The Express. — London, England, 1853-12-09 00:00:00

taw futelitecace. 1 JUDICIAL COMNIIITEE OP TUE PRIVY COUNCIL —lawman'''. TIN weenthen of the itliatotiree forwent to-.13y wet , the Unlade' ifir.tiee of the C .tont ,, n net.. th e .1.4 e of the Alliklity Court, the Night Hon. Sir J. Pawnee, anti the Nett Hoc Sir E.lnerd Ryon. 81wLttluN THIS or !MORD YOU, TUE soltut:G 11111011310111111. In the matter of the petition of the Counra of the Bo rough of Birmingham, relating to the Court of lt.cord tor ' cha Buroaah of Birmingham. The petitioners in this case, the Mayor. aldermen, and burgesses of Birmingham, deserit• the Borough Court of Record for Birmingham in ins o on.titutein suil Authority at come length, and then prim , ed to ' , IV ttitt °I, • proceed ing, of the said I.:•rough (loan are dilatory, complicated, and expensive; the powers fur enforcing its ludarnents end ordete are in ninny instanc.• incffactive, and nu summary 31104116 are provided to remedy abuses in the conduct of the officers and pructittanen of tae court that the proceedings of the County Court an prompt, simple, inexpensive, and effective; thou the C iuuty Court is amply sufficient to transact, in addition to its present business, the whole of the busincse which is now transacted so the Borough Court ; that the said Borough Court hastheref , re la:some unarms nary, and its continuance is nut conducive to the due admi nistration of justice is this husough ; and the petition concluded by praying her Majesty, by an order in council, to declare that the jurisdiction of the said court, ritablWied by the mid charts r, shall from the data of such order he eaclailed in all cases in mulch the County Court bath cog- isaanee. A e.nutter petition .rta presented calling in que.tien some of the data of the petitioner,. mad allotting that the remedy for the nil. of the Dirough Court of kteJrd wee not aboli- Lon, het reform, Mr. Mellor and Mr. Feld appeared as counsel fur the Town Council. and in support of their petition ; Mr. Phip son and Mr. George Browne supported the counter petition. Mr. Mellor stated the case for the Town Council, which was supported by the following evidence. S toe formal proofs, such as the charter and the publics. lion of the notice of the petition, having been put in, Mr. Ilawkes was called. lie said-1 am an attorney in Birmingham, and an Alderman of the Town Council. I was Mayor last fear. The practice in the Borough Court of Record is similar to that in force in the superior courts before toe passing of the Common Law Procedure Act. The machinery is applicable to all debts of any amount. There are three scales of costs—the lowest in actions to recover debts up to .;/., the next in actions between that sum and 20/ , and the third in actions of nnliguidated damages. In .ICtOOll fur debt- not exceeding 51., the plain tiffs costs if it go to trial, amount to 5/. 10s., and in actions where adebt is above 51., the coats are 81. 10s. The de readout's costs would be 51. In an action of unliquidated damages the average cod to the plaintiff would be 20/. ; and to a defendant 7i. 10s., whatever sum might be in dispute. By the rules of the court there was no Provision for paying into court, except in a case of debt. I remem ber the case of " Bartlett v. Parkes." It was an action to rec wer the value of a domestic fowl (a hen), and was tried in the Boreugh Court. The jury awarded damages to the plaintiff of'is. The plaintiff's bill of costs amounted to TN. 18.., and as taxed by me at 21/. 2s. ; the charges of the defendant's attorney was 91. 1 recollect the cause of " Gram and 11111 "—an action to recover 2s. Bd., the value of some porter bottles which had not been returned—in which the costs of the plaintiff were 191. The lowest charge by an attorney for a Borough-court writ is Ts. 6d. The Borough Court sits only once in three months; the County Court sits eight times in a (Weight. There is a Practice of persons calling themselves agents, issuing writs eke Borough Court. .t person named Hatch issues writs in the name of different attornies, all deted from the )amon's. Ile issues writs in the name of Mr. Hill, the attorney for the counter petition, in which he does nut give his address at the Minories but from Furnivall's-inn, where he res,dee. The Loyd Chief Justice of the Common Pleas—Dues he then issue writs in the name of London attorneys? Witness—He does. in cases of judgment by default in the Borough Coutt, in the lowest class of action the costs are 21., and in actions for sums between Of. and 201. the etas are 31. IN. In the County Court you can proceed to trial in cues under 01. for Ifs. 9,1., and in cases up to 101. for 11. Lis. iii., with the addition of a fee allowed to any attorney by the judge, who has a discretion in this matter. Cross•ezamined—The ammo of the coats given by me in t'.e Borough Court have been founded on data previous to Pst9, I consider " flatfeet and Parkes" not as an ex eeptioeal ease, but as a fair illustration of that clue of action. The fee ape a writ issued from the Borough Court where no attorney was employed was 2s. 6d. if in an mei , n under it,, and Is. GI if above 10/. It is my im pression that the went council, which represent the inha bitants of Birmingham, are unanimous in favour of this Petition. Mr. Ilsdates. an attorney, gave woiewhat similar evidence m re the practice of the Barusgh Court. Mr. James Baldwin, mayor of Birmingham, proved that be hrd attended the tossing of the town council, the result M which was the petition now presented. Mr. Thomaa (larding, a solicitor, was next called, and tiled a case is which the costs in an action to recover GI. had amounted to about 301. Mr. Jobs Marrow Wright, chairman of the meeting which had adopted the memorial to the town council, was examined to prove that the general feeling was opposed ori the Borough Court. The cam for the petitioners having closed, Mr. Phloem addressed their lordships in support of the coaster p. airs, contending that if the course of practice } the lice nil Court we: e assimulated to that of the supe ri.,r canna 'lilts the introduction of the Consume Law Pro- cedure Act, it would be a great advastage to Birmingham. Ile submitted the petitiomn had totally failed in making oat their case. Mr. Samuel Cloodbehere was then examined. He said— I have experience in the Borough and in the County Courts, and I consider the process in the former more speedy. The witness then put in a scale to show that in the Borough Court 151 actin's bad been disposed of at a total expense of 51/. 9s. Mr. Douglas, the registrar of the court, was then exa mined. Ile said the average expenses in an undefended muse under 51. was 30s. to the attoraey, and Ss. Gd. court fees. In an action of ualiquidated damages the plaintiff's costs would be about ?V.—that is, if the case was a tom plicated one. There had been six of these cases last year, and iu each the costs were nearly as much as in " Bartlett v. Parkes." The whole bundles of such cases are scanda lous. (Laughter.) In such cases my tees are extravagantly high, and so are the lawyers' fees. 1 don't think that more than two of these caws were tried this year out of 2,000. Mr.Spooser, the judos of the court is determined if it should not he abolished, to assimiiate its practice to that of the superior courts. The witness was eresteramiaed chiefly on the subject of the mode of practice adopted by Mr. Hatch, in taking out writs in the names of different 'tunnies. The case for the counter petitioners having closed, the room was cleared, as the council did not require to hear the reply. On the re•admipsion of the parties. The Lind Chief Justice of the Common Pleas said—it is the opinion of the Council that we should adv6e her Ma jesty to exclude from the Borough Court all causes of which the County Court has jurisdiction. This decision is tantamount to one for the abolition of the court; for only two kinds of causes which could be there tried would not come within the jurisdiction of the County Court—namely, actions of ejectment and actions of breach of promise, where the rent in the former instance and the damages in the latter did not exceed 201. EQUITY COURTB.-YESTERDAT. 