The Express. — London, England, 1848-03-03 00:00:00

or must (of 1710), anti-tnnitanans, who are commonly called unitarians, could not be trustees or bent fiCialif S of the charity, and he decreed that all the trusters should be removed, not only such of them as were unitarian, but also I triniuuien trustees, who concurica in the misapplication of the trust fund.—Mr. Roll and Mr. R. Palmer were heard for the appellants on the 24th, 28th, and 29th of last month. —Mr. ICludersley and Mr. Malin, for the respondents, hare not yet finished their argumonts.—Adjourned to Monday neat. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOME CIRCUIT.-111=1,01113, MAUCH 2. Before ford Denman aria a special Jury. Coons,. TANNBIL.—Carr. COS.—fhe damages in this case wens laid at 5,0001. Mr. Berjsant Shee, in opening the case, said that the plaintiff is a poulterer on Holborn-bridge, and the defendant is a solicitor in New Basinghall. street. The lady who was the =fortunate subject of this inquiry was possessed of con siderable attractions, and at the time of her marriage was about twenty years of age. The plaintiff is six years her senior. Four children, two of whom are now alive, re sulted from the marriage. About six months after their marriage, the plaintiff became acquainted with the defen• dant, who acted for him as his legal adviser, and an intimacy sprang up. The plaintiff took &country residence at M unwell hill,near to one occupied by the defendant. The defendant was also a married men, and his wife and daughters were on very friendly turns with the plaintiff and bis family. For some time aim this the wills of the plaintiff was in the ha bit of coming to town to saga her husband is the business but she very seen diestatiawni doing so, and the plaintiff observed a genet dilkstaws la har spandost towards him, and also more $i b ras shildion, one of whom was im e awl alliaMil Tbis west on for some time, and the 4601 Sti memos and de meanour of his wife spread to Wm* more sad more es tranged, and matters asatinued to this Mats for a period of two years, until at leas* his suspicions became aroused, but no suspicion was entertained of the guilt of the defendant, who professed the wail friendship. They continued to live very unhappily mita the year 1846, when a deed of separation was drawn by the defend ant at the request of the plaintiff, and the plaintiffs wife left her husband's roof, and took up her abode with the defendant's family. It woe then that the plaintiff obtained satisfactory evidence of his dishonour. Shortly alter the lady had gone to live at the defendant's house, it was ob served that his wife wan frequently seen by the servants in tears, and apparent great distress of mind; and this was, no doubt, occasioned by her conviction of the guilty con nexion that existed between the plaintiffs wife and her hus band. It would be shown on several occasions that the parties were walking together in the grounds, ha with hie arm round her waist, and she with hers round his, and they also frequently addressed one another as " My dear." Then were also various other circumstances which would bat pan duced in evidence that would leave no doubt, he was Mira tied, in the minds of the jury of their guilt; and when they had heard all the facts, he felt enured that they would give exemplary damages. Mr. J. Bull prised that he was acquainted with the plain tiff and his wife for several years after their marriage, and he laid they always appear d to be on the most affectionate terms. Tao plaintiff's wife was an exemplary and kind mother. George Daniel, an occasional assistant to the plaintiff, do wsed that he first knew the defendant in consequence of his coaling to his master's shop iu 1936, and he always understood him to be a friend of the family. The plainttff used to go to market every mooning, and the defendant used frequently to come to the shop at that time, and go into the parlour to Mrs. Cooke, and he had frequently seen them with their hands locked in each others, and the defendant pinching Mrs. Cooke's arm. Ile had gone into the parlour when they were so engaged, and they both appeared very much confused. When the plaintiff was present the de fendant never acted in this manner. Joseph Jamas Clerk, another of the plaintiff's shopmen, also spoke to the familiarity that appeared to exist between the defendant and the wife of the plaintiff. Samuel Josiah Flight, gardener and groom to the plain tiff at Muswell hill, said, that upon three occasions he saw the defendant at his master's house in his absence, and ob served him walking with Mrs. Cooke in the grounds playing and toying together. Upon another occasion he saw from the lawn that they were sitting together quite close, and when they observed him they pulled down the blind. On another day plaintiff's wife went out with defendant in a chaise, and she did not return home till the next day. Jeremiah Crump, formerly groom to defendant, proved that in the autumn of 1846 he went with Mr. Tanner's horse in • fly to the house of the plaintiff with defen dant. On the road defendant told him there would be a lady awaiting ha arrival at Mr. Cooke's, and be got out about half a mile from the house. He after wards took up Mrs. Cooke with her luggage, and drove back , and rejoined the defendant, who got into the fly, and he , drove them both to his house, and Mrs. Cooke stayed there ' until he left. During the time he was there, he frequently saw the defendant walking about the grounds with M . Cooke, with their arms round each other's waists, while Mrs. Tanner was in the house, and they used to all each other my dear, and they very often went out together in a chaise. I Upon one occasion, while witness was engaged in the garden, the defendant and Mrs. Cooke came up, and his master ordered him to another part of the grounds, and his suspicions being aroused, he watched their movements, , and observed Mrs. Coots and the defendant go in different ' directions towards a shed in a secluded part of the grounds. He was prevented from seeing whether they entered it, but ' in about half-an-hour he saw them coming in a direction I from the shed. He went in and saw a quantity of hay strewed about, and there was an appearance as though some ' persons had been reclining upon it ; and he found a hand kerchief lying on the hay marked E. C. On several other , occasions he SSW the defendant and Mrs. Cooke go towards the shed, and afterwards observed the same a lie had frequently seen Mrs. Tanner crying, w=the c let fondant and Mrs. Cooke were waßsing about the lawn. Ono morning, while Mrs. Tanner was absent, he saw Mrs. Cooke , in the defendant's bedroom in her night-dress, and shortly ' afterwards he saw the defendant dressing himself in this same room. some other evidence of an immaterial character was then adduoed, and this closed, the plaintiff's case. Mr. Petersdorff them addressed the jury fee the defendant, and he urged ''..aat it would be monstrona to convict a man of such see offence as this upon such evidence as had been ad u","' .oys th e plaintiff. It was alleged that there bad been a If'thinal intimacy subsisting for a period of 13 years, and )set there was not an atom of direct evidence to show ;hat such haricots; yr connexion had ever taken place retween the parties. Ile said he should be in a pcosition to show that, although for the first few years the plaintiff and his wife had lived happily together, yet that after that period, from an ill-founded feeling of jealousy or some other cause, the plaintiff's conduct to his wife had completely changed, and he constantly abused her, and on one occasion proceeded to personal violence ; and she was at length com pelled to leave him, and a deed of separation was drawn up. With regard to her taking up her residence at the house of the defendant, it was not at all unnatural that she should have done so, considering the intimacy that subsisted be tween them ; and all the little familiarities that had been spoken to were merely, as he contended, acts of good breed ing and innocent familiarity, and ought not to be ascribed to any impure motive. This action would in all probability never have been heard of, but for the fact of the defendant having sent in a bill to Mr. Cooke for professional services, a portion of which bad been incurred for consultations upon the conduct of his wife, Mr. Cooke having consulted the de fendant upon the subject of his wife's supposed infidelity with other persons. The learned counsel concluded by Milling the following witnesses; Mary Duffy deposed that she was in the service of the plaintlff at ilua we ll.hill. He frequently abused his wife and in-cupd her of inVelity, and upon one cecassin he struck her several times in the face in the presence of witness and the children, and he also locked her in her room and fastened the wthdows—Cron-ezamined She never upon any occasion saw the defendant come to the house by him self when the plaintiff was absent. Serjeant Shee briefly replied. The Lord Chic' . Justice summed up, and the jury, after a very short deliberation, returned a verdict for the plaintiff. Damages 5001. OXFORD CIRCUIT.