The Express. — London, England, 1848-01-25 00:00:00

order of lalitlied dation, and contended that in ovary eat ea of election was mandatory, no matter might exist, and could not bo disputed by the bodies to whom directed. He would now call attention to a very high authority, Lord Coke's Institute, which states that the Archbishop's court dealt only in mutton proforma, and as matters concerning which the judge had no contentious juriedicton. The con firsaatioa , ttappeared, had alweys been held in Bow Church, and when the archbishop bad merely • pro forma duty to per Term in matters of contentious jurisdiction, the court was held in St Paul's. The learned civilian then quoted a cam from the reports of the Consistory Court, showing that not only had the archbishop's vicar-general, but all vicars-gene ral, no jurisdiction in matters of contention. The libel charged unsoundness of doctrine. Now, suppose that libel was received, who were the parties at issue, and who was the party put on defence. Not the bishop elect, for he was merely • by-slander—the cause would he not between the objectors d ea ne bishop elect, hut between them and the and chapter. They have elected the bishop so • man of learning wad piety. How was it to be proved that he was not ? War the bishop to be expected to come forward and say " I am a man of learning, piety (for piety w as the word used), and good con duct r Modesty would forbid such a course. Then could they prove the libel by means of witnesses. The court had no power to hear witnesses. If the charge partook of a criminal nature, them article* must be performed, and the matter would come under the Church Discipline Act. The commissioners of the archbishop would have no juriadletion at all in the cam, and if they went into it they would have no power of sentencing fur the offence, if any should be proved, or administering justice in regard to tt. Again, if witnesses were to be examined on the part at the objectors, witnesses on the part of the bishop and the dean and chapter must also be heard, and if the court were to proceed with the inquiry de die in diem, it would be quite impossible to conclude the matter within the time which the statute prescribes. Ile contended, therefore, that the prictical difiltulties, supposing a jurisdiction existed, were insurmountable. The charge referred to certain books publish , d by Dr. Hamp den in 1836. That being so, 1)r. Hampden was pro tected by the 20th section of the Church Disciplinr Act, which r cacts that any suit against any , clerk in holy orders for any offence against the ecclesiastical law shall be commenced within two years after the commission of such offence. And merely because the matter was now brought forward as lotween third parties was no ground for for opening the question which, as against the party accused, was bound by that act. The dictum of Lancellottuo, though undertaken under the sanction of Paul I.V.,had never received the enntirmatinn of the Pope, and could not be received as au tholity. Bat if it were takes as authority elsewhere the question would arise, did the authority of that book ever obtain rn Eng. • land. He could find no proof whatever that the law, as laid down by Lancellottus, had ever formed hereof the law of Enrr land, and it was not 'efficient to justify a mandamus in this ease that because certain forms obtained here that therefore certain other things prevailed as law. In the preface to " Burn's Ecclesiastical Law," page 20, it ear stated " that it was necessary first to inquire what was the canon law—not merely what were the opinions of the canon iota, and then compare the same with the common law and I the statute law of England, and with the king's prero gative. They wanted not merely the opinion of the canonion, bat how far it bad been received in England. On these two points in the matter before the court. he feared they were totally end entirely in darkness. The mete of Lynewode as to the Constitution of Peckham, which had been brought forward ea some authority, did not re'er to Neaps at all, but to the election of minor prelates. Bishops wan expressly excepted from that constitution. The object ap peared to be to endeavour to run a panne' between a pre mutation to a living and the c usfirmivion of the party appointed. Nothis.g was said about Vsbnps, hut it merely re. furred t t persons who were to be confirmedby bishops. But it was quite possible that, without more knowledge of the circumstances as to which Lynewode smote, they might fail to understand his meaning. He was, therefore, • very un safe authority to rely upon. After referring to the Constitu tion of Othobon, the learned counsel argued what would be the case, supposing the libel were received and the inquiry were conducted before the commissioners, supposing they found there were objections to the confirmation of the bishop under the law as it 'toed in those days, and that the commissioners refused to confirm. What would be the consequence of such refusal ? That the Commissioners would subject themselves to the penalties of prssmunire. The statute distinctly laid it down that the archbishop, if he refused to confirm, would be subject to those penalties. There was no provision ter the case of a refusal to confirm as regarded the vacant bishopric. There was as to the refusal to elect. This showed that it bad been always considered that such provision WAS =neer salty, as, the appointment being vested in the crown, and the election once over, no opposition could be anticipated, and all that remained was fur the archbishop to confirm, which, under the penalties of premunire, he was com pelled to do. The object of all the statutes of Henry VIII. and Elizabeth was to make the king the head of the church, and to place the King in precisely the same petition as the Pope had previously stood in regard to matters ecclesiastical. Mr. Justice Coleridge : Suppose the crown to have the power of dispensation, as the Fope had, would it be right to act upon it *Oast the canonical objection as to age ? Dr. Hayford : It must be inferred that no dis i seesation from the crown would go beyond mere matters of form ; and with regard to age, there was a distinct act of parliament, which specially applied. He thought, therefore, that no such interferences in the case of age need be apprehended. But whet he had endeavoured to show was, that confirmation wa s a mere formal act. The canon law did notintroduce the election of bishops, it merely regulated it ; and on this point be would draw attention to " Bingham's Chriotian Antiquities," to show that confirmation had always been considered as the mere formal recognition of the election, and that the duty of the archbishop in confirming was like that of a returning officer at an election ; it was merely to say that the electors had complied with the required forms —that the thing required was done; and the same book went on to say that the parties called upon to confirm had no negative voice in the matter. This was precisely the case in the present instance ; all that the commissioners had done was to confirm the election ; and who ever heard of such a proposition as that objectors to in election should allow that election to be earned out, and come forward at a subse quent stage, at which the party objected to would have no power to defend himself, and there prefer their charges against him ? With regard to the case of Jones the circumstances did not apply to the present ques tion, as had been already stated by his learned friend. In the case of Archbishop Parker, it appeared that the pro witions of the 25th of Henry VIII. had not been complied with, inasmuch as no archbishop sat amongst the commissioners. Burnett. in the 10th volume of " His Own Times," speaking of the election of Dr. Hampden to the see of Oxford, said that some of the bishops brought to Arch bishop Bancroft arti:les against the bishop elect, and preyed that the confirmation and consecration might be delayed. The archbishop at first was inclined to comply with that request, but, after considering the matter, Archbishop Sancroft con sented to consecrate, because of the penalties of orannunire, to which he found his refusal would subject him. This proved the opinion held on the matter in thaw days. Left speaking at two o'clock.—The close of this day's pro ceedings will appear in a Second Edition. MALACCA.