11t/DILL TICI-CRAIICILLLOIL 1 , 11 PAN t RT. IN LE INT INIPTILIAL SALT AND ALNALI CO,ItANT, AND DE THE WINDING VT ACTS. A company was formed in 1836, for the purpose of : manufacturing soap and alkali from salt. By the consti tution of the company, it was provided that its capital should consist of 30,0001. divided into shares of 121. 10s. each ; that there should be sic directors with power to add to their number, and that the directors should have power to borrow money, and to manufacture and trade, and to have power to enter into all contracts and engagements for those purposes en behalf of the said company. It was al-o agreed that the company should purchase an es tate in Worcestursbire for the purpose of carrying on therein the works of the company from a Mr. Richard Parker, at • price of 45,000f. ' of which 20,00 W. was to paid down in money, and the residue in shares of the company. It appeared that Mr. Parker bad pre viously contracted to purchase the property for • sum of 13,0001., and had paid 1001. deposit on the purchase. It appeared also that about 1,6801. had been subscribed by the shareholders, of which 15,0001. was paid to Mr. Parker on account. The directors bor rowed from Messrs. 'Morrell, hankers, at Wawa, • sum of Dudley which is 1837 had amounted to about 20,0001. A memorandum was given to Messrs. Morrell, charging the amount advanced by them on the property purchased. This mem orandum was dated the 23th of February, 1837, and was signed by five directors, who were the only acting di rectors at the time, the Messrs. Morrell being two. Mr. Garrett was the sixth director, but he was at the time abroad, and his name was added to the memorandum by one of the five directors slimming to act for hint. The pur chase money was paid, end the purchase completed in April, 1437. The property was conveyed to the Messrs. Morrell and Mr. Rainsford, three of the directors, in trust for the company, and the whole legal estate had become by survivorship vested in Mr. Morrell. Messrs. Morrell ad.- 'need altogether about 90,0001. to the company. Mr. Morrell, as the survivor, was solely entitled to this amount. Under these circumstances Mr. Morrel went in before the Mister Mr. Tinner (to whom the winding up of the stein of the company had been referred) and Bought to be ad mitted as a creditor of the company for the amount whieb he and his deceased partner had advanced to enable the company to make the above purchase and otherwise, sad a declaration that he was entitled to a lien upon the property purchased for the amount advanced to enable the purzhase to be made by virtue of the above memorandum of the 25th of February, 1837. Master Tinney, however, by a special report, dated the llth of July, 1t53, found that Mr. Morrell took no lien on the estate so purchased. This was a motion to discharge that report. The t3olicitor•General, Mr. Macon, and Mr. Beaten ap peared in support of the motion. Mr. Molina, Mr. Daniel, and Mr. Hetherington appeared for the official manager. The cue was argued at great length during yesterday and to-day. The Vice-Chancellor took a very elaborate review of the oircooselisees of the ease. lie 04 he Jolt !dwelt obliged to differ from the Master. It appeared to his Honour that at the time edit it the 11420111 a wo• h ,crowed there were unly five acting director•, one being ahraad. In that respect the direction WAS imperftet ; tut the purchase of the pro p. rty had been weed on as out of the faramein:.:.: on which t►e company had been established, and it we. elesrly necessary that the property should b.: purehaved, Ind the doing so was within the scope of the partnership authority, otherwise the company could not have proceeded the aged, 10l the partnership having been otherwise expended the loan became necessary. In the present case he could not perceive how the company could at one and the tame time repudiate the contract and yet claim to retain the money which they had otraineil under it. Now here Messrs. Morrell had advanced the money, by means of which the partnership had obtained the estate, and the shareholders had adopted, or at Init they had not questioned, the trans. action. Under these circumstances it eeemtd to him that Misers. Morrell had acquired a lien on the estate which they claimed, and he thought the memorandum valid. A declaration to that effect was made. THE ATTOHNEY-GENEEAL T. EASTLAKE. AND OTHERS. I In phis case an injunction was granted, on the 29:h of April last, to restrain the defendants from applying any pert of the funds raised under the power of as act of par liament passed'• for the better paving, lighting, cleansing, watching, anal improving the borough of Plytuouth, and for regulating the police thereof, and for retuovirg and preventing nuisances and annotances therein," towards paymeat of the expeneea of promoting or prosecuting a bill in parliament to 1. called the Plymouth Improvement ' A^t, 1643." and from drawing, indorsing, or signing any cheques far the payment thereof. The relators in the in. formation were ratepayers of the borough, and the de fendants the commissioners under the act and their secre tary appointed to sue and be sued. The case now came again before the court upon a motion for decree. Mr. Follett and Mr. S. Mode Palmer, fur the relators, c intended that the injunction should be made perpetual, and that an account should betaken of all sums paid oy the commissioners for the purposes of the application te par liament, and that they should be ordered to restore that amount to the treasurer of the commission, and that they should pay the costs of the suit. Mr. Holt and Kinglike appeared for the commissioners; Mr. James and Mr. H. W. Hodgson for Eastlake, the tleCtetary. The Vice-Chancellor said the case was one of considerable hardship. These defendants were appointed commissioners, and the object they had in view WOO to accuse a better system of draining of the town, a subject upon which much anxiety has been felt lately. tip to a certain time all parties seemed to take an equal interest in the matter. Afterwards some of the ratepayers objected to the proposed bill. The commissioners consider the application to parliament to he desirable, anal in that view they are to some extent confirmed by the town council, and by the sub.eonamittee of ratepayers appointed to tunsider the subject. ,But when that cub-committee reported to the general committee that body take a different view, and coincide with the majority of the ratepayers. A meeting of the commissioners was then held in November and a small number, three out of eighteen, assert that the application of the money to obtaining the proposed act of parliament would not be legal, and their solicitor confirms that opinion. That might have made the commissioners pause. But inde pendently of that warning, I must have made them refund the money, because when once it was decided that the ap plication was illegal, I cannot see how I could act other wire. The Exeter Corporation case stood upon a different footing. There, it is true, the court refused to direct the funds to be replaced; but then the misapplication had continued for more than a century with the concurrence of all parties. But, as a primary rule, if trustees misapply funds, taking on themselves to decide whether the appli cation they propose is right or wrong, it is the positive duty of the court, if it decides that the application is wrong, to reclaim those funds. But whew we come to look at the no tice given to these commissions in November, if they could have bad any doubt before, they are then clearly put upon their guard. They are then told by the ratepayers, what you propose to do we consider to be illegal ; we may be right or wrong in that view, but we hold it illegal, and we shall hold you responsible if we should tura out to be right. The question about which I have had some doubts is as to the wets of this suit. I have felt great difficulty ia coming to the conclusion that I could excuse these defendants from the paymeut of costs, after :he warning they had ; hut, on the other hand, it does appear to me that there are circumstances which, will justify me its that course. On the one hand. it is true they were warned, but on the other, it is clear there was no improper motive. Their wish is to improve the town, and they are backed up in their course by the corporation, who are eleved by the town. If the injunction bad been moved for at an early date in these