—Oxroan, blAacu 2. The judges of assize (Mr. Justice Patteson and Mr. Justice Croswell) reached Oxford yesterday, and procee to the County Hail, where th e commission was o p en ed. After a tt en ding divine service this morning their lordships com menced business. There are no less tha n 78 cases in the intender, but none of a very serious nature. In the Nisi Prins Court there are hut four cases set down for trial. Caowe Coenr—Before Mr.Justiee Putnam. POST-OFFICE ROBBERIES.T. Brown Oa to letter car - rier at Tetsworth) pleaded guilty to the charge et accreting, embezzling and destroying certain letters, containing monies, the property of the Postmaster-General.—Sentenc Tets e deferrwas ed. B. Jon.. of the late post-master at worth, Thomas Brown to secrete, embezzle, -, containing monies, and afterw sorbs es, knowing them to be stolen. — wetted thatthe Rev. Mr. Peers,Vicar 'abet last solicited subscriptions to `lurch, anionsequence of not staining moony sent to him, he dice authorities, who suspended the person named Lawson to take his a fter ho was there a letter came, con . addreued to the Rev. Mr. Peers, ', but the money had been ab- ...at on that day a half-sovereign was letter-carrier, who said lie found it ait which he was in the habit wf d to deliver.—The prisoner VIII deferred. Wilmshurse was charged uttered a forged cheque of Sir E. 1. 10s., acheq forged cheque forgedcheque of Pi. Taylor for .and the London and County Bank. set Guilty.—Mr. Keating stated the .1 which it appeared that, on the 9th of prisoner, who had formerly been in the on and County Banking Company, at at Aylesbury, visited Oxford, and after veafully to open an account at the bank Parsons, and Co., went to the London -k, representing that his name was' taken a house at Paybourne, banking account at Oxford. He de purporting to be drawn by Sir B. Filmes., of J. M. Brown, for 3,7241. 10s. ' payable ' County Bank ; he also deposited another purporting to be drawn in favour of • 3101. payable at the Buckinghamshire a and County Bank. He also left • ' contained scrip for 100 shares in a ie was &director. Upon the faith of 301. in cash. About an bear of MIDLAND ClRCUlT.—Nonusewrrow, WEDNESDAY. The judges appointed to bold assizes for the county of Northampton (Chief Justice Wilde and Mr. Justice Mauls) arrived here on Tuesday evening, when the commission was opened. The court opened about 12 o'clock, the Lord Child Justice presiding . in the Crown Court, and Mr. Justice Msule at Nisi rnus. The cause list contains six cases, one of which is a special jury. The calendar contains the names of 61 prisoners. The offences with which they are charged are generally of a light and ordinary description. The following are the exceptions.. murder, 3 ; arson, 3. CROWN COVET. Tits QUEEN D. MARTHA RANDS.—CEILD INSANYIY. —Mr. Miller appeared tor the prosecution, aid Mr. Macauley for the defence. It appeared that the pri soner, who is a native of this county, wos the wife of a shoemaker at Southampton, and the mother of two children, one of whom was six months old. Some time previously to the 21th Nov., 1845, she had been in a very bad state of health, and subject to such mental aberrations as to require to be con ti n ually watched. She was ordered to try her na tive air, and while residing in this county, on one occasion being left alone, she threw her youngest child into a caul dron of boiling water, by which its death was caused. She was at that time in such a state of mind that she was com mitted to a lunatic asylum by order of the magistrates. She had now recovered and was out upon her trial On the facts above stated being proved a verdict of Not Guilty on the ground of insanity was immediately retenied. and she was ordered to be detained during her Majesty's pleasure. SOUTH WALES CIRCUIT.--Sweesha, Fen. 29. Before Melustice %velem'. THE ROBBERY OF DR. BOWILING.—J. Lloyd and B. Mahoney, were indicted for robbing C. Bowring of gold and bank notes value LOOM—The prisoners in answer to the usual questions as to whether they were 'guilty or not guilty, pleaded guilty.—The prisoners were then ordered to stand down, and E. Evans, 38, weaver, and ft. Thomas, 26, woollen-spinner, were indicted for feloniously receiving a portion of the above 1,0001, knowing it to have been stolen. —Mr. Grove, for the prosecution, remarked that the circum stance of Lloyd and Mahoney, the principals in this robbery, having pleaded guilty to the charge preferred against them, would materially shorten the case for the prosecution. How ever, as their confession was not in law evidence against the two prisoners at the bar, it would be nece-sary brie*, te narrate the circumstances under which the robbery was committed. It would appear in evidence that on the 4th of November last, Mr. C. Bowriliwith his b r other, Dr. Bowring, left Bowrington for B • end, and about no they commenced their journey omewards, in a els. , After having proceeded some mile*, and while going up a hill, they wen attacked and robbed of 1,0001. by the two men, Lloyd and Mahoney, who had pleaded patty. They went up to the two gentleme n, at whom the y presented ' pistols, and used threats of violence unless the money was delivered up to them. The result was, that the 1,0001. which had been procured from the bank for the purpose of paying the wages of the men employed at their works, were delivered up to the thieves, who then made off, Lloyd hewing first shot the hone which was in the gig. The alarm was given, and a considerable number of men—in fact, nearly the inhabitants of the district, went in pursuit of the , prisoners. Mahoney was apprehended by a person named ' John Jones, who found upon him 1381. Ids. Ted., but none of this money was in notes. Late the MEW evening another rzon, named Jones, a pprehended Lloyd, at Taibaeh. ant Wright ' was also present. At the time he wsec rt a e C e p i reteneled, Jones heard the chinking of money, and en subsequently searching the spot in which the prisoner was taken, he toured a handkerchief containing 515 reigns. Tea Tea pounds were found upon him, but no notes. These were in brief the circumstances under which the rob beg was committed. He would sew come to the ease against Evans and Thomas, the two prisoners at the bar, who were charged with feloniously receinng the notes. It would appear that two days after the comarmass of the rob berpe reward of 601. was offered for the recovery of the re maining property. About this time the prisoner Beans, toge ther with a farmer's son, residing in the neighbourhood of Bridgend, went out together in search of theme esth.e pro- They v i s ited a wood called Cwoinant-gwyn, poaal, the jury would bear in mind, of the pr i s oner Evans. In the course of the search Evans suddenly left his partner, and in a short time returned, announcing _that be had found Reign to the spot the bag of money. On accompanying pointed out, Daliel lliontas =CI Evans found a bundle of notes, secured by a strip of paper pioned round them by the manager of the bank at the time they were delivered to Mr. C. Bowring. The bundle of notes was examined, and, when the witness David Thome first saw them, they con sisted of thirty-four 51. notes, amounting to 1701., whereas the missing notes, the jury would bear in mind, amounted to 2701. Subsequently these notes were delivered up to Mr. Bowring, who paid to the prisone r six of the notes, and two sovereigns, as a reward for the recovery of the money. It would be proved that the prisoner, on the same day, changed these notes at the bank, and re dived for them 30 sovereigns. Consequently, he bad ne notes remaining. He would now carry the jury forward 20 days afterwards, when the prisoner Evans appeared at the Union Inn, Swansea, a public house kept by Abraham Hopkins. Whilst there he sent for the prisoner Thomas, and both drank very freely. Evans displayed fifteen or sixteen five-pound notes, and treated all ' around. These notes, be it r emembered, were those of the Provincial Bank of Eng land, corresponding with these deli vered to Mr. Bowring at the Bridgend branch. Two of these notes were paid to Mr. Hopkins, the one by Evans and the other by Thomas, in payment of spirits and beer 1 supplied to the prisoners. Three two notes wou ed ld thou, be pde re- I duced beton the jury, and positively identifi as livered him by the prisoner'. It would be for the jury to say whether they were a portion of those stolen from the Messrs. Bowring, and whether the prisoners had Bardenp p r iated them knowing them to have been stolen. — having been heard the jury found both prisoners Guilty. Lloyd and Mahony were sentenced to transportation for life, Evan Evans to eighteen months' imprisonment, and Richard Thomas to six months' imprisonment, each with hard labour. CENTRAL CRIMmAL COURT. OLD COURT.—Before the Lord Chid Baron and Mr. Justice Coltman. A BUTLER MARRYLNO A WARD LN CHANCERY. Samuel Brown was brought up in custody of a tipstaff be longing to the Queen's Bench prison, to which place he had been committed under attachment of the Court of Chan wards,cery, for contempt of its jurisdictionjurisdiction in marrying one of its to take his trial upon an iwlictment framed upon the statute of the 6th and 7th Wm. IV., known as the Births, Mar riages, and Deaths Registration AM, charging bun with misdemeanor in having wilfully given a false statement be fore the occasion of his marriage gi ven a Hester Field, and caused the same to be inserted in the marriage register, whereby he had incurred the penalty affixed to the crime of wilful perinry.—The Attorney-General, Mr. Bodkin, mid Sir John Bayley conducted the prosecution S.r F. Thesi ger, Mr. Clarkaon, and Mr. Ballantine appeared for the de fendant.