The Express. — London, England, 1862-02-17 00:00:00

YAL AND MILITADV. Aline t Pm —A rt. er• 0. A V. hr ax. to the Asia. for ..er, ire in the Mhos... .. W. W . . VAle. to lie Asia, for ref to the t•o.itiette• Maoists' Assists{ A. L FAS.I4 $o th. Swim R. Hunting, continued.* secontl•clAso aisistaut P. POWN.IIOI7H. Eta. ll'. Tt... :1. 11,1iieri 61. m duet. uu.Cv OWILVW.IIAOII WW , V.III , IAI Pk, W. E. lisperiti.eats wen mile as neerley sail Friday List in Poiletwoutb liAt;Wier spew varies. iron plates Ike,' on tt id be.... 1.41. JAVA. to test tbeir nilative power. of bunt. 7110 ,li-labro at srhii h the ws. moored (Tina the Intessry WA. Itattanle, sod the td.•A lltitpounilor Arn.atr.r' i t The ionise .4 merit was, we ntslerstynil. awe:llea s. follows I. Mateo( names Iron tithiphuibline lkows's Alsrdielit) ; 3. Rigby snit blear.ln.tee. CHATHAM, Fn. b;. 'rlsr .1-raw, DI, Captain Powell, C. 13., got l eek, w.o l ti early yesterday morning, and proceeded from the coal Soltput•reseb, to Sheerness, where ale all mwuß u• 3 ,1.0. t compares, and is the course of a few dare Pore for Portsmouth. With nearly: g/ Was of ead ow boar!, *he Aro". st.out ?4 feet aft, and feet forward. :{are I. wdl have to t o made good before ale proceeds t. oo WOOLWICH, Fn. 16. The trunapurt vemeel Persia, taken up by the War depaitinitt, ia nattered to leave the river to-morrow, with a isr;o of war storm, f o r th e W es t ladies. The [stead Iltino and .Itiotateder are shipping similar cargo,. th e 1:‘ , al %tarsal Pier, end a number of .trnistrong guns have bees puked, to be forwartial to various home and forgive HALIFAX. JAx. M. We base at length reached this dreary spot, after a rely severe purge. Five days after leaving gawk, we esperienced a SUICCOSI4IOII of the meet terrific gales of wild and tren..-edolus OW. whieh lasted for a fortnight. We " lay to" for eleveo days. every sail we set mesa hlornh away. sad at lest we were tooter hare poles. Luckily the vessel ems u tine • sew boat as ever was launched, and our 4:speak' • v..re tiret•mte man, • espial fellow, and won all see hearts. lie is also • thoomich gentleman. We carried grey pbik an. foretopuoiat muntopgallentmaat, and asarly hot ..ne of one lifeboats, four gaffs, kc. We had .earl y 70n men on board, sod 27 officers, hut we sullered het little inconvenience, awl the men were healthy and behaved very well. We however lost 16 horses out of of the Artilery battery os hank After the gales abated. we feared 4etting short of coals, sod made for St. Johns's. Newfoundkind, end took is 240 tons and remained 94 boon. Twu days before we got here we had another gala, and I see br the local papers that that gale had gone down the meat. end dine terrific damage near New York. Wo got here in the :Nth, in the morning. As there is no war at present. I am to be sent to Canada. vit Boston, and there is no steamer till nest week. There is also no mail to England for ten slays, but as the transport Parses is going sway to-morrow morning -to Portsmouth, Lord Afulgrave has decided to send • bag by her. Th.% is a wnlehe,l place to be quartered in, I think—a senate of extmence -but • paradise inomaredwith St.dolm's, NewfourAlland, when we found • battery of garrison artil lery, etch had just beau sant on. The t hieed., i 1 risk ls here, half • wreck, having been out in the same gales mime were, but was nearly done for,so I feel very thankful he him been is ao good a ship and with so able a 40111111110 as Qs aaplaia. It la • great shame of the gores omeot to send *sopa woo the Athletic in the 11.4nths of thermals weak wath only auxilisry horte•lLower. SPORTING DITILLIOSNOL BITTING AT MANCHESTER. --SATIJIDAT Ntutrr. LTVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL 100 to 12 eget The Ifsmitemeo (t freely) 10 to 1 The Dime (t) IS to 1 Jealousy (t) 13 to 1 Tleseasetowe (t) LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP. 7 to I eget &deem (I) 14 to 1 Arledge ft freely) TWO THOUSAND 017INEA/3. 3to 1 ap The t Oid Odder t) 9to 1 Marquis (1) THE ALL ENGLAND ILETEN At MELBOURNE. The Methoorne Herald of December 20 gives the folleenr4 interesting partkulars of the arrival of the Unions All Ragland Eleven. •team.ship Great Britaie, with the 11 English I , cricketers on board, arrived in liolson'a Bay at nine o'clock on Tuesday morals' (the 2411), and, according to &newtons meet. airingemente won mails to receive them os lusted the ship. At nine o'clock a meeting of the Cricket Com mittee was held at Maraludra Cricket's,' Arms. and it WM then served that each of them s. were able should proceed to lendreige. Mears. Spier, and Pood, with a few other geotlen.en. went em board the Greet Britain at as early hoar io the morning, for the purryrs of welcoming the Eleven. The cricketers were lon the deck, and were moat heartily comeratalated ea their arrival after ea semi- bat puma" of 60days. AD the cricketer, were looking nowt remit kablv weld, some of these railer stoat. Mr. O. W. lemellem Adrenals. Yr. titepbasece, who was stir teminded by his eciesosaioes, mid the* le hail be. deputed by the Coma Cricket Committee to extend a cordial wel same to the Eaglish cricketers on their arrival at Victoria. There were several grimed. on which they ought to give them shorty wekome, sot only sa aetsgooiste, but as mastrymmon ; facia esmisig to Australia the Eleven were 410111111111 bpilly with t/ssir amusements, sail it was almost 191 e pees from cue society to soother, and they would no doubt 16.1 that the eogiay warn like • pert of England, the emente, they bed Jest left. He was Surrey man, awl as thsee weft ssemtal Surrey num suspense the Eleven they would hen so opportunity of playing a `Murray mateb.which would mat only lee • compliment to those usembsre present, Let she to the Surrey Out, "Mr. H. H. . foe himself mid oft behalf of be cempoome, so thank thus present foe thievery hearty wed wen which boss given to these. He was sot is the habit of =skis; loft/ sposehee, as they were not expected to at 1ee.... lie hoped they would prove worthy of the kinder.* which had Icon shown to them. They wished to meet the cricketers of Vietoria not only as countrymen, bat ilbtothers. H. hoped the };levee would prove worthy of the Itiednoa of the people of Victoria, sod, before me terraria. mire them a lickinz. Three hearty cheers were the given, sad preparatious were made to ea ashore. "At tandrillge. when • triumphal arch had been erected, awl say ember of evergreen., a rest reception took Place the cricketers were regularly surrooteled by the people. who were met assiduous in their atteutioos, sod at was not without sows dittteult. that I:arum's Hotel WWI reached. After "bowleg themselves is the bolisiny for a few minutes thee were sionveyeil to Melbourne in • coach with eight /revs. the, cricketers riding outside. All along they were ea meted by • shoal of vehicles right up to Melbourne, where the procarke named through the principal streets up to the Cafe de Peri This ovation was perfect from its utter genuine tam everybody appeared to le fired with the same eothu- Mamie ardent, end on the r o ute to Melbourne. and mi aerie. fog at the cafe, the cricketers were greeted a ith numheileas cheers. After taking Inch at the eak the cricketers went to their re•deece at the Pam Hotel, where they will hate up their quarters daring their stay in Melbourne. Mr. White, the ahipboihlor. of Cowen, in the In le of vk .4ht. has received en onler for 20 lifeboats, cutters, and sl.;• for the West Coast of Affirm, each cutter to be capehle of carrying one run and asmannitioa ; alai, an order for three additional 'detente for goveraMMISS pilots at Portsmouth, Plymouth. and Sheenier. Tot L.t IK TEKKIIILII COWRY ACCIDENT AT 311[All DRISTOL—KING.WOOD. SATI'RDAT Nl.lff. The workmen, after a vast amount of Lamer, have succeeded iu recovering the tody of the miring wan Hot , The effort was one of sliffirolty, on arentiot ..f the unstable thayieter of some of the eer•hworic, and the connorent mil, ins experiebossl while potting in the tinihering. Mr. Lionel !trough, one of the government inspectors, hes bag down the works. awl is of opinion that the nnfortonate men were. rat the time e.f the citastrophe, molting at the •• Up," and that, the support having been removed, the earth fell le. He crinai,hsts that Iles must have been alive when Braitin body was rerovareil, nod that when the wood fall took place he most have mrsmhled up above it. LisNistM CllA L MARKET.