The Express. — London, England, 1863-02-03 00:00:00

3POBTING INTELLIGENCIL TATTERSALL'I3.—MoNn AY. The asleof blood stock in the yardeamed an earlier attend. once at "The Corner" then weal. sad the afternoon being anything but favourable for outdoor gossip the subscribers betook themselns to the subeceiptiou room as quickly after the Imola= business as possible. Speculation on the Liver pool Steeplechase did not take a wide range, and the quota tions on that and other events being confined to single amouots, tenoot be said to indicate the true tone of the market. For the City and Suburban 1,000 to 30 each was booked about Beach.; Ilead,Quoen of Spain, and Misfortune, although Close odds, and eves a longer price, could have been obtained about the latter at the close. Fr the Chester Cap Stradella warn Arm at 20 to 1, and Anfield advanned to 25 to 1, b u t Bl e a t Deer, who bee recently figured at the latter price, was not named in our hearing. Several inquiries were made about Le Marechal at tripes ranging from 25 to 30 to 1. For the Two Thousand 7to 2 was currently offered on the held, and though 7001. to 2001. was booked twice during the afternoon about Hoepodar, the same odds were offered at the aloes. 4 to 1 was offered apt Saccharometer, and Brisk was friendless at 11 so 1. Pratique and Michael Scott were each supported at 15 to 1, while 100 to 6 was takes and afterwards offered about Tom Fool. Five monkeys'• were taken about Lord (laden for the NO Y, but afterward. a quarter of a point more was laid to 1001., although the former price wee the utmost obisie able at the close. Saccharrinieter would have been backed at 10 to 1, but 9 to I was the longest price offered about Lord Strathmore's horse. Hospodar tad friends at 1,000 to 90, and a shade over 22 to 1 was booked about Tom Fool. 25 to I each was offered against Blue Mantle sad Carnival. 1,000 to 33 was accepted about National Guard, but the same odds offered about Auto maton did not tempt backers. 30 to Ito a small amount was taken about King of Utopia, and Taje and Michael Seat !were each supported at 40 to 1. Mr. Harry Hill's newly-aimed colt, Amick and Bright Cloud met with rapport at 1,000 to 15 seek. and 1,000 to 10 was booked several times about Baldwin, odds which were repeatedly laid against Clarion and Overdoes ; 20 to 1 was booked about Lord Glasgow's lot to 501. elating erica : LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 16 to 1 apt Bute de Niglio's Avalanche, 6 yra, 10et 911* (t) 100 to 6 Yr. W. O. Craven's Roster Begot, aged, lest 411) Mr. Harkses Northern Light, 6 yrs, 10st 41b (t) 20 to I Mr. W. Baker's Light of Other Days, aged, lOst 41b (t) 20 to 1 Mr. Y. Rowlard's !fedora, aged 12st (t) 25 to 1 Biros be la Mode's Mauchline, aged, 31b (t) 25 to 1 Mr. T. Hughes's The Brewer, aged, lOnt llb (t) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 1000 to 30 aid Mr. E. Monk's Bearly Head, 4 yrs, 7d 10111 (I) 1000 to 30 Mr. J. Smith's Queen of Spain, 4 'yrs, bat 131 b (t) 1000 to 30 Mr. E. Hunt a liatortitne, 4 yrs, sst 101 b (t and off) CHESTER CUP. 20 to 1 20 to 1 apt den;r F. deisitTs.rige's Stindells, 4 yrs, ist 41b (t) 25 to 1 Yr. Greville's Anfield, 3 re, 548112 (t) 20 to 1 Lord Stainlord's Le Marsobid, 3 yrs, Ist 21b (t) 40 to I Mr. J. Hal en Ben Webster, 6 yrs, tot (t) 40 to I Lord Stamford's Dust, 4 yrs, 7st 41b (t) b 0 to 1 Lord St. Vincent's Zetlaad, 4 yrs, Set (t) TWO THOUSAND OrgNEAH 7 to 2 *it boUctl , 747l.4;Walopodor(t sod off) 4 to 1 Lord Strathmore a Sootharomotte (off) 11 to R ettl § l° F i F tl ' s Brick (a) 11 to 1 Mr. Naylor's Pratique 15 to 1 Lord Durham's Michael Scott (t) . _ 100 to 6 of) DERBY.. sto 1 apt lArd Bt Vinos;at's Lord Gander (t & off) 9to 1 Lord Strathmore's ftsooltszosneter (off) 100 to 8 Count F. &Wrangel Holtratr 22 to 1 Kr. X Bayley's Tom Fool (t) 2) to 1 Clips)* Lees Blue Mantle la) 25 to 1 Mr. Naylor's Carnival (off) 28 to 1 Mr. Watts's National Guard (t) 28 to 1 Lord fitaniforts Automaton (off) 30 to 1 Mr. Whittakse's Bing of Utopia (t) 40 to 1 Sir H. de Vanes Tajo (t) 40 to 1 Lord Dariuun's Michael Scott (t) 1000 to 15 Mr. H. Hill's Munich (t) 1000 to 15 Mr. Capers Bright Cloud (t) 1000 to 10 Lord Palatairston's Baldwin (t) 1000 to 1(1 Lord Glasgow's Clarion (t) 1000 to 10 Kr. Pistons Overstaff) (0) 20 to 1 Lord Glasgow's lot (t to 500 BETTING AT MANCHESTER—MONDAY. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 20 to 1 apt Notikkera Light It) ORESTES CUP. 100 to 6 apt Stradella (off ) 25 to 1 Black Dow 103 to 3 Haidingto• (t) TWO THOUSAND. 4 to 1 at dr geld (off) CA RMARTELICN STEEPLECHASES. HOILUII at Hearta, Wimp, The Rag, Oingorbmci, Biscuit, Curaborlood, Cock Robin, Monetain Lon, Cape Tows, Skontally, Spanish Dancer, Comet, and &ember. F.:pooled : Mary Ann. NEGRO EMANCIPATION. A public meeting on this subject_ was held last wooing, under the metier of the Lmdoe Emandpatica Society, is the Lecture-hall, Three Mills-boas, Bromley by Bow. There was a numerous attendance, sad the meeting was presided over by Mr. HARM Twirisurerms, who ex =the pleasure be felt at seeing so numerous an at , as it clearly indicated the sympathy which the inhabitants of that district felt with the principles of the Emancipatioe Satiety, as well as their sympathy with the down-trodden slaves, and the desire to see them for ever set Sr.,. The Rev. Dr. Hewlett then moved a resolution, to the effect that is the 'pinkie of the meeting it would be utterly Moonsistest with the character of free-born sad freedom-hvieg Beilishmen to lend the slightest comae nand or support to soy system of human bondage. The es. seletios was seconded by Mr. Horner, and supported by the Rev. Mr. Martin, from Boston, who went over the history of American Mater!, pole out the efforts which had bees made by the North to get rid of it down to the proela• =Akin of President Liman 'hashing it in the Southern States. The effect of that Lad been that there were sow 10,000 slaves isegaged on the works at Hilton Heed, and wages far their Lbw., wide& they had Dever Were received, while from them had gees forth a reJfimsat which had stood their pound well sad dose good service is the face of the enemy. The resolution having been adopted, another was proposed by the Rev. J. H. Rylance, to the Wept that inasmuch as the band of eon spirators who ware attempting to found a new nation under eke deelgustios of the Confederate States of America had daoLred the perpetuation of the infamous slave system to be the owner-stone of the national existenos, the meeting regarded them as without the pale of civiliration sad ChristC,nity, and worthy ally of the own» sod abhorrence of mac ainiL Tide reacinfies was seconded by the Rev. Mr. Iliddleditch, and baying been =marled by Mr. Washington w.s agreed to with meek applause. The proceed lop, which were most enthaaleotic throughout, terminated with a cordial vote of thanks to the chairman. THE PREEDON 01 THE CITY. The following will answer the questions of nume rous correopondenee ea to the my in which the freedom of the City may be token op. It say be obtained-1. By estr. 'Judo, hums been honed to • freeman, according to the rusieen of the City, and served duly and truly seven yes.. 2. By patrimony, that is, being the son or daughter (on marned or • wider) al a freeman, born after the adm:eroe of the fdher, and having attained the age of twenty-one years. i. Gift of the City, or honorary freedom. 