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OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL.—YurrzeDAT. lINPOII2 Tfa CUMCILLOD OF TM Dtcur er LAPCM77I. TES JUDOS OF TM ADMIALTI CoMT, TM Milan lion. I I. L Zia", MD _TIM leas Cum , Lam. _ JUDICIAL WillrODON AND CYASS T. BILLINCIRCINT.—JCDOIIIINT. The Attorney-General, Dr. Harding, and Dr. Hayford, appeared for the appellants; Dr. Addama and Dr. Twin re resented the respondent. It appeared that the testatrix in this case, Elisabeth Whitworth, spinster, died on the 16th day of September, 1849, at Exeter. She made her will on the previous day. She bequeathed the whole of her property to the appellants in this case, and she appointed Mr. Jo- seph Whydden her sole executor. The will was drawn by Mr. Toby, solicitor, Exeter, by whom, and by the nurse who attended the testatrix, it was attested. These were the only witnesses which were examined in the Prerogative Court. The learned judge in the court be low pronounced against the validity of the will, upon the ground that the evidence of the capacity of testatrix, at the time of the execution of the wiU, fell short of what was legally requisite under the circumstances of the case. Mrs. Sarah Chase, one of the appellants, intervened, and ten dered an allegation, but its admission was opposed on be half of the respondent. From this decision the appellant, Joseph Whyddon, appealed. The first question which came before the council was, whether the intervener or the original appellant had, under the peculiar circumstances of the case, the right to bring forward by plea and proof additional evidence in support of the will. The council decided the preliminary point an the negative, and the ease then proceeded upon is merits. The decease) lady was at the time of her death a resident in the house of Mr. Whydclon, who, it appeared, was employed in a solici tor's office in Exeter. The testatrix died suddenly of an attack of the cholera. The will excluded the relatives of the te.tatris from all participation in the property except a direction that the property of her deceased father should be devised according to the provisions of his will. The question in the present instance was whether or not the execution of the will was the act of a competent testatrix. The learned judge in the court below was of opinion that the proof was inadequate to sustain the act, anti he pronounced against the validity of the will on the ground that it was not proved that the deceased was of suf ficient capacity to give effect to an instrument of that de scription. It was contended on behalf of the appellant that the evi dence sufficiently established the capacity of the testatrix and the due execution of the will. -.„.. The Council eJfinned the judgment of the court below, with wets. EQUITY COURTS.-YESTERDAY. Bar.* Loop Cawcworna (Vtat CIANC.UAR)* IN RE THE CRIEWTOW, FOREST or DEAN AND 6Lot:- CI:67ER JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY.-A MOTION TO DISCHARGE AN OILLEIL FOR WINDINO-CE NEILS NOT BE ADVERTI,Eu. . . Mr. Stuart and Mr. Terrell moved to discharge an order made in January, 18.1, fur winding-up the affairs of the above company under the Winding-up Act. The motion wu opposed by Mr. liethell and Mr. Glasse, on the ground that this application ought to have been ad vertised in the public newspapers, in pursuance of the pro visions of an act passed in 1849, which directed that when any petition for the dissolution ur winding-up of a company should have been presented, every subsequent petition re lating to the affairs of the company shuuld he addressed to and be marked for the same court, and should be advertised once in two daily newspapers at least seven days before the hearing thereof. lord tranworth decided that the chase iL the above act referred only to every subsequent petition or dissolution or winding-up, and it was not necessary that a motion to dis charge an order for winding-up should be advertised. The further hearing of the case was postponed. COURT OF EXCIIEQUER. - - E:4TERDAY. dirrilwe 1:1 I.l.aNco.—New TRIAL NEE', Coe v. PLATE.—FACTOUY Acr. Mr. Hugh Hill resumed his argument in support of the rule which had been granted in this case to arrest the judg ment. The action was on the case to recover compensation for injuries received by the plaintiff, in consequence of the unprotected condition of the shaft of the defendant's mill, in which she had been and was at the time employed, as a substitute fur one of the regular hands. It was uuw con tended—lest, that the defendant was not liable, as the duty cast on him as a millowner by the Factory Acts, to provide proper fences fur the machinery, was limited to those classes for whose protection the nets were passed—namely, children or young persons under 16, within neither of which deno minations did the plaintiff fall. But for the statute law this action could not have been sustained, and it was, there. fore, nucessary to see that the declaration disclosed a ground of action under the statute. Besides this, there was another objection to the declaration, which ought to have contained an allegation that at the time the injury was sustained and the breach of duty arose the machinery was a work for the purposes of currying on the businessuf the mill. It would clearly be nu breach of duty under these statutes if the fences were not kept un the machinery during the hours when the mill was not at work, or while the engine WAS undergoing repairs, and yet an accident might happen to persons in cautiously going too near to the machinery at such times, for which the defendant could not possibly be made rope*. Bible under the act. This declaration, however, might apply to such a ease, and that being so it was clearly bad. The learned gentleman was stopped by an intimation from The Court, which expressed its adoption of the last ob jmtion to the declaration. No doubt the action depended entirely on the statutes, and, in order to maintain it, the plaintiff must bring the defendant clearly and technically within its provisions. The declaration ought to have con tained such an allegation as would show that such a breach of duty hail been Committed as was contemplated by the legislature. The first objection could not be sustained, fur the statute created a plain duty to fence off the machinery, and, when that was neglected, the millowners' liability arose, and it did not matter to what class of persons the party injured might belong. At the same time, if the in jury an.isi: at a time when the mill was not at work for the purposes of business no liability ensued, for the act only meant to compel the millowner to fence off the machinery when so at work. Under these circumstances the declara tion ought to disclose a state of things when the duty would arise, and as this was deficient in that respect the judgment must he arrested. Judgment arrested. 