—When the cue was called on Sir F. Thesiger ap plied to the court to allow the defendant to retract his plea of not guilty and to demur to some of the counts in the indiand ct ment, which gave rise to a long technical argument, eventually the court refused to grant the application. The Attorney-General addres‘ed the jury, and stated that the prosecution was instituted by the authority of one of the Vice-Chancellors of England, and he proceeded to detail the circumstances which led to the indictment being preferred. He said that in the year 1810 the prisoner lived in the ser vice of a gentleman in \V impole.street, as butl,x, but he left that service, and went to reside with his brother, at Tring, in Hertfordshire. The marriage in question was contracted in June, 1847, between the prisoner and Miss Hester Field, the daughter of a gentleman residing at Berkhampstead, and who, under the will of her mother, would, upon coming of age, be entitled to ver y considerable property, amounting, he believed, to 1,1001. a year. It *as considered ad f.sable that this young lady, who was now only 18 years old, should be made a ward of Chancery, and while she was in that position the prisoner induced her to accompany him to Trinity Church, Marylebone, where the ceremony of marriage was performed between them, and upon that occasion he made statements which he must have known to be false, and it was upon these false statements the preaent indictment was founded. They separated very won after the marriage, and the defendant was subsequently commit ted to prison for a contempt of the Court of Chancery, and the circumstances being laid before one of the Vice-Chan gallon, it was referred to him, as Attorney-General, to gee whether there were grounds for a presecutioa touttuted; and upon a scrutiny of the foots he felt ituy to direct the present prossecution, ss a first step the marriage, and thus W restore her property to the unfortunate yowls may - I.Anes, son of the late p charged with inciting Theism i . and destroy certain letters, con receiving the same monies, kn From the evidence it appearec of Tetaworth, in December 1 wards the repair of his ehurcl receiving certain letters contai complained to the Pest-office , post-master, and sent a peso place ; and a few days after h • taming a haltsovereign' addr w hich letter was delivered, 1 stracted. It was proved that o given by Brown, the letter-ca cryottom of the basket in 1 ing the letters he had I found Guilty.—Sentence del 1, EXTENSIVE FOROIET.- With having, at Oxford, utte Filmer, Bart., for 3,7241. li i Flaisted for 2311., and a for 3101., with intent to defraud The prisoner pleaded Net 0 i case to the jury, from which September last, the prisoner employ of the London and their branch bank at Ayle 1 1 1. endeavouring unsuccessful], of Mews. Robinson , Farm and County branch bank, i Brown, and that he had and w ished to open a banl posited a cheque purportin Bart., in favour of J. M. at the Loudon and County cheque for 3101., purpos i 1 1 1 1 B. Brown, Esq., for 3101. 1 branch of the London and cash-box which he said cos railway line of which he w these deposits he drew 301. 1 . '` \\., lie left the bank, he returned and presented another cheque far 2511., purporting to be drawn by A. B. Plaisted, and payable at the Aylesbury breach of the London and being County Bank, which he wished to ha ve cubed, but on its re fused, he asked for a letter of credit on London d at four days' date, which was g iven him. Shosily dter, the ea clerk, hearing som ething which made him suspect; that there was something wrong in thews transactions, went to the railway station, and on making inquiries, found that the prisoner had ordered a special train to London, which had been in readiness for him, but which he had ant availed himselt of. In consequence of this, the head clerk proceeded to Abingdon with the pre raid station, where he succeeded in meeting soner, who had just arrived there in • with and gig from Oxford. He won made him acquainted his ,and succeeded in getting back the letter of credit, the cheque book he had given him, and 211. out of the 301. which he had drawn. The prisoner promised to pay the remaining 91. the next day, as be said he should be in Oxford, andtee for left his his gr eat coat with theihead clerk as some guaran doing so. Instead of this, however, he went on to Theme, where he bought a gun, &c., amounting to 41.17 x., for which he gave a cheque on Messrs. Robinson and Parsons' hank at Oxford for 101., purporting to be drawn by J Ellison, in favour of J. Field, whom he represented himself to be, stat ing, in addition, that he was brother to Mr. Field, of Little Milton, who was a customer to the gunmaker. The prisoner succeeded in drawing the difference between the cheque and the bill for the gun, &c., amounting to 61. 35., and w henthe cheque was sent to Oxford it was returned, no such person as Mr. Ellison having any account there. In consequenceof this, the gunmaker went in pursuit of the prisoner, who was taken into custody at Berkhampstrad, and in the meantime a cheque-book of Messrs. Robinson and Parsons' was picked up on the road, with which the cheque paid to the gum:maker exactly fitted. Sir E. Filmer was examined, and denied having written any such cheque as the one produced while the r of the Aylesbury and Buckinghamshire branch banks denied having any account in the name of A. B. Plaisted or W. Taylor. The gunmaker, Tomlinson, of 'theme, and several other witnesses were called, who awl) , established the charges against the prisoner. Mr. Cooke appeared for the prisoner, and cross-examined the witnesses, hut declined making any defe nce.—The j ud g e recapitulated the evidence, and the jury, without any hesitation, returned a verdict of Guilty. Sentence was deferred, as there are several other similar cases egged the prisoner. TIIE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, MAWCH 3, 1848. Edward Spine, depansi, that he was clerk at Trinity Church, Mary Lebow., and he was at that church in the per ferments of his duty on the 23rd May last. The defendant came into the vestry-room on that day, and wished to pub lish the banns of marriage, and headed him a paper, and he filled up the book from the particulars on the paper. The entry desmibed the prironer and the person to whom he was to be married as of full age, and residing at Wimpole street, within the district. He gave his own name es Samuel Brown, and the Isdy as Hester Field, he being de ,'gibed as bachelor and the lady as spinster. Witness gave the book to the officiating clergyman, and the banns were re gularly published in the ileum way, for three successive Sun days. On the 19th of June the parties attended at the church to have the marriage solemnised, and he produced the register book of marriages. Before the marriage was solemnised he put some questions to the pri , ironer, and, in answer to them, he said his name was Samuel Brown, that he was of full age, that 'he was a bachelor--eeeribed himself as a gentleman—and he gave his residence as 31, Wimpole-street. The prisoner described the lady as being of full age, a spinster, and said that she resided in Wimpole-street. All this took place before the arrival of the Rev. Mr. Hamilton, t ad- he 1 officiating clergyman, and the parties subsequently leurned to the church, where the marriage was !solemnised. Before he affixed his signature, Mr. Hamilton read over the I partitulars of the register to the prisoner and Miss Field, and they both assented to their correctness. The Rev. J. F. Hamilton deposed that at the time in question he was the curate of Trinity Church, and he re membered the marriage between the prisoner and Hester Field takieg place on the 19th June. After the solemnisa tion he read out the particulars in the marriage register. and asked both parties distinctly if they were correct, and they both replied in the affirmative, the prisoner by • distinct declaration, and Miss Field gave a silent assent. Both parties then signed the register. Edwin Whitney, butler to Mr. Clitherow, 31, Wimpole street, deposed that the prisoner held the HMO situation be fore he took it. The prisoner called upon him on two occa sions since he left, and requested that if any letters or par. eels arrived for him, he would forward them to him at Tnng. Neither he nor Miss Field had resided in the house since 1840. Mr. John Lake deposed that he was acquainted with the prisoner, and to the best of his belief in June last he was re siding at Tring with his brother. In July he met the pri soner, and he told him a long story about his marriage, and among the particulars he mentioned, be said that a clergy man had given him information that as the young lady was under age he could not marry her by licence without the consent of her guardians, and that he must have the banns published, and he did so; and was present on the first occa sion in the church. He also said that he had shown Miss Field a paper, which he believed she imagined to be a mar riage licence, and said that he had doubled back the word "benne," to induce her to believe so.