—Perhaps at no time in the history of the real tingle was the London market inn more thoronehly wretched awl depressed mull lion than it has been this winter. Prices hare hems below rem week after week, awl thorn is no prospect of improve ment ; indeed, the position of affairs seems to grow wove as the Year grows older. The rooloworri in the !ratios"' coal field arc netvirally beginning to grim:Jae, awl the pas sihilitv of providing a remedy for this noheidthy Mated thin is a question that pressea for mintiest. A ease Is mentioned where only last week a nienufarenishq seal wee disposed of at lag ?11. par ton. flee thing is Wen* at tain—that the Landes towhee hu been greatly ovemeneked this season. Mild weather hss produced a derlice in the coosnmptinis of hoes hold reel. while the universal depres sion of trade has led to a rallies off io the demand for steam and mannfacturing aorta. The supply has slimes-led the demand thmughosit the winter, awl fartors. anxious to get the cool off their bands, hays Nom ohligsd to accept almost any price that mold be obtained ; and yet, notwithstanding that. the market returns week by week exhibited an us aglv downward tanderser, awl the factors' reports sou- Camay showed, as pleisty es beta sad hearer eon show a thing, that the market was glutted, the maloweere went on coseiening motes if prices were geed, and the demand lively with every prospect of %creme. To such a muss of hew httina the consumer at the expense of the Tffileserf New conl,l be but one molt—great aed ruinous ion, onnob lailenred by profitable trannetiong is other quireiss.— Miming Amerwal. THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 17, 1862. THE FATAL ACCIDENT AT NACKNET. .Ifter our report of the intinest left ou Saturday, 'foe Ib e witnes. tuniog wee recalled. sod said, in reply to the nn.on, r, thst the roof was tied in by the rciliny joists, froth heck to front, in No. 10, which was the corner house. At the next boosts, No. 9, tits root-Sate was tied in, sod the attic storey was tied into the joists, and also pot across both miter. (Joni the ceiliug , with perlings 9 inches by A inches. Th e p es t er por tion of that roof was now standing. Chnrles Fdersrd Am os , the son of the rontrtirtor. we. then elaniine.i. tool .30, that he had hesni one of the witness,, state that •• ,dosiehs" bad been used in the buddies. He begged to contradict that. No sweepings were used in the rnestruction of the two houses which had fallen. r.woner What is your opinion as to the came of the fall Witness I believe that the weather causal the top to bulge out, and thereby produced heavy pressure upon the lower part of the building. A .furor asked if there was any reason for undue haste in the erection of the hones. Witness Yes ;to get the roadway cleared. By Mr. Ellis—Then wen a woe:salty to gut the roof on before • drew of money could De made. The draw was to have been made that week, and it was weal to fix the cor nice, on the same day the brickwork was finished. Borne of the bricks from the old brick wall were very hard and mound. Ile believed that the old mortar from the bricks was used in the mortar, mixed up. The sweepings from the other houses were not used in the two buildings which had fitlb.n. A Juror Hut not your tither leans of the ground upon which the houses have been built 1_ . %Vitae.' Yea be has; but I do not know say thing of the natter beyond that fact. A Juror--Is it not nstial fora epecification es to the ma terials to be rued in the erection of new houses to be made oat' Witnen —I am not aware of any specific agreement, but I bail more to .lo with the actual materials than any thing Br a Juror—Were the materials good? Warm.- I can only ear that I worked to the beet of my judgment, and I believe dui the materials ware quite good enough for that dams of building, The Coroner -Mr. Nicholson, the district surveyor, bra been in attendance, and has offered himself as a witnens, and I ooderstaml that one of the injured men in the hos pital Can give evidence which will probably be el great Int whore. I therefore propoee to adjourn this inquiry, and think *hot the jury ought to hear the evidence before Mr. Ashflekl, whom I have requested to survey the building, gives us the result of his inspection. The jury assented, and the inquiry was adjourned. WHITE WITCHCRAFT, AND SOMETHING MORN lina Smith, a young woolen who carried an in fant in her arms, arid who, it was stated, was a gipsy, Omagh cot having the appearance of one, was charged before Mr. Darman, at the Wandsworth Police Court, on Saturday, with obtaining a dress and 2s. from a lady named Log, residing at Wimbledon, by false representations, sad Is. from her remota, by similar means. Emma Pole, cook in Mrs. King's service, stated that as Tuesday last the prisoner earns to the door with mats far sale, and afterwards wanted to tell her fortune, and also her fellow-servant's. Witness said she did not wish to have her fortune told. The prisoner began to tell her something which was trim, and she gave her sixpence. Mr. Daynisn—What did she tell you' Witnees-1 shall keep to myself what she told me. She told me my fortune. I gave bar la, for telling Elba!' and my hllowsiervant's. Yr. Dayrnen—l rout know what she said. Valets I beer, I cannot tell whether she intended to tell your for tune or not. Vitaese: She said I was to be married to • gentleman. (Laughter.) She told me several little things which I ase sot explain. She said I had enemies, and that I ad a lucky countenaoos. (Renewed laughter.) Kr. Daymao—l suppose you thought that was worth six pence! Ft'itnees— I pad bay one shilling. I did not hear what she told my fellow-servant. The bell rang and I went up stairs. I had beard my mistress say she should like to have her fortune told, and I informed hot that a fortune teller was at the door. The prisoner wait into the room, and I beard her say, "Good morning, my lady, you have • lucky face of your own, I have something to tell you." I left the room and shut the door. I afterward+ saw my mistress go upstairs for an old dims, and she gave it to the prisoner. Mr. Daymaa—la are. King a widow I The witness did ad andsamsod the question, upon which a gentleman who bed bees sitting at the solicitor table rose sad said, be was the lady's husband unfortunately. lie used the word " enfiertsmate" with reference to this silly bakers. Km Kim bed been a widow, and that wee the resins the wits'. did sd madentand the question. The wits.= in andireatiow of her evidence said—l heard the prisoner my my e'a'ts would not live longer than a month. She mid. As ware ea God, he wall die in • month." I bard my mistress say die would not mind • sovereign if she could briug bee something to do her good. The prisoner midi( three drops ware Edged with his tea be would die is smooth On Friday the primmer came again, and brought aMm. in paper. I pee tier • bottle and jug of water. SW mixed the powder is cold water, and put it in the betas She mid three drupe of it were to be given in every awe lee. Mr. Andrew, the clerk—Was it to tare your master! Wilasee—l supposed it was to kill him at the end of the MOW.. My mietrem mid if it did her rood she would give the primmer 10e. afterwards. The prisoner would not leave it withest the money. At the commencement she said, "I have brewidat you something to do you rood." She also said that she pm he. for it, and that my mistress should have it for 10e. Wheat the prisower said my master would die at the sad al as month, my midterm maw me looking, sod said she was afraid to trust anybody. I said I would not tell. My mistress would not give her anything. The prisoner would not go out of the house. She was after wards pushed out. Nisei - per—l say, dear, did you tell me not to go out till I had the