1)oa r. _ This was an action of ejectment, on the trial of which, at Turk, before Mr. Baron Platt, it appeared that the lessor of the plaintiff was a tenant, in common with many other par ties, the 'iambi: of whom lie left uncertain by his evidence. Ilia lordship thought, that having given proof of a title to some portion of the estate, the plaintiff was entitled to a general verdict if the defendant could not show a better title, and, accordingly, the verdict was so entered, subject to a motion to enter it for the defendant. Mr. Watson and Mr. Warren appeared for the lessor of the plaintiff, and Mr. Atherton for the defendant. Mr. Baron Parke and Mr. Baron Alderson expressed their opinion to be that the plaintiff ought to recover fur only as much as be could prove, and that being clearly only entitled to a part if he retained the general verdict, the sheriff would give him a writ of possession under it of the whole, and the defendant might be prejudiced thereby as regarded the other parties. luder all the circumstances of the CAse their lordships thought that the CAx might be sent down for a new trial, when the plaintiff ought to prove dis tinctly the exact amount of his interest. Mr. Baron l'latt retained the opinion formed by him at the trial,'.though with diffidence. As the rest of the court thought there ought to be a uew trial, it was perhaps the best result of the case. Rule absolutely accordingly. llr PRIVIIIIIMORI PA& Bases WAIT= AND MIDDLIMA SrSCIAL Juana. BELLAMY AND ANOTHER ;:11711110111BANIES ANL OTLIZEIS. PAYMENT or CHEMED'. This action was resumed yesterday morning, and eon eluded. The declaration stated that the plaintiffs haring drawn a cheque on the defendants in favour of one Edward Bryant Garry, or bearer, fur 2,5061. 175., according to the i custom and usage of bankers crossed it " to the Batik of England, to the account of the Accountant-General ;" whereupon it became and was the duty of the defendants, as bankers of the plaintiffs, not to pay such cheque except into and through the hands of the Bank of England. There was also another count on which no question turned and the usual money counts. To the first special count the defendants pleaded that there was no such custom or usage as alleged therein, and payment to the money counts. The plaintiffs were both professional men, one being a re tired solicitor, and the other a barrister; were the trustees of the marriage settlement of the Rev. Mr. Franks, who died in 1834, leaving issue after a commission of lunacy had been issued against him. Under the settlement the younger children were entitled to certain policies effected on their father's life to the extent of nearly 11,000!., which was not realised until 1843, when proceedings arose in Chancery, wherein Mr. Garry, then a respectable solicitor, repre, eented the younger branches of the family. In the month of June, 1843, it became necessary for the trustees, under an order of the Court of Chancery, to pay the sum of 2,59031. 17s. into the hands of the Accountant-General, and I Mr. Gluey accordingly drew • cheque fur that sum on the defeueLints, with whom the plaintiffs had opened an ac count a few days before. The plaintiffs being desirous of insuring the cheque, Mr. Bellamy added the words " general r n e n a poid costs account" to the body, and both having the cheque, Mr. Bellamy crossed it " to the Bank o England, for the account of the Accountant- General." It was then handed to Mr. Gorey, who erased the crossing, and added the name of " Gosling and C 0.," I his private bankers, to whom he paid it. The cheque was paid duly by Messrs. Coutts and Co., the defendants, and tl fur some time it was thought "all r4ht," but Mr. Gorey on being pressed for the Accountant-General's certificate for the payment, forged it, and being discovered was tried and convicted of that offence. The following witnesses were called in support of the plaintiffs' case. Mr. Tristan, a solicitor, proved having received a letter from Mr. Bellamy, at Brighton. enclosing the cheque in question on the 24th of June 1845. It was accompanied' with another cheque from Mr. Bellamy for 410!, on the de fendants for Mr. Garey's costs. Does not remember whe ther the latter cheque was crossed " Gosling and Co ," is in Oarey's writing. Ile was convicted for forgery. He represented the younger branches of the family of the Rev. Mr. Franks. Mr. George Strange a cashier in Gosling and Company's. proved that Mr. Stranghan, since dead, presented the cheque in question, and one for a smaller amount drawn in favour of Gorey by the plaintiffs to the defendants. He said they were paid into our bank by Glarey. I saw no dif ficulty shoat this cheque. Cress-erzainined.— I consult my principals sometimes whoa I pay double crossed cheques. Some are paid and some are refused according to the accounts given by the parts. This explains itself. I frequently get such cheques. When the parties are respectable we pay without hesitation. I should not have paid this, as it is for so large a sum, with out inq. Mr. Bevan, of the firm of Barclay, Bevan, and Co., de posed that he had been connected with that bank for 20 years. The rule for the clerks was to refuse to pay double crossed cheques, and never to pay them without reference to the partners. The rule is stronger is the case of a large cheque like this. I consider the lint crossing is a special one. Cross-examined.—l am aware that the Accourit.xist:Geleral is always paid in cash. We had an account with the Bank of England. Payments to the Accountant-General are always in cash. I don't know the process of payment. I always understood the rule to be general. Mr. Joseph Tapp, chief clerk of the London and West minster Bank, proved that the London banks invariably refuse to paykdoublesrossed cheques. Our instruction to cashiers is to refuse to pav them even when presented by I bankers. It makes no difference whether they are pee sented by bankers or by a private individual. Cross-examined.--We refuss to pay unless some reason is given by the party presenting the chequq. There are cases an which the cashier will consult the principal. tie-examined.—Where the payer removes his account from the bankers whose name was crossed would be deemed a satisfactory reason. Mr. Kirby, cashier to Messrs. Jones Loyd and Co. said they had no precise rule with reference to double cr ossed cheques. They sometimes paid them, when the parties pee muting them gave satisfactory explanations. Until they received such explanations they refused to pay. He cer tainly should not have paid the cheque in question without inquiry or reference to his principal. Cross-examined.—l think if proper explanations were given, the cheque would have been paid. Since this ac tion our attention has been drawn to the subject of crossed cheques. Before we should have paid them, if they came through any bankers. Mr. Bentham of the London Joint Stack Bank said, that the custom of bankers is to refuse to pay double orossedcheques. Such is our custom. Croes-examined.—There are instances in which reference was made to the m :wager, but I don't remember any in which payments of double crossed cheques having been made. Re-examined.—When we receive ouch cheques, we send them in and take uur chance of payment. Some have been paid and others not. Mr. Matthew Marshall, chief cashier of the Bank of Eng land—Our clerks arc always directed to throw double crowed cheques out of the change of any bankers, and to refer them to the principal of that office, who required ex planation of the circumstance under which the double cross ing had taken place. Some are paid after explanation, and I should say that, judging from the few cases brought be fore ma, the explanation is generally satisfactory. I never knew of a case of a cheque btiniplouble crossed where the fir.t crowing was a special one. rho Wink would in such a case exercise special caution. The account of the Ac countant-Ueneral is limited to cash, or its equivalent, a draught on the Bank of England. We should have refused this draught in its original state if paid in to the account of the Accountant-General. Ile is particular to reeky.: no- thing but money. Cross.examined.