proceedings, the ease would have stood very differently. It now turns out that 1,2001. has been im properly expended. There was no concealment—the utmost publicity was given to all their proceedings. On the Nth of February tin first payment was made. Then, at all events, the application for the injunction might hate been made, and ought in fairness to have been then made. The parties who are putting the Attorney-General in modes were as well scare then as they are now of their rights. Since that time 1,1001. more has been actually paid, and greater liabilities incurred, all which sight have been sated by an earlier application. The relators must, of Wino, base their costs, but the question is, whether they on sew to call on these commissioners to pay those costs pees If the bill had been filed at the earliest time, I should certainly have fixed them with those costs. II trustees in any ordinary ease say we conceive we are Justified in incurring a particular expense—building, for instance—and tell their cestuelue tenets that they hove in curred some expense, and afterwards the antication of the fund is decided to be improper, although the cestuique trusts sight get hack the trust tents after a considerable time, yet I think there would be great question whether, if they did not file their bill till a considerable expense had been hmurred, the court would fix the trustees with costs. I think, under the circumstances of this ease, I am justified in excusing the commissioners from payment of these costa. Some discussion then took place as to the costs of the de fendant Eastlake, bat the Vice-Chancellor released to make any order on the subject. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.-YESTEHDAT. ILITTIMOS AT XIII LOW CANTIELL Lib COMMON auaute. SLAVA V. cox. This was ma notion brought to recover damages for crimi nal convened's which was alleged to have taken place between the defendant sod the plaintiff's wife. The de fendant pleaded not guilty. Mr. Serjeant Thomas, with Mr. Cooke Evan, appeared for the plaintiff ; Mr. Crowder, with Mr. Petersdorff, re presented the defendant. Mr. Setjeant Thomas, in opening the case, stated that the plaintiff was a tailor, carrying on business at Salisbury-ter meg, Islingtne, and the defendant was a medical practi tioner, residing at 22, Brunswick-square. The learned dendoel then proceeded to detail the facts of the case, as they are afterwards proved by the following evidence. The first witness called was Samuel Beare—l am brother of the plaintiff. I produce a certificate of the marriage between my brother sod his wife, which took place in 1840, in Devonshire. The plain tiff, after his marriage, resided in Devonshire, where I also resided. He lived there about three years with his wife. They lived happily and comfortably together. They same to London aterwarde. Cross-examined by Mr. Crowder—l know nothing of them after they came to London. They lived in Bruns wick-square with the defendant for two or three years ; that was tour years ego last June. I visited my brother there. lie carried on his business of • tailor, and was also employed by defendant to make boxes. He slept at defendant's, and carried on his business at another place. The last time I knew them there was in June, 1642. 1 don't know that my brother came home late at well. I can't say whether he and his wife lived happy in London. I heard my brother talk to her an a contrary manner. I don't know that his wife accused him of living with an other woman named Robinson. I don't know the prison. I have heard my brother speak of her through her going to Brunswick-square to be galvanised. (Laughter.) I don't know that my brother is • socialist. Lord Campbell—Do; socialist., believe there ought to be a community in women ? Witness—l never heard of it. Examination eontinued—l never heard him say that men and women ought to live promiscuously together. I have not heard that Mr. Halse forbad him to sleep at Brunswick' square because of his late hours. lie left on account of his wife's conduct. I work as a journeyman in Regent-street. John Beare—l am brother to the plaintiff, and now live with him at 2, Salisbury-terrace, where he has lived for the last year. In January or February, IBil, I went to Bruns wick-square. My brother was ill. I saw my brother's wife and the defendant in the lobby as I was going up-stairs to my brother. I saw del e adaht kiss her and place his hand on her. I told this to my brother seven or eight months afterwards. lie left the house in February, 18.52, and went to Sal shury-terrace. His wife came bat k to him there. She lett him altogether In October, 18.52, and went to Brunswick-square. Susan and Mary Cohen were the de lendant's servant., and used to come to Salisbury-terrace nearly every night, asking my brother's wife to come to Brunswick-square. She ultimately left with Sarah Lee, her sister, who had been is the defendant's service. Her brother has been in defendant's service for three or four years. On the 27th June, 1 went to the defendant's country residence at River Cottage, Hornsey,with the plaintiff, early in the morning. Charles Thomas was with us. He is now out of the way. I went and kid myself by the hedge facing the door of River Cottage. I saw plaintiff's wife come out at the door and look rout.il es though she was suspicious. She returned to the house, and she and defendant then came out together, and remained in the garden for an hour and a half. Ile picked a flower and gave it her, and kissed her hands. He also played with her dress, she resting on his shoulder. I saw no one else. At about half. nest nine the defendant took the train up to town, and the plaintiff's wile went into tee house. In the evening, about half-past five, I watched the defer dart return to River Cottage. Thomas rang the bell, which was answered by plaintiff's wife. He inquired for Mr. Raise, who came out. Thomas said—" I saw you two this morning dressing in the room together, and saw you undressing there last evening. 'You slept together last night." She said, " Yes, I did sleep with him in that room." The de fendant said "yes, he nail slept there with her, and my bro ther might get his remedy where he thought proper: . Thomas wastheniworking for me. I have made every effort to find him. While we were standing together three gentle men passed, two of whom are here to-day. I have fre quently been there since, and have seen the plaintiff's wife then. I have also seen Susan and Mary Cohen, the eer vista, sal Joh' Lee, the pleintil's will's brethu. THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 9, 1853. Ciees-examined by Mr. Crowder—The action was brought leg March, and this took place in June. 1 am • shoemaker. The plaintiff worked at Sitli-hury - terrace when he slept at the defendant's. The plaintiff 's wife had been living in the service of the defen dant for eight years. Ho heal known the family for several years. The plaintiff was first in his service three or tour years ago. My brother's wife acted as defendant's assistant and housekeeper, and attended to the female patients. I know Mrs. Robinson. My brother visits her, I believe. I don't know that my brother lives with her. He sometimes lives at Salisbury-terrace. I have been at two o'clock in the morning at Mrs. Robinson's, and then left him there to finish the night. lam cot aware that Mrs. Robinson is a woman of the town. I knew nothing about her before the last two months. The plaintiff has other means of existence beyond what Mrs. Robieson gives him. lam not aware that they live together as man and ' wife. He ale , ps with her. I first knew of his connexion with her last March, since his separation from his wife. I persuade° my brother to leave the defendant's house. The plaintiff and his wife slept at the top of the house in Bruns wick-square. The servants slept in the rooms below them, and the defendant down stairs. After plaintiff left the house, his wife remaining there, he continued to make boxes for the defendant until February last. When the plaintiff's wife lived at Salisbury-terrace I did not hear her complain of his visits to Mrs. Itobiuson. I recommended my brother to bring this action. Re-examined—The plaintiff had no connexion with Mrs. Robinson until five months after his wife left him. Mr. Meadows—l am a hairdresser