—Cross-examined Did not know that one of the sons of Mr. Smith, the solicitor for the prosecution, was paying his addresses to Miss Field. Mr. J. Brown deposed that the prisoner was his brother. He was formerly in the service of Mr. Clitherow, but left it ten years ago, and had since resided with witness at Tripp, and as-hated him in his trade of a brewer. Miss Field was witness's ward, and would be entitled to consi derable property when she came of age. She was now It years old, and came to his house at Tring when she left school, which was about three months before this occurrence took place. Prieoner and Miss Field both left the house on the morning of the 19th June, and returned together in the afternoon. Supposed the prisoner knew her age, as her birthday had been kept shortly before June. The /attorney -General said this was the case for the pro secutioa. Sir F. Thesiger then took some technical objections, but the court, without bearing the Attorney-General in reply, ruled that the case mu s t g o to the jury.—Sir F. Thesiger eice..rdingly addressed them on behalf of the defendant, and he commented by e characterising the p d r sent prosecution as a most harsh proceeding against the e fendant. He said there was not the slightest evidence n to show that the young lady was not an entirely free agent i the matter, or that she had in any manner been entrapped into the marriage. The defendant had already buffered severely for his share in the transaction. He had been corn mitted to prison under an attachment of the Court of Chan cery, and there he must rem ain until he consented to have such an allowance settled upon his wife as should be directed by the Lord Chancellor, and therefore he submitted there was no ground for insinuating that the young lady would be deprived of her property by her connexion with the de fendant. He urged upon the jury that it was exceedingly probable the prosecution had only been instituted by some disappointed suitor to the young lady, or some other pughter sons who bad an eye to her property, and that they o not by returning a verdict of guilty tosanction the law being made the instrument of carrying out the private objects of such parties. The Attorney-General, at the close of the address of Sir F. Thesiger, said he felt called upon to state distinctly that the prosecution was instituted by him in his official capacity, under the authority of the Vice-Chancellor. The Lord Chief Baron, in summing up, told the jury that they had nothing to do with the motives or objects of a pro secution, or the parties by whom it was instituted. The legislature had directed that these registries of births, t v mar riages, and deaths should be kept ; audit was no dou b t m iry important that they should be kept correctly ; and to insure that result, the legislature had fixed penalties of a severe character for the offence of causing a false statement to be in. sorted in any such register. The defendant was charged with having made such false statement ; and the question for the jury to consider was, whether the evidence adduced satisfied them that be had done so or not. The jury, after a short deliberation, returned their verdict, finding the prisoner " Guilty of making a false statement with regard to his residence."—t/pon the application of tbe prisoner's counsel the verdict was recorded in the form in which it was given, and the prisoner was placed in custody of the governor of Newgate, judgment being deferred. NSW COURT.—Before the Recorder sad Aldermen Sir J. Duke sad Saleroom. THE SOCIETY Or ARTISTN.—EITHAORDINLILY DISCLO MAMIE—E. Rizon VMS indicted for stealing and embezzling the monies of the Society of British Artists, his masters. — The prisoner had been in the employ of the society about four years, his situation being that of keeper of the exhibiting gallery in Suffolk-street, Pall-mall. The duties he had to perform were, to take charge of the pictures sent in for ex hibition, to sell as many Si possible, and keep accounts of every transaction, which were to be supervised by the com mittee. The society was accustomed to deduct 5 per cent. from the amount realised by a picture, the work of an artist not a member of the society ; but upon the proceeds of the pictures of the members the per centage was oaly 21. The prisoner had books, in which was entered the number of each picture, and the price set upon it by the artist ; and in another book were entered the number of the picture and the price realised. Mr. Stevens, the treasurer to the society, showed t hat a picture, priced by the artist at 50 guineas, had been pur chased by • gentleman who drew a prize of 401. in the Art Union, and who selected this picture, Raying over tohe t prisoner 121. 10s., the difference. The prisoner in his books represented this transaction as having realised only 501. He thereby subtracted 21. 10s., besides depriving the society of the increased commission, and the society were liable to the artist for the original sum fixed upon the picture. It was shown that the prisoner took the same course in three die '-et traneactions: Mr. Clarkson, in cross-examiost.,.., asked Mr. Stevens if it were not usual for pictures sent to the society to be sold at a very reduced rate from that stated by the artist, while it was published to the world that the price realised was ten times as much.—Mr. Stevens said he could not answer the question. Mr. Clarkson : Here's an instance then. Turn to 192 in the catalogue. Was not the price put by the artist upon that picture 3001., and was it not actually sold for 371., while in a printed catalogue it was stated to have fetched 2001.? Mr. Stevens said the original price was 3001., and it cer tainly had produced but 371. He could not say whether it was stated to have fetched 2001. It was one of A. J. Wool mer's pictures. The Art Union catalogue was made up from the society's books. lam an artist by profession. I remember painting a picture called a "Head of a Greek Boy." It was exhibited by the society, and was sold in the gallery to a Mr. Bohn, of Davenport, for 17 guineas. I painted a copy of it. I sent the picture to Mr. Bohn. I think the original was sent. Mr. Clarkson : Upon your oath, Mr. Stevens, did you not send to Mr. Bohn a copy of the picture you sold him for 17 guineas, while you resold the original Pr 10 guineas ? Mr. Stevens : I believe I did. It is a common practice amongst artists to make copies of their pictures, and some times a copy excels the original. I cannot say that I have done it deliberately. It 's a very common practice. I re mgember last • mon (1847) selling a picture out of t he gallery to Sir Thomas Philli for 10/. Sir Thomas paid • deposit of 21. There was a ps picture called " Dividing the Spoil" priced at 2-50 guineas, and Sir Thomas agreed to pur edoatothc,an.ydou: cau tion you how you answer my question, did you not ask chmaser.thcaitufkorso2:o:l., Now,but afte:r the contract. upon w a rth your h he solemn the prisoner to represent in the hooks that Sir Thomas Phillips had paid. the 21. m a deposit upon the two pictures —while, in fact, he had only paid it upon the smaller purchase ? Mr. Stevens : No, I never did. Mr. Clarkson : Mind. I ask you again. Did you not do that to prevent Sir Thomas Phillips from getting out of the purchase of the 2201. picture ? Mr. Stevens : 1 did nothing of the kind. The Recorder wished to know whether the witness had received the seventeen guineas from Mr. Bohn before he sent I him the imitation picture ?—Mr. Stevens believed not. Mr. Clarkson : So you swear, Mr. Stevens, that you said nothing about the deposit being on both pictures.—Mr. Stevens seemed to be recollecting, when—The Recorder said, the question is plain enough : did you think that the deposit had been paid on both pictures, when in point of fact only one was sold to Sir Thomas Phillips? Mr. Stevens : I said something about it ; but I thought that both pictures h boh ad been sold to Sir Thomas, and that the deposit was upon t. Mr. Clarkson said he wanted to let the public know how this and similar societies were coaducted. Mr. Stevens: Artists fix whatever price they choose upon their pictures : No. 128 last year sold for 801. Mr. Clarkson : Was it not stated to have realised 1501.? — Mr. Edwards objected to the question.—The Recorder said he thought it had but a very meagre bearing upon the case. Mr. Clarkoon declined to press the question. U. had five and twenty similar instances before him. He only wished the public to know the practice of these art societies. The teemed counsel then asked whether, supposing a picture priced at 100 guineas was sold for 25, the artist being con tented to receive 20, allowing the seller to have the other 5, the society would expect commission on the 25 guineas or the 0 i Mr. Stevens • On the larger one. The commission was charged upon the amount realised. Rothman, Esq., Mr. N. Hiller, end Mr. W. Winter, woved to having drawn prises in the Art-Union, and of having received pastures from the prisoner, paying him the difference. —Shaw, a constable, stated that he apprehended the pri soner at his residence at Brompton. Mr. Clarkson then addressed the jury, commenting freely upon the practices of the society as detailed in the crow exemination. lie asked the jury to consider whether it was not probable th artist would fix a low price upon a pic ture to get an e arly and to encourage the prisoner to do his best to effect a sale, allow him to ask more and keep the difference if he obtained a large hemsu and if so, the pri soner might have thought that a not bound to account for the larger sum, but the price consented to by the artist. The learned gentleman said this was the only suggestion he could make fur the prisoner, and if the jury could not 'muse that, he could not successfully defend the prisoner. He hoped that this investigation would reform certain irre gularities, which made the public suffer at the hands or these societies. The Recorder, in summing up, said, with reference to the mode of dealing adopted by Mr. Stevens, nobody could ap prove of it; for no custom whatever could justify him in substituting either a better or a worse picture for the one the buyer had bought. He admitted having again sold the picture Mr. Bohn had purchased, and sent him instead one he hid never seen. Had a little further step been taken, serious consequences might have followed. It was proved that the prisoner had accounted to his employers for less sums of money than be had received, and he was of op i n i ou that a prima Geis case of e mbezzlement was made out. The jury found the prisoner Guilty.