The Express. — London, England, 1853-12-23 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 23, 1853. swaged by his wok test • considerable quaatity of lim ier dwell be weld from off his estate, mod aecorthe..:ly the axle woe t etentively advertised. ihe advertisement and partieelars clime ',die the 'owe of the plaintiff, at i eve n inratls he attended the tele, which took piece ..t Nat- Cognises on the 21st Febru ar y, 18;3. Some of the timber to b• sold was effendi cut, but the greater pat of it wit Use Li g . sod, besides this, there tree a grt 4 , numt.te of Taeis, trees aot large enough to be called timb er. Tile property was to be *old in 66 lots, sad previous to the sale the pitfall' went to look over the estate and inspect the trees, an I afterwards be purchased the Whiteout 12 to 21, from 44 t i 6./ ; and ahl let 53. The purchase money for the wit de of these lets was 6881. lbs., awl of this, lot 53 in re. talon to which the pretest litiinattou principally elute, cat 2701 This lot was te vatais 852 trees, besides a quantity of poles, sad the plainsiff, in inverting the trees, noticed that there were not so many es these .. blazed " and mark, d as formieg that lot. He poisted this out to Mr. Hawks, a valuer of timber, who had b.en engaged in getting up the sal:, and who said he could sot may positively how many there were, for the sale bad been ant up in such a hurry ih it he had not had time tees to blase moment the trete, emelt less to number them. It, however, was announced at the sale, that if the lot should confetn less than the specified number, the deficiency should be made up. The plaintiff having purchased upon these terms, soon afterwards 40mmenced the operation of cutting down the tint ler, aid the cutting was done by the plaintiff's mew, under the supervision of Mr. Hawks sad • waaaiwtata conflicted with the estate named Voce. The trees in lot 63 stood in Clines-grove, and upon • decli vity whi:ts eloped dows to the Trent. Upon examination It was bind that instead of 852 trees having been marked, there were in fact only about 700, and upon this fact being i tinsiur tested to Mr. Hawks by Voce, he was told to go back end pick out some more trees to make up the number. He did, in fac•, pick out a considerable number, but after oldie, these, and also some trees which bad been injured by the letting of others, and after deducting some which Lt•ty Caton wished to preserve on aceiniat of their being ova instatal to the (elate, the number marked fur the pt Ain tiff was only about 780. The (trove was a great ornament to that part of the country, and when the trees were being felled a good deal of excitement and discussion took place, and ease rumours reached the ears of Mr. ll mks that the cutting of the timber was not peoceedinn a proper eauster. In consequence of this, he wrote to t he plaintiff, on the 16th of April, and the matter was investigated by Mr. Campbell, the country solicitor for Oa Robert, and by Mr. Hawks, sad they were satisfied that all was right, sad the cutting down continued. It happened that Sir Robert appointed Mr. Davis his London 'solicitor, end Mr. Bush was named to act in the place of Mr. Hawks, and alter this the plaintiff was charged with lotting down trees which did not belong to him, and he was prevented from continuing his operations, when at cordiag to his case, a great masher of trees is other lots, besides those in lo t 63, which belonged to him, had not been cut. They even wait loped this, for the plaintiff was' charged before the magistrates with stealing timber, but this charge was dismissed. After this the plaiatillattenapted to go upon the estate veils, to cut dews the remainder of the trees, but he wee promisi arm doing ao, and Amuse the puma mien tree brought. Aeserdies Si the aMessemi ef the Alleassresserrel, the limbs> had boss at hewn be eider Maim may tar which 1., Esher& bad used, fa einesignesee of hi barks been engaged Si SW lemeasetling e NA that for seassion for owe mem o _had Elmtimad Mc the Gantry trelielter, mid had psi Ids Abbe Jahr Wok of Mr. =who win it the Milt of Wk. la arse maths hese doled timbal the that he had .'templed to keep his foremen lil grove, timed Oatrees, est of the way, to afmlW promediage lefts takes; sad a letter of Os *kW to Outran was put wt. It was dated ie July, sad isatained this passage: " You had better go over te Chesterfield and get al! that timber in mediates, mid get it drawn to the station at sue, sad then yen will be out of the way." Timm were aim two letters from Outran t, the p'siatiff, of which the following are the material parts as far as they _mold be read ; but from th e c h ario t s , of the writing nobody could read it with tonality ; and oven the writer, when subsequently called, was quite in. competeet to dricipher it. " Borough-waste, July, 1853. " Ba, —l have set attended te your ceders this week, sad I am sorry tosay,se then are two esecutiessout agaicat sae ; and the pals and treuble of mind has teased nie to be Ia bed two days. 1 went to Shiloh' to see the attorney, bit he was dead ; bat if yen wish no to go ea with the plan you woo to me sad me me • t ; seed me a letter by voters of post sad 1 will go to Alseeprd as Moseley mentleg, and tell Mists to Wares you Mae whale 'Barr. If you don't write 1 shall go right of M a writ. I dare net be sees. Please to write Si Pareesb-wasti, and direct to Charles Outrage." The loiter then contained some state ments abmst other affairs. " Derby, July 18, 1863. . " Mr. Lewis,—! ebb& yen are making a fool of sae. but you trust not, if yes de 1 shall make a sort/ to bay the wordadtuteoverty and digress will soaks • man speak his own boiNp. I ban tell you the sites tic.. that las is. Wyse deal mower une. Sir, there has hese a gowdeme• hem Lemke at Thaw Abbott's, and luquisites about the timber at Cllflea-greve, sad they are in quest of me, and Mrs. Abbott told me that they would tear open both William Vete and three others, sad they wont me. Now, Mr. Lewis, if you do aot egad me the money by rail tomorrow by eleven o'clock train, I shall . . . You bate ruined no and my family and brought us into more poverty thaa • pauper ow the parish, but, after all, if you will forward se my own mosey I shall be • fricial to you. But lam now lying in the fields, for three misfits. My saes are wasting for breed. Now I doll sot Write to you say more. I have bees a servant to you, sad faithfully ; and if you be simmer, met as such." Kr. Lewis, however, elated that the only reason for Out runs keeping out of the way was some County Court pro ceedings; and he ales stated that Outran had shies sued him for upwards of 70f. It was also charged that the plaintiff had conspired with Otit/agt sad Voce to get tram to which he was not entitled. The price at which the timber ism bought was about 2d. per lost, the value new Pliftabout Is. 414., and the plaintiff said he had made a bargain. He had sold about 400/, worth, and that at on sow was worth 1,6001., but timber had b een r i s i ng is price ever Glace the purchase. Mr. 8 rjeast Bytes then opened the defendant's ease, and lie explained that the late Sir Jokes Clifton bad some time ago placed 26,000/. in Mr. Davie's heads to settle the defen&at's stairs, said so the defendant had become se qusisted with Mr. Davis; and, so far hem Mr. Davis ageing superseded Mr. Campbell, that gentleman had been appointees at Mr. Davis's suggestion. The timber bad not Seen cut from await'', but because the estate was over !mown with timber. Of the WU, the purchase-money of ate plaintiff 's lota only ten per cent had been paid in them, and a note had been given for the remainder ' and ale note was sot yet due, and was still in Sir liobertClif lea's heeds. The Lot 48 contained 143 trees, but the per lea to whom the plaintiff had sold it bad ferried away 163 