—The occurrences of the month fur nish a few items of interest. On the 3d or 4th of Nov. a most treacherous and diabolical murder was committed on a British subject by the Rajah, properly Tomongong, of Muter, a territory separated from the British dominions at Malacca by the river Keosang. It appears that formerly the country belonged to the Sultan of Johore ; the Tomongong still re cognises the authority of the Sultan. One great source of revenue is derived from a tax levied on boats passing up and down the river. The right to collect has for some time been exercised by the widow of the late Sultan of Johore, whose agent was Hadjee Hoosain, a native of bialacca. Some of the subjects of the Ton:tenger* of Muse complained of these exactions. The Toniongong (whose name is Tuanku &sled) assembled several boats and followers and proceeded to the mouth of the river, where Hadjee Hoosain resided. The mission affected to be a friendly one. A message was sent to Radice Hoosain, who went out of his house to meet the Tomoogong, and while in the act of stooping to pay his respects, the Tumongong plunged a kris into Hadjee Hoosain's shoulder, upon which the latter fled to his house, but was pursued by the Tomongong, who in the presence of Hadjee HoOSain's family inflicted three other stabs with the kris, and finished his victim. His highness was about to stab the wife, and his followers to Ray two defenceless sons of Hadjee Hoes/Lin, but was prevailed en by the supplisation of the woman to forego his purpose. His highness coolly wiped his kris, and, together with his followers, returned to his home, situate about six or seven miles up the river. The widow of the victim carried the body into Malacca (where it was buried), and made her com plaint to the lion. Mr. Salmond, resident councillor. A great spirit of animation is now pervading Malacca, owing to the enterprise of Chinese merchants. In ad dition to the extensive mining operations noticed in my last communication, ship-building has been commenced, the abundant forests of Malacca, stored with woods , second only to teak, offering peculiar advantages. In my last letter I noticed that some American gentlemen had undertaken to open tin mines at places bordering on the Malacca terri tory. I now learn that Team Tuaw, the Rejalt of Seen gore, and his brother Rajah Jannahomed, who reside at Uslighit, have rented the island of Linghit to the American miners for fifty Spanish dollars per mensem ' and a present of 3 3 0 Spanish dollen at the time of signing the great. COCHIN-CEILNA.—As feared, Sir John Davis did not succeed in the object of the mission, although his advent may be said to have paved the way for a second embassy. The Cochin-Chinese do nothing without great procrastina tion, and the governor of Hong-Kong was so anxious to re. turn to the seat of government that he left Turon ere any advices had been received from the Imperial Court at Hue. Sir John Davis treated with the Cochin-Chinese in a tons amounting to authoritative demands, which were answered by most courteous evasions. At every step he was met with the objective. " Captain Ross, when deputed to deliver the governor-general's letter, in March, 1816, did not demand ae you do," which objection, meeting the Hong-Kong government at every turn, became at last some what annoying. The fact is, an erobssay is lightly considered in Cochin China. All importance is attached to the letter conveyed, and not to the bearer of it—a point of etiquette either unknown to, or overlooked by, Sir John Davis. Like the mission to Cochin China of Comte de Kergarion, in La Cybile frigate, in 1817, there was wanting something more than the air of ambassage to ensure success to the diplomatic visit. Governor Davis was received by mandarins of the second class ; his excellency should have bigoted on com municating with the Emperor, and have proceeded at once to Hue, instead of listening to the sophistry of the man dmias at Turon. A communication having been opened, it may, however, be improved by a second visit Queen Vle• tomes letter was not sent to the Emperor, the mandarins declining to take charge of it. The presents entrusted to Sir John Davis to deliver to the Emperor were also declined. SECOND EDITION. DR. HAMPDEN'S CASE. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.—Tms DAY. (Continued from our first edition.) Mr.Waddiegton followed on the same Pieta, end referred to a variety of authorities to show that the canons relied upon by Sir Fitzroy Kelly were not applicable to bishops at all- Toe decretals of Gregory IX. and Sextu VI., clearly mud that inferior officers of . the church, and not bishops, were referred to. It was moat remarkable thet, al though those canons and forms were relied upon by Sir F. Kelly as the principal foundation of his argument, ho did not cite a single case to show that there ever was, either before or since the Reformation, any inns tigation such as that now demanded. And it was stall more I remarkable, that the text writers were all silent upon the subject. The learned gentleman reiterated many of the princi pal arguments already addressed to the cent t, and contended that such investigations were not only contrary to the whole scope and purview of all the statutes on the subject, but, if permitted, would lead to interminable difficulties and the most abetted inconsistencies. According to such high authority the ceremony of confirmation was not im perative, but, so far from it, wee most frequently dispensed with by the Pope • and as the King of England stood in precisely the same relation to the church as the Pope had done before the art of Henry VIII , it of necessity followed that the ceremony of con firmation in this case was not an auntie] towards the bishop's entering upon his functions. If the bishop be deprived, that altered the case ; but, so long as he was bishop elect, he was entitled to claim at the hands of the crown the full enjoyment of his office ; and in that pod tion the bishop elect of Hereford now stood before the court. Looking at the question in a general way, would any one contend that the appointment of the crown to other offices, such, for instance. es in the case of any of their lordships or themselves (the court or WO, was to be canvassed or sub mitted to the supervision of any other authority ) So much liar the statute. And now, addressing himself to the argument of his learned friend (Sir Fitzroy Kelly), he must contend that the court could not legally interfere in the present case, nor even on any g round of ecclesiastical , law, for the court had no jurisdiction in such mature. In Raymond's Reports there were several such cases decided ; one notably, wherein the interference of the court by way of minden:ins to prevent the court of delegates from pro ceeding to deprivation was c died for and repudiated by the judges.—Lord Coke expressly laid it down that such interfer ence was unprecedented, and it would he equally so in the case of the present mandamus, for it wes impossible to show the slightest differ. nee between the two case 4. A mandamus was applict for in the case referred to by the learned counsel, calling upon the Court of King's Bench to compel the court of delegates to admit the bishop's allegations; but Chief Justice Holt said, in bis judgment, that the court could not =stein such a mandamus, as, although it had the power to do so in the case of a probate of a will, because that was a ' temporal cue, affecting private rights, whereas the court was thee called upon to exercise an ecclesiastical jurisdiction which it did not wastes. There were other cases reported, wherein application appeared to have been made to obtain the interference of the court in civil matters, as in that of Dr. Lee (also reported in Lord Chief J ustice llolt's time), who applied to the court to issue a mandamus to swear in a proctor; and this was refused, on the ground that it was an interference with the ecclesiastical authorities, and as such, could not be'done. So also in the case of Hobert e. The Archbishop of Canter. bury, the mandamus was refused by Lord Ellenborough ea the same specific grounds as those laid down by Lord th. There was also a large clue of cases relating to man namely, those addressed to magistrates. The case nit= relied on by Sir F. Kelly 16104otie where* mandamus was applied kw against the justices of Kent, calling on them to make a rate, which the _magistrates refused to do. A mandamus was applied for and granted, but there was nothing in that 61011 to show that each an assumption of authority had my inference to ecclesiastical matters.