—l know of uo preventive to the pay ment of a cheque crossed in the name of one banker to any other hanker. The only effect of crossing a cheque with a banker's name was to prevent its being paid to any ordinary individual. I apprehend the custom of crossing cheques arose from the desire to prevent the mere finder of a cheque from getting it cashed in fraud of the drawer. It insures payment through some bankers—that is all. I know of no custom which prevents the holder of a crossed cheque from putting out the original banker's name and putting in another, and receiving the money. I know that the bankers pause hen called on to pay double crossed cheques, but there is no custom not to pay. I believe the caution has proceeded from the comparatively recent practice of crossing which is connected with the institution of the clearing house, in order to identify the bankers by whom the cheques were paid. When the name of the payee was respectable I -should not hesitate to pay it. Ite-examined--Taking into consideration that this cheque could not have been received at all at the Bank, and that it was presented for payment by Messrs. Gaslhig, a most re spectable tirm, if they stated their belief that their customer was a respectable man, the cheque would have been re ferred to the governor. Mr. Henry Bryant Reynolds—l am principal of the town office of Messrs. Glyn and Co.'s bank. 1 have been con nected with them tor upwards of 20 years. Our general rule is to refuse payment of double-crossed cheques, but they are sometimes paid when the cases are satisfactorily explained. I almost always refer to one of the principals. Such a cheque as this would certainly not be paid, but would bc referred to one of the partners, whose directions would be taktn. _ _ . . Cross-examined—l have paid double-crossed cheques myself. I should do so when the second bankers were the bankers of the payee. Mr. George Taylor, cashier of Sir Claude Scott and Co.— The custom of our house is not to pay double-crossed cheques. We refer to the principals in all cases. Some times they are paid. Mr. Mark Rushton, cashier of Mears. Cocks and Bid f a double-crossed cheque was presented to me, I should either refuse it on my own responsibility or refer it to our of the partners. Our general custom is to refuse them. I have always done so. Cross-examined —Ours is a small house. I cannot refer - - to many instances. Mr. Oliver Vile, resident manager of the London and Westminster Bank at Westminster—Our custom is gene rally to refuse double-crossed cheques. The special form of this crossing would have led me to exercise special caution. —This being the close of the plaintiff's ease, and some dia• eussion having arisen as to whether the custom alleged bed been proved, the learned Attorney-General recalled most of the witnesses fur the purpose of proving the custom not to pay crossed checks except to the bankers whose names were crossed. The evidence having been given, Sir F. Thesiger submitted that there was no case to go to ej th Mr. Baron Martin thought there wax evidence in sup port of the first count. Sir Y. Thesiger then addressed the jury for the defen dants. They were perfectly justified in resisting this claim, preferred so long after the plaintiffs account with them had been closed. Ile would call several witnesses who would prove the custom to he directly the reverse of that relied en by the plaintiffs. The following witnesses were then called. Mr. E. W. Stanley cashier to the defendants.—i re member the fact of Mr. Strahan presenting two cheques, but it is so long since I cannot speak to the circumstances positively. I don't know whether the other cheque was crossed. I think I referred the matter before payment to one of the defendants. I have been sixteen years at Mears. Cants and Co., and have been cashier for nine or ten years. I have known cheques presented by one banker to have been paid, although they were crossed in the names of other bankers. Messrs. Gosling and Co. were Garey'S bankers then. 1 paid both cheques at the same time. Cross-examined—l hue some indistinct recollection of having spoken to one of the partners before I paid the cheques. It is my usual practice. Mr. Penny, clerk in the house of Williams, Deacon, and Co., since 1103—Our custom is to pay crossed cheques to Use bank, and not to un individual over the counter. There is no custom preventing payment to other bankers. I have known multitudes of eases of cheques paid to other beakers than those to whom they were crossed. We gene rally pay cheques when a fresh crossing is put on and the first has been erased. There is no custom to prevent the payee of a crossed cheque from erasing the first bank and putting in another instead of it. Cross-examined—lt seas formerly the habit to make suck calmts without inquiry, but, within the last 3 or 4 year', is,paarally made. We arc satisfied if the cheque eeMOS Mei a respectable bankers'. We have had many UM of is erased evening. I should say the first crossing ins i mistake, and I should pay the cheque if it came from a napsetable house. Kr. Hughes, cashier of Willis and Co., of Lombard- siseet.—There is a custom to pay crossed cheques to any I beakers presenting them—we require them to put their names to them. We pay doubly-crowed cheques when the first cross is erased, to the banker presenting it. I should pay either, the object of crowing being to secure payment to some banker merely. There is no custom to prevent the holder of a cheque from striking out a banker's name and patting in another instead of it. Cross-examined—The reason I should require the banker to put his name is for my own satisfaction. If this cheque had been presented by a west-end banker, I should have paid it, because they do not go to the clearing house. Mr. Drewett, of the firm of Drewett and Fowler—l do not think there is any invariable custom with respect to cheques of this description. I know of none to prevent its payment to the bankers presenting it. If presented by the payee's bankers, where there were two crossings, I should pff tie _elope. Qui—mmwd—l should not pay as a matter of some, Ist iirsidi make inquiry. Xi.Osulp H. Baruett—l am a partner for at= Os be GE Barnett, Hoare, and Co., of Lom U on holedinal came with a crossed cheque, inueseloallin FP Wallith and if it proved satisfactory he would be PAIL u golossiell by a banker, different from the crewed I weal be she inquired into, and the cheque would be 1 geli le las use way. I know of no custom to prevent OOP • cheque under such circumstances. If a cross weed,too and another bank added, I should inquire. I have always found the banker presenting capable of giving satisfactory explanation. I should certainly have paid the cheque in question. Cross-examined—A slight circumstance would have been sufficient. I should have seen at ones that the drawer acted in ignorance of the practice at the bank. I have often paid the cheques to parties presenting them on in- quiry which satisfied me of their respectability, and I have never found reason to regret it. Mr. Vera Face—Au explanation would be required ; if it was satisfactory the cheque would be paid. I should con sider I was running a very g reat risk if I did not pay the' cheque in question. The direction should be written in the body of the cheque, and not in the crossing. Crow-examined—l should say it is not for the customer who places his money in my hands that caution should be used in paying a cheque doubly crossed. There is caution to be observed, certainly, for the customer. I would not pay a cheque crossed to one banker and presented by another without inquiry. Some reason satisfactory to me I should require. Mr. Bnsunquet examined—l am a partner in the firm of Messrs. Bosanquet and Co. of Lombard-street. Them has been a very strict custom regarding the payment of cheques within the la't four or tire years. Previously, ifs cheque had five bank - me names on it it might be paid to any of them providef it was presented by a banker. If a cheque doubly crossed, with one crossing struck out, the constant practice was to pay the bankers whose names were not struck out. I don't recollect a case within the last three or four years that