4. By redemption of purchase. The admission under this head r as follows : Persona oe the parliamentary register of voters for the City are admitted upon their appliaation to the Chain burin (either with or without the interfeneoe of • sow paoy) sod without the usual presentation to the court for as order. Persona now on the parliaramitary register, but who are 101. householden, and rated to the polies and other rotes, upon producing • outdicatei too their application le the Chaniberlaio) from the beadle or other authority of their ward, that they are so rated, are admitted (with or without the interference of a eoropany) upon the Chanter- Lin promoting their sew le the court, and olstaleing an order for their admirals. All the foregoing pay se. en their admission, being a perernment duty under an set of the Geo. IV., entitled " The Looden-Midge Au =b Aet." Yeomen who hold premi se* , or carry en tbeer ees, not having the qualification of either of the two cesee i,dora mentioned, an admitted (with or without the interference of a oempasy) epee a fine, including the govern ment duty of pis., of 21. Ike. 4d. lastly, persona neither holding premises, nor rerryien on bunnies tritium the City or its liberties, and wishing to hearse freemen, on their ap plieetiou min be Marled (either with or without inter ference of • company) es she Chamberlain obtaining as order of the emir, on their application. The ban in this care, iodating the goverement duty of Ss. , is 271. 16.. 4d. The me* of ahem are new admitted the IMMO as sutural bore subjects.- -City Prem. (Ail vertiaement.j—RogiowAY'snua —Noxious Ala.—The elects of impure Ikea the human body are so deka terous that an exposed to it beams uneasy and languid, with headache, difficulty of breading& oppression at the hesrt, and nxneral debility. Honorer. PI are the beat known !Ferrante tor these w =owns ; they dueling from the blood all I he Imps. Mies which heal gained atindralea into it from foul air In Its =thzoogh the hap : *yr elasagthen the powers of the ad regulate the neesbialielL Al cm sense time they rouse the de.P"." "mem MOM by elpsebni dl pis matters from the sorings of lifa red refreeldny (ivory organ with a pare 111.4.10, *Moat incurring any post glitgonee or entailing any shock ou tie our ratios. THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 3, 1863. NAVAL AND MILITARY. ADMIRALTY JAN. 31. --APPOINTMENTS.—COIn- Menders T. MN:rd, to the Wellesley, for service in the Active ; and E. Field, to the Trincrenalte, vice Heard, ap printed to the Active. Lieutenant J. 1). Butler, to the Bustard. Masters J. Kiddie, to be additional to the Fueisrd, for sec. vice in the Royal Oak ; sod J. J. Hall, additional to the Fugard, for transport duties at Deptford. WOOLWICH, FIB. 2. ROYAL ABTILLZRY. — The following reinorals of officers have just takes place in this regiment, viz. :—Captain Carey, from Woolwich to Corfu ; Second Captain de Noleyns, from Dover to Woolwich ; Second Captain Luis, from Ireland to Woolwich ; Lieutenant A. J. Saunders, from Ireland to Woolwich. Captain de Mokpo and Captain Tupper bare been nppointed gunnery instructors the former to the 7th and the latter to the tad Brigade. MANUFAGTURIL or ARMSTRONG Gone. —A report of the select committee relative to the manufacture of riled ordnance has just been printed, from which it appeals that the acieninittee recommend that in future all the ordnance used in the British service shall be manufactured at Wool wich Arsenal ; and that the Muriel branch factory for Armstrong guns be discontinued. Should this report be carried out a very large Dumber of extra artisans will be ilt7ais the rifled gun factories of the Royal Arwood. t i MILITARY ACADENT.—The gentleman cadent at this institution recommenced their studies this day after the Christmas vacation. The 2D cadets just admitted by the lut competitive examisation will form the second division of the filth claim lu consequence of the few vacancies for commissions in the Royal Artillery or Royal Enemas at present existing, the total number of cadets are reduced to 292, wbo:are thus classified : Lower barracks —Firstolaa, first division, 24 : second division, 19. Upper barracks—Second class, first division, 23 ; second division, 25. Third clams, flref division, 30; second division, 30. Fourth class, first division, 30 ; second division, 30. Fifth class, first division, 19; second division, 20. Itab3 Intellignue. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.—na. 2. I After Term Sittings at Nisi Priori at Westminster. — (Before Lord Chief Justice Cockburn said a Special Jury.) CLAIM v. FHB QIMIEN.—MTITION OF RIGHT. This was a petition of right. The suppliant had peti tioned, under Mr. Bovill's act, for the alleged inkier*• ment of a patent by the Lords of the Admiralty, in the oonstructioo of the Black Prince, the Warrior, Agincourt, Northumberland, Lc. and for work and labour done. The petition bad been iiiidorsed, " Let right be done, Vic toria R.," and the case came on for trial this morning. The proceedings appeared to excite great interest among iron shipbuilders Sir C. Fox, Mr. Scott Burwell, Mr. Sarongs, and • number of eminent scientific men, were present. The peti tioner stated that be was the firs t true inventor of oar ' taro machinery of • new manufactere la the riosetruetion of iron houses, venal', =BM spire, &a, which IMO permuted in September, 1853 ; and the suppliant complained that the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty bad, with out license, Ice., infringed the said patent as was set oat in the particulars, by wing in the construction of vessels of war and gunboats for the royal navy "vertical and longi tudinal framing." The suppliant further Aided that be designed and executed sod made outran designs' and models, drawings, and tracings on paper of vessels of war, floating batteries, gunboats, end sections of veralls, Attu, for the said Commirsioners of the Admiralty, upon . the terms of being paid five per cent. upon the cost price of all vessels of war, gunboats. Attu, prinment to such models, Ac., and that the sum of 500,0001. had be come due and payable to the suppliant by the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, yet they neglect and refuse to pay the raid suppliant the above-mentioned sum of money or soy part thereof. The Attorney-General, on behalf of her Majesty, pleaded not guilty to the infringement ; that the suppliant was not the inventor ; a want of novelty ; that it was not • new manu facture for which letters patent could be granted; that the specification arid patents had not been filed according to law • and that there was no grant of the sole privilege to make, use, exercise, &c., the said invention as alleged. With regard to the remuneration for work and labour, /cc., the Attemey-General pleaded that the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty did not employ the suppliant to make the designs, Lc., and that the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty did not contract in the manner and form as alleged. The Admiralty further relied on tan patents which em bodied what was claimed by the suppliant. Mr. Diaby Seymour. Q.C., Mr. bentoaa, Q.C., Mr. Hind marsh, Mr. J. A. Russell, and Mr. Beet were counsel for the suppliant the Attorney-General, Mr. Collier, Q.C., Mr. Lush, Q.C., Mr. West, and Mr. M'Rory appeared for the crown. _ _ _ _ . - Tlieri;Ppliant's case rested upon, first, the validity of the patent., and, secondly, the contract by which he proposed to make the government liable for the amount claimed. Mr. Digby Seymour, in stating the ens to the j expa tiated on the great advantage of the invention in the epos traction of vends of war. He then referred to the come vondence that had taken place between the suppliant and the Admiralty on the subject, and read a number of letters bearing upon it. From these it appeared that the suppliant, on the 31st December, 1863, wrote to Mr. Bernal Osborne, the then Seadary to the Admiralty, stating that ships °mistreated on his priociples would almost defy the power of wind and water, and when sheathed with cork plank, shot would have far kin effect upon them that on an oak ship. On the 22nd June, 185 