The Express. — London, England, 1856-12-23 00:00:00

MUSIC LONDON SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY. The perfos manes of the Meuiah, given by this society at Enter ball, last evening the third perfatineace of t►is ',wale that we have ►ard within thin sight days), was airy pod en the whole. The printipel soprano part wee ling by Mrs. Sunderland, a lady little knows in Lare do., but of great provincial reputation. She has been for many years the prime favourite—the aroma downs aasolau, we may say—in that extensive and highly seissical district which includes Yorksnire, Lancashire, Derbyshire, and part of tie adjoioiog counties; and on is certainly cot tiowcaby of her fame. Last night she showed herself to be an acimpished Mendelian singer. SO* has a magnificent voice, of great power sad admirable quality; a pare soprano, sweet, mellow, and flexible; her execution is clear and articulate, her intonation tree, and her style iatelligeat and entire Gli TO. Sb. delivered the fine aeries of pastoral recitative., beginning "There were shepherds abiding la the field," beautifully, and nag the trying air, "Rajas* greatly," most brilliantly. la short, not being prepared for such excellent, we were surprised as well es deli s /Wei. is the tenor part Mr. Perron acquitted himself respectably; though he failed, like almost every one els*, in risiog to the grandeur which the music re quires. Miss M. Wells is a young contralto of very great premien. She sang " 0 thou that tallest good tidies' to Z:on' charmingly; but is "He was despised and rejected" the time was taken go very slow by the conductor that it wee impossible for her to utter the pathetic words with the peeper degree of expression. There may be dill opinion &Wet the proper time of en air; bet wh it is either to) slow or tco quick to admit of a clear and em phatic elocution, we may be sore that t►is could not have bets the actention of the composer. The bus part was neeediogly well sung by Mr. Lawler; inertia/ Mr. Weiss we kits, no English performer who could have sang it better. la the c►oruses the singers were "well up" in their parts. They to-k the legal points gad responses firmly and correctly ; hut they were too uniformly loud— we did tot tear a single true piano. The ball was well filled, and there was much applause; the old restrictions on that heed being now, it would *ppm, generally dime girded. CINTF.NoIitT or THE DEATH or HANDZL.—A s. slip," circulated by the Haired Hartaosio Society is refor ests to the Handel neetieg at Sydenhans neat year, mi scasts, that the country is up' already Si answer to its tall. Nearly three thousand persons, earslasive of the mem ber* of the erciety itself and members of the masieal profits eioe, have already tendered offers of sesistance. It as far. User aaaaa heed that Messrs. Oray sad Darius have con tracted to plaice a sufficient organ is the astral transept of the buddies at Sydeaharn by the 2itit of ♦pril seat. The space required for the orchestra will be as large as Hurter hall. Lo.king forward to more postal sad possibly greater celebrities. in 1859, the emanate* reminds us that that year, ►seides being the eeatenery of Haadel's death, is the fiftieth year lion the death of Heyds and the birth of Neadellsoba. It is said that the English n►-committee wo rsted is support of the proceeding' at Halle will dissolve.- 06.erver. [The last part of the above paragraph is founded es misinformatioe. The Eaglieh sub committee is support of the proceedings at Halle have neither dissolved not have any intention of dissolving ] NAVAL AND MILITARY, ADMIRALTY, DEC. 22.—APPoptiM6icre.—Matse D'A. A. Decoy, to the Antelope, 3, paddle-wheel Mean yawl, Arne% elation ; .04 IL L. Templer (1853), to the &outgo, 6, paddle•wbai to ship, West Coast of Africa Station. GINIGLAL THE HON. WILLIAM HENRY HAZDN6II, Colonel Commodes' of the lOta Battalion of the Royal Artillery, died an the 16th inst., at hie seat in Deveashirs. The hie general waa eldest ostriches son of Alas, fret Baron Oudner, sad was born 6th Gabber. 1774, ma that be had entered hie 83rd year, and married In February, 1803, Bliss Lydia, third daughter of Lieut.-Unwed William Pyrite, by whom he leaves nuenerosa issue. The military movies, of the deceased g 1 rouratesced In September, 1793, and he took pert in the Walcherea steeditroo, and was present during the eine and capture of Flueltiag. Hie ecimmielioas bore date as folksy :—Seeond lieutenant, Sept. 18, 1793; first ligatesese, Jon. 1, 1794; captain, July 16, 1799; brevet major, Jane 4, 181 1 ; rierisitlelai major, Des. 20, 1814; lieuteaanteoloael, Dee. 20, 1814; ooloarl, Jaly 29, 1826; majorgraeral, Jae. 10, 1837; lieutenaa.-geeeral, Nov. 9, 1846; red general, June 20, 1854. The gallant deemed was appointed Colonel Com mandant et the 10 - b Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Artillery in April, 1846. DEATH OP REARADMIRAL 811 HEMET HART, H.C.H.—We regret to neonate the (lamb of Rear. Admiral Sir Hoary Hart, one of the comesimioners of Greenwich Hospital. The gallant allow "spired yesterday morning shortly after ems o'clock at his reeideace In the hospital. The tallest doomed was in his 76th year. He la tit red the navy in Harsh, 1796. PEMBROKE OAERISON.—Upwarde of 80 non.cont stinionoti °Mem and privates el the 61st Regiment left for Chatham an the 19th last. on survey prior to discharge. The depot of the 86th is daily szpect•d. The west of Artillery to man the fortifigatioss is greatly felt, and indeed gewrelly epeskicg, though the *toff appoistmea's of the two battelioos are now completed, the fort, is by as means nab as the immense goastity of land belonging to the imminent gad at its immediate manned meld es Wee *sally aceosusistaw. beaten's' Bishop, beetrastor of rife drill, bowleg bees ordered to the Carregh, left on Saturday night, to join that easaaspment. It is strange the best barraeks here have so such shies sea &gout The want of hoepibl seemamodatioa is • retiree of regret. PIMBROKE•TARD.—The following is the state of alipballdiag at this yar as the close of the year 1866: Orlando, 38 gene, (remiss; How*, 120, ditto; Doris, 34, will be finished la three it four months; Windsor Castle, 116, completed; lialicessese, 60, being lengthened and Amid for the screw; Revenge, 90, ordered; Gannet, 8, just SIM wseed ; lmmortaliid, 50, beteg lengtbesed sad istml foe the sere.; Aaron, 60, in bane steadies to seam; Greyhound, 16, oemmosseit busing. Is al e MS ism The Howe is leis` hand by dm eli espninasst= entghu employed far tbegegsslis gamma, sod It In lag how eitesediogly well they get thresetb that servitor, heavy as is the tomtitsg d the timber with whisk they bare to contend. REDPATH, OF THE GREAT NORTHERN. TO MI SOTTO& Or Tall 111P111111. Stit,—The report which has been going the round et the potato 'outwits duriap the past week, that Leopold Redpsta was • weather of the Atherwees, is lasesurate, that woos'. name n having beim eves entered la ta• esatildatea' book. Requeatiag the Uttar of ,our iewrtioa of this rostra dletioa, I ea, J. C. WEBSTER, Stesetsry. • Palliall, Dee. U. NEW PASSPORT REOI7LATION.—By a recent deo- Es of the French government, travellers coming from taglaad, and pr4catding direct to Belgium or Germany by Boel^ifee sad Calais, or ree verse, are nut required to have their passport diced by the Yrseeh eonsel, bat earl exhibit It wittoist that formality with their railway ticket, to peeve that thee are only passing through the cisistry, and mot inter Oft to rap Ia it. A similar facility Is afforded ia Belgium. MONET•ORDEI Orrtcm—Ott tb• let of January the undermentioned money-order ogles, will be opened: Encl.ind —Blackstone street Liverpool; Bete Reefs, Dor. amebae ; erosion, Linsesh ' irir, North Cave, Yorkthire • Walker, Northemberisnd. Ireland—A newsy-order alai mill be opeaed at Portlaw, ewiatr rpperary. By command of tbe Postmaster•Cieneral, HOWL&IID HILL, Secretary.