at 25, Lloyd's-row, St. John's-street-road. On the 27th Jane I went with my friend Bradshaw to Memory. Near the River Cottage, at I five or six in the evening, I saw plaintiff and his brothee,l and some others. They are all disinterested parties to me-- I complete strangers. An alt 4:cation war going on. These were two females present. Plaintiff's wife pointed to plain tiff, and said, " You are my husband, I know." He said he had found her out at la.t. The witness corroborated the account given by the last witness as to what had taken place, but said that the defendant, a gentleman in spectacles, had not come out tiil the end of the conversation, when be told them not to make a disturbance, and said the pleintiff must take his remedy. Cross-examined—The plaintiff explained to me there mid then what were the names of the different persons. They said an action had been commenced, and asked for my name and address. Mr. Bradehaw, a watchmaker, was called, and spoke * the same facts as the last witness. Mr. Desborough, a locksmith, who had done some work at the River Cottage, proved that he had seen the plaintiff's wife there. Mr. Crowder then addressed the jury fir the defendant, and characterised this se one r f the most disgraceful actions' ever brought into a court of jastice. It had been said by his learned friend that evidence would be given as to what had taken place in Brunswick-Kt:lre, but neither the brother of the plaintiff's wife, nor any one of the servants, had been called, although ono of them, at least, had been sub peenaed. The action was commenced in March, when there was not the slightest proof of any criminal intercourse between the defendant and the plaintiff's wife, except the story told by the plaintiff's brother as to what had taken place more than a twelvemonth before, Not the slightest familiarity, except on that occasion, had been noticed between them, end even this circumstance had no: been mentioned by John Beare to his brother fur several months. Either, therefore, it was an abominable falsehood, or he considered that it amounted to nothing. In this ac tion, neither the plaintiff nor the defendant could be called as witaessee, and thus it was impossible to contradict what John Beare had stated. But, alter the communication had been made, the plaintiff left the house, and permitted his wife to remain behind. If he was not to he considered a' disgrace to society, no suspicion had, therefore, been raised to his mind. In June, 1853, the occurrence had taken place at Hornsey to which John Beare had spoken. With regard to what he had said had token place in the morning, it was so perfectly absurd that he submitted they could place no re liance on it. Then canoe the occurrence of the evening. He could not see why it should be supposed that it was more wrong for Mrs. Bears to go down to Horns& y than the ser vant Cohen. As she was living separated from her husband on account of the repeated misunderstandings between them, he might perhaps have acted more prudently in not receiving her, although she had been a useful and attentive servant to him for many years. It was impossible that the defendant could have been so foolish, while this very action was pending, to make the admission which had been spoken to as having been made on the evening of the 27th June. Mr. Mau had merely said, according to the statement of the witnesses called to corroborate John Beare, that they must not make such a disturbance on his premises, but must seek their remedy elsewhere. Mrs. Beare's brother was still in the service of the defendant, and it could not be sus posed that he would countenance his' sister's living there in • state of prostitution. Us sub mitted, on all these grounds, that the defendant was entitled to their verdict. No evidence was called i r the defence. Lord Camsbell summed up, telling the jury that they had to consider whether upon the evidence they were con vinced that before the 30th of March, when the action had been commenced, the nefendant had committed adultery with the plaintiff's wife. Setting aside what had taken place on the 27th of Jut.; there would certainly have been no evidence to that a fLet, except what John Beare had seen in February, 1851. lie must say, he thought evi dence as to indecent liberties having taken place between the parties in such a case as this, at • lime when criminal intercourse was supposed to have been already com mitted, was exceedingly improbable. If they believed, however, what John Beare had said with regard to what took place on the 27th of Jure, it amounted to an admission, on the part of the defendant, that he had been guilty of adultery; but his evidence varied from that of the two other witnesses, who were present on the same occasion, as their account of what passed would not prove any such admission. They must consider whe ther, under all the circumstances of the case, the criminal conversation alleged to have taken place had been made out ; and if it had they would give the plaintiff such damages as they considered ho ought to receive, if not they would find • verdict for the defendant. The jury retired, and in about half an hour returned and gave a verdict for the plaintiff, with 251. damages. 00UAT OF r.-YESTERDAT. L IVA!4S. BEFORE we. ICI Ri BROCR. The bankrupt, Edward Brock, tailor, of Saekeille•street, Piccadilly, applied for his certificate. His accounts ex tended over three years and a half prior to the failure. At the beginning of MO, he was in a deficiency of 2,9061. ; he now owed to unsecured creditors 3,7471. ; to those hold ing security, 976/. ; ditto secured on wife's property, 2,9501. The assets were put down at 1,0501.; property held by cre ditors, 970/. Mr. 0. Richards, for the assignees, called attention to the large deficiency, nearly 3,000/., with which the accounts commenced, and to the excess of the expenditure over the profits, the latter being 2,431!., and the former upwards of 4,0001., the private expenditure being at the rate of 5001. a year. There were also heavy items for interest and law charges, together 1,173/. The bankrupt had been in prison six months; and if this were considered as rendering a sus pension unnecessary, the assignees hoped the bankrupt would only receive a certificate of the third class. Mr. Sadgrove, for the bankrupt, explained that the deficiency had arisen from the bankrupt taking his father's business with all its liabilities. He had hoped, by a few years of attention and industry, to redeem hi:smelt, but had not succeeded. The present creditors, however, well knew of the deficiency. The bankrupt was examined, and deposed that he had incurred great loss through several house*, the property of his wife, remaining inlet. His expenditure bad been necessarily heavy, owing to his large family. The law ex penses were owing to the creditors, not himself. He had been ircp.isoned at five suits. He wished to make an arrangement with the creditors, by an assignment, which was not carried out. lie had been obliged to borrow some money at larger rates than the common interest, but the creditors had had the benefit of a great deal of the interest, which had been paid on their bills. The large deficiency in 18•i0 arose from hi. taking his father's business. The cre ditors had been aware of his circumstances for three years. lie called a meeting at that time, and they advised him to struggle on. His Honour said the certificate would have been ad journed for a very considerable period, and would only have been of the third class, had it not been shown that the dal Mersey was known to the creditors, and that he carried nn the business with their sanction. He had acted imprudently in securing debts on his wile's property, and is incurring a larger expenditure than his means would justify. The cm tificate must be adjourned for six months ; when granted to be of the second class; protection in the meantime. _ . INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.