t, he wrote to Admiral Berkeley, stating that he was induced to address him from having read in • publication • f= ago that there were building iron gunboats planked ex with timber. He drew the attention of the Admiralty to its advantages, informed them of the patent, and that he would forward in a few days models and plans illustrative of the invention. To that letter Admiral Berkeley briefly replietri—" I am not aware of any gunboats now building on the plan you allude to." On the 24th June, 1854, he wrote to Sir Bald win Walker, stating that, observing in one of the Loudon publications that they were Wilding gunboats of iron, pheiked with timber, he would be obliged if Sr B. Walker would inform him if it were true ; and on the 29th be re. (vivid an answer that there were no vessels building for her Majesty's service of the description referred to by him. viz., of iron planked with wood. The suppliant afterwards wrote to Lord Pawners, sod by his request to the Secretary of the Admiralty, on the 7th June, 1855, which was replied to by Mr. Phino, on the 22nd, as follows—" I am com manded by my lords to acquaint you that if you have anything` new on this subject to ruggest, if you forward it to this office it will be maddened." Some farther communication took place between him and the Admiralty, and mad* 30th July, 1856, he received a letter from Mr. Boreal Osborne, nesting that the Admiralty could not en ' Sartain his suggedions. After that he wrote several letters to Sir C. Wood, and on the 7th January, 1856, to disaffect that the French floating batteries, so highly reported upon at the Crimea and Milburn, from their repelling 6416. shot without being injured, were built from the same plans as were furnished to the Admiralty at their request on a former day. A correspondence then took plus on the infringment of the patent, and on the 21st of Feb ruary, 1856, Mr. B. Osborne wrote, "No infringement of your patent right, has taken place in the construction of iron floating batteries, and their lordships cannot admit your claim to remuneration." It might be that their lordships bad not infringed the patent, but they certainly adopted the suppliant's advice, and it was for the jury to ray, after hear ing the evidence, whether or not there had been a contract entered into between the parties. Nothing particular cc tarred between 1856 and 1859, except as incidentally bearing I upon the suppliant's knowledge of the best method of con structing ships. They all, no doubt, had a vivid recol lection of the loss of the Royal Charter and the lamentable lose of life consequent thereon. In 1858 the suppliant had, in a letter to the Herald, pointed out the defects in the these system of naval architecture in connexion with ircn shipbuilding, and in that letter be instanced the construction of the Royal Charter, and prophesied at no very great distant time her break up, and an end to the glory and renown she had earned. A threat of an action for libel followed, bat as all parties stood firm it was aban doned, but there was this significant fact connected with it, that twelve months from the day Mr. Clare propheUed she would break up, she went down with all on board, and to use the phrase of • sailor who was on board at the time, "She shut up like a bandbox," and went to pieta in • very abort time. On 26th February, 1869, Mr. Clare wrote te Sir John Pakington, the then First Lord of the Admi ralty, stating that he found from reading Sir John's speech on the naval estimates, allusion was leads to the craft the Emperor of the French was construct ing with iron-cased sides, and that it was the intention of the British government to follow suit. Mr. Clare, in that letter, went on to say, " It is not for me at present to go into retails on this question, nor would it be, with what I know of the Emperor of the French's mechanical ignorance, to offer an opinion epos bow the moat efficient fire and shot proof craft ought to be constructed. You say in your speech that you have called upon the most competent parties in different parts of England, connected with the private trade, to give us their designs and counsel. May I respectfully request that the form of application to which your lordship alludes may be furnished to nie ostensibly that I may obtain the exact points to be conformed to." To that letter Mr. Corp, the Secretary to the Admiralty, wrote on the 24th March that "their lordships bad limited their applications to their own officers and those persons who are in a position to undertake the building of such vessels, and could not comply with his request.' The Lord Chief Justice—What on earth have we to do with that? Mr. Digby Seymour—Allow me to come to the next psi sap of the letter. The Lord Chief Justice—You are about to comment on what wee no doubt matter for observation in the Houle of Commons or comment in the public newspapers, but it appean to me that we have nothing to do with IL The question for us to decide is, aye or no a coutract, and not what Mr. Clore ought to have been furnished with by the Lords of the Admiralty. Mr. Digby Seymour—l will not say more, my lord. It was tempting matter for an observation. Mr. Clare still continued to correspond with the Admiralty re lative to his claim of 5 per cent. upon lbw- prime cost et the vessel he alleged had been built upon his plea, sod as the 22nd December, 1859, he received a letter from Mr. Romaine, stating " that their vessel, were de gated by the Surveyor of the Navy, Pitbout reference to the plans of any other permit." Is December. 18/4). Mr. Clare wrote to the Duke of Somerset and asked to be ap pointed naval mechanical constructor to the navy ; but he was told such as officer wee oot required. The govern meat however had pirated that idea, and bad appointed Mr. Reed chief constructor to the navy. The leaned gen• deans asked the jury to give the suppliant the damages he was entitled to. He called Mr. John Clare, the suppliant, who resides at Liverpool. The suppliant was examined at 000siderable length rola tire to the discreparcies between the complete and pror i. sioual specifications, with • view to show that the crown had a gooddefenos as against the patent. The Lord Chid Justice having to attend a commission relative to papal servitude at three o'clock. the further erne-examinatiou of the suppliant was adjourned till to• day (Tuesday). COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.—Fen. 2. Sittings at Mid Prius in Middlesex.—Motors Mr. Justice Myles Asti a Comma Jury.) _ _ This wits the Brit day of the sittings after term, and the list oontaineel only 29 entries, eight of the causes being ap• pointed for trial by special juries• In the course of the day only two causes were disposed of, and they were actioos to recover the price of goods sold, and were of no interest to anybody but the parties. with the main drainage of the The Waldman pleaded not guilty; and =ry, that they were justified in constructing the hoarding under the Metro politan Board of Works Aot. Mr. M. Chambers, Q.C., and Mr. Quei were counsel for the plaintiff ; and Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., a nd Mr. Webby, for the defendants. The plaintiff was a clothier, carrying on • retail Innings in Shoreditch, at the corner of Churchatrest, and the de fendants were the well-known contractors who had con tracted to make a main sewer from Clerkenwell to Old Ford. In May but the defendants coommenced excavating the ground in Church-street, opposite the plaintiff's shop, and for the purpose of the works put up a hoarding which extended 14 feet into Shoreditch. It was six feet high, and extended over the foo tp ath, leaving only • ewe of three feet six bstweem it and the shop front for passengers. Within the boards there was • steam engine, • tramway, barrows, planks, and