— assent Put-cilia*, Dee. 19, 1836. &CAPE OF CONVICTS PROW WOOLWICII ARSENAL. Last Bight, between the hoary of 9 and 10, three convicts, massed Jame. Tsyl'ir, James Wright, tad I.imela Wright, Saaaped from the Delmar hwpital hulk, hewing Grit ob. Seised pommies of the gig beineigiag to the commander of the yew:, Captain Warren. It is @apposed that they rowed down the river is order to land at a secluded spot. The !fugitives bad recently swivel here as invalids, and, la all the conoieta now at Woolwich are patients on board the Defence, they are sotio strictly watched as f.rmerly. Ides. etagen were forwarded to give information at the Tahoe.l yolks station', sad boats were mewled avid sent down the river in oaten lof the fugitives, who an attired is the cos gist garb—brown, with red stripes. [Advertisement.) —Fifty thousand cares without wed r‘re by be. Lta-q. delirious Revalents Arable. Pond, of (dl•Partout , , flatulency, toonstipatior, serval', bilious, and Iw.r complaints, debility, crush, satima, corm. pawl, Ike. Cure No. 71, of draper* from the Meta lion. the Lord !Plait de Decks: °I hire derived caeoldenthe benefit from IM Burp Rees:cute Am/ ;co Food, and consider it due to 'carrel', and the pub ato au. tie yuhaeatma of these Maas. rTrairr Da Daum." Lure It :Beta years' ledweribabis agony from orpepsia, owtoutfitse, tvthee. onion, etesetipation, datisieney, spasms, Wel. awe at the stooucb and roceidah, haws bate removed fey Da Barry% alool.eat Food. Mama Jules, WalthlM Dear Ow, Plarloila" Cure 34,11. '• &earner, County et Down. Ireland. Dec P. 11144. The Dowager Counties of Caellestuart feels Induced, In the Interest of .otterlog humanity, to stare tint Da Barry% esoelksit Revs. lents Arabia Food has waved her, alter all wiesietees bad fated, of Indigestion ' b il e. great LIMWOMNIIII and iiritablitty of many )emu' steadier. TM, food deeerves tie crulidenee of ail lingerers, and may keearotoered a real Uteri'''. Impales will be cheerfully aaewored.' limiprirted by teetlinoulaka from the *Wasted proffason of ober skftfr. Dr. Andrew Ike ; Dr. iikarlasd; Dr. Harvey ; Iwo Campbell; Dr. Gettliter ; Dr. Wgflla • Va. loins ; Lord Stuart de bull.; the Dowager Countess of bistiestuart; llajor•Genevai ...was Zing: tbe Rev.!. W. of Ridlingtea Rectory. Noe. halit ; the Veacrettle Archdeacon Alexander Stuart ; tad many other respeeuw pin s., •Itnel health has here 'solaced by it alter ati ether means of cure bat failed.—la eanteicre, lib., Is. 9d.; 4s. ft.; alb Ito; 1218, tto.; separ•reaset, is.; 21b., 11/.4 Mh o 2J ; as.. The Nth end 121 n. carriage free, on receipt of meitelliee fader. Rory Ut Barry and Co.. 77, eßtit• Weld. Landon; Partawni. Wren, aid Lb., yoraerwa to be.. Ilejeety, 1 1 teagli0: she at SO. Grambarelaotreet ; 7Je, 41•, nod 411, strand: awagoile ; Stabuyeeetwetrass 43, Charing-tram; 14, Upper Beher4lreet ; K 1 So , cad lie, Oalardotreet. lath Nnttlligence. COURT OF BANICRUPTCY.—Dsc. 22. SIMMS 1111. COMMINOXIS 11021011% THE ROYAL BRITISH BANK. I.lOl'OllllD APPOIINTNINT 07 • This was the dey app3ioted for the heariog of • patitioa presented by Mr. Lawracce, on behalf of certain share holders and creditors, praying the court to make en order upon the aricsois (ander the 20th mection of the sat 7 It 8 Vlct., cap. Ill), chreetieff them to •pply to the Court of Chancery for the appointment of • receiver. Mr. Lawrence appeared on behalf of the petitieners ; Mr. Linklater for the aseigoese ; Mr. Traver' for the oMcial , mtnager; Mr. Reed, Mr. Venniog, Mr. Paddison, and other professional men, for the directors and ctiter shate• bolder, : _ _ _ . Mr Lowrance said he appeared is support of the peti tion of Richard Chutes Newbury and others, who claimed to be creditors who Lad proved their debts ender the bankruptcy. The prayer of the petition was that his Honour would direct the assignees to take the tie seamy step for obtaioing the appointment of a receiver. No affidavit had teen filed in 'spoilt of the petition, because the facts were not disputed ; they ware feels unfortunately too well known to all; and probably the only fact which it would be necessary to prove was, that there woe an insofficiecey of joint assets for the payment of the debts of the bask. The application was not made in any astagosistio spirit to the wigwam, still less to lir. Link• later who represented them, but fir the purpose of obtain lag for the creditors and shareholders that protection which they could only obtain by the interference of that court. That the court had power, under the 2fth section of the 7th end Bth Viet., cap. 111, to direct the assignees to present • petition was Our beyond all question; and the time must some when such • petition to the ordinary course of thiaga must be presented. He would not conceal that the share holders were more interested in this proceeding than the ere 'More, though undoubtedly the creditors were interested in seeing that the assets ultimately divisible and derivable from the shareholder were not anticipated by the adverse proceed ings of individual creditor+, who, la violation of the first priaciple of the bankrupt law—namely, equal distribution— were eoforelag their legal remedies ageless individual con tributories. The shareholders, though willing and aszloaa to pay their costribatioss towards the general deficiency, were usable or unwilling to pay piecemeal, so to speak, to individual creditor". The simple question, therefore, was, whether the time had arrived for making this order. The question as to its effect on the administration of the estate was hardly one for that eosin. The court might, under the terms of the 20th 'adios, make an order of this kiwi, en metro motO, without say application from the misuses or the creditor,. The amigaeee were simply to carry out the orders of the spurt, in their capacity of trustees for the creditors. If the the proper time for this application had set arrived, when would it be I Werethey to wait till the last guinea hod bees recovered from doubtful or desperate debtors, or till every gustiest affecting the rights of the sew or old shareholders was determined 1 Mesawhile shareholder' were paralysed, and reduced is a moment from a state of comparative 'Munn to absolute insolvency. Those who were traders were claiming the protection of that court; their estates suffered ibis depreciation inseparable from a forced realisatioe,—thus throwing • greater bardea spout gaol-solvent sharsholders. There were others not liable to the bankrupt laws, many of them persons of independent property ; and what was to prevent their leaving the country with the praiseds of their property in hard eash or Ex chequer Bills, and setting at defiance the official manager, or whoever else might be authorised to make calls, thereby diminishing the chance of payment to the creditor,. Within the last few weeks he bad witaessed the most heart-rending emcee In counsels. with this wretched company that It ever was the let of • professional mas to see ; and hireslled upon the court to put la notion at the earliest possible moment ell thossokinery in its power to secure to the creditors 20s. is the pound on their debt*. Why should the mediton be delayed till the last guise. bad been writs' frost the last Indebted customer, or the last 6e. Bd. tined in the solicitors' bills ? Mr. Liaklates4-1 think you might have left that out. Mr. Laerrener disclaimed any disrespect towards his Mud. He wee sue he would conduct the affair, of this hank is a way the moot adventageou to the creditors aed the shareholders. His observation merely bad reference to the &wisest that the time bad not arrived for making this order. WMtber the receiver was to be the official assigns* or this ellefal manager wu a matter of perfect indifference to the alsarelsolders geeerally; both were gentian's of greet ability and integrity, and would, no doubt, discharge' the duty preperly. Bat that was a question entirely tor! the Court of Chancery. There was no fear that sash en anointment would, after the judgment give, by the Lord. Jackie., transfer this administration of the estate to the Court el Chesney. The court was not bond to lock—la feet, had ao right to look—to the practical erect of the sp polemist of. receiver. The Coaanissioaer—You ask for it on the ground of a prreticaarnti - Mr. Lawrence geld that was certainly so as regarded the speedy