The Express. — London, England, 1846-09-10 00:00:00

• . ..._ Winamsex. Osea Os; by sabseriptioa, of 3 son. soh, with 40 added. Three =lt7et Mb ; four, est 101 b; Are, 9st Mb • etc and 94 51b. 'd ridings allowed Slta. The netsind to sa ve stake. Meg^ Id VAL (5 subs.) /tr. Dealles IMAM (Planner) I I Mr. Desists as. Palk* 1 2 Mr. Doslss's WA el Oadipea Mist best was by sunk; the seated tr, a Pars.ws3 ?cars cd33 eves, M6d to a Bwnepstakerrt son each. thas rand seed a disbana. Mr. Masn's f by Semarsand oat el la Me null Hardie, 7st Sib *Mid 13) (Hornsby) 1 Om , Ilselbr e ft M aae rs i i hs. let 13b 2 Mr. linien's 'hikes, Bei Mr. NNW. Missbenerg, Sib; Mr. J. Rolt's Alexi, est 81b , also started bei wars =4991101. Mr. Drew 's Conoadment, 7st 111 b, car ried Id Mb. Was soy by two lengths. Wait Kim Samar or 3 son each, with 25 added. Tbsee-yr oids, 7st db; bar, Illd 7lb ; iv., 911; six and aged, tht Slb ; mares and =allowed Illb ; winners extra. The second to receive S sore fund. Heats once round. (Six Bute.) Mr. Dixon's Devil-among-the-Talks* (Hackett) 1 1 1 Mr. Hawkat's Primrose I 2 2 M. MOM'S Dakota= 2 4 3 7tr. E. Ilaworth's sore Meet heat won cleverly by a kWh: the second by a perk; and the gird by three lengths. Mr Wars& &sant were not run out when our account lef' the isms. - -- LICHFIELD RACES—Tommx. The Mammas' PLATE of 50 son, Dm issimi to save kM stake. Heats, two miles. Hon. E. M. Mostyn'a Stream, Bet Ilb (Marlow) 1 1 Mr. Stubb's Hyacinth, 6st 13Ib 2 2 Mr. Fowler's t)ld George, S a t alts The STATTOIDAIIIIIE Smart of 20 S:TS each, 10 ft, and 3 ot it declared, Se., with 50 added; the second to save his stake. o miles. (29 nibs, II of whom declared.) Mr. Bairn's Comers Obscure, Set 61b (Kitchener) 1 Mr. Ongley's Roderick, 7st 7lh The following aim started but were not placed ;—Mr. Johnstone's Lad Salmon, Lord Chesterfield's Jenny Wren, and Mr. Fowler% Baronet.—Won by half a neck ; Jenny Wien third, well up. The TWO-TEARS-OLO .S Asa, of 10 sore each, with 30 added; colts, Bat 7lb, and allies, 84 alb; winners extra. Lad half mile. Mr. Copeland, Chespeide, Bet 41 b (Marlow) 1 I.ord Warwick's Aliwal, alb 2 Mr. A. W. Hill's f by Ylenipo, out of Twilight, ter 7lb 3 Mr. Critotler's Atalanta and Mr. Fowler's Itanthos also started, but were net place il.—Won by half a neck. A Gimp Cur, by sulacription of 10 sore each. Two miles. Mr. 0 1. baldoston's ,orella, 5 yrs walked over. 9cise2t PLATz at lOD p. !Niro. Tau. Mr. J. DayiTiTeller;;a.stßlS '.-- (A.lTay) ITialked over. Mr. Copeland's Arthur, 9st ras Mr. Ithesou's Dart, gat elb ABINGDON RACES—Tessnar. HANDICAP Swsirmassa of 10 son each, la ft, with 50 added. The second to save his stake. Two miles. (.Ixteen subs.) Mr. Itamsbottom's Queen of Cyprus, 4 yrs, 7st elb (8. Maan) 1 Mr. klwes nd Regalia, 3E. en 3 1010 Mr. Robin's Sweetbrier b), 3 yrs, est Mr. Duirible's Rosin the u(h b), 3 yrs, Oat 31b Mr. Treen's Wild Roe. 4 yrs, Tot 61b Mr. 51enzies's Teetotaller, aged, 7st Bth G Won easy. Peonece SWEZPOTARICO of 50 son each, 11 ft; sobs, est 101 b ; Mlles, est 71b. One mile. Five subs. Mr. Treen's Buttress walked over. ; The Routh PARIC Srmtaa of 10 fors each, 11. ft. with 13 added, three-yr-olds, es 13Ib ; four, Sat Sib; five, est. 11th; ids and aged, 9st 1115. The winner to be sold for 100 son, if demanded, &c. Heats, Abingdon Course. Five sute. Lord Barrington nd Carinthia, 4 yrs (Hutchinson) 1 1 Mr. Robin's sweetbriar (h b), 3 yrs 4 2 Mr. Puny nd Zeta, 5 yrs 2 3 3 dr. Mr. Palmer nd Etooa, 4 yrs The eye, by subscription of 10 son each, The winner to be sold for 500 soya, if demanded, Pm, and the second to save his stake. About two miles and a half. Mr. Treen's Buttress 3 yea, 7st 61b (Wakefield) 1 Sir. H. DuffieLl's Milliner, 3 M. GM. 13Ib 2 *on easy. The TOWN PLATE of 30 sons added toe Sweepotakea of 5 son each. The second to save his stake. The winner to be sold for 200 son, if demanded, he. Heats, the Abingdon Course. Mr. Brown's Pretender, 3 yrs, est Sib (Thaekle) 32 1 1 Sir C. Cockerell's Amazon. 3 yrs. fat 4 1 0 2 Mr. dill's Brunel', 1 yrs, est Mr. Waller's cby Coronation, 3 yrs, est ...... Mr. Rsmsbottour's c by Herman Platof4 3 yrs, Sit 1015 A capital race. Four well-contested heats. CRICKET.--Eirvrx or Art E•ot.avn v. Etowraga or Lerma.— The match between eleven of the AU England pLayers and eighteen of Leeds, and the district within 25 mike, was proceeding yesterday afternoon, when our moms parcel was sent off. AU England got 127 notches at their second innings, which, with the balance of 30 in their favour from the first innings, left their opponents 158 to get to win. At 1 o'clock yesterday eight of the Yorkahiremen's wickets were got down for 39 notches. There was little doubt as to the final result. lab) Intelltatnce. JUDGES' CHAMBERS—YESTIRDAT. EAhre the Lard Chief Amen ani Mr. uglaii Erie. THE QUEEN O. THOMAS AND OTHERS.—THE COLLIERS' STRIKE.—MISAPPLICATION OP THE LAW BY MAGISTRATES. —ln the month of March 'sat, the defendant and several ethers, namely, John Mortice, Thomas Davis, David Evans, David Williams, Richard Lloyd, and W. James, entered into a written a,greement with a Mr. John Edmunds the proprietor of Pontyridd Colliery, to serve the said John Edmunds for a period of two years, to work and carry on the work as miners : namely, to cut and fill, all clean and large picked coal, by hand, into the tram in every stall, heading, or wind way, at one shilling and eightpence for every 2352 lbs. of such coal, fairly weighed upon the present machine at the colliery, and the same quantity of brush coal at one shilling, free of all charge and cost to the said John Edmunds, with the exception of .ss. for coining each stall when necessary, and all windways at ls. 6d. per yard; the said John Edmunds to use every exertion to give full employ ment to each collier. and take away his tram s, while all overweight was to be forfeited, and nothing to be paid to the various parties concerned; but if any dirt, stone, or fort ign matter be found in the trains, thesame to be cropped and deducted from the quantity estimated as coal. The workmen to have a draw in cash every fortnight, and a clear settlement of account every current month, and be then paid in the current coin of the realm. The scale of prices per ton to the workmen to be advanced or lowered according to the following scale, that is to say, when the price of coal at Cardiff shall be advanced to 9s. per ton, the workmen shall be paid the sum of 2d. extra per ton ; when the price shall fall or be lowered at Cardiff to tke sum of 7s. 6d. the workman shall be lowered in his wages the sum of 2d. per ton. The lowest price to the workmen to be Is. 6d. per ton, and if coal shall advance above 9s. the work men's wa ges shall also be advanced 2d. per ton for every 6d. per ton rise at Cardiff. The contract then covenants the usual application to the nearest bench of magistrates in the event of any misunderstanding, and that a month's notice shall be given to the men in the event of misconducting themselves, but not if a general strike should take place. On the 4th of July the several defendants absented them selves from the colliery without giving the monthly notice, which appears to have originated in a strike. The con sequence was, the said several defendants were taken before Colonel Smith, E. M. Williams and John Hewett, Esquires, and committed to Cardiff gaol for the space of three calendar months.—These proceedings created a lively sensation throughout the whole of the col liery districts, and more particularly so when it was rumoured that the warrant on which the commitment was framed was in each case illegal. The consequence was, par ties interested themselves in the matter, and the result was, Mr. Owen, the solicitor who defended Frost, Williams and Jones on the charge of high treason, was retained for the de fendants. That gentleman, with Mr. Da Medina, of Argyll square, London, applied on the 13th of August to the Lord Chief Baron at chambers for a writ of habeas corpus to bring up the body of David Thomas, for the purpose of being dis- nharged from Cardiff gaol The Lord Chief Baron, as a matter of course, granted the writ, which was made return able on the 21st of August, on which day the defendant was brought up in the custody of Mr. Woods, the governor of Cardiff gaol, and who handed in the warrant on which he held the body of the said defendant in custody. Mr. Medina contended, that upon the face of the warrant the commitment was illeAal, inasmuch as it did not appear that the prisoner was convicted of any offence, the warrant merely alleging that the prisoner was charged with an offence. There was another objection to the warrant. It did not ap pmr on the face of it that the prisoner was a servant em ployed in any of the capacities mentioned in the statute of 4 Geo. IV., cap. 34, that being the statute under which the conviction took place. The Lord Chief