The Express. — London, England, 1858-04-01 00:00:00

INDIA. A Supplement to the Loadost Ga:ette of Tuawlay was published lest night, containing a lumber of despatches relating to ciente which, owing to a vsiety of MGM, have hitherto been reported only imperfectly. The four first of thaw relate to the repulse of the enemy from Alumbagh. Ma jor-General Sir James Oatriun's despatches are preceded by one from the Asaistant-Adjutant General of the Army, by which the Commander-in- Chief communicates hie opinion that Gatram's dis positions •• appear to have been made with such forethought as enabled him to inflict considerable loss on the rebels, without unnecessarily exposing hie own troops." Peeping be some despatches relating to the opera tions of the 'Maitre Field Force, and which are dated as long ago as last November, we come to Brigadier Hope's attack on therebehi at Bhumahabad, for which, in a special despatch, the President of the Council of India in Council thanks the Bei gedicr. The casualties consist of 1 European officer, 5 rank and file, and 3 horses, killed ; 2 Euro pean officers, 15 rank and file, and 6 horses, severely wounded • 3 European officers, 19 rank and file, and 2 hones, slightly wounded ; 3 rank and file Captain C. P. Johnson, in his accompanying re port, lays: I tag respectfully to call your attention to the dispropor tionate weber of cams who were wounded, se a proof of the soak meaner in which they led their men ; to the number of the atemy's slain. as a proof that the men wen sot want ing lathe support of their officers. In fact, the conduct of the era daring the long day's work was admirable. They bad beam ten successive bonze in the saddle bikes tam action, and nineteen before the pursuit was akaadsas hat were always ready. Besides the documents mentioned awe, the Oovernor•General of India directs the publication of a report received by Sir 114214111 Outrank from Major M.lntyrw, in which that offioer gives an account of the occupation and defence of Alninbegh from the 25th of September, when ha was placed in command of that post by the late General Havelock, until the arrival of Sir Colin Campbell's force. Sir James Ostrom says: During the earlier portion of Major M'lntyre's occupation of Alumbegh, whilst out off from communication with Cawei pore. uncertain of the fate of the rest of the force from the moment when he lost eight of it in the suburb. of Lucknow, and surrounded by a numerous enemy, his command was me of gram and anxious ramonsibilitr ; and the firm and able manner in which he need his small resources to repulse the attacks of the enemy, to strengthen his defences, and overcome the difficulties of his situation, end the cheerful conduct of the troops under laborious duties, merit ray cordial acknowledgments, and will, I feel sure, meet with by Ez cellency's approbation. The Major-General also forwards Brigadier Eyre'. report of the operations of the Oude field force from the 21st of September to the 24th of November. NAVAL AND MILITARY. ADMIRALTY, MARCH 31. APPOINTMENTS. Commaeader J. Deposes (1838), to the Oorgoo, 6, peddle wheel eteata.sloop, at Woolwich, commissioned. Clark F. A. Pountury, to the Agamemnon, 91, screw elan-skip, at Portsmouth. Assietant Clerks B. B. Cornish, to the Nile, 90, screw exam-chip, North America and West ladle station; vad A. Walker, to the Aremeoance. The following change of quarters of the Household Brigade. °tousles will take place on the ISth of Ape Grenadier Guards—lot Battalion, from St. George's, gas sings= Magazine, and Buckingham Palace Barracks, to the Sower of London 2nd Battalion, from Wellington Barracks, to St. George's, Kensington Magazine, and Buckingham Palace Barrack, ; 3rd Battalion, front the Tower of Loudon to the Wellington Barracks. Coldstream Guards-let Battalion, from Wellington Barracks to Windsor ; 2ad Battalion to remain at Dublin. Soma Fuailior Onartle—lat Battalion, from Portman-street and St. JAn's-wood Bar racks, to Wellington Barracks; 2nd Battalion, front Windsor, to Portman-street and St. John's-wood Barracks. The depots of the 18th Royal Irish and 27th Eaniekithaa arrived at Cork on the 25th Much, and left for Battevaat on the fallowing day. CHATHAM, Hence 31. This morning the whole of the reinforcements for the lith, 1013. 19th, 2Jtb, 23rd, 24th, 29th, 32nd , 3315, 75th, awl Sitb Reghmate, to the number of nearly 400 men of all mks., left this garrison, and proceeded by the new line of W Emit Kest Railway to Gravesend, where they embarked ea board the Atwooa for Calcutta. Detachment.' of the 7th Resters, e4ts,B2nd, sod 90th Regiments. from Canterbury, mad eta tit 100 men from the Highland depots in Scotland, also enabsrluxl in the ISM vessel. WOOLWICH, MARCH 31. DEFAZTIAIIt OF TROOPS FOR INDlA.—Detach mute of ths 13th sad 14th battalions of Royal Artillery, consiating of 140 son-oommianianed officers and roan, proceeded to Orseemed this day for eniberka. ban, on board the .crew steam vessel Abeam, takes up by the Beat India Company for the conveyance of troop. to India. The Abeona will take out a total number of 480 ucet-coosiulealoned officers, and men of 'calicos ta. Th. Royal Artillery will proceed to Bengal to ElTup I cOmpsnic. r .mmanded by Captaina Longdon, um. Radcliffe, end (,:l,ton. 1V,k4..a it ti Ik I. —The recent additions to thiseetab liahment, concoing of the new factorise for the mann factute of heavy ordnance, shot, shell, cartrklges, &c., will, in accordance with the lest army eltimatea, be in full opera tion is a Sew weeks, when it may be expected that at least 1,300 additional hands will be required. Tne NIILFORD HAVEN SICIIAPTION.C.I.—The Ad miralty have in altered their mind with regard to these station., sod although totally arises at night, and In thick weather, they are to be for a while continued, notwithstand ing the premien at Thorn Island and Hekin Point ham actually been publicly advertised to be lee. The whole, however, from its total inefikiem7, most, soooer at WINN be waiLsrieded by the electric trim, eubmarine or otbirwlem Tin COAST VOLUNTELKS.—The Violet, gunboat, has jest amend at Millard Haven, as tender to the lee* tee the purpose of sa ading eta practice to the tounacao earl volunteers daily tramtatet tbat port. Plat:ROC/. DEPOT BATTALION.—The steal the lot tattatioa, which left Pembroke for Culetteeler some weeks bath, retnruml thous Ism week en route le %Unmet, Ireland. Thie rhelta end meaterchaagleg asap' b e d wore tirin g" sod 'Mar to the melee The barracks, so load pro masa and ice whiff lead We beta purchased at seek es reormatmeeday, have not met be beam, tad the tamps re wit crammed late the Wellkleat wooden huts. SPORT MG. THIRSE SPRING NIZETLNO-TIMIDAL (ADDITION/Li rahricvLeas.) Tits Thmt. STAINS of 6 sm. awe, with 26 sada, Ihr 3. rwidit sad upwards; witiolie fie sip, ha. 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Issoves &IDIOM'. ch. 1111:1 00. . .... .. • • liimour ~: A:: T.HE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EvENIIvG, APRIL 1, 1858. tab EQUITY COURTB.—Meson 31. (Before Vice-Chancellor Sir W. P. Wood.) LAT ANOLIAN RAILWAY COMPANY V. GOODWIN. this cogs two witnemee—Mr. Bverard, a former di rector of the company, and Mr. Lacy, the former chairman of the company —were examined in court, respecting an alleged forfeiture et shares by a Mr. Dawson ; and, at the close of the eaaminatamt, The Vice-Cboneellor intimated that be would give his de claim on the second day of next term. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—MAnca 31. (Before Mr. Commiosicear Goa'burs.) IN RU GABRIEL-11101411 OF 1110111'0•021J). The bankrupt in this cam woo a sswyer, of Tottenham court-ruad. In July kit he gave an equitable mortgage on Ws kneel:told premises to the Western Bank of Landon, u security for an advance of 2001, and other moneys due. It a:i.erwards appeared that there were other mortgages on the machinery, &c., sad a question arose as to prionty, and alao as to the *Rud the bank's mortgage. The petition prayed for a sale of the property, all parties being ordered to concur, and that the Waiters Bank might be declared entitled to their debt oat of the proceeds, after payment of the landlord. the difkrant Ide. Bagley, Mr. W alker , sad other gentlemen, represented mass. His Meow maimed his judgment. IN 11 NANNSPORD. The bankrupt, a date merchant, at Rateliff-crose, applied for his certificate. Debts, 1,7371. ; meets, about 2e. tld. in the pored. The bankrupt had oome to the court on his own l:tition; the easels not having realised 1501., an adjournment was ordered, and they now exceeded that amount. Mr. Lawrence supported; there wee no opposition. His Honour, observing that the bankrupt had coin =before, that there was a very small sum for the ere sad that the books had been badly kept, suspended the certificate (third clam) for nine months from the date of the petition in November last. lb. Lawrence observed that the bankruptcy had followed close upon the composition. The bankrupt had paid Ile. in the pound under the composition. The Commissioner—Yes, to some creditors; the others or ly get 2a. 6d. This Illealastee whet I said the other day, thgt in warmly any of these mm eg of composition do the ore ditore get fair play. - - IN RI vtaxog. The bankrupt was • bui/der, of Fish-street-bill, and of Richmond-road Hackney. This was the certificate mese- Mg. Unsecured debts, 3,3391. ; mete, about 6601., besides a surplus expected to be derived from the secured property. On a trading of two years and two months he bad made • profit of 8781.. on • return of 14,039/. ; tha trade expenses bad been 1,2971. ; personal ditto, 1,1761. • losses on realisa tion, 4841. The official wigwam stated t hat the books had bee, well kept. Mr. Norton, for the aseigaece, said that the bankrupt had rendered material assistance in realising his estate. His sc. counn were vouched to a penny—a most remarkable feature in • builder's case. He had been in trade fourteen years , and had never failed before, or compounded with his The deficiency was owing to depreciation in th e va l ue o f MS property. Ilia homes had been really built too well for spe cul the ativ bankrupte purpos ad es. The propertyr had realised 1001. mom than hit at. Mr. Lawrence, for the bankrupt, submitted that the use was one br a Ent-class certificate. The failure was solely attributable to the depreciation in the value of property dur ing the commercial panic of last year and the increase in the pries of materials at • previous period. Mr. Penmen said that the dividend would be 6s. in the Pwiposed, Independent of any surplus from the mortgaged pro teT bankrupt was examined at to the cause of his failure. He attributed it to the greet rise in the price of labour and materials, and the high rate of interest which prevailed last 7•F: — His Honour said the. were a great many favourable cir cumstanced in the awas, and grouted an immediate certificate of the Brat dam. and his friends interfered in order to armage his affairs, and the plaidlt was asked to wait until some t could be made. He would not, however, do so, end upon the present action bring brought the legal advisers of the de fendant, when they were made acquainted with the reel nature of the transaction, had felt it their duty to put upon the record the plea that had been brought to their notice, and if be made out the facts as be had sided them he believed they would be a good answer in law to the action, and the defendant would be entitled to a verdict. The learned counsel then called the attention of the jury to the statute passed in the reign of Queen Anne, which enacted that every deed, bond, Or other security given to necure money for the purposes of Flying gambling bete, or where any portion of the money advaneed should be employed for such a purpose, should be null and void; and he said that although this statute had been repealed, similar enactments had been made in subsea quent Mantes of the 6th and Bth Wil. IV., and the Bth and 9th Vic., and the law was quite clear upon the point. Bets upon hone racing undoubtedly were gaming in the eye of the law, and If he made out that this deed was given to secure the payment of bets, or for the purpose of paying bets lost upon • horse race, he should be entitled to their verdict. Mr. E. B. Fox was then examined. He said—l am the defendant in this rause, and reside at present in the Wand of Jersey. Before I became connected with the tare I was a gentleman of property. I know the plaintiff vary well. He is coma - end with the turf, and before the transaction now in question we have had many betting transactions together. I made some bet', with him upon the Derby of 18.50, and after the race I owed him about 1,7001. for beta I had lost. The ran was run on the 29th of May, and the 4th of June following would be the settling-day. On the second or third day after the race I went to the plaintiff's house, and told him that I had lost more money than I could possibly pay then, and he Naked me how much I had lost in addition to his beta, and I said that about 3001. more would enable me to coy everybody. He then agreed to advance me 2,0001., upon the condition that I paid his account out of it. I agreed to this at ono', and be went with me to his solicitors, Messrs. Hill and Williamson, who were to strange about the security I was to give for the money, and it was agreed that I should give the bond now in question and hand over • policy for 1,60 W., and effect another for 6001. upon my own life, and also give a promissory note. I went to the of Messrs. Hill and Williamson about 12 o'clock on the , 4th of June, and after I had signed an agreement for the 1 and • promissory note payable on demand I re :°lZ. ohegue for 2,0001. It had been arranged that I should meet the plaintiff at Webb'. Hong, In Piccadilly, and I went there immediately I received the cheque and handed ' it to hint, expecting that he would give me the difference. He mid that I ought to have got the moque cashed, and he asked me to go in his chaise (which was at the door) to the tanker's, and get the money, and I did so, and when I came beck I paid the plaintiff 1,6601. which Ina the amount of ' the bets he had won. I afterwa rds paid 6001. as premiums end interest, and the premiums were paid by me upon the policies down to November, 1866. Mr. Jeri. e Erie inquired whether this last metier was at all relevant to the inquiry ? Mr. Peteradorff said be asked the gaud= in justice to the character of the defendant, to show tinkle went on paying as long as he was able! -"•.