-YEiTERDAY, scrota no. ruzLuro. IN RE RICHARD BUTLER. - RAISING MONEY AT 300 PER CENT. This insolvent, who was a couch-smith, cpplied to be din charged from prison. There was no opposition. Mr. Commissioner Poi Hips remarked that le saw the applicant had three times before been an insolvent. This was his fourth application. The insolvent admitted the fact. lie had been obliged to raise money at 300 per cent. Mr. Commissioner Phillips expressed his surprise. He hundred per had heard of 60 or 80 per cent. Three hus. per cent . How could he eapect to keep out of the court if he raised money at 300 per cent. ? His Honour added that in his opinion it was a very wicked thing for persons to take 300 per cent. oo ace .unt of the necessities of a man. It was an amouut. The Insolvent was ordered to be discharged. IN RE JOHN H. LtOVD.—PROJECTINO A PUBLIC COMPANY. This insolvent, who had promoted a company styled the City of London Brewing and Malting Company, was further beard on his petition. Mr. &rood opposed for Messrs. Sarl, silvenmiths, of Cornbill ; and Mr. Cooke supported. The inquiry occupied some hours. The insolvent had projected a company and issued prospectuses. The capital woe to he 300,000!., and to be raised to one million. The affair turned out a failure. The prospectus issued was read. It described in glowing terms the benefits to be derived. Shares were allotted, but none issued, and only 10f., it was stated, bad been paid for a certificate of allotment. The offices were in Cornhill, and the insolvent obtained on ac count of the company 521. of plated articles of the opposing creditors, which he soon afterwards pledged, and had sold 'the duplicates to Mr. Denton, an oil merchant on Dow common, in whose employment he had been as collector and {Weller. , Several witnesses were examined, including the secre• tory of the pr. jected cotn;eny. Mr. Denton was examined on the purchase of the dupli . wee of the insolvent. Mr. Sirgnod complained of the amended accounts which had been tiled by the incolecn:. The learned couosd re quired the attendance of the pa wubreker to eh when the articles were piedged, After a discussion the ease WY adjourned for the at , tendance of the pawnbroker. . _ . ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE LANCASTER WINTER ASSIZES. LIVERPOOL, Dac. 7. CLOWN COUST.—INTOIN If t. SALON MORMON. Thomas ropeland was placed at the bar for the wilful murder of Richard Sunderland, a police officer, on 'the Ist of November last, at Liverpool. From the deposition of several witnesses, it appeared that on the day in ques tion an election of Aldermen took place for the borough. At Shaw's public house in Cavendish-street, where there were a number of voters, a mob of about a dozen assembled, and threatened that if they did not get drink they would break the voters' heads. In consequence of the excitement among the crowd, two of the voters went for the assistance of the constabulary. On th, it arri val they went to the opposite side of the street, when they kept shouting and hissing. The prisoner was observed to take a prominent part in the mob. lle was heard several times exclaiming, " they must have drink," and " we won't let the car go' —referring to the car which the voters had stopping on the outside of Shaw's house. The crowd was very soon dispersed, however, and Welsh, one of the police, followed prisoner up to the corner of Cavendish-street, shoving hint and telling him to get home. At the corner of this street prisoner became very furious, when Welsh arrested him to bring him to the Bridewell. Prisoner made a sudden dive under his arm, and struck Welsh on the back of the head, at the same time making off. Welsh pursued him, followed by Sunderland (the deceased) to a court where he resides. On issuing through the room on the ground floor, prisoner was observed lifting a large knife off the table, and running up stairs. Before he got to the top of the stairs, Welsh had overtaken him, and a scuffle ensued, which lasted for some minutes. Deceased then came to his assistance, and they endeavoured to get prisoner so far as the front door, holding him by the throat, arty n he put his right hand into his trousers pocket, taking therefrom the knife and stabbing the unfortunate man in the groin. Deceased exclaimed, " Oh, " and then fell. lie was removed to the Northern Hospital immediately, when death put an end to his suf ferings in about ten minutes after. The prisoner was defended by Mr. A'kinson, who ad dressed the jury in an eloquent speech on his behalf. The jury retired, and after an hours' consultation re turned into court with a verdict of " Manslaughter." His Lore:ship in passing sentence said that the prevalence of the use of the knife in Liverpool required an awful example to be made. The sentence is that you, Thomas Copeland, be transported for the term of your life. THE POLICE COURTS. MANSION-HOUSE. Mary Croley, a child who appeared to be about seven years of age, was brought before the Lord Mayor in order that her case (a charge of begging) might be adjudicated upon by his lordship. The facts are as follow :—Sir Robert ' , W. Carden on Monday caused the child, who was ragged and barefooted,to be taken before his lordship,and appeared at the Justice-room to give evidence on the occasion. Sir R. W. Carden-1 thought it right to give this child ' into custody for having asked alms of me to-day, at about half-past 1 o'clock, in Finch-lane. She said that her mother had sent her out to beg. Of course it is not my ob ject to have the poor child punished, but to assist hes and to have justice done to those who have sent her out to beg for their support and comfort in their idleness and vice at home. She is, as is evident, well fed, but she has been placed in the street in this state of almost nudity, to excite sympathy amongst those who never think upon the injuri ous consequences of giving money to street beggars. The Lord Mayer—The evil is one of the most deplorable description, and requires the active interference of the ma. glitracy, and I shall, during my year of office, upon all occasions pay especial attention to every cage of the kind. This mode of begging is, I regret to say, now generally and effectively pursued. The idea of children crying for charity in the streets has an effect upon all who are not aware of the extraordinary arts used by the profligate for their in dulgence in abandoned courses. Sr R. W. Carden—The result of my experience con vinces me that the public must exert themselves for the reform of this desperate evil by the easy process of refusing to give to the value of a farthing to one of these artificial objects of charity. Those wretched chiliren, who are re gularly brought up as beggars and thieves, are furnished by their parents or those other profligate wretches wl.o derive a profit from their exposure to wet and cold, with lucifen or flowers, or other trifles, as a protection against the charge of begging, and I find that the practice is adopted by the very worst order of mendicants. The people who pass along oar crowded streets suppose that their little petitioners are doing all they can to get an honest livelihood. Never was a greater deception practised. The Lord Mayor perfectly agreed with Sir It. W. Carden in the views and opinions expressed upon the sub• Joel. It was indispensable that the public should join the magistrates. There was a difficulty in the law to connect ' the acts of the parent and child in cases of mendicancy, and he trusted that some remedy would be fours(' fur so serious a defect. Sir R. W. Carden observed that the public fancied the police ought to put a stop to the evil ; but that was im possible. The children ran off tho moment they saw a policeman, and wherever they went, continued to beg with an earnestness which none but the experienced could resist. The monsters who sent them out were always in readiness to take from them what wrong-headed charity entrusted them with, and there must, if steady and resolute exertions were not made, be a constant supply of infant traders in mendicancy. The Lord Mayor then said he would send the child to the union, and order that the parents should be sought for and brought before him. When the police had made the necessary inquiry, the child was again brought before his lordship. The officer said that a woman whom he believed to be the mother, but who said she was the aunt, of the little girl, was present. The Lord Mayor asked her how it was that the child was found begging in the streets ? The woman said, " Oh, then, the Lord knows, I don't know anything about it. Sure she is my twice, and its hard for me to support so many of them. My Imitated is a poor labouring into out of work, barring now and then." The policeman said he had long known the woman as an idle, drinking woman, and he had every reason to believe that she was the mother of the poor little creature at the bar, but he could not prove that to be the case. The woman.