—The Recorder sen -sd him to be kept to hard labour fora year. POLICE.—Y ESTERDAY. THAMES.—DPATII IN a CAN.—lnformation was gives at thin court that Mr. Edward Hughes, a gentleman resi ding at No. 31, John-street, Cemmereial-road East, had been found dead in a cab. On the previous night a cabman called the attention of police-constable Curtis to a gentleman in his cab, which was then s tanding opposite the George inn, and said his fare was either drunk or dead. The police man looked in the cab and saw a well dreeeed man in a state of insensibility. Curtis ordered the cabman to drive u speedily as possible to the station-house in Arbour-square, adjoining to this court, where it was ascertained the gen tleman was quite dead. Dr. Falconer, of the Commercial road, attended immediately, and said the gentleman bad only just espired. The cabman stated that he took up the gentleman at a house in York-terrace, Regcnt'apark, and a person who assisted him into his vehicle ordered him to drive to No. 31, John-street, Commercial-road. On arriving there he was unknown, and on speaking to his passenger, he discovered he was ins , nsible. He then gave information to the first police-coostable he met with. It appeared that the deceased actually resided at No. 31, John•street, Com meraial-road, and was formerly a clerk in a mercantile este ... 1110NEY MARKET. THURSDAY EVININO. In the funds there has been no particular move ment to-day, although the character of the market was heavy, and of a declining tendency. Consols were first quoted 824 to ' but on leaving off they were no better than 81; to 2y for money, and 82 to g for time. It is understood that a considerable number of investments, and probably in the aggr e g ate of s ome amount, have been latterly making, and to-day were made, in the funds on foreign account, as is usually the case indeed in times of political change abroad, when people become excited and uneasy for the safety of property. Reduced Threes, 81; to 2 i . Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents., 83 to Loag An nuities, 8; to 1. Exchequer Bills, 9s. to 17a. prem. India Bonds, par to Bs. prem. Bank Stock, 191 to 4. Almost all foreign securities were extremely , de pressed, and in some cares, such as Spanish and Mex ican bonds, were unsaleable at any near approach to the quotations made. Mexican were called 14 to f on leaving off, but after business were quoted only 13; to 14. Spanish Fives were officially quoted 13 to but after the regular business hour 121 to 131 only ; the Threes, 23; . to 4} ; Passive, 3; to ;. A large amount of Spanish stocks, it is understood, have been transmitted here for sale from Amsterdam, and other parts, which contributed to increase the pres sure upon prices and the market. Portuguese, 17; to 18;. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 42 to 4 ; the Fours. 73 to S. Peruvian. 27 to 9; Brazilian. 76 to 8. The stock exchange, it appears, continues to be closed for business at Amsterdam, according to the resolution of the managing committee adopted some days since, in view of the peculiar circumstances of the times, so that no transactions in stocks or prices come quoted from thence. The state of general money and mercantile affairs is reported unfavour ably from that city. It appears from the last accounts that the Paris bourse was not then opened for the despatch ofbusiness, as before appointed, for Tuesday last. Private ad vices speak of the rentes being offered at Tortoni's, or in other less acknowledgecrquarters, so unreasonably low, as scarcely to be credible, and therefore not ne cessary to be referred to here. And so also similar reports of the same nature about French rentes offered in this market yesterday and to-day may be passed over, as, although the fact of the offers and the prices may be correct, yet it is possible, moreover, that, as transactions in these securities are rare at all times, and scarcely ever as a matter of speculation, there may be a speculative object to answer in naming an unreasonably low price on offer of a security which nobody habitually deals in. It may be further ob served that plausible considerations are not wanting for this construction, because it has not been un noticed that some of the parties so depreciating French rentes have been among the more exten sive sellers of Consols. Advices from Antwerp state that the application of the Commercial Bank of that city, which had sus pended, for assistance from the great bank of the Societe Generale at Brussels , was uns uccessfuL At ' the meeting of the proprietary consequent, some expla nations were given by members of the management present about the affairs of the bank ; but tho figures given not being supported by documentary evidence of authority, a committee was appointed to inspect the books and verify the accounts, and in concert with the 'ministration to convoke afterwards another meeting of the proprietary. Several leading capitalists are here from Paris, in active communication with their correspondents. Various absurd rumours have been in circulation about the visit of these parties, as if anything could be more natural under actual circumstances than the propriety of personal intercourse and explanations , between persons intimately connected in money or mercantile transactions on occasion of events which may so materially modify their mutual relations. It is stated that the payment of the dividend on the Greek guaranteed bonds is still postponed till to-morrow. ENGLISH FUNDS. Bank Stock.lo3l 1 India Bond., under ElOOO. 51m• 3 Pertt. Reduced Anna, 824 d i Par b pm. 14 Comas for Acct.. 82i i 44215 3 per Ca Cons. Anna, 82i i i 25 2 2 li 24 2 Escheq. Bills, E 1.400. 31, 9 15 New 3,t per Ct. Anna, 535 i d 18 17 I 24 34 Ditto, 000, 11 i Long Aunt/Bic:s,Jan. 5, 1&I0, 84 i Ditto. Small, 16 12 16 Ditto, Adsertimod, 5 10 FOIIEIOIB FUNDS. 5 per Ct. Brazilian Bonds. 77 6 5 per Ct. ihoinizb Bala Acct., Mardi 1 per Ct. Grcnada Bala def., 34 16, 131 141 13i 12 4 1.3 i 5 per Ct. Mexican 1046,16 146 Ditto, Pamir° Bonda 3i 4 Ditto, Acct., March 18154144 14 4 3 per Ca . Ditto, 24 toe Ct. PCTUTLIU Bah., 28 Ditto. Acct.. March 16. 25 i 3 3 / 4 4 4 per Ca Portuguazo 80n.h., 18 4 24 per Ct. Dutch Each., 12 golld.. 5 t t!..0(-.-.,444.3.4'i„ ,t —from 4 1 4 1 c) Ct.. ditto Certitleata. 75 Ditto. Acct.. Mardi 10, 244 BAILWAY NEWS. Our share market was fairly supported yesterday, notwithstanding the discouraging appearance of tie funds, although we have no particular advance in prices to report. As some proof that public opinion runs more in favour of railroad investment than is ge nerally supposed, it may be mentioned that the fifth call of the London and York Railway, now called the Great Northern, of ZiOs. a share, due the 29th ult., has been better paid up than any previous call. MEETINGS.— SOUTiI BASTE KN. —Hitlf-yearll/ ifeetinq • --London, March 2.—Mr. J. Macgregor in the chair.—The directors Ireported that the accounts, tee., for the half year ending on the 31et of January, 1848, chow that the receipts of the company have amounted during that period to 251,6151. 14s. 6d.; that the working expenses have been 70,7351. 2s. lid. ; the rent of the Greenwich Railway and of the Whitstable Railway, 20,712/. 10s. ; the rates, government duty, and toll of the Croydon Railway, 32,3721. lis. 2d. • making the ex , pendinde on revenue account, 123,820/. 4s. Id. The balance carried i to the amount of prottt and loss is 127,7951. 108.3 d., and that acoount iehohrs an amount at the disposal of the proprietor* of 1196,8621. 106.3 d. The comparative statement of passenger traffic for the half yeses ending Jan. 31, 1847, and Jan. 31,11348, exhibited a steady and satisfactory in. crease. The merchandise department yielded 45,2001.4 a Id. during the lasthalf-year against 39,347 f. le4. Sd. In the correspondinghalf-year of 1847, showing on increase of 1A52/. 7.. sd, The coke works at Whit stable are in use, and, with those at Folkestone, make all the coke re quired far the service of the line. The locomotive department le in an efficient state, and ,he service of the line is performed with punc tuality, much promoted by the good condition of the permanent way. The directors, after b ills don, determined not to give notice for proceeding with the promoted by this company in the WA • session of parliament The Recounts show that 333,9631. 