• Edwin James. defendant was then croes 7 ex — aTeined by — Mr7 Edwin Jame& He said—The plaintiff need to'od me money very often; but I do not think he ever lent me so large • sum as 1,0001. at one time. The largest sum I ever recollect him to have lent me at one time was 8001. The money was lent me for my convenienoe, and possibly some of it was to pay loans I had sustained on the twL I had borrowed money of the plaintiff both before and after this transaction of 1850. In 1866 I was a defaulter on the turf is about 6,0001., and since that time I have been abroad. I have been out of the way of my creditors. I only came in their way last Monday. (A laugh.) I intend of course to get out of their way again as soon as this trial is over. (Renewed laughter.) I did not "t show" at Tattersall's on the settling day after the Derby of 1868. I did show on the Monday, and received some bets, but did not pay any. I received altogether 2841. for different beta. One bet was paid me by Mr. Richard Tattersall, another by a gentleman named Maxwell, and a third by Mr. Whitburn. I did not pay a farthing of the beta I had lost myself The money I received did not pay my journey to Jersey. I received the money on the Monday, and started for Jersey on the following morning. I believe this is what is called on the turf " levitating." (Laughter.) I received the money in the course of the Monday afternoon. I did sot ask Mr. Tattersall to pay me the bet he had lost, " Thome'," the porter at the rooms, brought me • cheque from him. Iffid not tell Thomas that I was going off to Jersey the moment 'obtained the money. (A laugh.) I don't know , where I received the money from Mr. Whitburn, but I will swear I did not tell him that I should be at Tatteniall's on the Tuesday morning. I will swear that I saw the plaintiff at Webb's Hotel on the 4th of June, 1860, end that I paid him the money there ; and I will swe ar that I did not pay him at Tattereall's. I believe that I walked with him from Webb's Hotel to Tattersall's. I lost altogether about 2,6001. on the Derby of 1850, and I paid everybody. I am not ewers of the plaintiff having ever lent me any money without charging Wired, but he never charged me more than 5 per cent. Re-examined—l owed other debts besides my sporting ones when I went to Jersey, but all my bock fide creditors are or will be paid. My friends have come forward to assist rue to do this. I went away in order that I might live more mono mically, and I have now only an allowance of 1001. • year, upon which I support myself. Mr. James then addressed the jury for the plaintiff, and he said that when they bad heard the evidence he would give them, he had no doubt they would be of opinion that the defence set up on the present occasion was a most ecandalous one, and that it was characterised by the basest ingratitude on the part of the defendant. Before, however, the jury could give effect to such a defence, they must be satisfied that there was an express, understanding that the money to be ad vanced upon the instrument that was sought to be rendered invalid was advanced for the purpose of paying bets, and he should show them that nothing of the sort took place, and that the money was advanced as a loan in the regular and ordinary manner, and that there was not the alighted" pretence for the attempt that less now made to resist payment of the bond in question. He should show that Mr, Hill had kindly assisted the defendant on this as he had done on several other occulters with the loan of money ; and it was a moat discreditable act on the part of the de .Indant to put such • plea as this upon the recce* and it was a pro , carding that could not be justified either in law or morality. It had been stated that Mr. Hill was connected with the turf, and his learned friend had admitted that net • word could be said in impeachment of his honour and Integrity. He would be called to give his version of the transaction, and would flatly contradict many of the statements made by the defendant; and he believed the jury would not have any difficulty, when they looked at the conduct of the two parties, to my which of the two was entitled to We verdict. The defendant, according to hie own showing, had been guilty of about as scandalous and dishonest a transaction as had ever been perpetrated. The great majority of the transactions upon the turf were conducted with the strictest honour and integrity ; but what was the conduct of the de fendant ? In 1868 he lost 6,0001. upon the Derby—he knew ' the settling day was on the Tuesday, and in geese violation and fraud of all the rubes of the turf h,e went on the Monday and received the bete that were due to him, to the amount of 2841., and then "kvanted," as it 'era termed, and did not pay a single farthing of the amount he had lost himself. The real tesneaction that took place relating to the bond now in question was this at the Derby the plaintiff won about 1,6001. from the defendant, but the greater poetics of this sum was for tate that he had made for the defendant with other parties. On the Saturday following the defendant went to the plaintiff, and told him that he had lost more money on the race than he could pay, and that he should be declared • defaulter if the e lame did not lend him 2,000/. The plaintiff said it was a sum, and be could not advance it without consulting his solicitors, and taking their advice as to the security that was to be given. He accordingly went to Messrs. Hill and Wil liamson, who were highly respectable gentlemen, accom panied by the defendant, and he gave them his cheque for 2,000/., in order that they might give that amount to the defendant, if ke satisfied them as to the security that was to be given for its repayment. The menrity now in question was afterwards executed, but the money was advanced as a loan, and in no other shape, and from the ilettarday hardened to, until the following Tuesday, when they met at Tattersell'e, the plaintiff saw nothing of the defewitrat, and he was in structed that it was a deliberate falsehood that the plaintiff met the defendant at Webb's Hotel on the 4th of June, or that he requested him to go and get the 2,000!. cheque cashed at the banker's. The transaction was merely • loan trans action of the ordinary description. The money was advanced to the defendant upon the security referred to, and be might have kept the whole of it if he had been pleased to do so. The de fendant had never denied the validity of the deed until this moment, end he now put Mr. Hill to the expense of bring ing this action, and also to the expense of a bill ha equity which had been di missed, in order to detest • claim to which he mast know he had no answer either la morality or justice. Mr. H. Hill, the plaintiff, was then trilled as • witness. He said -1 have been for a great many years etigeged on the turf, and am the Oil air of moshorms, and am in the habit of betting very largely. I have known the defendant for 30 years, and I have been in the habit of lending him money from time to time for the last 20 years. He frequently ap plied to me for loans to pay his losses upon the different rams. I frequently lent him 6001., and once I lent him 1,0001. I always lent him money whenever be asked me for it. (A laugh.) 1 remember the Derby of 1850. It was won by Voltigeur. My horse was the second. The defen dant would have won a lame trim if my horse had won the race. Shortly after the Derby had been run the defendant came to my house, said that he wanted 2,0001, and he should be much obliged If I would let him have that sum by way of lout. I told him that all my money matters wen mewed by Mews. Hill and Waitresses, my solicitors, and he mast state to them the nature of the security he proposed to offer foe the ken, and if they were satisfied I would let him have the money. Not a word was said about paying me 1,6501. He did not loss that was to MC On the same day I accompanied the de- , itredent to the office of Masers. Hill and Williamson, and I left with than • cheque for 2,0001, for them to make the advance if they thought proper to do so. On the settling day, the Mk of June, I went to Tattersall'', about two o'clock, sod sew the &trident there. I had not seen him at all diniag the interval, and it is not true that I was with him et Webb'. Hotel on the 4th. It is also not true the I sent dim is my chaise to the banker's to get the 2,0001. cheeps eashed. I never saw the cheque at all on thst day. 