collection of the asset,. He was prepared to sho w that actions to a lugs amount bad bees brought again% the c facial manager and against individual shareholders ; j ads- I manta had been recovered; and the effect of this mast ne cessarily be to diminish the funds for the payment of the creditors. The appointment of a receiver was a means to an end—the final payment of the creditors. There was nothieg in lb* act te show that the legislature intended this stsp tole the last step taken in a case like the present. For the sine of affording protection to the shareholders it could not be done too nos. Mr. Linklater was most anxious to do this himself, but he was controlled by those under wham be was acting. TIM* was no wish on t►e part of the peti tionen to remove the administration from bankruptcy ; but 'ay delay la sesediog to this oppliestioa mum . bavi the slut of dimlaithing the mesas of payiag the creditor. The Commiasimer—lt sppean to me that it is quits lot. sidle& to dispose of this question wittiest having refuses, memo of the peerviness is the set of p 5 lamest medogm preseiy foe emulates. joist stock gompsalso e also tie jot" visions Unto set for regulating joke% MIA books fst awes provision@ Mu vu, materially on what soviet be Moak* of suck ea order es is sow sought. It 'awns to mot= Bibleaiet to seaside" whet would be the Abet of the whoa the punks espresly declares that it is gremsdal spin that effect. Mr. Lammas* says he weeks priamily for the Moan sif Me grediton, but thieve' tie medium of giving rotation to the shareholders, awl reseastag = reams from them. Therefore It is material M whether it would have that street. The 10th swam of the mit 7 & 8 Viet., asp. 111, le really the ground of Me pric sent applimaise. It provide*, "That me mesetioa shell ism spirt a sharnielder after the appoint meet of a teatime ia member heniaaftin mistimed. incept by leave of the Comet of Cheseery." Theo .ems o usher wee, the one regulating joist Meek esmipaaies, shish has previsions as to the rude sod some" is ,blsk meatless ere to be lamed by persows who Magi judgments against tha sompeay ; sad says that miesatlom map be issued by leave eft the mart la which*" judgment. mdse, eig degree may have bees *Wised. as the; Usblelsed is a oommoa law mart, it would be by the order of CM Judge of thin 'dart • if la • Goan of equity, by leave oldest mart of equity. The Int sot says that, a receiver having bees appointed, the execution saanot hese without leave of the wart. The wend act eels that it shall Issue, without. creditor having exhausted hie reuse dies, by order of the fudge of the court fa whisk the Judg Duet or decree has bets obtained. It is • very material question, therefore, whether those two provisions are not repugnant, sr whether the lint mast not have the effect of virtually repealing the former. Mr. Lawnaes said the Lords Justice@ bad adverted to this polot—Lord Junes Turner particularly—sad geld that it would be the meet dueness doctrine in the world to hold that a statute might be repealed by impileatioa. The Commissioner—l merely dn. your attention to it for this purpose. that the shareholders may not be deceived by the delseive hope that this proceeding will aeowearily pre vest execution from issuing. We mad that they as be tuned by lee,. of the cosmos law Goons, or evea might apply to the Court of Chemistry for the purpose. Mr. Lewrasee—That is a risk which we have aot shut eyes to, and which we are prepared to erieounter. It would be met beaelicial to the creditors that the delay of a week even should not be interposed in the present position of affairs. I say it advisedly, not only as aa edema's, but from having been brought is mutest during the last two ore three weeks with mos of high mercantile position, that every hour's delay is destructive alike to creditors and share holders—to sha r eholders in the first instate*, and to creditors relatively. Do oat craven your debtor into. refuges —a wealthy refugee, perhaps, compared with hie position as a shareholder. I have held oat no such hope as that this would be a couplets protection ; bat 11 the court dingle this petition to be presented, and if a receiver is insisted by the coon above, so Judge at common law would wielke that appoiatiment, bat would remit the spplication do Court of Chancery for leave. Teel Commissioner—l must draw your attention OAS provisions of the Wiadiagesp AM, which contemn • lila* fuller, mote ample, and more beneficial proesslits. fir regard, the creditors, sad which may be put in formes the prayer of the amigos*, • winding ap order having already been obtained, and an official manager appointed, who is reality has greater powers than a receiver would have. • winding-up order having been granted, all the assignees would have to ask would be that that order should be put in orratios. Mr. Lawramee—That order knot suspended. The Commissioner—lt is practically so ;itis la abor Dn. Mr. Leirrense—They are making calls under it. The Conuoirsioaer—lf so, that looms rather ty strengthen my sweetest. What do you want with a receiver Mr. Lowrance—Simply because the act provides that a receiver may be appointed ; aod I have stated the moons The Coonimloser—The oily reason is to proteet the shareholders; and 1 ant afraid it will sot have that effect. I fear that Is a delusive hope. Mr. Lawrance—We will take lhe discussion on that else where. I don't ask your Hoaoar's decision on that point. Ths Comusiwioaer—fiat you a•k me to do something which is to affect the efedit , rs. Is expounding the pro visions of any act relating to bankrupts, I an booed 10 ex pound them beneficially (4 creditors; and I maw we, in the e .nstruct•on shut I put won tee act, • probability, at slleven , s. of hem fit to the creditors. . - Dlr Lewrssee—!t is all-aesportast that the creditors smel l shareholders ab-uld &Retrain their relative positions. If Tour Iloomar catenates cossilerable doubt, I hope you will st ones chemise the ;maims, so that we say take the opinion of the Lords Justus's before they rue. THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 23, 18b6. before they had had Use to tart thenuelyee fluid, the/ were 'WA to de something which might or might not be advisable. At present, at. all events, it was premature to call spat the aseigues to do this. It was asked when was the proper time ? That was matter for consideration. It did mot at all follow that the proceedings would have to be suspended for three or four years before the court would say that the 'mimes might go to the Court of Chancery ; but aa long u the proceedings could be carried on there awfully and for the benefit of the creditors, the smart ought not to direct the assignees to go elsewhere. Under all the sir culastances the court was bound to may that the applicatioo was premature, and °sold not emu to the eestelneioa that granting it at the promo time would be for the benefit of the creditor,. Aad he very much feared that If it were granted, it would be bolding out a delusive hope to the shareholders, Mr. Lawrasee--Then your Honour dismisses the petition ? , The Commissioner—l mast, under those cirmunstanoss, ' order that the pelitloa be dismissed. SKI DIVIDIIND. Mr. Linklater—To-morrow is the sitting appointed for the dividend, and we hops that there will be nothing to prevent the usignen front dividing the whole of the fend which is to be headed over by the official mansger to the official assigns*. I believe the VW*Chmacellor has pro mised to sign • cheque for 100,0001. Mr. De Mate—He bas done so. Mr. Linklater—Therefore the official assignee will now be in possession of that sum ; and we propose to divide the whole of the amount amongst the creditors, including those who shall prove their debt' to-marrow. It is most desirable that the money should ha divided as soon as possible, and else that the rights of the creditors may be free from all complicated questions. My friend Mr. Field represents several shareholder, who dispute their liability, and claim to be creditors; but he consents to the assignees dividing all the funds at present in band, without retaining anything for his clients; and