3s. 3d. has been paid during the last half-year on construction amount; and, in addiuon, mortirmes and loan notes to the amount of 144,800 havebms Th e d reducing to that extent the mortgage debt of the menpany. The directors have not felt juuified in urging on the works at a great speed, being only too sensible of the severity of calls. Their nego tions with the directave of the Brighton Commny have terminated in an agreement which will, they trust, be advantageous to both com panies, and which relieves both of toll, terminates a claim of the South Fagan% Company on the Brighton the for 23,0001. to wards the muc••' of the third line or the Greenwich Itailimy, and arranges for providing ample accommodetion foe the Brighton Company's goods traffic at the Bricklayers' Arms terminus. The service between Folkestone and Boulogne continues to be performed by the splendid stem ships of the South Free= and Coatieental Steam Navigation Company. The proprietors were aware of the aurtions that have been made by the proprietors of the Boulogne and Amiens Company to accelerate the works that required to be eseeuted toren that line. They have been sawed by a deputation of directors, who ante over to cowhide arrangements for the booking through of passengers, parcel; and geode Dorn London to Pala and we verso that it can be opened throughout from Pelts tO BOUillglie om the 'lsth instant, and every thing had been prepared reordingly. Tim capital secamt to 31st January, 181 R, aborted that 7,118,1011. Is. 6d. had been received, and 6,932,11111. 4s. 2d. expended; leaving a balance in hand of I e5,921L Is. The 4d. Chairman, in moving the adoption of the report, said : Gentle men, the lest half-year has been one of enthansesment and difficulty to the country, and especially to the railway interest. Whibit the money market wee in an easy state engagements were entered into with parliament, and otherwise, for the construction of great works within limited period" which it became ruinous to carry forward at the time when a multitude of dtfficiat circumstances combined with the in:meatier requirements of the Bank Charter Act, annihilated credit. It is notorious that when the precut government took office, • they commeneed their duties with an unaccountable prejudice against the railway interest. Instead of fostering, r I believe a +as their duty, the industry of which the railway la the parent, their measures were calculated not only to discredit railway enterprise,but to fix &gram on these who had the conduct of railway affairs, and, ourrecquently, to add to the natural difficulties which must ever attend the outlay of capital in Incomplete worka. When parliament had sanctioned the expenditure of capital by wares of mrls in railway woks, it surely matt the duty of the state and the government to pro tect the interest they had created until the works were completed, and wail it mu proved that the country could provide the additional capital proposel to be espied= in lines of railway competing with 1 Orme Meer sanctioned, and teat mete capital, if provided and spent, would be likely to meet with • profitable retain. The government, i th d e7tone I a ppointed lists they bard *t extsa rail d w ei y a preteettig hind whit bare hare they done I Itnec they esmaded a pretectiolf hand to an em- Managed interest I -have they facilitated communication with the government, or advised znessun aof relief I No, gentle men, their duties aerie to have been confined to petty warare with by-laws and fares fur fractions. of miles. Bane they suggested ma sums for the protection of railway property from unfair and unjust parochial easement? One would hare thought this was a subject that mlgbt have attracted their attention; but all we have seen of them leaves no Impre ss ion that they regard property embarked in railways es worthy of protection. They stand by andece capital use lowly root without attempting a remedy. We say, therefore, gentle men, help yourselves. When question., come to be diseased in the Houle of Commons affecting the railway interest, rant that just iafiuence that you have with your representatives to urea them to shield you from oppression, and to prevent ' your capital being wasted by carrying out the fancies of professional 2 theorists. You will find our expenses increased by the re-opening of the 1 Gravesend cad Enchanter Mama, which =same mouthy' , that would ;. work no small proportion of the Nor th Heat traffic, and you will find li the rotes and taxes are considerably more than for the cone:mender It half of lag year ; but we have determined to do our utmost to Tealal, these extravagant demaras. We believe, ea we have stated in the re- 14 poet, that the agreement with the Brighton Cbinpany will be beneficial 11 to both companies, and that the terms are fair and equitable. Corn- plasma have been made to us by many proprietors of the hardithips a with which the cause In the youth- 'hero Railway Amendment Bill, t 2 Vat-, c. 42, a 19, preventing the mermen of enema on all i registered shares while a call on any shares in the name of the same I t proprietor remains unpaid, presses upon them, and also upon thou who have suffered the forfeiture of their No. 4 Mares. Toil will be Se aware, gentlemen, that those shares are not forfeited by the act of the t"; directors, but by the resolution of the proprietora when they were a, created. I wit submit to you, by and by, a resolution on this subject. a The receipts, we think, under the eircumstanors, satisfactory; the a disposable banner is 1003,8 4 121. 10s. 5d., which will enable you to de- a clam a dividend of Ma per share on the paid-up shares ; la. sd. per 1 Mare on the No. 1 Macs; les. ed. per share on the No. 2 shores • It and a i•I leave a balance of 6,8291. On, 21 . at the credit of profit and ,l, lost Ile then moved that tee report of Cie directors and etatenient . 4 of accounts as now read to the meeting be received and adopted, and N that the same be printed and dietributed amongst the proprietor. Mr. Pritchard emended the motion, which me about to be put, 1 when Mr. (7att said he wished to all attention to a few of the a items contained in tee statement of expenditure. Ile alluded 991 in par the 31 - 1 ticular to the charges for police, wages, and clothing (3, wages to guards and porters, and salaries to station clerks il (9,1102/4 ; and, among thereral charges, to the salaries of the were- j teary and clerk. (91314- of which be considered extravagant, and a detrimental to the interest of the shareholders.--The Chairman Ob. A mired the hon. proprietor that the items of which be complained wen a ey no means cnn, ire, but on the contrary mere charged upon prinei- i f pies of the utmost economy; in particular bee instanced the Cabe of tke g necretaty, for whose onerous and valuable services only 4001. a year I was paid, while in other companies la Oa was no un- V 1 common glary. The services of the euperintendent were secured, alio, upon very low terms ; Indeed, the only high salary paid 6 c IPus that of the engineer, who was well worth the amount mach r, he received. There was one item which the shareholder bad not a situ& d to,-the expense of the direction. He had worked for Ore if company for years, and had never received a farthing fur bin se. • vices ; nor, indeed had any of the ripener which he had incurred been 5 mat good to him. lie del oot mean to mart that there was tonl roam fur econmy in their expenditure. By the ustablishoient of the 3 coke works at o Whitstable, alluded to in the report, • considerable t saving had bees effected. During the few months that those works : had been open, the directors bad been paying only about 225. per Ma for coke, instead of 38a, which they had soinetimi s been obliged to pa before. The directors were giving their attention to points where they thought • , saving might be made, 1 sad would be happy to receive any suggestions.- In r eeds, to an observation with regard to the sum of 2201., there= in the accounts for lean ea light gold, the Chairman observed teat the matter was one beyond the control of the directors. Atter some other inquiries of an unimportant nature had been made and responded to, the report we. adopted unanimously ; and • raohnim in Maar of the dividend am carried. The heale ef the agreement with the Brighten Company were then read and confirmed. A resolution was &forme ds put to the effect that the sum of 10,26,1. la. Id., brine the amount of a that due to the company by a proprietor, but which had been remitted to him by a voter the ohareholders in 1841, should be plated to the credit of the profit and lore amount. -The i Chairman observed that it was highly honourable to the a character of the gentleman that he had since raid his a! debt to the company; the profit and lea account would by that 4 . means amount to 15,0984.95. 10d. The resolution wan carried. Toe , else ion of Mr. Jock and Mr. Warren, in the room of Captain Tindall •i and Mr. Thomas, who were retiring from the direction, was then eon- 51 tinned, which was followed by the realeetion of the three retiritig 1: directors.-The Chairman said it had often been noticed that the El clause In their act which prevents the payment of interest on any : number of shares co long as • all remains unpaid on any of them, 4 1 premed sometimes very heavily on the proprietors. He mer.tbdied two inetanses which hod just occurred, where he thought a deviation si from the rule might be made with propriety ; and be asked the pro- • prietors to authorise the directors to deal an they thought tit • in theta particular eases; indeed, he considered that it : would be an est worthy of so great a company to make 0 the authority also retrospective. A resolution to thin effect was accordingly pas ed.