'The distant paid me what was due to me at Talisman; but it was ormehlemdsly under 1,6001. It eanalsed prtrely of bets I hid made et the request of the delmaisut with I had myself Wd the de fendant a bet of 2,000/. to L wthL againd the wiener, and but for his having made Ober beta, he weld have bad a large sum to motive dram me. I swear positively that no agreement was MR entered into by me and the defendant that a por tion of the loan was to be returned to me in payment of the beta I had won. Creee-axamined—l have been on the turf for quite thirty years, and I believe the defendant has been so for as long a wind. I bet largely on my own account, and I have had be with the defendant for twenty years. I have no cl tie open him except for this bond and a sum of 6001., which he owed me when he " levanted" in 1856. I hedged the bet of 2,0001. to 601. against Voldgear at the requeet of tho defendant by laying 2,3001. to 1001. against him shortly before the race. I paid that 2,300!. When I agreed to advance him the 2,0001. I expected, of course, that he would pay me the beta I had won, and he would have been a very dishonourable man if he had not done so. I lent him the money in order, no doubt, that he might pay his beta, but he might have put it into his own pocket and kept it If he pleased. I gave my cheque for 2,0001. to the solicitors on the Saturday, bemuse I was busy, and it would have been inconvenient for me to have gone again, and I left it to them to prepare the necessary security. lam not in the habit of going to Webb's Hotel, bat I may have been there on one or two moutons. Mr. Ja mes—l believe Webb's Hotel is a place frequented by a good many of the people from the north Witness-1 believe it is. You know I have seen you there with Mr. Scott. (A laugh.) Mr. James--Yes, I believe we have met there cook Mr. Hill, of the firm of Hill and Williamson, deposed that they were the solicitors of the plaintiff. He said he rennet bared Mr. Hill owning to the office accompanied by Mr. Fox in 1850, and the former stated that he was going to lend Mr. Pox 2,0001., and it was arranged that a mortgage should be executed of the two policies of assurance, and a promissory note, payable on demand, given is addition. The trainee tion was one of the ordinary description when a loan we to be advanced, and the defendant thoroughly understood the nature of the security that he was to give, and he declined to have &copy of the mortgage deed, as he said he was quite aware of the nature of the instrument. On the Tuesday following witness gave the defendant his own cheque for 2,0001., and be subsequently executed the deed that we now the subject of inquiry. Mr. James then briefly summed up the plentiff's case. Mr. Chambers, in his reply, contended that although an attempt had been made to give the transaction the colour of an ordinary loan, there could be no reasonable doubt that the object of the plaintiff in advancing the money was that he should be paid the beta Its bad won, and he said that such a transaction was undoubtedly illegal, and that the defend ant was entitled to a verdict. Mr. Justice Erle, in summing up, briefly called the Mks lion of the jury to the na•ure of the action, and said that if it warn made out to their satisfaction that it was understood when the 2,0001. was advanced that a portion of it was to be returned to the plaintiff in payment of the beta he had won, the defendant would be entitled to their verdict. He should also inform them that if they were of opinion that the bond was merely a colourable proceeding, with a view to defeat the statute, in law the defendant would still be en titled to a verdict, but if they thought neither of these facts was established by the evidence, then the plaintiff was clearly entitled to recover. The learned judge then re layed to the statutes respecting betting, and said that betting was not in itself illegal, and all that the law endeavoured to do was to prevent the giving facilities for the recovery of money won by betting. He was, however, of opinion that it a person paid bets for another at hie request that he was entitled to recover the money so paid, and that any instrn matt that wae given as security for money so paid would not be vitiated on that account. The case on the part of the defendant was that the whole transaction was merely &colour able proceeding to evade the statute,while Mr. Hill untended that the operation wee for a loan of the ordinary kited, and the question for the jury to decide would be on which side the truth lay. He could not, however, help observing that it warn a strong corroboration of the testimony of Mr. Hill that he had left the cheque for 2,0001. with his solicitors on the Saturday, being there to arrange what security should be taken for the repayment of the amount. The jury inquired whether it was not in evidence that Mr. Hill admitted ha expected to be paid his beta out of the money that was to be advanoed P Mr. Juotkw Brie mid be wae of opinion that if it were so, that feet would not avoid the loan. Mr. Chamber.ta;tiseed a bill of exceptions to this ruling of his loadehip. The jury then deliberated, and in about five minutes they returned a verdict for the plaintiff fur the full amount of the bond end interest, together 2,5591. CHESTER CIRCUIT.—CnEsTait, ➢ARCH 31. Blau (CURT.—(Before Barra Bramwell.) THE BIRKENHEAD MURDER. /ohs Dais*, 30, labourer, was charged with wilfully and maliciously murdering Thomas Flanaghan, at Birkenhead, on the 20th of February, 1868. Mr. ll'lntyre and Mr. Wood appeared on behalf of the prosecution ; Mr. Austin (by request of the court) defended. In opening the case, Mr. Wintry said that as far as con cerned any malice aforethought , there was very little evidence. Philip King deposed that he kept a beer-house in Wataon etreet, Birkenhead. On the night of the 20th of February, the prisoner and several others besides the deceased were in his house; in the course of the evening a song was sung by the prisoner, at which the deceased and his friends took offence. At witness's request the prisoner left the house. Cross-examined—The prisoner left before the deceased. Patrick Savage deposed that he was in Watson-street on the evening in question, when he saw the prisoner and the deceased ; they joined hands and began wrestling, and after a few minutes the prisoner gave the deceased a blow in his neck, and the deceased immediately fell. On ping up to him witness found Lis neck bleeding ; and he was immediately carried into a droggiet's shop. Cross-examined—The affair took place at half-past ten. There were two other men with the prisoner. Witness saw nothing in the prisoner's hand. The prisoner ran away se soon as the deceased fell. Hugh Lynch deposed that he was in Watson-street on the evening in question when be saw the prisoner and deceased run at each other and commence wrestling. After three or four blows the prisoner struck the deceased in the neck, when deceased fell and the prisoner can off. While running away the prisoner put his hand into his pocket. Croes-eumined—Thare was a crowd in the street as soon as the deceased fell. It was not dark at the time. The pri soner was not attacked by sny other person to cause him to run away. Jams, M 