duty propose to do so without reserving a single shilling. He is willing to sign that 'loosen; subject to your Honour appointing a day when we may go into evidence as to those claims. itWiioafmrappoti;t:4 the tith of January for this purpose. Mr. Reed, on behalf of of the directon, renewed his application for protection. The =obtain were quite willing that %boy should have all tho pratfall= which the court weld give. Mr. Unklater =warred. His Honour, attar referring to the several acts, said he could not do more than the statute did. Mr. Liaklater—Yoe Honour will perhaps not object to endone protection on tin rannaowes of the directors for whit It is worth. - --- -- -- --- Hie Honour coseentod, and this terminated tho pro. mediae*. The dividend le ezpottod to he 4i. In the pound. INSOLVENT DEBTORS 1 / 1 1 11l ESNIT P4lllll. Tills feminist, a tailor, at 234, Strand, near Temple-bar, was opposed by Mr. Dowse, for Thomas Foulkes, a bill discounter; Mr. Reed opposed for Mr. Matthews, a woollen draper ; Mr. 8a good supported. la November. lam year, the insolvent obtained his M. Citrate in baakreptery, and was arrested in October last. The debts ea the schedule were 3,0711., of which sum 1,3291. were without coacideratiou. The debts more than ones entered wort 9241., Wavle, the actual debts about 6001. He had 20111. owing to him, and had offend 3s. In the poand as a compoillea. oangloiat was that he had obtained goods from Mr. MagMowo as NIL, for which he owed him, on a state- MSS hie traveller, Mr. Jones, that he was a" free matt," Meow, is het, he had mewed debts to Mr. Foulkes, Mr. stray sad ethers, to about 9001. Mr. Snood ooatended that Mr. Matthews was not da maged by the renewals, as ander the 204th secn of the Bookrapt Cosoolidatio• Let ill snob liabilitiot mtactually void. The Chief Cosaraissionar asked whether they would be void in the hands of lanocent holden? Mr. Striped replied that they won void as to all person. Th. Chief Contaiesioaer wee of opinion that, under aU the oironnutaaaes, the insolent had no reasonable expecta tions of paying Mr. Matthews. His Honour, after expressing his opinion, gave ajodynsoat of four morals at the snit of the erediton generally, and eight months at tido snit of Mr. Matthews. The jnigments are eonearmat from the meting order on the let November. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOME CIRCUIT.—Lzwas, Dec. 22. T. baslows for the coanty of thiseez coonasoed to-day. There are 2$ prisoners for trial, owe of whoa is charged with ntardar. George Broedbridgeand William Boas 11, two young lads, who wets stated to be 14 years of age, but who certainly looked muck younger, surrendered to take their trial upon an indictment which charged them with feloniouly setting fire to • quantity of hose, the property of Anne Counters of Newburgh. Mr. Wyatt conducted the prosecution. It appeared from the evidence of a man named Roby, that on the morning of the 26th of October. he was proceed ing across Standen-common, when kis attention was attracted by seeing smoke on the common, and on going to the spot, he sow the two prisoners in the act of setting light to the fume. fie ordered them to pat it out, and they did so, and he then took them into custody. A very small portion of the funs, It sp d, wu destroyed, bat there were some valuable woods sod preserves dole by, sad the oonsequeaces of the act committed by the pristmen might have been very serious. fiteprisonere admitted they set fin to the fans, but mid they had no batman to do say mieshief, sad were not aware they were doing wing. Bane Bramwell told the jury that before they could omelet the prisoners under the went iodinates' they mut be satisfied that they ham they were doing wrong, aid that they had a malivis Murata& at the time the sot wee esismitSed; aid if these fame were sot made out to ask sallshilia, the priemen were entitled to be acquitted. nobly mimed a verdict of Net Chatty. The Maned Judge told the prisoners to take ears and not email sad an set agile, for now they were aware that it was au illegal proseediag, aid if they did seek a thing again they would be tinnily p unished. Juges Broker, 22, described sea miler, was ladietod for felosiously damaging a threshing mashies, the property of Richard Chase, with Meat to destroy it sad to render it spelt a. Mr. Johnson presented ; Mr. Oen, ins soustai for the prisoner. Ra T a te a rsenin of latilointal mu a Mot mimed who eamtploo • its al /oath lesetead. near Chi shooter, sad , M eppowted that on the UM Nevember sn nem, be loststarr te • penes named Chase, whin was let' eat to Me imam in the asighboorltood, was employed in working a theilug merithea span die fake, and the ma- Johnny was delailiei nit Ma meal boar at night and the engine left podenly soda fla the Mewing morning it was hemmed net $ amber et nuts bail been removed from don mime, ands. ken red had else beim boat so se to pro moat the engine hem working. It wee shown, os the part of ties precasstion, that a maa named Grinder bad been Maths/gel by the protester (Mr. !leaden) a the 20th ' November, sad this MIS and lb* primer were ems tole• thew at a beer•hop Galled the Bohn Heed on the sight the mischief was effected, end they left together ' sad a letter that was proved to have boa Mai to the prlsoner ' who It appeared, was a private in the Seem s militia, by his adjs. test, was pick* ; up soar the place where the eagles stood en the night it ones damaged. Mr. Creamy contended upon them facts that the indict ment could not be supported, inasmuch as th e evidence went to show that the thing which had been injered was not • threshes, machine ' bat a edam engine that was entirely ladependost of it. Be also submitted that the evades*" quite as muck west to show that the object of the person, whoever he wee, that had acted is the way described, was to commit a hinny aa4 to steal loan portion of the metal of the these, as th at he intended to commit the sot shagged in the indietswet. Mr. Mame Bramwell, after bearing Mr. Johnson span the point, said it appeared to him that the engine could not be coosidered as a portion of the threshing machine, and he therefor* directed the jury to return a verdict of Nod Yr. Llaklster—Wbsa Yr. Lswr~aw — TW atterseap. Mr. Lisiklater—That is quite impassible. NU. LSWTIIIIOB—Tbe7 dos% Mt gala mail the 10th of January, u.d thousands will be lest to the estate if pro. motion is not afforded to the shareholders in that %Urea I suppose we may take it us a feet that the saute in beak nptay will be largely lesufßeint. But I hare here the oSnal manager, or Ilr. de Mots, either of whom will prow* that fast. — iliainklater. bad so objection to admit the facts as they appeared on Mr. Cahouet; report. The assets of the bank amounted to bsteresa 280,0001. and 220 0001., independent of the Welsh mines, variously estimated at from 40,0001. to 80,0001. In additioa to that, a call bad been made spec the shareholders, on the 7th September, of 601. a share, which oa 8,000 shares would amount to 160,0001. The validity of this call was disputed, but the assignees insisted upon its being a good Ida Mr. Lowrance—Tbat is not an *reliable meet. Mr. Linklater—Yes ; I call it an available asset. I call it a good debt due to the company from Its shaseholden to ' the fell intent of 160,0001. Mr. Lewranes—lt is of no consequenes ; for if the share , holders pay that to the official assignee, they will not H celled on to pay It over again to the official manager. ' Mr. Linklater said the debts were stated at between ' 630,0001. end 660,0001, probably the former than the latter nes. He would also admit that actions had been brought by creditors against individual thereholders, that several wire now pending, that moms judgments bad been signed against the official manager by ere ditors, sane of which had been registered, and in respect of some of whisk the creditors bad sought to obtain execution against the shareholders, — that shareholders for the protection of themseiree and their property were adopting different courses, some petitioning that court, some arranging their property so as to place it out of the nub of their