trees. The Lot 63 was advertised to contain " 832 trees bland, standing ea the elope of Clifton grove to the river Treat, sad • greet illiabu of poles crowed." Instead of these them MI beim esd marked to be eat, 1,333 trees ,• of this samba pshabllSO would be pole., but th a t w ou ld lisslyal isissi at m. Re should call witnesses, and M sr Mobs MN beim they had heard the case through lbw would be et elision that the plea of fraud lied boss so le out by the defendant. Iffe Mot Chita% was palled, and he esid—My father died la Dossier, ISM sad Mr. Davis bad been employed by • any father Si get Na• out otiose embarrassments. I was is Paris at the time of the sale, and soon afterward/ one of my tenant., sulked heals, wrote Mme about the felling of the timber, and I wrote te Mr. Davis to come over to Paris. I went to Clifton hall I. May, sad I found a quantity of very large timber eat doers. Oa the flat there were the larrst ash trees is the grove. I observed a great many stools where trees had bees cut on the flat. I sent for Hawks, and made inquiries, sad stopped the cutting d o w n . Cromexaminat -1 halusiae acquainted with Mr. Davis about two years ego, whammy father placed a sum of money la his hands to get me out of my difficulties, and he is now about raising mosey for me. I gave instructions to eat die timber, and there was an injunction to stop the tutting of the timber. Mr. Reale I had put ante a Sant but he bad previously had the care of a large etud of home £r a gentleman. Mr. Davis recommended Bub to se. _ --• Mr. Devis—l am attorney for the defendant, and haws been coacereed fee bite dace Jane, 1&51. After payment' Of all charters us the estate there will be a very lug* inmate. Megettatioas are_goiug on with as assurance °Mee to burrow sumer to pay off all t harps. Tae timber on the estate is Werth 60,fttl. or 031004. 1 went down to the hall with Sir Reber:, sad I called ea Mr. Campbell and complained. I directed Mr. Campbell to see that no more timber was mooned, until he was satisiled himself that no wrong war dine. enbeespiestly I inquired into the matter, and gave ildelleme that as mom timber should be removed. Clema-eusaissli—lir. Hawks ha. brought an action for dellmodes me. The defendant's father put in say bads to dear defendant of his liabilities. When I i.ep.eted the pisoperty, 1 found so many trees =teeing Arm the flat tbed I dealioed to have any more comatunica ties wish Hawke, as I intended to include him in as iadictateat. I did not do so, for my counsel advised that it weak& set be safe. The slander complataed of b Hawks was, that I said, " Sir Robert charges you with oembieing to rib hint." Mr. Bash—l hare been as estate agent for 30 years. I west dotes to the Clifton Rotate to soperiatend some drain lag. My attesting was directs(' to the timber a day or two Wore the 20th May, and 1 went to inspect the timber which bad been cut, with Sir R'ihert Clifton. We found a barge leading with eery large ash, under the superiateadenee of the plasma's Weikel/. flame of these trees would contain 100 feet of timber, sad I am positive ease sue trees had be,. marked fee eaks. Not use tree was marked to be cut Mew. on the fiat except net more than 30 rotten tree is which the starlings had Wit. Oa this flat there had bee. pt dews 145 trees. I ham made a calculation that them trees sentaised 6,254 feet of timber, which IlaMeded the cows trope or ciphers. Seventeen Mess had steels of Wee feet or upwasds is diameter. TIIIAMO were the stools of fuer true as the dope whisk wen pointed eat to me by Outran,. The AM tree I ealsolated to metals 90 feet, the second 90 fest, the third 110, the berth 93 feet. They were near the Treat side sod woe* in such • pi_ritios that they shawl not have 'b ees cot. There wen 40 bused in another part of the revs, sod use of Mem, 1 sketaid my, =retained 140 fest of timber. Only three of these trees were blued before the sale. have libeeelleed lad esanaised the trees felled, sad found many wilds. Wan bees aally blued u trees, have bow Mess immed se poles. Bome have been felled which bed new boss marked at all, perhaps 10 sr 12. flome are blamed lei MINI wittiest having bees membered. There is • boil fAllennens wide►lt was Wed in fan leaf, centaur, to 11•11111.• Oat INA was not marked to be felled reviews to tb s a e , A. to L.,: 1., thrre were no large trees marked .rt :bat lot ; trees enc...., than a° lot enntsited have been t.r. I had nntierd two t.ln ash tries growing 1r in the same volt; cue was marked god one .-- • iir t, but both have been taken. 1 saw in the river ' Trees s r umber of roots, which had been thrown into the ' owe!. In lot 53 there are 9" 1 9 monis, and 541 trees stand. inc. marked to came down, but trim the nature of the ground, there must have been many knocked down, and so there would be no stools left. I have calculated that 19,960 feet of timber had been taken. I went to end U.-ram at Dort,. Crawrexamined—At the auction nothing was said about other trees being added. but it was said if the numbers were wrong, as allowance should be made. Mr. Hothinson, a land agent and farmer, hail been in structed to go to Clifton Grove and look at the timber mark , d and at the stools. On the 29th September he went there, and with respect to the flat, 147 trees had been taken away, and he agreed with Mr. Bush as to the size and Quantity. This witness also gave evidence as to a great many other trees, some of which had been just blued as a tree and of:trent& croined as a pole. Some of the trees had been marked to stand, aid in some instances the paint spot, which signifiid that the were to stand, had lases erased. Nosy of the trees muted as poles were much too large for poles, some of them containing as much as 30 or 40 feet of timber. Joseph Outran—lulls:eh I was engaged about the trees in Clifton Grove. There ware two persons named Preston there, Voce and Hardstaff. Voce told the men which trees to mark, and I kept an account of them, but Voce kept none. Voce gave directions which trees to mark scribe and cat down. Voce directed many trees te be cut dews which bed not been marked. I remember &tree which was marked to stand, and the plaintiff said, " We will have this tree, take out the mark," and Henry Lewis eat out the mark, and then by the plaintiff's direction I marked the tree with ascribe. The tree might have from 90 to 100 feet of timber in it. We then went to another elms tree and I cut the mark off by plaintiff's direction. This tree was hardly so large as the other. The plaintiff mid, "Damn it, you have left the paint mark of the first tree at the foot of the tree," where it had fallen, and I trod it into the earth. These were the four trees spoken of which bad never been' narked, and they were cut down. Lewis asked me if Voce had kept an account, end I said "No," and the plaintiff said ' Damn it, he must have an account or there will be a row about it." I gave plaintiff my account. The workmen were supplied with drink which was charged to plaintiff. Voce and I lodged toge ther. Plated' said when I gave his the book that I had better go away, or something would be said about Voce and me drinking together so much. I went, and re turned 'gala on the Monday following, I used to play at skittles with Voce and plaintiff's brother, and often at night we went to Nottingham, and we generally came beck la a cab. There was nobody to take care of the timber but Voce. I lodged at Mr. Iliekling's, and I west with plaintiff, hie brother, and Voce, is Hickling's trap to Clifton Gam ; led it was on this occasion I trod the mark into the . The order always was to get away the big al3 I remember an American oak on the Drift Hill met marked. Voce and the plaintiff were Mom by it, and ems after It was marked. Voce afterwards said it most not be token down, or there would be a row about