been don., mostly on speculation ; 851. has bean psid for block, and 66/ for bar, although the standard has net been altered. R.fined is still very warm. Lead: A large bowies* is also doing is this ankle. Spanish is mach inquired slur. Tin Plum : The demand continues un abated. THE MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT AT CRAMOND.—The body of the Isla Mt.. Codell, who was ust.neastely drowned by folliag into the river Almond, same Crostond •illare, ow the morniss of New Year'e-dey, ewe found ow Friday morsieg ow the beach Fear °Jordon by yea* &Iteration of the hens elem.! es Saturday by Mr. Codell sad' taken hosts. —Aberdeen Joursed. hemming old sad mast be replaced. The great increase in I WINDLNG UP JOINT STOCK COMPANIES. the good' traffic was also another reason why they were obliged to keep lb* existing stock In first rate order, as well as to make additions to it. He then entered into details showing the effect of alterations in the traffic and expendi ture, stating as a general fact that all alterations to expendi ture lay behind any corresponding alteration in traffic. He then referred to the necessity of having a depreciation fund, to which they propose to add 10,0001. for 1850 ; and that in consequence of the re-establishment of this fund they ob tained their loans at a reduced rate of interest, and improve the credit of the company. The directors found no difficulty, either in renewing at 4 per cent. for a long period of lean, or in borrowing money at a lower rate of interest for a shorter period. Upon the whole, they bad adopted a course of renewing u touch of the debt as possi. Me for peziods of not less than oven or ten years at 4 per cent. conceiving it better to make a little temporary sacrifice in the rate of interest than subject themselves to fluctuations He then adverted to the advanta g es of allowing their principal °Moen n per (tentage on the tote's's of dividend. stating that he considered the prosperity of the company depended upon that measure being earned out, which would give the heads of departments a pecuniary interest in the succeu o the company. TUB plan would not absorb more than between 3,0001. and 4,0001. a year, even in case their dividend should rise to 10 per cent. per annum. An eminent actuary hod computed that 1,0001. a year would be sufficient to provide a superaneuation fund for the porters, engine. drivers, iftc., as recommended in the report. They did not take men into their employment after the eget of 30, and the greeter number of them at present did not exceed 23 years of age. He recommended the proprietors to become their own issuers, and set aside 1,0001. a year for that purpose. He concluded by moving the adoption of the report. Alderman WILSON wished to put a question, whether the report which had been extensively circulated, that the Brighton directors were offering obstraerions to the opening of the South Eastern branch between 81. Leonard's and Heatinge, was true ? The CHAIRMAN could give a distinct answer to the question. There was so foundation whatever foe the replrt. tHear, hear.) The directors of the Brighton comi any would have thought it a moat unworthy course to attempt to throw any unfair obstructions in the way of the opening of the line. Mr. LEVY asked if that answer applied u well to the Tnnbrides and Hastings line ? The CHAIRMAN observed that that line would tot be opened for probably twelve months from the present time • and with regard 10 that line, so far from entering intc soy hostile competition with the other company, they had 'clue. teeted an uffer, dependent on the opuing of the line, so equitable and reasonaule, that it must be thought to lead to an accommodation of any differences that might exist. As that °her was 11100` under the consideration of the other com pany, it would not be proper to go into the details on the present 'cession, but any shareleAer might see • copy of that propositicn on application at the cilice, which would show how far the direcvme were endeavouring to prevent injurious competition between the two companies. Mr. If ERAPATH wished to know if the opposition of the commissioners had not seism from the interierence of the Brighton Canoe:4 ? 'I he CHAIRMAN.