-Mr. J. Wilson then moved a vote of thanks to the chairman and director., hoping that the thanks of the proprietors might very soon be accompanied by a more substantial mark of their confidence; indeed, he thoughtthe propriety of voting them some re- z muneration Mould be considered at the meet general malaria-Col. , Norcliffe, in seconding the resolution, expressed his wellingnese to I subscribe towards a testimonial to the hon. chairman, on whom he be- i stowed a high eulmium.-The Chairman, in returning thanks, made • some encouraging remarks in reference to their future prospers. 1 alluding in particular to the maceration of the paaket-boata between • Folk eethae and Bonk:gee, as being a great advantage to the railway and the public in procuring accession raid tranemissica of intelligence. He concluded by proposing asu of cheers for the Queen, which was responded to with enthuslesm. BItIeTOL AND ESETER.-fingzeraly Meeting . -Biistoi. March 2.-Mr. J. W. Buller in the c . -The report was in sub stance is fellows : The amount of rent and share of toll stated by the Great Western Railway Company to be due to this company, fur the half year ended on the 13th of December, 1847, is as foliose, viz. : lialayear's fixed rent, nom June 14 to Dec. 13, 1847, 35,978 e lee.; tillage on 961,832 passengers, conveyed 11,059,229 miles, at id. per mile, 11,5201. Os, d.;7 Jane on g Id.; goods, 68,242 68,242 tons, conveyed 2,572,180 miles, a id. per mile, 2,65. total 50,17;7. Bd. The increase over t the corresponding 79l.a half of the preceding year is 494/. IV. 5d., are from 416,501 additional miles on passengers, and 58,480 on goods. The clear disposable balance of the revenue count is 28,0631. 9s. 2d., which allows of the continuance of the divi dend of ii per cent. pee annum on 75f. per whole share paid up, with a eurplus of 2,7501. 19s. 2d. Tbe directors recommend a dividend of If. 13e. 9d. per 1001. Mare, free uf income tax, for the halnyear ended Dee. 31, 1817, payable in the month of April. The interest on third Mare. and on anticipated calls to be remitted at the same time. Mr. J. H. Wanklyn baying resigned, Lord Courtesy has been elected chairman in his stead. The four dilatant who now retire by rotation are Messrs. William Watson, Wiliam Erowise, John Stone, and lard Courtenay. Lord Cotirtenay sal Mr. 1 bt. nue &menthe, one of the auditore, offer themselves for re election. The Tiverton branch will 'be ready for public trade in the course of the present month. The commiegioners of railways, • in conformity with the provisions of the Taw Vale Railway ha- tarion Act of Incorporation, have determined that that line shall la i constructed on the broad gunge. By the tabular etatement ea. ceived from the lessees, of the gross earnings upon the Bristol and Exeter line, it appeara that the amount. paid to thie company for rent and toll, ainee the opening to Exeter in 1044, average about 50 p r cent. of the total receipts. A continuation of that statement has since been received, which shows that they are 1ne,3997. Ito. Id. for the half year ending on the 31a December, 1847. The hamar ill the number of passengers, beyond the number conveyed in We loot half of the year 1846, is 36,379, or more than 11 per MIDI. The answer( received by the chairman and deputpahairman to their circular, leave ao doubt of the wish of a large majority of the Tractors to adopt the reeeminemlit ion of the hoard, to writhe line irdepei i•irly, and to issue 20,000 preferential Mtn Mares, with a guaranteed inteteet ol ' 5 per cent in perpetuity. The balance in the bando of the banker. on the 31st December, 1847, was 20,2321. 16a ltd.-The report was I adopted new. con., u were all the resolutions recommended in it.- Thanks were thetveted to the chairman anddinctors and themeeting breke No u lt P. THEßT4 AHD EMITERN.-Hcf-yearly 3f eetino - 1 London, Mar= 2.-Mr. Paterson in the chair. The direr.- 1 tors reported that in accordance with the arreement with the Eastern Counties Compa foe the dividend on the teepee. dee share. of thin company for the half-year endirg the 3et lagetamber last will be as follows, viz.: On shares guaranteed 5 per cPI. per rater, 501 . paid, IL On. each ; lal. paid, Is. lad. each. on shores guaranteed 6 per cent. per annum, 501. pad, 11. 10s. each; 2;f. paid,l4B. 7,1. each, able on tax in May . 'The begatdvidend on the quarter shares, payable on the 31st of May nest, will , guaranteed rate of 6 per cent. per annum, or 7a. 6d. per quarter share, also teen property tax. Of the last creation of 6,156 shares there re ' twined 339 undistributed, and now at the De e. we e the proprietors. The receipts for the half-year ending 3lst were 82,8211. Se 14.; • p re xpenditure, 50,9201. 15r. 4d. ; alma, 31,9017. al. 9d. me re- ' ort was adopted. A resolution was passed autnerising the s h ou ld to eell the 3.39 undbbuted shun in order that the proceeds should be applied in part payment el the detentures. Mani/rota AND CaaLieLE.-halfyearly Meeting.- I Mareport, March 1.-Mr. F. L. B. Dykes in the chair.-The report of • the directors stated that a reference to the revenue account et the pest , half-year would afford cause for patistaetion at the porta:oat in- crease of the pairenger trade, which the further opening of railways into Scotland would no doubt considerably augment. There bad also, been a small increase on the goods traffic. The directors, however have at present their attention closely fixed on inducing a greater weight of goods and minerals over the wkole length of the line. The disposable balance from revenue will afford a similar dividend to last payable on the 10th inst. The capital account to the Slat December last =owed that 419,031/. las. 11d. had been received, and 440,8517. 10s. Bd. expended, leaving a balance of 21,519/. Its. 9d. against the company. From the revenue account to the same date it appeared that the receipts were 17,110/. 3e. Id.; the disburteruents, 74,7371.12 a 6d.1 the balance in hand being 2, 372/. 10e. sd. The re port was adopte d. A vote of thanks to the direeterateclosed the pro- Wngs. ILenFDALE.-Failf-yearly Meeting.-Skietcn, March 2. -Mr. M. Wilma In the chair.-}'roan the report a appeared that the direotors considered it inexpedient to premed with the fermata •n of the line, and had applied for an extension of time. The accounts to the 31st of December lent showed that 64,2631. had been received, and 37,0061. expended, leaving a balance of 27,2271. There are out standing Miens against the company of 7,7761. which remain to be adjusted-The report was adopted. Ease LOTHIAN CeNTILAL.-Hatryearly Meeting.-Edin. burgh, Feb. 29.-Mr. Dods in the chain-The directors' report stated that the position of the ainwsny remained much the same as at the date of the previous meeting. They deemed it prudent trill to pro pone the execution of the works, and had made application to the railway commissioners for an extension of time, which had been fa vourably received. BALFAST AND CoVNTY DOWN.-Hoff]-yearly Meeting.- itrtfiw, Feb. 23.-Mr. Allen in the chair.-The report stated teat the ditavere, since Wet meeting, had chiefly applied themselves to tee Molar* ot =mining peasant= of the lands for the line to ilolywood, Comber, and Newtownards. Notwithstanding the limiting of the works to the lowest amount the directors were obliged to make a call M4l. 10e. per share on the 3rd of February, payable in three Instal ments of 17. 10s. each. They have made application to the railway eoramasionen form extension of time. The engineer's report =AM that the line to Haywood might be opened in June next. The as showed that 58,1501. bad been received to the 9lst of Janata!, and 51,2231. expended, raring a balance of 6,9271. The repurt was ad o Pled. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.-.-EDINBCROX AND OLAs now.-A meeting of directors and shareholders in this line was held MaManchester on Tueeday lut.-Mr. P. Blackburn in the chair.-The Mee M ting was addressed by Mr. Open m, who pee a historical sketch of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Company. He peed that foe the present half-year no dividend Mould be paid. The ulna) earnings of the line would enable them to pay ei per cent., but there we" remota why the coarse he bad proposed should be adop.ed. In the Brat place, If they paid a dividend, they would sovn have to make e call or the outlay on new beldam, he. Diming the last balf.es parties bud ben allowed to pay up in advance, at the rate of b pet cent. interest. Of bourn, if no dividend was declared, that wallet have to be returned. De propoasd allowing, aim, all nth. tin who had not paid up their all. upon u t ohe i n i have the power of doing so op to the Ist of Kg, Tes dividend for the neat half-year would be 7 per et* certain. Arnmene other reason, for the non.wyment of a dividend,. Mr. 01.11611• W mentioned that such so a-rulgement would oldie them to can y forward a reserve fund of about 64,0001., and to pa. ranee, in future, the payment of 7 per cent., if not in perpetuity, at least for a term of years. If they would make this temporary armlike • they would ha ting ve the power l from olly Ue n v it - el t ering tune property, Ch expressed their approval of Mr. Owlishly?. promiti o , The Chairman stated that the booed of directors were derided In their opinion respecting it. For his own part, he was in favour of wens such course being adopted. The board, however deslerd to leave the matter entirely in the hanth of the shareholders'. The matter weld not be ,lecided by the result of this meeting. It was may for them In ri commend say course they might think it advisable to pursue ke the adopUon of the shareholdero at a general meeting. A ahow hands was talc, a, which era. almost entirely in favour of recommend. big the non pa) went of a dividend t there bethg only two dissentients. THECesetiL IteILWAY.