I paid bankers whose name was not crossed on the cheque. Prior to three or four years ago there was no custom at all. Cross-examined—l don't know what has given rise to greater strictness. Mr. W. W Fuller examined—l am a partner in the house of Fuller and Co., of Mooigate-street. We should not pay a crossed cheque to a private individual except upon a very satisfactory explanation, nor a cheque doubly crossed without a similar explanation. Cress-examined—The general rule is to pay the banker to whom the cheque is crossed. But if I find that payment may be made without risk, then I pay. Re-examined—lf it be presented by a different banker and a satisfactory explanation is given, then we pay. By Baron Martin—l am speaking of the practice at my own banking house. Mr. George Stone said—l am a partner in the firm of Stone, Martin, and Co. The general custom is to pay cheques to b takers to whom they have been crossed. If pre ! seated by a different banker I should make inquiry, and pay it if it proved satisfactory. I speak of the practice of my own house. Not crow-examined. Mr Dalton Scott examined—l have been thirty-nine years acquainted with banking business. I should hesitate to say that a cheque crossed to one banker and presented by another would be paid on a satisfactory explanation. I should consider it satisfactory that the banker presenting the cheque was the payee's banker. The same answer applies to the case of two banker's names crossed, and one of them struck out. Cross-examined—lf the funds were intended by the drawer not to reach the drawee I should submit it to the principal. Mr. J. Banbury examined—l have been a partner in the house of Sapte, Banbury, and Co., of Lombard-street, for eleven years, and seven previously. It has been the prac tise to pay the cheque which was presented by a hanker. It was sufficient for us that it was presented by a banker. Mr. Teshicr examined—l am clerk to Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smith. Our rule is always to pay cheques pre sented by a hanker. We should pay it to any banker who presented it. lam not aware that any custom exists among bankers not to pay the bankers whose name was mentioned in the second crossing. Cross-examined—l never refused to pay a cheque doubly maned, or referred it to the principal. I have no recollec lection of saying a few days ago that I made inquiry which proving satisfactory they got their money and went away. Mr. John Wormald examined—l am a partner in the house of Child and Co. of Temple-bar. It is our practise to pay cheques presented by bankers. If it came through a banker's we ask no questions. Cross-examined—We make no in q uiry at all. Mr. John Clutterbuck examined—l am cashier at Meters. Hoare and Co.'s, of Fleet-street, for 12 years. Our custom is to pay cheques to the hankers presenting them. The rune answer applies to the ("33C of doubly . crossed cheques. Cross-examined.—l should make inquiry, and if there was anything very doubtful I should refer it to the principal. Mr. T. A. Rush examined.—l am a clerk at Messrs. Drum. minds and Co., for 31 years. Since this case has been pending we are mire particular, but previously we should pay the bankers presentin7 the cheques. Cross-examiued.—l should make inquiry as n matter of business. Mr. John Robinson examined.—l am 3d years clerk in the House of Coutte and Co. I have never been cashier, but I have constantly seen cheques where there has been any difficulty. The principal inquiry would be, does the payee hank with the banker presenting the cheque ? If so, it would be deemed sufficiently satisfactory. The crossing is not for the security ofthe drawer, but of the payee. Messrs. Coutts and Co. did neap' , the cheque in question without due 011asideration. Cross-egfunined.—The drawer sometimes crosses a cheque for his own security; but generally it is not crossed for the security of the drawer. It is the rule of our house not to give up paid cheques without an acknowleg ment for them. The defendants' case having closed, The Attorney-General then proceeded to address the jury for the plaintiffs in reply. The relation of lender and bor rower sulaisted, it was true, between the hanker and his customer, but superinduced upon it was that of principal and agent. There arose not only the obligation to pay the amount of the plaintiffs' cheques, but to pay them accord ing to his directions and orders. Bankers were bound to observe the directions of their customers, and were liable, if they departed from those instructions or neglected them. The answer given by the defendants was, that they had paid the cheque, but tothat it might be said, " if you have paid it, you paid it in your own wrong, disregarding the instructions we gave you on the face of the cheque itself, to pay into no other bands but " those of the Bank of England." Those were your in structions, and you, the defendants, had no right, without flaking for the plaintiffs' concurrence or consent, to pay the cheque to any one else but the Bank of England. Mr. Baron Martin summed up the case. If it was their opinion that it was not the duty of the defendants to pay to the Bank of England only they ought to tiud a verdict for the defendants: but if they were of opinion that they were guilty of negligence, they should find a verdict for the plaintiffs. They should recollect the cheque was "to pay to Gary or bearer," and that it was not to pay the Bank of England alone. The question was whether the defendants were guilty of negligence in paying the cheque to Messrs. Gosling and Co. His own opinion was that payment had been made to Gorey in accordance with the order of Messrs. Bellamy and Foster, the plaintiffs. However, the question was whether the Messrs. Coutts and Co. had been guilty of negligence in paying the cheque as they had. The jury, after considerable consultation, found a verdict for the plaintiffs. They found that it was the duty of the Messrs. Coutts and Co. to pay the Bank of England only. Counsel for the plaintiffs : the Attorney-General, Mr. Knowles, Q.C., and Mr. tinthank. For the defendants : • Sir F. Thewiger,Q.C., Mr. Serjeaut Channell, and Sir John Bailey. WANDSWORTH COUNTY COURT---YESTERDAT. BEMIS I. P. PRAM. Kw, AND A Jc&T. INDIAN BIRDS, _ The parties in this case live at Petersham, near Rich mond. Plaintiff, a retired officer of the East India Com pany's service, returned to England about four years since, bringing with him various living specimens of rare birds, procured at a great distance in the interior of India, and among them a pair of the species called the Silorus, or Demoiselle. These birds were of remarkable size, and somewhat resembling the heron, and highly valuable as the first of their kind which had ever been brought to England ; so that the Earl of Derby offered 100 guineas to possess them. They were said to be, moreover, as tame as the fowl in the park, allowing persons to stroke their plumage, and readily feeding out of any one's hands. The defendant is a wealthy member of the Middle Temple, and on the 19th of May was at the house of Mr. Buckles, near plaintiff's residence, when one of the birds flew into the grounds. The plaintiff's case was, that while the bird was there, defendant came out at the garden gate and poked a stick towards the bird, with the intention of hitting or pushing the bird, when the bird pecked at the stick, and the de fendant seized the bird by the throat in a violent manner, and dragged it some distance. The bird struggled to release itself, and made use of its claws with such effect as to tear the defendant's trowsero. Mr. Rogers then came to the de fendant's assistance, caught hold of the bird's legs, and, between them, having rendered the bird lifeless, carried it to the kitchen entrance