—Oh, then, the Lord snows I ai'nt. The Lord Mayor.—l shall not give the poor child into the care of such a wretched woman as this. I shall sentence her to fourteen daps' imprisonment. The prison isja better place for her than the place to which she must otherwise go. I shall take care to have her particularly attended to, and see by and bye what can be done about her. Sir It. W. Caraen, upon hearing . of the adjudication of the Lord Mayor, expressed his satisfaction et the result, and said he was gratified to be able to state that since the publication of what took place at the Guildhall three days ago respecting begging children,there had not been one in ounce of the kind in the neighbourhood of the Bank and Royal Exchange. BOW-STREET. John Burns, a young Irishman, dressed in the filthiest rage, was charged with having abs conded from St. Giles's Workhouse with some of the wearing apparel belonging to the Union. The Governor of the workhouse, Mr. Fowler, proved that the prisoner was an inmate of the house on the 2•zth of last month, but he alp-sanded the same night, taking with him the parochial suit with which he had been supplied, and a new jacket, worth 12s. It had been ascertained that he Lad pawned the clothes. He was met accidentally by the stone-yard keeper, who gave him into custody. Prisoner—They wits zither sending me back to Ireland, and in coerce, it' 1 wanted to be there I shouldn't have come here. I've no call to be in Ireland, so I ran away. Mr. Hull—Why you are the same man, I think, that came to me with a long pitiful story a week or two ago, saying you wanted to go to the workhouse, and I sent you there. Prisoner—l'm that same, your worship, but I never said I wanted to go to Ireland. Mr. Hall—Well, I shall send you to prison for a month and see how you'll like that. Committed accordingly. MARKETS. - 4.-- THE ELLIPTIC COLLAR, T 1 I Willi I . ! Al' ( C ; TILL SACK* '\.- G large spinners hands, but the prices at which they arc sold offer little induc meet to augment their production. Pieces: There is somewhat more doing in pieces. The aggregate supply of goods in the hands of the merchants, dyers, aad manufactures, compared with the same period last year, would show a striking contrast, certainly not more than half, this is owing to the care on the part oldie prod ucers,who have so materially lessened the supply coming to market, and thus prevented accumulations of stock. Notwith standing these facts, the raw material from the early part to the close of November kept steadily creeping up to the daily loss of the manufacturer. The chances are that the year will open with so unusually small stock of goods, and with no prospect of their !wing made cheaper ; this may lead to permanent activity at the proper season, instead of this being forestalled by anticipated purchases.—Bredfurd Observer. CORN.-Butatixonam, DEC. 8.-At this day's market there was a fair supply of wheat. Barley Is. per quarter lower. 0 its, fully as much cheaper. Beans gave way 2s. per quarter. Peas held fur previous rates. Thu millers lowered the retail price of ti ,ur 35. 43. per sack. DEVIZES, DEC. 8.-We had a moderate supply of wheat, which met a slow sale at a redid lion of from Is. to 2s. per qr., at which a clearance was ultimately effected. Barley was in fair supply ; fur the best malting samples the trade was rather better, and the prices of last week were fully supported; grinding qualities were is. per qr. lower. Beans were in more demand. In oats and peas no alteration. Wheat, white, 82s per qr. ; best red. 70s. to 775.; mid dling, 575. to 705.; inferior, 44e. to 575. Barley, 301. to 435. Oats, 235. to 335. Deans, 423. to Gls. Peas, 389. to 48s. Flour, fine, per sack, Ns. to 583.; seconds, 545. to 565. MANCHESTER, Dar. 8.-At our market this morning there was a good attendance, and a rather improved tone was apparent in the trade; but business was much inter rupted by the foggy state of the weather. Wheat receded 18. to 23. per 701h3 , and flour Gd. to Is. per sack and barrel. Oats and oatmeal were likewise rather cheaper, and beans must be noted Is. to 2e. per quarter lower. NEWARK, DEC. 7.-Our market to-day was affected by the languid tune of business at Mark-lane on Monday. Buyers unwilling to do business unless at a reductiou, and sellers were equally indisposed to give way. In wheat a tolerable trade, however, was effected, and a reduction of Is. per qr. may be reported. Barley was also limited in supply, with a propottionato demand, and similar decline in value. Little variation can be quoted in oats and bean., there having been but a nominal trade doing in them, with an incline downwards. Averages : Wheat, white, from 745. to 795.; red, 70.. to 755. ; barks, new, 365. to 405.; oats, 31s. to 32e. per 24 stones ; benne, old, 575. to Gls. NEwireny, Dec. S.-The supply of wheat this day far exceeds the demand, which is entirely of a lecal character, the consequence is a decline of Is. on the best, and 2s. per qr. on the inferior, a great portion of which remains unsold. Barley was also in large supply, and 2s. per qr. cheaper, but • clearance could not be effected. Oats, beans, and peas, are receding in price. UXBRIDGE, DEC. S.-Trade is excessively dull to-day. Wheat is 2s. to 35. lower in prier, barley is. to 2s. less, and other kinds of grain meet a slow sale. Wheat, 60s. to 68s. per qr. Barley, 30s. to 12s. Oats, 213. to 325. Peas. .18s. to Gls. Bans, 425. to 5Se. EDINBURGH, Dec. 7.-We had in the market to-day 636 qrs. wheat, 1,577 qrs. barley, 921 qrs. oats, and 94 qrs. beans. There were sold: Wheat, 403 qrs.; barley, 1,1 it qrs. ; oats, 801 qrs. ; and beans, 5.5 qrs. As compared with last week, wheat was 2s. down on top, and 3s. 10d. on the average. Barley was 2s. down on tap, and Id. down on the average. Oats was Is. 41. up on top, and U. down on the average. Beasts down 3s. on top, and 2s. 43. on the average. There was rather a less supply of grain in the market to day. There being little or no demand for seed wheat, and the parcels being generally raw, prices fell considerably. Barley barely maintained last week's quotations. Oats and beans also declined. Sales dull. 'Wheat, 54e. to 80s. Barley, 20s. to 424. 0 its, 19s. 4d. to 325. Bd. Beans,,4os. to 585. Weight of top wheat, Galbs. ; barley, 57 lbs. ; oats, 4511b5. ; beans, Glilhe. WATERIOaD, Dec. 7.-Under the influence of depressing accounts from England, our market has become exceed ingly dull, prices, however, are pretty well sustained for all dry and sweet samples, but damp ill-conditioned ones, both of wheat and oats, must be quoted cheaper by Is. to 2s. boll. CATTLE.—Newanx, Dec. 7.—At our market to day we had a very small show of stock, and prices were rather lower. Little business was transacted. EDINBURGH, Dec. 7.—The number of cattle in the market this morning was 420, or 221 less than on this day se'nnight. The general quslity was very superior. Sales dull, and prices, as compared with those obtained last week, down fully 3d. per Dutch stone. Top price of the b st beef, 9s. GI per Dutch stone; current top, 95.; current price, 84. 6d, to as.; middling and inferior sorts, from 7s. Gd. to Bs. per Dutch stone. At the close of the market a clearance was effected. The number of sheep was was 8,771, or 446 less than last week. Sales slowly effected, and last week's prices barely maintained, except for sheep of the best sorts. Good black-faced wedders brought 7d. per lb.; current top, 61d. ; current price, from 51d. to Ga. ; middling and inferior sorts, from 41d. to sd. At the close of the market a clearance was effected. CHEESE.—SALISBURY, DEC. B.