it. Plaintiff sham peunieed mammy, sad said ones he would give me onemo in make me independent. Cross exandashwMem I left the plaintiff, I claimed 741. of him. Be had Ws awed, and he had heard that there had been a proms eat spinet him for what he had dose is Clifton Grove. He get nothing in answer to his letter to the plaintiff, and then be wrote to Sir Robert Clifton. Thomas Caylies—l was employed by the plaintiff to 'take the timber from Clifton Grove in my barge. He wished me M be quick, and it would be better both for me and for him. I took away upwards of 200 tons, there being' 40 feet of timber to the ton. It was generally large timber.' I took notes from the plaintiff to the lock-keeper et the' weights of the timber. Them weights were much below the real weight. I saw Voce drinking with the plaintiff, sad I made the remark to Voce, " They are sweetening year tea nicely, old fellow." Steward Boswell, a boatman, said he had carried nine Meade of timber from Clifton, each load containing 26 to 30 tome. The aim of the trees was front 20 to 50 feet. William ii;k7r,lllilOekiiipe 7:itoreeltinethere had through his lochs 548 toss of timber hest Mhos S i r m ot. The tickets sent to hits with the timber contained about half the real weight. Several other tritons's were 'remised as to the de*, and their evidesce was to the effect that the timber add wee of very isferior quaky to that takes away. Lord Middleton's madam= said. hem looks at the stools, be should say that meet the teem eestafsed as much as 170 Gate tinker. Lewd Maavuer ktediman said that the plaintiff bad mimed timber of his lordship about the time irtlsailer at the avenge pdat of is. • root. =sok= ' , issue dot le bed Na ere plakti ff 's brother sad Voce •• the mei= apes the trek. Whoa the use bed Arland as far, the jury said they did not AA le leer any mon .M i er.., for their =sae were made ip defeadaat. The Ausarresaszal. however, at great length, ad dressed the jury he the pieistlff bireply, sad called apes them to be conk' M oweskiat the eaes thoroughly before they came to a deities apes a =attar which involved the plaintiff's chars/Mr le as sale= ea intent. The Chief hedge kid, is emeales up,_ that the verdict apes the fact saws mot be fur the d=sakat. as the cou nsel peeved did ass epee with the esatrest declared epos ; and fst the OMNI apes the woad sod third keen Then MOM SIM the k the New, was the eat trust male 1 ad out, wee the plaintiff guilty of freed in ratting reirryky away the timber ? The jury famed Mist the estereet was sot made la fraud, but they were of *Mut thus the pialatif had bees guilty I of fraud la oaks =A emayina away the timber. The Mel was sesseaser ea Telky afternoce , mud wee sot easeheled sotil nearly ewes o'clock this *viola'. COURT OF amp as aT PIM rare •YSBTERDAT. El I= CZIZIP WOW and land in Devonshire, at Clifton, near Bristol, and other plops; ships, policies of insurance, &c. Of the unincumbered property, estimated at 80,7861, there is in stores, stock, manufsc , tired suds, end materials of various kin4s, 36.1011; plaut and machinery at Bridgwater and Bris tol, 9,651/. ; vessels, 5,8;01. ; contract with the Great J unc• lion of France Railway Cunpany, sold to Josiah Wilkinson and others, for 16,cUP1. ; household furniture, live and dud farming stock, earns,* and horses, 2,4561.; cub, 2,3711. ; shares, in the York and North Midland Railway Company, the Bristol Waterworks Company, a Fritsch eml•mine, nine mining companies, the Royal Panopucon of Science and Art, and several local companies in the west of England, 2,2781. ; ad , ° per Harriet, to Sidney, sonsisting of corrugated iron, wines, &c., 2,0061. gausgst the good debtors t' the estate appeal. the Emigra tion Commissioners for a balance of 3.0001. ; and the Omat We Railway Company for 3,547/. The weeks Jo peageees en the South Wale., the Oxford and Rugby, die Bristol and Exeter, and the Vale of Reath Railways, sore pat down at 46,750/. The largest bad debt is sr David Lou pont Lewis, 42,0001. ; " it se not stated bow this debt arose. Some heavy items appear ander the head of luso; they comprise the following : Osiginal 501. Smith Devon Railway glares fully paid (1,050 shares sold for 51.), 47,250 L • Ba rtl ett, loss on miaiag shares pus. "hued of him, 45,0061. • dismounts an bill% ke. (two years). $O,OOOl. ; plant, cat obis& 164111114 poem% value 9,8544 lose 28,7461. ; Oissuorgenehire and IlceeMatbhire Bask ing Company, cost of 200 Mare about 2,1011., since pad by me on account of liabilities prior to tbegodeir of win up 15,0001., total 17,0001. ; Holmes, lees an properties pur chased of him, 17,0001.; Swift, Ina in Inemeactions with him, 16,3001. ; tron contracts, 22,5001.; Leargley Field iron works, mortgage 15,0001., sold for 3,0111 e, less 12,00014 lose no mining shares 17,05719 the P.r!mdfol WIN bass 4,1201. on Cessandra mine, and 4,2t61. Bodatin Mom ditto; South Wales Ra ilway shame, met of NO shame 6,40001, sold for 3,2001. ; Tweedale Tile Company, 3,01110 South Devon half-shares, preference, 646 sham, cost 231. each, sold for 151. each, loss 5,1601. ; law expenses, 3,1474.; lots on 223 South Wales Railwey shares at 181. per sham 4,0141. • Great Western ordinary stork, taken in payment of Wi ndsor contract, 20,0001. sold at a lass of 4,1504.1 Clifton property, 2,5001. ; sha res bought of Bwayne amt Bova% 4,000 L ; Forest of Demme mine, 3,0001. . • meek picture, picture, 1,0001.; premiums paid en life insurances, 1,6884.; Gerway home ' 2,0001.; lose on three ships, 6,2004. ; by W. Richardson, a bankrupt, 1,5001. Mr. Lawmen, addressing the wart, said he appeared for the bankrupt in this ease. This we. the sitting for the last examination, and he believed there was no opposition to Mr. Hennet's passing. Mr. MtLsod (for the assignees)—We have no opposition to offer. Mr. Linklater, who appeared for certain creditors, con curred, - - - - •• • • 11Ir. Lawrence—l believe the process of realisation is ring on most satisfactorily, with the assistance of Mr. Bennet, and with the indefatigable assistance of our friend Mr. Canaan ; and the result will be as satisfactory se we anticipated, if not more so. The Conuniesioser—The only thing distressing about it is, that Mr. Rennet &odd have fallen Into such misfor tunes after having had so successful a career previously. Kr. Lawrence—He has been tin architect of his own fortunes, and he sees the supentructure fall scarcely by any act of his own. Your Honour, I presume, will permit the bankrupt to pass ; sad, perhaps, you will be good enough to assn an early day for the certificate meeting. The Commissioner—Will it be opposed ? Mr. Lawrence—There may be opposition; but weans sot aware that there will be. The Commissioner—The earliest day on which it would be heard would be the 13th of January. I don't think I shall pledp myself to decide the matter earlier than the week following. Put it down for Saturday, the 21st of January, at 12. Mr. Quilter—An audit meeting is appointed ; I ass afraid we shall have nothing to audit ; will your Honour allow us to postpone it for • month ? Mr. Caaaan (the *Metal assignee)—lt has not been ad. mused. _ . . -- kr. 4:halter—Will you allow us to th another day when we are ready ? The Comakianar—Oh, certainly. The isn't:rapt hes F poise of Fes en esaniestisn tb. enema this lugs failure appeal a Wee ellen hen a span peened by the bank- Mte anti diabdies by shoe sestemeless,:ef accepting shares d the several impulse valet whoa he contracted in part reseal fee the weeks le be peellerned. At the time of the masa% the *era van probably at a premium ' • but they abeam& balsas depresated, is sons instancesfroa fate 70 per east. ; sal Kr. Rennet being obliged to pay hie sub•contracton is fell, he neastanly fell into dial. — Theis hu greedy been a dividend of 28.6 d. in the pound paid of the estate, and