Baron saying that as he entertained some doubts on the point, he would consult with the Clerk of the Ctown Office. Mr. Comer was accordingly sent for, who de clared that the objection was fatal, on which his lordship directed the prisoner to be discharged. Mr. Medina said, that he now had to apply to his lordship for six other writs of habeas corpus, there being as many other persons confined in Cardiff Gaol upon similar warrants. The Lord Chief Baron thought it would be unnecessary to issue writs when summonses would hare the desired effect, as they in all probability would satisfy the magistrates that they had committed wrongfully. The summonses were accordingly issued, when the fol lowing extraordinary proceedings took place. A delay oc curred in the process of the summons, which was taken advantage of by the magistrates. They, without causing the prisoners to be brought before them, and reheering the case, applied to a learned barrister to draw out warrants, which was done in all the 1 phraseology ; these were sent to roe ; the governor, sups • the first warrants, so when the s u mmonses were served, t e bench took no notice beyond saying that whatever defects had previously existed, they lead been amended by the subsequent warrants. Upon Friday, the 28th of August, Mr. Medina applied to Mr. Justice Erie for the writ of habeas corpus, when he informed his lordship of the course which the Lord Chief Baron had advised to be pursued, and of its being disre garded. Upon this representation, the writs were issued and made returnable as yesterday. The magistrates, however, were determined to avoid mak ing eo many returns, for, being satisfied that they had no power to issue an amended warrant, and that the first war rants were illegal, they forthwith sent the discharge of the several defendants to Cardiff goal, all of whom were accord ingly liberated, the gassier merely endorsing on the backs of the respective writs that he had no such persons in his custody. The news of the discharge of the men soon became known, and on the day of their liberation they were received outside the gates of Cardiff goal by the assembled thousands, who conveyed them and their solicitor, Mr. Owen, home in triumph, and they arrived at their respective homes amidst the blazing of torches and bonfires, the men looking upon the proceedings with de light and gratitude, being fully convinced that they are as much protected by the law as their employers. At the time the return was made, it was also stated that the magistrates, to prevent all further proceedings against them, have paid to the defendants and their solicitor, the sum of 1201., as a compensation for the illegality of their conduct. THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 10, 1846. ADMIBALTY COURT, Yastassay. THE Sizar4A.--SALvAos.—This was originally a suit by the commander, oMcers, and crew of her Majesty's ship Cam4deon, to recover coast lunation for alleged salvage see vials rendered to a Seq vessel in November last off the Sussex coast. The assided by Trinity Masters, on the 9th May last, re l ied the claim for salvage, and con demned the asserted salvors in the costs. Subsequently, the commanding officer of her Majesty's ship took the benefit of the Insolvent Debtors Act, and in order to recover the coats, the foreign owner obtained a monition agairat the *dicers and crew of the Camelion, to pay the costs. The monition not being obeyed, the proctor fur the own ers of the Sirens now moved the Court for an at tachment against the parties, who appeared by proctor to the monition, and prayed to be heard on his petition against the issue of the attachment. Dr. Ronsirrson (who sat for the judge) doubted whether the parties were entitled to be heard, the merits of the question having been fully discussed and decided upon when the monition was granted, and whether an attachment did not issue as a matter of course upon non-obedience thereto ; but the other proctor consenting, ho allowed the petition to be entered into. CONSISTORY COURT, YESTERDAY. This was an extra court day. The Court sat for a short time, but no business of palate interest occurred. , BANKRUPTCY COURT, YESTERDAY. Before Mr. Commissioner Fame. Pnoors ENDER ILLEGAL CONTRACTS.—IN RE TIPPLE. — The bankrupt who had carried on business as a woollen draper and batter at Norwich, came up to pass his last exa mination, which was opposed by the assignees, on the ground that the bankrupt's accounts were insufficient. A prof was tendered again►t the estate to the amount of 5601. 9s. 3d. under an award. The learned Commissioner, after perusing the award, said that it was one of the strangest documents which had ever come before him. It appeared that there had been some illegal transactions in adulterating tobacco, and the bank rupt had received money on account of the claimants in respect thereof The bankrupt, however, had set up the defence that the contract was founded on an illegal tran saction. The Solicitor said that it was denied that such a plea had been put in. The learned Commissioner said that he could only go by the award tendered in support of the proof, and a more un• intelligible piece of legal jargon could not well be imagined; it went on to say that a general verdict had been entered for the plaintiffs, subject to the reference, but that if the award was entirely for the defendant, then the verdict should be entered for the plaintiffs for only 40c debt, and Is. damages. In the eye of reason and common sense this was an ab surdity, and he would not admit a proof on such an award without an explanation; he did not know whether the ab surdity arose from a form, or whether it was erroneous—the award on the face of it appeared to be erroneous. The Solicitor to the assiznees said it was a most extraordinary form, and was perhaps framed to meet the pleadings, as It was suggested that the bankrupt could be charged with the amount received as agent, notwithstanding any illegal con duct on the part of the plaintiffs. The proof was rejected, and the case adjourned for the bankrupt to furnish further accounts, his expenses being treble the amount of his profits; he had, however, kept the usual books, and said that he would be able to show that the expenditure arose from losses. The Commissioner said a bankrupt was not required to justifylimself on that account at the examination ; it was • subject for inquiry when he applied for his certificate. nal* an attack on him,and he was obliged to by for his life, as the fork entered his coat on the righthand side, but fortu. nately did not injure his person. She swore she would do for lum.—Prisoner, who often interrupted the evidence of this witress, exclaimed that she did not owe a farthing of money, and asked White if he did not promise to leave the place on the receipt of half a sovereign.—white replied that he only asked her for the rent.—Chas. Hardy, broker, of Union street, Spitalfields, corroborated the lastontnere's evidence.— Mr. Bray stated that he gave the warrant , signed by Mrs. Bray, who was executrix to the property, to the last witness, to carry into execution. He had tried everything he could to get her and her husband out of the house, but could not succeed. The property was going to wreck and ruin through them.—Prisoner : I don't owe you a farthing ; will it please your honour to hear my witnesses ?—Aldorman Wood : I will give you an opportunity of your witnesses being heard, by sending you to take your trial at the quarter sessions. You area moat violent woman. However t l will take bail for your appearance there.—The prisoner, in default of bail, was locked up. TR REA TEN ISO ALDERMAN WOOD. —Eliza EMU, • woman who has been in prison above a hundred times fo breaking windows, getting drunk, &c., and who has con stantly been in the habit of receiving a trifle from the vari ous aldermen at this court on her promising to behave better, was yesterday placed at the bar charged with behaving very disorderly in the court, as well as assaulting Mr. Roe, the warrant-officer. —lt would appear that yesterday she called here, and asked either to be sent to the Compter, or for the Alderman (Wood) to give her some pecuniary relief. This the alderman told her would not do, as she was too eon stoutly coming there, and ought to go to her parish. She said she would see the parish hanged first, and as she could get no relief, she would go out and break some windows, but it should be those of the court,and not a tradesman's. She became at last so insolent that she was turned out into the adjoining room, where she was overheard saying that she would find out where Alderman Wood resided, and then ace if she could not obtain relief. On the Alderman leaving the court, after the business was over, she followed him, and Mr. Roe thinking she was going to annoy that gentleman, went up to her and remonstrated with her. She refused to turn back, when Rot caught hold of her to prevent her going further, upon which a scuffle ensued, and the prisoner managed to get one of her legs between his and they both fell. Mr. Roe however, was up immediately and had her locked up.