creditors, and °then by taking their ' depar ture. Mr. Lowrance--And some by paying the execution,. Mr. Linklater—And some by doing that which was bene ficial to the crediton, paying the ansesat of the debt. Mr. Field—Then there is slimly a deficiency. Mr. Linklater—Oh, undoubtedly, ea admitted defielexey. That I. menifest. He should have beat glad had this dis cuss,* been allowed to staid over; sad he thought it would be more edvantaimus to the shareholders to give the the opportunity of doing that which they were= to de It it could be done without withdrawing the admialstratiee from bankruptcy. They were willing to go before the VisoCkseetellor for such an order. In the mean time, if the 280 shareholders would work together, there was nothing to prevent then from doing without proceed ings either la chancery or bankruptcy. If the 70 or 80 sew shareholders upon whom then was a morel ebligatioa to kill their matthets, had acknowledged their liability, they wield have dose meth better time in sup pordag ao applieatiou of this kind. The swill canoe was dearly for the interest of the share holders rather Ikea of creditors. He and the counsel for the assignees had exerted themselves for the purpose of giving protection to those shaseltolden, if it could be done without taking away the &dentist:sties from that mart. Notwithstanding this, the petitimen had thought proper to sem betere lb. Nowt, and make a direct application. The ewe bed &sod, given the manifest slower to this applies ties, width was most premature; for it was only since Fri• day last that the assignees had known whether they would hank anything to dieleibate. Biace ties they had been thessetres Is every peselble way to ware the payiesst twesessew of r Imp • dtddesd as possible ; sad that wee the best yrileeties width the ehmeholden could have. If the ebarebeldess IMO lobe la a body sad meet the erediters the NNW= would gladly pees ea the eredleses a tb s o r i=se of set piesesediss egoist* Jodi oiled As the Whigs bed less /used cc, be lewd "pre he being granted. Had *be riper ia 'dated the ther_saight justly have bees m essed of the mete. TU winding-up order was still in form; end that meld be done by • receiver, and more, could be dole by the of !dal massager. Hs might premed at thee to make calls on any number of eosin baton's, whether creditors or not, and maid Worm imme diate paymeat. The appointment of a resolver would he of no servies to the emitters; the bankruptcy would secure a cheap sod speedy distribution of the assets, while the wind ing up gave the sues of enforcing tolls and settling the rights of tbe shareholders inter se. The °Sold =thaw was still In possession of all his functions, and meant to fulfil them. The prayer of the petition would hare the assignees to begin where they eight Wend. at receiver, if sprinkled, must sue for and get in the assets of the estate, and thee the administration would be entirely takes out of the assignees. The only ease is which lush an appointment bead been made was la that of the Forth Marine houranos company ; and mob was the difficulty atteadiag the saerying out of the previsions of the act, that no such appointment had site both spilled for. The assignees decidedly objected to embark the creditors as the troubled ocean o f this perpleshig motion of the statute. This appointment was one peculiarly in the discretion of the essay end he nbmitted that it ought to be refused; for the Beim that the shareholders would thus obtain pro thirties was wholly delusive. This opining bed been J'apnoea by Sir F. Kelly and Mr. Glium, before the Lords ollow The Coamisrlemer—Having got a erladintup order mid an ofecial manager, I cannot see what this appointment is wanted for, except to protect the sharehalden; and then the n getles strims will it have that effect? Where ens act gays that a thing shall he done in ono way and another in another. IN latter being repugnant to the former, I have no kesitaties Is saying, although you *moot repeal a yrior act ems* by express words, that this is a virtual repeal by nmessasy bnybestion. It says is the Joint mock Bank Act that emmmilem ehaLL sot be hissed without leave of the Court thehemin neseber sot says it may be tuned by leave of awl la mbisb thejadgment is obtained. flappose it to M a degree Is dimmer, ; than, under that section la the Bank Acil,lboy will of sours. go M the Cannot Chancery for Imo W bete execution. It was said that the Court of Clammy would ad differently trout a tout of law in that respect I bet I don't see why it'should. - . Liaklabe gain referred at emu Owe to there seeding. hobo dee Lords Jots.., int wed that 11111 weight sot to be matotakal. aP t ia . "ga tkusgeom, who apossered *a a dlopea rte e ssYki dkat MSS MIS =aims that the reatilte eikeedi nem& In husk repaygnees. This wag e. affleopt to tie tat heads of the ass ia bankr. lb. Lawman oclog the mut le glee • toady dulls% fee the sake of ilwalbg the patience to go bedste tbe Ludo hake& MI. Marta air, as diet Mee emit peat McMinn IS this esee, he douche It bath* will the splaism he onto- Weed, at ease to give lie J e aLconAl es. e that the perdu the might have beagle off the prayer of the petitions was that ere wort should *not W amigesse to apply to the Court of Chaneery far the iscebstmeat of • reativer, under the 20th section of the est 7 ea II Tea. (de al. The only question was whether the essetught is direst the assignees to apply for au order for fled windless up. Looklag at the as for ameadiag the 7 and 8 The, Up. 111, he found is the Bth maim of It and 12 Vit soh 46, a wry sheik, pordelos, Daly with lupe sat more ample powers, under which the eedpsees of • beaknpt company might, by amides of dist Goat, hut sot otherwise, apply to um, ono et Chimiliwy for a wiadieg-up order. Bet were he to autheeke sub ea neelleation they would he told, "You hue etre* set se order tor oiled's' up, and as Metal teamecse seder it ; sadell that se dims OM be dies =1:. prong cede.. Yoe have as sieve of fide art. ewer elms the wort has jeriedictlee, aad who his very mesh pease power. than aay nosiest that meld he appoistel." They would be as the Court of Cheasery to appoint a n aives, over their owe odor, whetted greater pommel/um • maim. 82111 the court had toll to serodier whether the muse pztoci was for the begat a the mail-.. He ail set rit would if It wedff *toad have the east et vales all do propetty of the suicamy hi the distal sow a pp oi n t e d ; and that petit wraps. Wasekta. gqnsraa Bepposieg that the provider of the Wailles-sp Ast dhi sot apse . the WI e ff ective provision is as 7 aaff Tie., w 111, sal appesise them still be* he seat— immoimeh se the ow tam& be entree the oast, as court la all preltddlity weal set apes the seas edestive pre. slier of the later act. Tettmly SOY adopt the lee effective ones of the former. Ceder these circanoteuse he did not MO how it could be tar the benefit of the creditors. It was said that It would be for their beat fit indirectly, by protect ing the okersholdere, sad relieving them hem unjust pres sure ; and thu entributiou would cues in bettor for the estate. The court would not be juified in cosies to that coulasion upon the prayer of a petition signed either by five or by fifty creditor.. He had no right to assume that shareholders would dispose of their property, runaway, and not pay their calls, or satisfy the sometimes which the law allowed crediten to put is loree. ThiS Wert would un doubtedly do everything is its power to relieve shareholders from nausea] pressure, consistent with the duty imposed upon it for the benefit of coeditors, and consistent with the duty impoeed upon all the courts of this country, not to attempt to interfere with the rights and remedies of creditors. If there was a statutory provision enabling crediten to to.. ealution, why should the court be called upon to do umethiog which would p their lotting the benefit of that execution ? I. the establishment of joint stock banks, woe of the greatest sad first is disunion!. to parties to deal with thee. companies was the fact of their baying a large proprietary, and slugs ash scribed, if sot paid up