another dividend of about the NW wort is expected shortly tabs declared. IN it TILOS. This bankrupt wu also an extensive railway contractor. Ha hal bailees been engaged in large contracts on the Grimsby Gooks, the Bouthanmen Waterworks, and the Leith leabser Winks. He is diestibed as " of Park etten, WoMminstee, oi emit Grimsby, and of Anton, in Yorkshire, railway cestrutat„ and contractor for pablio works, atone-merc hant, shipownerealer and chairman, Wright late iapartnership with Wm, and Wm. Brown, andtrading at Great Genrebg, seder the arm of T. Hatch ings and Co., and at names, under the firm of W. Wright sad Ca." This was the adjourned hat examination meeting. The accounts is this ease have been prepared by Messrs. Simmons and Co., of Oreeesharsh-street, and occupy no less than Mos, though emending only from the 16t h of De ember, 11162, tote, 30th August last. Subjoined is a copy of the bemershost : To creditors amused £53,966 18 3 To do. contracted since appointamnt of in spectors 25 15 0 To do. who have attached the amounts doe oa the reopective works To Baulth, Lbws, and Co., Linoola, holding security To surplus 16th December lut To do. as per statement of affairs of Hutch ings, Brow■, and Wright 5,202 3 6 £83,664 9 3 By good debtors £8,498 12 4 Doubtful ditto 167 6 4 Bad ditto Property Amount reesiroble os sundry works 17,984 7 10 Ditto doubtful 3,068 5 4 Grimsby Docks' contract .... £23,762 1 10 Leo, claim t 9 Bodtb, Billiton sad Co. 18,762 1 10 Plant, &e., 'Wasted to be worth 12,000 0 0 30,762 1 10 Sonorities held by Smith, Ellison, and Co. .. 14,600 0 0 Personal and domestic expenses Suspense aceintot 291 14 6 Profit and loss 1,641 12 5 £83,654 9 3 Of the 88 pages of the accounts, 33 are occupied with the list of creditor.. The property consists of household furni ture, dike fixture,, le., a pile.iriving machine at Blackwell some homers at Great Grimsby, shares in the (trim/by Fish ing Company, valued at 1,2001., end a bond for 1,0001. on the Manchester, SheMsld, end Lincolnshire Railway. Appended to the aecounts is a detailed statement of all the works in whisk the bankrupt had been engaged, the principal of which appears to have been the contract for the formation of the new docks at Grimsby. We select the following lumens :—" South Zooms Rebury, 6,1471. In the spring of 1851, a project was set en hot le enclose cer tain lands on the coast of Ere; by s company to be formed and to be called the South Been &twig Company. I undertook to make the necessary application to parliament for a bill authorising such Weimar% and to pay the preli minary engii.eering sad law expiable thereon; sad in the event of the bill being obtaine and the company being formed pungent thereto, then that the contract for the works should be given to as. The bill has MANS been ob tained, bet the company ha. not yet been formed, we has anythieg further been done ; bat I have no doubt that the project will eventually be carried out, and that dam will be realised to this estate a sum much meter than the pre sent expenditure, which in for expenses in obtaining the bill and engineering charges 6,1471." The other works were enumerated as follows :—Spurn Lighthouse works, 7004 ; From*, Yeovil, and Weymouth Railway; Inverness Bridge works, 2,3001.; flouthamptor Waterworks, 2,3481. ; Moray shire Railway, 1,0011.; Leith Harbour works, 4,6341. ; Annan quarriev, 18,6M1. In reference to the Grimsby Docks the following explanation was given : This contract for slaking docks at Great (Manley, wu taken in January, 18.51, for the sun of £ 200,719 12 2 Reverse gate. Cleo drains 8,600 0 0 Leaathealag ambles 8,200 0 0 Yremotiai 3.784 9 4 21,314 9 4 Wo•k performed by W. H. Mitchell aid paid by T. Hatabiags mad Co Bl3 11 0 Animal of extra work as per sabodale 279,218 15 9 Loss, each resolved on so coast as' per certificates, to 30th Sept. 1552 207,034 16 4 Mater&la purchased per contract 39,736 13 7 Incomplete works Sept. 30, 1852, as calculated by Mr. Cowley, eagiesor (ler nationals on the pound tumid by the company, 9,0004.) 2.50,456 13 11 28,762 1 10 (Subject to a claims of 10,0001., for which Messrs. Smith, El lison, and Co. hold security.) .18 addition to this sus, I consider I am entitled to a profit of 16 per cent. on the works execu ted by t►e mammy ; in the above calculation the amounts estimated tocemplete, bete¢ taken at schedule prices. I consider the plant now Ivo, at Grimsby, will realize to this estate the tam et about 12,000 i." Mr. Lawsuits waked that the bankrupt should peso; the balases-eheete bad bees duly filed, and were satisfactory. -- Mr. L course The books bed all been kept by doable-entry, and the bilence-shcet wu perfectly vouched. Mr. Liiiklater sold be represented the 'slipup, who had , no objection to the bankrupt passing his last examination. The books had been well kept, and there woe no difficulty at all u to the figures. There were one or two verbal `alterations which the assignee* wished to be made with reference to the claim of Messrs. Smith, Ellison, and Co., j so that neither party might he compromised. His Honour asked who wanted the alteration made ? Mr. Lieklater said it was rather the suggestion of the official assignee; but, independently of that, he should have made it on behalf of the assignees. There was a large debt of about 30,0001 due to this estate from the Grimsby Dock Company; on this debt Messrs. Smith, Ellisoo, acd Co. claimed a lien to the extent of 14,4001., but the bank rupt eeetended that the lien, which was created by a letter to his bankers, was only to the extent of 10,0001 It was proposed to put a note on the balance-sheet to that effect. His Honour said the bankrupt was at liberty to stoke say statement he pleased as to what be suppmed to be his rights ; but such statement could not affect Smith, EUison, and Co. The assignees, however, might reasonably desire such explanatory statement to appear, lest the creditors should be misled as to the amount of assets. Mr. Lawrence stoked his Honour to continue the allowance. The Commissioner—What was the allowance ? Mr. Lswrance-101. a week. Mr. Linklater said the bankrupt had been most assiduous in assisting the assignees. Mr. Cannes, the of assignee, said his services would be required for some time to come. The Commissioner—That is a matter which must be left with the assignees. It is a matter of common sense ; they nut judge for themselves what is a reasonable price (or his services. _ "' "- your Honour will unction it, of -Yes.. Mr. Lawrence then asked for the allowance of the *crone tant's bill-2501, out of the estate. Mr. Linklater consented, on the part of the usigneu, and the sum was ordered to be paid. The certificate meeting was appointed for the same day as that of Rennet, the 21st of January. Mr. Yetts, on behalf of the directors of the Frame, Yeo vil, aid Weymouth Railway, tendered a proof for 1,0001. in I respect of expenses inclitTa, at the bankrupt's request, in obtaining the set and forming the ',papier. The Great Western Railway Company had expended 700,0001. on the hoe, when the Frome and Yeovil Company agreed to take It off their hands and lease the line. Mr. Hutchings agreed with this company to complete the line for 500,0001., and to lease it en terms se as to pay 4 per cent. to the ober/holden. A contraet was catered into, in January, 1852, by which Mr. Hutchings undertook, in the event of the scheme prov ing abortive, to pay 1,0001. towards the expenses. The act had been obtained, but the line was operation ; consequently the present claim was made. Mr. Linklater was willing to concede the right of proof os condition of all other claims being abandoned. The Commissioner—Row has the company proved abortive ? Mr. Yells stated that the requisite capital had not been subscribed, sad the Great Western Company had again taken possession ofthe line. The Yeovil Company had expeaded as mach as 4,0001. in preliminary expenses, and therefore sought to prove against Hatchings 's estate for the 1,0001. which In had contracted to pay. His Honour sail it might appear that the contractor had already paid as much as he had contracted to do. The real question was, what were preliminary expenses / Mr. Yetta.