—Alderman ood said, that if he had properly done his duty on the previous day, he should have held her to bail to keep the peace in consequence of her threats. With respect to himself he cared little about her threats, as his residence was not within her reach.— Prisoner: I often say things I don't mean.—Alderman Wood: There is no doubt you intended to do something by your threats to break windows, and by your conduct to the officer of the court, and, under those circumstances, I shall hold you to bail to keep the peace for six months, and in default to be confined in the House of Correction.— Prisoner: Very well, it shall cost you something when I come out after my six months' imprisonment.—She was then removed from the bar and conveyed to prison. BOW-STREET.—Tae STABBING IN DRURY-LANE.— William Norris, who was remanded en a charge of stabbing a man named Henry Figgins, was again brought up for re examination. Henry Figgins said he was a shoemaker, and lived in the same room with the prisoner, at No. 1, Feathers court, Drury-lane. On Sunday night week, about half-past twelve, when he went home, the prisoner was at the door, they began larking, and they fell in the court, he being undermost. He then struck the prisoner with his open hand, and went up stairs to go to bed, the prisoner followed him up shortly afterwards, they had a struggle in the room, and he again struck the prisoner with his open hand, as he was very spiteful, and immediately afterwards he felt himself stabbed. The prisoner was leaving the room, and he called out to his landlord, " Stop him, he has stabbed me." He was then taken to the hospital.—Mr. Porter, landlord of the house, corroborated the evidence of Figgins, and proved that he detained the prisoner when called to by the prosecutor. —W. Pcterkin, constable F 55, repeated the evidence given by hint on a former day in detail. —Henry Stevens said he was acting-house surgeon at King's College Hospital. On Monday week the prosecutor was brought there bleeding from five wounds in the chest ; two of which, if they had deviated an eighth of an inch, would have been very dangerous, and another under the left nipple would have been instant death if the knife had not struck on one of the ribs. The man was now out of danger.—The prisoner in his defence said that the prosecutor aggravated him very much, and he did not deny that under that feeling he had taken up the unlawful weapon which he had used.—He was fully committed for trial, and the witnesses bound over. WORSHIP-STREET. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. A young woman, named Mary Fitzgerald, about nineteen , years of age, was charged with having made the following determined attempt at self-destruction:—Police-constable Newell, N 102, stated that while on duty near the canal bridge at Cambridge-heath, shortly before ten o'clock on the ?-evading right, he t.',hareee. th 3 we:k:ns; such an agitated manner as to excite his suspicions that she contemplated self-destruction, and after watching her for a few minutes. saw her rush towards a dwarf wall on the brink of the canal, where she clasped her hands, with the exclamation, " Lord, have mercy upon me!" and instantly precipitated herself into the water, with such energy that her body was thrown into the centre of the stream. Wit ness, though unable to swim, immediately waded in after her, till the water reached his mouth, when he lost his balance, and narrowly escaped drowning himself ; but ulti mately succeeded in dragging tb•• prisoner to the bank, whence she was conveyed to a neighbouring tavern, and by the application of prompt restoratives, her life was preserved. From subsequent inquiries he ascertained that she had been in the service of a laundry-man in the neighbourhood, with whom she had had a serious quagrel that evening, which so wounded her feelings that she determined to put an end to her existence. In answer to the Magistrate, the prisoner said that she had been ill-treated in her situation, and having neither friends,clothes, nor home, she had no resource hut to act as she had done.—Mr. Broughton said that it was manifestly unsafe in the present state of her feelings to allow her to go at large, and he should therefore commit her for a week to prison, where she would be properly admonished upon the rashness and wickedness of the act which she had attempted to commit. M A RY LE BON E.—EXTENSIVE SYSTEM or PLUNDERING JEWELLERS AND WATCHMAKERS— G. Fitzherbert,astylishly dressed young man (and who has occasionally gone by the names of Watson and Williams), was char ge d under the following circumstances. The prisoner had gone upon diffe rent days to the shops of Mr. Kaiser, Park terrace, Regent's Park, and Mr. Mills, 149, Oxford-street: from the shop of the former tradesman a gold watch was stolen, and from the latter a gold diamond ring. In each case the articles alluded to had, beyond all doubt, been handed by the prisoner to a confederate, who, while the shopkeepers were looking for goods to suit his (prisoner's) fancy, had stepped in to ask a question as to the setting of a ring, or some other matter of trivial importance, and upon receiving a reply, went away. The prisoner was ultimately stopped and given in charge by Mr. Kaiser, who, after the departure of the " gentleman" (the suspected confederate) called in a constable, Cooper, 67 D, by whom the prisoner was con veyed to the station-house. In addition to the two eases before named, a third was now preferred by Mr. John James Harris, 11, Upper East Smithfield. It appeared that on the 31st of July the prisoner came to the shop and asked to look at some gold lever watches, several were placed before him en the glass case upon the counter, and while he was examining them another young man en tered and asked what would be the charge for cleaning a three-quarter plate lever ; he was told that the charge would be 4 shillings, and be then went away ; the prisoner followed him saying that he would call again in a fortnight or three weeks, and shortly after they had left one of the gold watches was missed. It was further stated that the young man who made enquiry respecting the cleaning of his watch was now under sentence of transportation.—Mr. Rawlinson (to the prisoner): I shall send you for trial, and you can therefore say any thing here or not, as you may think pro per.—Prisoner: Neither of the parties who have sworn to me ever saw me in their shops at all ; another man has been transported, and it seems that they want to transport me.— Mr. Rawlinson committed him upon all three of the charges. LAMBETH.—IMPORTANT DECIBION.—Mr. Elliott de livered his judgment in a case of some importance to persons levying executions, and the hearing of which occupied much of his time and attention on a former day. Its brief facts were these : —Mr. Thomas Chittenden, a hop-merchant, re siding in John-street, Albany-road, Caniberwell, appeared to • summons charging him with an assault upon Samuel Tickner, by setting a furious dog at him. The complainant, who is a licensed broker, deposed that on the afternoon of Saturday, the 29th of last month, he went, armed with a warrant from his landlady, to levy a distress for rent upon the defendant's premises. He got legal possession, he said, when the defendant set a furious dog at him, and his men ejected him from the premises, and in doing so jammed his foot between the gate and gate-post. In his cross-examina tion the complainant reluctantly admitted that he bad brought many charges of assault at police-offices against per sons for obstructing him in taking possession of premises, and his manner of answering questions was anything but satis factory. His witness, an ex-policeman, gave his evidence in an equally unsatisfactory manner, and his sole object appeared to be that of leading the bench to believe that Tickner, his employer, bad gained possession of the premises. Mr. Chit tenden, in reply to the charee, complained of the conduct of Tickner for the ontrace he had committed, and said that by right he should have been the defendant in the case and not the complainant. The fact, he said, was, that a Mr. Taylor was his landlord, and the person to whom he paid his rent. He (Mr. Taylor) and his wife, it appeared, had some differ ence, when the latter took it into her head that she was entitled to the rent, and sent Tickner, who was in the habit, he said, of taking such jobs, on the system of no cure, or rather no execution, no pay, and who was not, therefore, particular how he executed them. On the evening in ques tion, Mrs. Chittenden had just let in her son, a little boy who had come from school, and had actually locked the front gate after him, when Tickner sprang towards her, and endeavoured to secure the key, just as she was in the act of taking it out of the lock. Mrs. Chittenden being thus attacked in such a rude manner, called out to him, and on his approaching the place, be found the complainant with his foot inside the gate, his body being outside, and insisting that he bad thus gained legal possession. He (defendant) told hint otherwise, and was about to remove him from the gate, when the dog, who had followed him out, and seeing the complainant abort to get held of kin, dew at him, but did not bite or injure him. The facts, as stated by the defendant, were satisfactorily proved, and it was also sworn that the dog was a harmlesi and quiet animal.