money' Witness—l said, "If she promised you the money, you would he foolish to go without it." Prisoner—Did you not say, " Tell the lady that master would die in a mouth's time?" Witness—l did not. Prisoner—Look here, my dear. Did you not say that the lady had sit houses, and I was to advise her to still them? Witness —I did that. (Sensation.) The Priscister--She also told me to tell the lady that I was a white witch. --- ifrie.;(... --- 11d;Telot. I did tell mistrema th►t the priseser wee white witch. Priscilla Webber Joßinge, the fellow-serrant of the last whams, gave similar evidence cc to the prisoner telling her that she had a lucky countenance, and would be married to a gentleman. She also detsiled the conversation which took place up stairs between the prisoner and the lady. She said— I heard the prisoner tell my mistress she would be married again is II months, and that abe would be a happy woman and hay* neebild. She said insider would die in a month. Midwest said, " you think so? lam not quite sure." The primmer said, "Was I tell you sod you can." I remained is the mass while mistress went upstairs to fetch thedress. Mistress gave her the dress end 20. I maw the primmer on the mom' occasion, when she cameos Friday. She was with the cook. I went out. and when I returned I maw her talking to mistress. The only thing I beard her say was. " You must put is so many drops." Prisoner-1 my, deer, did you sot say I was to sok the lady to give you 51. to go down to the gentleman's friends? Witness -Mv mistral' asked me if I would go to master's friend.. and I told the primmer to tell her to give goo hi., and that it would not be lucky to go under V. Mr. Dorman—That is the only sensible thin I have beanl in the ease. Witness- -My nd.trees tel.' me f could go, and she did not mind what money she pee me. That was after the fortune was told. Prisoner —She said 1 wail to tell the lady about her cot living happily with her husband. Witness—f ca so. (Seusatioa.) . . Sergeant Davis, of the V division, said, that on Friday afternoon Mr. King called upon him, and he accompanied him to hie house. Be saw the prisoner struggling with • men, mid she refused to go. He took her into cuatridy, sad told her that she was charged with obtaining a dress and St from Mrs. King by false pretences. She then mid the lady &Awl her to get her a bottle of stuff to put her husband ant of the war. Witness afterwards went into the kitchen and found the bottle of stuff en the table. The prisoner said it wee the bottle, and that she got the stuff from her mother, on Barnes Common. He afterwards went to the tent on the common and found the dress given to the prisoner. The prisoner admitted having the dress and also the money. At the request of Mr. King be was examined. Re wished to premise his evidence by stating that there was • com plete system going os in Wimbledon of fortune telling, bonnie!, and extortion. Mr. Depose desired tits witness to confine himself to this ease, as to what he saw and h eard. Mr. Kiag aid he had reason to believe that the prisoner fee, dented his house for an improper purpose. He ques tioned hie aereento, and he desired them to inform him when she called again. They told him that she was rising again on Saturday. She, however. cam* on Friday. Oa that day be saw the prisoner walk into the dining-room from where he stood in hie study. He heard words, ends r "cost as.," and something about halfa-eovereign. He pot is his hat and walked to the poliess-atation. Hr. Daman told him that he acted quite right. Mr. Wog maid that the fleet thing he saw when he re %nod was tie pelmier striating with a man. He also her asks Use statement to the segesat. The kettle of stuff was produoed, and cobaintbd of • beeibeibb dna The stuff had not been analysed. Mr. Daman remanded the prisoner for a week, and di rected that the stuff should be analysed. The prisoner was then removed to the calla We find Du Barry's delicious health-restoring amissis Arsbke Nod, the roost remedy torbabilind pap% allgestioa dyspepsia!, consumpags, ameneak *PAW gidligness, acid ityflab , leutb cy, ern. phkem, palpitatlak M eddle .s ft/Aft dispiar aim alwaeniorsliam maim asseisia warts ellsonirrs ti awl I S M r..A•ilar •N t d .g 7 ., Vit h it I V: II • Dr agr , . led Worm." Is sb:g l ikmes bee east .s stss - ttb.. Ai.; et anises). tilb.—D• Baur owl Oa. No. 77, Taw deb : Polars sal 1421% and ai 11. grisiebetelbarist wall gram sad dmisla—(AdverliummoLl lab) inttlitynte. erROPOLITAN COUNTY COURTS.. 9 itting - i;;;1111p0 .- 11;i;d Pt E1 , 40k. WNNXIMITILB, St. Ilartdo's•laue.—Yoaday, Feb. 17: Tues. day. 18; Wednesday, 19: Thursday, 20. Hl,OOll pay , Porilarsd-road. —Wednesday, Feb.l9 ; Thursday, 20. Friday, 81. Ilioinnon, Whitehead a.A...ve.—Tiiesday, Feb. la: Friday, 21. Duncau.terruee.—Tuesday, Feb. 18; Wedues. day, le; Fnday, SI. SROXIMMYN, Oitstreet•rowl. —Tnelday. Feb. 18: Thursday, 10. 1/ 'Friday, 21. Wilinitarat,llreatrresedt.atreet.—Tuesday, Feb. la Thurs day. 00 Friday, 21. nurnwall, Swan-Anat.—Tuesday, Feb. 18: Thursday, 90; Friday, 21. Lan SWIM Camberwell New.rusd. —Tuesday. Feb. 18. (Iry or LONDON. Otilldhalt building,.—Wednesday, Yell. 10; Saturday, 22, 00IIRT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.-Fu. 16. BEOOND COURT. After Term Ratt4up at Nisi Priusst Guildhall.— (Before Mr. Justice Blackburn and a Common Jury.) STANNARD V. CROAT WESTIRS RAILwAT COMPANT.-LETT TA‘mCNCII3I4' LIMOARIL - • This was an action to recover damages for the non delivery of passengers' luggage, left at the cloakroom, within a rearoaable time, whereby the plaintiff had sus tained loss. The defend ants denied their liability. Mr. Macaulay, Q.C. and Mr. loderwick we re counsel for the plaintiff ; Mr. larslaks, Q.C., end Mr. Dishy were counsel for the defendants. The pliiiTtiff; a commercial traveller, residing at Leicester, end travelling for Stow Brothers and Co.. woollen manufacturers, of Leeds, at a salary of 3004 and expenses, and subject to a fine of 51. for failure of his attendance at given places on gives days. On Saturday, the sth Octobe r last, the plaintiff arrived at Parklington from Birmingham, and left his portmanteau containing his patterns with the porter at the up cloak room, paying the 2d. fee and receiving a ticket. ft was neosmary he should be at Sheffield on Monday morning to transact bin business, and be at Leeds the following day. Accordingly he went to the down platform on Sunday even ing about 8.20 and asked for his luggage, that be might save the 'J p.m. train from Bunton-square or the 9.15 p.m. train from the Great Northern, to get to Sheffield that night. He, however, found no one at the cloak room. It was locked up. On inquiry of a porter he was told the office would not be open before nine o'clock, or a little after. He afterwards went across to the down platform and saw the statics-roaster or superinten dent, and he eventually got his luggage, after a delay of forty minute', and too late for the Midas for There was no notice put up of the times for aiming and opening the room. He was suable to leave London till put ten the following morning, and did not arrive at Sheffield in time to transact his humeri that day, and Tuesday being market day, he had to stay over till the Wednesday. Mr. Kerslake submitted there was no case. There bad been no unramomble delay in delivering the goods. The defer:ideate were acting in the capacity of warehousemen, and this being Sunday and the plaintiff not having given notice that he would require his luggage that evening, he submitted there was no evidence for the jury. Mr. Justice Blackburn said he could not say there was an unreasonable delay in the delivery of the luggage. lie doubted if the defendants were required to keep porters at the room day and night and on Sundays. Mr. Macaulay reminded his lordship that • railway sta tion was • place of business on • Sun d ay. Mr. Justice Blackburn—Yes. But only at certain bears. He should not stop the OWN but would reserve Mr. Nan lake's point and give him leave to more. Mr. Kenlake, for the defendants, said th. plaintiff had given no indication thet he would