'Vey knew the prisoner ' because he lodged with witners's brother. Wittier was in his brother's house when the primmer came in on the night of the fight. The prisoner's head wes bleeding when be came in. Directly after the con stable came in, end the prisoner was taken into custody. Abouta week before the fight the prisoner showed witness a knife, which he said was his property ; it resembled the knife produced. Patrick firVoy deposed that the prisoner lodged at his horse. On the night of the fight he came in about ten o'clock bleeding from his head. Witness then beard that the prisoner had killed a man, when prisoner said, „ I ; I only did it in self-defence ; give me up to the police." In a few minutes the police came in, aid the pri• soner, who was then in the oialhole, was taken into custody. Witness afterwards pointed out to the police where he had concealed the prisoners knife. Patrick Doyle, a lad, was in the house when the prisoner came in, end while the prisoner was wiping his hands he said, " My knife is in ray coat pocket," when witness imme diately took it out and gave it to Patrick M•Voy. (The judge asked this witness several times why he took the knife out of the prisoner's pocket, to which the witness replied by re peating what he had said before, and after trying the patience of the court for some time, refusing to give any other an swer, his lordship ordered him to betaken to gaol for pre varEr) Police.constable Keenan deposed to apprehending the pri soner, and making an unsuccessful search for the knife in the prisoner's coat. On the way to the station the prisoner said, " I did it in self•defence and lam sorry that I did not kill two more," Witness t ook the dammed to the hospital. Produced deceased's clothes. There were eight cuts in the waistcoat. Creseasamined—Patiick M'Voy did not directly tell witness where the prisoner was, but by a significant motion indicated where he was concealed. M'Voy, in a similar manner, indicated where the prisoner's knife was conosaled when witness made a second eeareb. Mr. Lambert, resident surgeon at the Birkenhead Hos pital, deposed that when the deceased was brought into the hospital, he found him suffering from a seven) wound in his neck, three inches in length, and an inch and a half in depth. There were three or four other cute about his back and neck. The deceased died on the evening of the 23rd of February. On making a post-mortem examination, witness found the deceased had been suffering from a liver disease, but be lieved the direct cause of death to have resulted from the wound in the neck. The knife produced was such a weapon as might have produced the wound in the neck. This closed the case for the proareation, end Mr. Austin made an impressive and able speech in defence, with a view to reducing the charge to one of manslaughter. His Lordship then summed up the case, pointing out to the jury very clearly the distinction between manslaughter and murder._ - _ - The jury found the pilaus'. Guilty of manslaughter, sad he was sentenced to penal awritado for life. WESTERN CMCUTT.—TAuwrox, MARCH 30. Czowx CooRT.--(E•Con Mr. Judos Wili•II.) SHOOTIKO AT A CLIROYKAN. _ iosejali sigmas, who wu yesterday acquitted on an indict ment =erring him with firing a gun loaded with blood, at the Bev. G. A. Mahon, curate of Leigh-open-Mendip. on the 2711 of September, with intent to do him grievous bodily hues, was arraigned win another indictment charging with an aggravated assault upon the man= gentleman. The =se counsel appeared for the prosecution and the defence; the same witnesses gave the same evidence, with but slight variations; and almost the same speeches were addressed to the jury in support and in opposition to the pro. position that the prisoner was the guilty party. The learned Judge, in summing up, ...mho lad too much rapist for the institution of trial byjurf to silos any of the matters which were disposed of by the verdict gives yes terday to be addrreed to them on the must eamelen. The only question to be considered in this cam was whether the Omar was the person who tired the gem at the preemptor, and is order to determine that question he would refer to the evidence which had been adduced to bring hem the =the prisoner. His lordship mcepitn m to each parts of the statements of the various =tam= as bore es this pert of the cam, leaving the jury to say yytheir meet whetlaer they could arrive at any other rationalcom Mules =ea that the prisoner was the man who fired the gas et the preeseator on the day in question. The jury retired, and after an absence from court of about a quarter of an hour returned with a verdict of Guilty. Mr. Prideaux, on behalf of the prosecutor, recommended the prisoner to mercy. Mr. Justice Willed then passed sentence in the following terms—Joseph Ashman, you have been convicted of an as sault, of an aggravated character as an assault, and of • misdemeanour committed against the Rev. Mr. Mahon, curate of the parish in which you lived. At the time you committed the offence you took such means to get off at once that you were able to evade the suspicion—it turns out the just suspicion—which fell upon you. There can be no doubt that you are permed of very considerable influence in the place in which you lived, and have succeeded in raining a cloud of doubt upon the evidence which has been addu ced against you. Bat those boys who were by at the time, and other circumstances which have also come out, have at length come forward ; and it is fortunate, for the sake of justice and of decency, that you have been convicted. There is one circumstance which above many, if not all, which we have heard to-day, satisfies my mind that the jury have arrived at a just anti true conclusion. It is this. Your brother-in-law, Henry Philter, brought an unfounded action against Mr. Mahon, for giving him into custody upon that night, under circumstances which threw a suspicion upon bim as well as upon you. Mr. hf 'bon, as I said, pre him also into custody, and upon Saturday last that action was tried here. You were proved to have been most intimate with Pleister, who was also shown to have entertained spite against Mr Msbon. It was all but eaten tial to that action that it should be proved that you who were found in his company on that night, IMO not guilty of this offence. You were bound to attend these suites to take your own trial. You must have known of this action having been brought, and you had the Advantage which is denied to most prisoners—whether wisely or not I will not say —of coming for ward and stating on your oath whether or not you were guilty of this charge. The learned counsel who appeared for the plaintiff in that action were challenged to put you in the box so that you might be examined as to the fact ; but you were not called, and as it now appears, because you were the guilty man. The learned judge having stated his entire concurrence in the verdicts delivered on Saturday, yesterday, and on the present, said— I proceed to pass sentence on you, and for what offence ? A nun so abandoned as to discharge a gun loaded with a disgusting substance among • congregation assembled for the worship of Ood. I have already stated daring these pro ceedings, and I do not now recede from it, that it appears to me that the circumstance of the gun having been discharged in a church only shows the audacity of the offender ; it neither aggravates nor diminishes the offence. To be guilty of en offence of this kind, however, is to be guilty of an offence against order and against religion, and argues