The Express. — London, England, 1867-01-23 00:00:00

h II 111 . ... l'!il I 1 1 ' ` 1 . 1 . f 4 h 1 , , 1 I 1 4 • i . 1 1 . .11 1 1 ?Lido ruttiliatnct. lit,ol - ITV "iv.—.IAN. 22 (iktore Vicc-cha.Leiler 51,61in5.) BE OVEUNI., uITNEY..‘No cu. (I.llll7Fl)}—oki:3S . AIM ICE .." .4., When the cute was this inorning, Mr. Chase drew attention to the fart tha: Vree-l'hiuseellor Wood gave yesterday. in the 1....7C of the Itsperial Mercantile s'rrdit Asseriatint. a j1:4:11v;it ..:.id.. he was inf..raed, ws , founded L .teht ..; ta the decisions in 4 hip's case. Mr. Fooks, will' Mr. fur M,. Cordon an)! Mr. Itennie, argu.),l p.. -;.5, :.. • in pe rfect gowl faith. He )),..))).e., ..ez,..tiation proceeded. and was cone:tided. ~,)) : that :':e new compto.y should take the bm.)Em..4.8, - .1 1 0.. , .0re.f. of liabilities it: c•cess of the assets, l)::: u. • w.s J.:Ling in the p-ou. pectus or the first whicl. lepresemed that the meets e. cecliol or were c.v. !o t' e liabilities. and 1w W:•9 al ntid th.t the court ' e). le.? by the Attorney Cenernl's stal..ment t. t,..)). -..oncous impression as to the nature of tie c 0.)," ))...1. IeNi.:••••:. , . no opinion upon t'le subject Leyonit tiii,• tnnie ‘ , 4::icient in the not d. est to Icsol p .uple nurai:... tUe reserved accounts vv,re. Fooks pointed liabilities and assets connected with the e \ 01 . 7t tut. , were careful', r•chaled from the op. ...AI, of the twit deed, and were not Llit.l rivet by the r.evi smsmy The vendors guaranteed the limited consp.my as,..'m•: any loss in the :lanai realisation of the :4, aril t'.e )014000/. purchase money was made available 4 plater! triarantee, necs. , ;arily that tLe might exceed the onsets. There was nothing in the second deed which was in any way inconsistent with the t;rst ; it merely dealt with the 'minuet; in which the r-..a.i;:c I &enemata w, re to be treated. hot there was no referent.• whatever to the ese.casit of these ,rceonists. cet e ra did believ e that the hindiseiss in the hands of the new company ,our: to 111;idy renaisirrative ; ;d i ;dui they woe justified s. beEef. notwillistandin k ; . that it was understood Ik:raven the partks that the which the new company woahl love to take over would he 2,loas.tssd, in c a mas of th e see t., w al the guarantee of th- tr..; a,:ainst any defi ciency of ...et,. There was no ma .resirt ...;:tation of material facts, and tl,'.e was no concealment beyond that which was a Seditious ;old proper reticenc.• on the part of the dia,ctots, and which was in by the share who were invited to in , !•ect tLe articles and sherd of trunk.. a n d who noilould would have been furnished with any further information they might have required. 'The i ice-Chancellor said it would be in vain to attempt to peraua that the directors wes , ossified in stat ing A. 13 v Ortii 1,000,00 W. assets which were only worth 1.1101.'.1./. If. however, t7:ey insitcintly made the mis take tlmt was another ;.itestion, and he had already piessti: hi, belief that these gentlemen were honest in intention. The Liege sum which they embatked in the con. own wan the la at evidence of gout faith. H.. Fly, for Mr. It:inlay, ainither of the new directors, drew att, titian to semsars in the cro , s-examination of Mr. J. H. o:rney. which went to , !.ow that Mr. Barclay was not pre..eut at the meetings of the directors when the draft prospectus was submitted, and the joselimht.ry discos/do:is took place with reference to the affairs of the ohl hem. Still Mr. Larchly did not wish to he to. do-ens; ..s throwing any donht ennvi the allegation of the twit t;le business could not f.iil to be remune rative' am:, inileed, he had shown nit belief .in its accu• racy b y taking :,900 shares in the concei - in involving a :lA. bilify of '7'1,11..5", 36. Illot . he.v.of the common law bar, aupeared for Mr. I S. H. Gurney. Mr. H. H. Gurney, and sir. Hubert heck, the mcmheis of the old firm, who became directors of the limited company. He stated teat these geutlettien acted from fit.t to last with entire good faith. That there bad been ergots of ,r.udgment he should not attempt to .ienv after the car-.lid and complete admission made by Mr. J. H. Gurney himself ; and no one could deplore more greatly that these gentlemen did the csdamity which had resulted fro the transfer. In twenty-one days' inquiry nothing in to the cle.racter of these gentlemen could • :ma during the Eve days that these motions Lad been before the court his lionoar's attention Led not I , en directed to a single point which could fairly lead to ti:e conclusion that they had been guilty of any want of good faith. to 1:44 the profits of the buskess were very little less than 200,000/. a year, bet in that year the financial business as distinct from the ordinary course of bill.bmking transactions was mitered upon. end the first of those enormous loan cc. counts Wag open. , l which resulted ill flee yew% in the locking up of 4.00'0901. of capital. It was at Mr. Rennie's suggestion tbs. it was proposed to introduce new capital by the formation of a Joint-stock company, and when the draft pros!.ectus was prepared, Mr. Gut uey thought the eq.ressior highly remunerative" too strong, though he was in.l , lcegl to believe that the hasiness would realise a profit by the resolution of the directors of the limited tympany to discontinue the money lending tonsinese. It was altogether rt e..riance with the facts to say that the I Norwich business six mouths after the, transactions was transferred by the Gurneys to mealier* of their own family, and that nothing was realised by the transfer. The fact was, it was sot.! for the in troduction cf new capital, rendered 'greenery by the withdrawal of the share of the capital held by the Loudon cumpiny. end the price paid was to he four years' profit, witb compound interest at the Hank rate, the minted profit being estimated at $O,OOOl. It was reason ably expected that the share of this business would realise the amount at which it had been stated—namely, :100,000(. The members of the old fimi had not retained a single shilling in their hands • the half million of money paid for the good-will had gem sacrificed, they bad made nothing by the sa:o of shares, and there was nothing in their conduct but the most perfect assurance from first to last that they were satisfied the company would succeed. Ilr.ll/1. I:. Gurney took 4,000 shares in the company ; Mr. J. H. Chaney, ; Mr. Dirkbeck, 2,015, ; and Mr. Bux ton, GOO. The Attorney-General then replied. There could be no doubt that the prospectus was the act of the company, and not of iieliviuuals, and he thought it would be aufficient for his purpose to show that this document was so framed as to mislead the public. But, further than that, he con. tended that it was puiposely so framed, and painful as VAS the ante. he kid to charge gentlemen who bad lee* held a high character with &dereliction of moral duty. A moral fraud in its most simple definition was any con trivanoe resorted to for the purpose of deceiving, and justi fying the transaction to themselves was no proof that the moral fraud did not exist. There could be no question that in this a contrivance was resorted to to keep beck pert of the truth. and that the statement of the pros pectus was nut put forward as a mere matter of °pinto., but as a statement founded upon facts supposed to be univei,a(ly known, at the same time that tnom who bad a knowledge of the facts were aware that the universal aupe.,•itiuu was false. Concealment of the truth in such a case wae a moral fraud of the very worst descrip tion. The argument upon the other side was that there was no statement of assets or the profits in the prospectus, and that every competent man of business would see at once that there we. concealment, and intentional conceal ment. But in fact it proceeded upon the assumption of the reputitiou the house had with the public, and the impression it would convey to moat men would be that it was idle and ridiculous to speak of the profits of such a business. lloneaty would have been wisdom in this course. If it land becu distinctly said that the directors thought it advbeitle to withhold any statement of assets and liabilities or profits, but were willing that an