* In the case of Mr. Smith, reported in "Adolphus and Ellis," also one of mandamus and prohibition, after appeal to the judicial council, the court refused to receive even a petition suggesting that a wrong decision had been come to by the privy council, and Lord Chief Justice Denman refused, on the ground that the court could not assume an au thority to compel other courts to reconsider their judgments; and the other judges, Littledale and Patterson, concurred in this decision. The same decision had been come to in the Court of Exchequer, by Mr. Baron Parke, who laid down the same principle of law. But the cares el mandamus against magistrates were so numerous as to be quite familiar to the court, and he would only cite one or two of the most apposite cases, one of which was in " Adol phus and Ellie," VII. p. 127, " Experts Pratt;" which was a case for quashing a conviction which had been appealed! from and confirmed by the court below, the application being made on the ground that evi dence had been illegally rejected. The Court refused to grant the mandamus, expressly stating that there was no ground for so doing. Having said so much upon this point, he would not further trouble the court, but would content himself with the general arguments upon which his case mated. Dr. Addams then rose, and said that, in the absence of his learned friend (Sir F. Kelly), he was unexpectedly called upon to address the court, and that he feared he should not be able to do justice to the ease, as he was unprepared to enter upon the argu ment in full, having only expected to be called upon to sustain the case of his learned brother; and he must also observe that he had not calculated upon being called upon to address the court that day. Oa those grenade, therefore, he claimed the indulgence of the court whilst he stated his reasons for the support of the mandamus. In moving the court for the discharge of the rule, the learned attorney gener .1 had in the first place relied on the fact that the pro- ceedings of the archbishop or of hie representative, the vicar-general, were merely ministrative, and tha t ! the proper remedy for any informality or irregularity was not by way of mandamus, but by appeal to the proper ecclesiastical court. He would proceed to deal with that part of the learned attorney-general's argument first, ad dressing himself subsequently to the remaining sections of his speech. Now, with respect to the ministrative acts at the Archbishop of Canterbury, or rather of his repre sentative, the vicar-general, the construction pat upon that part of the proceeding was argued by the learned counsel to depend wholly upon the constrosb tion put upon the statute of Henry VIII. It was contended by the other side that the act o f confirmation was merely ministerial on the part , of the archbishop's officer, and that, es it might be dispensed with under c,rtain circumstances, so it was not as essential or necessary thing to be done before proceeding to consecration of the bishop elect. But, for the purpose of introducing this argument, the At torney-Oeneral had entered into a very elaborate and learned disquisition on the ancient mode of appointing bishops so tenor to the establishment of the present law. He (Dr. Addams) would not trouble the court upon that pert of the argument, but he would say a few words upon what the course of proceeding in such cases wee anterior to the establishment of the canon law. The election of bishops, then, previous to the canon law being preemdgated, was visited conjointly in the people and the t. In the process of time the people came to be ex iled from participation in the election, the nomination at the bishop resting with the clergy ; at a later date it became vested in the diocesan, and later still the king assumed the sole right of naming the bishop. When the statute of I Henry VIII. came first into operation, the clergy alone had the appointment of bishops, and the learned attorney general had cited Blackstone and other writers te prove so common and obvious a proposition as that the appointment of bishops was now vested in the crown. That was dear enough, but it was not quite so clear that the crown possessed the power of nicking a bishop; and when the learned gentleman as serted that a bishop could legally exercise his functions with out having been previously confirmed, and that the person confirming him were not competent to er nqug ho Zto his fitness, he (Dr. Addams) must observe, with reaped to the argument that the prerogative of the crown was involved in the question, that it might as well be said the prroitative would be attacked if, after the crown had nominated - a clerk to a vacant living, the bishop of the diocese were, in the exercise of his functions, to inquire, previously to inducting such person, whether he was fit and proper for the office. That would be as much an attack on the prerogative as in the case under consideration; and yet it was of every day occurrence. Now, without calling the pre rogative of the crown at all in question, what the supporters of the mandamus maid was, that at all time., end under all circumstances whatsoever, whether the election of the bishop was the act of the people and clergy, or of the clergy alone, or of the king, wheresoever or is whosoever hands the power of election was vested, the nomination was incomplete until it had been consummated by confirmation. The consumma tion proceeded by way of examination of the clerk presenting himself as bishop elect, prior to his con firmation, and this proceeding was performed by the proper judicial authonties, in a competent court, where all persons were to be cited and entitled to be heard, if they ap peared; after which, if the opposition proved invalid, the bishop was entitled to consecration. If the course of proceeding was in the order which he had lei I down—and that it was so prior to the establishment of the canon law, was obvious from a passage in Justinian, who expressly says that the bishop elect IB to undergo a delay of three months prior to being so consecrated, in order to allow of time for inquiries into his character and qualifications for the office—how could it be maintained that confirmation was a rite utterly unrequired by the existing law ? The au thority of Justin ian was obscure, burl on examining into the canon law, there would be found no lack of evidence that confirmation was an essential and indiepensable rite. All the old writers on canon law had so laid it down, and it was for the other side to show that the rules so laid down by them prior to the time of Henry VIII. had not been en grafted upon the canon law, which had governed the church subnqueat to the Reformation, before the court could enter tain their arguments. The doctrine h" (Dr. Addams) laid down bad often been mooted before, and it had almost been adopted into the Corpus Juris Canonici, having obtained the sanction of Paul. The learned doctor then proceeded to quote the text of Lancellotus in swiped of his argument, when the attorney general signified that he could not find the quotation in the copy of that writer, from which le had himself read extracts during his argument. Mr. Justice Coleridge—What is the date of your edition, Dr. Adderne 1 Dr. Addams-1684, my lord. THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 25, 1848, The Attorney-General observed, that hie edition was dated 1768. Dr. Addams, in condonation, said be relied on the text, and aot on the glosses. Without eating Van Espin and ether authorities on the canon law, he could not put that law on a higher footing than upon that of Lonoellotus; and then seine the canon law so laid down had been, at the time of the Reformation, part of the law of the land, and still so continued. On this he referred to the dictum of Blackstone with reference to the provi dent of the statute 26th Henry VIII. But on precedent this had been shown to be the case. The case of Creamer had been cited. He, no question, had been elected under conge el' dire, which had then crept into practice. The confirmation of Creamer was made by the Pope, at the expense of 900 golden ducats, paid for the eleven balls under which that confirm