require his Image on Sunday evening, and instead of going to the down at start ing where be would have bass immediately at t to, he went to the arrival side. Nothing like the delay weaned ea stated by the plaintiff, for Ito was taken to the down platform where he saw the ofileiale, and a man was sent scrums with him, and the I gime up to him just u the 5.10 p.m. train was Os Sundays it was desirable to relieve the Mirada from labour as much as possible, and the defendants did not profess tokesp porters at their rooms day and night. They wars In the position of ordinary warehouseman, sad so action would lie against such persons for the nesidelivorLof any article on • Sunday without • special soeffication bees made to that effect at the tiilllo of depositing it. The prac tice was to have the eladtroom of the down platform open on Sundays half as boar before the starting of the train, and a quarter of an boar before the arrival of a train on the arrival platform. Apasssogsr, on applying to the officials on the down platform, wsuid have hie luggage fetched for him at any hour on Sunday from the arnval platform eloak•room. Several railway officials were celled, who swore that the luggage wu given up to the plaintiff about 10 minutes past 8 o'clock. The jury returned 'verdict for the plaintiff, damages 405., after having been locked up four hours. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.-Fl 3. 15. &Wadi M Nisi Prius in London.—(Baton Lord Chid Justice Erle end a Special Jury.) The court was again occupied all day with the Epsom Junction Railway accident, and the matter was not con cluded. SECOND COURT. Sittings at Nisi Pr r i;sl;ll.o c:cker.:l(ilefons Mr. Justice Bytes sod s Common Jury.) GROITIVI r. ASHAULItht A WOWAN. The defendant in this cam was • licensed victualler, keep. ing the Flower Pot at Sunbury, and the (Aston at the Regent's park barracks, and waa also the proprietor of the Lord Raglan, at Wiodsor ' • and be wan sued to recover damages for moults said to have been committed upon Jane droves, the plaintiff, • distant relation of his by marriage, and a person with whom he was formerly on very intimate terms._ _ . _ Mr. Serjeant Parry and Mr. Robertson GriMtha appeared for the plush/ ; Mr. thrisaat Badaatine and Mr. Garth for the defeedaot. The plaintiff was called, and she stated that when she was about 17 she became Intimate with the defendant, who was then a married man, and that about three years later she was confined of a boy, now Dearly 15, of whom the de fendant was the father. On the 15th of June last she went to Sunbury, and sent a man to the defendant's house for him. Ste was told that he had gone to Hampton-east, but she learnt that he was, in fact, oo hie way to Saabimy College, and she made haste and overtook him. She ask, I must have something for the child ;" and he than knocked her down by the gates of the co • llege. She got up and followed him into the college grounds; he turned back, and she still followed him. She hung on to the cart, and he horsewhipped her, first telling her to let go, and she saying she would not. On the 4th of September she went to the defendant with her brother-in-law, her sister, and the boy. She asked him to do sometbiug for the boy, and he told her to go to his solicitor. Amoy words ensued, and she fol lowed him about, when he hit her in the mouth, and jobbed her repeatedly with a puot.polel which he had in his hand, the blows falling upon her arms, breast, and other parte. In cross-exammatiou she admitted that they went frees Sunbury to Hampton Court, and went through the palm, and that she visited a lawyer before she went to a doctor. She did not "know exactly" that the defendant was um ; ried when she became acquainted with him. The defend ant gave to. a week to support the boy for a good many years, and in 1859 her mother sued him for money claimed for the keep of the boy. That action was settled by the defendant paying 40/, to the plaintiff, and 50f. for her costa. In October following there was another action which was settled, and this brought the matter down to the time when the boy was net to schooL In January, 1840, then was soother action for 371. odd ; and that was referred to Mr. O'Connell, and the result was that nothing was re cited. Mr. Sajers, the defendant's attorney, said he thought he could get the boy a place, at Is. or tie. a week, but the boy had no home to go to. Elbe did not decline to let the boy go, but she did not know Mr. Sayers meant it. She sent the following letter to Mr. Sayers Attest TJ, MIL Ido bops that you will use every MAYON with Cole for the sake of the child who in quite destitute of clothe.. Should you fail, my plan; for the destruction of Cole's hap piness will be earned out, for I am now resolved to wait no l o o t ° Sti r c; and I w a ha m te n= cirimareyn bri n g g arrd Tri l l, f i le t willt he tea great satisfaction to have my revenge." Some other evidence was given in support of the plaintiff's case. Berjeant Balbiotite said that although the defendant, from circumetances which he need not detail, had never re. cognised the boy as his eon, yet he had always been will* to assist him. He bail, however, been persecuted by the plaintiff until his life was made miserable, for she would never let him alone, and she bunted his very life out. She bad caused three actions to be brought against him for the maintenance of the boy, two of which he had settled, though there will not the slight est legal claim against him, rather than have the exposure consequeot upon going to trial ; and is the third action the award was that there was no claim upon him. This being so, the plaintiff was no doubt anxious to get soy ground for further actions, so that compromise should succeed compromise until there was no more nosy left. The matter had gone on to such an extent that the defendant felt compelled to come into court to have the decision of a jury ; and he would state upon his oath that he had never—certainly never intentionally—struck the plaintiff at all ; and that her story was a tissue of fabrica tions. At this stage of the case his lordship made a suggestion to the leading counsel for a settlement, and subsequently saw them privately in his room, and stated what be thought Amid be done. _ _ The soggee --- tiOn of his lordship was however not at owe acceded to, sod the farther hearing was adjourned nail Woods (this day), in the hope that further cousideration would lend to an amicable eottlemeot. (Advertisement.}—HossawAY's °DIMWIT AND Pius.—Shooting Pains.—Thems &pawkily divert atteetion from the true seat of abeam. Nem are .• flying pains "In the beck, shoulder. neck, 'ahead, IN &Mewed by rubbingliollo • way's etelasent over the ph el Ihe 11111110016 and right side. A patient weitee—" After trylms=imparkoped practitioners awl esivemeises le vale , roar our Sr =ills front over the debt ids,ids, complete* reneeeed the -Wed *fro the bend and shoulder. thee* I believe yew PM. tee Meted my am' The triewag is N No= N ursticitatt; Moot MI O. Mar. mroie, kid beim delmil p lis NSW la lie any intriali be te deals lolown d ANON le wpm 1116. THE POLICE COURTS. - - - MANSION-HOUSE. E4p-nral L. Roy, a Belgian, was reexamined on a charge of forging and uttering a bill of exchange for 2,300 trance, to N. Dayville, a French merchant, of Leadenhall-street, with intent to defraud Moon Carnet and Co., bankers, of Brussels. The facts of this men have already been stated, and it will be remembered that several other bills were placed in the hands of M. Dayville, the acceptances of which, upon inquiry, turned out to have been forged. The prosecutor was nor'-examined on Saturday by Mr. Lewis, jun., with a view to show that there were other firms at Brussels named Caillat, besides the bankers, who might have accepted the bill. Mr. Wootner, for the prosecution, asked for a remand, in order to produce further evidence in support of the charges. This application was granted. BOW-STREET. John Toplin, a gentlemanly-looking man, of about 35, was charged with having unlawfully in his possession eight certificates of the National