the usual plant of • sewer °De tractor. There was also • large heap of paving states, fifteen feet in length and five or stx feet high, immediately before the shop, and it covered • part of the pavement. In oinsequence of the hoarding being so near the shop, the plaintiff sai tr itereons could not stop to look at the window when the were exhibited without being run against and jostled y by, and thus being compelled to walk on. The plain= alleged that the boarding was unnecessary, negligently and improperly constructed, and lutd been kept up an un removable time, viz., till September. He also said that during the Exhibition of 18M his retail trade greatly in. creased, owing to the number of country people who came to town by the Eastern Counties Railway, and that he an ticipated a similar increase last year, but in consequence of these obstructions the Waiting fell off, and he bad sustained • heavy loss, which he estimated at more than 1,0001. Mr. Coleridge, on the part of the defendants, character- Ind the action as unprecedented, and said if contrarian carrying on works of this kind under the powers of an act of parliament were to be liable to an action by every single shopkeeper or householder in front of whose house it was necessary to erect a hoarding, all gnat public improvements would be impossible. He contended that the works oppo- site the plaintiff's shop were conducted in the proper man ner and as speedily as pomible, and that all unnecessary ob. detections were avoided. Evidence was then given to show that the hoarding was erected on the 17th of May, and cleared away on the 12th of July, when the roadway was reinstated ; that the ex cavation was made in the proper way by means of " stages and the and with i trit . ed unsisteet with safety. Mr. Joseph W. the engineer.in-ehret of the Metropolitan Baud of orks, said he designed and super intended these draai r nnaagges works, and that they bad been executed entirely aooading to his plane The excavation in Church-street wee a very difficult piece of work in conse quence of the nature of the soil and the narrowness of the street, where the house were badly built and the traffic very considerable. The hoarding was put up at the expense of the contractors, and they were required to construct it, on account of thelcramped nature of the street, for the pro tection of the public. If there had been no hoarding the paving stones and earth would have got on to the pavement and prevented persons passing freely. He added that the works wen conducted in a proper manner and with proper speed, and that in such works it was mummery that the contractors should have all their materials on the ground. The J ury, without calling upon the learned judge to go over the evidence, found a verdict for the defendants. The learned Baron (Aliened that the plaintiff maimed to have a very fastidious eat of customers. (Laughter.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—FEB. 2. Wore Mr. Commissioner Goa'burs.) EN HZ J. W. PHILLIP& -CAM Or ♦ EPICCILATII BeILDn. The bankrupt, a builder, of Northumberland-grove, Bays water, applied for his order of discharge. He was opposed by Mr. E. Read, on behalf of a creditor, and supported by Kr. C. E. Lewis. Ills Hoisour said the bankrupt had involved himself to the amount of 22,0001. in a very short time, to meet which there were only suets of 9001. The case was • remarkable exemplification of some of the offenoes in the 159th section —that of ash and !wardens speculation, and earryiog on business by meats of fictitious capital, and cootract ins debts; without probable means of payment. There could be no doubt that the bankrupt bad been guilty of those offences. The bankrupt had formerly been • clerk of the works nader Yr. Wyatt, the architect, at • salary of 1001. a year. He at once plunged into the build ing trade, having about 1001. of his own. He built no less than 33 houses at one time, at an expense of 30,0001., and raised money on the bowies as they were built. As soon mese house was roofed in he mortgaged it, to raise money far the next. He bad solicitors constantly looking out for loans for him, and his law coats were 1,0cA1., Wades pay ment to surveyors of 6351. Through his system of con stantly mortgaging his houses be bad contrived to keep himself in funds ; but the expense of the lawyers and surveyors, and his own personal ex penses (about LOOW. • year) soon brought him to a stand-still. He now mine to court for • discharge, probably to enable him to recommence the same course. He was not opposed by the assignees, who were, in fact, represented by the same solicitor as the bankrupt was. This would have been a serious objection under the old system, where the primary object of the bankrupt law was the distributiou of meets. Now that the leading object was the discharge of the bankrupt only (a change which the court much re ), it was of lees consequence. The bankrupt was, rater, opposed by Mr. Atherton, • creditor, whose debt had been contracted at • time when he was hopelessly in solvent, though, by means of raising money from time to time, be appeared to the world to be in a state of affluence. This was trading on fictitious capital ; and it was equally clear that the failure weer the result of rash and haaardous speculation. The Lord Chan cellor himself had given as au instance of trading on fiats tious capital the case of a man who had lived by continually renewing bills ; and this was a precise)y similar ass, the bankrupt having kept himself afloat by pledging his houses as they were finished. The charge of contnicting debts without probable means of payment was also clearly estab lished. Taking into consideration that the bankrupt had hitherto borne a good character, and bad never failed be• fore, the court would not inflict the sentence of imprison ment, which had been asked for by the opposing creditor, but would suspend the order of discharge for nine mouths —three months for each offence—with protection for three months, renewable. IN Y LIWIS.—APTLICATION TO STAY PROCUDINGB IS In this case a petition for adjudication had been Bled on the 19th ult. On the same day the alleged bankrupt had executed a deed under the 192nd section, which wu made the act of bankruptcy. la the 28 days allowed for re gistering the deed tad not expired, application was now made to stay the proirediugs under the bankruptcy. Mr. Doria supported the application, which he rested on the provisions of the 199th section. The adjudication had been made, but was disputed, on the ground that the exe cution of the deed was not ►n act of bankruptcy. The act allowed 28 days for ,completely registering the deed and making it binding on the creditors. It waa then a complete protection, and the court would be bound to dismiss the petition for adjudica*.ios. Mr. E. Reed, on behalf of the petitioning creditor, urged that the stay of proceedings was a matter entirely in the &secretion of the court, and that any such order would be prejudicial to the interests of the creditors. His Honour said the learned counsel wbo supported the application had altogether f■ilcd to satisfy him that this was a cue in which the court ought to stay the proceediep in bankruptcy ; he must therefore dismiss the application. I attached to the Mint, and engaged in the detection of offences whist the coin, that the prisoner has for a gnat many years been most actively . employed in ocenerlon with leech o ff ences, and be was convicted in 1848 of an offence of this description, and sentenced to ten years' transportation. He, however, obtained kis liberty in about five years and a half, and it appeared that he immediately recommend hie old occupation, bat him proceedings were conducted with so conch caution and Ingenuity that it was not until very ' recently that