ation was obtained. He (Dr. Addams) was not prepared with any other ease in the time of Henry VIII. ; and in the time of Edward VI. the question of election and confirm ation of bishops did not appear to have &rites ; but, at the commencement of the reign of Queen Mary, the sonfirmation and consecration of Cardinal Pole was conducted in the same manner as now. But in the reign of Elizabeth there were documents whieh put the misent question beyond all doubt. It appeared that the IMMO adopted on the confirmation and consecration of the Asst protestant Archbishop of Canterbury (Parker), had been followed to the present day. The history of that pro ceeding was recorded in the fable of the " Nag's Head Con secration," and it was fully recorded by Burnett, fitrepe ; sad Bramhall ; and all these showed that the mode of pro needing in their days was the same as in the days of Arch bishop Parker, with the exception that, in modern casts, no witnesses have ever been sworn and examined in proof of the Übel and the summary petition which wire now considered to be proved by their production. In Perker's case two wit nesses were examined to prove hie fitness ; and, with respect to the Bth article, there was in existence an absolute deposi tion, on oath, by the half-brother of the archbishop elect. This was material, as showing that in them early days a full examination was gone into at the confirmation. Mr. Justice Coleridge: What is the date of that pro ceeding ? Dr. Addams : On the 9th Dec , 1559, which was after the passing . f the statute reviving the act of 25 Henry VIII. By the canon law he (Dr. Addams) submitted that by confirmation was meant the trial at.d examination of the clerk presented for consecration, though he (Dr. Addams) had no means of showing the mode of inquiry into the the and conduct of the bishops elect in the time of Edward VI.; but it was singular that in Henry the Eighth's time all bishop- rice were in the gift of the crown, but afterwards abandoned, and the form of conge d'dire and confirmation adopted. It might be said that these were mere form., but he contended it had arisen from the desire of the metropolitans in those days to examine into the fitness of clerks presented for consecration. In tbe form of ordination of deacons and priests, peewee are invited to come ifs to oppose, though the learning, morals, end litotes of these p-esented for ordination had been inquired into by the archdeacon. But in the form of the consecration of bishops, there is provided no such invitation to the congregation. The Attorney-Oeneral interposed, and said he eculd fur. fish the date 111 Perker's case accurately from Strype. The etwepd'elire issued the 18th July, in the first year of the reign of Elizabeth. There was no letter missive. The elec tion took place on the let Aug,, and en the 7th December the confirmation was fixed for the 9th of December, on which day it took place. And then, under his own hand,Arch bishop Parker stated that he was consecrated on the 17th of December, 1559. Thus it seemed that more than twelve days had intervened between the cony &airs and election, sad more than twenty days had elapsed between the election sad the confirmation. Mr. Addams resumed : lie had no doubt those dates were correct, hut he must remind the court that Burnett showed that in Parker's case there had been letters missive. The Attorney-General : The feet is differently recorded in Btrype, who optimise of a cong d'aire leaving it ti the dean end chapter to elect a man devout to God, and useful and faithful to the Queen and her successors. Dr. Addams thought that nothing material would turn on that point. He returned to consider the statute 25, Henry VIII., which provided that the congt , d'ilire named the person to be elected. It wee said that such a congi d'aire was a command, which left no choice to the dean and chapter, which, if they disobeyed, they would incur prammunire. From that opinion, though expressed by Bishop Odeon, he (Dr. Addams) most humbly differed. If the crown has a right to give a positive command to elect Dr. Hampden to the see of Hereford, it bad not been done as shown in the form of the congi &air* and the letter mis sive. By the letter missive they are not called to act on their allegiance, but Dr. Hampden wet named and recom mended fur election. Therefore, the refusal to elect would not incur prannunire, but would leave it to the crown to nominate and appoint. Again, he contended that if the dean and chapter had elected, under that letter missive, any other fit person than Dr. Hampden, the election would have been good. As to the form of confirmation, he referred to " Leslie's Case of the Regalia," p. 109, atoning the election of Hugh Follett, a Bishop of Hereford, is 1209, without letters missive front the king. This ap peared on an inscription in Ledbury Hospital. The I proved that the bishops were elected, sometimes with out and sometimes with the recommendation of the crown. tithe supremacy of the crown be such as contended for by the attnney and solicitor-general, Queen Victoria would be, as said of Elizabeth, neither mere nor less than a " Woman Pope,"—(laughter)—for she could not only ap point but make bishops. This he denied, and contended there existed no such supremacy in the crown. In support of that position he cited " Hooper's Ecclesiastical Polity." The learned doctor quoted Hooper, to show that while, lathe form of appointment of deans and priest', there was an invi tation to all persons who had any objection to the appoint ment to elite such objection, there was no such invitation, or even permission, in the consecration of bishops. The learned doctor quoted Bishop Andrews:and Stillinglieet, to show that the crown claimed not the supremacy heretofore assumed by the Pope, nor the power n of the keys in cede siutical matters, but ;simply Ole governmental prero- gative and general superintendence of old time exercised by the imperial authority of these realms. The court at this point intimated to the learned counsel that it would hear his further arguments at its sitting tc- OITOW. The court rose at half-past four. SPECIAL COMMISSION. LIMERICK, JaJ. 22. MORDIER 07 Mu. RALPH little—Janus Goan', • DM aged 'boot 30, wee placed at the bar charged with the murder of Mr. Ralph Hill, at Rathard, on the 18th of Novem ber last A second count charged James Skehan (convicted on Thursday), with having fired the shot which killed deceased, and that the prisoner was feloniously present aid ing and assisting in the =mdse.—The Attorney-General stated the Acts of the case u they were elicited on the trial of Mahan. The evidence against the prisoner Quane was altogether circumstantial. It would appear that shortly be fore the murder the prisoner had used language threatening the life of Hill, that on the night before the murder he had borrowed a gun, which, soon after the fatal deed, was found in a pig-sty new Quane'* house, and that the prisoner then stated thatthe gun had been there concealed by him. The istieeon of John Queue, whose property had been ataed by Hill, acting for the sgentof his (Quane's) land lord. Mr. Friend.—The evidence was precisely th e same as that adduced at the trial of Skehan.—Mr. O'lles addressed the jury for the defence, and the prisoner was at once found HARBOURING A FELON—SENTENCE UPON THE TEA- TaBBBBA—John and Thomas Frewen, who pleaded guilty to a charge of having harboured William Ryan ( I uck), knowing him Where been accused of a felony, were then put forward for sentence. The Attorney-General said he had read the affidavi•s made in the ease, and as the elder brother of the prisoners had been already sentenced to transportation for life for the offence, he would not press for any severe punishment on the others. The Chief Justice then sentenced Thomas Frewen, to be imprisoned for six, and John Freweu, for twelve months from the date of their committal. SENTENCE ON JAMES BEEMAN AND JAMES QUANE POE TES MURDER OF RALPH HILL.--James Quane, convicted half an hour before for having aided and misted at the mureer of Ralph Hill, having been brought back from the gaol, where he was taken after his con viction, to comply with some supposed legal formality, was next placed at the bar for judgment, together with James Skehan, found guilty on Thursday of the same offence. Their lordships then put on their black caps, and the Chief Bsron sentenced the prisoners to be ex , cuted on the 22nd of February, their bodies to be buried within the pre eine= of the prison. SENTENCE ON MICHAEL HOWARD, POR THE MURDER 07 THE HOURIOANS.