-1 he portion of this railway which subrided into the bog it is found impossible to r. place. fines • it gave way, one of the workmen engaged in endeavounng to e.. / .1, • it has been lost In the morons. It is said the contractor has tort venal thousand potuula by this portion of his contract, and that nis piles watch are belay rook in order to carry the railway wow ars found to corns up again at a long distance from the place when tosy were sank. --- - - - -- - SHARE LIST.-LoNDox, IdAuca 2. yor&-Tbe ouothliolse of 116e6 In Nomads ebiracteTi 6e6211 teartheensons 2 lbws of Ilzw3 in Bolos eellers' soca rue.. redo. I 3 'Aberdeen ...,• - - • 33 Ed. 174 Lon.,& Wee. Nrw604.11, 31' .461bergt•Not..kBoe. 2/ 24d, 30 Do. iv,o,. 403. . 3, 11in5.,W01.,& Dudley 14 VP Do. Cone. radii.: tat sir. IV*. *s. V a 40 Do. do. 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I He,. io Do•PiNowne War, 23 22 23 Do.oel&Neweilsor 2 Do 4 Awns ~ ....... 346. 15 Do Is•Nol Yk6N6 v. Leeds and beadroco ~214 10 DodoNotN wellier W I. Do. 63d Thlrek . .121 2 ,•• Tl6ll22i2Porad rni 2^..; Do. New i%-f. •• i ertad 2 Id. Do. Prefercww . .. ,2 Leros,9efer.,3l,:nen • D*1:.3% V •13.c:d.i:.. 14 I• 40.• Aldlnt.* S. Jw. 2 say.,Crorbjr,& WWII. 13. Innsdon 6 Nacional 0 4 a bs Do. do.. . . ... 2. 14 4.1 17; Do. Extrl.4462;i ~. 44) 1/..... Dr 101011.3 8..100 31 3 1,1 Do. Caw, 1.1112.1h6 ~ is,s, do.3lourSpt.t. ro Do.Prf. C0e.66.0 7 10 Da. do. I** -.47 41 15, ieeelon and Droner. to, Do. Preferthoe. - 1, lewoNos rN. Woe 1351 62 Do. &sham L. 42112 9 i Do. Illtlarow.... • Do. 4,d. en. ii.Wil. 4 7; D0.194.m.k iA a A 7' LQ11::94.01:wift.5.9311(.9:9.111.44 OTel 07.1 07e1 07.1 , It ;°ol' 0 , 4114/1 • d U. 11 I p 6Boed 1 121 DID 1.. 1 4674 4d. e 1 POllOlll4/ , liktcv•Ta. c Alnielad. k lilrri , r.l o r.. 6 Veal ~E,uf ind~an—. .46 114. 9 • N 1 94 L 6 3.d I: a d bOod 0 . Lg.." 4.1 dI m GII II NMI)/ wad Lteg• •• • 10 N unborn of Erwin,. Orleans Bordeaux 44 Onts and .... 10 Paris and Won, .... ILO Paris awl Orkwns . BParisdna &Dirs. ... Paris et Strastmerp AD Rouen and Aisne— SO SdalDrc and Mama.. Turrs and Nowto Si Wen YLlndaro.... L S 1 )1g1 1 6 4 421 i e liL is ,71. T COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. PRODUCE. —MINCING-LANZ, MARCH 2. Sugar ro- MAlma steady, and ptioes are suppo!ted, but there is not magi activity in t he markeL Soo hhd.. Rest India sold by private ace. I tract, 1,200 boxes of Ilavans at 384.6 d. to 451., and 240 hhde. goal groeery Cubes at 384. 60. to 43a. 6d., sold in . the public sales. Re. fined grin, standard quality, buyers at 545. 6d—Ttiere has not been & public sae of coffee to-day, and the article seam a dull appearanes— Rum 1,000 hhcbs of East India have been bought on speculative as. count at Is. bed. proof strength, which is an advance of id par g alloo.-6altpetre continues in fair demand, but holders ask rather higher prices : a parcel has been sold to arrive. Refraction 5, at 31s. --cotton neglected.—Tallow continue. to decline it is now quoted 50s to 300. 64.—Tea has been inactive.—ln other articles so matriii alteration; but there is a heaviness in export articles, arals3 frau the unsteady feeling that Wise in all the sear porta of France, sad the difficulty of negotiating hills on those places. COTTO.—LrynarooL, MAUCH 2.—The good feeling that existel yeeterday is still kept up. ne sales to-day amount to 4,000 bales. bIANCIIEBTER, MARCIE 2.—The goods and yarn market continues in • most excited and unsettled state from the occurrences on the continent, and little or no businews is doing. Twat has fella to price to as low a figure ss can be remembered during the late maim —or from Id. to Id. per lb. upon all shipping qualities. p rices. or o thing has been do7 en uaoods, and only et a coner.aion of prime The Greeks have sus all operations, and countermanded ore. ViOUS orders, in consequence of the high rates of insunawe demanded for goods to the Medium anvan, which, at Liverpool yesterday, ire clogriog war risk, was 12 guineas per cent. The German buyer , , sir prehending that trouble• may break out in other part• of the rect. rent than Frame, have also suspended operations, andcountermanded their orders. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.—Xtme. MIL. DID,AIIt. DV& ADS. DI/S. CBS. DV& 3 Dublin • ... 0;0 Holland .... 10 ladle, v. it au, 0 tlydnal.NOW 8 2 Waterford .. 01 Flanders .... 0. ainoton .. 00 Merlon sad 1 Dana hadee • 0 3 France . _._... 0 0 Do.maraellea 0 Hanna Mar , 0 itincro.aJcra 00 Lisbon. ;Mar. 70 Swam; Rot 0 West le. Keel o flamhura.... 011 Malticrran . 0; !Waal Mar.l2 0 WWI.. Avil I GDAV.VDD Maas. 2.—Arrived t Independence, New Yerk ; Hebe, Ten:Vali ; &Isabela and Henry, Demerara; Amy Mobile. New Margaret, China ; St. Martin, - Terceira ; Ania, Cuba; Cr milla, New Dtep • Giraffe, Magnet, Rotterdam; Prineees Victor* Antwerp.— ft.iled :' Lion, Harlingen ; Harlequin, Boulogne; Tourists Calais ; Rapid, Rotterdam ; Soho, Antwerp; British Empire, 81. Joint's • Mogul, Clyde ; Mayflower, George and Charles, Cowden*. nop•e t ' Jean, St. Michael's ; Denial Dyer, Syra ; Nacarino, Guerwey• BIRTHS. BELLETTL—March 1, at Toek Villa, Regent's park, Mrs. A. Belling. of a eon. SOU RN E.—Feb. 27 , at 1111dmcdone near Stafford, the wile of J. Boerne, Esq.. of • eon. CL M BEILLECE.—Feb. 2d, at Abbots Langley, the wife of C. Cumber. lege. Req., of a eon. II EnK ETll.—March I, at ItuPord Ilan. Lady .Aral ella Ilesketh, • Sol, MA UT N.Feh. 28, at Mount Radford, the wife of the Be,. J. W. MIDof a win. I S.—Feb. 29, it Cheadadton Lodge, Surrey, Mrs. John MUM of a daughter. (EitUR y 28, at Dublin, the wife f J. 11. oMorke, Esq., of 111.1inectrnliti.fraf.Did",:bolfartotalfIlrtsef.rig. litobectsun, of • a.m. ROBIN SoN.—Feb. 23, at Chatham, the wife of W. B. Robinson, &d•. of • daughter. 13110 M.—Feb. 26. at Northfield Ilouso, Dumfriesshire, the wife of 11. blown. Esq., late Captain NAM Kegs, of as ww, SMITI d I.- 1. eh. Mb at Park row, Greenwic, Me wife of 0. Smith , f s e , TA• aughter. N NEIL—Feb. V, at Brunswick.temice. Camberwell, the wife tg T. E Troffer, Esq., of Bombay, of • son l4 , WEUC ELI N.—Feb. 27, at Itunehurob, eof Wight, the wilt of T. IL Weguelio, Esq., of • son. MARRIAGES. BACK MASTEE A RL—LEN.—loh. , at Holy Trinity. Paddington. 3 . Isackmayter, of Chepshow.yillss, e,tbourficgrose. to Jam Ellen, eldest daughter of C. P. Allen. req.. Julio scruod, sad Cu' lislc-stroet. bohoequare. Cl: HITT—WHITE—March 1, at S in Thoas Ch,h, F eb by WI Roe. O. J. Cubitt, A.M. Cap Y.:cora. , Co' tt, f.th loot 0 . JufM Lucy. fourth daughter of ;gm late Rev. T. P. it .01e, A.M. EDWARD:a—WAIN WRIGUT.—SeIf. 23, at Iltslif.urt, by the Her. M. V. StarkeY• E. Edwards. EA.. of (lurch Strettoo, to Emma, *l'd daughter of K. Wahenght. Esq. ORAN T—W RIGICT. — March 1, atWaltbarn Al bey, E'ses, by the H tR er. J. Francis, P.Oraot, Esq., Deputy Orinauce r, second Oft Grant, Commandlog Royal Artillery. Leith orf, N. 8., to son ME youngest daughter of J. Wright. Esq. 31AY-11013AUTS.—March 1, at Burnham, Bucks, by the Rm. A. Be. tarts, curate of Warbleton, nu , ses, U. 11. May, Esq.. of Et ells to Mary Grace Seward, eldest daughter of W. Robarts, Burnham. REY N OLDS—WOODFORD —Mardi 1. at Trinity!hurch, Bromine% 8, 1 1 3 i r Rev E. C. Alston, W. T. Re,• nolds,,q. Voodoo, to JIM beth, only daughter of E. W. Woodfonl, d Gravesen ly d OTT—nT. At BY N.—March 1, at St. Mari 'O. 13,1.0 44. "12 Are ' the Rev. U. Morice, clear of 1,41we1l and canon of Lincolte T. Sea% Kyq., Shcppertou, to Anne Henrietta, daughter ‘.,f nt. Les. of CortinalL b EIMIII—W ILK INSON.—Feh. 28 . at Christ's Church, Y le's ?A King. Mr. U. Smith, of otdpton. to Mien Mazy Willawon, daughter •••• the late Mr. W. Wilkinson. of liaroi , y Moor. DEATHS. DINEEN 31.—Feb. 29, at IlerUonl, G. Dickens, FA, aged 0. DERBY.—Feb. V, at Blackhuith, Elizabeth, relict of the KM C. Eodcrbr. Esq.. azed Mo. at Herne Bay, Augustus, eon of the Be'. 0. W. P. EVAN S.—Feb. Evans, rlcar of Iteculecr, Kent. 110PLEY.—Sch. at Ty-whit-place, [.hector, Mr. 9 . Koller. KW d (Modell/11, Teotesden, hoot. of a blood c UUNT.—Feb. ZS, from the rupture e-sel, o,'OlVe• 0. 16 of Mr. J. B. Iluut, of rtherbfraedano, and Jobe -acct. IWdfortre r b agefll7 JON Era.—Feb. 28 , W. U. D. Jones, Imm:est 0011 of P r. E. R. Joules of Shrewsbury..JOllNsTON.—els V. at Clayton. Agnes, elde-t daialitc 7 of t he "I A. Johnston, ESq. LAWRENCE. —Yob. 29, at Wind,or dsor, , Mr. G. 11. Lawreime. WILCO son of Mr. O. U. Lawless*, of Win aged 7.3. MAUL.—Feb. 2d at Southamtwoo, th e Rev. U. Maul. of J°bal 9 t. College, Cambridge, aged N.f. RUTLI.I.—Feb. 2., at (Xnuchury, J. Roilc, EA., aged a . SHIRLEY.—Feb. 27, at Maidstone. Mr. W. P. Shirley. agni ST. C. SQUAREY.—Feb. 20, at Tsignmouth. Harriet. rebel ei Kglrey. Lieut. R.N. W2l .Ill9l3TONil—F.eb. 10, at Bath, Elisabeth, relict of C. Worthing I :4lat r jAttiAtmit uw .lmt °47 1 2 If it' 1 14, r t. ( r• 71 3v. lid. Tel IT 111.1.4 U ?VISA