the police were enabled to get bold of him, and u Brennen somewhat naively observed, He had never had so much trouble with a man in his life," as he had bad with the prisoner. When be was taken into custody a great number of lettess were found in his possession that bed been sent from different parts of the country, applyidg for counterfeit money, mid there appeared to be no doubt that the prisoner was an active agent in disseminating coun terfeit coin throughout all parte of the kingdom. In the room where the prisoner was taken into custody there were found several mould', made of much better materials, and capableof fabricating counterfeit coin of a superior character, than those ordinarily made use of by coiner., and other articles which showed clearly that the primmer was an adept at his nefarious calling. It was also suited that the prisoner had been charged, with one of the men who was tried last session for being concerned in the robbery of the Bank of England note paper, with uttering forged notes. The Common Serjeant observed that it would be merely • waits of time to addrces any remarks to • man like the Cr. It was clear that he was determined to break the s, "r and although he had evaded detection for some time, be had at bet found, as was always the case, that the law was too strong for him. He then sentenced the pri soner to be kept in penal servitude for twenty yam. - - Sarah Aisne Barren, 43, pleaded guilty to two indictments charging her with stealing property belonging to her em ployer'. The prisoner was convicted of an offence of the same class in 1860 at this court, bat in consequence of a very artful. and piteous appeal made by her for mercy only • slight sentence was passed upon bor. At this time, it appeared that she had • sum of about 301. in a savings hank, which, 2i: conviction, was forfeited, but after her die she made such representations to Use Home Sacra taxi dis charge, he consented to the mousy being restored to her and on her being taken into custody upon the pre sent charges it was discovered that she bad jimmied the amount to over 701. ; and Si her wsges were only 181. • year, the natural inference derived from this fact was that this money must have been the produce of the various fah.- Mae committed by the prisoner. It was incidentally stated in the course of the narrative given by the learned counsel that one of the officials in the gaol where the prisoner bad been confined after her conviction had assisted her to make out • deed of gift to her sister of all the property of which she was pawned. by which mesas it escaped for feiture, and the rights of the crown were defeated ' • but as it did not appear by what means the information b ad been obtained, and the parties, of mune, bad no opportunity of giving any explanation, it is obvious that it would be unfair to mention the name of the person who was alleged to have acted in the manner described. The Common Serjeant, in passing sentence upon the pri soner, said that be considered her offence one of a very as• smelted character, and sentenced her to be kept iu penal servitude for six years. William Ballard, 56, and SU:a Ballard, 36, man and wife, were charged with being feloniously in pcsweesion of a galvanic battery for the purpose of making counterfeit coin. The jury Acquitted the woman on the ground that she had acted under the influence of her husband, and found the former Guilty. Brennan stated that be bad known the prisoner thirty yearn, and be had no doubt that during the whole of that long period he had been engaged in making counterfeit coin, but his proceedings were conducted with so much art that he had been unable to get a case against him until the pre sent oo:sdon. — The Common Serjeant sentenced the prisoner to ten years' penal servitude. WAikhead, Z 3, a post-office letter carrier, pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing a letter containing two 'Uproots and twelve postage stamps, the property of the Postmaster-General. fleateace was deferred. ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY, WOOLWICH. The following is a list of suocessf ul candidates (in the late examination) for admission to the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich : Marks. Walker, VrHoveriden, Elisabeth Coll., Guernsey 5,610 Arndt, Na poleon, Trinity Cull, Dublin, and Mr. De Burgh's,Dublin 5.425 Parches, William Robert, Cheltenham Coll 4,731 Tr-oer, A. IL, private tuition and Wimbledon &heel 4,661 Jacob, Sydney Loeg. University School, Bath Maizuy, George Sandford, Elizabeth Call., Overseer, Mr. Fleming's, Tonbridge Castle Goldie-Taubman, George Daahwood, Mr. Hapkirles, Eltham, and Wimbledon School Barlow, Charles Claude Clifton, Dr. Godley's, Henley on-Thames and Tonbridge- wells Hildyard, Robert Charles Thornton. Eton, and Mr Fleming's, Toniwidge Castle O'Malley, G. H., Ragbv, Mr. Eimer, Blackheath, and Rev. L. /awards, Dorsey, near Windsor Stopford, Arthur 8., Harrow, and Rev. W. hitehett, Old Chariton 4423 Uppleby, John Gems, Bev. 0. F. Althes, and Rev R. Fowler, Tons•weik Rainsford-Hunany, Ramsay Wa., Windermere Coll 4,066 Berasford, Olsrlas Frederick Gain, Bt. Columba Coll., and Trinity Coll., Dublin 4,020 Welfare!. Neville Lloyd, Harrow, and Mr. Flemings, Toebndge.wells 3,974 Joeselyn. James Edward,flpewich School, and Rev. G R. Roberts, Croydon 3,953 De Illrid, Robert, Rev. L. Edwards, Dorsey, near WW•ar, sad Rev. E. A. MOOD, Lee 3,938 Rebhesoe, F. M., Ham, and th. Scala, Twickenham 3,838 Adman Edward Willoughby. Rowell Stibool, Ram, sad Rev. W. Peachier, Old Chmiton 3,819 Campbell, D. M'Neil, Dr. Br man's, Woolwich 3,802 13, Great Geormestreat, SW., Jan., 1863. SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST SIR ROBERT GYLL. Yesterday a case came before the bench of magis trate' at petty somionz sitting at Hampton. in which Sir Robert GyII, of feltham, near Stamm was the defendant, and • young girl named Hannah Crow, aged 16, was the complainant, wherein she charged the defendant with com mitting a violent and indecent ammilt upon her on Saturday the 6th of December last. Hannah Crow said she was 16 years old, and ow the 6th of December she went to Sr Robert Gyll's hoer at Fathom, for some money owing for needlework. It wee about 12 o'clock in the day. Lady Gyll told her to go down to fetch some machetes which had been promised to her (complainant's) mother, and on going dowa the garden she saw Sir Robert digging. He mot the gardener away, sad then gave her two pieces of cake, and asked her to have some wine, which she at first refused, but on being premed took a little, which he poured into a glass from • round bottle. He then asked her if she had a sweetheart, and took hold of her frock, and attempted to take indecent liberties with her. She cried out and threatened to smack his face, when be let go of her frock, and she held out her apron, into which he pat some artichokes. She went home, told her parents what bad occurred. She trembled very much when she got home, and afterwards became very iIL A medical man attended her, and she did not leave her bed for a fortnight. The girl's father and other witnesses having been examined, Seejeant Salentine, for the defendant, urged that the girl's tale was inconsistent ; Nat./yen if the bench be lieved it they would not send the case for trial, but consider thmimposition of sane sufficient to meet the ends of justice. The beech deliberated for some time, and the chairman (Sir Joha Gibbons) said—We have very carefully considered this ere, and it is the opinion of one of the bench that the defendant should be sent for trial. Amongst the other five there is a great difference of opinion as to whether we should send the defendant to prison without • fine, or Mi -1 pass the highest fine the law allows. The majority (three out of five) are for that course, and we therefore tine the defendant the sum of W., with all coats. I may say, for my own part, that I should have sent the defendant to prison without the option of paying any fine. The fine and mote, amounting to 71. 