—MicbseI Howard, who was oonvicuid yesterday et having aided and twisted in the murder of Johanna Hourigan and Coraelius Hourigan her son, was then put forward to receive sentence. On being asked by the clerk of the crown if he had anything to say why sentence of death and execution should not bo passed upon him according t 'law, he said--" My lord, I have so much as this to say, that I am innocent of the charge on which 1 bare been found guilty ; and I have great reason, for many in my county know that lam innocent—many of my clergy also know it. 1 forgive those who prosecuted me, and those who led to my prosecu tien. I never knew one of my prosecutors. If I were to be liberated now I would not know Hourigsn's house, unless some one pointed it out to me. The boy who swore against me there yesterday had my description before-1 have rea son to understand that. There was not a mole minty face that he could nottell, though be said he only saw me once. If the jury were saints, they could not but find me guilty with the swearing that was against me. It was plain to the world how I was sworn against. That boy could tell that I had a mole on my chin, for he had my description. If another man gave my description, he could easily point me out, and swear against me. But lam innocent of the charge, and I hope your lordships. through your mercy and the mercy of God, will take my case into your serious consideration, for it requires it. I have no more to say at this moment. lam satisfied to die if it be the will of am not afraid to appear before God, for fam innocent of the charge. I never knew my prosecutors, and I lived ten miles from them. My life is now at stake by the evidence of that boy, who had something to gain—but I have nothing to win or lee now. I am as well pleased to suffer death as not, if it be the will of God to inspire your lordships' hearts to sentence me to die. I am not afraid to go before my Muter this hour, and I hope for forgiveness from God for all my sins, The prisoner delivered these observations in a firm, audible tone, and with:great coulneu and self-possession. Their lordships then put on their bleak caps ; and the Chief Baron proceeded to pronounce the sentence. He said the crime for which tho prisoner bad been found guilty was one of the moat barbarous that ever tied been the sub ject of investigation in a court of justice. It was not a crime perpetrated against a gentleman or a landlord, hut on a man in the humbler class of life. And what was the offence of that man f He had been attacked, and because he had recourse to the law of the land, and had prosecuted his assailants, a party of armed men went to his house, and when they could nut find himself they shot his aged wife and his son, who was at the time on a bed of sickness. The circumstances of this case showed that the farmers of the country were exposed to the most dreadful of all tyrannies, and that it was the duty and interest of all classes in the community to co-operate in preventing and putting down thou atrocious outrages. Hie lordship warned the un happy man at the bar, that there was not the smallest hope of pardon for him in this world ; he implored him sot for an instant to entertain the slightest expectation that the sen tence about to be passed upon him would not be carried into execution, hut to turn his thoughts to eternity, and prepare for that tribunal before which he should shortly appear. After some further impassive observations in this strain his lordship sentenced the prisoner to be executed on the 22nd of February, his body to be buried within the precincts of the prison. ADJOURNMENT 07 THE SPECIAL COMMISSION PCR IJIMERICI.—The Attorney-General said that as the sped.' commission was to open in Clonmel on Monday, it would be Impossible to continue the proceedings further here at pre sent. He trusted that the dreadful example made here and in the adjoining county, would prove to the unfortunate and misguided people who engaged in outrages, that they could not hope to do so with impunity. Unless the number okapi tal convictions, the sentences in which should be carried into execution, and the very large number sentenced to transpor tation, produced an effect upon those persons, it would be idle to expect that any observations be could make would do so. But he sincerely hoped that the cessation of outrage, would render further proceedings under the special commission unnecessary in the county of Limerick. But, as it was the determination of the government, if the outrages were continued, to bring the perpetrators of them to immediate justice, he should humbly ask their lordships to name a convenient day for resuming the proceedings under the special commission here, should it be found necessary. The 7th of February was fixed for the adjourred commission in Ennis, should the state of the country under it he neces sary to open it there again; and he would suggest the 10th of February as the day on which their lordships should return to Limerick, were a similar necessity to arise. The learned gentlemen concluded with a warm eulogium on the jurors, who, ha said, were entitled to the everlasting gratitude of the 001Intry. The Chief Justice said the proceedings under the special commission were entirely subject to the control and regula tion of her Majesty's government. They had therefore no hesitation in complying with the application to adjourn these proceeding+ till the 10th of February. He entirely concurred in what the Attorney-General had said, and especially as regarded the attendance and conduct of the jurors. The country certainly did owe them a debt of gra titude. lie never saw jurors discharge their duty with more firmness and patience or more conscientiously. The court was then adjourned till the 10th of February. It was seven o'clock before the proceedings terminated. The judges will set out on Monday morning, at nine o'clock, for Clonmel, where it is expected the commission will be opened about four o'clock. The immediate results of the special commission in Lime rick and Clare are, that eleven men have been left for ex. ecution—six in Limerick and five in Clare—that upwards of thirty have been sentenced to transportation, and a num ber of others to imprisonment for various periods. The " mean" of the special commission so far is unquestionable. The effect of those proceedings alone, and of those dreadful examples, with respect to the prevention of crime, remains to be seen. COMMERCIAL 8f MARKETS. MONEY MARKET & CITY INTELLIGENCE. Two o'Clock.—We have some fluctuations in the funds this morning, which seem to indicate that opi nion is not so strongly in favour of a further rise to any extent worth notice as appeared to be the case during the last few days. We have had Consols down to 881 and up to 891. They are now 881 to 9 for money and account. This decline from yesterday may be partly attributed to the intelligence in the ' Daily News this morning, received by electric tele graph from Dover, of ageneral insurrection in Sicilly ; partly to the French funds coming lower, probably influenced by the same cause. Reduced Threes, 881 to 9. Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents., 891 to 90. Exchequer Bills, 275. to 30s. pm. Bank Stock, 1981 to 2001. According to advices from Brussels there can be no doubt apparently of a Belgian loan being immediately forthcoming, as the ministry there is anxious to take advantage of the recent rise of public securities, and the improved position of the money . market, here at least, though in a less degree in France. In consequence of his insuperable aversion to a loan, and any further increase of the debt, it is as serted that M. Veydt, the Belgian minister of finance, has given in his resignation. The opinion of that minister, regarded byall parties as an honest, honour able man, was, that the deficiency of revenue, created principally by the extraordinary expenditure of the two last years, should be gradlly made up and covered by retrenchments and economy. Again, there is no longer any question of a Roman loan to come forward, and though only for something more than a quarter of a million sterling in the first instance, there is reason to conclude that it is but the first instalment of other loans to follow. We have a slight improvement generally in foreign stocks, but without much business. Brazilian are 81 to 3. Mexican, 18 to 1. Peruvian, 37 to 40. New Granada, 19 to 20. Venezuela, 36 to 8. Spanish Fives, 201 to / ; the Threes, 301 to 2 . Portuguese, 251 to 61. Dutch Two-and-a-Ralf per . Cente., 54 to 1; the Fours, 65 to 1. Russian, 108 to 110. Danish, 83 to 4. 