—Mr. Elliott took time to con sider on the case. and yesterday delivered his judgment upon it. It appeared to him that, according to the complain ant's own testimony, he must be regarded as a trespasser. The law was very clear on the subject. It declared that for a broker to obtain legal possession the outer door mutt be open or so easily to be opened in the ordinary way as that doing so will be unamompanied eithe r by violence or a breach of the peace. In this instance he could not regard the broker as having obtained such legal possession as the law contemplated. In point of fact he had not obtained even a colourable possession, for the door was never out of the command of the defendant's wile, the key of the lock having bein in her hand whil,t the arm of th.. complainant was inside the gate. In conclusion Mr. Elliott said, that he did not believe that the dog was set at the complainant, or that any excess had been used in the resistance offered, and therefore he must dismiss the complaint. The complainant asked for his expenses, but they were refused. WESTMINSTER.--SIIICIDE TN A POLICE STATION.— Yesterday morning, Mr. Moran, an inspector of the B divi sion, informed the magistrate that Joseph Mahon, who stood charged on the police-sheet with being found sleeping in an empty house in Lowndes-square, had committed suicide at the station-house in Elisabeth-street, Pimlico, by suspending himself from the frrating of the cell by his handkerchief.— Mr. Burrell inquired whether anything was known of the deceased.—Mr. Morin said he understood that one of the plain clothes constables of the division had been some time in quest of him for felony, and but for his having put a period to his existence, some parties would have been in attendance that morning to prosecute.—Mr. Burrell observed that information of the circumstance must be immediately given to the coroner of the district.—The inspector said that that had been already done. TH AMES.--Cu RIOUS CHARON or HOBBERY.—Hr. Henry Bradley, a respectable tradesman carrying on busi ness as a fancy bread and biscuit baker, at High-street, Pop lar was charged with stealing a watch, the property of Samuel Humor, No. 8, Wellington-street, Waterloo-town, Bethnal-green. It appeared that the complainant came up from Gravesend on the previous evening, accompanied by his brothers, John and Abraham, in the Satellite steam• boat. They sat in the after cabin, and the prisoner and his wife (a most respectable looking woman) sat near them . The complainant, who was near the cabin door, dozed away for about a quarter of an hour, when the prisoner's wife said te one of the brothers, " If that man is a friend of yours be has lost his watch," adding, that a tall man in a dark frock had been at his pocket. By this time the prisoner had got upon deck, where the prosecutor, finding that his watch was gone, pursued and charged him with the theft, which charge was indig nantly denied. Whenthe vessel came to Blackwell the pri soner w..s given into custody and taken to the Poplar station, where he was instantly recognised as a respectable inhabi tant, by Sergeant Wood, of the K division, who, after allud ing to his position, and referring to his respectability, asked the prosecutor if he persisted in the charge. The latter said he should do so, and Mr. Bradley was accordingly locked up, his wife having been also kept in a sort of custody for the space of three hours..—Mr. Pelham, who appeared for the defence, in cross-examining the prosecutor's brothers, and a man named Thomp son, the steward of the steam-boat, whose mode of giving evidence, coupled with the animus which he evinced, drew down the indignant remonstrances of the magistrate, elicited a number of facts to show that the charge had not a shadow of support. One of the prosecutor's brothers having fenced in an extraordinary manner with one of the questions put by Mr. Pelham, was severely reprimanded by the magistrate, who observed that in a case where a respect. able tradesman was charged with a felony it was mast important that the witnesses should answer the questions put to them distinctly and directly. After a very searching inquiry, which occupied a considerable part of the morning, Mr. Broderip said there was not a tittle of evidence which would warrant him in calling upon the prisoner even to make a defence t the charge. It was very distressing to have a respectable man placed at the bar of a crowded court charged with a felony on such trifling grounds, and it was probable that the prosecutor would hear of it at another place, as Le had rendered himself liable to an action. In discharging the case, he (Mr. Broderip) felt it his duty to say that nothing had transpired during the inquiry which in the slightest degree militated against the character of the prisoner as a honest and upright tradesman. GREENWICH.—HORSE-STEALINO.—John Johnson was placed at the bar on a charge of horse-stealing. It appeared from the evidence that, in the early part of Tuesday, the prisoner offered a horse for sale to a man on Blackheath-hill, alleging it to be the property of his uncle. The bargain was made between :he parties, on condition that the prisoner should satisfy the intended purchaser that the horse really belonged to his uncle ; and to test this the man who had for the animal accompan;ed the prisoner to town, but, not being satisfied with the inquiries there made, re turned to Greenwich, when the prisoner was given into enstody. Police constable James Rapsey, upon making Inquiries, discovered that the horse, together with a set of harness and other articles, bad been stolen from the yard of a Mr. Hatteraley, a cab proprietor, of the Horseferry-road, Westminster; but, as the evidence was not complete, Mr. Treill remanded the prisoner for a week. The person who stands charged with an immoral offence towards Frances Jane Garlick, a child 10 years of age, and who in the first instance gave his name at the station house as Henry Nicholson, of 14, Gray's-inn, barrister, but who'e proper name occupation, and address appear to be Henry Nielwl, manager to Elmsley and Preston, solicitors, 47 A, /doorgate-street, city, attended in discharge of his recognizance& It will l.e remembered that the case stood over for a week in order that the child should be properly instructed in the serious importance of an oath. The girl was brought into court by her mother, and after Mr. Traill had questioned Mrs. Garlick as to the competency of her daughter to un dergo examination, she was called to the witness-box. Jane Frances Garlick was then sworn, and deposed that, on last Tuesday week, about 2 o'clock, her mother sent her into the park with her brother and sister, and while there, the gentleman (prisoner) passed her and said. " Have you got all those children to mind ? ' and she said she had not. He then offered her a shilling, and asked if she had been with any gentleman before ? She did not understand him, and be said, Did she know what he meant by asking that question ? He then took bold of her hand and pulled her to him. He said, Would she go with him for a shilling? She then saw her mother coming along the park, and told her little brother of it. Her mother asked her what the gentleman was laying against her for? and' : she said the gentleman had offered her a shilling to go with him. lie did not hear her tell her mother. Her anther then followed him until she saw two policemen, who ran after him over the hill.—By Mr. Train: Her mother spoke to her before the gentleman got off the gnus. He had hold of her frock and hand by her side. Did not use any degree of force. She got up, and he came again and sat by her.—The pri-oner here remarked that he was in the moat public part of the park ; hundreds of persons as well as the police were about; believed the child was in the middle of a group. He certainly offered a shilling, but not with say sinister intent. He intended to give it to the children. sad believes he said, " Let us go and buy cakes, &c. The child hen said that the gentleman (prisoner) invited her towards the trees.