Bank of Australia and ten shares of the Melbourne and Hudson's Bay Railway Company, with other shares to the value of about 6,5001., all which had been stolen from a portmanteau belonging to Mr. James Willem Nuttlebury, • solicitor, while staying at Morley's Hotel. Mr. Nuttlebury stated that these shares and many others were taken from his portmanteau on the night of the 20th of November last. The portmanteau was cut open from end to end, and also along the top. A pair of studs was taken at the same time. Witness said he was solicitor to the bank and also to the railway. The shares could not be transferred without his signature. Sergeant Holmes stated that he could produce evidence that the etude had been pledged, and the duplicates were in the prisoner's possession. Ile therefore asked for • remand. Mr. Lewis, jun., who defended the prisoner, said there was no evidence of the steeling of the studs. He should be able to show that Mr. Taplin was a highly respectable man, and had come into the possession of these shares in • perfectly innocent manner. Sergeant Holmes said the prisoner had twice attempted to commit suicide by strangling or hanging since he had been in custody. A waiter from the hotel was called, who said he had seen • person whom he believed to be tho prisoner at the hotel on the night of the robbery, and had Been him come down stain from the direction of Mr. Nuttlebury's room. He could not, however, swear positively that the prisoner was the man. — Some Of the shares in question were found in his pocket when apprehended, and he told the officer that he had won them in a billiard room. assoanded for further exernhatiou. GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY. The report of the directors to the thirty-first half yearly meeting, to be held on Saturday next, bas been leaned. The capital account shows the receipts to the 31st Decem ber. 1861, to be 11,994,128/. Be. ; and expenditure, 1:1 1 2 . ,3871. 13e. sd. ; the balance, 31st December, 1861, 181,7401. lls. 7d. The outlay upon this account during the t months has been 129,584/. 10s. ; the prinei amounts are 51,361/., on account of the company's subscrip tion to the Gaston and Liverpool line ; 20,6431. chiefly for the new junction with the North London Railway, and for enlarging Hatfield station, to accommodate the traffic of the Hertford, Luton, and Dunstable branches ; and 48,190/. for additional rolling stock. 49,000 new irredeemable pre ference shims of 51. each, representing 245,000/. out of the 360,0001. authorised to be raised by the meeting in August last, have been issued, the whole of which were taken up and the first two calls duly paid. The remaining shares, repre senting the props/rod subscription to the Stockport and Timperley and West Cheshire undertakings, hays not been allotted, in consequence of the temporary nomcornpletion of the agreement for securing satisfactory arrangements for this company's traffic over those lines, and others in con nexion therewith. ln the course of the last half-year 65,7201. has been received on account of the company's Four per Cent. Perpetual Debenture Stock in substitutioe of mortgages. The total now amounts to 1,822,2721. The average interest on the mortgage debt, including debenture stock, is now 41. ls. 11d. per cent. A resolution will be submitted to the meeting to authorise the conversion of the mortgage debt of the East Lincolnshire Railway , into Great Northern Railway Perpetual Debeature 1 . pursuant to the provision, of the Great Northern Railway Act of 1859. The revcoue account shows on the half-year's working of the undertaking, °compared with the same period in 1860, an Morgue la the gross that for noel& of 59,5011. 5., 10d. and IRAs gram expenditure of Lila 18s. 3d. or a total exam of receipt@ over expandstnre of 58,1841. 7s. id. The net belmes at the dipped of the proprietors will amble the mallag to declare dividend ea the Original, the B, and the • Moils, at the following rates :—Original stock, at the rata of 71. 15s. per cenal per annum, giving 51.17 e. Id. for the h• 11 -,,Ye 4 z B stock, 54 per cent. for the half-year, 6 melds( up per cent. for the yam; A Meek, 41. 154 per mot. for the half-year, being the yam_ after payment of the per mat. per annum to the B stock, guaranteed by A sliesit. The balance mamining in hand will be 42i4 Os. Si. LONDON AND ELAVEWALL RAILWAY. The report of the directors, to he presented at the general meeting, to-morrow, shows that the groin revenue for the half-year, including the balance of 4691. lb. 2d. from the previous account, has been 51,710/. 17s. Id., and the expenditure 19,5701. 12. 11d, leaving a net profit of 32,14 01, 4s. 2d. On com paring the accounts with those for the corresponding six months of the previous year, there is a decrease in the receipts of 2,319/. 44. 7d., but in 1860, the revenue was credited with 1,9461. 13a. 4d. for old stores and materials, for which there is no corresponding item in the present ac count ; and allowing for that sum, the actual decrease in the ordinary sources of revenue during the past half-year will bo only 372/. Ils. 3d. There is also as increase of 8391. Is. sd. in the expenses, occasioned dually by additional oast of maintaining the permanent way. In the P traffic between London and Blackwell the re been some falling off, which is to be ascribed to the depression of trade. In the receipts from the other pamenger traffic there is gamily an improvement. The directors are disappointed at the tardy development of the goods traffic in connexion with their new warehouses and doper& There is • slight increase in the Great Northern traffic, and promises are given that considerable additional traffic will be obtained from that company so soca as the increased accommodation which is being provided for them can be made available. The favourable state of the weather during the winter has enabled the contractor to make good preens with the new station for the Midland Company at the Miseries, and it is expected that the branch Roe to the London Docks will be finished in the autumn of this year. It is essential that arrangements should now be made for seising the balance of the new chase capital of 309,000/., and after careful consideration of the subject, the board hare tome to the conclusion that it will be better, as • financial operation, to obtain the money by preference shares, rather than by the issue of • larger number of ordi• nary shares at • greatly reduced price, and consequent of a nominal value much beyond the amount which wou ld be actually obtained upon them. It being important that, In the event of the plan now suggested meeting with the approval of the proprietors, the delay of a year should not take place in obtaining the requisite parliamentary powers for carrying it into effect, the directors have taken the preliminary steps for promoting in the present session • bill for that purpose. It is proposed to take powers for giving the holders of such of the new shares as have been taken up the option of exchanging those shares for ;worm ence shares at par ; the bill will also define the rights and privileges conferred by the stock of the company into which the former capital was converted, and will enable the cora pany to acquire some small portions of additional lands. The bill will have to be submitted to the proprietors at a special meeting convened for that purpose, previously to its pro ceeding to the House of Lords. The balance available fret dividend, after providing for interest on debentures, in 24,3001. 2s, 7d., which enables the directors to recommend the payment of • dividend for the half-year at the rate of 31.105. per cent, per annum. The interest payable on the new share capital for the half-year will be at the rate of 51, per cent. per annum. NORTH LONDON RAILWAY. The report of the directors of this company for the past half-year shows the following result :=-Ciroes receipts, 84.963/. 176. 3d. ; gross expenditure, 40.9327. 18a. BcL-37,030/ 18a. 7d.: odd balance from previous half. year, 472/. la. lid.; total. 97,5001. Oa 6d.; deduct interest on the debenture debt, 8,1081. 