141. 6d., was then paid, and on leaving the court the defendant mai lakes with • violent fit, and required medical airieraeo. AN ELECTION BRAWL. Yesterday the magistrates at Dover were engaged fa the investigation of a charge of assault arising out of the exoltesseat produced here on the occasion of the meet elec toral eastent for East Kent. Importance was given to the presswiings by the ?coition in life ocan ied by the respective par, the complainant, Mr. Thomas Eobieeoa, being an alderman of the borough, and the deleedaist, CoL Hammond, &refired officer of the army living in Dover. Both were 1 warms partisans of the rival onndAaies at the late election, ' the eseaplaisrant exerting himself ea the aide of Sir E. C. Dories. and the other gentleman using what influence be pamemed in favour of Sir Notices KeatchbulL It transpired in the course of tb evidence that ca the day of the election, Alderman Robinson, who rendered active service to the cause of Sir Edward Hering, in ushering electors to the polling booth, reseed the de fondant near the booth at an 'domed hour in the after noon, when the contest was waxing warm, when the gallant colonel insinuated that the statement of the poll placed outside Sir Edward Dering's committee room was incorrect, sad addressing Mr. Robinson said, " If you go into the Garrick's Head and repeat those lies, you may expect the roof to fall ip upon you." Alderman Robinson then turned round and ticked if Colonel Hammond charged him with being a liar. The colonel replied that he did, and the worthy alderman then retorted upon Colonel Ham mond by calling him a " blackguard." This was an insult too great for the colonel to bear, and he etreck Alderman Robinson a blow in the eye. Alderman Robinsoo, though of remarkably small stature, immediately " squared" himself into fighting attitude, and invited the colonel to " come on." The pokes however, interfered, sad a pitched battle was prevented , the colonel being ad vised to leave the enclosure, which he did, and Alderman Robinson being carried off to the committee room of Sir Edward Denng, where he made a speech to a boisterous but sympathetic crowd below. The evidence as to the blow mom by Colonel Hammond was very clear and decisive, both on the part of complainant himself and his witnesses For the defeat* it was suggested that there was milkiest provocation to justify the Result, which could not be denied. Colonel Hammond, believing that the numbers exhibited from Sir Edward C. Derieg's committee room were not correct, did in a job say to Alderman Robinson that he might expect the roof of the Garrick's Head to fall upon him. The compiainast, who was very excited, accord log to the defendant's witnesses, thereupon advanced to defendant in a defiant wanner, and assuming from what the colonel had said that his vera city was impugned he called Colonel Hammond a blackguard, and thee the assault fol lowed. The magistrates, after a consultation, found the I defendant guilty of the assault, and fined him tie and costs. Soum ICRwaNwrox Nuezuw.—During the week etuthur Jan. 31, the visitors have been as follows :—Oa Monday, Tesaday, and &Pudgy, free days, opts hums 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., 9,074 ; on Wedoesday, Thursday, and Fridays, students' days (adadmion to the pub/ie Bd.l, open from 10 a.m. till 4 p.m., 1401 ; total, 10,376. Prom the opening of the museum, 30,880. ' Cg - 11 7 11TAL PALACILLoNN SHILLING DAT. —MON DAY, Fla. I—Admanloos os paromist, 438 ; dAso by rackets, 456 ; total, 914. The Tunes of Juno 11, 1862, speaking of Benson's Great Meek la the Exhibition, says Asa sample of English clock-work as a large wale, the works of this are probably the noes& fuddled that Noe ever beim seen in this country—no chro nometer coud be fitted with more perfect or careful tysdjested mechanism." amnion's new Show-room, contain (locks deoiggoeiodd by the nest artists of the day, and Include clocks for the drawing room, d sing room, bedroom, library, ball, stairram, bracket. carriage, church, tenet, railways, warehouse, counting-bows, with nineleal, aldroucadeal, s. wary description of clock. how the plainest to the htettest quality of which the art is at preseat capable. Church and tweet clocks specially estimated for. Benson's Illustrated Pamphlet as Clocks and Watches thee by post for two stamp. contains • sheet history of clock and watch making, with demrlptions and Woos. It sets as a guide In the V ie Llase d. of • cluck or fetich, sad welsh& those who live la Ireland, Wales, the Coheir, Ladle. ne any wt of the world, to select a clace.-111 Sell 14 L 60011•4111, BM& , WNW 1740.---(Aelvorlissimall COURT OF EXCREQUER.—Fics. 2. Sittiogs at Nisi Prise in Middlesex, after Torm.--(bsfore Mr. Beres Bramwell and a Special Jary.) This was the first day of these sittings. Tli• calm list contains 41 cuss, 7 of which are mussels and 10 set down for special juries. ZOIMMI P. ARAM= AND OTHER& — BHOPLINPEDS AND TNIS NADI DZAINADI WORKS. The was to &taloa to recover owaperisation in dam ter alleged injury done to the trade wed boalassa of the *LAIL by reason at s hoarding erected by the ddeadaots, who are contractors for cue of the omen ia coaaezies IN RZ GEORG! DARBY. The bankrupt was • horse-dealer, of Hollaed•park, Ken singtoo. His unsecured debts ere 2,3951. ; assets about 6001. This was the adjourned examisatioa sitting. Mr. Bagley supported; Mr. R. Griffiths appeared for the assignees ; and Mr. Doris and Mr. Bargood for creditors. The assignees did not oppose ; but it was urged, on behalf of opposing creditors, that the accounts were unsatisfactory, and t ha t the bankrupt had not accounted for the whole of bisdirofes r fo oo ty ur . said the ease was one of some importance, and be should be glad to have the opinion of the appellate jurisdic tion whether* bankrupt who rendered no account whatever was to be allowed to page, and the court wiui to be called ori to certify that the accounts were full, true, and sufficient. iu him opinion, a man in • large way of business who failed to keep proper accounts ought not to be allowed to piss; but he would rake a week to look through the proceedings and would then give judgment. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. Margaret Connell, 27, Sarah Prancia,l9, John Lovell, 21, and John Power, 27, were charged with assault end robbery upon John Rose. The prosecutor in this caw is • fishmonger at the east end of the town, and on the night of the 23rd of December he had been to his club, Ladled enjoyed himself upon theme*. 