1M0L11371 7014139. 3 par Ct. Oar foe Ac.. 1714 9 34 s. 9 Plr COM., IN 90 Z S I leaetpaet 8111., Vt. to Xs. p. isers 4--=4.2. 70/191014 FUND& FA Pla t 9 6 0 4 6 1 0 °' Titan': On: 6Bdan't" 2 9 PP 6 per Cii Mexican, lOW, 1c 4 • i ge, Ir. a u 6 per Ct. Peruvian 1k1... 37 40 11W, II ... TOL, $ e s s P. :Zr2= . 314.."':"Th% 1 WE/VC ' e ?,;itt.B=Viirkij • odmbra,,,mar i 2ho si . t — i lrha • d 1 , 4.71 D 1 . 41 24 ''' :64 9 par Ct. Veneaucla Dd., 311 9 4 poi 01. Omia. Dulals. $6 4 Venotnala Deferred Ma, 10 11 RAILWAYS.—The share market is extremely quiet to-day, with prices scarcely so firm. The pub hc are indisposed to sell, look rag to further improve ment. Reading and Beigates are in good demand at ; prem. Brighton, sellers at 441, having been buyers so. Great Northern, Si dn. North Staf fords, buyers at 4 prem. SALES EFFECTED UP TO TWO THIS DAY IN LONDON. iTemerday's price* will be found in les t page.) Blr. and OM. Jn., 241 1 Midland, 6 Bir., Wolv. & Dudley, 151 Norfolk. 01 2 Bristol & Sister, 130.1 N. Britiah, 27 Do. Thirds. HI De. Halves, 121 Caledonian, 36 Do. Qrs., 44 4 Chester & Holyhead, 191 204 Do. Extension, 1 4 East Anglian, 231., L.& E. and Do. 'I birds, 212 L. & D., 121 N. ntaffordshire, 101 4 Do. MI., E. a IL. 8 1 Scottish Centzal, 304 30 E. Counties, 161 16 Shrews. aid Bir (A), 4 31 Do. do. (B), 16 shrew. & Ches. 6 week PreL, 71 Do. Eaten. 5 per Cent., No. f Shropshire Union, 114 Mr south Deem, 22 E. I,aneashire New, 94 S. E. & Dover, 311 E. Lincolnshire, 134 Do. No. 2,11 l Edin. and °Lwow, 43 Do. Thirds, N 0.4, 54 Gt. Northern, 5 Thames Haven Dock and Great Western, 103 Railway, 34 Do. Qrs., 201 1 York, News., a Ber. (Orig. New. Do. lifts, 241 a Ber.), 311 Ipsw. and Bury St. Edmund's, 81 Do. Extemdun No. 1 (York and Leeds and Bradford, 944 Nese.), 191 London and Blackwell. 651 Do. do. No. 2 (Newt. and LOll, bright, Lk S.Coast, 441 31 Ber.), 121 Do. Con. Eighths, 22 Do. O.N.E. Par. or Pref., 10 Loa. Lk N. Weismn, 1311 34 York and N. Mid. (E. & W. It. Do. Qrs., New, 91 Extension), 36 Do. New, 114 841[11005g and Amiens, 131 Do. 101. oh., M. &B. (8),111 N. of Yrance, 111 101 Lon. & 8. W., 551 6 Orleans & Bordeaux., 5 LIVERPOOL SALF.S, JANCANT 21. There was rather a better melling in the market to-day. Ambergate and Fwat. June., 21 4 Midland, 115 Birk., Lane., a Cheshire (late C. Do. Halves. 11 4 LW B.), 161 N. British New Qra., par East Lone. New, i d N. Staffordshire, I 1 p Lan. & York. (late K.& L.), 7 d Shrews. and Cheers New, 0 d Lan. and Carlisle Thirds, 14 p 8. Fwd. and Dover, No. 4, I d Leeds and and Thirsk New, 14 d York., Newc., and Bee. ( .N.E. Lan. and N. W., 152 24 Pur.), 1141 Maa., tibeff., & Lin. Qrs., No. 1, I Yak and N. Mid. (E. & W. R. Vo r . Preis, Dutch Blieniah, 91s. 3d. d PRODUCE.—NEINCING-LANE, Half-past Two.— The Sugar mark.t shows a fu.ther advance of about Is. per cwt., with a good demand ; the public sales are progreastng with spirit. Refined, standardquality, 54.. ed. to 551 , with a firm market.—Coffee : The public sales are progressing steadily.—Rice: 3,000 begs Msdras, in public sale, went off heavily ; a part bought in.—Cotton : There has been a limited demand to-day, at previous rates.--Rum: Steady, but not active.—Tea: Firm, with a limited business done. — In other articles no alteration, but there is evidently more confidence shown by buyers than for some time put. PRICES CURRENT. Sawaa,, per cwt. nor, ram. Pip, No. I. £s 10... S I W. Inie.B.P.bern.33e. 0d.34, Od Hoops lB 0... 0 Yellow &Grey... 36 0...40 0 Cargo atCardiff bar 7 0... 0 Mee 4l 0...47 0 Bwedieb II 0...0 Waszttias, brown .. 21 0.. 34 0 Lan, at per ton. Yellow SS 0...39 0 Pig, lend l7 15 ~ 0 Fine W 0...45 0 Wiled. duet l9 9 0 Bengal kliadru,b. 19 0...33 0 Bare 22 0. .. 0 Yellow 34 0...37 0 Patent 5h0t........... 21 0_ 0 White 39 0...46 0 red or minium ... 19 10..10 Foreign. brown.-- 27 0.. 31 , Spelter Yellow 33 0..116 0 One, pw 232 Imp. gal. (Le. Grey and white 37 0.-45 0 Fish, Sea 4 pale 3O 10.. 31 Refined. Ilambro'.. 68 0..10 0 straw 2B 9...29 Lamps 52 0...0 0 brown k yellow.. 23 1.. 27 Cornik in Bond. West India, 1 , - sperml en Matter O4 0...85 ... 23 0... N 0 Daly Good Pins 7O 0...100 0 Ceylon, good ordi nary .... . ... 32 0... U 6 Moe ordinary 34 0... 34 Fine 3B 0... 711 Koehn, good 1011=50 0... 80 Costa llica, ordi nary le line 33 0... 52 0 Sumatra and Pa dang 23 0...97 0 Tea, at per lb. Congou,eommon 0 7‘... 0 Si Rica, at per mt. Bengal white lO 0... 13 6 Cargo 8 0.. 9 4 Jura and Manilla S 6.. 15 6 Patna, cleaned Carolina 24 0... 26 0 Sriurs. Ram at per itdi; -- leeward bland Proof. Deserve, 21 to 36 pair Pat. 13. P.... . 8 9 Jamaica, 20 to 36 per cent- O.P. 3 6 ... 4 0 Favourite marks 4 S ... 5 0 Brandy, let brands 4 4 ... 5 6 British spirits, d.p. 10 3 ... 0 0 Scotch Irish lO 3 ... 0 0 Put, per ton. 1116 a, P.T.R. F 47 0...54 0 St. Petersburg, 9 head 0 0_ 0 e , Dutch and Flendsh 55 0...85 0 Friesland Hmse, at per ton. Ilt-Petersburg,cleani3S 0...36 0 ouohot half clean Riga, Shine outahot 35 0... 0 0 Manilla East beds Sum lB 0...23 0 Bombay l6 0...19 0 lute 'net, at per cwt. Banco B2 0... 0 0 Strait, lam. to blocks 32 0... 0 0 lion, at per ton. Bars SB 3 SO 0 South Sea I 27 0...0 Olire,Gellipolt p.ton 44 0...45 Cocoa Nut 6B 0...59 Seed, Bp^ Pak, per tam SS 19...99 Linseed 23 15... 0 PLOTIIIIOIIII, per cwt. Butter--Cork, lot_ 92 0...94 2nd 0 0 9 3rd 0 0... 0 Dublin, lot 0 0.. 0 Limerick, do B4 0. 91 Carlo*, lot 9O 0..98 lee m srg ici lt 0 0... 0 W Beef, India, per tierce WWl* Mesa 0 0— 0 Pork, prime men B7 6...90 Bacon-Pork, Lmrk i b , ...." Do., Belfast i Bacon, Waterford, a se r Leet. 620.6 30 NS 0...60 0 L '" d ' B".4P ' frk ISS 0-61 0 Waterford, do Ditto Bladder Amerioan,dutyp 5O 0...66 0 Roma, Oa and Cow, at per lb. D. A. and M. Video, On. 5d N. 7ld d ßolted 0 3 ...0 32 Brasil, d" 0 44...0 6 ted 0 4 . 0 41 Rio, dry 0 11...0 54 Lima& Cap. dry 0 5 ...0 6 W Sal eft ted India, dry., 0 549 5 ti East India ....... 0 4 ...0 10l lips, B.Ayres, dry 0 7 ..0 8 'Juana, dry 0 34 .0 9 8. Amer. Horse, per hide 5 .11 8 Russia, ditto 6 ... 0 6 Dr. Noose, at per ton. Lessmood, .1 amaiat—€4 0... 0 Hooduras 5 0... 0 Campeacby 7 0... 8 nista; Jamaica 5 10... G 1 Nicaragua, large and solid 10 0...13 Small . Lima 10 10...15 1 Sapan 11 10...15 Bed Sander.. 4 0 . 1 Bet 16 0...50 POTATOES.—SourriwARR, WATERSIDE, hill. 24. Since our hut reports it has been good weather for the con sumption of potatoes, and there has been more activity among the buyers. The best samples of York Regents were eagerly Bought after at a further advanced price ; best samples from all parts were more in request, and an advance was realized, but all inferior qualities went off heavily, at former quota tions. York Regents, 150 s. to 160 s ; do. secondary, 130 e. to 140 s. Scotch Buffs, 1151. to 1205.; do. Mixtures, 1105.; Whites, 110 s. • Kent and Essex Regents, 120 a. to 150 e ; do. Shawl, 110 s. to 1405. ; do. Blues, 120 s. to 130 s. do. Kidneys; 120 s. to 140 s. • Dutch Whites, 90s. to 1005 . ; Wisbech, itegenta, 110 a. to 1401. CORN.—Arrivals at the granaries, by the Eastern Counties Railway, for the week ending Jan. 26: Malt Wheat Batley ....... „ 500 Flour 0294 sacks. Oats BtuDLINOTON, Jan. 22.—We had a large supply of all kinds of grain. Wheat met a dull sale, at a decline of Is. to 2s. per qr. Barley and Oats both sol d at rather low rates. Other articles sold at the rates of this day se'nnight. Wheat, 48s. to 51s. Barley, 28s. to 30s. per qr. Oass, 91d. to lOyd. per at. Beans, 445. to 46a. Peas, 38s. to 40s. per qr. CIRBNCIISTBR, Jan. 24.—The supply of grain at to-day's market quite equal to the demand. There being no desire to operate to any extent, we note a flat trade for Wheat, which receded from Is. to 2s. per qr. Barley about the same Its last week. Oats met enquiry on late terms. Beans and Peas, no alteration. Wheat, 111. 10s. to 141. per load. Barley, 295. to 335. per qr. Oats 21a. to 335. Beans, 435. to 555. DONCASTER, Jan. 22.