examination should be made by some one on the part of the public, who without disclosing the mite of the concern should report whether it was one that it would be prudent to go into blindfold, that would have been a straightforward and honest course, but that course not having been taken, a moral fraud was committed. The peblic, is subscribing for shares, did so upon the assumption that this was one of the best known ain't most profitable concerns in the world, and with a view to take advantage of that notoriety, the contrivances ream teal to were the most skilful ever presented. If at the thus of the forma tion of the limited company, the proper course hail Lees taken, the whole of the item of 4,000,0001. of debt, with the exception of 1,082,000 f. which was the estimated realisable amount, would have teen written of. so that taking into account the 1,033,0001. appearing in the private ledger as the balance of al sets ov 'l' liabilities, there would be an adverse balance at the time of the transfer of 2,000,1)00e Besides this, there were 1e.000,01.10/. of bills afloat, and it was ad mitted that as to en item of 8,000,00ie. of outstanding bills of exchange. ti.ere had been a considerable loss in the ten months that the company hail been in operation. It must have been known that some lees would result from these transactions. and at the lowcet estimate that loss aright to Lave been calculated at I,ooo,omit. There W.W. therefore, et the time of the transfer au insolvency to the extent of 3,000, 0 ke. Mr. Roxburgh drew attention to Mr. Robert Birckbeek's answer, in cross examination, to a quest i..n with reference to these bills. Mr. Birckbeck said, "We made a correct estimate as to wleener it was necessary to mike allowance for any loss Amor. the rum, and came to the conclusion that these bills would all be paid and I believe that they were all so pail, s.ith the exception of 600,000/. or there abouts." The Attorney-General believed the loos was greater, bat taking the excess of liabilities over assets at the smallest amount, it was still clear that the old firm was insolvent at the date of the tr,usfer, and that, even with the private estates of the pirt:.ers accounted for, there would remain a considerable del;ciency. But bo admitted that in trans actions of this natare a margin was required to meet un expectcil contint,oicies, such us a monetary panic, and it was in that li,eht the guarantee of the private estates should have been dealt with. The private estates, too, in. eluded 767,0( tlair share of n.onirs on the Norwich Bank ; and 300,00t4. their share of the goodwill of the Norwich businti , , utid the former of these sums included money due froze Molars. ()versed and gurney to the Norwich firm. The Vice-Chancellor was quite satiated that the gua rantee was not such, either in charaoer or amount, as business men aLould Lave relied on. If these gentlemen were entitled to rely upon a guarantee of the kind, it ought not to bate been a person,' guarantee, but the company ought to have had a lien upon the property. The .Ittorner-General said. excltukng We guarantee they come t the fact that the concern wa. absolutely insolvent to the extent of 3,000,0004 out of IS,OOO,OtaX., or 20 per THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 23, 1867. cent. According to Mr. Birkhesit's own evidence, though a lark: bUm was divided in ISSO the losses in that year nod tti all subsequent years exceeded the profits, and upon the authority of this same gentleman it appeared that the first id of forming the limited company came Gout Mr. Rennie. who wee a partner in the firm of Cavan, Lib. bock, and Co., for whom Messrs. Overend, Gurney, and Co. largely discounted ; the amount of bills current on the :sldt of July, 1841, being 0.91,574/. Mr. Rennie was not tf ercrure an impartial person, nor could Ur. Barclay, who was a connection of the Gurney family, and within .o\ this of these transactions became one of the par chit., .1.. of the Norwich tank, which was a large creditor of Overecil, Gurney, and Co. With respect to the two deeds, the effect of his observations appeared to have been r..itunderttood, and to have had too much importance attached to it. He only referred to the facts th t ti.- two deeds were not mentioned in the prospectus, td.a there was no mention of the second deed i n the first. as evidence of the consciousness of deception. Th. X ice-Chancellor understood the learned counsel's argot ::d to be that if it hail been intended to state ci -arly ;11^t the 4.200,0001. would only produce 1,1:W2,000f., there w 0.11,1 have been no need for a second deed. rm. Attorney•Ceneral said that was his argument, but !te d: not attach much importance to the point. He th. , ugi:t he had made out that by concealment, by acting on the facts assumed to be true, by not disclosing false hood. 4. his client had been induced to take shares in this compa:,y. tutu the question was, what were the consequences ~c this state of things. The argument of Mr. Mellish, t!...t. tha rot tract was not cold, hut voidable, and that at r :.lief so which a partner might be entitled on the aunt of fraud could not have effect as against the cre ditor, did not apply in the case of a corporation. A cr..dt. is right was only against the assets of a corpora tMn. :.ml what was due from in•lividual members must be determined in order to ascertain out of what funds the reditoi was to I.e paid. He contended that in this caw t. eor• , •ration had no right to recover the calls against his cli. and that therefore the creditor had no right •• : , them. The Act of 1874, which gave to part t.c:sidps of a laige number of persons the position of cor pir,tions was something more than a " mere piece of inac . ..intry," or as Mr. Mellish had described it, it was an important change of the law, and the essential difference between this and the Royal British Bank caeca was that, those proceedings were taken under the act of I i I, whereas, in this case, the proceedings were utaler the Limited Liability Acts of lt.'s; and l• The Vit.-Chancellor observed that the principle of limite•'• liability had never really been tried. What the legiAlatine intended was that companies should be formed in which all the capital should he pail at once, and it was a nacre delusion to speak of these companies in which 111. was paid upon shares of .101. as limited companies. The Attoraey-General proceeded to contend that accord ing to the limited liability acts creditors had nothing whatoer to do with the liability of individual share. :udder,. Tae Vice.rhancellor—Why is it provided, then, that c..':tors shall have access to the register? The Attorney-General said the law assumed that the informathat might be valuable, hut it wao quite clear that shareholders whose names appeared on the register might hove the right for certain reasons to be removed from the hat. With regard to the alleged distinction between this case aml ' , hip's case, and the I:ussian Iron \Works cases be sub mitt, d that there was nothing hut the name, which consti tuted the identity of a ourporation, and tint there was not Cie slightest confusion in these cases any more than in this, • s to the company of which the partiescontractedtobecome shareholders. The circumstances. th. reform, were identi cal, and the court was bound to act upon the decisions in those cases. If a shareholder was entitled to have his mans t .kett off the list upon the ground that there was no contract, he was surely equally entitled to he freed front liability if the contract was fraudulent. He submitted that having regard to the recent formation of the company Mr. Pmoss stood upon the same footing as Mr. Oakea, and that the names of both these gentlemen must be removed from the list of contributonsm The :'ice•Cbancellor said the case had been most ably and elaborately arsned. and it would of course be his duty to consider very closely all the evidence and arguments adduced. lie hoped to give his decision before the end of the term. but could not undertake to do so. He bad as from the chief clerk that there was nothing Fein; on in the winding up at present which would make is very important whether he gave his decision on the last day of term or on the brat