of Colonel Powney's house, threw down the bird, and exclaiming—" there's your bird," went away. In a minute er two, the housekeeper came out and found the bird in its last struggles, it dying two or three minutes afterwards. Plaintiff now sought to recover 30/., which he alleged was below the value of the bird. It was contended for the defence that the bird was wild, nnreclaimed, and dangerous, from its size and the power of its talons, and that defendant had only taken the necessary measures for his safety. The judge summed up, saying that if the :plaintiff had proved his case the only facts for the jury to consider were whether the bird was of a dangerous character, and whether the defendant had only acted in self-defence. The jury consulted for a few minutes, and returned a verdict for the defendant. The judge allowed dell costs. THE POLICE COURTS. MANSION-HOUSE. Herman Lau was bmught before Sir Peter Laurie on Thursday, charged with having uttered a forged bill of cx. change for the suns of 1,2501. Mr. Mullen, of the firm of Bush and Mullen., solicitors to the committee of bankers for protection Irons forgeries and frauds, attended for the prosecution, instructed by Messrs. Nicholson, of Lime-street. Mr. Ilobler attended for the prisoner. Mr. John Conrad I. Thurn, of No. 24, Lime-street, City, said—l know the prisoner, and have known him for the last twelve or fourteen years. Yesterday he brought to no the bill of exchange produced for 1,2501. As he took it out of his pocket-book I saw some other bills in the pocket-book. The bill purports to be drawn by Ruslem Jee Cowarsgee upon Messn. Small and Co., of London, dated Calcutta, April 29, 1851, payable six months after sight to the order of Messrs. Robinson, Raiford, and Co. The prisoner requested me to advance to him 1,0001. upon that bill, as he was, he said, going to Man cheater to buy some goods there. He told me that he had got the bills by the last overland mail, which arrived only a few days ago. I asked bias to leave the bill with me. He did so, and when he returned I gave him into the cus tody of Daniel Forrester, the officer. Cross-examined by Mr. Hobler—The prisoner did not offer any other bills to me. I do not know the drawer. I do know Messrs. Small and Co., the endorsers. Mr. Robert Francis Robertson, of the firm of Small and Co:, of the Old Jewry, merchants, said—We are the Lon don correspondents of the Calcutta house of Robinson, Raiford, and Co. I knew the person who purports to be the drawer of the bill many jeers Ifo in Calcutta. The acceptance to the bill produced is an imitation of my hand writing. It is not accepted by me or by my authority. I know the writing of Robi n son, Raiford, and Co., of Cal cutta. I should say the endorsement is not in their hand writing. Cross-examined by Mr. Hoblcr—l know several parties who accept bills. Re-examined by Mr. Mullen—We do not make our bills payable at Jones Loyd and Co. Ido not know the hand writing of the acceptance. We do not accept in that way. Our acceptance, are stamped. Daniel Forrester, the offioer—l took the prisoner into custody at the office of Mr. J. Thorn. Upon searching him I found a pocket-book, which I produce, and in it I found certain documents which I also produce, viz., two blank printed forms of bills of exchange, and also two bills of exchange, the one for 1,1501., and the other 1,2001., drawn, accepted, and indorsed in the same manner as the bill for 1,2501. The prisoner gave me his address at Park End Cottage, Lee-road, Blackwell ; and I went there last evening, and found, amongst other papers there, those which I now pro duce. Mr. John Young, clerk to Messrs. Small and Co., said all the 1011 presented to our house come through my hands when I ant at the office. I was there on the 19th of June. None of the bills produced were then presented for accept ance. The acceptance is not in my handwriting nor in the handwriting of any member of the house. Cross-examined—We enter all bills in our bill-book. I ma have been absent a short time on the day in question. The prisoner was then remanded. Robert Poster was brought up yesterday before Alder man llooper, charged with having . endeavoured, by ficti tious representations of distress, to i mp o se upon Mr. Sheriff and Alderman Carden. The Sheriff said the prisoner called at my office to solicit relief and assistance from me. Ile said that he had lately been discharged from Maidstone gaol, to which he had been committed for theft hy Mr. Taylor , the magistrate at Greenwich; that Mr. Taylor, when he was released from confinement, recommended him to apply to me for relief, and that he was anxious to get home to Nottingham, but was afraid to beg, and was already too well acquainted with the fruits of dishonesty to make any other attempt in that way. I suspected that he was telling falsehoods, with the view of exciting my commiseration for a penitent offender, and I closely (invite:men him, and have ascertained that the whole of the circumstances detailed by him had no founda tion whatever. lie stated that he was tried before the Re corder little more than four months ago, and that he was confined in Newgate, but not one of the persons about that prison knew anything at all about him. Win. Collier, one of the Mansion-house officers, said that by the direction of the Sheriff he took the prisoner to New gate for the purpose of having him identified by any of the turnkeys by whom he might have been seen during his so journ there after his alleged conviction as a thief, but nut one being knew him. The prisoner—l was tried at the Old Dailey sessions in February last for stealing some articles from an ironmonger at Greenwich, and I had tour months imprisonment. I woo , tried in the name of Sharpe, but my real name is Robert Foster. . . . . Alderman Hooper referred to the Old Bailey register, and found no entry of name or offence. The Alderman then said—You are not aware that we keep books by means of which we can readily detect impostors. The prisoner —Well, I don't know what you may keep, but I know that I was tried and found guilty. Collier said the prisoner, in going along the street in custody, said that he had been advised by others to go to the Sheriff, or he would never have thought of such a thing. The Sheriff—l told him, when I first saw him, that if I found upon inquiry his statement was correct, I should take care to have him sent home comfortably. Alderman Hooper—l have no doubt at all that although he has practised deception in his representation to the Sheriff, for the purpose of exciting pity for a repentant thief, he has been more than once in gaol. I consider the case a very bad one, and I sentence the prisoner to imprison ment as a rogue and vagabond for the term of six weeks. The Sheriff said he could not help expressing surprise at the facilities which were afforded to impostors by the ex-, cessivc credulity of persons of property and respectability who actually seemed disposed to swallow every tale of misery, although it is well known that the grossest knaves are the most exquisite performers. The Lord Mayor requested that the press would acknow ledge his receipt of the second half of a Bank of England note fur 5/., from S. M., fur the sufferers by the Grace church-street calamity. GUILDHALL. Isaac Solomon was again brought before Ablerman Farebrothcr, charged with having a quantity of stolen plate in his possession without rendering a proper account of the same.