3e. lid. ; leaving available for dividend, 29.394?. 16e. 7d. From this balance the di rectory recommend the payment at a dividend at the rate of 5; per cent. per annum, which will leave 523/. 19s. Id. to be carried forward to the account of the current half-year. Comparing the receipts with those of the corresponding period of 1860, the result is as follows : Yammers, in. creased receipts, 660/. ; goods, ditto, 1,837/. ; coals, ditto, 148/. All the principal items of Irdinary expenditure show a reduction ; end were it not for the lsrge amount which has been debited in the past half.year, under the head of comma nations, the general result would have been still more satisfac tory. The arrangement under which the Hampstead Junction Railway is worked has rendered this company primarily liable to the sufferers from the lamentable accident upon that line on the 2nd Sept. last. Serials doubts, however, having arisen as to the amount of liability attaching to the other companies concerned, the director', with a view of avoiding litigation, have thought it expedient, in the interests of the company, to enter hate an amicable arrange- ment with the London Rod North Westin Company, noder which the proportion of the espeners arising out of that sodded to be borne by the North Leaden Comps:4 4 6mA at one-third of the whole amount, and the sun in the past half/ear's mount is in pest lignidstion the rm. The London sad North Westin ikespaay have tie proportion of tbe new preferences are capital re t City brooch, to which the yr.'s entitled d se pro prision of North London stook. ne beinee remaining animated will be allotted on applkatiee to the meretery. The directors are taking dims for proceeding with the pur chase of the property required for the new Wench, and the works will be commenced at the earliest pomade time. The Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners' Royal, &serelest hem forwarded an additional oontributioa of 1801. to the 'Skald Lifeboat Institutive, Wee the anewall gathered from sailors who ars sambas of that MARKET& TALLOW.--SATURDAT EV6NI/10.—The market was firm to-day at the subjoined lame. New Y. 0., 00 spot, 465. &I. ; Kara, Me. 3d. to 46e. ; Aiwa to June, 46a. bd. . ; October to December, 48s. South Amorieen, 471. ; Cochin cocoseut oil, 50s. ; Ceylon, do., 431. &I. ; Sydney, do., 471. lid. to 495. Delivery to last Incubi& 1,156 casks ;no arrivals. OOTTON.—Lrrearon,Fr.R.ls.—Webavemainhadslarge blueness transacted at • ury full prices. The sales are 12.000 bales, including 4,801) Americen, at 101. to 1442. ; 7,000 Surat, 64d. to 104 d. ; and 200 Egyptian, 124 d. to 10d. ; of which 7,000 are for speculation and export. To-day's im port is 2,199 bales. COTTON GOODEL—MANCHID4M, Fru. 15. —The market is scarcely so active this morning for yarns, but prim are still firm, with a tendency to advance. For 32's to 40's male and water, manufacturers have to give 4d. per lb. more than on Tuesday, but in some kinds of export yarns (40's and under) sellers can only obtain ed. per lb. advance. The average advance is about Id. per lb in low and !medium counts, but some of the animism of finer numbers are asking rather more. In cloth, the advica to hand telegraphed to anticipate the India mail are most dis couraging, prices having furtheriven way at Bombay, on the 27th January, as much as 1 4d . to 3d. per piece on 71b. and 841 b. 4 1 3-inch shirting/. This fall is considered due to the American news then received out, and all will probably be changed when they get further advice', but in the mean time a comparison of quotations there against the prices current here shows a lees, after shipping charges, duties, &c., which is utterly discouraging, and export houses in thin branch of trade are doing little or nothing. The advance of 3d. to 44d. asked in consequence of the rise of cotton and cotton yarn has stopped business, so far as India goods are concerned, but there is more or less doing in small lots for other markets. The Canadians have been rather active par chasers for some weeks past, and during the last few days, but there is no business worth mentioning for the home trade, and for the larger export markets sufficient, even with the present greatly diminished production, to affect values and give to manufacturers a chance of advancing their prices so as to cover the ries upon the raw material. HARDWARE.—ltmwmousw, F®.ls.—There has been rather more life in the trade of this town during the week, scathe depression, though it is still generally felt, has been I. some measure modified. The fresh orders in have been chiefly for the home trade and from the agricultural districts, but notwithstanding this, the men are working short time at many of the manufactories, at some of them not more than four days in the week, s od some of the manufacturers who have been the longest engaged in the trade report that they have seldom experienced a season when the stagnation was so general, or when there were so few orders in of any description. In the foreign trade there is a shade of lop movement; a few orders have been given out during the week for the Rio trade • there is also a little doing to Spain 'and to the West Indies. From the adjoining dis trict of South Staffordshire and Feet Woroestershire we have very general complaints of the badness of trade ; from Wslsall, the principal seat of the saddlers' ironmongery manufacture, the reports are unsatisfactory, few orders having come in for the spring trade ; on the Dudley and Stonrbridge side of the country the slackness is also much felt. The iron trade of this locality has not rallied in the slightest degree, in fact the demand for finished iron is so ' inadequate to the production that if some of the works were stopped at once the effect on the market would 0017 be slightly appreciable. Few fresh orders have been given out daring the past week ; the absence of these is felt with out exception by the trade. labour is suffering a good deal on account of the scarcity of employment in various parts of the district, and pauperism is increasing. WOOLLEN CLOTS.—Luna, Pea. 15.—A few parcels of light spring fabrics changed bands this morning is the coloured Gall, but there was not any dispaiition to operate freely. There was a good attendance of buyers, but more lookers ou thou purchasers. The white market was L very quiet, though not more so than of late. There has bees • smell demand for striped lista for shipping. Were the home trade all that our manufacturers bad at pre sent to rely upon, their position would be still more de. pignuts than it is, which is saying a great deal. 00/IN.—Oarseroun, Pa. 15.—Wheat in short supply, at lam week's prices. Barley, a large quantity, and quite la. lower ; altogether a very dull market. Wheat, stis. to 64e. per qr.; barley, 34e. to 38e.; beans, 38e. to 425.; peas, 42n so 44e.; oats, 21s. to 28e. OAIUBLI, FIB. 15.—There was a good supply of wheat at our market this morning, which met with a good Wei at last•week's rates Barley and oats a fair supply, sad good sale, at about &L advance, owing to the demand for seed samples. Wheat, white, maw, 214 to 24e.; old, 214 to Its. ; red, new, 20e. to 224; old, 204 to 225. Barley new, 124 to 135.; old, 12a. to 13s. Oats, potato, old. Ss. , &L to 10a.; common, old, 7s. &L to Sa. bd. Rye, 14a. to Us. Beans, 19s. to 20s. Peas, 19a. to 20e. Corners, Fu. 15.—The supply of all descriptions of grain only modest. Wheat in slow demand, at late rates. Barley fully maintained its value. Beaus and peas were unaltered in value, but not a free sale. GUILD7OI3), Fut. 15.—With a good supply, the wheat trade today was very firm, all good useful qualities selling at the full ruin of last week. Mailing barley in request, at prima slightly in favour of sellers. Wheat, 525. to 138 a. per quarter. Barley, 30s. to 38e. Oats, 21s. to 27u Beans, Wu to 455. Pisa, 375. to 40e. Lincsgren, FIB. l6.