'ion to such an extent that be admitted be was the worse for the liquor he had imbibed. On his way home, accordieg to his own statement, he was assailed b tour pemoos, two men and two women, who shoved or knocked him down, sod his pockets were then rifled, and he was robbed of a portion of the money that was upon him. The prosecutor was unable to speak to the identity of any of the prisoners who were concerned in the alleged robbery, and although by the evidence of other witnesses it was established that the prisoners were neer the prosecutor, the case for the prose cution was not at all clearly made out. The jury Acquitted the whole of the prisoner,. (Before the Common Serjeant.) Chat la Beier, 20, plaided guilty to • charge of forgery. The Monier, it appeared, was in the service of Messrs. Bell and Daldy, the publishers in Fleet-street, and he took the opportunity afforded to him by his position to tear out a blank cheque from the cheque-book of one of the firm, which he 8:led up for 201., but it was dose hi such &clumsy manner that it was at once detected to be forgery. The Common &wisest sentenced the prisoner to twelve months hard labour. (home Vsnaionv, 48, a little humpbacked nun, described as a jeweller, pleaded pike to a chary of Ulm:dowdy having is his pomeamou a mould calculated to fabricate oounterfeit moverces. It oppeered from a statement made by Mr. Brennen. who wee hinaiely an inmedue et polite. bus who is aow specially THE POLICE COURTS. BOW-ESTREKT. Charles Henry Mason, cleric to Mr. Rickman Oodles, barrister, was chirped with embezzling fees due to his em ployer, and also with forgery. Mr. (iodise said that the defendant bad been is hie em ploy for 23 years. It was his duty to receive fear from soli citors. Os the 26th of January the prisoner said to him, " I am • defaulter." He afterwards made a list of defalcations amounting to more than 500 guineas which he bad received and had not handed over. That list included • cheque toe 81. Bs. in his favour. It was endorsed R. Oodles, but was not his handwriting, and he believed it to be the prisoners. lie bad no authority to give receipts or endorse cheques for complainant. Prisoner pleaded guilty, and was committed for trial. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Jana Adcock, a labourer, was charged before Mr. T)rwhitt with being druak, nagging, breaking a Pane of (lam of the value of 41., sad also with assaulting Mr. James W. Thurston, of the Prince of Wales Tavern, 15, Charlotte. street, Portland-place. From the evidence of Mr. Thereto°, it appeared that on the previous evening the primmer went into the °atm-roan of the tavern and began beget; of some gen tlemen. They refused to give him anything, seeing hie condition, be being under the influence of drink. The prisoner then made use of very disgusting language, and on being put out by Mr. Thornton, broke a pane of glass of the value of 41. in Mr. Thurston's face, the consequence being that his face was very badly cut, and he lost a gooddeal of blood. The prisoner then made off, but was pursued and secured, and given into custody. Mr. John Thurston, brother of the prosecutor, and Mr. Hyde, builder, of 1, Weymouth.street, were called, and the former deposed to seeing a knife in the primmer's band during pert of the affair, while the latter spoke to the pd. tooWs violent coodunt Mr. Tyrwhitt committed the primmer for two =meths, with hard labour, for the wilful damage, and We. or 14 days for the eassult. STRATFORD. Two men, named Colin Macgregor and James Taylor, were charged before John Gurney Fry, Esq. (chairman), and N. Powell, Esq., on the information of the Royal :society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, with the follow. iog horrible cruelty to a dog. The place where the act of cruelty was perpetrated was in the taproom of a public-house called the Wellington, at Canning•town, on or about the night of the 20th of De cember last. The defendants were in the tap-room with the potman of the house, and the dog ran into the room, when the door was cloned to prevent its going out again. There was a large fire grate, or range, in the room, with an oven, boiler, &c., need daffy for the purpose of baking and cookiog for the family, and there wee a large bright fire burning, made of coke. The de fendant Macgregor seized the dog by the tail, and held it over the fire suspended by the tail for some two or three minutes. He then opened the oven door and put the dog in the oven, closing the door upon it. After keeping it in the oven a minute or two be opened the door again, and the poor animal rolled out and stag gered across the room, foaming at the mouth, and got between the potman's legs. _The other defendant (Tayfor) then picked it op and tossed it with both bands to the defendant Macgregor, saying as he del so, " Put the animal on the fire and roast it." Whereupon the de fendant Macgregor again inhumanly placed the unfortunate creature in the oven, sod closed the door and kept it there two or three minutes. The penmen, whose tongue had been tied up to this time by threats from the defendants, could no longer keep silence, and upon his threatening to call out. the defendant Macgregor opened the oven door and pulled the dog out, and threw it on the floor. The dog at that time was foaming at the mouth, hit unable to cry out. The door of the room being opened the dog. to escape from its tormeutors, staggered out, more dead than alive, and managed to reach its home, where it most have sof. fared in secret for a day or two, for the attention of its owner was not called to it for some days after, when be found it in • dreadful state; the hair was burnt off the of its body, its waderpark were charred and greater part and the poor creature gradually grew worse, sad bad several fits. At length au end was put to its sufferings by drowning it. The magistrates having consulted, the chairman said this was one of the most terrible Mee of cruelty to animals that bad ever come before that bench, or as they hoped, any other bench of magistrates. Happily there was a law to meet such cases, aid the sentence of the bench was that the defendant Macgregor be committed to the House of Correc tion for three calendar months with hard labour, and the other defendant, Taylor, whose conduct had not been quite so bad, to two calendar months. BIRMINGHAM JOINT STOCK BANK (LIMITED). — The first annual meeting of this bank, established a rear ago on the limited liability principle, was held at the Royal Hotel, Birmingham, yesterday, Mr. G. F. Minds in the their. The report, showing the liabilities and mists of the bank, gave as to the former—" Proprietors' capital, 48,4401.; due on deposit and current accounts, 30,529/. ; total, 4105691. AN to the Imola, they are composed of bills of exchanr, 284,2217. ; advances on loam tad securities, 90,2087. ; cash in hand and at meets. 42,2187. ; goveremeet sod East Indian securities, 11,9687. ; which, with loos other items, balance the other side of the accounts. The gross profits of the year were put down at 0.8831. lb. 4d., alter deducting expenses, 7,=71. 14s. 2d. Out of this • dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum was sworn mewled ; and after paying On whole of the prelisabiary =- peeled, and adding 3,5001. to the guantntee fund, witeh, with the premium on the new shares, will meant to 20.0001., the balance of undivided profit 0080 wee 11100111- mended to be carried to the current half-year." The report was adopted, the retiring direeton re-elected, and • vote of *basks pawed to Mr. Joseph Beattie, the mow. THE BRIDESMAID'S WOOL—PIER:4E AND LtRIN'S Winnow EMI:MU for the season. 1164. Emblematic I)ransre Flower, Myrtle. sad LUy of the Valley—three bottle.* to a rise, 75., er 118. Id. each.—S, New Boad-street, W.—(Agverttisomt. I Printed amd Pateslead by inuamd Kum at No 8. Lonaberd4tyest, to the City of London, hMsr, et Ye (Me, lonnhardatraen, In the latched .8 Wldielliars. TUESDAY, TllllllloAir 3 II . It _ -- — 7: .