capital, for which ell the shareholders were liable ; and therefore it was supposed theta was no risk. An unfortunate state of affairs had arisen ; and the position of souse shareholders must loth. pity end commi seration. Still they must not lose sight of the obligation which the law threw upon parties in that position ' • they must not lose eight of the ioducemeota which were he ld oat to parties to become onneeted with joint stock companies, sad to deal with these; sad if these companies got into difficulties, why should that court be called upon to protest these prone and to provost their being called on to make paysesata which the law had said they were under a obligation to make ? Though the Georg woald do all It could, it must set consistently. In deciding on this polities Itemise consider what was most beneficial to the creditor*, and must also take are not to interfere or do any thing which would suable parties keg roperly to obtain pro ceeds*. There was nothing in the observations of the lords Judos which he could act upon is this ease. His owe veiniest was that if the prayer of this petition were granted the shareholders would really not meet with that protection which they iterated. That seemed to be also the opiaion of tome of the lensed utmost eagaged in the eau. A. to the time of presenting this whims, ha thought it quite promatere to ask the court to call upon the amlgoets to take this sop. They were i el, just put litho a situation in which they Gould set asamigneas ender the bankruptcy ; &Adelson TSB POLICE COURTS. MANSION. HOUSE. The Lord Mayor requested that the press would acknow ledge the receipt of the following seam for the poor-boo H., V.; Goldsmith.' Company, 201.; B. W. (stamps), 11.; 8. A. D."(staura). fie MARLBOROUGH' STREET. The oonductorOi an Uxbridge O;O;t7o; lees summoned by Sir James Booth for 'barging doable the legal fare, and for wing erosive language. The reel defendant did not make his app , but a little boy wee in attesdaseee, who declared himself to be t►e " regler "and only conductor. lie recollected a gentleman like Sir James 'idle, in the omnibus, and that a man named Phillips demanded and received le. from him. A person in court. who seemed to be responsible for the melbas, said that Phillips was not in the employ of the proprietor. At the reirontsaeadatiou of Mr. Beadon he coaee•ted to apologise, to pay the expeasos, sad to put as. int, the poor. box, a sum which Sir James iacreued to a guinea, as • sessosable amide's. THAMES. Yesterday, Mr. 13elfe snoonoord the receipt of the follow. ion donatioos for the poor•hoz :—Tbe Goldsmiths' Company, 201 ; C , the meow' half of a 51. note; C. V., 101.; and R. 8. and Co., 61. WANDSWORTH. Henry Head, guLtl,Ororiteß;;;tt„ moistest gaud, Hooey Mitchell, engine driver, sad A. Fordyce,. fireman, ali in the smelly of the Lledos, Brighton, and &oath Coast Railway Company, were severally summoned for leaving a train of which they had chance wholly unattended. Oa the night of the lOth inst. Sergeant Pearce, of the V di- vision, wee on duty is Merton-lane, mar the level crossing°, the Wimbledon, Mitcham, and Croydon Brooch Railway, belonging to the Brighton and South Coast line, when he saw a tram, consisting of an engine, truck laden with cools, and carriages, come apices the direction of London. The train &topped near the gate on the Whirl,lirtiOn side, and I Zute of the men on the e n gine jump e d off ams directed another man who was on the engine to OA* oho twin through the gates. Baker, the gets keeper, then closed the gates, and the train proceeded 1 001 little distance, when it again stopped. Two other en‘ns• who "mond to he guard., then )'sniped from the carriages, and also the man on the engine. The four men then quitted the train and went into Baker'. house adjoining the line, fol lowed by Baker. The sergeant then went on to the tine and tool, ed round the train, but he could see no one la Ouse of It. The men went into Baker's loan about five minutes to 12 o'clock, and did not come out until a quarter peat, and during the whole of that time the train was unattended. When they came out the four men got on to the train, and It then proceeded towards Croydon. Mr. Solomon, who attended for the prisonen, elicited in croescumlnation that the train in question was the lut on the line either way that night, and therefore no danger could be expeetod by the train standing there. Mr. Anuombe, the inspector of police on the railway, said nay person could have got on to the train and started the engine before the defendants could have reached it. That was the only danger to be apprehended, as there was no other train running. The line only had single rails. Mr. Salomon said the defendants would plead guilty to leaving the train unattended. He then made an appeal oo behalf of the defendants, hoping his worship would take a lenient view of the eau, as it was proved that no danger could have resulted by the train standing on the line, and also that the defendants would lose their situations, which would be a sufficient punishment. Mr. Ingham said he should take into consideration that being the last train and no other running at the time. If it had not been so he should have felt it his duty to inflict the fall penalty of 101. However, it wee a very serious offence to leave a train unattended, and must be marked with some severity. He fined Heed, who bad charge of the train, 61., or one month's imprisonment, as he was more culpable than the rut. He neat (Mod Mitchell 34., or 21 days, and the other two defendants 21. sub, or 21 days' imprisonment. GREENWICH. . • _ . David Davis was charged, on remand, with staallog some money from the person of Mr. Alexander Reed, watch maker, Church -street, Greenwich. We reported the former examilietion yesterday. Upon this omission the prosecutor admitted that he was la an intoxicated state at the time, and that he had twice given the prisoner mensy although warned not to do so; and the magistrate, con sidering his evidence too weak and inconclusive to sustain a conviction, dismissed the charge. IRELAND. DUBLIN, Deo 22. Between five and six o'clock on Saturday evening Mr. Galbraith Joynt, who holds landed property at Mount Sr. Catherine, county Clare, which he recently purchased in the locumbered Estates Court, wu returning home in his gig, and had not proceeded more than two miles on the Clonlara road, not fax from Limerick, and on the Clare side of the Shannon, when he was fired at from behind a hedge by some daring assassin who lay in watt for he intended victim; fortunately the attempt was unsuccessful, for, although wounded severely in the leg, Mr. Joynt is not dangerously injured. Not long since the brother of the gentleman attacked received • threatening notice to the effect " that he should bear in mind the spirit of Clare wee not yet dead, and that he ought to dread the fate of Gloater." A few years since Mr. Gloster was shot in hie gig when coming into Limerick from the county Clare, and the perpetrator of the foul deed was never discovered. In Master Murphy's office, on Saturday, an appli cation was made on behalf of Mr. T. J. Eyre, of Bath, to have proof received of a bill of exchange for 17,0001., drawn by the late John Sadleir, and accepted by the manager of the Clonmel branch of the Tippe rary Bank. It wu made payable to Mr. Eyre at the London and County Bank, and wu dated Nov. 26, 1855. As no one on the part of the official manager was present, the Muter said he would for the present receive the bill as exhibited, and commented in very strong terms on the monstrous impropriety of the manager of the Clonmel Bank in accepting • bill for so large an amount for John Sadleir on the very eve of the bank becoming bankrupt, and when John Sadleir had overdrawn his account to an amount of more than 200,0001. . . -- - . The Nenagh Guardian, received yesterday, states that the panic which existed during the past week in Tipperary, Cashel, Thurles, Clonmel, Limerick, &0., with regard to banks, has seized the people of that locality too. Since Thursday last the doors of the National and Provincial Banks in Nenagh have been