—Conriaed, and sent for two months to the Rouse of Correction. iORSHIP-STREET._ Thomas Fletcher, described as a horse-hair manufacturer in New Nichol-street, Bethnal green, was charged with wounding a young married woman, 'lamed Mary Anne Bragge, with intent to murder her. The prosecutrix. who was very weak, stated that pri soner had funned a strong attachment towards one of her sisters, but his affection was not at all reciprocated by the latter, who had recently proceeded to the Continent. The prisoner, however, had been since in the occasional habit of visiting at her house, and on the evening of the 19th inst., while she was conversing at the street-door with one of her lodgers, he presented himself in a state of great excitement, and having ascertained upon inquiry that her husband was from home, requested to speak to her alone, as ho hail something particular which he wished to communicate. She accordingly invited him into the parlour, on entering which the prisouer intimated that he bad been informed by her husband that she had received a letter 'thin her sister ap prising her of her intention to return home in a few weeks, and commenced upbraiding her with her unkindness in fail ing to furnish him with intelligence in which he felt so deep an interest. She used her best efforts to pacify him,but became much alarmed on observing in his hand an open clasp knife, and was endeavouring to avoid him, when the pri soner caught hold of her and struck her a violent blow on the left side, which caused her to stagger back several paces. The instant he had dealt the blow, the prisoner darted out of the room and escaped from the house, and she was not at all aware of the serious iujury she had sus tained until some time afterwards, when she felt a trick ling sensation under her clothes, accompanied by a sense of faintness, and on taking off her dress she discovered that the upper part of it had been perforated by some sharp in strument, together with her stays, which were completely saturated with blood, and that she hail received a severe stab in the left side. She was immediately removed to the London Hospital, where she hail ever since remained, and her husband proceeded in search of the prisoner, and ulti mately gave him into custody. William Slater, a silk weaver, who was in conversation with the prosecutrix when the prisoner reached the house, fully corroborated the first part of her evidence, and ex pressed his confident belief that he was sober at the time. Remanded. THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 28, 1851. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. SA.TURDAT, JUNE 28, 1851. The State of the Weather at each of the following places at Nine o'clock yesterday morning. The stations are ermined in order of latitude. Name of Place. Strewth at Wind. Mate of Weaker. MONEY MARKET. [For this day's City News, see sth page.] FMIDAY EVENIXO. The railway account was concluded to-day, and satisfactorily, which exercised a favourable influence 'on that market in connexion with the improved as pect of affairs. Letters from Vienna received this afternoon state that accounts have arrived front Posen of the 19th' inst. informing their correspondents that the ukase of the Emperor of Russia compelling every private individual to sell their uncoincd silver to the state at the price of 40 kopecks is in course of rigid execu tion. It is expected that the owners will be paid in paper money. fhe upward tendency noticed last post in the foreign exchanges received a cheek to-day in conse quence of lower quotations from the bourses abroad and a limited supply of paper in this market. The relative value of gold and silver having remained without any material change for some length of time, , 1 the prico of the precious metals does not influence at the present moment the rate of exchange. Al though the price of the pound sterling at Paris is now higher than the exchange for short Paris here, the difference is yet too slight to admit of profitable shipments of gold to France. The quotation for short Paris was 25, for long 1 25.20; and for Amsterdam 11.17 to showing a slight decline. Hamburg was at first 13.7; to and buyers seemed confident of higher rates, but there soon appeared a demand for hills, and the ex change gave way, leaving off 13.7 to I. Frankfort experienced no change, being negotiated at 119. The same may be said of drafts on Portugal, which were done at last post's prices ; but bills on Spain were hardly so favourable for sellers as of late. The last quotation from Vienna on London is 12.13, with a falling tendency, and eager purchasers were therefore an ticipated on 'change at considerably lower figures. These expectations, however, proved incorrect, us there was a decided disinclination to buy bilLs on Austria at unfavourable rated on the reliance of a further fall at Vienna. The prices at which nego tiations took place were 12.20 to 30 for Vienna; and 12.30 to 32 for Trieste. Bills on Italy were again a shade lower, and Sicily, in particular, was in favour of sellers. Messina realised 124 to ; and Palermo, 123 f to 124. The following were the rates negotiated : Time. rnmeoeirmiated. From To 111. Mar.... Ile. icier. aid.its. 17j rte. Int 1715tv.... MI. In .tr. 13tues.7oub1. 13roos. 7 3. ca. Okr. ll9tl. In. Mu. ... 125. Sokr. 128. 121 t. .12M. Umitraim pesX.Sl.lor!, Ditto tiotterilom Umlauts and Altana , .10 Viso= Vista .. A .. n twerp .. Paris 99 Sl:9;rt. itittO ...two...* t„. „ 3 Mood Harm ...... 99 Genoa Leghorn Naples par dorm Palermo per ounce ~ Memina . Iladral per du'll,2r „ Podia Rarcelaca .. Lie.mn .per =Mei OPcrio .... St. Petersburg ....INT ruble „ 251 r. 2Ue. 23tr. 25c. 25fr. Oc. ... —fr. —c. .25fr. 17,c. ... 23fr. 224 e. 25fr. 20e. ... —tr. —o. 251 r. 32/cte.... 23 . r. 37 leo. 214 r. zecra, 3.4 r. 3.5.4.. 411 pence 414 pence 1231 pence ... 124 pence 124 pence ... 1241 pence 491 pence ... 20 pence 5t pence pence 07, pence 452 pence 33, pence .. 334 pence 51/ pence ... 53$ pence 37/ pence 371 pence The following are the rates at which the Bank of Australasia, the Union Bank of Australia, the South Australian Banking Company, and other parties, grant bills on places in the colonies: Adelaide Auckland Bathurst' Geelong llobart Town Launceston Lyttleton Maitland NLlllourne lO2 Portland lO2 tt Sydney Wellington As we stated on Tuesday the market for silver was heavy on account of the quantity in hand. To-day bar silver has receded la, per oz., and the dollars by the Avon were sold. Other quotations remain un altered. The price of gold yesterday at Paris was 5 per milk discount (new tariff rate), which at the English mint price of 31. 17s. lOid. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25.01, and the exchange at Paris on London at short being 25, it follows that gold is 0.159 per cent, dearer in Paris than in London. By the latest advices, the price of gold at Ham burg is 4241 per mare, which, at the English Mint price of 31. lis. 104. per oz. for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13.4 and the exchange at Hamburg on London at short being 13.4, it follows that gold is 0.293 per cent. dearer in Hamburg than in London. By last accounts, the course of exchange at New York on London, fur bills at 60 days' sight, is 1102 per cent., and the par of exchange between England and America being 109 23-40 per cent., it follows that the exchange is nominally 1.17 per cent. in favour of England. Upon taking into consideration the dif ference of interest and charges of transport, we find that the present rate leaves a considerable profit on the importation of gold from the United States. The account of the position of the Bank of Eng land for the week ending Saturday, the 21st of June, published pursuant to the Act 7 and S Viet., c. 32, is as follows : BANK Of ENOLAN.—Accotree roe L. week en4in Jinn 21. 13.51. nova NOW, Iseue4 C27.410,820 Government 01,01 .3, DO Other Saeuricl. 