day of the sittings after term. that eonsequettly the con,promise had no effect, and the' plaintiff's judgibent for the 3001. should still be enforced against Rough. The Lod Baron said it could not be doubted that the defendant believed that in compromising the action in the way he had done he wet faithfully performing his duty and doing the best he could for his client's interest, whether be was right or not in the estimate he formed of Rough's solvency or responsibility. The court thought that the relation of attorney and client subsisted between the plaintiff and Knight after the judgment in "Butler v. Bough," and that tf the plaintiff had sought to enforce that judgment Rough might have successfully set up the compromise. They also thought that Knight had exceeded his authority, but leaking at the position and circum stances of Lough, they considered that the damages were eat:valve, and Chey would discharge the rule if the plaintiff consented to their being reduced to 1501., otherwise there would be a rule absolute for a new trial. Mr. Powell said ho would consult his client on the question of damag back to his shop in the brougham, and them they could I come to an arrangement, and Mr. Cave consented to do so. On pas • Hancock's shop in Bond-street, Mr. Cave no ti that the prisoner hid his face, which increasol his suspicions. On _getting back to Mr. Call is shop he sent his assistant to Hancock's, whom he had beard had been cheated out of some of their property : and Mr. Meek, one of their assistants, came back and identified the psi ' softer Si the person who had defrauded them. Pohoe constable John Cook, his C, was sent for, and took him into custody. On searching the prisoner at the station house there was found on him a brass chain, threepence in coppers, two duplicates, sod a postage stamp. The prisoner refused to give any account of himself or his tissue, saying that he would not expose his friends. The matter was then put into the hands of Henry Dawson, police-constable 301 A, who succeeded in tracing the whole of the property the prisoner had obtained, and ascertained that his name eat Jesse Faulkner, and that he was connected with a respectable famil y ; but this officer also ascertained that he had been a pawn broker's assistant, from which he was discharged. After that be got a situation at Harden's. the brushmakers, in Piccadilly • and doubtless here he got tic knowledge of these Wes t-end tradesmen. He had also been , migagedin ' many other fraudulent transactions in conue:::ou a ith a relative. The Assistant-Judge sentenced him to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for 1 4 months. (Before Mr. Payne.) _ _ • Pierre Era, • dirty•looking fellow, a Frenchman. de scribed u • sculptor, was placed at the bar, indicted for stealing a vest amount of property front furnished lodg ings. The articles mentioned in the indictment were • gold watch, value rd., the property of Elizabeth Stroud ; two coats, three blankets, two sheets, and other articles, value 101., the property of James Davies. M. Al bert, the court interpreter, interpreted the evidence. In the first cue the prosecutrix hired at 13, Ernest street, Marylebone, and on the tith of December the pri soner engaged lodgings and took the opportunity of being in the house to strip the place of everything valuable, with which he decamped. This system of robbery he had carried on at several places. The jury found the prisoner Guilty. George Hanger, 199 G. *aid the prisoner was a clever old thief. He h ad been looking for him for along time, to answer several other charges. At the police court there were forty people ready to prefer charges against him. Waldo' that, he had victimised about fifty other people is the neighbourhood in exactly tho same manner. Ho wail" very clever thief, and had eluded the vigilance of the po- lice hitherto. A Mrs. Susan Lilley, a lady, who happened to he in court, said he came to her place and stole a lot of wearing al 1. Mr. Payne said the prisoner was a dangerous person, and sentenced him to five years' penal servitude. PROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE. ___—.._ [MAXIS OT SOLICITORS no nimin nnictrun TO n OBTAINED AT THE OFFICE 01 THZ CHIEF REGISTRAR. coon or ZLEZZIIPTCT. anwoßALLeennr.l BANKRUPTS. —.--- JANIS ALLIS, Canterbury, tailor, to surrender Feb. C at 12 ROIZRY EntLirs F42Anzetis CRAUFVI4I., thildepsquare, Brampton, major in the Wu al Artillery, Fob. 4, at 1. IHOUSS DLENT Coraptoostreet, Clerkenwell, jobbing carpenter, Yeti. 4, at 1. • - AIRAHAX EVAIII , I. Great College-street, Camden-town, . . tractor, Feb. 4. at 1. Jong Ju4llll HEART CH M, Oaklepoquare, Hampsteatl.road, late publican, Feb 4, at 2. RODOLPH Rt DorsKY, 21:Oaten-lane, Camden-town, and Covent garden, lithographer. Feb. 4, at F. Prrga WlollTua,Urcat Windmiltetreet, Haymarket, baker, Fib. 4, at JOHN IJOGOLTS, gtratford, late publican, Feb. 6, at 11. THoNds ccoucii, St. tleorge's-yani, Caledonian-road, cab pro prietor, Feb. 4, at 1!. JAMES ORAIIAM. Beaulieu, Hampshire. land agent. Feb 4, at WILLIAM Nevc. , on, Jubilecatreet, Stepney, coachman to a fu neral carrita,-e proprietor. Feb. 4. at lt. W!1.1 , 1f14 W•LLACNIIIA3III.VE, HrOve•oltreet, South Hackney, bulkier. Feb. G. at It JAXES MAIMIGAN, New Kent-road. egg salesman. Feb. G. at 11. SAMCFL 311:NNINGS. Lowest..ft, ma,b.r mariner. re', C. at 11. litny BAYLISS, Pahnirn-Strert. Ludgate-hill, shirt niakur, nod Market terrace, Battemea • duper,Feb 7, at It /JENNY Davisua, John's-terrace, Hammersmith. ;poker, Feb. 7, at 12. AI!KAHANE JOHN cArr, vernotrstreet, Kingercrosa.road, sign 'writer, Feb. . at I. FIENR7 WlLZ....Senthampton, furniture dealer, Feb.:, aril. WILLIAX NEWTON WATTS, Ilarehte-place, Putney, late corn Merchant, Feb. 7, at It. WILLIAM BVTORD, Comphm-street End, Brunineickequare, and Holly Branch yard, bra)4.inueead, late cab driver, Feb. 7, at 12. swum -moue, Aldengate•atreet, eugraver, Feb. 7, at 11. Moms laaAn, Larnh.,a , sattalaehls,fralterer,Ffb. 7.2 t 17. ARTFIra itoMEß7leMAinti. bow, draper, Feb. 7, at 1. HENRY MAT.leageatatlon, Faiblintiton. and Cobden-terrace. Notting.hill, coal merchant, Feb. 7, at 1. WILLIAM MILL, St. Ilamaxe, and Couthardal.place, Roth:lr. lathe, shlpoirner. Feb. d, at t GYoßfla PATiProlllll7cnr.on, PorUdowu.gardens, Paddington, -• late wine merchant. Feb. 4. at 1. ~. _., ... . W/1.1.1.4x Cs twarowx Dar, Union-road and Paradbe-ron, Em therhithe, plumber, Feb. 4, at I- Gwent JIMA Fuosr. l'Acheater, mercer, Feb. 6, at 14. IIuGH EnWaun BLAU:Mei ALLEN, Brent-court, euuthwark, at,rcli merchant, Feb. a, at 1. PHILPOTT, PIM, and ROBERT ALEXASTTR IIOPCI7S, Altlermanhary, Import...Ts of tt.rnign 6006.. Y6b. 6. at 2. HEYRY WALKIM, Robert atreet, Horton. and New Mckolatreet. Bethnal green. aire-worker. Frt.. 6. at 2. WILLIAM 164; 11AINAIID, ltrandyatroct, Poplar, house deco- rotor. Fel.. 6, at 2. Jam REvitta,tlaadmatreet. Walworth, baker, Feb. 13, at 11. EDWARD aitaltwoottKeusal green, clothier. Fah. 13, at 11. s..sitii7HEAP. East Grinstead, butcher, Eel.. IS, at It. THOILUI SLITOM :SAYLER WedDeibUlT, Staffordshire, coal mer chant, Yob. 18, at 12. lonartilian Kl3ll, Stgord, joiner, reh 4. at 12. :Tai i4inOraaiisiCjaillder,l.'eb. I, at 11. WILLIAM WALL►ca Frra, Donhester, printer, Fen. 4, at It Jamas Tnouraoa, Halifax. wooletapler, Feb. ♦. at 11. A rrtsrox STEPIIV.NSit:c, Whitby, solicitor, Feb 7, at 11. JONATHAN ClAusanir and MAW , * er.init , os; jun., Piracy, Yorkshire, dnth manufacturers, Feb . 4, at 11. 