—The demand was slow, and late were generally made. Old red aorta sold at E l s7 m to 58s. ; new, 62.. to 645. ; new white, 63a. to 675. per 36 stone. The barley trade was by no means active, and prices were rather in favour of the buyer ; malting may be quoted at 345. to 38s. per qr. ; feed sorts, 30s. to 3b. per :JO stops. There was only a limited supply of oats, which met a slow demand, and prices were not materially changed ; old, 30a. to 325. ; new, 245. to Vs. per 24 stone. NIWCARTLI-OPON-Trawl, FIB. 11.—dt our market this morning we had • larger supply of wheat from the grower, and notwithstanding the condition was very various a clear- Roos was early effected at about the rates of this day se 'n night. From the stands exceedingly little wsado•ein south country, the high pretensions of sellers preventing business, but a few sales occurred in Scotch new white, quslity not extra, at 60s. per 5011bs. Foreign, from the same cane& was in slow request, stiU for some fine new highly-condi tioned red Wolgaat 65a. per 5011 be was paid. Flour was not offered cheaper than during the week, the great falling off in the coasting receipts imparting more confidence to holders. Malting barley in moderate request, but cannot be written any cheaper. Grinding neglected. Malt, unless fine, difficult to qua. Beans without inquiry. Boiling peas steady. Oats without variation. The arrivals t h is week are :—Wheat, coastwise, 1,138 qrs. Malt, coastwise 42. Oats, coastwise, 1,631. Pease. coastwise. 20. Beans, cosstwise, 59. Flour, coastwise, 460 sacks. Bowies, Fa& 15. There was rather • abort supply of wheat at to-day's market, and former prices were fully supported for all descriptions. The supply of barley was tolerably good for the time of year. The farmers de manded more money, but buyeni would not accede to their requirements, although the sales made were effected at fully former rates. Flour remained without alteration in value, this evening's quotation being 425. per sack. White wheat (weighing 621bs. to 641b5.), 60s. to 64a. ; red ditto (weigh ing ftlbs. to 6411 a.), 58a. to 62a. ; best chevalier malting barley (weighing 5411 a. to 551 6 e.), Ms. to 395. ; runs cheva lier ditto (weighing 531ba. to 5416.), 36.. to 375. ; distilling ditto (weighing 52114. to 531b5.), 34a. to 355. per qr. NOTTINGHAM, Fan. 15.—The trade ruled ste,;;dy, at the prices of last week. Old white maniples made 475. to 635. • old red. 425. to 625. ; now white, 645. to 70a. ; new red, 60s. to 645. per 36 stone. There was about an average supply of barley, for which the inquiry ruled slow, and late rata; could only be realised for line sorts; inferior ditto of lower, melting, sold at 34e. to 40s. per qr. ; hag, 30a. to 325. per 30 atone. Of cute there was a moderate show, and prices were without any important variation ; old, 265. to 35m. ; new, 245, to 27c ; old, foreign, 26a. to 305., per 24 atone. _ _ OXFORD, FEB. 15.—A great degree .of firmness pervaded this market throughout the day, and consequently prices remained about the mine as this day seinnight, for all kinds of grain, in anything like good conditiou, Tartars oats er emoted, the brisk demand for which enabled holders to realise from ls. to 2s. per qr. over and above late rates. The attendance of both buyers and sellers was numerous, and although many samples of corn of good quality changed heeds, it was not what might be termed a busy market, speculators holding aloof from nuking purchases, while millers only bought from necessity, being compelled to add to their stock to enable them to supply their customers. Prime ranged as follows, via.:—Whits 7= r , 60s. to 665. per qr.• red wheat, 60a. to 605.; barley, 32e. to 375.; oats, 200. to 345.: beans, 38a. to as.; bog peas, none on offer ; flour (seconds), 44a. per sack ; best bread, 6UI. ; good bread, hd. the 41b. loaf ; beat meadow bay, 41. per ton. PITIEDOROUGR, Faa. 15.—We had a fair quantity of grain here to-day. Wheat, as well as all descriptions of spring corn, could be bought at rather lower prices. - - READIING, Fee. 15.—Tbe attendance at our market thin day was an average one for the season of the year. The PM heaviness which bas characterised our market for the last few weeks ~again prevailed. The supply was rather int. proved, sad prices remain unaltered. In other articles the trade was of a nominal character. ROCHIMILB, 15.—There was a good show of wheat with a fair attendance of the trade, but the demand was al rah, and but very few sales were effected. Best lota of both homegrown and foreign wheata realised former quotations. but medium and secondary lots were offered at Is. to 2s. per qr. less money, at which concession the business dons was very limited, buyers appearing to be Inlispoeed to augment their stocks on hand. Flour wee almost entirely neglected, aad no improvemeat in that article can be quoted. Bulgy moved off very slowly, and mostly in retail quantities ; good ample* for malting were fully as dear aslsdore. We, beans, end peas wire each • dull trade, but the prices of thou articles an abaci the SUM WISDOM Fan. 15.—We have a fair supply of good of oats sad rather MOM Issas. Whist u {messily out of rendition sad la. per qr. ebestose. Oat. as hit week, and the erne may said of beau, sits de,. Other Way as before. Prices to Use grower :—Wbast, white, mew, Bk. to GU., Übe. per Mabel ; red, new, 5 1 15 . 8011 1 0 / 1 4 , per bushel. °etc new. 11d. to L. Od. per dose. BOW. MIL to 425. per 19sions. Woman; I. lA—At 1115 dey's aeaaksl Ain um a good supply of wheat, sod the trade closed dull at a de, 'ia. of ls. per quarter. Barley la per quarter lower. oats were Gt., and beau lg. per quarter lower. Peaa ttudiu doe ewnrcl4. ti OliK, FEB. Is.—The tone of the trade wu dull at the quotations of the previous week. For white aorta pri m ranged from 62.. to fits. ; for red 58e. to 61s. per *.ib Stoic.. The show of barley was tolerable ' and with a dull duthqui. secondary and inferior sorts w ere hardly so dear as hereto. fore ; malting, 31s. to 38s. per qr. ; griudia# aorta, 32b. per AO stone. The inquiry for oats was not brisk, and itainpl..s were much the seine iu price as last market thy ; rate, varied from 22a. to 21a. per 24 stops. KIRKCALDY, FEB.IS.—At our country markets this week we had much reduced quantities cf grain offering, cal towards the end of the week the markets were firm, at prices more favourable to sellers. Here teday we h a d nioderate supplies of wheat and barley, which sold at last week's rates. Good supply of oats, which sold readily at 6d. per qr. more money. Wheat, old and new, 42,. to w. per quarter ; barley, new, 255. to 31s. ; oats, new, ais. to 27a. 6d. per quarter. WATERFORD. Fee. 15.—Our supplies of grain from all sources have been very moderate this week, but the Lade has continued without animation, and prices of most articles have rather receded. Irish wheat being very scarce maintains previous rates, but foreign can be had et 3d. to 6d. per barrel lass money. Barley in better request, and fully as dear. Oats except the very float samples can be had at a reduction of Id. to M. per barrel. Indian corn has been taken to a fair extent, but with the lower accounts from London and Liverpool, holders have bad to submit to a further decline of 3d. per barrel. Flour rather easier to buy. Imports 'this week :—Wheat, 3,660 qrs. Barley, 600. Indian corn, 1,659. Flour, 120 barrels 390 necks. Exports this week :—Barley, 50 barrels. Oats, 3,100 barrels. Flour, 758 mach. Oatmeal, 8 sacks. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. CASUALTIES. Alexander , $) (tAlexander IL, as), Captain Fischer, loading lion at Baltic Fort, took Ore last night; hope to extinguish lire.— korai, Feb. 16. Livingston, Captain Fryman, with copper ore and 2,400 bales of wool, nailed hence on the 26th of October for Guichen Bay :UPI London, went ashore in a gale, and will become a total wreck. The wool Is to be sold on the 2rd of January.—Adelaide, Dec. 46. Ilatib Ida ,banine), of London, went ashore on the north part of tide Island on the 18th of January, and boo lawn abandoned . crew landed. Whatever can be sated from her will be sold.— Point-a-Litre (Guadeloupe), Jan. IS. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. Ammon (m). Feb. 10, fifty miles Ni. of Cape Finisterre. Beautiful Star (apposed), from London for China, Jon. 7, lat. 3 N., lon. 11 W. Dodoes of Lancaster (shlp), from Chili for Liverpool 84 day 4, Feb. 10 lat. 60.09 N., 100. 