—Our cassis, that he has paid no expenses within the meaning of the contract. His Honour said, it was entirely a question of account and of details. maid if the directors had paid 3,0001. or 4,0001., he would show that they had received 35,0001., se that they were not at all out of pocket. Mr. Yette.—The whole amount received has been 1,7791. for deposits. The Cemakelester.—Have they returned any of this to the shareholders ? Mr. Yetta—They are desirous to do so. The Commissioner—Bat are they not bound to do it ? Mr. Linklater—Not at all. I will show that the parlia mentary contract in this ease was a mere delusion, as re garded the amount of capital. Some of the gentlemen now claiming this money from us did not pay a farthing on their shares. Of the 1,7701. in the hands of the promoters, 6251. wee paid by Messes. Hutchings and Co., in respect of s portion of the shares. For that amount Messrs. Hutchings are entitled to credit towards the preliminary expenses. Besides, I am prepared to show that the company did not prove abortive; the set was obtained, and they were regu larly formed. His Honour said the question was so complicated that be could not now deal with it. Mr. Tette said the act applied for was one to carry out powers already in existence; consequently, the regular amount of subscription was not required. The act prorid. d that three.fifthe of the capital should be subscribed before the works were proceeded with, and this was nut done because the slutraholden had not confidence in Mr. Hatchings. Hu Honour said he would not go into that question. Mr. Yetta said the result was that shares to the amount of 35,5001. only haying been subscribed for, the company became ebonies. The •I euppoes all the bankrupt paid to wards the preliminary expenses wee the deposit on his sham. Mr. Lewrance mid there had been considerable further payments. &flora Conversation, Hie Honour said he thought there was evidence that the directors had paid about 4,0001. of preliminary expense; and it would be for Mr. Hutchings to show that he had paid I,OOW. of this, or what he had paid. The matter ought to be path' the form of a declaration and a plea, in order that ►e might arrive at a correct conclusion upon it. Where perms engaged m a project that mot involve a heavy ex penditure, they were not juatided in incurring expenses, and charging them on the few who had subscribed. Be the merits of the case what they would, they had not been presented to him so as to Induce him to admit the proof. TILE POLICE COMM MABYLEBONE. Daniel Build, proprietor and driver of a cab, was charged with the following scandalous misconduct, while in a state of drunkenness, towards a lady named Hargrave, residing at 17, Bouthberik, St. John's-wood. Complainant deposed that on the previous night she was at a party in Upper Berkeley-street, and at half-past 12 a servant was sent for a cab to convey her home. Defendant came to the house, in front of which be remained till a quarter put 1; and complainant then desired to be driven to her residence. The defendant went in a wrong direc tion, and as he refused to listen to her remonstrances. she begged him to let her out of the cab. He then alighted from his box, and abased her in the grossest language ima ginable. He afterwards resumed his seat, telling her that he should drive her to the station-house, and there charge her with being drunk. She was natur ally much alarmed, and called out loudly for the police. Cookmsn, 165 D, hearing the complainant call out for assistance, desired defendant to stop, but he refused to do so and whipped his hone. Witness pursued him, and hiving ultimately xtoppel him, took him into custody. The defendant, in answer to the charge, admitted Olathe had partaken too freely of drink, for which be was sorry. The lady abused him, and he then abused her. Mr. Long remarked that it was the wont case of mis conduct on the part of a cabmen which had come under his notice, and he should inflict a severe punishment. He then matenced the defendant to two months' hard labour in the House of Conection. The defendant's wife, who had an infant in her arms, applied for a mitigation of the sentence, but Mr. Long told her that he could not alter his decision, the cam being one of a meet flagrant description. BOUT H WARE. Abraham Lino, coal-dealer, iTifo. 14, Garden-row, London-road, was summoned by Samuel Hall, an officer of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ani mals, for cruelly treating and torturing a hone. The officer stated that on Thursday morning, the Bth inst., he was on duty in the Southwuk Bridge-road, when he saw the prisoner with • cart heavily laden with coals, and dragged with one hone. The animal was in sack a weak sad deplorable state that it could not proceed any farther, although the defendant did all he could to get It aloag. Witness went up to the hone, and on removing the Wary he discovered • luge °pea wound, which ap peared 0( long standing. The cart had three or four tons weight in it, and mon than • strong, healthy horse could have conveniently dragged along, but the defendant's hone WWI not only poor, but the sores were of such a description that it must have been greatly tortured. The defendant said he did not know the sore WA/ so bad. He promised not to use the horse again until it War quite well. Mr. Combo said it was • very bad cue, and great credit was due to the allow of the Royal Society for bringing it before him. He should fine the defendant 201. and costs. The defendant paid the money. The driver of a eab, badge No. 1,181, was summoned by Mr. Stephen Corbett, a gentleman residing at Holton, for having neglected to deliver to him a ticket. The complainant stated that he arrived by the Brighton Railway from Croydon on the evening of the 14th inst., with two friends, and jumped into defendant's cab on the rank inside the terminus at London-bridge. He then re quested him to drive them to the Lyceum Theatre, in the Strand, but defendant stopped nearly two minutes. Wit ness called out to him to go on, when one of the railway servants came to the cab door, and asked witness where he wanted to go to. He replied to the Lyceum Theatre. The same man then demanded 2s. as the fare. He paid it to him, thinking, however, that it was very strange that the fare should be required beforehand. The railway officer said it was all right, and then defendant drove him away. Just as the vehicle got over Waterloo-bridge he stopped the cab and got out, and the defendant neglected to give him a ticket. What he had also to complain of was that the de fendant had overcharged him sixpence, as the distance was under two miles, consequently the fare could only be eigh teeepenee. On his applying for the summons he was told that he could not proceed against the defendant for the overcharge as he had not taken the fare, but Ito considered the conduct of the railway authorities so extraordinary in their mode of attending to the public cabs that he brought the present chugs before the magistrate. An officer, who said be was in the employ of the railway company to attend to the cabs at the Brighton Railway ter minus, London-bridge, here stepped forward and said that all the cabs that were allowed to ply for hire in the terminus were the property of the railway company, and the defen dant was one of their sensate. The maletiou laid down I by the company were to pay the driven a weakly salary, and all faros were paid to witness