—Prisoner replied that he was walking up towardsßlack heath, when the mother of complainant followed, asked what he meant, and said he was not a gentleman. The prisoner observed that one of the witnesses who was examined the previous dry said, " You will be taken in charge ; what will you give? "—Mrs. Garlick was then called in, and deposed that on going into the park, she saw the prisoner on the ground, and her child, She asked her daughter what had happened ? The child said, " He has offered me ls , mother, to go with him." Thinks be must have heard the questions put and the answers given by the chile. The prisoner walked very fast away from her, and as son as he saw the police coming he ran off She had told him she should call the police. Is sure the words spoken to her daughter could be distinctly heard by the prisoner. Witness saw prisoner lying amongst the children. Heard her child say, " Here comes mother." She asked what the gentleman was lying . there for ? and she min. He has offered me a shilling to go with him, and had asked her if gentlemen had been with her before. She asked what he meant by offering a shilling and asking the child such questions ? Prisoner replied that he did not know what she meant; it was a mistake alto gether. She said, he appeared to be a gentleman, but his manners did not show it. Witness is sure that the child would not tell a story. It was probable she would think of what she bad deposed to.—The prisoner remarked that the nature of the case would not admit of his adducing contrary testimony.—The child was recalled, and said that her mother had never sent her into the park but once before, and then it was to take care of a Mrs. Dale's children, a month since. Had never spoken to a stranger in the park before.— The two female witnesses who had been examined on the first examination were called, but did not appear. Police-constable Braddick, 64 R, deposed that when he apprehended the prisoner he did so after pursuing him over One-Tree-hill, round the tree, and down the hill on the other side by the pathway. On being overtaken, prisoner said, " Don't take me into the crowd. ' Witness then went back to the child, and she told him what she had sworn to here to-Mrday. . Train. said, after the evidence adduced to-day, it would be impossible to let the prisoner off without punish ment. The statement of the parent and complainant proved an attempt to commit a misdemeanour, even if no mischief had been done in this particular case. The law required that be should net deal with it summarily. He could not, without a fiction of law. The injury to the morals and feel ings of the child might have been very serious. Under all the . .cumats -'es he was bound to send the charge to the Hi Trail)) then signified that he would " - sessions. (Mr. take bail, two sureties in 401. each, to appear and answer the charge at the next sessions to be holden at Maidstone. If bail was tendered at 6 o'clock he would be set at liberty, and if not, he could be brought before the court to-morrow (this day), when the absent witnesses might be produoed.—The prisoner said his wife was in a very delicate state of health, and he wished to be at liberty as soon as possible. He then complained of letters which had 'appeared in the pa pets, charging him with exposing his person, such sot being the fact.—Mr. Trail said there was no legal evidesee on the first examination ; but the child's evidence bill sis• altered the matter, and caused it to be his duty be peons& With regard to anonymous charges in the newspaper, ha (Mr. Trail) had been a magistrate for 13 years, and during that time be had never, he believed, been accused of coneesV ment of anything to shield delinquents. In the present ace, a wrong name had been given; the name was, however, cor rected on the police-sheet afterwards, and an officer was sent to the place of address to prove its accuracy. MONEY MARKET. WEDNESDAY EVISNINO. The funds opened rather better this morning, and Consols were quoted 96 to 1 for money, and 961 to 1 for the sceount, but just at the close of business the prices gave way, and were called 96 for money, and 961 sellers for time. The dealers appeared not to have much confidence in the stability of the market at present quotations. Reduced Threes, 96f to I ; Three-and-a-quarter per Cents., 981 to I ; Exchequer Bills, 10s. to 14s. premium; Long Annuities, 101 to 7-16 ; Bank Stock, 210 to 11; India Stock, 2591 to 601. A report obtained some currency that the Bank Direct tors contemplated another alteration us the rate of interest, to be determined at the usual Board meeting tomorrow. COMMISSION OF LUNACY.—Firra DAY. Yesterday morning, at half-past nine o'clock, the inquiry as to the state of mind of bin. Catherine Cumming wu again proceeded with at the Horns Tavern, Kennington. Dr. Milluigen, a part proprietor of York House, and a phy sician who has had much experience in such cases as that which formed the subject of the present investigation, gave it as his opinion that Mrs. Cumming is not of sound mind. Sir A. Morrison, M.D., expressed a similar opinion. Both gentlemen stated several facts which had led them to this conclusion. After the production of some further evidence, Mrs. Cumming (having, at her own request, fortified herself with wine breakfast) was examined br the learned Commis sioner. She denied, in the meet positive but composed man ner ths majority of the evidence given in 'sup po rt of the commission. In answer to the charges of infidelity which she bad made against Captain Cumming, shc stated that the nurses were constantly complaining of his improper conduct, and she always discharged them. As to her expressions of hatred against her daughter and son-in-law, they arose from the disrespectful conduct of Mr. Ince towards her. She always entertained affection for her daughter. it ex2rwions mwarc's Hoocer, U:3 &tigh ter, she admitted were rather strong, because she and Mr. Hooper maligned her character. As to the neglect of her property in Newport, Monmouthshire, the house for which she had refused the 35/. a year, she intended to have pulled down, and to have rebuilt two houses on the site, as there was ample room for so doing, which would produce SOL a year. She denied ever cursing her children. She complained of her house having been watched by Mrs. Hooper, and said that Captain Cumming deceived her family when she married him. She was never happy with him. She had a son on whom her property was settled, and when he died she became his heir; if he had survived her, he would have inherited it. She denied making the charges of robbery against Mr. Dangerfield and others. She never intended to have adopted any of the children she took as companions, but she did not deny repre senting Cecilia Bartolini as her daughter. Of her habits since she became an inmate of York House, she gave a satis factory explanation. With respect to the fowls and other animals, they were her hobby, they produced no unpleasant smell. As to the general testimony of the witnesses, what would her statement weigh against them ? Her examination occupied nearly an hour and a half, and her answers through out were most clear end lucid.—On the application of Mr. Petersdorff for an adjournment for the arrival of witnesses from France, after a long and desultory conversation between the counsel, commissioner, and the jury, an ad journment was granted until the 24th instant, for the wit nesses from Paris. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. Before Mr. Sericant Adams. THE USE Of A GRAND JURT.—Ann Wilson, a young woman, 29 years of age, was indicted for stealing one hail sovereign and two half-crowns, from the person of Herbert Oliver. An interest was im parted to the case, which it would not otherwise have , by the prosecutor's ad mission, that he had to receive the sum of 31. to get the prisoner's discharge, by altering his evidence before the rand jury. He further admitted that he had signed a paper in the following terms : Son. 7..—This is to certify that there is left the sum of C 3 in the possession of Mr. Sharp, at the Grosvenor Arms, George-street, in the ease of Ann Wilson, 111 get her final discharge in the ensuing trial, which will take place at Clerkenwell Sessions on the Bth but., I shall be entitled to the contents of this letter. If Ido nut get her discharge the contents will be delivered up to John Norton. But I will get her discharge through making a different statement when I go before the mend jury.