—Our monthly cheese ouriset was held to-day, when the supply was considerably less than last market, there being barely 200 tons pitched ; the quality of the cheese generally was very good, but new ; the attendance of buyers was limited, and those present seemed to flag in their purchases, the demand for exporta tion to foreign parts being much diminished. A reduction of prices was sought after, but holdtrs were firm at the com mencement of the market, though subsequently they had to submit to a decline of from Is. to 2s. to do busi ness, and then a small quantity changed hands, much re maining unsold. Prices : skims, 265. to 335.; hilf.skins, 30s. to 535. ; Somersets, 595. to 695. ; and Cheddars, from 70s. to 82.8. SEABORNE SIAILS. --•- [l4 signifies that the mails are sent from the Geuerri Post-ottei by the night—and M bf the mooing dmint4ll.l - - Day whenesadeur From what When COUNTRIES. once, PuM. Port due in Londoms despatched. England. --- America(ty srir4soket N Every Friday Liverpool EachMon Lmeriew(L) United Stlter potilost) lf ' Dee. 13 Liverpool Dec. 24 atnerke(byt,Statawyekt ' disMralleivie &Mistime ton) M Jan. 4 ...... ....... Southampton. Dec. 17 Li:tots:a Mermen* F Jan. 6 Ditto (via Cape of Good Mope) . ... ......M Feb. 4 AT1111( West tart) ...F1 Illed of the month Vsmouth .. Dee. 29 elesandeta .t4 ti, Ito, 24,& SO of m. Dover . . . Des. 16 flezaseala .... 11 4thitlita•.fin-n. Soutkamptosi. Dee. 20 Bahamas .M 17th of the month Southampton. Dec. 16 Belgium ..................N `m ll l Dover Oily Brain . AI e..h or ['e m.o.!! • Southampton.lll,e.l6 It itnot A7;es . _ ... - ht nth ef the mon th Southampton .; Dee. .f, Cape el Good Mage......? 14th of the mouth Plymouth .. . Nov. 26 Cape de Verde Cape de Verde. `,. loth of tee inel.to , l.ymouth ... Nov. 46 Ceylon (Sae India) eylou .......... ...,...... /4 11th of the moral. Plymouth .. Nov. 26 'ha nel Wen ...... , Mois..Wed.,aFr4 Southomptnn. TuTh.sm Mid .... .. .............M Madi 4 o th. f moo!' Southampton. Dec. 16 (Liao (see India) Conotowinor't h 7,6,17,24,2k:70de, CPITtf Conetautinople kl• Ithikirth a• 1ri.t.3.. Bouthatapton. Dec. 26 Coat. of Europe M & N'Twice daily ..... ... I Dover Faring (ere India) Falkland Islands M 9th of the month 'Southampton. Dee. 16 Franoe :o m i twice daily ..iiliraltar la !t, 7, 17,2%.170/inlaauthemotor. Dec. 16 lircytown 74 autial7that moat:, Southampton.' Dec. 16 11avannah al li.d at the tr..utl Bouthasapton.!Jan. 1 !!..!;.rod Y Webs& a Berm. Landon lano.. unto , ..11! lvth of the mono: Southamplon.:Dee. 16 ledui(M ot tsoiaampt.) 7.1 ittile2oth.,l warmth .110W01WMplell 'Dee. 17 lAdla k VA mane:kw: N . - .1 - ex.:4th . f -notte • Poem ....„ Dim to I lonian Ides 1re1an6........... .... !lit 21 river del.; Ptovhead . . Twice da. Lisbon M 7. u, 17, &27ofer.'Southampton. Dee. 16 Madeira M 9th of the month. .!wouthampton. Dee. 16 Madeira . N 23rd of the in et) Plymouth ... I'm. NI Malta (see India) 1 Malta hi 7,11,19,.7500 of in Dover ..„ ...... Dee. 10 Mauritius (see India) I Mauritius l4 14th of the month i Plymouth . , L , Nov. 28 haulm N ted of the month Southampton. , lan. 1 Monte Video N 9th of the month iSouthampton. Dee. 16 Naples . ti SA1261)&11°1' men. Dover New OrM;eda . .........11 IndS2l7teof uoistS 'Fouthaini ton Deo. 16 New Zeeland ............... by private ship .. Various ports Uneertse. Papal Smtea ..........P Sthlstla2st.MO mor. Dover Peninsula ...... ..... 71: 7thl7th27thaf mot vouthanipton Dee. 14 . * .16 Jed! 17th e mo Southampton. Dee. 16 Port Natal .... .... N 14th of tilll monthiPlymoutla ....Nov. 26 Sicily lt :ualSt;4ls:i..l-,clDover. .. . ;Dec. 12 ['weeny N IthlStlt2sthof not, Dover .... 1 Dec.l2 Venezuela N .'shill7theriunJ ISouthampton.lDee. 16 Van lnemen's Land ', o. auntvitho) Meat Indies M tedelYthol month i .SouthscuptorLDee. 16 COTTON.—LivEnrooc, Dec B.—The market closed steadily, at previous prices. Sales 6,000 bales (1,000 for export) ; and comprising 100 Pernant and Marsnham, at 61d. ; 300 Bahia, at 64d. to so. ; 200 Egyptian, at Gd. to 9d. ; 1,000 Surat, at la. to 41.; and 50 Sea Islands, at Isd. to 2s. Id. per lb. legificitteseen, DEC. B.—The market shows little or no improvemect in demand. The light fabrics for India, for which a demand sprung up a few weeks back, continue in request, but the production has increased sufficiently to prevent any improvement of price. Good seconds 10's India mule yarns are nesrce, and prices well maintained. 11=3 trade yarns up to 40's are also rather scarce in con seqaence of production having been much limited on the soutli-eastern border of the county by the general resort to short time in the mills. The consequence is that these goods are firmer; but in other yarns and fabric:, transac tions are limited and prices irregular. WOOL.—BR►nroRD, Dec. B.—The supply of bright haired wools is limited, and commanding higher prices than a month age. With the country dealers there is an unusual degree of firmness in price, and a desire to hold, seeing it difficult to replace. The spinners, no doubt from their long absence as buyers in quantity, are looking round, but the prices sought deter them from buying, except to assort up their stocks. Nods and broker without alteration in price, and are made only in very small quantities.—Brad ford Otuerfer. • When any of thew •patchedun the fullowt end Australia (tie bin lea fall on a So day wit► the e, xmptoul. a Eioh the mills will be de- MAN UFACTURES.—BRADFOUD, VEL. S. Yarns: There has been more doing for Lancashire, and the spool (runes have been better employed, but the spinners are chiefly working to order. Stocks of yams are light in the ion of those for India be despatched the day We understand that government has just pur chased the large block of houses in Waterloo place, Edinburgh, for government offices. This purchase, which has been in contemplation for a period of two years, has been effected at a cost of about 10,0001.—Scotemon. TUE ELLIPTIC POLLAP, .ot.t,Ap TO C is IN Vll,lla • ..s r, ) ~---. 1 1 1 1 1 1 • I Di, ' ;,,,,, f,,,. S; if M,nsumn..r. I. &MIMI the Chest , light over the Slur wire PATENT ELASTIC FASTENING. , V A mo 4 perfect an 1 easy-fitting Shirt, and, by a simple invention of the Patentee, adjusts itself to \ . ...1 .: , 2. liouNt the Wait tight over the slot ' . all movements of the body, both back and front, elf . C..' ' THE GORGET 4 . 3. Itotig e tZe t ck, taken atimit the sradlle a! either walking, sitting, or riding. Price, includa ..._., 1 4.,. hound the WI ist. tee tide Run Wallin ELLIPTIC Wails - 18\PN 425. the ~.7?/ PAT EN T z- S. The length ,_f Cod i•tlerve, from the acne Rack, down the WOlll of Sleeve to hatt.,, n 't bulfdlozen. The Elliptic Collar, quite unique, In of Cuff. all shapes, with Patent Elastic Fastenings, Cu. .17E1.F ADJUSTING 6. The length of Shirt at hack. Say it the z•liirts are to open leek or fros the dozen. The Patent Elastic Collar Pa.tening •: (If with Collars att.ole,l. 3s, the lull . t. extra.) can be attached to any Collar, opening hark or • front. Six sent by Post on reoeipt of 13 Postage Stamps. WITH PATENT ELASIIC FASTENING. PATENTEES. COOPER ANL) FRYER, next .tong to (be HAYMARKET THEATRE. 11) AItLO W' S NEW IN. ... -,-.,,_.,-.,' L VENTED SELF-ACTING KIIIIng o i .. Fl - i TM'. ItEtttlit Es Kt` VENT.PFG 7. /74 it A , Prevent!. al., beer, ri c k %or other ilqiior :',.. F.. a lial. . front becoming dat or or a l ao e n ectue s B . ei •-- • that the last pint shall he drawn arcoaa 4 l 1 - *t__ . A g •,NJ. ". ---,- • 4 'l O . .1 ~ . . II ~2 t .. 1 / the first; warranted to rel.,' it, 0.-t ;3 i .7.. W . s l t a eusta of ate; price 4.. rd. ; da ta is . Ts - Oleetru.nlated 'or cherry, Ar..., '... I The ab•rm engraving wili • sii'ain is acti o n. 'hen the loose key i. tittid os a - liar to? of the plug C (which has a ko:rop. ii n e. poetic the air-tube II), auttleient air rtni.es througis i: into the east to muse the 'Jose V . :. b . to run off freely; when the tap 'Attune! . elf no more air can enter. JAMES BARLOW, 14, King William. street, Mansion-home, F umis•ing Iran. monger and Itatli Monutsetunt. Era. Shelled 11120.—N.8. No taps are genuine except stamped witch; name and address, all oda: re are SplirinUr imitatins. J. B. leaches geoid. , a Lew method 01 tapping c:wka, waisted drlight all who use it, and supplies wholesale and retail his hEW INVENTED 'UP WILAPPEIttI (to tope cede the bungling wethol of using roper), ..t lid, anti Is. per isicuct. lhe troth supp!al N.D. Its merits were moths:meowed and dilly nprretial(+l in the Great Exhibition, Section 22, No. 4.12, sad fur which the tt•t:re medal Wj. awarded. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCB. ARRIVED Ar.tem-at Liverpool, December 8, from UPON ANNECNINA -RI Gravesend, Detentber 8, from Wilily ANNE-at Griven nd, Deceml er A, :COIL PRINIOet ANNIIIAL-011 Falmouth, December 7, from Tatiaarog Bus/nasal Mears *NT -at Gravesend, December b, hoot Bombay BAUON Gar-at Ur-r. -at CONIKKCINI, D. umber 8, from Number:l EARORAY-at GINIVeARINI, December 8, from Al, amnia Cosenaaar (5...)-at Liverpool, Dee. 8, from Rotterdam Cuseca-at Liverpool, December lt, from New Orleans CIIIIINORAZJ-At Liverpool, December 8, from Callao COROT - lAN-Mt Gt.Itt, , VI.I, December S. from %CM? CIIIIITAN-at Gravesend, December 8, from PINTARIII Cease-at Graveeend, December 8, from BO Eressoa -at Gravesend, December 8, from Watt liana-at Gravesend, December 8, from limbos browBLVCIIIIC-tit GraTeRCIIII, December a, from Rona* FULNAR-at Gravesend, December 8, from lief FINR UK MAIIIA -NI Del, Dr cmher 7, f rom NOM FRaONIR-off Falmouth, December 7, front .... ....... QaMm Goomm FLeece-at 1.5•011001, December 8, from .... Fearless 11 are THORWALD -at Gravteeed, I reeenibSr 8. from Nom" Iluscarre-at Gravesend, Dec. N, from fished llf LUSA -at Gravesend, Deee:a.Lcr 0, loom Norway Hoven-at GLIVCACOd, Dec. 8, from ...Petersbrag HAI.NAND -at Bristol, December 7, from Liam INIONIRIII-at Bristol. December 7, from. Aim JACOMINA -.it Gravesend, December S, from Norway Jolts -at Falmouth, December b, fr o m Quinn Mill-La QUOPURtOWN, December 6, from Calm LIVELV -at Gravesend, December s, from Petereberg I ANCVNIIRE WrICII-at UMW.), December ti, from Rotterdam LCVETHIAN-at Gravesend, December 8, from.. Petersham LORI, J. Itesseu.-at Gravesend, MCI ttix.r 8, from Barbera MAI.STIC -at Liverpool, December 8, from Mermen Marreowam-at Gravesend, December il, from. Seances Meares-at Grllvy.eNd, December li, from Gotbenba SORTIE STAR-111 Liverpool, December S, from Pomba! NIORD -at Gravesend, December 8, from Norse, Nincrow-at Gravesend, December 8, from Duane Chmideo-at Graveeend, December 8, from Seeder Oenia-at Gravesend, December rs, from Petersburg OPROARNOK-at ()reverend, Decemtor 8, from ...... ....Swamies Oat -at Gravesend, December 8, from Memel throw-at bract-end, December 8, from Lea Innosee-at Gravesend, December 8 , from Swarteick Panama-at Gravesend, December 04, front Petersburg PCIIIBVRRANCE -at Graveeentl, December 8, from Petersburg l'ase,nea-at Gravamen', December 8, from-- Petersburg Paseasoamer-at Liverpool, December 8, trim be Rouser-at Plymouth, December 7, horn Loam Roseate-at Liverpool, December 0, from ......... -......Pernarablea NALNANA-at Liverfeed. December 8, from Quebec Slitl.NßY -It Gravesend, Revenuer 8, from • Memel Ste 3. OJILVT- az Gravesend, December 8, from Petersburg TRITON-at Gravesend, December 0, from Pm= Tumour-at Gravesend, Dec. 8, from Nobel %M ow If oevrties-at Gravesend, December 8, from Sip oVar.ormaa-at Gravesend, December 8, from Peteresate WALtII”I-01 Liverpool, December 8, from annum Luc-at Queenstown, December Cr, from Mammas SAILED. A LIITRDINA —from Gravesend, December 8, to kale Bsta.v.—from Liverpool, December is, to altica Comesa—prom Gravesend, I tecember fi, to : .... ....C.C Cade Cirr or Lei:coos —Worn Grare,end. December 8, t 0.... ..... Dunkirk CIIRIIIPAA —from Gruvesend, December 8, to Azaes Reruns—from Gravesend, December 8, tabs FTROOOI/11—from Gravelend, December 8, to Rotterdam Feassymo—from Liverpool, Dec. 9, l'ORTUNR—from Queenstmen, December 6, to London Hr. Naomi ii —from Liverpool, December R. to Vire= lernwriu—from Liverpool, December 8, to Azores IMAM/Kit—from Gravesend, December 8, to BAtbido3l LAURA—Iron. Gravesend, December 8, to Loren—from Queenstown December 8, to ....... ..... ........Matamai Msairrrs—from Queensionn December 6, to. tondo Msrrno—drum Queenstown. December 6, to Lando Manat—from Liverpool, December 9, to Africa ItAVENRBOVINR—Irma Gravesend, Lheember 8, ,to SURAT—from Liverpcol, December 9, t 0... ..... ......, ....... —Reim Sr. VisciNT—from Pill, December 7, to JitlitiiitA Tsetse—Moan Liverpool, December 6, to ...„ Atria TR kLVll—from Liverpool, December 8, to Valporano TLIRMIA —from Gravemod, December 8, to. ...... .... Sevite Tsmea—trom Gravesend, December 8, to Sydocy . . ...Germ VLarruso—from lAverpool, Dottmbei 8. to W,i. BIOMISAY —from Plymouth, Ike. 7, to S. Leone nil tau—from GrAvetchd, IN:cumber 8, to Naplei VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. Bell Rock (ship), l'endleton, from New Orleans for Llverpoo:, Nov. J. lat. 30.35, ton. ;d.40. Blonde, from ►ao Janeiro for Cowes, Dec. 2, Id. 5; N., len. 0 W. Elizabeth Wood, of Liverpool, OA. 'O, lat. 6 8., lon. 28 W. Jabez (b. La), of Scarborough, from London (or St. Helena, I, lat. 7.18 8., lon. 15.21 W. Kitty (barque', !rem Callao for London, Sept. 13, 1at.55 S., mon. 30 W. Othello, oftirsenuck, fur St. John's, Newfoundland, Nov. 23, .at. 43 N., lon. 33 W. nonllia Forrest, from Singapore for London, Sept. 9, lat.. 29 .3., la. 37 E. BIRTHS, MARRIAOES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. BRGINN.: Dee. 3, at Friars'.walk, Eater, the wife of U. G. Brown, of London, .1 a eon. BURN.—Dee. 7, at Hull, the wife of Mr. A. Burn, of a daughter. ELLIOTT.— Dec. 7, at ettrul.fied Vir.trage, Berke, the whe of the Rev. C. J. Elliott, of a son. HAYES.—Dec. Cat Condult.Areet, Hanover-square, the wt`e of G. Hayes, EN., of a daughter. I_I9 . RIVEft, - Dee. 6, at Upper Harley-street, the wife of the Rev. J• . Homer, of a eon. HUTCHINS.— Dee. 5, at Craven Cottage, Upper Tolse.hlll, Briaton. the kite of D. Hutchins, Eaq., of a Pon. LEWI , .—Dee. 4, at Chetaington, the wife of the liev.o. B. LeWill/2 of a Pon. SEW ELL.—Dee. 5, at High-street, Southampton, Mrs. I. B. St7well. of a laughter. TWEED.—Dee. 7, at Park-terrace, Bayswater, the wlfe Cl U. T. Tweed, Lao., of a daughter. BIGGISS—MULIA INS.—Dee. 4, at Dritlield, Mr.o. Biggiss,of SrA. Wigton Quay, to Mrs. Margaret M't ants of Duffield. BM) Ii—BELLAIRL—Dec. 6, at Frankton, by the Rev. V. w. Powlctt, Vicar. the Rey. J. M. Brown, sot of J. Brost:, Didshiry, Lancashire, to Prances Lake, filth daughter of :Ix lar. 'Sinatra, Rector of Bedwortb, Warwickshire. CARTER—FEARNLEV.—Dec. 3, at St. Jame.),' ster(F. Rev. E. Day, 8.A., J. C. Carter fourth son a: the late J. Carter. Esq., M.D., latt ed 11.11.'6 73rd Refit., to 6.1i/l Web, 6 . 4" 4 T. E. learnley, Eau., of Stead-but tot. CAZALET—PHILPOTT.—Den 6, at Hammy Olio eh, Sure s. by .be Rev. 0. Ebs worth, 0. H. Cando, Ere., at Clicticnhasi, of the 33rd Regt., to Emma Gertrude, eldest daughter .:f 11. r. Philpett, Esq., of Offham Mauro, Mannoiy. MLLE M—SANDEMAN.—Nor. 3, at St. J a mes's, Paddingtr-. @r iba Rev. A. M. Campbell, Rector, R. Callum, Esq., n r 1.1.E.1.C.5. Bombay, to Flora Nigh:in:AlL reeind Minable , 07 F. Bandeman, Esq., of Sussex-square, Ilytte.para. PAWLE—COLLINS.—Dec. 6, at Plusasteed. Kent, by it. lb' / r . • Acworth, Vicar, A. N. Pawle, F vl Plunistrad.ooo.,a Catherine Mary, only daughter of lb Collins, EN., Mohr ruLLIEN—MASON.—Dee : d,. at bleat Biatterwica, Mr. 11. Haley, to Ann MINN of West Rote rwielt. tirLSCE—WALTOS.— Dec. 7, at St. John's, Holton , 74 . • :_ Spcnce, of Bell-yard, Temple-bar, toJete Sarah, youtAlf * - 2! of the late ere. Mary Walton, of tVE,ttuorelamt-place,C,'.l*. DEATHS. BREWER.—Dec. 5, at Sittingbourne, Margaret, wife of the J. Bri: wet, Y.A , Curate of Iduret..n, Kent, aged 27. FIELD.—Dec. 5, at Torquay Ether , only Furl' ivtag cbtl J. Reid, EN., of Oreat actlthametrad, aged 2f. GODBY.—Det. 5, at Bummer.bill, Newport, Shropshire. A. V. - 9.. late Secretary to he General l'cat.ofllte in Inland sod INTIIWAITE.—Dee. 3, at Horetinghtst, Notta, Lieut.liet. uthwaite, of the Bengal Army, aged PI !NAN Dee. I. Henry Thomas, infant child al H. A. r. M.D., of Montague-pima, Rusretl.kmarc. SMELT.—Dec. 5, at Richmond, Torkshire, Anne, relic t of C' kari. STOCKHAM.—Dee. 7, at Paul.etreet, racier, Mr. J. 'Red SS. TRYON.— Dec. 6, at Palltoa noun, itngilF, Caroline. ,me • R. Tryon, U.N. -. . _ VITAIT.—Dec. 5, at the Vetere-walk, Exeter, Matilda, • WYa't. mad 62. Printed and Published by Wiusso Hof" ni *I% lA A Stmt, Jo street, the City of Landon, PeSIM at the oft* is gareet, in the precincts! Whitefriam Paton. Deena= 9, cr•-• y., //76-c. thee Law Repo Foreign is Ibrmation Oils Paper - . It &onto an ezelusi overland published' It WTI Times ansfenai. It. pro; Wood for which it , sixty yeah MORN 24010. Moan; U.4IL The COD' opinion re •'The • opera. 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