or ens of their *Moen so appointed. He received the two shillings before the cab started, as the di*tanee we. ore► t ro mile•, and 'moil er eix• pence for the ti.ird passenger. lie produced a book of hires issued by the company, but ouch not being under the autho rity of the Commie-loners of Police, Mr. A'Beckett said he could put no reliance in it. Mr. A'Beckett told the °Mere that the railway company ' assumed more authority than they were entitled to. If they became cab proprietors they must comply with the law. It was a most singular and arbitrary proceeding on the part of a railway company to control public cabs by not only receiving and demanding fares beforehand, bet by patting the public to s great deal of inconvenience. There could be no doubt that the complainant had been overcharged, but where was his remedy for that;offence ? The Act of Parliament said the proprietor or driver of a hackney carn age, but in this ease it was difficult to find that out, as the defendant did not take the money, but it sou received by a servant of the railway company. He therefore expressed his regret that he had no power to entertain the overcharge in that respect, but u regarded the non-production of the ticket he should fine him 20s. and costs. There was no doubt a clear ease of overcharge, but the defendant got out of that by his not receiving the money. The defendant contended that the fare sou right, but as for the ticket, he believed he gave one to the gentleman, as be always did that to fares. The railway company gave all the driven positive order not to neglect that. lie was not allowed to take money, although the fare was correct as to distance, &c. Mr. A'Beekett—Do you mean to say that the money is always taken before you start ? Defendant—Yes; on all occasions by one of the officers appointed, who also sees to the tickets being delivered. Mr. A'Beckett—That system is very arbitrary and un justifiable on behalf of a railway company. There was no hold on any one incept the cabman for extortion, but in this cue a servant of the railway receives the money, and so creeps out of it. He hoped this conduct would go forth to the public. He should inflict the penalty of 20s. and costs on the defendant for not giving a ticket, and he was sorry he could not entertain the overcharge. The cabman paid the penalty, and left the court. Benevolence: Mr. A'Beekett has received the following same for the poor box :—From B. C., M. ; C. L. C., 61. ; from the Countess of P., 51.; the Grocers' Company, 151. ; and M. V. Z., 101. COTTON.—LlviturooL, Dec. 22.—The market closed with tamenem although a steady feeling prevailed, and price. exhibited no•bange. The sales amounted to about 6,000 bales, compr ising 240 Pernams and Maranhams, to 44. ; 120 Bahia, 6}d. to sp. ; 300 Egyptian, 6ld. to ; and 1.000 Surat. 2d. to 41d. (500 by spe culators) ; and the remainder Americans of different qualities (600 of which were taken by (apatite). Dec. 22.—The tone of the market con tinues extremely healthy and there is a fair business doing at the very fall rates of Tuesday. There is a fair proportion of transactions for the home trade, and both goods and yarns for India are still in request. The Germans are restricted to retail operations owing to the season ; but there is some inquiry for goods sad yarns suitable for the Levant. WOOL.-4111.AD7ORD, DSC. 22.--The near approach to Christmas, when a geseral holiday is observed, and many being engaged in stock-taking, tend to keep the buyers from the market, sad there is only a limited business doing. The stock' held are certainly less than usual at this period, and the prices demanded by the growers are such as pre vent staplers coming to the seat of consumption. Noils and brokes us not abundant, and pricey firm.—Bradford 06server. MANUFACTURES.—BRADFORD, Dsc. 22. Yarns : The demand is mmewhat improved, but no inducement in price to bring unemployed machinery into operation. —Pieces : There is no material business doing, except for next year's amount, and the curtailment of the last three mouths must tell favorably on the opening of the new year. Prices nay be quoted firmer, with an upward tendency.— Bradford Observer. CORN.—MANCIiERTIR, Dec. 22.—There wee a good attendance at our market this :morning. Wheat advanced 4d. to 6d. per 70Ibs. Flour must be quoted la. to 2e. per sack and Is. per barrel dearer, the latter still commanding the readiest sale. Oats were the turn higher, and on oat meal we raise our quotations is. per load. BIRMINGHAM, DEC. 22.-At this day's market there was a fair supply of wheat, and the trade ruled very dull at about 2s. per qr. above the currency of this day se'nnight. Burley a slow sale, at a similar improvement. Oats diffi cult to quit at any advance in price. Beans and peas nomi nally unaltered. Thrones, Dec. 22.-We had a moderate supply of wheat, which met a quick sale at an advance of Se. a quarter, at which'an early clearance was made. Barley was in fair I supply, but a large advance in price being saked, checked business, and caused a slow sale at shoat 2s. a quarter above last week's prices. Oaui in better demand. In Beaus and Pus no alteration. Wheat, best red, 76e. to 84s. ; middling, 635. to 76e.; inferior, 48e. to 631. Barley, 31e. to 44e. Bata, 23a. to 33e. Beans, 42a. to 645. Peas, 381. to 48s. Flour, tine, per sack, 68e. to 60e.; seconds, 665. to 58e. NEWARK, Dec. 21.-Our market to-day has been better attended than usual. The Corn-exchange was fully occu pied, and business was active throughout. Grain of all kinds was in plentiful supply, and buyers were equally de sirous of effecting purchases. The trade in wheat was some what eateusive, and a considerable &dammee in price, say 3s. to 4a. per qr., may be quoted as the result of the operations. Barley was in brisk request, and met with a rise in value of fully 24. per qr. Oats and beans were more inquired after, and a fair sale in them was effected. Averages : Wheat, white, from 82e. to 865.; rod, 77e. to SOL ; barley, new, 40s. to 445. ; oats, 30e. to 31e. per 24 stones ; beans, old, 168 e. to 60s. NIWIIIMIT, Disc. 22.—We continue well 'applied with wheat, for which sellers demanded high prices, which checked business; yet a considerable quantity was disposed of at an advance of as. per qr. Barley also in good supply, for which there was • good demand, at an advance of 2s. per qr. Oats were dull, bat beans and pens quite as dear. .. . . . Uxiithos, Dun. 22.—The supply is rather larger and the sale of wheat is slow at an advance of 2e. - per qr. on the prices of last week. Barley has improved Is. per qr. in value. Oats sell freely at former rates. Enternuncin, Dec. 21.-We had in the market to-day 714 qrs. wheat, 1,387 barley, 1163 oats, and 89 beans. There were sold-Wheat, 425 qrs. ; barley, 1,221; oats, 1106 ; and beans, 69. As composed with last week :-Wheat was se. up on the top, and 2s. 3d. up on the average. Barley was 61. down on the top, and 11. 9d. on the average. Oats were 4d. up on the top, and 21. sd. up on the average. Beans were same on top, and Is. 11d. up on the average. There was a fair supply of 'grain in the market to-day. Correspond inf with Mark Lane, this market also rose. Good parcels, in anything like fair condition, may be quoted at 3e. per quarter, but the quantity of raw a maples made the average only 2s. 3d. per quarter up. All other grains roes in proportion. Wheat, 545. to 86s. Barley, 28s. 3d. to 425. 6d. Oats, 16s. to 335. 4d. Beans, 425. to 545. Weight of top wheat, 65 lbs. ; barley, 57}lbs.; oats, 4411b5.; beans, 6211 be. Wheat flour, super fine, 575. to6Ba. 6d., or about Is. 64. rise on last week. GLASGOW. Dec. 21.