—Witness our hands, lisnsexr Warm, Jon', Nomme." Mr. Payne was proceeding with the crime-examination when it was intimated by the learned judge, that, whatever the circumstances in fact might be, no jury could convict on the evidence of a man who had put his hand to such a paper. The jury concurring in this view of the case, the prisoner was acquitted. The Court refused the prosecutor's expenses, and ordered him to be detained for tho present, Mr. Sergeant Adams observing, that be should consider whe ther his conduct did not amount to the offence of compound ing a felony. The grand jury soon afterwards came into court, when the learned judge read the paper, in order to show them how unconsciously they may be made the means of doing serious injury to the administration of justice. Mr. Sharp, of the Grosvenor Arms, stated circumstances, which showed that he was totally unconnected with the transac tion, although his name had been mentioned in the paper which was before read. Fell Clierot, a respectably-dressed Frenchman, was in dicted for stealing a pocket-handkerchief from the pocket of Alfred Priestly whi'e at Cremorne Gardens. An interpreter attended, in consequence of the prisoner being ignorant of the English language. The prosecutor stated that he was in the Theatre of Cremorne Gardens on the 24th of August, when he felt a tug at his pocket, and afterwards missed his handkerchief. He turned to the prisoner and accused him of taking it, but he (the prisoner) took his own pocket-hand kerchief from his pocket, to shew that he had his own. The prosecutor then put his hand in the prisoner's breast and I pulled out the stolen handkerchief, when the prisoner imme diately made a grasp at his (the prosecutor's) studs, but did not succeed in getting them—The prisoner handed a written defence, in French, which was handed to the interpreter, but he, not being able to read it even with the aid of a French dictionary, it was banded to Mr. Evans. The sub• stance of it was, that he held a situation as agent to L'Obserrateur Francais, and the place in which he was at the time (Cremorne Gardens) was so intensely hot, that he did not know what he did, and did not know what to make 1 1 of the charge at the time, uhe had not been long in Eng land. It also stated that he had a witness to speak to his character.—Mr. Adolphe Dupart, the editor of L'Obserra teur Frast r ais, stated that the prisoner had been recom mended to him by the committee for supporting poor French men in London, and that since he had been employed by him, he had conducted himself well.—He was found Guilty. The learned judge said that he would not pass a severe sen tence upon him, as it was very evident he was not to be con sidered as a London thief. —The sentence wu two morths' imprisonment. POLICE.---YEsrEspia. GUILDHALL.—CHAROB OP ATTEMPTING TO STAB TWO PERSONS.—Yesterday an elderly woman, named Judith Higgins, was Drought up and placed at the bar, charged with attempting to stab a broker and his assistant while in the execution of their duty.—James White, broker's mist ant, stated that on Friday, the 4th instant, he, with his young master, proceeded to the prisoner's house, in Sum court, Golden-lane, for the purpose of executing a warrant for rent due to the amount of it. Bs. On entering the house he asked the prisoner if she had the money ready, and on receiving a rept, in the negative, he loin ner tom, ii she quietly left the house, the landlord was willing to forgive her the amount. She refused to leave, when be told hie master to begin taking the inventory, upon which she flew at him, and snatched the paper out of his hand. She then ran to the dresser, and afterwards to the cupboard, for the purpose of getting a knife, but not Hiding one she took up a fork, and made a stab at his master (Charles Hardy), whom she missed. He flew to the door, when she made another stab at him, and the fork entered the panel of the doer as he , closed it. Witness then remonstrated with her, when she but no credit was attached to it in banking quarters. It dens not seem at all probable, that having induced the ram to recently at one fortnight ago, they would so soon proceed to another change, whether in the opposite direction or a fur ther rep in reduction still. The foreign market was in a depressed state, with prices tending downwards and little business. Mexican declined further to 251 to 1 ; Spanish Fives were fairly supported at 27 to ; the Threee, fiat at 331 to I; Pas sive, 6 to 1; Portuguese, 41 to 3; Danish, 88 to 1 ; Dutch Two-and-a-half per Cents, 691 to 60; the Fours, 941 to 5 ; Belgian Four-and-a-half per Cents., 97 to 8 It is contended in some quarters that the course of the Portuguese government is imposing an income tax of 20 per cent. on the foreign creditors of the state stands justi fied, so far as the principle, by the course adopted by Sir Robert Peel, who, on the enactment of the income tax here, for the tint time subjected the foreign non-resident holders of British stocks, as well as of foreign securities, of which the dividends are payable here, to the operation of the income tax, equally with the resident holders of such stocks. In the days of Pitt fiscal policy was understood dif ferently in that respect, Foreign non-resident holders of property in the British funds were carefully exempted from the operation of the income tax then enacted, and so con tinued until its final abolition. The cases, however, are not parallel. The debt of this country is almost altogether owing in the coun try itself. It is believed that not much more than five millions of the whole is held abroad, and it may be admitted that it was scarcely worth while to extend to so small a proportion the provisions of the income-tax. The amount of income so operated on would hardly exceed 150,0001. per annum, the 3 per cent. upon which would be only the miserable sum of 4,5001. But it must not be for gotten that the Portuguese government has on various occa sions been dealing most unjustly and arbitrarily with its foreign debt. It ceased to pay dividends al ether for some time ; then it cut down the interest when it did pay ,• again, it decreed a forced conversion, by which the bondholder were plundered in another shape. If it be just or necessary to call upcn the foreign bondholder to contribute towards the financial exigencies of Portugal, let him at least be re instated in his proper position. Let his 4 per cent, bonds be replaced in their original value of 5 per cent., with all arrears of interest paid off, or funded at the compound sum in a stock bmriug the same rate of interest. The 20 per cent. tax might then become less objectionable for its amount, if net for its principle. ENOLItill PUNT/IL—Sem 9 Bank Stock, 210 j 9i 11 India Ikmd.n, under £l,OOO, 29 per ( ens. eteemed Am., 964 j South Sea New Anne., 954 3 per Ct. Consols, Am., 961 a Bank Stock for Acct, 1105 New 34 p. Ct. Ann., 4031 4 1 1 Consols for Aoct., 961 j j Long Ann, Exp. Jan. 5, 1660, Lx. Bilks, £l,llO 14d., 10 15 14 10 1 7.16 I Ditto £5OO, 10 15 14 Long Ann., 30 years, Exp. 001,10, Ditto, Small, 10 15 1859, 10 346 ?OREM; 3 per Ct. Danish Dda., 1825, 884 4 5 per Cent. Mexican, 1846, 254 Ditto Acct., Sept. IS, 234 4 Ditto Small, 28. S per Ct. Portuguese Bonds, 854 4 per Ct. ditto, 43 Ditto, Met., 424 i ruins. 5 per Cent. Spanish Bonds, Acct. Sept. 15, 21.4 7.1 Ditto, Passive, 6 3 per Ct. Span oh Bonds, 38i Ditto Acct., Sept. 13, 3$ 3 per Ct. Fr. Rentes, 841. 44 per 4.1. Belgian ids., 97 4 per Ct. Dutch Certificates, 944 EXCHANGES AND STOCKS ABROAD. .—.—.—. Pius Boras; Baer . B.—Coors Au/Arnhem., for money.— Pty. per Center, 119.35, ex die. • lour.and.m.Half per Cents., 111.75; Three per Cents., 84.30 ; Sha r es of the Lank, 33.05; Bente de Naples (Rothschild), 101.75; Romm Loan, 1024; Belgian Five per Cents., 1840, 102 t; ditto 1842, 1031; Gouin Bank Shares, 1215; Ganneron ditto, 119,50; Bandon ditt o, 520. Exchange on London, $0 days, 23.70; three months, 24.523. The Fire per Cents. closed for the Account at 119.25 ; the Three per Cents. at 84.40. Bausoms, Seer. 7.—Loan, 1640, 101; 1842, 1021; 1844, 90 1 • 1836, 96; 1831 t, 74: of the City, 1832, 101; 1843, 100. Bank of Belgium, 930. Exchange on Landon, 25.80; two months, 25.60. ANTWKILP, Suer. 7.—Ezehange on London, 25.823 80 ; two months, 25,65. VICKWA, Aro. 31.—Five per Cents., 111 ; Your per Cents, 1064 ; Three per Cents., 734 ; Loam of 1534, 1574 ; Ditto, 11139, 1271 ; Bank Shares, 1,567. Ararunery Siwr. 7.—Actual Debt, Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 101, 60/ ; Three per Cents., 721, 721 ; Four per Cents., 941, 95. Oommercial Company, Your-and-a-lialf per Cents., 1741 1751. East India Loan, 941, 941. Spanish Fire per Cents, 21, 21f ; Three per Cents., 39, 40. Exchange on London, 12.20 ; two months, 12.12. Bemis, Etter. 4.—Pruasion Schuld Sch., Three-and-a- Half per Cents., 941, 941. Exchange on London, three mambo, 6.241; on Hamburg, 300 marks, 1501,1501 ; on Paris, 300 fr., 79 s.l2ths, 791. RAILWAY NEWS. The market for shares and scrip was rather better yesterday, and in some cases a small improvement in prices might be noticed ; as in the scrips of some of the East Indian lines, Reading and Cluildfard, 61c. The transactions were not, however, of a very active character. At Liverpool the inactivity in the share market continued, and prices were rather lower. At Manchester also business was limited, but there were no forezcl 'Ales. The maiketclor.d Lea:s marl:.l arts ei;eniely fine, and very fen sae were made. North British (Carlisle) declined 25., and Liverpool and Ormskirk advanced 3s. per share. RAILWAY SHARE LlSTS.