—I should say decidedly not. (Hear, hear.) Mr. HILL concurred generally in the recommendation of the directors as to the making the income of the superior °Moen dependent on the prosperity of the concern • but thought the same principle should extend to the interior officers, and itstead of putting a-ide • fated sum for providing retiring allowances, the amount should depend upon the dividend. With this view he moved that that part of the report which contained the recommendation in question should be referred beck to the directors for reconsiaeration, 1 to be brought forward at the next meeting, and if adopted that it should operate retrospectively from tae present time. Mr. LEVY tad heard to eatisfactory a report as the present, and no part of it had given him more satisfaction than that which propoud to make some future provision for those working men ut whom it was nut too much to say that they had raked their lives for the interest of theiremployers. Mr. PRITCHARD concurred in the suggestion of Mr. Hid, and seconded bas amendment. Mr. H. WOOD thought the whole of the earnings of the company should be divided as dividend. There was already a reserve et between 80,0001. and 90,0001., which was sufficient to meet any extraordinary exp . endi•ure that could occur. He ohjectsd to giving anything to the servants of the company, beyona their pre sent salaries, until the proprietors divided 5 per cent. I lie would propose as an amendment, that they should du. pose of the excess in the etc ipts in sccordance with the 122nd section of their act, end that no more money should be set aside ter contingent expenses until the dividend had reached 5 tar cent. lie also proposed that no fund should be allocated for the purpose of pensioning porters or Isbouri is, bus that if neceisery such an increase should be made in their wawa, as woad enable them to enrol themselves in benefit societies. Further, with respect to the pro,. eta f self-assurance, he proposed trot no deduction should be made from dividend for that purpose more than 104. per cent., but that any further requirement should he met by loan, the repayment of which was to be scattered over a period of 20 years. Captain KELLY eeconded these amendmente. Mr. HERAPATH was very well pleased to Year of the increase in the receipts, but aid not think that it bore a lair propordui to the ihereue in mileage. It sneered th-et the mileage had increased 26 per cent., ter expenses II per cent , while the receipts had increased only 6y per cent. He should be glad to hear what proportion of the Increase was due to the excursion trains, ana whether they were now runnii,g ? The CHAIRMAN—They are not running now. Mr. HERAPATH—With regard to increasing the salaries of the officers, he approved at the proposition, the onty qui stion being what sum they shculd commence with. Tne board proposed that the increase should commence when the dividend reached 31. 17s. He would smarten 41. as a fair minimum. With regard to the porters, he thought that that was a matter wit which the proprietory should not Interfere, but that it might fairly he hit to the executive. (Htar.) He eaw an item of 11,830.1. for carriages out of the capital—in his opinion that should be a charge upon revenue, and not to interfere with the capital account. If all their buildings were in one spot, it might be better to usury them with third parties, but when their buildings were scattered over different pottiors of the line they could not all be on fire at canoe, and, there tore, the principle of selt-ataurance was peculiarly He would, therefore, agree to this, and in addition close he capital account, and refuse a depreciation fund. The Nsrth Western had tried such a fund, but began by getting into debt to it, and were now charging interest on that debt out of the dividend. Was interest now tanning on on this fund ? The CHAIRMAN said they proposed to charge interesten 15,0001. as accumulated hind, and to lay aside 10,0001. this year es on addition. Mr. HERAPAIII hoped that, instead, they would pro pose 2s. more to the dividend, and close the capital account. Alderman WILSON disapproved of the proposal made of increasing the salaries it the officers, and propored as an amendment that it should be referred Lack to We directors for further consideration. They had been long struggling tot a dictums., out. it Was:, pi vx#ll99l , t o talk of ther9se• iog their exposes. (Hear, hear.) Why tot wait a little, seeing that the of were very well paid at present / The CHAIRMAN