-There was a full average supply of Wheat ; and, although frosty weather has prevailed for several days, most of the samples were in bad condition. The market this morning opened exceedingly fiat, and offers were made at a great reduction in price ; very little business was done until near the close, when a pretty good clearance was effected at 64. upon the beet, and L. per three bushels decline on all damp and inferior qualities. Oats are very low, and about Is. under last week. Very little doing in Brans. Barley stationary in value; good Lincolnshire parcels realised 325., 661 M. per bushel. Wheat, new, 17s. to 205.; fine, 21s. to 21s. 6d. ; old, las. to 20s. ' • fine, 21s. to 21s. 6d. ; Blendcorn, 17s. ; fine, 19s. Rye, 1 40. ; fine, 15s. Brans, 15s. to 16e. ; fine, 17s. ; old, 18s. to 19s. ; fine, 20s. Peas, grey, 17s. ; white, 175., per three bushels imperial. Oats, 18s. to to 225. ; fine, 245. to 265. • old, 18s. to 2 . 41. ; fine, 275. to 30s. Barley, 295. to 31s. ; fine malting, 325. to 345. per quarter. HurrrINGDOW, Jan. 22.-There was not a large supply of Wheat ; the prices ranged from 295. to 31s. per load, and :n some instances as high as 325. for anything very dry. Barley could not be bought any cheaper. Beans and Peas in short supply. A fair quantity of Oats were offered, and fetched from 20s. to 255. per qr. - - KENDAL, Jan. 22.—We hed but a thin attendance. Oats met with a ready sale at tke prime quoted. The weather continues very severe, yet seasonable. Averages for the week ending Jan. 22 : Wheat, 43 qrs., 645. ; Oats, 64 qrs., 1.34. per qr. - • . • • • • LANCASTER, Jan. 22.—There has been a. good show of Wheat in ..ur market, but only little doing, and that at a further reduction in prices. In Meal there was a fair quantity, which fully maintained last week's prices. On the 17th a good deal of snow fell, and still remains upon the land; since then we have had very severe frost. Wheat, per load of 280 lbs., from 325. to 31s. 6d. ; Meal, per ditto of 240 lbs., 29a. 6d. to 31s. ; Beans, per ditto of 280 lbs., 20s. - - LEICESTER, Jan. 21.—Our Corn market was well attended by lath buyers and 'Okra ; sales were rather in favour of the former, at a decline of Is. en the best, and 2s. per qr. on the middling quality of Wheat ; other things remain unal tered. Wheat, 525. to 535. Barley, 324. to 351. Beans, 50s. to 565. Oats, 245. to 345. Flour, tine, 425. ; seconds, 40s. ; thirds, 38s. From the GAZETTE of THIS NIGHT. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, lax. 22. Rl. Reg. of of Art.—Sec.-Lteut. W. It. 'Lytton, to be first lieut., Tree Parson, deceased. Corps of HL Encineers.—Bres..Malor J. E. Fortiori', to be lent, col., .ice Selwyn. dec.; Second-Capt. G. IL Ilutebinson, to be capt., .ice Pordock ; First-lieut. W. F. D. Jerrols, to be second rapt., vice Ilutebausen; Second-Lieut. W. H. Noble, to be Ant lieut., eke Jercoin. BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED• lows JEWRY, jun., Cardiff, Glametganshire, shoe maker, December 7. BANKRUPTS. JosErn TlLLarr JAY, Ade, Norfolk, surgeon. MAItY BIDDLE, Brighton, Sussex, grocer. JOSEPH Scittzetriona, Birmingham, manufacturer of metals. WILLIAM RAY, Roll's holdings, Fetter-lane, coal dealer STEPHEN Low, Albion-place, Stoke Newington, cattle salesman. WILLIAM EDWARD MARRY, Strand, oilman. EDWARD MOSELEY, Upper Gloucester-street, Dorset square, wine merchant. EDWARD OLLIvn, West-street, Finsbury-circus, merchant. WILLIAM REYNOLDS, Clarendon•road, Notting-hill, builder. THOMAS BRUNILER, Queen-street, Finsbury, wadding manufacturer. BAMUEL PRENTICE, Slough, Buckinghamsbre, iron monger. RICHARD GEORGE WARD, DOadirleANDpllkoe, Wslworth, botcher. JOHN WILLIAMS, Berwick-house, llampstead-road, builder. JOHN )&LEAN LEN, Cornhill, City, underwriter. HANNAH BLOOM, Hanley, Southampton, grocer. RICHARD LANOWITH, Ltdlington-place, St. PADCTIIS, ket, tailor. Gannon Janata SHARP, Duke-street, Tooley-street, Southwark, tailor. ALSRED LOCKWOOD, Wrexham, Denbighshire, builder. JOHN CROAT, Ipswich, boot and shoe maker. EDWARD HAMILTON, Liverpool, hotel keeper. PATRICK FRANCIS WKENNA, Egremont, Cheshire, wine merchant. MARIA St ILDIFIELD, Emscote, Warwickshire, brass founder. _.•-•-• W ILLIAX ROBEET STACEY, THOMAS BATE, Birmingham, hatter. FRANCIS JOULE SMITH, Eccbaba% Staffordshire, currier. JOHN THOMPSON PHIPPS, Darlington, Durham, linen draper. THOMAS WILLIAM HORNSBY, Darlington, Durham, miller. JOHN ANDREW INGLIS, Darlington, Durham, draper. GEORGE FLETCHER, Egremont, Cumberland, tanner. JOHN WATTS, Swindon, Wiltshire, corn dealer. CHARLES PRIDEAIII. Fox, Torquay, Devonshire, sur geon dentist. ROBERT FEARNSIDES, Heskmondwike,Yorkshire, draper. SAMUEL HENRY BRIERLEY, Halifax, Yorkshire, grocer. Jowls WEST, itswthasta, Lancashire, cotton spinner. TYRALL Hoz.cuorr, Manchester, silk manufacturer. JOHN SPEARMAN, Astley,Lwicashire, builder. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. WILLIAM TAYLOR, Bainsford, Falkirk, grain dealer. NIEL STEWART, Perth, wine merchant. TROMAS M•Awrnint, Glasgow, carver and gilder. JAMES HALL, Alloa, merchant. JAMES DALT PEARE, Glasgow, merchant. Jon's RIDDELL, P►isley, wine merchant. DANIEL LINDSAY, Glasgow, upholsterer. JOHN GIBSON, Glasgow, silk spinner. GEORGE NAPIER, Edinburgh, share broker. GEOROS and SIMON WLENNAN, Glasgow, surrehants. DANIEL M'CALLVM, Glaygow, grocer. ALEXANDER TURNER, JUR., and ADAM WLELLAN, Glasgow, woollen drapers. THOMAS Rose, Quinsiebtirn, Stirlingahire, settle dealer. SUDDEN DEATH AT A BATTUE.—Lord Berner' shooting party at Kirby Hall were on Monday thrown into a state of alarm, by the sudden demise of one of his lord ship'. visitors. a gentleman named Margetson, of Ditching ham Hall. The party had not proceeded far when Mr. Idargetsou's companions walked too fast for him, and imme diately he fell down a corpse. The deceased was about sixty five years of age, and has left a family. NORTMANTON, Jan. n.-We have had I hrge Wheat, and the greater part much out of condition. RW dry samples could scarcely be bought at l en mosey ; s.! the damp and inferior were difficult to dispose of, offered at 2a. per qr. decline. Barley carne opist o "lP2 hand, and fully realises last week's prices. In ott er " there is little doing, without change is value. PRZSTON, Jan. 22.-The arrivals from Ireland an % fair amount. The Corn trade during the week h ai very inanimate, and each article has been offered iti 3 terms. The supply of Wheat at our market only moderate; the sale was slow, but the farmers mak= submit to any reduction, and ultimately a demean s = effected at the extreme rates of this day an'onight the turn lower, but not much offering a t r5 d...67..7 Flour 64 per peck cheaper. Brans a hr.ak Isle, age s 7 l : sante of le. per windle. Oats excesaively dull, eta 114 % reduction of Id. pi.r bushel. No charge as regards /..a. Oatmeal ; but Irish, of which the supply is lilsersl,k - " on the market at an abatement of Is. per load ral and middling qualities. Indian Corn rather bels o rar The average price of Wheat this week is ss. IL3 imp. qr. RICHMOND (YOUNSIIIRE), Jan. 22.-We bad a W..y ply of grain in our market today. Wont sold from 6.4 to 7s. 9d. per bushel. Oats, 2s. 9d. to 4s. 6d. Barley,...NE to 4e. 92. Beans, 4s. W. to ss. 6d. SIIRMARDCHT, Jan. 22.-Sellers being numerous and mi, ions to do business, enabled purchasers to buy as f01i0.... Wheat, per imp. bushel, 6s. Bd. to 7s. 3d. Bari. y, 4s 34 . 4s. 7d. Oats, 3s. 42. to Mi. YARMOUTH, Jan. 22.-We an only moderately supplied with grain. Wheat is a slow sale, tad, for interior pas* rather lower. Barley in fair demand, and prices for all Iwo fully u dear. Beans and Peas are not much in demand, %4 late prices are with difficulty maintained. 0.% rather cheaper. Wheat, white, 525. to 545. ; red, 441. to sls. Utl ey, 28s. to 31a. Beans, 38s. to 40s. Pear, 38s. t o 40 s. O ats, lo t to 28s. per qr. 8 VI/ NDON, Jan. 24.—A good supply of Wheat, which at a reduction of 2.. r qr., on best, and 34. on a ez , m d lily. Finest samples, 28s. per sack, or 565. per qr. • pd. red, at 525. to 545. ; common, 46e. to 50s. Flour, !Ala gg„ to 441. per beg. Of Burley, maltsters were estenmvs Wags; at the prices of last week ; heavy Chevalier made 34a qr. ; good malting. 335. to 341. ; grinding. at from, 30 a . 31s. Malt, beet, new. 60s. per qr. ; old, 544. to GO,. • alua ; fair samples offered at 56s common, 54s Barley Igena.gh per sack. Oats , the best Polands, 26s per qr.; eeccag lscaily, .. 