40 - 11:1 TEIC!;1111 W. Sheffield, Joiner. Feb. 13, at Y_ :TOO EPTI st at and Ciimu.isti WORIMAII, Liverpool, ship chandlers, st 11. - . WILLIAM LAX Lauwx, Livermol, merchant, Feb. 1, at 1!. REURIN ROBKRT STOREY, AMAWCIL dnalesea, banker's 'clerk Feb. 4, at 12. Roarer en tat= CLIITON, Manchester, mining share broker, Feb. IL at 11. R. , ;;EHTliifialnlrtlLD, Huhn% Lancashire, brewer. Feb 6.at 12. RICHARD CoLLINGWOOL,RoUth wick, Durham, sptioer.Feb. A, at. 12. Tinimas Brmits, Reading, timekeeper, Jau. 20, at 11. .101101 PICKEIUNO, Wakefielii..Miner. Feb. 2, at 11. RICRARD VALLANCE and WILLUX BRADLEY VAILLNCE, Sheffield, engineer's tool makers. Feb. r. at 1. Nottinglassa.journeyman felhoonfrer.Fcb.a.at 11. CHARLES TOMKLIISON, Nantolcb, Cheshire, coal rctaller, Feb. 11. sit 10 Itiudr3, Luton, Bedfordshire. farmer, Feb. 2, at 10. cluaLrx LOllO, Bochda , e. Feb 5, at 11. SANCTI, Tunna, liothetitold, SaaaCl. meter, Feb 1. at 3. Menotti) entrantartne, ("ewer. Berkshire, late oat, proprietor, _ Feb 2, at al._ _ . . . _ . Josarti II ILL, Belton, Leieestersh.,beerhouse keeper, Yeb.s, atlO. JACOB SABVILL, Liverpool and Glasgow, outAtter. Feb. 4, at 3. Sauna. DEARDEN. Oldham, cotton mill overlooker. Feb. 0, at IR WILLIAM OREVIIIALL Wattsirs, Ilerefoed. baker, Feb. 11, at 10. I wner. Dream, Leeds. istotmaker, Feb.!, at 11. WILLIAM Breetr. Ripon, late butter factor, Feb. 2, at 11. JOSEPH MIT(11BLI.. Newcastle-OpoO.Tyne. butcher, Pak 7, at 10. Dlxott,West Torrington,Lints.thtsh.,labourer. Feb GALL THOMAS Tt nx131:14., Zhu linstton,Din hem, hairdreatur. leb.4,at 11. WILLIAM CIIITTEM, Jun., Coventry, w ataltmaker, Feb.!, at 3. rHAMES 11RoirN. Coventry, baker. Feb. 5, at E. KIXABoIt ()PEGG. Sunderland, beerhonae keeper, Feb. 8, at It AINOLIMON, East Knoyle, Wilts. tailor, 14. h. S. at 11. THOUS KITE l'AßAilt, 340figthaM, Kent. wryer, Feb. t at 12k. JOHN FiolVals Taint Nast Derebaai, Norfolk, beer retailer, Feb. 5, at 11. Wittimt Ilrsnrll, Newport, Dermas, accountant, Feb. 4, at It rummies C‘ , 01 , 101 Monett, Harwich. hotelier. Jan. 31, at 11. 13101101 manna, Caine, Wiltahlre, baker, Feb. 7, at 3. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.-JAL 22. Sittings at Nisi Prins in Middlesex.—(Lefore Mr. Justice Lyles and a Common Jury.) BURTON r. LOW. This was an action to mover damages for a trearwss upon the plaintiff's dwelling-house, for an assault, and for slander. Mr. Littler appeared for the plaintiff ; and Mr. Dude Ritthy tot. theddendant. The plaintiff had been secretary to Baker's Patent Machinery Company, and he rentedabomm in Mt. Thomas- Street, Islington. A port of the house was sub-let to a Mr. Kimberley. and negotiations took place between the plain- tiff, Mr. Kimberley, and the defendant, who is a Hunga rian, in reference to the latter discounting two bills of 24/. each for Mr. Baker. These being the preliminary drawn. Stances the plaintiff's account of what took place on the Ist November last was this. A little after 9in the evening be was standing at his door, about to go out, but halting, in doubt whether to take his umbrella or not. He was on the top step of three or four which led to the door, when the defendant walked up and put his hoe close to the plaintiff's. The plaintiff said, " 'What do you want!" and the defendant ' s reply was ;" I want Mr. Kimberley, this is Kimberley's house." The plaintiff said, " I beg your pardon, it is not." The defendant tried to push past into the house, and the plaintiff said, " I can't allow this," and e l eted r. Th ul e dwelt? as little c f lc r rho a do l or xes a i nd possible theresid ~s h. eu r et the e marks there now. Mr. Justice Ryles—Never mind, the door can't feel you know. (A laugh.) Witness believed that one of the blows which the door received was intended for himself. After the door was shut, the defendant called " Murder " many times, and in five minutes there was a mob of 30 or 40 persons. He also said, " They are a lot of swindlers in this house." The plaintiff went to the door and said, " Mr. Lowe, if you will cork in as a gentleman, I will meet you as a gentle man," but the defendant said " I have got a lot of money in my pocket, and I won't come in for fear you will mur der me. He also said that the plaintiff had attempted to swindle him out of 501. The disturbance continued for half an hour, when the plaintiff went to Sam Coll:us' Music Hall, where he found Mr. Kimberley. Soon after the defendant came in and rushed at Kimberley, and add he would give him in charge, but after sonic conversation they ad down and were friendly. The plain tiff threatened the defendant with legal proceed ings unless he made an apology. The defendant laughed and said be could get cheap law and he did not mind introducing the plaintiff to a cheap lawyer. (Laughter.) He also said that he hail some cigars which he had imported, the beat that ever were brought over here, and be offered one to the plaintiff, who took it and smoked it, saying, however, th-t this should not prejudice the case, and that he would hove an apology. He continued pressing for the apology, and the last thing that the defendant said was that he would go down on his beaded knees to the plaintiff's wife and daughter, who were present, and apologist —ilaughtcr)— but lie never did so. Crows-examined—lt was not a condition of the apology that the defendant should go down on his bcnded knees ; he volunteered it. (A laugh.) Mr. Rigby—lt was whilst you were gently removing ‘ him that the defendant called Murder." _ _ Witness—lt was during the operation and afterwards. (Laughter.) He cried "Murder" twenty times. Witness did not hear the ladies ask the defendant home to supper. Three other witnesses were called in proof of the plain tiff's ease. Mr. Itighy called no witnesses for the defendant, but characterised the action as one of a trumpery and ridicu lous kind, and submitted that the trespass and assault were merely noi ' al, and that the plaintiff's character had not suffered in tho slightest degree from the slander. He added that he hoped that the jury would agree with him that the smallest possible amount was a sufficient sum to repnvent the plaintiff's damages. lie. Justice Bylea told the jury that the plaintiff was entitled to a verdict upon all the counts, but the amount was altogether within their discretion. For his own part, however, he could not but think that it would have been better for all parties if the matter hail ended in the smoke of the cigar. (Laughter.) The jury found for the plaintiff—damages, 40s. COURT OF EXCHEQUER.-JAN. 22. Sittings in Banco.—(Before the Lord Chief Baron and Barons Marinell and Pigott.) BC?LZC r. KNIGHT. Thia WAS an action by a young lady whoa. parent, re sided at Tamworth, against a solicitor in that town, to recover damages for negligence in compromising an action, and was tried at Stafford, before Mr. Justice Keating, when the jury found a verdict in favour of the plaintiff. A rule w. salsrequently obtained to set aside the verdict and enter a nonsuit, or for a new trial, and it now came on for argument. Mr. J. J. Powell, Q.C., and Mr. C. Brown showed mule against the rule ; and Mr. Haddleston, q.c., and Mr. Mar:earners iu support of it. It aplear,d that the plaintiff brought an action for breach of promise of marriage against a surgeon named Rough, at Bingley, in Yorkshire, and received a verdict for 300 f. Afterwards Mr. Knight, the defendant in this action, who was her attorney, accepted 100 f. from Rough's brother, in settlement of the action, the latter represt nt ing that if the plaintiff proceeded to extremities the defendant hough would have to go through the Bankruptcy Court. Ho bad actually filed a petition, but it was subsequently withdrawn. The plaintiff then brought an action against Mr. Knight on the ground that the compromise was not only without her authority, but against her positive instructions, and the jury, as above stated, found a verdict for her, with 3001. damages, which were to be reduced to 501. provided she could still enforce the judgineat which she bad obtained in her first action against Rough. On the part of the defendant it was con tended that his authority to set for the plaintiff ceased when he obtained judgment against Rough, that the rela tion of attorney and client then ceased between then], ond POTTS% CAM BRIM: RAILWAY COMPANT. - • • This action was brought by n drover of cattle for injury sustained by him while travelling on the defendants' rail way, and at the trial before Mr. Justice Keating, at Shrewsbury, a verdict was returned for the plaintiff, with a certain amount of damages. Mr. Gray , Q.C., now showed came against a rule which had been obtained to set aside the verdict and enter a non suit. ^.lie plaintiff role in a truck with the cattle, of which he had charge, and a collision having taken placebo was injured. There was a condition on the ticket issued by the company for the conveyance of the cattle to the effect that the owner or drover should be at liberty to