remarked, that the sum was so small which would arias from this plan that it was scarcely worth notice. For the year 1850 it would amount to only 2/01 , and the difference between the cam proposed by the direc tors and that by Mr. Ilerapath would be about 1001 a-year. The cfficers received very moderate salaries, and it was therefore right to hold out some inducement to them to receive an increase. With regard to the closing of the capital I account, be thought it premature until they should ascertain what additional stock and station accommodation they might require tor the traffic. Alter some further observations, the 1 amendments proposed were put and lost, and the report was unanimously adopted. The sum of 10,0001. was then agreed to be added to the reserve fund. - -- THE ROYAL BANK OF AUSTRALIA. Yesterday, there was another numerous meeting of the parties 'reline his Honour Master Richards, to proceed with the claim of the North British insurance Corocany. Creditors under this estate in the sum of 27,0061. At the previous examination, on Tuesday, Mr. Borthwick, manager of the insurance company, was examined in chief by Mr. Selwyn. The proceedings of yesterday were con fi ned to a brief cross examination of Mr. Borthwick by Mr. Daniel, counsel for the official manager of the bank under the Wind ing-up Act. That CTOU-CISI2IIIOIOII elicited only a few funs, and may therefore be condensed within a very small sum. pars. Mr. Borthwick stated that the first transaction of 30,0001. was paid down by the company in bard each, through the Royal Bank ot Scotland. He had Pine. , heard that the house of Walker and Melville, with which Sir F. A. Drum mood waa connected, had received 3001. commission, but he indignantly denied having had anything himself on that or any other transaction in which the company was concerned. Mr. Walker was not at that time connected with the Royal Bank of Scotland, but he was a director of the North British Insurance Company; Air. Cockburn, Mr. Coonell, Mr. G. Webster, Mr. Crawford, and Mr. M. Boyd were directors of the London branch of the manners company,andMr. B. Boyd wee manager; Mr. W. Webster was solicitor to the London branch, and he had since heard that he was also solicitor to the Royal Bank of Australia and the Union B.nk. Acne untie of the proceedings cf the London branch used to be for warded to Edinburgh only twice a year, but now they were sent every week. On the second transaction of 27,0001. e that on which the present claim was founded, he had since heard that the firm of W,.lk,r and Melville had received • commission. Some further documentary evidence was pro duced in the case by Mr. Beleryu, rending to show that the Royal Bank of Australia, en the statements of its own cirectors in 1846, had • sna.ll paid up capital and a large amount due on delimits. Yet at the same time votes of thanks were unanimously voted to Mr. B. Boyd and Mr. Rt.binson, for their judicious management of the concern ; and the eliareholders were congratulated on its properons 'state, and on the field for successful banking optrations which the colony presented. LONDON AND BIIIMINGIIAM EXTENSION RAILWAY. —Y day a new chum tapes this compani's trate was brought in by Mr. Croyidall, the diktat manager. and Meseta Ilausup sod Manning, his a...Heiler', los 6841., alleged to be due to Mr. W. CJIr, of Fleet street, for work and labour at the regent of the company, as as engineer and surveyor, and for 'Maisano before conunittneo of the House of Commons. ROLLMANN'S RAILWAY CARRIAGE COMPANY: sterdoy, Mr. G.nnichap, the efficiel manager of this company'a olltite. blollPhi in beers his Honour, Mann iii,t•nley, a financial atatement, whereon he proposed to pay a prevent dividend o! late. in the pound amongst those creditors who had prowl debts under the estate. From this statement u limb was read, it appeared that the amount of cash : in band was 7794, the amount due irons contributories who had not yet paid the call and tqlcen as good 4861, doubtful 78g. The total amount available for the proposed dividend out of assets at present in hand was 1,2664, and there was a balarcc in hand after payments this: had already been made of 1,2321. The amount of call in this c9mpany upon the shareholders Las been 121. per share, m Ala& with a call of 81. previously made by the I directors, and for which credit has been given them, a total amount of 204. It is understood that toe creditors of the company wilt ultimately be paid in full, but a call having been made and met, the official manager has decided upon payiog off the creditors instead of keeping the MOM y in the B.ak of 11::gland. The names of Messrs. Bayley, Smith, Furman, and others, were then struck off the list in con formity with an orda from Vice Chancellor Brace, upon the oround that they had not signed the deed. ..... Oa the motion for the adoption of the dividend of 21. 