—Lonnott, Seer. 9. Nora.—The quotations of lines in Roman characters denote actual transactions: those of lines in Italia sellers' priced. Paid. Paid. Aberdeen mortrgate .... Him rag& &Gloster Deism Om. 74 ri.)l Birm. & Oxford J unn Bristol & Licter r De. Ana binned and 4luster 1 .165 d. Manchester & Birm. 78 74 Do. j Shares 4 44 6p. Do. Do. B 1 8 3 1 BP. Manch., ilia. &Mat 1 4p. Manch. & Southamp 1# I Ilts 40 Do pm .B il i e r:.# Derby 3 1 6 11 Newcastle Si Darling. 424 Do. New ll 101 iNewcastle&Bennok 27f b ;Newark, Sheffi.liatt. Nemo. and thestd. a jp. North British . Do. 4 shares Do. Fifths 7f Do.Exten.((hrlis ) 4i 4 4 I Norfolk la 4 Northers. & &astern 72 4 N.KentiDir.Dorer r Barth Stalfordehire 3l fp. Marthastp. Basshark , Id. 10xf.troottehr, Ire Uu:ct!: 14 4d. ebrlmou26 • Prestos st Iryre 344 321 44 Do. ishares 10 .flickmand 194 100 Sheffield at Masseh ; Do. Lissooh...lo 1 s Do. Gt.Griasolgt 1 Do. Ire. Lem._ l&rottiol. Central '4 1 6 74p. Do. New 0 4 74p. .Scottish Midland 4 Id. .Bhreenibory & Bins 2$ Li shropshire Union Smith Doom ld• Baekinghiunshire Caletkinian Do. 4 share. Do. Extemben Cambridge ar Oxford CAestar 4. Holyhead Churnet at Blythe . . Cork and Waterford Cornwall Direct Northern Dablitt. Belfast Jog Dahlia ¢ G Eastern Counties li e ! 10 6 1 10, Do. New Lso.P.Spere. No.l Do. Do. 2 Do. Yrk Exteasicon , East lAncirahlre' Enst Lineslmam_ Edinburgh dlitagee IDo. 4 snares Do. 1 shares Edinb.and Northers Hiustingston Gook, Dorae.,& NA, ;Gt.do., Wat(lr lot. North of Er tJ4 fl 4t(lrel.) England : Do. Nno 'root Western Do. b shares Do. skuues Do. rifUyi Hull Selby Do. Ishares Do. shores !per., tory,St.E4l Do.Do.Nonoteh Lancaster & Carlisle. 421 7 1 P. I IP. H.l 89p. 0 18 Par 4 11. 66 ' . ei 2 . 535 p. . 60 Tp. 31 3p. 221 .321 3 . 104 6 . 211 . 25 6p. I I Lecda and Bndford Leicester le Bedford.. beige:ter+ Ilirming Laic. Tarn. Trent Val. ti tat i 13°.14i 42. 104 2 4 10 54 64p. 71 704 7d. I Ofd. ,11fouth Midland IP. IS. Eastern & Dover 42 1 $4 Do.N.(iss32l) N0.1.4i 3 4 li Do. N. (14114e3d.) 2 lti Do. N. (do. NO S 43 P. Do. N. jd0.131.) 41 South Wales „ . West Riding Unice 2 4P. * Weyst.'S 4d. wiale.ntlces,ConeJ. York and Carlisle._ 24 lid. York and North Mid. la Do. a &Fes 4 34 7 4 Do. SoarnerouyA 8 Do. Selky 40 Sp. Do./Istenalove l B4 L94p Do.ll.&W.itkig.E , .13 F011134111t Bauman ißoulogne & Amiens l3l Bardfotil.CrtteCust i d. Madre Valley 2 id. Dutch Rhenish ,:Beat Indian 06 1 rnatinol.Posistasks Great Wes/. Bengal 10t. Nor. France. Con. 1 34 i ;Gt. Western Canada Louvain Ile Sambre :Lyons and etelynon !Luxembourg l4 'Namur # Lisps 3 4 Id. 'Orleans& Vierson SIP. ;Orleans & Bordeaux 5 •1 'Over Foe: 3 244. Paris &Lyons, Coast 24 64 Paris # Orliessis An 49 Paris and iiotlo4 37 11 Paris &Strash.Const 44 Ram and Havre s 4 84 Sandra Mid MeltSe 44 Sid. Strasloary and Bale 72 84 Taira* haetees,Onst• pso 1 p. Wad Randers 2 4 14d Chester, Birkenhead (201. ah.) r.—London, N. Western, 203-4 Carbide), 24 p.—N. Umbel, 8 ter, 2 p.—. Eastern (4 eb. , j Riding Fain.), 12j p.— effield, 24 d.—lludderalekl, C. Think, 34 d.—Do. (new) 311. rewabuiy, Ossestry, Dudley, 46e..a . L.E. , -: Stamford, iverpool, 1 71 8 I 621 10 22/ 3 9 91 '203 42 231 1316115 ip 20p. ) Junction Ls Leo. Man. f N. Jess 3 London4 Blackest! Do. haw 50 London and Brighton 30 Do Fifths 13' , London 3s Croydon 'London#Greenwich, 100 I,ondoalsN.Western , Do. Ohms Do. New ahares Do. PO ha 121 Do Eighth ( G. , Do. N. 1 oh. 4 Do. .C4O sh.,L.4S 411 London &S. Westeim 40 Do. New Cone. lie Do. New 14 Do. New 31 London & York .. 2i Lon., Sells., & Yeevil 12i Emery. itthlsraitu 15 14 an and Ely ... 15 Lyme soul Derehass $2 Manchester & Leeds 5$ Do. 4 shares Do. j shares I Do. Alths 111 Do. Sosteestke 4 Do. Extension Unman, SKPMIBIM 11 d.—E. Comattee (York cafe.), II —Do. (new oh.), 151 p.—N. Britls 22.5—D0. (B), 154—Sheffield, Mond York and N. Midland. (E. and burgh, Northern, par.—Onmaby, and R., 2 p.—Do. (ez.) lii. p.—Lee Liverpool, Bury (new) 11, 555, 6d. Chester, 1 d.—Amberiste, d.—B . Birmingham. Oxford Jn., 4,4, Ix—Dorton ham, d.—Dublin, Wexford, 11, 56. Preston, 41 p.—Loadon, York, 1 d.—Direct Northern, it Shat: fordshire, 51 p.—Shrevrabury, Birmingham Os. p.— Lin colnshire, 45., 3s. 6d. d.—Trent Valley Midland Gr. Jn., lin 98dd.. p.— W. Riding tin., 511 s. Scl, 2i p.—Leicester, Bedford, —Leicester, Tamworth, par Manchester, Southampton, 15s. 9d.— pi* Banbury, Cheltenham, 4 d.—WarwicksLiea, London, 1 d. Pasta, Barr. 8. Caah Sales: Orleans, 1,283.75; Rouen, 082 30; Havre 732.50 ; Northern, 733.73; lampoon, 405; Boulogne, 465 ; Bordeaux, 583.75; Avignon, 948. 75 ; Troyes, 385; Strasburg, 503.50; Than and Nantes. 517.20; Lica, 035; Basle, 225; Versailles (13.13.), 440; Ditto (LB.) 300. MEETINGS THIS DAY. South Eastern, London Bridge Station ' • 1 p.m. Warwiek and Won. aster ( adjourned and final meeting), Hall of Commettent.. London and Birmingham ?Menon (adjourned and Mad }, Mall of Commerce; 1 p.m. Ipswich, Norwich, and Y London Tavern ; 19 noon. Monmouthshire, 2, Moorptastzset, 1 p.m. 714 2 13 12p. .8 9p. . 6 7p. 2& 2 I 14 I . 164 I 113 .1416. . 5 64p •7 84p • IP. • 21 IP. MANCIIESTIR AND LINDB.—The 20th half-yearly meeting was held y est erday at Manchester. The directors report that the receipts of the half-year, alter deducting working expenses, are 93,4491., which, with the surplus, makes 146,1101. Out of this sum they recommend a dividend of si per cent. for the half-year on the 100/. and 301. sham, and (for the first time) on the SI. Se., ce six teenths, and the 201, or fifth shares, and also the usual 2a. per Aare on the 231., or quarter shares, rattled to the deduction of all Income tax. These didends amount to 113,6211. I Is. (24,4711. more than on anyformer ocossioa), and with 29,0331., payable for interest, leave • of KM. is. 4d. to be carried to next account. The report entered at great length into the contemplated policy of the directors this, however, from the late hour at which our despatches have been received, most be reserved until to-morrew. The report, and fifteen resolutions based upon it, were carried unanimously. Warr LONDON.—The half-yearly meeting was held yes terday at the London Tavern. It appesred from the directors' report that the two companies to whom the line is leased (the Great Western and the London sad North Western), bare not worked it, alts,otiO they might have availed then:wives of the act for extending it to the Thames. The accounts showed a batmen of about 2001. in the bands of the bankers. A good deal of temple was displayed in the discuedon which ensued after the report Wet read. A resolution was passed calling upon the Great Watery. and London and North Western, Ig IFO 72 wart the One efficiently. An award by G. C. Glynn, C IL? and Robert stephanotis. Idsg. to whiley orbit, Cot hod horn referred, was need be the nwattor as The she=of surplus prelim to be torehod diff ere ; the West IMltint; end isilled that ti tedlle ur Vn wed tt be dminaL It appunumat best Wm* ant admen and thin MK to penied. sonar lo to he horns by the West Lawhia woe odepird 'llkeston tinnisente. Souriultfloir mit MANCHESTEII.—A atm tended waft ono b In the Southampton Guldheß conVenad by the lam wit a requienion front 400 fido tattike the the town I. pima bp a of this Ileadhsplee and Idamebester Railway 1101. So pemted from mile& by having to ottani Y thr Yet en bu tire t he by ar m ri pa red thy beibro wia lho ule c raoi lose u of timi the p c.msc roceedinsa fis sod iniee wan in farour ot a mated spoliation to Paillonms to Manchester and Southampton line; the mood h e ing'. adherence to the opinions stmetkard by the town August 12, 1845, in haver at the Southampton and 1 scheme; the third ompiebant of the partiality evinced b mittee of the House of Loth to the Great Western Cotai meeting was unanimotts, and so it was said were the lain their opinion that the construction of this direct line of ix lion with the great manufacturing districts of the north an to the interest of the harbour. The offer of the Great' construct a narrow gauge line from Word to Basingstok e an a delusion. Mr. Keele said that the Corporation, by the tent they bad given to the Routh-Western Railway and had been instrumental in creating powerful monopolies, , inmany renpecta disregarded, and even counteracted, the the town. __ LONDON, h EWBURY, AND BATH DIRECT. —The the sub-committer of the Kennet and Avon Canal Company don, Newbury, and Bath Railway Company, appointed to with the (treat Western, was yesterday transmitted to holders. A meeting of scripholders in the railway is to Bath