ride in the wagon with the stock, free of charge, but the company would not be liable for any accident he might sustain arising from any cause whatever. The learned counsel said the 7th section of the 17th and 18th Vic., c. 31, pro vided that a railway company should be liable for the loss of, or injury (lone to, any horses, cattle, or other animals, notwithstanding any condition they might make limiting their liability. but he admitted that unl ess h e co uld call a man en "an imal" within the meaning of that act, this provision would not avail bins. At common law, he could not contend that a railway company, or common carriers, might not make a contract to carry a person for nothing provieed he did not claim anything if he were injured. If, however, the matter appeared to their lordships in a dif ferent light he should be glad. (Laughter.) The Lord Chief Baron—Clearly the contract is not one under the statute quoted, but a contract at common law. Mr. Gray—l am afraid that is so, and if your lordships think that the company could make such a condition at common law I cannot say the plaintiff can maintain the verdict. The Lord Chef Baron—The rule most be made absolute. Mr. Baron Pigott (Mr. Baron Channell bad left the court to attend chambers) said the plaintiff made his own bargain—that was to ride free in the waggon, and run all risk of the consectucnces, and ho therefore could not now come non the company. Mr. Field (with whom was Mr. T. 0. Griffith said there had already been decisions to the same effect. Rule al.solute. COURT OF ADMIRALTY.—JAN. 22. (Before the Bight Hon. Dr. MAIHRIciaI.) THE RAPPAHANNOCK. The ease was mentioned on the last motion day, and in consequence of a report being circulated that the matter had been compromised by the United States government a public statement was made in court when the case was now called on. There were two suits in respect of the one vessel—one was on the part of the American government, to obtain possession of the Beatrice, on the ground that she belonged to them , having been used by the Confede rates ; and the other ;Mien was against the government for an equipment, in the nature of cordage, supplied. Dr. Travers Twits, Q.C., applied in the first nit for pos session of the vessel to be given, and for *oats. He appeared for the United States government, and wished to make a few remarks on the government asking for costs, as it might seem to be nnusnal. His lordship asked whether the application was op posed, and no answer being given in the affirmative, thought it was unnecessary for the learned counsel to go into the matter. He might be satisfied of the contrary. (A laugh.) Dr. Twiss had no desire to go into the matter of costa, as no opposition was made. He was, however, i ns t ruc t e d to make a statement, in consequence of a report in the newspapers that the matter had been "compromised." The United States government wished it to be distinctly understood that there had been no compromise. His lordship said, as the motion was not opposed, it was no use saying anything further in the matter than that it would be granted. The card decreed possession of the vessel to be given to the United States government, with costa against the defendants. _ The second action was then called. It was a snit against the American government. _ _ . Dr. Travers'Teiss, said they were defendants in this action. lie had to iu.k that it might be dismissed with costs. Dr. Lushingten-1s it opposed! Dr. Twin sent be believed not. lie. Brett, Q.C., mentioned that the suit was abandoned. His lordship made an order fur the dismissal of the snit with costs, and thus the case of the Beatrice, alias the Rappahannock, which has been some time pending in the court, and in which the American government appeared both as plaintiffs and defendants, was brought to a termi nation with the disclaimer on their behalf that there had been any compromise made lftween the parties. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (Before Mr. Bodkin, Anistant4udge.) John Ki so ed y, V, was indicted for maliciously wound ing Robert Ahern, a police-constable, with a knife. The prisoner , rough-looking fellow, had been beating his mother at Kensington-buildings, and the prosecutor (police-constable 341 TI was violently attacked by him on interfering, and stabbed with a knife. Several witnesses established these facts, and the jury found him Guilty. The Assistant Judge ordered him to be imprisoned and kept to bard labour for nine months. Henry Snivel4l9, William. Freeman, 19, William Fran. mart, 17, John Cola, 18, and Jelin Ilr;ebrood. 20, were indicted for stealing three purer, containing 10/., and one silver watch and gold chain, the property of Elizabeth Grove. There was a second indictment against them fa stealing a pair of trousers and other articles, value 135., the property of Joseph Guildford. Elizabeth Grove said she lived at No. 70, Edward. street, Stepney, at a beer-shop kept by John Warden, and on Tuesday, the Bth of January, at half-put five in the evening, she mimed from her bedroom a box containing the property in question. The box, forced open and pil laged, was subsequently found in the bagatelle-room where the prisoners had been playing dining the day. The prisoners were arrested b 7 the police, when Brick wood made a atatement tending to show that the police had got bold of the right parties. No evidence was offered against Brickwood, and all the other prisoners were found Gatiqy. The . Azaistant Judge sentenced Snazell to be impri soned and kept to hen' labour for nine months, Freeman for twelve months, Francourt for eighteen months, and Cain for six months. J,o,se Faulkner, 24, clerk, was indicted for obtaining, by false pretences, a large quantity of gold chains and other valuable articles from Charles Frederick Hancock and others, Harry Emanuel, and a number of other jewellers at the West•end of the town, to a very largo amount. Ho was also indicted for obtaining, by false pretenoes, a bag from John Hill, withintentto defraud him of the same.. Mr. Healey prosecuted ; Mr. Metcalfe appeared for the prisoner, who pleaded guilty to all the indictments. The prisoner appeared to have pursued a very daring and barefaced system of plunder. selecting some of the most wealthy tradesmen at the West-end for the purpose. His mode of proceeding was to drivenp to the shop of the peril miler tradesman in a brougham or clarence. drawn either by one or two hones,and representinghimeelf to be be respec tively Sir Thomas Miller, Sir Thomas Hutchinson, or Cap tain Hamilton, and requesting to be shown some of the most costly articles in their stock, as he was desirous of making purchases. These articles, with the announcement of his position, and perhaps sonic knowledge of members of the different families of which he represented himself to be connected, were of course readily shown to him,and in each case he selected a number to a large amount; but with regard to a few of the choicest of them, he stated that he wished to show them to a lady, who was either staying at the Clarendon, Grosvenor, or Charing-cross Hotels. To have naked to be allowed to take these articles away with him without payment would, of course, atones have been met with a refuse!, but he ungenerously resorted to the artifice of asking that one of the assistants from the shops should accompany him in his brougham, taking with him the articles, end when they got to the hotels to submit them for the " lady's"approbation. In every case this request was complied with ; but on the way the mode of operation was not always uniform. In one ease he said, " that her ladyship was ill, and he thought perhaps they would not be able to see her ;• in another that the lady was confined to her room, and in a third case that the lady was from home, and had gone to visit a friend in Belgrave.square. These representations were put forward as an inducement to the shopkeeper's assistants to entrust him unattended with the articles they had brought with them, they being unable to present them to the " lady" for the reasons he had stated. In two cases, namely, at the Grosvenor and another hotel, the prisoner was entrusted with the articles on pretence of showing them to the