2944,103. Gold Cots w 4 113111 o• 13.413.445 Slur bulbs 33,375 =AK= ()overtone. Returitlee Onelo,l.Dond Weight ettil £13234.231.V1 Other.eurnloo 11,532.105 0014 Gad Silver Coln 751,544 i 27.444.820 SLIMING D ProOdetorr'eepto. I . kat Dt•Poritaltuelret Ereeeq, Sae. Noek% Oorat,l4. of Xs. Omar Debt, ssei Div. Aosta.) 2.4.15,54 t. Other i te voutelor andother Ugh 1.0a4.16T 1.20.06i.6i3 106,041.03 N. MARSHALL, Ch el Vaal:nor. June 24. lest. 12i 470 17 5 11 239 114 1 28 491 The above returns, when compared with those for the week preceding, exhibit the follthving changes: Circulation issue £27,446,820 Increase £148,270 Circulation active 18,914,715 Increase 33,265 Public deposits 8,635,559 Increase 826,281 Other deposits Government securities in banking department Other securities in banking department Coin and bullion in both departments Seven day and other bills 1,059,157 Increase 258 The Rest The Reserve 9,283,645 Increase 239,221 The result of the bullion imports, to which we have from time to time drawn attention, is most -satisfactorily shown in the increase of upwards of a quarter of a million in the Bank's stock. The large increase in the public deposits is also a favourable feature in view of the approaching dividend period. According to the official returns published in the Gazelle of last Tuesday, the total note circulation of all the private banks of England and Wales during the week ending the 14th June last was 3,472,391/. ; in the week premding the amount was 3,489,900/. There is consequently a decrease of 17,5151. The note circulation of the joint-stock banks during the same week was 2,771,3501., and the previous week's return being 2,785,6021., the decrease is shown to be 14,2521. On taking into consideration the active circulation of the Bank of England, which in the week in ques tion was 18,881,450/. (being 126,865/. less than the week preceding), we find the aggregate note circula tion of England and \Vales to be 25,125,202/., which shows a decrease of 158,6841. as compared with the returns for the previous week, ending the 7th of June. As regards the fixed issues, the private banks were 1,295,142/., and the joint-stock banks 638,6291. below the amount authorised to be issued, making a total of 1,933,771/. below the fixed amount. The last quotations of exchange at foreign places on London are as follows : Previous Latest Quotations. Quotations. Amsterdam, short lit 80 118. 80 Ditto, 2 months llB. 76 118. 76 Augsburg, 1 month Berlin, 3 months Bremen, 2 months Copenhagen, short Ditto, 3 months Florence, three months 291. 78 291. 66 Gothenburg, 90 days Gibraltar, 90 days 5Ol 61 Galata 91.921 921.93 PLTMOVIN Bazonrox H.srisoa Ito..ira.v4rrow romancing COSSIsiIAn GREENMICII ...... 5 ....Jo .... Courierris V•rmovve Geodeßrous Celia. Genii* Breese Strong Breeze Gentle Breese iientie BMW CILIR _ . Ltirbl Airs GenW Breese Gaga Breese Gentle trees. Closeliess Cloudless Closers Median Cloudless Cios.e ler Cloudless Closdlass Cloudless Portions Cloudy Cloudless Cloudless Tills DAY, NooK. Omni of Wlad. Btresurth of WWI State of the Weather. B.E. Gentle Breese. deer. The returns from the following places did not reach this sake in time for publication yesterday; they therefore indicate the state of the weather on Thursday morning as nine o'clock. B. Gest!, Breeee W. Gentle Breese &W. Ocoee Knew B. Oestle Breese &W. Gentle Breese &W. Gentle Breese &W. Calm W. OWL Breese &W. ore W.B.W. w. Partially "°°d' Medina Cloudless Partially Moody M Partially Cloudy agnus Overom Medlar Partially Coady Principally Clear Gentle Breeze Strong Breese CORPORATION OF TILE SONS OF 771 E CLERGY.—A meeting of this ancient corporation (chartered by Charles 11. in 1678 ) was held on the 21st instant, at their home, 2, Bloomsbury-place, when no lees a sum than 1,92.11. was distributed amongst 123 poor clergymen " with large fami lies and good characters, being an average of 161. to each. There was also given to 24 other clergymen, not having three children, but in distressed circumstances from age, sickness, temporary loss of duty, or other misfortune, the sum of 2441., being on an average W. to each. The for mer class of eases was relieved out of funds specially be queathed for the purpose by Dr. Taylour, Mr. Myddelton, and Mrs. Ann Cern ; and the latter class out of a special fund, which has been raised only of late years, and which it is much to be wished could be increased. RAILWAY FACILITIES FOR CONVEYANCE OF Fislf. —Yesterday, in the Committee of the House of Lords on the Bill of the Great Northern Railway Company for com munication with Grimsby Harbour, an extensive dealer in the London Fish market stated, that by means of the rail way communication between London and Grimsby, he had received 8,000 lobsters that morning, and sold them for the supply of the metropolis, the cargo leaving Grimsby at 8 p.m. and arriving in London at 4 a.m. FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE SERTENTINE.—Yester day morning a young man named Stephen, an assistant to a Ilinendraper in Compton-street, Soho, went to tho Serpen tine for the purpose of bathing. While in the water, he made an attempt to swim to the model frigate, but when within a short distance of the vessel, he suddenly disap peared. Some of the Royal Humane Society's men put off in their boats to his assistance, the drags were prompl ap plied, and he was found in about ten minutes. The body was t►kers to the receiving -house, and the usual means were resorted to for the purpose of resuscitating the vital spark, but without effect. aTiwii..iii - i::::::::: Cams Guayama (Porto Rico) -- 476 450 Hamburg, short Ditto, 3 months Ibraila 66 66' fat La Guayra — 656.660 doll. Lisboa, three mouths Madrid __.. . _ ➢film, 3 months " Naples -- Odessa — 6.22 6-7.27 1-7 Palermo, three months 66.16 67.18 Porto Cabello — 650 dole. Paris, short 2sf. 26f. Ditto, 3 months 24f. 821 21f. 821 Riga, 3 months 37 15-1 . 6 d. 38 1-164. Stockholm, abort 11.41 40 12.11 42 Ditto,9o days 11.39 11.39 Trieste l2B. 18 1211 22 Vienna 1111.15 Vera Cruz 1211. 13 460. TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR THE PAST WEEK. Milos opened. 1851. Name of Raliwar. BRITISH. Aberdeen Belfast and Ballymena Belfast and County Down Birkenhead, lane., & Cheshire Bolton, Blarkburn,& W.York Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester and Holyhead Dublin and Belrmt Junction Dublin and Drogheda Dublin and Kingstown Dundee and Arbroath Dundee,Perth,Aberdeen J uno Dundalk and F.nuiskdlen East Anglian. East Lat . i'eas:hire Elgtern Counties and Norfolk l Eastern Uitiun Edinburgh and Glasgow Edinburgh, l'erth,and Dundee' E%eter and Croliton Furness Glasgow and South West,rn 1 Glasgow,l'aislec,and Greenock Great Northera E. Lincolnsh ! Great Southern & Western(lr)l Great Western Lancaster and Carlisle Lancashire and Yorkshire Leeds and Thirsk Liverpool,Crosby, & Southport London and North Western Londou and Blackwall II London, Brighton, and S. Coastl London and South Western ! Londonderry and Enniskillcnl Man., Buxton, & Matlock, &e. Manchester, Shell., & Manchester and SouthJ unction: 3laryport and Carlisle Midland Midland Great Western (Ire ), Monklands Newcastle and Carlisle North British North Staffordshire North Western Scottish Central Scottish Midland ' Shrewsbury and Birmingham. Shrewsbury and Chester Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales South York.,Doncaster& Goole , l'atf Vale ti later Waterford and Limerick West Cornwall Whitehaven Junction York, Newcastle, and Berwick York and North Midland Fonmom 2:561 256 Amiens and Boulogne ... Amiens Dieppe Montcrcau and Troyes Northern of France Orleans to Bourg," (Cent.) Orleans to Bordeaux Paris and Orleana Paris and Rouen Rouen and Havre From Me LONDON 0.4Z1M 186 11,897 8,268 17,631 2,921 3,451 3,212 6,472 2,736 ,11,.78 7,1.81 1,901 1,004 10,408 2,965 3,104 3,371 7,108 3,021 T.