124. per cant. beiag put, Mr. EIRRAPATH moved an amendment to the effect, that the inonne-tax on tho dividend be paid cut of the balance el 4,0001. Hr. LEVY seconded the amendment, and urged the propriety of it. Oa a chow of hands, there appeared 40 in favour of the amendment and 65 against it. The CHAIRMAN declared the amendment lost. A pol was demanded, but afterwards withdrawn. The meeting then divided, and the majority against the amendment was confirmed. Resolutions were then pasced approving of the dividend, authorising the directors to convat certain paid up charts into stock of the same clan, sad re-electing the retiring directors and Mr. Manaeld, the auditor. Tnanks were then voted to the chairman and directors, and the pioceedings terminated. a gORTIIERN COAL oIININO COMrANY.--Yerderday hia Honour Master Tumey made a peremptory call of lOL per share on all thou contributories who bed not been included in the former lists to pay off the liabilities of this company, estimated by Mr. Quitter, the officel manager, at spwards of 140,0001. A contributory inquired whether all parties had b.en equally primed for payment of the call ? Mr. Oalsworthy, solicitor to the estate, replied that the same am;unt of pressure in respect of payment had been applied to ail parties with one exception, where the indtri. dual wcs at sea, and could not be got at. Su FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE COMI'ANY.—• Yesterday the claims of Messrs. Iscon.nger of Little Hamp ton, were brought in tinder this estate betore his Honour Muter Tinosy, by Mr. Ernest, toe ofli.ial manager, and Kr. Oal, worthy, his solicitor. The application of Messrs. Isemonger, for whom Mr. Phillips appeared, ended that in October, 1b49, policies were &red on various Rbi[ll by the company, and the Maim by leen:tomer woe for a 1171. balas upon a Maim for loss Remained upon Teasels tailed the Oewy and the Scipio, amounting to 2611., nod which was due when the company n abet up shop." After coneidetable discueioe, his Honour disallowed the claim, which will enable the par tes to Freud by an action at camusar law. fRAFFIC RETURNS FOR THE PAST WEEK. =so ocone 4. kept tru. Named Railway. Swum 1860. 1861. -£!171/1,F31 Aberdeen Behest mad Ballymena Belfast mil County Down Clukenliesd, Lanc., & Cheshire Bolton, illackburn,&W t. York. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester and Holyhead Cork, Sluice .ck, and Passage Dublin and Bsitast Junction Dublin and Drogheda Dublin and Kingstown Dundee and Arbroath Dundee,Perth,Aberdeen J ant Dundalk end Enniskillen East Anglian But Lancashire Eastern Counties and Norfolk Eastern Union Edinburgh and Glasgow Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee Furness Railway Glasgow, and S. Western Glasgow, Paialey,and Greenock Great Northern& B. Lincolnsb Great Southern analWastern(l) Great Western Lancaster and Carlisle Lancashire and Yorkshire Leeds and Think Liverpool,Croshr, & Southport London and North Western London and Blackwall London, Brighton ' at4d S. Coast London and South Western Londonderry and Enniskillen Wan . Bolton, Oc mimosa, ma. Manchester, Shelf., &Lincoln. Manch and South Junction Varyport ant Carlisle Midland Midland GreatWestern.(l) Monklands Newcastle and Carlisle North British .... North Staffordshire North Western Scottish Central Scottish O:idland Shrewsbury and Birmingham Shrewsbury and Chester Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales SouthYork.,Doncaster &Goole Taff Yale Ulster Waterford and Limerick West Cornwall Whitasus Junction York, Newcastle, Berwick York sad North Midland 376 637 -129 683 1,060 411 621 3,016 3,318 6,6'4 6,218 1,177 2,203 1361 22$ 143 188 29" COMPENSATION TO THE OFFICERS OF THE DE- Iruscrr PALACE COURT.