- o UNIVERSAL PRIVATE TELEGRAPH COMPANY . The half-yearly meeting of this company was hada yesterday at the Aloes, 446, West Ettraad ; lltr. Alder. man Bsionons in the chair. . . ----- Tin report stated that the empeny had sew entaldiehed their system in the metropolie, and a esseiderable area was traversed by its lines. In Glasgow lime had been established with marked success, enkindle( as far as Greenock, Paisley, Berrhead, Busby, Campine ad the Vale of the Leven ' between 20 and 30 miles distant. Operations were also proposal in Dundee and Edinburgh. Th e company bad recently commenced the development of an extended system in and around Banchester, and the whole of the manufacturiag districts, where the advantage of private communiostion wee highly appreciated. In Liverpool, Birmingham, Nevada*, sad on the banks of the Tyne, extension works IMO also proposed. The „„ c• can attending the operations so far, and the estimation is which the system WWI held by those adopting it, were such that there was no doubt that a large and increasing business would yearly advance the commercial prosperity of the cora ' piny. The difficulties of introducing long circuit, had been overcome, and the future extension of the lines might be regarded as based upon the most perfect system at present available. The financial result of the company's operations to the end of August last showed a net revenue over ex. peoditnre sufficient to declare a dividend of 5 per cent. The Cturaitur said up to August last the compaoy had been very sucoserful, and as the aoconnts were only made up to that time, and having each an extraordinary arnoust of busineee, he thought it better that the meeting should be adjourned, in order to give time for the proctor, Sion of further accounts. siisTike system had worked very well in Glasgow, and the rennin were delighted with it, and if the public had only the same confidence in the under. taking as the shareholden had the capital would very *Oft be fully paid up. He then moved' a resolution, " that the meeting be adjourned till the 27th of February, is order to give time for the preparation of the accouate sines August last" Yr. BOSTON seconded the motion, which was speed to, TELEGRAPH TO INDIA COMPANY: After our report left yeaterday, The amendment was withdrawn, and the resolution was carried, only two heads being held op in opposition to it. The CHAIRMAN then proposed the following resolution : " That this meeting approves of the proposed arrangement for farming a company, with a paid-up capitol of 50,0(101., to make a telegraph line to connect the company's Lime with Constantinople and the Persian Gulf line to India." He be hewed that this line would enable. them to realise their capital hereafter, and in the meantime they would receive interest on the money. They did not wish to compromise the shareholders in any way, and therefore they were only 'eked. to express their opinion that the principle of a new company should be affirmed. The resolution having bean seconded was put and carried. The retiring directors were reelected, and Mr. Peal, the late secretary, was elected a new &mks. Kr. Franklin was elected an auditor. The usual vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the proceedings. MARKETS. LONDON WINKLY DOCK asspoL moan—W.l. Mae & 1.171 Mauritius East Laths Plain Manilla bp &al Havana — Cabo boys =pllassovado IE9 Do. Ceon IMO D yi o. tela & S.Mil Mocha WI Other E. India packages IS7 Do. do. — — Brasil & Ceuta Ilea Cocos Foreign — 808 SU Do. 1.440 8.11.1.1111 S Ermasm Pccrann .—Jaa. 31. 2,71111 9.777 9,49! 174 1,281, Liu 104 11,06 70 I,eo 3,1 - 0 ail 1,006 i,ni - KW 111,174 14,214 1,410 IN.TU 41.0.0 17,111 1111.716 1,;;B SAS 21,599 11,971 27,099 10,127 111.481 11.1 N MAY 171.4114 0.707 MAU WM MON UAW Kos 1,006 TAU 11,116 1.616 10,271 'Care 11.2116 1;M 31,14! M9O 30,8 4 •,0!1 TALLOW.-Moaner Erinurc.-The tallow market has been stead today, without, however, any activity. The quantity o f, " sorts" brought forward for sale having lately diminished the demand has gone chiefly upon Y.C., and the stock of old Y.C. is nearly exhausted. Our quotations us spot, new, 46a. 6d. to 455. 9d. ; March, 45e. 9d.to , 465. ; April to June, 45e. 9d.; October to December, 475. 3d. South American, Ist pipes, 435. 6d. to 435. 9d. ; yellow, 425. to 425. 6d. Australian beef, 445. fine, to 425. weak and inferior. North American, 442. to 445. 6d. fine. C,OOO nut oil firm. Cochin, 37.. ; Ceylon, 51s. 6d. Sydney, 635. 6c1.1 to 65e. 820, to 51.. 6d. inferior. Palm oil is rather firmer ; fine Lagoa, 40s. ; Accra, 39.. Palm ant oil, 425. fine. Hone grease, 36a. Rough fat, 2..30.-(From the Circular of Messrs. Smith and Charles, dated Monday Evening.) corroN.—Livairom.„ FEE. 2.—We have had rather more doing to-day, with a better tool and firm prices. The sales are 6,000 balsa, including 300 American, at 21g. to 23d. ; 3,400 Surat, at 14d. to 18id. ; 200 Egyptian, at 200. to 221 d.; 70 Parma, at 221 d. to 23d. ; 30 Maras. ham, at of which 3,000 are for speculation and export. The week's import is 4,490 balse. CATTLE.—Lmarom, Fas. 2.—The supply et stack at market is larger than on last Monday. A slow demand for cattle. at much lower orlon. Sheep trade dull, with out much than la prima. Beet, 50. to 7d. per lb. ; mutton, id. to ged. 00AL13.-Loirtgoir, Fo 2.-Baddlis Wait Hartley, 15s. 3d. ; Byres Be ni& Weal Hartley. 15s. 3d. ; Oosrpan . 15s. 3d. ; HaltoilkiP Hartloy, 15e. 3d. ; lanibert's West 15.. 3d. ; Walla Ead Riddoll. Ha. ; Wens Ead &add, Hatton. 16s. 3d. •, Walla End Hama, 17s. ; Walls End Hatton, 17s. ; Walls Ead Ituseas Hatton, 165.; Walls End Tunsiall, lbs. 3d.; Walls Ead 16s. 6d. ; Walls End Hartlepool, 16s. 6d. ; Walla c r= Haugh Hall, 16s. 3d. ; Walla End Hellos, 16s. ; Walls End South Hartlepool. 15s. 6d. ; Walla End South Hellos, 16s. 6d. ; Walls End Trimdon Hartlepool, 16e. 6d. ; Car way and Dufryn Malting, 20s. ; Mods House, 226.-Ships at saariutt, 109 ; sold. 58. TRAFFIC RETURNS. Ylld Pae M. Total, Total 11411.W•28. open gangers chandler 1863 1/62 Week mans Jan. 10. E A Grand Trunk ofCanada.. 1010 4,966 11,582 18,637 17,695 Week ending Jan. 16. Detroit and lielesukeer 341 Week ending Jan. 16. GM, Western of Canada 346 Week ening; Jan. 30. Cott and Yoal and Queenstown Meet 32} 808 79 717 207 Weak ending Jaw 31. London, Mititoll, wed 8 Coast 2471 10,901 4,087 14,938 13,217 South Leona — 16,778 6,176 21,956 18,500 3,13 2.71.11 - 13,305 11,743 Barr= THAN zrza.—Thia applie* to the IGs. Winter 'hawsers originated by Alfred Webb Mlles, whose ably addrese la T.t, liruoketratt, fissoveraquare. W.—(Advertlee. went.] BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. AROALL —January at St. armee-road, Klll,urn, the wife of Mr. 8 . ArffalL of a son. BAl.OUY.—Jenaar7 M. at Cleveland gardens, flyde-park, the wife of F. St. 7. Mien,. Van...! a son. BENSON.—Janney Mk at Henley-on Thames. the w ate of the Rev. IL Benson, of a daughter. CHARLES.—January 30. at The Lawn, !Watford, the wife of J. Charts., EN., of a son. EDWAILDR.—January 20, at Pendleton, Manchester, the wife of Colossal C. A. Edwards, C S., 40th Itegiment, of a son. 0181 M—January Si, at At. James's-square. NotUeg•bOU, Mn. Jaws Gibbs, of a daughter. 110lAMINSON.—January 30, at Boulognewur-Mee, the wife of Mr. H. Hodgidnaon, of a son. MARRIAGES. CLEVRIAND—WALTQN.—Jan. 214 at Silkstorte, near namely), Yorkehire, by the Re,. H. Cleveland, Lieutenant H land, R.N., to Annie, daughter of the Rev. J. Walt.m, vicar of Sillutone. EZPs24Zitri LIR —Jet. 29, at Trinity Church, Tunhiidge• wells, by ths Bev. L Hoare. M.A., Slr. W. ff. Raton. of Broome Vlsi, Cape of Good Bops, to Selina int.:, diughter of the late Mr. T. Butler, formerly of Manor house, lleadington, Oxon. IithIiTII—BADCLYFFR.—.Ian. St, at St. Aunt.'.., westminster, by the Rev. N. Wade, Z lain Jnorrh. 0.0 of Mr. J. Smith, of GrasiPallanet, "Mho, to Annie, daughter of Mr. H. Radcliffe, of Fritbairest, Rothe. WOODCOCK—TWKEDIF..—Jan. '."f, at the parish church, Lea. raingtow, by the Rev. W. Mallthi, Captain J. Woodcock. Madras staff Corps. to Jima,. Margaret, daughter of Lieut.. Genital Tweei.Ue, Madras Arm). DEATHS. HOZSBCHCIEL —January 29. at Norwood.green. middiebez. Usett.-OoL T. It. Hoesbundt. late of 12.11 L's 3 2 ndN.I aged 50. JOHNRON.—January 29. at Dever. Capt. Y. Johnaon, late of the HoTal Irish Ueda axed an. JoN ag s.—Jainiary 19, at Union-street Flut, SpHalfields, J. Jones, H.. seed ad KNlGHT.—January 29, at the Hos al Naval Hospital, Haslar. OW. C. Knight. IL N.. K s9"I ea . LOYD,—January 30. at Coombe BONN, Croydon. IL Loyd, Ens W ILLIAMS.--Jaavary ta, at Ashford Pulse& I. D. WII. gases. gag.. aged R. I i