11.09 W. John Bell (m), from Liverpool for New York, 1. eh. 2, oft Staten Island. Minim (al). Feb. 9, off Cape Finiterre. Diehard Thornhill (torque), from Madras for London 43 days, Dec. 13,1 M. 33.32 8., lon. 28.48 Spirit of Trade, from Liverpool for Havana(, Jan. 28, 143. 38 N., ton. 15 W. DESPATCH or MAILIA—On Saturday the Cunard Royal Mail steamer Arabia was despatched from Liverpool for New York with the North American and United States mails, 60_pasesogers, and a lags cargo. THI DESTRUCTION BY FIER OF THIS EXPRISB OF MIR flue.—The Australian mail brought the particulars of the extraordinary burning of this first-chess ship, just after her sailing from Melbourne for limped with a valuable cargo on board and upwards of 80,090/, in gold, and a quan tity of goods intended for the Great International Exhibi tion. The fire broke out under very mysterious circum stances. The ship on reaching Port Philip Heads brought up to anchor, the captain not having joined the ship, busi ness at Melbourne detaining him. She was under the charge of the p i lot and chief officer, and it appears that they were aeoasad about four o'clock on the morning of the 19th of January by cries of " Firs l" On reaching the deck they fund smoke Wiring from the fore-hatchway. On the engine being muted to it could not be worked. The handles, which were seen lying alongside of it the night be fore, were not to be found, and it wan inferred they had been thrown overboard. There were other circum stances which impressed the passengers that the ship had been wilfully set on fire. The f la mes spread very rapidly, and before 7 o'clock the main and fore masts had and the whole of the fore part of the ship was in a blare. The pilot and officers got the passengers alrai7eeG into the boats, and also and the gold, 22 boxes ; but the latter, by some means, fell into the bands of some fisher. men, who took possession of it, and refused to give it up, unless handsomely paid for their trouble. The ship son tinned burning the whole day and night, and was at length scuttled, but not before she was burst down to the water's edge, almost a total wreck. The loss is very considerable, probably 50,0001. Some of the crew have been arrested on suspicion of having fired the ship. All the passengers' lug. pre was fortunately saved. BURNING or ANOTHER AUSTRALIAN SHIP AT SRA. —Advioes have just been received ham Asceneiosi Island, with intelligence of a marvellous escape of the passengers and crew of the ship Orient, 1.236 tons, Oa twin Lawrence. from Adelaide to Loudon, which put into the Wand on the 15th at January, having been on fire three days, and it bad not been got under up to the morning of the 6th. The Orient had • very valuable cargo on board, and about sixty passengers. thptain Lawrence, in a letter to the owners, states that the fire was observed on the morning of the 2nd Inst., and after making an unsucceeeful attempt to get at the fire, they battened down the hatches, and every place was made secure. Scuttles were then cut is the deck, and water poured down in torrents, but it had no effect, and the fire extended aft rapidly. All that day, the following night, and next day, they continued at the pumps, the passengers rendering great help. The boats were got out the second day, when by an accident the cutter sad lifeboat got athwart each other, and were gnashed to Ouse, leaving only the loogboat to take upwards at 100 poop* but which could not hold one-half the num ber. Another night paned, and, the fire still raging, the sus pense and anxiety &mama on board weirs dreadful, for many parts of the desk were burnt through, and the whole cargo appeared to be a live fire. At daybreak on the third day a sail was seen from aloft on the port beam, and all speed was made to bear down upon it. They succeeded in coming up to the vesuL Site proved to be the Dutch barque Van der Haim. All the passengers were, without loss of time, put en board of her, sad the captain agreed to remain by the Orient, which he did. By dint of great exertion the Orient was got into Ascension on that day, the sth. She was still on fire, and, according to the last accounts, was still burning. Trio MAN LEFT BEHIND BY THE NARCISSI:YR—. The affair of the "man missing" from the Narcissus's boats, on a desolate island in the month of Delgoa Say. appears to be entirely enveloped in mutery. There are various opinions afloat as to whether due diligence was used in searching for him, and great biome is ascribed to those in authority. It appears that • boat. in charge of a responsible officer, was sent with despatches to the mainland. Amongst the party were the ware -room and gun-MOM mermen, with the intention of procuring supplies for their respective messes. On their way to the mainland, they =rat this island to have some "shooting." The party ri d hot several birds, and were returning to the boat to embark, when the gun-room =lumen Featherstone said to his companions, "I think I saw some more birds drop in yonder bush ; I will go and hunt them up, and return in ten minter."—a long, very long ten minutes for the unfortunate man. A slight, in effectual search was made for him. The boat's crew roared and hallooed with all their might, and gnus were fired. The officer is charge being obliged to leave, left three or four men on the inland. These were afraid to enter the jungle, and merely searched the seashore. Other accounts say that two bats' crews searched the island throughout. This is again denied by others, so that it in difficult to come at the truth of the matter. One startling fact is, that no report of the occurrence was made to the authorities on the main land. It is said that • "naked savage" was seen on this island, and one solitary canoe to leave it. Accounts differ as to whether this canoe was overhauled. The only COO - we can arrive at is. that Featherstone was seised for the purpose of being robbed. Mr. Featherston was a highly respectable, quiet, unobtrusive individual, well respected by all who knew him. We trust that, for the sake of humanity, and for the credit of the service, this waiter will be thoroughly cleared up by those who have it in their power to do so.—Cape and !fatal News. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. AMlEL—February 111, at Herne lodge, Forest-hill, the is lie of Mr. R. Amer, of • 1011. BUNDY.—Feiwnan 13, at Wallington glue, Reading, the wife of W. F. Blandy, ~ of a MOD. 111.1INCHLRY.—Febraary It. at Denmark-hill, Camberwell, the wife of Mr. IL C. Bre/whiff. of a eon. CAMBRIDGE —Febreary 111. at Nam House, Radipole, Mo nteath, the wife of H. P. Cambridge, Esq., of a daughter. OWltE—February 13, at Blackheath. the wife of the Rev. W. Owes, of a daughter. THROBALD.—February 13, at the Fin„ Upper Norwood, the wife of Mr. Rowell Theobald. of • son. MARRIAGE& DOTES-1104101.—February Met. Peel's, Ilampetead. by the Rey. T. W. Pelle, D.D., Mr. T. P. BM*, of Hamburg, to Harriett., daughter of the late J. Ewes, bq., of London. CWAIIIIERLIN —WHITMORE. —Petenory 13, at the parish church, Frenstrua. near Yoruba 's. flarrey, by the go.. W. I. lareklay, F. Chanabertla, of E sq. Farnham, to Mary. daaeder et the late . Mdlgasee, Esq. NEWSOMS—WARD.—Irehtsigy 111 0 at St. George's. Leeds, by the Zee. A. 11. Eel Mr. P. NOIIBOIIIII, to Elisabeth, daughter of Mr. IL Ward, of Leak. BATH& )EZLZLZY. Pebruary 13. at Leaeobis Inn arida M. IsatiArj.~ sou et the taM Yr. D.lbateles, aged 68 DiCK.—Pabrorey 11, at Da Admiral T. Dick, aged St Dolll.lll3.—Yebroary 13, at the , Wellington. Somerset, S. Dohs.% lleg., J.P. for Somas east to &god 38 MYDlL—Petireary 14. at No. 1111, Affred-place West, Brompten, of Nall omagamptlon, in the 1111 h year of ids age, John Ed =My sea ef Edward IS. Ur Mims, Springfield. Upper Clagdos:l3ll=Weirea, la Ira Old year of her age. blab* sad 110110•11, Irnstale Ken liatra, of No. 8. Imitist44l.44t. is as Or at Losdoa, Mater. at Na Maklaaber4 4/20* fa fa lie Precinct of Whiterrian.— MAW. IYNQYS II. IWA