lady ; but it is almost needless to say that he never returned, and made his way with them out at a back door. In the third case he went to Mr. Douglas Cave's shop, 127, Mount-street, Grosvenor-square, and there selected chains, and one of them, he mid, 12e wanted to show to Lady Hutchinson, who was staying at the Clarendon Hotel, and accordingly Mr. Cave accompanied him in his brougham. When they got to the Clarendon Hotel the prisoner ran; the bell and spoke to the proprie tor, Mr. Grillion, and then returned to Mr. Cave in the brougham, and said her ladyship had not yet come. This excited the suspicions of Mr. Cave, who expressed his opinion pretty freely to the prisoner, and said that he would not leave him until he had given him his name and address. The prisoner then said that they bad better go THE POLICE COURTS MANSION-HOUSE. Dario! Allan, oe,;(re lionse --- rsallTlairopd. and Frnierirk Fonle were brought up by detective officers I:rett and Foulger before the Lord Mayor for final exatuituition, charged with embezzlement and fraud. It will be remembered from the reports of the previous examinations that the prisoners had been in the service as traveller, managing-clerk, and clerk of Messrs. Bell and Black, of Bow-lane, Cheapside, and the charges imputed to them were set forth in the depo- sitions which were now read over, and the prisoners, who reserved their defence, were fully committed for trial at the ensuing sessions of the Central Criminal Court, the Lord Mayor refusing to admit the prisoner Foal, to bail in the interim. Joseph Barnett Simmons, described as a commission agent, was charged with enibezzling divers stuns of money received by him for and on account of his employers, Messrs. Hopkins and Sons, wholesale iron and tin manu facturers and japanners, of Birmingham. Mr. Humphreys appeared for the prosecution, and the case appeared to he of the ordinary character. Mr. Warner Sleigh, barrister, urged on the part of the prisoner that the relation of master and servant between the prosecutor and the prisoner had not been established. The Lord Mayor overruled the objection, and committed the prisoner for trial, refusing bail. SOrTHIVAItK. :Ur. Julian, the London manager of the Royal Liver Friendly Provident Society, established at Liverpool, at tended before Mr. Woolrych on an adjourned summons charging him with refusing and neglecting to pay to Maria Clark, the widow of a member, the sum of 10f. alleged to be due to her as Ida represeutative, he having been a member of the society. It appeared that the deceased had been a member about a year and a half, paying twopence a week for IW. at death. Ito had been for many years an active officer of the DI division of the Metropolitan Police, from which he was pensioned a short time ago. He was taken ill in the early part of the month, and died on the 6th instant, and when the complainant applied to the defendant for the 10f. she was refused on account of her husband being out of limits at the time of his death. It was shown, however, that the complainant paid ls. 10d., being 11 weeks due on the Saturday previous to his death, but the rules of the society were put in showing that any member being in arrears six weeks shall not be entitled to the funds of the society until a month after reducing it below the six weeks. The rule in qiiestion was clearly printed on the contributor's card, so that all members might nee that. The defendant advised the complainant to petition the directors for a grant of money, consequently the summons was adjourned until yesterday. Mr. AN oolrych said he had looked over the rules, and it was clear that the deceased was out of limits, and could not demand any money from the society. He, however, thought it was a very hard case, and one which he thought the society might consider, and under their roles grant her some little aid. Ho now wisln.4l to hear what had been done. Mr. Julian informed his worship that, immediately after leaving the court on Tuesday, the 15th, he forwarded a communication to the directors at Liverpool, setting forth all the circumstances of the case, and the directors had taken it into their consideration, and ordered him to hand her a donation of 51.. being the maximum SUM allowed to defaulting metnbers under the most pressing circumstances. He bad further to add that had the widow sent in her claim to him in the first instance, he would readily have endorsed it, and there would have been no maxim to trouble his worship. Mr. Woolrych, after perusing the directors' authority to pay the complainant the af., said he was glad to perceive that they had taken the poor woman's case into consi deration as they had done. It did thew inanite credit, and showed that the society was conducted on fair principles. Mrs. Clark told his worship that her husband's death was so sudden that she did not know hardly bow to act. She did what she thought was best, and was thankful to the magistrate for his kind intercession. Mr. .Julian having banded her the .5/., she thanked him, and left the court with her friends. THE MAMMON-ROUSE METROPOLITAN DlNlltitati Commirrer..—Though so recently funned, the committee invited by the Lord Mayor (as reported yesterday), for the purpose of relieving the distress unhappily pervading the eastern districts of the metropolis, met yesterday at the Maw - ion -house, to proceed with the benevolent and phil anthropic object in view. The Lord Mayor presided, and the meeting was attended by Mr. It. 11. Wade, Mr. Robert Wigram, Mr. Henry Green, the Rev. F. G. Blom field, Mr. W. D. Bromley, M.P., Mr. John Holmes, of Bread-street, Mr. Alderman Salomons, M.P., and Mr. P. Cazenove. It was mentioned by Major Snell that Sir Anthony de Rothschild and Mr . Alfred de Rothschild were prepared to join the committee. Several letters were read from correspondents from the suffering districts, detailing appalling distress, and a deputation, consisting of the Rev. Stanley Ball, the incumbent of St. Dunstan's, Step ney, the churchwardens, and several other gentlemen from the locality, attended the committee, and stated cases of extreme distress ; and to this deputation an immediate grant of funds wes made. The committee are so zealous that they resolved to meet de die in diem, and will con sequently sit again to-day. In addition to the announce menu' already made, the following donations have been received :—Portion of a subscription by the gentlemen of the Stock Exchange, :Mi.; Messrs. Martinez, Gasaiott, and Co., 108/. ; Messrs. Contts, ; Messrs. Sandemno, Son, and Co., 1001. ; Mr. George G. Sandeman 501. Messrs. F. A. Duero: and Co., 20/. ; Messrs . F. Beeley and Sons, 201. The total subscriptions of the day amounted to 1,200/. THE VICTORIA INSTITUTE.—The fifth ordinary meeting, for the present session, was held in this society's rooms, No. 0, Conduit-street, on Monday last (Jan. 21), the Rev. W. Mitchell, vice-president, in the chair, when two papers were read—the first by the Rev..laines Brodie, M.A., on " The Lessons taught us by Geology in regard to the nature of God and the position of Man;" and the other by Dr. John hall Gladstone, F.R.S., on " The mutual helpfulness of Theology and Natural Science." The discussion that followed chiefly turned upon Dr. Gladstone's paper, which consisted mainly of instances of analogy between the books of nature and revelation, and the true methods of interpretation which should be em- Dryed in endeavouring to undereiind either " book." . Gladstone maintained that Human philosophy has dons little to make men better Christians ; but had Christ never become man, it may be a question whether the race of man would not have sunk lower and lower in their de gredation, and whether there could have been that state of civilisation which allows the calm pursuit of intellectual studies." Captain Fiahbourne, Mr. Warington, Rev. D. Irons, Mr. Reddie, and the chairman,took part in this dis cussion. The meeting was then adjourned to February 4, when a paper will be read by the Rev. Walter vice-president, " On Meteors and Falling Stars." THE WEATHER IN IRELAND. —The thaw, which commenced on Friday, still continues. The ice on the ponds adjoining the city is gradually breaking up, and the sport of the skating _portion of the community is for the present at an end. The thaw appears to have been general over the country.