—Friday, June 27. Tnowos Awtii, ittgent.alreet,bookeCire;, to newsier July Sat lA, and Aug. 19 at 124, at flonlngliall.ntreet, 801., Lloyd, Milk-street, Cl.eapoile; off. swig., Nieholoon, Baningloilloitteet. JA UM 14U.WMALL, Edward-street, P. rtmanaquate, pianoforte maker, July 4 and Aug. 0,1, at Moilighall..treet. ti 4., Pusan, IShannsbury.square ; off. aooig., Whitmire, Bminghalloitreet. 1.1,44: Moro, Spital-nquare, silk manufactimer, July 12 at 1, and Aug. Bat 114, at Basingivall-ntreet. Sole., Crowder and Maynar - I, Cole. mmusweet City ; off. 1104., Groom, Abehurch-lane. Wituaw Bataan, Jun., Whitticiotw, ttembridgenhire, farmer, July 5- at I, and Aug. 19 at Li, at Baningballde net. Sal., Scliii72., Oyeee. buildinen, Holborn ; off. swig., Pennell, GuiLlloill-ebaniber.. Jolly Nauru Count:44m, Perrdinland, Ifereflinbiltire, under. July 12 Sit 124, and Aug. II at IN, t Birmingham court. Sol., Suckling, Binunighun ; off. wig., Whitmore, birtuingliarn. Turmas EuwAetw, Liverpool, banhier manufaci leer, July 10 and Atte. 7, at 11, at Liverpool Court. Sul., Dodge, laverpuoi ; off. awig., Turner, Liverp WILWAr 6•1010 W, Bootle, Duicaohire, merchant, July 14 and 19, at 11, at Liverpool Court. Solo., Mews. Follaillr, icrpool ; retelg., (azcnove, I.iscrpnoL Rena Marumov, Liverpool, merchant, July 14 and 29, at I I, nt Liver. pool COUrt. Sole., 1.4(101111.1 and Itardeswelt, Liverpool; oif. (NUMMI', Liverpool. Joan MVURAV, iimierneen, Kent, builder, July 4 of 12, and Aug. 8 at 11, at Itaningli ilb.troct. 5014., lack,tt, South-aquare, toray'iwinn, and Wald, shwa-new; off. ming., Caumin, Binchin-Line. Jong 0Mr..., ‘Velshpout, 31ontecinuiry.hire, flannel manufariturcr, July 21 and Aug. 5, at 11, at Liverpool Court. Sole., W.-81111.M anti Lloyd, Newtown, and Makin, Liveroml ; MT. unsig., Morgan, Liverpool. Joann. PUCK std Jong LIVEIMIL, Birmingham, pat. r maker, July aid di, at 11, at Birmingham Court. Sol., lhelg on, Blowing. ham; off. an 4 Christie, hirininglouu. ~ Towson GEOUIR itogby, Warwickshire, bookreller, July 3 and 31, at 12, at Birmingham Court. Sot., Wratislaw, Rugby, off. awls., Vulpy, Birmingham. WILLIAM TUCSI4II, Kuipadon-upon-Iltill, coal merchant, July 9 iin23o, at 12r, at Leal. Court belt at Kingnion-Nam-hull. N .10 1.-vett and Champney, Kingniton-upon•Ilull ; oIL swig., tbrridl., 11011. JONAS W•LIMI.R., Nortliwold, Norfolk, money ISCOVO4I r, July 10 at IS, and Aug. aat 11, et Minim:Si:ill-street. Sole., Pi iiigle and Co., Gray'..ins, and Met nu Reed, Norlotk; zoisig., Stanateld, Banirignull-ntreet. Wibuou W anon roo, Lancaster, cabinetmakir, July a and 20, at 12, at Manchester Coort. SI, Rowley, Manencater ; off. ',wig., Putt, Manchester. DECLARATIONS OF DIVIDFINDS. Jour Rowi-wrr, Liverpool, merchant—;red div. of id., June 30 and any antsequent 51ouilay, at bird's, Liverpool. Joan Wax isam, Brylato, Denbighshire, Iron master-sth My. of 0 di, June 20 and any suhoopient Monday, at Moil., Liverpool. DIVIDENDS.—JuIy I, lb Briggs, near Rochdale, Laacashire, hatter -July IS. W. Couch, Johnourent, Fitaroy-nquare, pianoforte maker —July 18. D. Gideon, Minories, City, and July 18. C. Graham, New Oafordonreet, hosier—July 9. J. Holland and E. Wardin, Pri.ton, Lancashire, ta 1 iamb - oodles:v-10y IS. D. Riray, Wackier, Northamptonauire, linentlraper July la. G. Lea, lAclenton (bat-wharf, Upper Iklirrave-place. Pimlico, coal mar. chant—July 25. J. Marsh4l, southampton, anal mar-lout—July 13, J. Gram, Chard, Somernetobire, lace manufacturer July W. R. Vioolfall, Warrington, 1-annanhire, hutch:v. CrUCITFICATES w bs granted, unless MOO be shown to the contrary one the day of mocting. July 19. G. 11. Uradherry and G. It. Lowe, Great Toweroitreet, City, %our factors—July 19. A. Eve, Charlotte-4feet, Sitoroyoquare„ turner—July 22. T. 11 afield and It. Hatield, Cl wham, surrey, plambers —July 19. W. F. b aria Fiiday-strect, Cheap Ode, City, Mar.chinger warehobeenon —July 21. J. Holden, Salford, Laneanbire, liom.sed victualler—July 19. A. Moore, South-what f,* .oth-wharf, road, Paddington, stone merchant—July 23. J. Powlialand, South. Tawton, D2vunnhire, dealer in needs—July 18. J. Rirdhiy, Oldham, Laneanhire, cotton spinner—July 19. It. Watson and J. G. Hick, Elisabeth-bridge-wharf, Pimlico, and Sittlngbourne, Kent, co-moot manufacturer.—July 18. J. C. Whittaker, Manchester, linen-eel victualler —July 18. 1. Wuodie, Matiribwatreet, Islington, up.. !roisterer. PAKINER B IIIPH DISSOLVED.—W. Bartsclough, W. Hardaker, A. Hill, and T. Hill, Dorton, Yorkshire, atoaemanune —G. Heard and W. Beard, Great Coeval...lk Emma, brewers—R. Macy, T. H. tilr- I gd 711 ". te l t r l!i e n Y A T I an b tu k 7i, 7 :upii l l-Te7lt e c 1 1% Lancashire, manufacturers of India rubber articles, so far ao regard, It.. Ifirey, 7'. H. Birley, tun., and .1. U. Birley—Mary E isatieth Braihibird and Jane Helen Wiley, Kingaton.upon-(lull, teachers of • ladies' seminary—J. Bull and W. Gouda, Southampton. carry:Bern— e. Dodoes and T. Green, Bristol, watdbmakern— B. Dolman sad J. Metcalfe, Little Bolton, Lancashire, machine makers—Lila:Own and A. Wood, Btailiord, Yorkshire, cabinet makers—J. Mahood, an., and W. Byrne, Manchester, fustian manufacturers—W. H. nudging and C. E. Goodman, Gleuecater.place, Portman-square. and Itadnor. place, Oxford-squai e, nurgeons—S. Je *op, J. 11. Parker, and S. Harris, Castle and Falcon-yard, Aldengste4treet, City, common car riers—P. Van Rennes ail C. Sanders, Crutched-ferars, Casty, wiz* merchants—W. Longbottom and G. Longbottom, Leedn. Yorkshire. screw and bolt maker.—W. Muff and E. Bewley, Manchester, gold beaters—J. 11. Notion and W. Adams, Great Tower.strier, City, West India merchants—P. Nowell and J. 111ingworth, Bradford, Yoirlwhires timber merchatta —W. Special and J. Roy, Grows.street, Finsbury, drapers—E. I'. Thomas and J. Towers, Le --ster. hosiers-7% i firma ley, Jun., and P. Con, Ripley, Derbyshire, grocers-6. J. 7 VriUl and J. E. E sc,. Mr.cst7arumrahhiyeamn4r.i..ll,,,,,Cizi,ibr..,)r.....lerutbge.iiec,egiie.,..t.....dattor.indnclii. Davis-0. Wightwick and W. MR. RONEY, Secretary to the Eastern Counties It a ilwaT, has, it is stated, resigned the post he hos so long and actively filled. METALS.—Mr. Moate's circular states that Welch bar iron is in moderate demand. In railway bats some large orders are in the market, on American account principally. Bond payment.—Staffordshire iron is more inquired for, and there is a good business doing.—Scotch pig iron is firm ; No. 1, free on hoard, storekeepers' war rants may be quoted at 40s. Mixed numbers, viz. three fifths No. 1, and two-fifths No. 3, 395. 9d. American brands, 40s. 6d.—Swedish iron is quite neglected.—Swedish steel: a parcel of about 60 tons have been sold at 13/. 15s. over ship's side.—Copper is in fair request.—British tin is in good demand.—Foreign tin : a large business has been done in Banca at 801. and 811. East India conditions.—Spelter: 100 tons have changed hands at 141. 12s. 6d. per ton, to be shipped from the German ports during the months of August and September.—Lead: a large trade has been done at rates which have sot transpired.—Tut plates : A good business doing. 821 1 783 3,237! 4,157 16,480 17,128 2,460 1 2,404 3,533 3,836 2,309, 2,167 - I 113 411 471 2,756 3,812 1,211 1,271 3,382 11,623 4,371 4.827 :19,005 21,884 3,571' 5,056 15,067 10,5.2 I,lo' 1,286 200 675 47,087' 50,011 1,211! 1,475 12,371'12,538 14,032' 15,956 1 187 195 1621 139 comi 6,1121 • 495 1 554 5181 624 22,617.'21,428 1,252 1,312 6571 807 2,199 2,170 3,018 3,281 N.W. S.E. SE. 174 22 234 188 2621 00 260 111 1673 9 28 4961 60 14 , 191 - 674 246 1,178 4;476 474 1,424 618 1,472! 474! 1,9'27)13,776 1,042 2,534 BIG 1851. 1,669 679 240 1,690 '931 5,334 6,678 3,378 623 988 943 498 690 170 2,817 691 1,806 700 1,735 613 2,143 17,025 773 2,184 897 286