besieged by parties holding deposit reoeipts from, and notes belonging to, those establishments anxious to get gold in their stead. So great was the rush on Saturday, that policemen bad to be placed at the doors to keep order, and prevent the banks from being uncommonly crowded. Some gentlemen, in order to show tkiir oonfidenoe in those two great national banking establishments, have actually made lodg ' meats while the calla were at their highest. Not ' withstanding the large number, and the extensive amount of the demands, all have been met promptly. Messrs. Hargrove and Hill, of the National Bank, Nenagh, arrived front Limerick with an immense supply of gold, and Mr. Rock, of the Provincial, also brought from the same place a very large amount of bullion. The run upon the Limerick branch, says a local journal, wee almost exclusively confined to parties from the county Tipperary, where the polio origi nated: The transaction was looked upon here with 'total indifference, and the manager (Mr. Goff) met the demands promptly, with a becoming courtesy, which established confidence, and led many to regret having " gone with the crowd." A special meeting of the corporation of Dublin has been convened to petition against the present oppres sive income tax. It is also expected that meetings of the Chamber of Commerce and of the citizens at large will be held on the same subject, and most pro- bably all the larger towns of Ireland will adopt a similar course, to express the general feeling on the grievance. SPORTING. TATTERSALL'S —MoND•T. • meaty attendants, sad only the following bets had: DERB7. 11 to opt 157;11 - 14Onny (t) 14 to Loyola (t) 20 to immanent (t) 20 to Sydney (t) 25 to lAdy Hawthorne (t) 25 to Zoyder Zee (t) 25 to Musa] It 30 to 1) $O l 0 Aikidos (t) 40 to Blue Jacket (t and off ) 59 to oolt by Parp/ios out of Blue Davila (t) CIIEBTek CUP. 40 to apt Tamanio (t) 40 to Malian (t) 1000 to I floridly (t. 1000 to 10 tOo laid) lu oto I Oloadercr (t) In tie City thotrig tbo stornion 10,000 to 100 nu taken about Ito( isingtco. SALE OF BLOOD STOCK. The following hems In tridents end yearhogs were sold yesterday (Monday), with their engagements. by Moors. Tettersall : Lord Berkeley, 3 yr. oh), by shoe out of Muffatee-37 p. Altos Wentworth, 3 yrs old. by Nutworth out of E:egranos-100 p. Teraugant, 3 yrs old, by Sweetmeat out of Fidget—eh gs. Malakoff, 2 yr. oW, by tfurplioe out of Marietta by !Sleet Anchor, espied in tbe Two Thousand Guineas Stakes, the Epson herby, tbe Stockbeidg• Derby. in • sweepstakes of 300 sows. tub, b ft, at Good wood, with Fugitive (one to the post), in the Duncuter St. Leger, sad In the Buoy lriennW Make* at Catty:Mk-bridge, of 10 sow, eseb, h ft-51gs. Somerset, 2 yrs old, by Annandale out of Enehantrees by Inheritor, engaged le the Room Derby, the Stockbrid ‘ e Derby, and the St. Leger and Doncaster Stakes at Dmicaster-333 ga. Cedric, 2 yr. od, by Touchatooe out of Selma by Recovery, en gaged to the Two Tbousand °idea. Stakes, the Booms Derby, the Doncaster St. Leger, the Manchester Prodnee Stakes, 10 sove. each, b ft, and the Mgr St. Leger at York, 25 roes. each-50 go. Rebecca, 2 yrs o'd, by Sweetmeat out of Moonbeam, engaged in the Epos. Oats, the Naseau Metes at Goodwood, the Great North of England Biemilal Stakes at York, the Yorksh re Oaks, the Don easter St. them., and the Biennial Stake. at Salisbury-30 p. Fueltive Date Fast Day), 2 yrs old, by Birth:atelier out of Toash. me-not by Touchstone manned in the Two Thousand Guineas Stake% the Epsom Derby, the Ruing Stake., sod • Sweepstakes of 300 tors. rock b tt, at Ooodwood, with ila)akoft cone to the post), the Ebor lager, and Great Yorkshire d'aes at York. the St. Leger and Dos imeter Stakes .t Doneasu r, and the Ruby Triennial Shakes at Cana ria Bridge-100 in. A brown yearling tidy by Grosvenor out of Oxman by Chnthsur, engaged in the Molecomb Stake. it Goodwood, the Wilton Park Makes at Sollabury, in the Epeorn Oaks, and the Convivial Stakes at York-21 re. • bay yearling colt by Pernbill out of Sister to Leueonflehhengsged in the Epsom Derby-21 p. A bay ditto by Pertain U= , dam by Unapt = out of Cusses. engaged to the Ewen Derby-22 go. A bey yearling Oily by Pyrrhus the First out of Palreyra, engaged la the Epsom Oak.-21 p. A cinema ditto by Nuance out of Maid of Saragoeu, engaged In the 'fowled Stakes at Doncaster Spring Meeting, in the Two.yur-old St-lies, in the Baum Spring Meeting, and in the Epsom Oaks -3LO as Wilton. &Yarling eolt, by Grosvenor out of Wallach', by Elia, engaged In the LavanL Molecomb, Drawing.rooen, and Racing Stakes at Goodweod, in the Brighton Cub Binning Stake., lit the filottitdont titsikea, ud the Stockbridge Derby. In the Two Thousand Guineas Makes, in the Sporn Derby, in the Doncaster It. Leger, and in the Cormiat Stakes nod Great Yorkshire Stakes , at York-160 g.. Fugitive, Wilton, and Alin Wentworth will, we believe, return to W. Day'. Mabte. A panful accident is stated by the Brussels journals to have betel.. M. Notinmb, the, Belgian kßaister of Jus tice. A few nights ago, Madame Nathomb having occuina to use a Reek of ether, some of the liquid was spilt, took firs, and bunt tiny fees severely, as well as her latent, whom she had in her arms. M. Nothomb, in attempting to Cilia , gaish tea dams, was also mach burnt, MARKET& THE CORN TRADE. (b= the Mork Lose Mnprees.) FOREIGN. There bite been suctioned dunes. in the Paris fl t lr m a rket, with little difference in prices, 60f. to 80t SOL pet Is: (Sl.. WI. 560106. English) being the quotation br the four marks, b for pgggent sad feting delivery. The beet eamples of wheat et_ their value, but maunder, sane were dull and ta:bo lower. By. scarcely mahataised its price. Nearly a.I the couc y whe.r.quorp.' lower prices for wheat, and not one, by lain adv. c . : . noted en ads's,* though Irak had previouply riAen I, per qr. Havre business vas mins. Marseilles reports more doing, gotnes col apinfm, ovdare, two !SWIM of Taganrog being p . Mf. Sec. per 160 111: es life. 3d. per qr.) ; red American a. placed°u the same amount at 511. (71s. 6d. ter qr.), and !IL 50e. (730.5 d. per qr.). Maim wag more plentifully offered, ~L ; Ibraila meth 361. (37e. Der qt . ..) The lam week'. averages in Belgium show a email decliee in :Li = d na* of wheat and rye. At Antwerp, oa the lath tOtttt:, wheat ins worth tie., and red 00, 6d per qr. Linaete dearer, Oarma being worth 6le and Berdlaneki tie. Gd. pr The Meth machete have contin ued very heavy and Calm ; den marile in to 7e. 6d. lees per qr. cm white wheat, and a promf. Waste Oodles on red samples. Very warm weather having eel in at Hamburg, 'anciently os reopen navigation, there has been a fair binaries/ at la. te more mosey la wheat end barley. Mild wriarkse nag been eeperienced at Stockholm, but there veernil little prowl Ot • soilkient removal of the ice. In wine little as paining, and prior nominal, the top quotation being per qr,; the best rye being dull at 31a. 6d. per qr. for spring delivery; bar,,y. 19e. 6d. to 32e. per qr. Acooants received from Berlin, Cologne, Noun„ and Stettin nose s very languid hualneee in turn. At Memel a Ridden tell of rain upon the coon had 'tined the r., rr four feet and done much damage to the craft. Ike. The wi having become mild at Elia& 14 vessels have beta liberated. At, reepectscroehing linseed, the present crop I. only thought tt,,ttt dal that of last sewn, and of inferior qualty ; 150,040 barrels weir expected In all by next oaring, the price belay 51 silver roubles, vitt 50 per cent. hand mocey. ilempseed was quoted 4 silver roan% and only 30.000 barrels expected. Konigsberg reports a doll corn trade, 50s. to Ste. was offered by a Scotch house for GI lbs. wheat, but this was 2a, to ha below tits market rates. Petersburg letters no;ir wheat and oats dull, with little pose*, liazonks wheat wu still worth 366.6 d.; sad oats 21a. 3d. per cr. Linseed kept high.priced, the value for May shipment being 33a. in, per or. though the thermometer bad kept 4 degs. above free:ire, no mance were found on the 14th Unmet for the relent of the In. bound Tome* wretch amounted in number to 407, including thaw here and at Cronstadt.. The Bubonarlieh7 have varied aomewhat, inclining genera:ly arcs revival from the late continued depreesion ; but Lucemc fully Is. per qr. cheaper for wheat. Thi Italian markets scarcely show any change shoe prerum rs. ports. 