its perpetrator to be a very base and brutal man. Whether it committed in a church or in a chap.' of any of the dissenting congregations appears to me entirely immaterial, and I desire to say that this consideration will not add a day to your sentence. But I must consider the extraordinary character of the charge, taking it as proved, to have been committed against the minister of a Christian con gregation. Turning the matter over in my mind, I protest that the only circumstance which occurs to restrain me from passing on you the entire sentence which the law awards is, that I doubt if there is another man—l will not say in the pariah in which you live, but in the whole county of Somerset—base enough to repeat such an outrage. Punishment is inflicted not so much for the correction of the individual as for the prevention of similar offence', and I cannot help thinking that this is an offence which it is almost impossible for any person to believe will be repeated in the course of his lifetime. I need hardly revert to one cirmim , stance in this case. You appeared to have entertained a spits against the rev. gentlemen, which must have found its way into the instructions of the learned gentleman by whom hau were defended, and yet be is now the man, whom you ve injured sad maligned, who comes forward and recom mends you to mercy. I will deal with you as mercifully as it is possible for me to do, but solely and entirely upon the ground of that gentleman's most worthy act. The sentence upon you is, that you be imprisoned and kept to hard labour in the House of Correction of this county fur twelve calendar months. This case concluded the business of the assize. eIIORTHERN CIRCUIT.-- : LivEnpoo4 . ldeacn 31. CIVIL BlDE—(Before Mr. Justice *km.) BEARD AND ANOTHER O. TANBEAWIL-ACTION TO RECOVER 001111181110 N. An action brought by commission merchants at Manches ter, to recover commission on goods consigned by them to the defendant's house in New York, was commenced late yesterday afternoon and closed to-day. Mr. Hill, Q.C., and Mr. Wheeler, for the plaintiffs and Mr. Atherton, Q.C., and Mr. Unthank for the defendant. The defendant carries on btudness as a commission mer chant in Manchester and New York. In 1863 a communica tion paused between him and the plaintiffs upon the subject of procuring manufacturers and others to consign goods to the New York house for the purpose of being sold there. After some negotiations the defendant agreed to give the plaintiffs one per cent. commission on all the consignments they should procure, or that should be made through their introduction. Several consignments from Swainson Brothers, manufacturers in Manchester, had been procured by the plaintiffs, and no dispute had arisen on these transactions ; but Mr. John Swainson, jun., who had formerly been the managing partner of the firm, took the whole business into his hands, and made consignment. to the defendant to the extent of 60,0001., upon which the plaintiffs claimed, but the defendant refused to pay. Evidence was giant to the effect that it was the usage in this class of commercial transactions that the commission on goods sold through introductions of the kind alluded to ex tended to all subsequent transactions. On the other hand, it was stated that there was no such custom, and it was urged that the arrangement in question was only to pay the com mission on a sines consignment which was obtained on the Introduction of 1853._ Defendant denied that a paper produced, and which was • memorandum—" Beard's, one per cant." relativo to a con signment of 62,2451., subsequent to 18.53—was in his hand writing. A verdict was given for th• plaintiffs—Damages 6001. rx RE CELLEMORE. This was the examination meeting in the case of Wm. Cal!smote, duper, of tipper Seymour-street, Easton -equate. He was use of the unfortunate men who had been caught the toils of Macdonald and Co., of Cilmgow. His trade debte were only HU., but the liabilities on Will wonted without consideration for Macdonald, amounted to 1,9411.; onsets about 1701. Mr. A. Turner, for the assi nees , reserved all qtaestkes kr the certificate meeting, and the bankrupt passed. Before Mr. Commissioner Fonblanque.) onoux's IMPROVED BOAP COMPANY (tintrio). This was a sitting for audit and dividend. The =oat of chime proved against the company is 3,4001. ; and the offi cialpound. liquidator proposed to declare a dividend of 10s. is the Mr. Valiance asked fora poetponevoint of the dividend on the principal claim, one of 2,9001. made by the British Bap Company. Mr. Lowrance appeared for the official liquidator. His Honour directed the dividend to be stayed for a fort night ; if in the interval no petition is presented to expunge the proof, the dividend to be paid. (Before Mr. Commissioner Fine.) IN RE THE ELECTRIC LIGHT, POWER, SAD COLOUR COMPANY (LIMITED). This wan the day appointed by adjournment for hearing the petition of Mr. Robert Purdle, praying for a winding-up order against this company. The adjournment took place for the purpose of enabling the petitioner to find security for 1001., which be has dons, because he lived at Edinburgh, out of the jurisdiction. Mr. Hades (of the Chancery bee) and Mr. Lucas appeared u counsel for the petitioning creditor; Mr. Roxbureh (also of the Chancery bar) for the voluntary liquidator, Mr. Samuel Hobbs, of Cornhill; and Mr. Bar kr for Mr. Horindge, one of the directors, and for several His Honour deferred judgment. ASSIZE INTBLLIGENCE HOME ClRCUlT.—linwerox, NlAtm 30. (Helm Mr. Justic• Erlo and Special Juries.) SCOTT P. TNI 11017TH AAAAAA M RAILWAY COMPANY. This wee an action to recover compensation for injuries enetained by the plaintiff in consequence of • collision that Molt place upon the North Kent Riilway. Mr. Loa, Q.C., and Mr. Wilkinson were for the plaintiff; Se&ekes and Mr . Woolktt appeared for the company. came arose oat of the unfortunate accident that took piece at the Lewisham station, on the 28th of June last year, whin, it will be remembered, twelve unfortunate passengers by the train lost their lives, and a great number received serious bodily injuries. The plaintiff, who is the manager to Mr. Rabbits, a wholesale boot and shoe manufacturer, was la • second-claw carriage, and by the collision he was hurled with greet violence against a fellow-passenger, and received a concussion of the brain, and also an injury to the spine, the result of which was that he had been prevented from attending to his business as he did before. and according to the medical testimony it was very doublul whether he would ever permanently recover. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff. Damages, 500/. llLticir 3L. SILL V. POI. This was a special jury muse. The action was brought upon • mortgage deed for 2,00 W. and interest, to which the defendant pleaded that the bond was given to secure the payment of beta that had been loot upon hone racing, and that it was consequently null and void. Mr. Edwin James, Q.C., Mr. Lush, Q.C., Mr. Hawkins, and Mr. Cohen, were counsel for the plaintiff; Mr. M. Chambers, Q C., and Mr. Peteredorff, were forth. defendant. Mr. Chambers. upon the ground that an affirmative lama was qqmaa the defendant, claimed the right to begin, and he aesmtan`ly first addressed the jury. He said that although for the purposes of the present proceeding he had admitted the debt, he did not consider it of any importance that the are of the defendant should be first laid before the jury, be It appeared to him that, If the plaintiff had been Ent pat into the box, he must have made out the cam in piety much the same way as he now proposed to do. TIM Mies was brought upon a deed of covenant to pay the sem st 2,0001., en 4 also to hand over twi policies of ‘timremee, coo lot 1,5001., and another for SOW, and also to pay the interest and premiums upon the policies: and the t admitted that he had received the money, but his answer to the action was, that it was lent to bun for the pur pose of his paying the plaintiff • sum of LOW. which he had lost to Wm in beta upon horse-racing, and that upon this growl the deed wee invalid, and the plaintiff could not re cover apes it. The defendant, Mr. Fox, had been for • great many yews emusected with the turf end enraged in betting tresseetleme, and for many yews be had been able to meet hie oagegementa. The plaintiff, Kr. Hill, was also a war seen exteeeirely connected with the turf, and he was sot fa of:acted to say one word against his honour or in , tegrity. It so happened that in 1860 Mr. Fox bed betted on the Derby races and he loot bete to the amount of 1,6.501 . to the plain tiff. He went to him two or three days after the race, and told blm that he wee unable to pay his bete, and Mr. Hill observed that if he did not he would be declared a defaulter, and Mr. Fox thou asked him to lend him suterient money not only to pay lb. amount he had lost to him but also the bets he had lost to other permits, and he consented to do so. Mr. Hill then acoompenied the defendant to his solicitors, Meters. Hill and Wilhiamsey In Bedford-row, and an arrangement was made that he should advance the defendant 2,0001 upon his execut ing a mortgage of two on olicies of insurance and giving a promissory note pa yab le demand. The 4th of June wee the set tling day at Tattersall's for the Derby, and on that day the defendant received a ir 2,0001. from Mel Sri. Hill and Williamson, and, ao to an arrangement that bad been made, ha went to w ,ab's Hotel in Piccadilly, where he met the plaintiff and hauled him the cheque, expecting to remiss tbe &t -herm. The plaintiff, however, told him he should lave Ed the chegse oashW and ha west to the Loudon end Wesseisetet in donors and procured bank note., and I be tiro returned and paid the plaintiff the amount of bets he had lest to him, 1,660!. The dead now in question was sae- ' ceded shor ty a and for several years Mr. Pox paid the nd the premiums non the policies acoosaing the agreement he had entered into. Be subsequenlly. how ever, got into &dimities and was compelled to go greed, THE POLICE COMM. MANSION-HOUSE. Henry Heckle, mAllen, ph Nnl, and Susannah who have been several i times remanded upon the charge of being concerned in three burglaries, committed on the premises of two butchers, in High-street, Aldgate, owned Gardner end Israel, were again brought before the Lord Mayor. Mr. Humphreys, jun., attended for the prosecution, and Mr. Wontner for the prisoner Buckle. James Truman, Mr. Gardner's foreman, stated that on the let January last he received on his master's account 491. ss. fltd., which he locked up in the drawer of a writing-desk in the counting-house in the evening, after which he put the key in hie pocket, where it remained till the next day, when he found that the drawer had been opened without it and the money abstracted. Eliza Lovegrove, a showily dressed young woman, stated that in the month of January last she occupied lodgings at No. 3, Glouxeter-street. She did not live with Buckle. Some day in January he brought her some money—she could not say how much—and put it in one of the chimney ornaments. He called on a subsequent occasion, and took it away with him. She imagined there was some gold, but did not see it. She had never stated to anybody that Buckle had brought her 261. She was confined on the 18th of January. She never told her nurse that Buckle had brought hew money. In answer to the Lord Mayor, the witness said the purse was a knitted one, and did not appear to be very heavy. Although she cleaned her reom, she had neither time nor curiosity to examine the contents of the purse. When she first became acquainted with Hackle he told her he was a single man, and promised to marry her. Additional evidence was that gone into against Buckle and Allen in connexion with a robbery at tbe i menisea of Mr. Gardner on the 13th February ; and also Hinkle and Neil for a burglary committed on the Bth March at the premises of Mr. Ash Israel. T. Welker, formerly in Mr. Israel's service, stated that on the Bth Mani he heard Nell and Hackle talking in the Turk's Heed, and Hackle said they could get into Israel's house b a grating. The next day Neil told him he thought Hackle had committed the robbery. A pawnbroker's assistant produoed the ticket of a silver watch and gold chain which be said had been pledged by a female for 31. on the 12th January. It was rede eme d by Hackle on the 9td March, the day after the burglary at Mr. Israel's, The Lord Mayor said be considered the evidence in the first came insufficient to justify him in committing the pri soners; but Buckle and Allen were committed for trial on the second charge; Hackle was alao committed for trial on the thin! charge, and Neil was discharged, GREENWICH: Yr. loom Damns hop-merchant, of Warwick-place, Queen's-road, Peckham, and George Inn-yard, Borough, appeared before Mr. Sacker to answer a summons at the m ammas of the South Henna Railway Company, charging his with violating the Bth section of the company's bye laws, by jumping out of a train while in moti o n. Mr. by attended for the Railway Company, and Mr. Sandham appeared for the defendant. The Ticket-collector at the New-cross-station stated that while the 7 p.m. train from Stroud was running into the statism at the rate of five or six miles an hour he saw the door of a esocind-claw carriage open. He cautioned the defendant not to get out till the train stopped. He, however, jumped out said fell on the platform and if It had not been for wie ner be would have fallen tinder the carriages. Other witnesses confirmed this evidence. Mr. Sandham said he thought his client ought to have been the complainant in this case as he had su ff ered severe injury by having his collar-bone broken by the fall. Mr. Seeker—l consider the case satisfactorily proved, and am only surprised that ea attempt should have been made to resist the charge. The compare must be protected in the execution of their laws for the pu b lic convenience and safety. The defendant bad been rah) , of irregularity which had brought its own punishment by his impetuosity in rushing oat before the train had stopped. For the sake of setting • better example I shall convict the defendant of the arms, and order bun to pay a penalty of 10s., with costs. The fine was immediately paid. THAMES. - _ _ William LaAey, a merair esearbee;,aged 36, and We muter of the brig Clipper, of Dortsueuth, sad John Naeskood, late the mete of the wale vessel, aged 30. were brought up of remead before Mr. Yardley, charged with having Mosioesly, willedly, sad aziellolously sunk the brig while et anchor of Dungeness on the night of the 13th of March, with intent to defraud Joseph Cooper and others the underwriters, of the 1111111 of 8001., the amount for which other, vessel was insured previous to her sailing from London to Newport, in Wales, In ballast. Mr. Joseph Smith, solicitor, conducted the prosecution for Captain R. B. Nott, R.N., inspecting agent to Lloyd's; Mr. Fletcher, ectlicitor, defended Captain Labey The charge spinet Manhood was withdrawn. After the evidence of two Dover shipwrights had been taken