—Dublin Expruts. CRYSTAL YALACZ. ()HR &Immo DAT. Texspsv, JAR. 22. —Admissions on payment. 1,636 ; ditto, by season tickets, 1,816. Total visitors. MM. BANKRTYPTcY A`•NCLLED. Jae. 11. Bomar Mumma, Briddlarturd, faiorwell, and Newport, hie of Wight. former. oncLAN.ATigml 01P DIVIDKNIK W[LIJAX Heroine, Bristol, ironmonger -1d dividend on new proofs' of ts., any Wednesday, at Avrainan'a, Nista ram Am. PATER, Cirencedcr, schoolmaster—let dividend of is., any AVednesday. at A , Inman 's, Bristol. JAMES TITMRAS, Meal, fly proprietor-Ist dividend of Is. ad., any Wednesday, at Acraman's. Bristol. lir.sYstres infix DATIZA, (AAMIROOd eTRINIRT, Brecknockshire, chemist—let dividend of 10d., way Wel:teddy, at Avranian's, Bristol_ eltattra TRIPP. Ertat..l, araltect- let die - Mend of ?a. Net any Wednearl ay. at Acnunan's. IlristoL . . GlORalt STKWART GRACIE 'veparste evtate , Cloavest,r. sickle inannfacturer—lst dividend of 7t. lid., any Wednesday, at Watum BIL;;;;;:Brietol, commercial traveller-Ist dirViend :on new roofs . of lc ttl., any Wednesday, at AC2111111111 . 1, Brittol. DiVrpF,WD!I.. Feb. I. T. Kettle. St. Th;;a.':Bl/V;i7Southwark. hop agent.. Feb. 6. C. Miller, Wtllow.vale. Shepherd's-hash, cattle dealer Feb. 7. H. T. Proctor, Chichestcpterrace. Kilburn. grocer—F. b. 7. J. It. Barnes, Canterbury-road. Brixton. bulkier—Felt 7. .1. Sandman. Southampton, boot dealer—Feb. 7. C. W. ttouthwell, Castor, Northainplen.)hire. raoPer—Feb. 7. C. W. Brown. Green wich, clerk in Deptford Dockyard—Feb. 5. J. tocklLy and T. Vanden. Oldham. cotton spinners —Feb. 6. W. T. Patterson. York, private tutor—Feb. 6. W. Rusk York painter—Feb. 6. C. Leak. York. thiner—Feb. 7. J. Marklew. Rochdale. honimaker —Feb. 20. J. Rollin/on, CYgdcr.hßP, Nattinaluinishlre. Journey. man engineer —Feb. 2n. 0. Stanley, Nottingham. coal dealer— Feb. 20. W. Dix, Beeston, Nottinghamshire, blacksmith. PAKTEN:RAMPS DISSOLVED. J. Spencer and Halifax carpet manufacturers —Betty Consterdine Kershaw, Uttlehorosigh. Lancashire, cotton spinners—A. Green and J. S. Stroud. High-street, Poplar, gaslltters -Joseph Knot and John Knott, New ton Wood, Cheshire, cotton spinnem—J. Kelley and G. Gore, Finsbury pls..* North, cheesemontrers—W. P. Dodd and J. Stevens, Pres ton and Cirencester, farmers—W. Crichton and T. Lloyd, Liver pool. coach builders—Hannah Grindley and A. T. Perrins, Blr minghun, swiolers' tool makers—J. Berisford and C. Berisford, conaleton. Cheshire, ribbon manufacturers—J. Howarth and R. Winterhottom, Oldham, cotton spinners —T. K Pyman and T. Shit]. Niloidlesloronith, ship brokers—T. H. Robinson and E. Itobinsoti, Leeds, hackney carriage proprietors-8. Ry.ling and W. J. C. Ityding, Wortley. Yorkshire, corn millers—ll se,lven and J. If. George, Birmingham, wine merchants—C. Lister and J. Butterfield, Bishop 'Monkton. Yorkshire. paper makers—J. titulary, R. Illingvorth, and J. ii. Gale. Bstley. Yorkshire, wool len spinners. so for as regards J. 11. aale—S. Grace, W. L. Rag. mid W. 11. Towle, southport, Lent-whirr, pores—Y. Loris end B. Lang. Holborn. licensed victuallers—H. Dixon, .1. W. Dixon, and R. H . bison, Leeds, dyers, in far an meards IL Dixon—A. Ihiranty. T Paste. and W. B. Caw. LiverpooL merchants, no far es regards W. It Caw—H. Hamden and J. Firth, Ovenden. Yorkshire, common loosen—Jansen Gamed. John Caned. J. Worth, Joshua Garsed, and J. Ferrer, Sowerb Bridge. York shire, woollen menufacten r. so far as regards James Gamed— J. G. Mout and E. W. Mont, Penelnireb-street, tea brokers— • M. Aldridge and J. Harker, solleitera—W. Thm...nd I'. Gid dings, Hereford, mfilers—W. Cass and W. Maln.y.), Goole, York shire. sallmakers—T. Sykes, S. Sykes, and G. Taylor. Bradford. wonted spinners, so far en records G. Taylor—lL Blekelec and H. V. Martin, Dewsbury, worsted spinners —J. Walston and C. H. Chater, Tamworth, econni.in hewers. ..—SCOTCH 8BQ1:111871417°.1:1- ALXXANDER MTriIRSUR, InreMtta, Jeweller, Jan. 31, at the Procurators' Chambers, Inverness. RAILWAY AND OTHER BILLS IN PARLIAMENT.- Yesterday Messrs. Free. end Palgrave, the examiners on starling orders, resumed their sittings in the Committee. rooms of the House of Commons, and transacted the fol lowing business :—Before Mr. Frere, in Room 16, the examiner declared the standing orders to have been com plied with in the cues of the following unopposed bills : Midland Railway (additional powers) ; Southwark and Vauxhall Water; North London Railway; Duslight and Coke Company; Thames Embankment (North) Ap proaches ; Thames Embankment (Chelsea) ; and Park-lane improvement. Tho unopposed Tynemouth Perim% Gas Company Bill was adjourned. The opposed bill of the Midland and Glasgow and South Western Railway emu piny also passed standing orders. Before Mr. Pslgrave the following unopposed bills were declared to have passed standing orders :—The Nottingham Improvement; Wor cester County and City Gaols ; South Wales and Great Western Direct Railway ; Cameroon and Llanberis Rail way ; Crest Western Railway (various powers) ; and Sheffield Water Consumers. The promoters of the Lon don and North Western Railway (New Works, ice.) Bill were declared to have complied with the standing orders ; and the Mersey Railway Extensions Bill (also opposed) was withdrawn. THE NTE ATI° 1i L RACECOURSE SOCIETY (Lim rret)).—Yeptettlay, in the winding-up suit of the International Racecourse Society (Limited), en applica tion was made by Mr.ll.Alwahaine, as solicitor for the offi cial liquidator (Mr. Kemp), for a call of 71. 10s. per share. He said the company was formed for the improvement of racecourses, and soon " came to grief." The sum required for the debts and expenses was 11,1141. There were 24 contributories, and 1,503 shares at 101. each taken. The only asset. of the company amounted to 11. 3s. 7d. in cash, and it was necessary to make a all of 7/. 10s. per share, allowing for those who could not pay. Mr. Woodbridge, for three contributories bolding 100 shares, who could pay, objected to the proposed call. Mr. M. Abrahams said the Hit was very " rotten ;" and the Chief Clerk (Mr. Hawkins) went over some of the names. He had no doubt of its rottenness, and in making the call suggested to Mr. M. Abrahams that tho contributories who could pay should he accommodated by being allowed to pay the call by instalments. Order of 71. 10s. all made accordingly. Du BARRY'S DELICIOUS REYALENTL AEARICA Poop cures dyspepsia, Indigestion, cough. asthma. comet= debility, constipation, disables, palpitation, peewees, liver, and stomach complaints. Cure No. da,413.—" Rome, July 41,1066.—The health el the May Father in excellent, billy since, abandoning all other remedies, be has confined . If entirely to Du Barry's Food, and his Holiness cannot peals* this excellent food too hiahly."—Owite du ILIdL De harry and Co., No. 77, Eepteat-strect, London, W. In tins, at la led.: 2a ad. Ma.. sits. falba.. tles.--(Advertlsoulant MARKET& COTTON. -unanoi., JAN. 22.—Our market • inlet. witliout Mange in prints. iiitunatul ;, 5,000 baas, Wending 1,400 speculation And tcpxt American, 131,d. to Id& • 210 Pemam, Lc., V,,1 to r: 110 Mama, and Bahia, 13d. to 13id.; E mu . , to 20d. ; 30 Smyrna, 12id. ; 3,106 tiurat, 10,,E iS Madras, 100. to llid. ; Banal, Seinde, • chil ls , 40d. ; 40 Pau, Hid. Fair lihollor.h fair Omurawnttee, rzt. • fair . liromb, 12d. ; ; • ?C.d. , fair Eiorptian, 16i d. t Orissos, fair Pernam,lsl4, Monads, 14id.; middling Orisons, Dd. COTTON GOODf3.—MAticitererit, J.M ket for shipping yarns has been rather quiet to have made sales lower prices must have beit 3c; Some very large offers were made at still lower they were too much under current prices to lepl v - nes& The very moderate business done has hen,' at a little under Tuesday's quotation., and tbi,:. ; mix of the market elates flat. In home trade Tare, has been little business today, though prices are is of the buyer. The low rates ruling are temptieg make offers, but these have not yet led to anal For cloth there has been a fair inquiry since Tato:, . it bas been of a general character, but there hash': little business owing to the low rates at which most::: offers have been made. Where sales have Leer have meetly been effected only by accepting rathe,.. terms. To-day business has been proposed is stances for tolerably h rge quantities, but except, is cases, the prices o ff ered have been too low to in.'