—The officers of the defunct Palace , Court have jut received Intimation that the Lords of the Trim. ' miry have granted them moulds for life. it will be recol lected that the court wee abolished ea the 31st of December, 1849. The chime of the officers were made within the period limited by the act of torliament, and so decision was made until within the last few days, when it was asoortained that the summenieg officer had received his annuity for a you, amounting to nearly 601. .Tne other officers in a abort time T awsdreee nsre iv ' ed w a6d ere ihwe a e" be i.te u m t ilia l d4 4 : a ns p ee p .q l 2t mam ainhatted ts t i h or wei oan irtheiSth pensa iemlarab i a ol, tsbe iu wn t are a 7 l,lt : is understood, were nut successful. Tie Treasury paid the parties who were granted compensation a tear's annuity to each, ending ow the 31st of December last. The tampons'. Lion to the sena officers vary fns 401. to 601. a year. SUICIDE BY OIL OF ALMONDS.—On Monday night ' last, Mr. Smith, of Bt. Andrew's, confectioner, had just finished the (buying for a monster twelfth-cake end other prizes, when he fell into a dispute with his shop maid, daughter of hie housekeeper, respecting her conduct. The quarrel became violent, and both parties were much' excited, the housekeeper taking part with her daughter against the chugs which Mr. Smith bad made. This bad lasted, however, but a few minutes when Mr. Smith struck the former, and knocked the latter down stabs. He then went Into the bake-office and com mitted suicide by drinking oil of almonds. An inquest was held by Mr. Wilde on Tuesday, when a verdict of " Tempo rary Insanity " was returned. It is said that the deceased, who wassouch attached to the girl, wee excited by jealousy -Bwy Poet. 124 470 64 1711 239 1711 124 '436 188 262 124 6184 64 1714 239 041 4M 6.141 837 4791 557 , 3SI 4961 598 1361 155 611 663 2.519 3,63 E 13,618 12,736 1,626 1,766 :2,461 3,241 1,940 2,194 - 141 2,706 3,204 833 857 2,612 6,..92 3,629 4,004 12,753 13,611 3,1641 3,824 10 600, 13 650 0 781 37,474 t 88,05 L 636' 769 0,776 8,078 1 7 . 14 8,7'.?8 • 111 136 -.. , 1 .„,. ix; "1 1 4,00 i Z,914 301 396 - 679 18,44 19,686 927 1,101 665 752 1,1936 1,926 2,922 3,057 3,146 4,363 - 439 1,166 1,641 322 482 681 1.22 1,624 3b 352 1,31 1,445 7,731 10,284 - 833 1,173 1,436 1,924 731 826 - 321 287 277 2901 266 162 184 11,243 12,872 5,637 6,617 1,107 1,026 488 393 668 874 14,686 15,888 2,028 2,668 2,256 2,607 6,064 7,010 6,401 6,170 2,264 2,121 10 10i az si I i 31 6. 84 6 . 6 1 pa i 21 30 17 SS 9 rm. T 8 pm. N 11 77 7$ 171 171 ex la 10 8 106 36 111 18e $4 141 14.818 _~ _~ if H IP. IR i IPs 1 idisipti I 4 psi 133 23 ex dy 2. 30 6 7 11 1 111 : 11 1 11 39 40 list3l2l3"ez4 Sidi& 101 103 30 03 33 24 64 70 3 4 611 s 36 37 „ 364 i 74 101 10} dia. li 74 7 I 1 044 I 03 do 6: 6j dis. 96 97 13j 14j 71 11 Ps' 93 96 IA 146 Fositox. Amiens and Boulogne Montereau and Troyes Northern of France Orleans to &Jurgen (Ce Orleans to Bordeaux Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen !Rouen aad Havre NORTH WALES AND CHESTER ClRCUlT.—Yeeter day Mr. Justice Mauln appointed the following days and plsees for holding assizes—vie.: Montgomeryshire, Monday, March 10, at W‘ lchpool ; Merionethshire, Thursday, March 13, at Bale; Conarvonshire, Saturday, March 15, at Cae sarean; Anglesey, Wednesday, March 19, at Rosemarie; Denbighshire, Saturday, March 22, at Rutl.in; Flintshire, Wednesday, March 26, at Mold; Cheshire, Saturday, March 29, at the Castle at Cheater ; Cnester (City on, the same day, at the Guildhall of Chester. Mr. Justice Williams, the judge appointed to proceed through South Watts, will join Mr. Juntas Mania at Chester, and assist in holding the wise for that county and city. THE MARBLE ARCH.—The necessary scaffolding, which is of the meat complete description, for the raising of the marble arch at Cum's rland.gate, has been erected in an elenoat incredibly short apace of time. The foundations heists laid, the works will be proceeded with with a degree of despatch unusual in buildings of this public character. The blocks and other p,rtions of the arch being ready to band is of slurs, an important paha in the speedy prosecu tion of the work, which principally consists of refitting them in their appointed places. THE YITMEN'S STRIKE. We are glad, says the DiciAant Chronicle, to have it in cur power to announce that the strike of the pitmen is et an end, and that the men have now meant,' their work. 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