this day. The report states that the bill of the La bury, and Bath, was rejected, because the Commons' thought it desirable that the construction and management should be placed in the hands of the Great Western. The ; have since turned their attention to an arrangement with western, and the Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth Comps Great Western propose, in the event of the London, Nell itath Direct agreeing, not to OMICIPC their application In 1847 or Ib4B, for power to make a railway between Hans Westbury, with a Wanett to Devizes ; that they (Great Wei pay the proprietors in the latter undertaking 15,000/. in a parliamentary expense* last semion (5,0001. now, and 10, the act has been obtained); and in addition, the option of 500,0001. towards the construction of the railway. ' Western will guarantee 5 per cent. interest on this 500,00( petuity. The report of the sub-cotinnittee states that if the Great Western is closed with, the shareholders in the Avon canal, and Peripholders In the London, Newbury, and 1 railway will be allowed to set:scribe in proportion to the PM shares, and the parliamentary expenses of last mesion wl by the subscribers. The expenses of promoting the hill al have amounted to 42,000!. This will be reduced by the S, paid forthwith by the Great Western to 37,000/. The Gres propose to issue 10,000 shame of 501. each. The number eM the Rennet and Avon Canal is 25,238 ; in the London, Ner Bath Direct Railway 45,948; in all 71,276. This gives 50/. share to every seven shares of either concern ; upon usual deposit of 10 per cent will have to be paid, and 101. Ramo:nary expenses. The Great Western will remain 10,000 L, or 1/. for every 501. share on the act being obta accounts of the London, Newbury, and Bath Direct wi without delay: In the event of thaw terms being accepted t in full (but without interest) will be returned; if they a the deposits will be returned less the expense* hi full. THE ELECTRIC TELEGRATII ON THE EARTHEN(,' RAILWAT.—One hundred and sixty miles of wires have bee: seventy instruments erected at the various stations, all of in active operation. Communication by telegraph an warded to Strattord, Tottenham, Waltham, l'onder's E bourne, Ware. Hertford, Harlow, Bishop Stortfuril, Wender ford, Cambridge, Waterbeach, Ely, Brandon, Norwich, and ' On the Colchester line, Ilford, Rumford, Brentwood, Is Chelmsford, Witham, Kelvedon, and Colchester. It is ac pleted along the Eastern Union line to Ipswich. The et lower than on any other fine on which the telegraph is in u COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. PRODUCE.—MINCIXO•LAST, Barr. 9.-Bugar has been stead •, considering the large quantities daily offeriqg in r 4b4.1114‘ . . West India sold by private contract; 2,800 Ws good strong yellow Ilavannah, adapted both for grocers an sold freely in public sale, chiefly to grocers, from 465. 6d. t a few lots, SOs to 325., which were deemed relatively eke Britiah P lantation, yet fully 2s. to 3s. above exportation prii bags brown Pernambuco were offered, but the importers boos eagle. to 45e. 600 cases Bahia for exportation only were boa Refined, dull standard quality, 62a. 6d. • Barbadocs molar in - public sale, and bought in, 235. to ' 25e.; Demerara, 1 23e. 6d.—Coffee : 200 casks of Jamaica, a mixed parcel, w the importer met the market, and all sold, but at irregul the ordinary qualities at low rates, good and fine Moat previous rates; prices ranged from 365. to 10.1-.—Rios: 1,1 low middling white Bengal sold freely at 18e. 6d., a small pc which were high prione.—Pimento: 200 bags sold freely sale, SA 31 lb., which were full priers. —Pepper: 3,000 r 1,300 bags Malabar, were offered and bought in at 3d.--CM nues firm, tut there is less demand than for some days ; bander. Wood bought in, U. 10s. to Si. 12s. 6d.—Spiral meady, without alteration in price. —Tallow firm: 42a. lid. : Straits sold in public sale at tr'-a., which was tbi peim.—Tea ri mains dull. Duties paid in 1846 to last week Liverpool, Bristol, Hull, and Clyde, 23,704,038 lb.; sate 1845, 23,043,048 lb. COTTON.—LIVFIPOOL, Sept. 9.—There was a steady day. The sales were 5000 balm : all for consumption. CORP.--ILaix-r.ste:•, Sr:. 9 —The 1:::101:notit erhsat :Ea mind - ker. eatlais p.i x r 111. y 040.6 to tame t last. Pree foreign wheat was generally held for an aavanot quarter ; and, where sales were made, that improvement was The tautness done, however, was not to any coneidend Bonded wheat and floating cargoes amen be ruled Is. to American flour In bond, in fire quality, is saleable at 265. barrel. Malting barley sold on muck the mine terms as a but grinding and distilling qualities were Is. to 2a. dean good demand at the advance. Pine heavy horse corn was at 6d. to Is. for money; but inferior and unswe.d pareels of not be sold on any better tenon than those of last market do and peas us last quoted. Arrivals, Sept. o:—English wb qrs. • barley, 120 qrs.; flour, 1,630 sacks. Irish oats, Foreign wheat, 1,170 qrs.; foreign burley, 1,430 gig.; fart 720 qrs. 111:11, Sept. B.—The weather during the past week has fine. Harvest, with few exceptions, may be considered this neighbourhood, and in goad condition; farmers comp bfield to wheat ; it hi however thought that the quality and ring It up to a fair average. As harvest work proceeded It to strengthen and confirm previous remarks sia to the deficie quantity of spring corn, but more pat field:oy beans, whl fully one-half deficient of an average yield. The torn trod in an excited and uncertain state, but generally more moue, demanded and paid for all good qualities of foreign wheat, oats, beans, peas, and burley ; the stock of all In this port very few and firm hands. The account from London tith has caused a good deal of excitement in this market, and blv higher prices were asked by farmers, which checked ba little done has been at an advance on last week's prices of on old, and 3s. to 4s. on new. Oats are dearer, Archangel at 15d. per stone. Beans and Peas are Is. to 2s. dearer. offering, except for grinding for which is. per stone is wig .-- • '• CAN bunmi;;ioDers of the itistoms &rants received a communication from Mr. Parker, one of the lee the Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury, etatini Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade having I to their lordships of the Treasury the board's reports on al emanating from two eminent firms at the part of Liverpoc that cane juice or syrup may be allowed to b e e nt ere d unde ship's stores, he (Mr. Parker) was commanded by their is acquaint the band that their lordships are pleased to appn article in question to be added to the list of goods alb shipped as stores, and to authorise them to permit parties I same in substitution for sugar andmolasses, in such prisportic may deem necessary, the total quantity of the three artkl cceding the rates of two ounces per day for each person according to the average number of days of the voyage, ounce. per day for persons on board cowls sailing under Jr principles, as recommended by them. COALS, Sept. 9.—Ships, 26 ; sold, 21. Buddies tieat --- Hirt ley .... 17s Od Eden Main New Thalleid l3. Od Walla End Haswell WAN: lQs kid Walla End Lambton 26 skips at market-2t acid-3 unsaid. SHIPPIN( ' INTELLIGENC ♦at _ DAM 7E.—Maiu #lqt. IHublln ..... Flanders 1 Waterford 0 Frame 0 I Donagbadee 1 Guernsey & Jerk 0 Meditarrannui 0 0 Hamburg 0I India 0 Holland 0 Sydney, N.&W... 0 CaltAPßArin, Se.rr. 9.—Arrived : Ocean from Smith Imogen, from Archangel ; John Hawker, from Prince Mtn Eliza Thornton, from New Orleans; Hearts of Oak, fro Fame, from Harlingen. Sailed : Tynan, fur Demerara for Montreal; Pleiades, for Odessa. Sot-rriztarrox, Sier. 9.—Arrived, the Alexandrian Mee hose, Captain Evans, at the Motherbank, with the lnd She left Malta on August 28, and Gibraltar Sept. 3. Shr cargo of fruits, wools, dyes, silks, and opium. Livraeoot, Sept. 9.—Arrived Jos. Bushby, from Coital front Charleston ; Damascus, from New Orleans ; Ann 'obi Macao ; Awitath, from Calcutta ; Mona; from Math NPViecar, from Calcutta ; Pontiar and Adrian, front New Rhone, from Virginia ; Jane Burman, from Montreal ; from Quebec ; Aldus, from St. John's, N. B. ; Louis eh Providence, from Naples ; Alida, from Rotterdam ; Orr New Orleans ; St. Vincent, from St. Vincent ; Coronet at chuset, from Charleston ; Duchess of Portland, from Juni, from Pent= ; Antelope, from Monte Video ; Gm Cephalonia; Ceres, from Theste ; Caroline, from 31 Monarch, from Ma lta; Leven Lam, front Macao—Sailed for St. Thomas ; Carlotta, for Palermo ; Vincistore, fa William, for Bergen ; Darvent, for Batavia and souroubsw Fleece, for Bahia; Infandaable, Ake Rio Janeiro ; Naples; Pbilopontus, kr Que bec; kupbeinia, for Rigs and Elizabeth, for New Oaknits. 0 Bodcakl o Mei.lltHs o West Ind 0 Brazil.... 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