—At this day's market the advance required for wheat and flour had the usual effect of checking sales, but it was fully established, and a fair extent of business resulted. Oats and barley of malting quality were each Is. per boll dearer on the week, with an active demand, some of the latter being reported to be taken for shipment to Ireland. Beans were steady. Oatmeal met a pretty ready sal* at the improvement noted. WATERFORD. Dec. 21.—Our Supplies of country corn have rather increased since Monday, and the condition of samples generally has improved, in consequence of which, and the the excited state of the Bnglishisnarkets, all articles are held for a considerable advance. CATTLE.—NzwAax, DEC. 21.—At our market to-day there was a small show of stock, and the amount of business transactvd was comparatively trifling. Prices were rather Am. There were 31 sheep, 114 beasts, and 151 pigs penned. NiWARK FORTNIGHTLY M Dac. 20.—We haye had only a small show of stock to-day, and not much doing, most of the butchers haying been before supplied with stock fur Christmas. There were 143 sheep, and 66 beasts penned. _ _ EDINBURGH, Disc. 21.—The number of cattle in the market this morning was 643, or 311 more than on this day se'nnight. The attendance was :numerous, .consequently the demand was good, and prices the same as last week. Top price of the best beef, 9s. 6d. per Dutch stone ; current top, 95.; caertnt price, Be. 6d. to 95.; middling sod inferior Doris, from 7s. 6d. to Bs. per Dutch stone. At the close of the market a clearance was effected. The number of sheep was 3,244, or 710 lees than last week. Sales were slowly effected, and prices were the same as those obtained last week. Top price of the lest mutton, 7d. per lb. ; current top, 60. ; current price, from 61d. to 64. ; middling and inferior sorts, from sid. to 6d. At the close of the market a clearance was not effected. PUBLIC SPIRITED LYCENDIARIES.—A etrangesatir, says the Cologne Gazelle, has just been submitted to the Criminal Tribunal of Gleiwitz. in Silesia, in Prussia : I The little town of Berns possessed a ti!e kiln and depen dencies which produced almost nothing. Its municipal I council wishing to get rid of them on the most advantage ous terms passible, held a secret meeting to deliberate what should be dons with them. In that meeting, it was re solved, that as the buildings were insured, they should be burned down ; and one of the members of the council was charged to set them on fire. He executed his commission, and the buildings were entirely destroyed. The municipal coancilAthen demanaed an indemnity from the assurance company ; it was paid, and every farthing of it was placed is the municipal treasury. The matter, however, though kept secret, became known, and the law authorities caused all the councillor' to be prosecuted for anon. The tribunal condemned them to periods of imprisonment varying from six months to • year, and to reimburse the insurance money with interest thereon,. also to pay all the costs. A WHOLE FAMILY POlSONED.—Yesterday Mr. Payne held an inquest on the body of James George Trump, aged 6 years, the son of a plasterer living at No. 9, Princes-road, Bermondsey. The mother of the child stated that on Monday last the family, consisting of herself, her husband, the deceased, and a child, aged 17 meths, dined off some hashed mutton, over which a paste made of flour and water had been pou red. Soon after partaking of the meal, the whole if the family except the youngest child who had had none of the paste became very sick. In the night the illness of the child increased so much that her husband went to fetch a doctor, but: before medical laid could arrive the child had died. Witness had used tour out of the same lot without experiencing any ill effects. The coroner said it was a very taralliaall ease, and adjourned the tawdry for farther evidence. SHIPPING INTELLIGEXCZ SISABORNE MA I LS. [N Fignlftee Mat the make ere rent them the Gum) by the niebt--end hl by the &nun h.l th iln i Gene .M. r 6 alPtt u . s. ! _____l.4.'“".--------ai---3.-----I'Port ' ....z..7........ 4 -"" • COUNTRIES. et to Otlico,Lonsiost.• Sespatcheg. ',....... hmeriairßrit.peeket 11 lvery Friday ...... Liverpool ..... tedo ki Valeta. yUalt led Mate whet N !Pee. 27 Liverpool..... , Mil analrallaitia el ne amerlce(by (*.Steenthanit:meen k I lan. 17 ,—.. ft toe) I, lan. i ....... ..... 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Niagara (emigrant ship), hence to New York (not the Agnes, as reported yesterday), got ashore sear Wexford on the 19th inst. Part of the passengers left her on the 20th. The cargo was expected to be moved.—Liverpool, Dec. 22. RILLS V. LAMING. This was an action he royalties and for lkuldated da mages to the extent of 3,0001., Walesa by the Wawa from the dekadaat, in respect of Conlaia patents. Sir F. Thwarter and Mr. Hindwank were .sansei he the plaintiff, and Mr. Chore and Mr. Webster npreesated the thfsedant. The Lord Chief lima, ater the case had proceeded some WV, interwar& dad that in his opinion the plaintiff wall not resew dm witienlar sum of 3,0001. Min • awsnilMinn sawed between the learned counsel sa hulk aides, whisk itnnited in this arrangement, namely, diet • nudist thesid M lam for the plaintiff for 9001. we is waft hems width were not publicly naentioned. , Vaasa ehlwasswerdingly. COURT OF r.-YEITMIDAL /MN= W/L. 001101111111101111 71 CASES OF THE GREAT RAILWAY, 111 WM ■UUNXL. This was the last examination mating in the tees of George Hermit, ref Doke-street, Westminster; Bridg water, Bristol, and ether Asses, railway contractor, ship owner, and thaboriaanhant. The cam is the largest that bee passed through the mart for several years. The accounts, prepared by lismes. Quilter and Ball, are very voluminous, it:Wading over sizty-foar folio.. The following is a copy of the Wanes-Meet: The balance-sheet of George lienaitt, of Doke-street, Westminster ; Temple Mende, Bristol; Teignsc o th, sod Bridgwater, railway contractor, shipowner, lims•burner, rte., a beakrupt. From Ist January, 1819, to 19th March, 1853. To sundry creditors 16,919 13 10 Seared creditors— Fully secured Partially ditto Profile on for years' bir ideal 31.000 0 0 Ditto on Preach contract Capital, Ist Janasq,ls49 146,342 4 6 £639,899 8 5 CL By property btora, pod 65,521 12 10 „ doubtful bad 49,860 10 4 £52,862 6 4 6146,307 13 6 Deduct creditors payable in full BlB 18 10 £146,490 14 8 By estimated value of securities is the bands of credit.rs— Fully secured Pastally ditto -- 06,739 0 0 (N.B. It ie probable that, after defraying the expenses of realisation sad the accru ing interest oa mortgagee, there will be ao surplus available to the estate from the property is the handset fully secured creditors.) By house cad personal expenditure alias lst January, 1549 Trade expenses, includ.ag rent, taxes, salaries, joarasy, sad all ioculeatal charges Mace Ist Jaasary, 1849 LOW% including bad and doubtful debut 361,749 19 11 Liabilities (per contra) 16,919 11 10 X 639,899 8 6 The list of creditors Sliespies 24 folios of the aecousts ; they are about 600 is smisbm. The largest creditor is Kr. doors Hodson for 27.1111 K His. 741.. es 32 accesses of the bankrupt's of varies smosats fires 6001. to 2,5001., which were chiefly doe Is Karr* /yell. awl May last. Nest to him is Kr. A. 0. ream sf Niiimieriese, who is a creditor for 23,4431. Ile. X, os 39 Sesestesos.. Kr. Cresege Wither, of Reigate, is a enlist la 18,4701., and Colossi Woolridge for 16,3901. le. Si These are only two other creditors for above 10,0001., In rut are all below that amoest, and most of them below 11.11101. There is an item of 42,0771. dee to holders of esorpsosses who ere satsuma. all or .iich were issued between October, 1862, ad Feb ' rusty lost. 10 the list of liabilities the lawn item is the following " At:spasm Rives to Lewis, OwoollPool of 60,0001. now held by A. 0. Pooley, 10,0001." The pro nto very *chemist. That art which loooKolfoO ors hold mond eroditore oossisis of a !nowt =a -716-how sad lad ass, Teipatestli ; ing•ll bosses Bus Bas.