'Though the free admission of maim is decreed to the States of the Church, no moameht of importance has followed. At Gems, where prices of wheat dating the put month had declined 3s perqr., tbe tendency sontinues downwards. The same state of things pa, sailed both at Leshorn and Naples, though setts Aromas Cu noted in some letters from Barletta and Foggia. At Trieste there wa almost nothing doing. Growers and merchams at Alexandria halm become rich by war peter, the rates of corn were not much album Mere by the dulness of the Eurocesn adi ices. Mudi wheat was gusted 40e. to 435., Behan to 4' s.; beans. Ms. to Ls. ; bariey,24s. per qr. Freights, is. 9d. to 4s. per qr. Montreal adrices note drooping pricer, fancy flour be;og oty quoted Sirs. rid. per barrel; Chicago spring wheat 6s. 3d., ant white la 3d. 1011:w. par bushel of 6Ulbs ; barley to 4s. Sd., and mire 30. 3d. pa elitago has declined In wheat prices 10 cents per bushel, the We* quotation being 71 cents per bushel lo store fur spring wheat •lx red, per rail, be cent. have been paid ; white way quoted 1 dol. per bushel ; matte was also down to 34 mire per busbel lo store; oil oats the same price. Rye, 33 cents to 63 cent.. Barley, 1 dol. to 1 dol. 300. for good samples. Flour rouged from 2 dole, too. to S dale per barrel. At Quebec the rapid set in of winter made all business doll. Ban Francisco reports • full market. with expectation of lower nits, LONDON WEEKLY DP imported. Ousia.W.lsclia 749 110mitlus 7160 11 . 706 lisouslalladnAlwp 91,191 11,349 Oohs bar 635 Cum. ILP. bop 126 , 01 , 1111 itsru.W.L oaks 720 X RETURNS,—Dae. 20. Delime:4.yr. Stock., lea. 1,151 11,1111 12,1004 6:71: lASS 224 1,124 1.,015 1; !SS 130,UU 1 10011 131,004 b1,6:5 177,601 I 4,733 234 310 3,031 5,3 M 31,410 43,521 1,314 4,717 3411 333 19,899 22,213 _TALLOW, We have to utilise you of alrec7ne In the price of tallow in tit coarse of last week. This is the result of the realisation, of one of UV largest Widen on the toot. The trade at the came ume have freely, especially at the auctions nn Friday, at which 1,290 cake INN sold out of 1,900 offered. To-day the market has been eteady without much doing, and we leave off - Spot, Stie.. all the month, 375. id.; January and March, 37e. 60. to 90.; April and June, 31s. October and December, 33.. to 326.60.; tallow oil, 375.; talon !Jain*. 335.34.; town tallow, 38s. nett nob. We quote palm 43a. to 431.104.; coma nut oil, Cookie, 3,5. to 10d.; cocoa aut Ceylon, 49a. to I0d.; linseed oil, 37. 3d. to 6d.—flrom Ware ' . Smith and Cheeks' Circular of Monday eveolog ) OOTTON.—LIVIMPOOL. Dec. 22.—The market closed with tight. seas and priors of all Mods are fully 4,1. per lb. dearer, and soon at the advance everything la firm. The rale, to-day are 20.000 helm-2,000 for capon and 4,580 on epeculation—ineludise SOO Penmen and Maranhao:l, at id. to ;id. ; 800 Bahia. at Cid. to Tgd.; 1,000 Egyptian. at tgd. to 91d.; 3,000 Sant, a t Old. t o 544.; and 380 Bea lolanda, chiefly at lid. to MO. per lb. COAL-S.—Loamy, Dec. 21.—Byam'a Betwide Hartley. 16s. 3d.; Holywell. 17..6d.; Howard's West Hartley Netherton, Its.; Long. fidget's West Hartley, 18a. 3d.; Tanfield Meer Butes, as. Id.; V'.c• Meta Hartley. 13a. 6d. ; Walker Pelmets% IW. 3d. ; Wales tsd Ocsdorth, 17a.; Wells End F11dde11,17..; Eden Main, Vs. 94 ; Wa End Belmont, 17s. 6d.; Walls End Brsddylle, 18s.; Walls Etd Lambdas, les. ; Walls End Pearlier, lye.; Walls End P.urnmer, 18s.; Walls End Howl's Berton, I es.; Walls Mad south Helton, les. 9d.; Walls End Stewart's. 111.; Walls End South Kelloe, 18a. 6d. ; Walla End Tees, 195.; Walls End Evonwood, 16s. 61. Blalpaat market, 68 ; sold, 16. TRAFFIC RETURNS. Mlles Ten Mee- Total, Tots', Wort. meets. ebandirs. 1.566. 120 Weak lading Nev. a Grand Truak of Canada 843 4.563 5.4511 10.092 5.14 Weak mans Dee. 4. Dermal sod Xihr&aloe.. Wagtailbe Om 6. 0 all Wales et Canada 933 6.537 6,09 13,244 12,1:4 1 1 / a akaallna Dee. ak BMalk Ilasam ...... — 16,69 97.14 Loads.. Megaton. and South tOomal WLWAYL 7d e7o C.L SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. CASUALTY. Felicity, Captain Peatmek, from Constantin: ale to the Clyde, was rut down and sunk in the tatter rives, by the steamer Vanguard, on the night or the 20th lkoember. Livaasoon Bans AT Foarson Poars.—Fatirnik at Tezel; Tajo (fe!, at Marseille@ ; Margaretha, at Lalloria ; Frankfort (is', at )inane; Taurus (as) (and sailed for Constantinople), et Gibraltar ; Dome kTi), at Hans; 'remora (a), at Hamburg; Lebanon (as) ; at Gibraltar. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. Bells, horn Mantilla' he Loucks, 12 day', Or;. 9, lot. 30.32 0., !ot. 32.17 L Beebe (Preach brig), from Busgapore for London, Nov. 25. Coquet, W from Fernando Po lot Liverpool, Nov. 26, lot. 6 N , 34 'Hosting Cloud (barque), from Liverpool, bour.d south, Nov. 15, lot. 13 N.,10a. 29 W. Inside (barque), from Algol for Liverpool, Nov. 23 ; 43 days out; a:: well. 1.. and N. Hobart, of Boothbov, from Jamaica for Liverpool, Nor 23,1 a Croohed Islood Presage. Harris England (ship), from London for south, with emigrontr, Nov. IS. War (Loeb& brig), from London for havannab, Nov. 27, LL 33.37, ion. H.S. Paragon (Snail& ablpl, from Liverpool for Mauritius, Oot. 30, at. It 13., ion. 27 W. get King, 37 days from Liverpool for Bovardo.do, Dee. 3, laL 51. Ica. 77. Thomson Hoskey, from London for Mauritius, Nov. 19, lot. 11.19 N.. lon. 27.23 W. Wilmer Caotle (ship), fro-n London for Melbourne : Nov. 15. William and hoe (o,n:inn), from London for Nor 2 aloud, Nov. 1?; 35 days out ; all welL BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. COO 7. te. at attrbito;,.aa;;;;: . the wife of A. V. CMINCI of • Ike. . ElnyAßDs. 7 l)to..lo..at the Hall. New Strome, the rite of td.,;oe Edwards. a the Madras Carmry, of a dzaphter. FARLOW.—Dee. IC at Dudlepsillas, Capham.road, Mrs. J. E. rano.. of•&wetter. • GOEPEL—Dee. le, at Bernebury.viUee, the wl'e of r. D. o.ere Esq.. of awn. ROItriVALL—Dee. IS, the site or Capt. norefall, of North.sior, Liverpool, ef a son. LA/iII:LEY.- Dee. 19, at Tay-lodge, Wrdi rford, the wife of C. Lug. ley, Esq., of a daughter. MYKRS.—Dee. 17, at nigburth, neer Liverpool. the wire of C. ?Ayers. gag of a von. PHILLISIOng. —Dee. 20, the wik of John Genrae Erg, Q.C., M.P., of a see. MARKILORS. .11801JIN —BCRNETT. 7 .I.tec:III 7 ,ST Titcity March, Mary Shim. E. J. Arboum, F4l , of C etre, FraDile, to wpoee Lollies, •I.4: 1 1 1 m of the Lite C. V. Lomeli., of Park-ere.. nt, Portland...cr. BlitD—TATE.—ltee. 10, at Holy l'ruilty Church, Ital. obis the arr. J. If.Ylt4, 1' Do S. Poulton, oto of the late W. G. biro, Lni , of Lichlield, to Cathenre Emma, daughter of T. C. Tate, EN., law of bulso.hilL sear Loudon. LILSKIt—I'OBSCEL—Dee. IS, at St. Man's, Lembe•b, by the ler. I.- Y. Potter, U. Blake, Esq., of narg.d.•, Late of ta.intham. to Philippa Fr.r.cbs, daughter of the Late F. Forster, E.q., of SorO• urntertati.l Blouse, narrate. CAULFIELD —BOMEKVILLIL—Dee. 18, at Chart...lit fin.. Dublin, by the Dews of Armagh, Llsot -CoL Cautbets, d P.. the a.m. IL Caulfield. to Elisabeth Jatll., d4mthter of the 14. , Lion. bit W. fsommeble, Bart., of boners ille, Meath. DKATHB. DARGREAVFS.—Deo. 19, a Tak.V.ace, OVord cheater, J. llargreayea. Trq., aced Zs. LEWIS.—Dec.Ih, at Bull'e aro.. andel.l, 1161,1 , rm5. F. C. L. i 1.9 Eao., late of Litatlotte. ore. poethmo.plop....ged 7:. MARTIN. —Dee. 18, at Parkrood, Totekrnhata, z•uakr., mk 9. Martin, 11.. q. 119.11).—Dec. 19. at Corawall.terrace, Regent' , hai k, J. Er.l. yea SS. SHERAED.—Dee. 18, at Leadeoham. Imly !are Sharma, NWT el gill the of Rartorough. CH.— Earl Doe. IR, R. It. Smith, Fag, of the Woo, Latlhalgr:' ,4 Clapham. aged 61. TATUM—flea 19, W C. Taylor, 01 emmorsliod-plarck CM . road, agedll. wn. 11 Mote.% and tethhOte..l M Wtatiar Kiva dux., A No. S. Street. in the City of Lamb% . Prtatra, at the talk , hUhet. Oh: VC, Wet d iirrn.—TzsdAs. 1)1,13." I t 1