. a,.. We close with only a moderate business, p nc , s 7 lower for all descriptions of cloth. Sellers are ti quoting Tuesday's prises, though generally ratk an to deal with. 3ll\l FACTUR ES. —H .a vs), JA N. 2t—L attending to-day have not been owners:um and t0,. 4 generally bas been dull, small parcels only hari % cautiousl selected. The inquiries have ebietlylßry seasonable fancy.. both in unions and woollen taiitz., and new patterns in aping goods; but purchßwrian o , to aim more at variety than quantity. Two or tha t last week's buyers stayed over the Mal bet day , an d yi few selections during the week. Wocoul—Hccormaimin, Jas. 22.—There little more doing in wools both to-day anal atm, 4 week, but buyers refrain from hesey purobswa only what they require for present wants. Prini stationary. CORN.—Huu., JAN. 22. —At to-day's market tr, supply of English wheat,wkick sae steadily at tally Tummlty's currency. In foreign but little doing; the, rates asked prevent business. Barley very firm, as! f, Is. per qr. dearer since this day week. Beans unaltered. Oats of fine quality fully as dear ; Wyk, descriptions rather easier. Foreign arrivals for the veu Wheat. 4,447 ; barley, 20,400; oats, 3,ri03; bears, peas, 850 ; tares, 621 qrs. Inflator, JAN. 22.—The supply of wheat was tremely limited here again to-slay, and millers bad to the full prices of bat week, farmers generally de an advance. Barley in better supply ; selected nuts freely at former rates ; secondary descriptions tot active. Beaus and peas fully as dear. LENDR, JAN. 22.—The same reason which causes inactivity in all other markets, of course prevails here. as no fresh supplies can be brought from the soma counties, except at a lees of several shillings per holders of wheat prefer waiting, until prim bassets producing and consuming districts harmonise le Very little change in valne or demand for other arta. LivEaroot., JAN. 22.—We had • very good a mace at our market to day, and wheat and dour met er fair demand at the extreme rates of Friday lost. la' corn in fair request, at -re. to 435. 6d. for mixed - Loans and barley the turn dearer. Oatmeal, 6d. pet dearer. Oats also id. dearer for black. LYNN, JAN. 22.—We had a small market today moderate show of wheat, which met a steady sale it' week's rates, except damp parcels, which wore Caine? buy. Barley, both malting and grinding, fully as do Oats and beans—prices firm. Per quarter impend the grower :—Wheat, white, old, 62115. to &albs., Ci totes. ;red, ditto, G2lbs. to 631b5., lids. to 635. ; waits. t 6111 a. to 621ba., 60s. to 645. ; red, ditto, tillbs. to t2.4' 5t4. to 625. Barley, best chevalier malting, ';..316. /Albs., 4GL to 515.; ditto runs chevalier ditto, :Alai 531b5., 41a. to 445. Oats, 361bs. to Iribs., 21s. to :N Beans, G;Slb• to sibs., 444. to 48e. Peas, maple,cars to 641b5., 375. to 41a. NEwessriz-on-TYnt, JAN. 22.—At our market e morning we bad a moderate show of wheat fee. u growers as well as from coast, but from abroad , . further arrivalahave occurred. The trade ruled emit"— lino, but the amountof business pasaingwu upon a scale, our millers nut being disposed to follow no day's prices ; in what was done, however, full rates se realised. Flour held very firmly. Malting barley„: as dear, and the UAW remarks will apply to other anti TRAFFIC RETURNS. Mlles Pas- Mer- Tote!, T: RAILWAYS. ‘.IW/I. &engem ebandine. lea '.- Week ending Jan. 19. g hi a Cork and Bandon _. ___ Ght'aow Wallas'. TS Meek waft( Jan. IA Cambrian 130 003 IMI 1.R44 Great Luxembourg l7l Ng 3,115 4377 Metropolitan - - 4 . 4,4 Nand Loudo• U 3,066 1,047 4,7 r) LIFEBOAT SERVICE.—ABEEDOVET, NORTH WA .Lot. 21.—Daring a heavy gale from the E.&K, yester. (states Mr. David Williams, of the Customs). a Khoo was seen wish a signal of distress flying. She had S. to beat up the harbour against the gale, and was anche aloes to a bank on which a heavy sea was breakaq, there was danger of her going on the bank, as LT =eh were dragging. The Royal Berkshire Lifeboat of I National Lifeboat Institution and a steam tug therm promptly put out to the assistance of the vessel. I steamer, however, having to return fur a boric& haw went on a shoal, where she remained. The lifeboat heartily welcomed by the schooner's crew, who were tic exhausted with their labours. Some of the crew of lifeboat then went on board the vessel, set one of hag and took her under the lee of some sand hills which o: shelter, and there she was anchored. The muter soda desired that the lifeboat should stud by them, is their vessel should again drive, and the boat &max remained alongside all night. This morning, the ward having slightly moderated, the lifeboat *masted in bring the schooner safely into harbour. She is the Jane L. , of Aberystwith, bound from Netith to this port ant urge of =dm. The cost of this lifeboat wu ben, cok collected a short time since in the county of Daft Captain Stephens, of the Reading Bank, and preatet. , l the National Lifeboat Institution, and t his is the tint • vice she has had the opportunity of rendering since I hail been placed on her station. THE WEATHER Ili TILE ATLINTIC.—Evers patch which has been received in Liverpool, testify to: extreme severity of the weather on the western cost Ireland, and about Maker and Cape Clear there are rk of inward bound vessels, totally unable to make hilt& and just holding on by " tacks . Seldom or ever ha, e American mail steamers been so long overdue. The on: the mid-week steamer of last week— theCityof —reached the Shannon on Monday afternoon slam coal, having experienced a ancoessaion of heavy tOtt gales fur twelve days previous to her reaching t..e lt meat. The ship, however, sustained no damage, sae passengera, to the number of 150, are quite well. As g as the Irish Channel pilot had reached the steams. , her hunkers supplied, she left for the Mersey. I Cunard steamer Australasian, also detained "easterlies," will reach Liverpool early this (lt'elo'. morning, having touched at Queenstown yesterday. to the despatch of our parcel yesterday evening the Company's steamer Nova Scotian, with the 1.11 0 )'arum)to Jan. 5, had not reached Greene/ism. 1 steamers City of Ottawa and Louisiana are abo sir` days overdue from America. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. AaAtt-ELLN.—Jannarr M. at belgrave-road, the II I. lir , Aeardlalbs, of a dale:liter. ("0 . 1:1:1. —January Po, at South Weald, Mrs. M. W I.:. • dwafthter. FRANCll.4.—anuari W. sit Warrick-crescent, J _ Mee. th e mile • . . rancla, Eau., of ...mi. JUNES.—January 41, at Cluuhridgc.aticet, Pimlico, tt sw. W. T. June, of a daughter. LONG.—Jaimary atir. Mmon's Parsonage, .tithe Rev. of a eon. PETTER.—Jannary 21. at Blackheath, the a Lfc of li ". Req., of a daughter. MARRIAGES. EDIIONIIII—NASII.—Jaimary 17. at liatford, rsrie,,Jon. Key. (1. B. Jame*, Moles WWiani. Poo of Mr • Fresolon, Utwliwortlt, Wilts, to dslielii" Nub, of LADDS—KENT.—January 19, at St. (lenient 114 n... 4 tro the Rer. T. D. Dray. John. son of W. 1,40., rag_ of Haute, tn cedlia Townalicu.l. daughter .4 the late 11 lo of l'hippthe Barnet. TI)PIIAM —II Li..—Jamary 19 a the pariah chr. h. Fell , by the Rev. J. capta ,in t 1 4.16.1 n, t'omnanoa th t. 4 16th Bengal (*eyelet:, Siin:o r. 4 .1. II Let., M.D., of the Old Me> tie, Brighton. DEATHS. BROWN.—Jaiittary 20. at Thornt.schonae, ilapb dfl l tlk. 1 lath, relict of the late J. Brown. E. , na.l 44. CH ASCll—January . 20. at Sunny hank, Antntstut.ro.. l, toll. DPW Birmingham, Cornelia do reyster, rife •I . 1 Chance. Feu., arnl *O. • HANSON.—January 24, at Barley-cheat. Mary, the Ode Himont, Dm., aged (e. POPE—January 81, at Edgware-road. ilooriethe. t(la". late Mu. W. rope, aged 64. VABOHAN.—JanuaryD), Jane, the trite of J. Vaughan, of Haymarket, aged fel. WATSDN.—January 21. at Norfolk-street. Strand, Wetting, W.&, aged N. Printed and Published by WiLlitn Kisco Mitts. ^I N' Lembersistrest, in the City a London, Printer. st trelee, In Lorubardetreet. in the Precinct a Whitt:ins: WiDSIDSDAT, JANVAST 13, tau/.