--at Bristol, Drinasece 11, from Anhwei Brurtmen—at Greased, December 22, from. ... ..... Gothenburg BELL Rote—.t Liverpool, December 22, fr0m......... New Orleans BALTIC is ; ) —off Liverpool, December 22, f rom New Toes Crow or soos—at Gravesend, December 22, from Dookirk ELBA/MIA—St Queenstown, Dec. 20, from Earn AcceLmio—at Gravesend, December 22. from Rotterdam Ecuo—at Gravesend, December 22, from Crolltadt ISMANIIIL —at Gravesend, December 22, from Nom, G 11,—at Gravesend, December 21, from Rumors IiINDA -at Gravesend. December 22, from Gothesburg Loan J. Resio.l.—at Gravesend, December 22, frons...llarbana MAYIA—st Gravesend, December 22, from Memel Maaniaa—at Liverpool, December 22 from Megan MOIITIZUJIA —at Liverpool. December 22, from New York Decor ri—st Bristol, December 21, from Mane Noitorratasam—at Liverpoool, December 22, from Them OLIVI BILANCIt —at Liverpool, December 22, from Senile Orruzw—at Crannied, December 22, from Norway PINIOXA—st Simesend, December 22, from Creston Paraisurox—at Plymouth, Dec. 21, from Moulmein Boretr—at Pill, December 2i from CWII2 SWITZIALAND —Off Liverpool. December 22, from Quebec wave—at Gravesend, December 22, from ....... .....Medembik !cuss Tuna —at Deal, December 19, from . Boma BAILED. Ataax—tram Liverpool, December 2; to MOIII Accorca—hoes Liverpool, December 22, to Ceaa Atm ssusa—from Liverpool, December 22, to. Baltimore Naoranis—hoes Palmoutb, Dec. 21, to Burbadoes Iland.rarr (e...)—from Bouthampton, December 21, to Madeira Caarascrra—from Liverpool, December 22, to Dombsy Coe or Borrnamix —from Gravesend, December 2; to Dunkirk Carve Coma—from Pill, December 21, to Africa Calcorra—from Plymouth, Dec. 21, to Bogor; U.B. Paco—from Liverpool, December 22, to Pernambuco noacnea—ham Liverpool, December 22, to W ilmington Furman Km—from Liverpool, Dec, 22, to '9ew Orleans Gowan—from Liverpool, Dee. 22, to New Orle.uis lowasum—from Pill, December 21, to Alexandris 1 Jaws—from Liverpool, December 22, to New Orlon" MAST Muter—from Liverpool, December 22, to. Paanamaartat—from Plymouth, December 21, to Termini 1 OCIITILTD—,roes Pill, De..aabor 91. te. C. de reds Ma 6 Pllllf—from Plymouth, Dee. 21, to Adelaide Bauer—ham Liverpool. December 22, to Liimiewan VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. Australian (s. &j, 22 days from London for Sydney, Nov. 9, lat. 0..1 8., lon. 17.6 W. ; all well. B. L Harriman, from Baltimore for Liverpool, Dec. 10, ;at. 49, lon. 16. Boundary, from Liverpool for Port Philip, Sept. 19, lat. 3 N., ion. 20 W. Cosenanter, from Bombay for Liverpool, Dee. 12, lat. 61 N., lon.ll Deborah, from Ltvorpool for California, Sept. 12, lot. 21 S., 10n.62 W. Pekin, from Union for Melbourne, Oct. 9, lat. .9 N., kin. 26 W. THE ACCIDENT AT CALAIS DOCH.—The Mou ilcut says of this accident (which has already been reported is the Doily News): The action of the water had under mined the foundation' of the mason work in advance of the gates, and the consequence was that at last the frost piles and a part of the dams gave way ; but the gates them selves and all belonging to them are intact, and a minute examination has proved that they are iu a perfect state of preservation. Ins:ructions have been'given for the imme diate repairs of the damage done. The works to be executed can be finished in a single season, and all the necessary mea sures have besides been taken for the organisation of a system of temporary flushing-gates which will allow the entrance of the harbour to be kept lie good condition during the time that the works are in course of execution. [Advertisement.]—HOLLOWAY'd PILLS HAVE PER- T/MD • NOR CO= Or a I.lrEl CUSIPLAI•I Cr SoNip Yeses' erminuria.—Mr. Alfred Fiske, et Sylehan, Suffolk, boa bees suffering very severely for more than four years from a dreadful liver eoraplaint, and although he expended during that time upward of £4O for medical advice, yet he was deriving no bleed; whatever which induced him to give Holloway's Pills a trial. These be ob. tallied of Yr. Barber, chemist, Rye, who ma testify to the woriderfsl cure this invaluable medicine has perfected by taking the OW mo lar'," foe a short period; and Mr. Fiske continues in the enjoyment cf the best of health.—Sold by all druggists; and at Processor Establishment, 244, Strand. lambi. BERTHS, MARRIAGES, AM) DEATHS. BIRiMB. OTHEROTD.—Dee. 21, the wits of Mr. J. J. Botheroyd, Borer ey• road, Hull, of a sot. BUNC . E. —D;se. 20,;tTorrington.plue. Plymouth, the wife of C.L. mender B. 11. Bungs, R.N., of a daughter. CREW.—Dee. 90, at New Douse, St. Alban's, the wife of Capt. N. Creed, of a eon. I)ce. 19, at Weshend-terrece. Winchester, the wife of Dr. J. hilller, late of Welbrek.street, Cart ndish.squitre, of a daughter. 8911T11. Dee. 1:0, at Bromley, Kest, the wife of J. 11. Smith, EN, Of a ion. TIIORNIIILL—Dee. 20, at Diddington, liuntingdonahlre, the wt of O. Thornhill, Esq., of a daughter. WHITE.—Dee. 91, at Clarendon-terrace, Notting-hill, the wife of A. White, Esq., of a daughter. lIARRIAGSB. ABEIWORTH—FREDERICIL—Dee. 20, at St. Thomas's, Ryde, of Wight, by the Raw. P. C. Humble, Frederick Charles, only o of the late Major-Ono. Sir C. Ashworth. K.C.8., and Klisabetb, daughter of A. Frederick, kaq. BARLA —l966T.—Dec. 71, at Holy Mitt, Church, Bromptoe, by the Rev. E. Abbot, 8.A., J. Darla; Eeq., et Enkhurgh, to Ellur beth, third daughter of the Rev. J. Abbot, M.A., Quern 'e CoUffe, Cambridge. BRODEICH—POTTS.—Dec. 20, at Bt. hay's, Bev. rley, by the Re , . W. T. Sturdy', Vicar, T. Brodriek, Esq., of Llverpool, son of the late J. Brodrkk, Eau., of Hull, to Mary Anne, youngest daugh:st of B. Potts, EN., of Beverley. EHLBILI—WEST.—Dee. II at Bull, at Sculcoates Church, Bull. by the Rev. T. 6. Bonn* Mr. J. Ehlers, of Hull, to Saab .41e, youngest daughter of thelute W. West, EN., of Hull. 60TLAND—IfYGRAVE.—Dee. 11, at WoOdhair. Whitt?, Erms, by the Be.. C. Bryan, C. H. Scotland, Eq., to Sarah Ann, etdy ed• widen daughter of the late J. J. Byerave, Esq., of Burnham Wyc b . and U. littnabbery, Woodhull Welter, Fuel. 'RADIO —KOCH.—Dee. 20, at Bournemouth, Ilan% by the Rev A. H. Bennett, the Rev. F.Thring, Fellow or hingh College, CIA. bridge, and Head Heater of Uppiagham Grammar School, to Calk. lime Kane Lodes Koch. DEATHS. BROUGHTON.—Dee. le, at Sutton Cold&ld, Phoebe Anat, widow of Brourbton. Leg., and mother of the late 131ehop of Syd6l7. aged COLEXA X.—Dee. 20, at Tintorn.grove, Southampton, Mary, ...re X. Coleman, Eag. GARRARD.—Dee. 10, at South Lambeth, Martha, relict of Lento Col. Garrard, Madras Engineers, aged tie. lIAINE& Dec. 19, at Woodhateb, Reigate, Milo Haines, of Lover Rock-gardens, Brighton, daughter of the late J. Uainee, Eiq., of Croydoa. HOWARD: Dee. IS, at Pembroke-rills. Tottenham,Ciroline, 'rife or EL L. Howard, Pp., aged 93. LES.— Dee. 20, at Cbester-square, Henry, eldest eon of 11. Ley, EA , aged 9. MITCHELL—Dee. 20, at Gromenor.place. Camberwell, M►ry Ma. cbell, relict Of the lap Capt. W. Mitchell, P. $l. Royal Regimens. aged 71. MORGAN.—Dee. 17, at:Windsor, Janet Agnes, wife of the Be.. P. B. Morgan, aged 36. SEYSIZIL—Dee. 20, at Child Okeford, near Blandford, Mrs. Felmer. SOLOMON.—D. e. IS, Martha, wife of the late Hr. H. Solornoe, of Brighton, aged M. _ - WH P.LAN.—Dtc. ti, at Haroa6en Hell, Traterdaa, Kent, anti I" . tsaus.strest, 14'48A1-square, Mrs. Whelan, semi Printed and PubUAW y Wuums linse Haus. a Ne. ti limalo d. deist, la the city 01 Loudon, Printer, at the OS's, u LoSher& IMO. Y eh, prwY.tN Wlleatlierer ritaAT. DOOOKIIIS 7,1.47 ARRIVED, 7 RA the Viel firer Obtain& law 4ZOI A. 17 •ovi.:1; NC:+l.4 to Err r 51 friel C " th W Alm to deed feeder • suotathti resdert ODONI to the ti thee 13 Dewar 20, Batt DK, chowder Ir. 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