2 ; 4s prices; good feed, from 455 . to 2 2 6 %; peCOlar qt. I r, eu s: goodße,i uwe al for white, at an advance of Is. per qr. ; grey and maga a s last week. LIMERICK, Jan. 22.—Our market was thinly supplied with Wheat to-day, but buyers were not willing to par. chase at late prices; inr prime milling 'smelts, hewers', full mosey won paid. The quantity t f Oats mmiag in is not large, and the price very var ible. No Barley offaing. in dian Corn and Meal in very du:l of sale and price down St :A 10s. r ton. 3he imports are large. Our exports or grain arc very exteroive, to Glasgow and London chiefly. Weather cold and showery. R*ll Wheat, 15d. to 16d.; white, 164. to 1744. Oats, 9d. to 91d. Barley, 114. to 121. per stone. Indian Corn, 81. 10s to 9/. ; Meal, 9/. to 91. 10s. Irish Flour, 32a. per bag; American, 30s. per barrel. Sumo, Jan. 22.—Oats, 9s. to 9s. 61 per barrel. Oatmeal, Ils. 6d. to 12s. per cwt. Indian Meal, 9s. 6d. Wheat, 2k. per barrel American Flour, 325. - . WATEILFORD, Jan. 22.-Our market ha. been only say• plied with all kind* of grain duriue the week, but the trails has continued in the some state of deprission by which it bar been characterised since the commencement of the new year. Wheat is again cheaper by 9d. to ls. per barrel. Oats have also receded 3d. ; and Barley, though scarce, moot M sold without some reduction in price. Inii.rn Corn meets more inquiry than of late, but we have many sel'en at a furthcr reduction of 6d. per barrel. Superfine and weed quality Flour can be bought at a reduction of 6d. to 9d. pes sack, but the coarser descriptions are firm at late prim The following arc the present quotations:-Wheat, undried, millers per 20 stone, 27a. to 285.; shipping, te 261. ; itarley, malting. per 16 Mono,to 13s. grinding, 13.. to 13s. 6d. Oats, white, per 14 rt., 10,. to 120.; black, lls. to Ils. 6d. Prepared: Wheat, millers', per 20 st., 28s. 6d. to 291.6 d. ; shipping, 265. to rs. Barley, malting, per 16 stone, 16., to 16s. 6d.; grinding, 14s. 6d. to 151. Oats, white, per 14 stone, 12s. to 12s. 6d; black, Ils. 9d. to 12a. Flour, super., per sack, 40s. ; 84.. 6.1. to 335. 6c1.; thirds, 325. to 345.; fourths, 24..6 25e. Indian Corn, Danube, per 20 stone, 20s. to 214.81, American, yellow and red, 20s. to 20s. 6d. ; Spanish es& Portuguese, IBs. to 19,. 6d.; white, 19s. to 19s. 64.; datasged, for cattle, 16s. to 171. Indian Corn Meal, pm cwt., 9s. to 9s. 6d. ; Oatmeal, per cwt., 12.. to 12s. 6d.; ltyc Meal, per cwt., is. to Be. Bran, per 6 atone, 3s. 6d. to 31.8 d. KONIGSBERG, Jan. 14.—The weather is less seven than it has been, but we have still 8 degrees of frost. Very little snow has fallen, and it may be questioned whether the have a sufficient covering. The grain trade remained exceedingly quiet, and though the weather has been very favourable for thrashing, the supplies brought forward have been unimportant. That the potato crop has proved a failure to a very great Extent is certain, and an extra con. sumption of Rye is consequently taking place in a variety of ways, but particularly for distilling. Prices of Wheat are nearly nominal, but the little business which has taken place has been at the previously high quotations. ROSTOCK, Jan. 13.—Mainly on account of want of money our market has been on the decline of late for Wheat, and finest quality has been obtainable at 465. to 475.• ' inferior qualities down to 42a. ; Barley, 62Ibs. tod3lbs., 225.; boiling Peas, 335., all pis. qr., free on board in spring. _ _ , . . Sr I'vrtnanusto, Jan. 7.—The grain trade' is quits It a stand-still, and prica remain about the same as our last quotations. Wheat 28 to 29 roubles ; soft ditto, 25 to 26 roubles ; Oats, 10 to 15 roubles according to quality. HOPS. - BOROUGH MARKET, Two 0' Oak.- Mears. Pattenden and Smith report that the market ea. tinues the name. New DUG .2 E. Rents 31. 10 to3l. 0 Yowling Kenta.p.ewt. 21.14 WY 1 NeerWeeld of Neut , 2 16 to 3 0 Yearlme Buser 6to 3 New Now% 2 16 to 310 Old Hops ... • ••• 1 oto 1 Tuella:us . HAY.—SMITIIFIELD, TIDO o' Clock. —Messrs. Cooper and Davis report trade a little better, at the fo:lowiog quota. tions : Prime Meadow TOr. to na I R0w0n....52a to 80s. I Straw.. Rat to ?k Infector ...... bat to 65t. Clore.. Ws. to 95a. I CATTLE, B:c.—Total of Cattle received in London, by the Eastern Counties Railway, for the week ending Jan. In: Beaats. Sheep. riga. Calla At Landon ~... ........ 33 At Stratford station... 203 At Tottenham Total 1331 6010 226 31 SWINDON, Jan. 24.—Tho Herons and Herefords won short in number, but good in quality ; some excellent Short. Horns also ; prices for the best quality quite am high as last market, viz., from Ili. 6d. to 124. 6d. per score; warm Beast from 10s. to 10s. 64.; old, at 9s. to 91. 64. Benin Calves were scarce, and high in prices, from 113.9 d. to 125.; some not so tine went at lls. Best Sleep made readily 6s. to 55. 2d. per stone ; second quality, 4s. Bd. ; common, 41, to 4s. 441. ; trade was brisk. For Yesterdav's Markets aer lost pop. SHIPPING. MAILS ARRIVED.—DubIin, 4 ; Waterford, 3 ; Donagbadss, 2; French, 2; Flanders, 1. LONDON, Jan. 2-s.—Wind this day at noon, N.B. ; mo derate breeze, and fine frosty weather. Dust, Jan. 24.—E., strong and squally.—Arrived fres the ricer and sailed for : Thetu, Sydney, N.S.W.; Earl d Ripon, Valparaiso. DARTMOUTH, Jan. 24.—N.E.—Arrived : Olof Wyk, Manzille, for Bremen. PLYMOUTH, Jan. 24.—N.N.E.—Arrived: Louise, Made, for Havre; Victory, Cape of Good Hope; Balticer, Cabs for Bremen. Off port Franklin, Mauritius. LIVERPOOL, Jan. 24.—N.B.—Arrived : Hope, Bom bay ; John Parker, Charleston : William Prowse, Cantos. lett Cape 20th Nov. ; Princaa Victoria, Maranbam, uulei 18th ult. Sailed : Irt, Bahia ; Laurin, Jamaica ; Leann, Demerara. Orr FOWET.—Jeanette, Batavia, for Rotterdaln. FALMOUTH, Jan. 24. 8.N.8. —Arrived : Freedom, Pernambuco. lineoerows, Jan. 22.—S.—Arrived : Sarah, St. John's. CORE. Jan. 22.—5., strong.—Arrived : Aurora, Madras; Colingwood, Mauritius • Alexauder, Cobiga ; Lincoln, Boston. Off port : Maid of the Mill, Trinidad, for ths Clyde. BELFAST, Jan. 22.—Sailed Sobraon, Demerara. DROGHEDA, Jan. 23.—N.B.—Arrived Ann, St. John's, New Brunswick. WELLS, Jan. 24.—A handkerchief, containing -`ones " Epitome of Frac ical Navigation," marked on the (VW "Samuel Murray, Sunderland, Durham, April 22, 1M4," has been picked up on the shore. RAMSOATE, Jan. 24.—The Robert Ileddle, from Sierra Leone, in coming into the harbour yesterday, at high-water, took the ground on the But Bank, and on being left dry was very much strained, floated this morning , with six feet water in the hold. YARMOUTH, Jan. 24.—The brigs Norasternin and ths Dromingen, both of Chriatianund, the former for Withal, the latter for Rochefort, got on the Ilaisblrough Sand this morning, but afterwards came off, with lora of rudder and water-logged, and have been brought into the roods to be lightened. lIIDDLESBOIIOVOII, Jan. 23.—The Meabarn , o f Bosto n struck on the Redoes. Rocks on the 18th inst. ; came off, and proceeded for the Tees, but, being very leaky, she was run on shore on Seaton Sand. She has since been got off, and towed in here. LERWICK, Jan. 14.—Four sloops have arrived here from the Amelia, from Cronstadt, on shore near Nesting, with flax, and the material' of the vessel; as the weather is now fine, she will soon be discharged. A top-board, marked " Josephine," in gilt letters, on a green ground, has bee! picked.up at Haroldswick bland. A head-board, marked Cecilia," and one " Marion," have also been picked4p there. A ship's stern has been picked up at Belts Sound, with 901ba. of lead on it. A boat, belonging to the Neptune, of Newcastle, has been found at Cost. Sttoo, Jan. 22.—The Sarah and Maris, in proceeding down the river this morning, took the ground, but is ea• pected off next tide without r'ismage. thacan, Jan. 21.—The David, of Galway, in coming out of the creek last night, took the ground and lay badly. She will be surveyed. DARTMOUTH, Jan. 24. —The Oroetfarat Vlacintle, from St. Petersburg to Leghorn, which put in here, 3rd instant, leaky, capsized this morning in a heavy squall ; cargo landed in a damaged mate. _+~ ~. ~Pa i ~~ 1' IL 14. li dal .‘6l:= Loll AFTE Archbis indeed t ever rev true the Dull at *dull to moral. netty's Wien ; truth. If • son . rabla md. Val TIM ate T.t• To-11. One Grace o minded the au' bondal; none. of as k re