to the fact that the holes in the ship had been . bored with u Manhood was examined. He gave h is evidence augers, reluctance, and had to be warned several times by the magistrate as to the position in which he stood. K a stated that the day before the ship was sunk, the captain said, "It won't do to make for any place and go on shore, for the dock bill will be more than the brig is worth, so the test Wing to do with her is to sink her." The next morning he law the captain and Chesney, the steward, go into the hold, and heard the sound of an auger, in the midsbipe, boring a hole. While en the watch that morning he saw Chesney bore a hole in her starboard quarter. Afterwards by the captain's orders the ballad port was knockcd out, and shortly after. wards they left the vessel, which sunk on their quitting her. John Chesney confirmed the evidence of the last witness, and stated that the captain himself bored some of the holes In the brig. Captain Nott was spin sworn. He said the ship was sunk in three fathoms water, and was most poritive she could have been taken into Dover harbour. We towed her from Dungeness to Dover after we stopped up the holes and pumped the water out without bliag a drop. She wee comparatively water-tight. She only made six inches of water between Dungeness and Dover. We had not the slightest difficulty in taking the brig into Dover. The prisoner and his crew could have taken the ship into Dover or to Folkestone, the nearest port. The prisoner could have beached the ship with all the twee in the world. Mr. }let:her—Supposing the wind off the land at Dun geness, could the ship have been taken into Dover P Captain Nott—Most certainly. Tke prisoner —The wind was off the land at Dover, not Dungeness. Captain Nott, in continuation, laid the depth of hold wee 'lateen feet. The two holes in mitiships were lower than the ballot port. Mr. Smith now asked for a remand, and that the two wit nesses, Manhood and Chesney, should be bound over to appear and gave evidence. Mr. Yardley remanded the prisoner Laltey until Wednes day next, end bound over the witnesses Manhood and Chesney in the sum of 4W. each to appear before him and give evidence on Wednesday, If they did not attend he should issue his warrant for their apprehension, and they would have to pay 4W. each. Mr. Fletcher—Will you take bail for the prisoner P Mr. Yardley—Moat certainly not. Mr. Fletcher—There are two highly respectable shipowners here who will bail him. Mr. Yardley—l will not take bail. MARKET& OOTTOS.—Lmetroot, MAKI 31.—Them hat been n Wee butulry In the market to-day, but mottos; has been very freely offered; lover qualltiee Wee bey In favour of buyers. Salm. 10,01/0 tabs, lueluilel 1,000 Bursts. at 44d. to 6i 1. ; 300 kenutinv. at 111 d. to 10d. ; C 0 Hekle, at 70. ; 100 Persams.at 31,d. to :id. ; and lOW America°. 30) taken utt specuLattou and export. CONN.—Banos. Yaaca 31.—With a fair gappir of ahem, 0 , market ruled dull..t a alight decline. Robs. 41.. to 435; .bite, to 45. Bea,. and peas ware le. higher, e.th a good demand. Bark, and grocarox.on.Tais. Msacu 31.—Tho arrivals of wbest for the past imastwlre are moderate. At our motet Ole morning there was & mill eggs of wheel from the grower.. Mario: a fair &Meadow* of buyers, It eau cleared eff at about la%t west's prtom. Boom. the wooly thing forge, met a slow rale at • mlioe of la per qr. Oars to good demand ot the extreme rate. of WA Wednesday: in mine loathsom e Gd, and la pm or. d u e wed obtained. lo other artcle. no Ahem to wale. imports ng the mot weak :—Wlveat. ecestwisa 764 gra CATTLit. - 804TIIALL. MAWS 31.—Our euppllea belar that to dar, Wm ruled rather bather. beef made from b. 4d. to ra. reuttaa, 4a. to lamb. at. to T he a. rsal, 40. to eh park b. to 44. 4 d. Pa *ass el SW. isokftg t ollaL 00ALL—Lowww. Yates 31.—It7na1 Mode% Hartley, 14s. Dd Davison% Woos Finely. 16.; Enewa Sen, l 3. I 777 17we1l Inn 67. Ho Wan Bartley 3166bortua. Ila. worth Puce Raley, 13.. Welker Pr MIVOO, 12s. 61. ; Woun Hartley Onus, 144 , W)Isoo, 130. CI. Walls End Oonfortb, 13n. 6d.; Will. ad Northumberland. 13.. Walls End lUddell, 13.. 6d.: Eden Wrln.l4, Dd. • Walls Kid llnd. dam Haan, IGo. ; WaSo Sod llama, lin: Well , End awl In Hatton. Ida . Dd. ; Will. End Ilowhilall,l4.9d. ; Walls Kid harm 13t. 6d.; Was End South Kane, 161.• Wall. End Thorp% 16o.; Will. End Ttlmdon Thorne?. 13. ed... Walls End Mattoon% mid. 37 .; Pona Darin &OM. 136—Shipo at morkot. DE 64 . n THB IKON TRADE. BIRMINGHAM MARCH 31. The preliminary meeting of the irontnaatera of this district will be held to-morrow in this town. The result will in all probability be a resolution to adhere to the price de clared at the trade meeting, in December last. All the large firma are in favour of this course of action. They have bran in the receipt of a few orders from America in the course et the bust tan days, and the increased activity of the trade with that quarter, as weU as in other departments of the expod trade, is very confidently predicted by those who have access to the bast sources of information on the subject. Moreover, the peke for the best brands of finished iron is sufficiently low to be remunerative to producers ; an a rrtt very doubtful if a reduction of the price would, under existing circumstances, be the means of imparting greater buoyancy to the trade. Its return to healthy action must be a work of slow progress; but if we mistake not, traces of that progres sion are becoming daily more apparent. The producers of inferior iron and the smaller firms are still short of orders, and their pecuniary necessities have forced them to accept prices considerably below those recognised by the trade. In some instances bare have been sold at 71. 10s., and the same description of iron made in North Staffordshire is reported as having been sold as low as 71., such is the depressed state of the trade in that district. Here, in addition to the depression incident to the languor which pervades the general trade of the country, most of the small firms are suffering from the forced sales of the stocks of some of the insolvent houses; and, until they are cleared off, a continued prejudicial influ ence on the trade will be felt. Best hot-blast pig iron is quoted 31. Ida. per ton, but sales have been effected below that rate. Ths quarterly meetings of the ironmasters com mence next Tuesday, April 6, at ; on Wednesday, the 7th, at Wolverhampton; on Thursday, at Birmingham; oa Friday, at Stourbridge ; and the concluding meeting of the aeries will be held at Dudley, on Saturday, the 10th of April. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ()ABU ALTY. wm, from Liverpool to finfil, w min where at the latter place with II feet water in bee h Id, slardt I (supposed near ilszsgany. The eargo was being mid by auction. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. Aitalonia; from Macao for Leedom, Feb. 6, lat. 27 N., be. 88 W. Atka Ba.l (eino), Irmo London tor Calcutta. lat. 6 N, lon.Bll E. Coldstream. trom London for altibourne 14 days, Feb. 7, lat. LION lon. 10.3 W. Edits Moore (British ship), from liver/mg for Calcutta, all veil. Lamb 13. 1.3. 89.70 N., tom 13.16 W. W eampbed. tram (natio for London. Feb. 14, lat. 6.20 N., km, 27 Esirlea, from Calcutta for Lirerpica 103 days, Lt. 46.80 N., la. 289 W. Hamilton C. Kidaton, from London for Melbourne, Feb.lo, lat. 13 lon. 29 W. lainester, from London for Adelaide 70 days, Feb. 10, lat. 120 N., lOU. 21 10 W. Morriaarts, from Alcoa Bay, ha. 17. lat. II 8., lon. 11 IL Haelnaond Hid, Luca Cabana for Liropool, i.e. 21, .at. 7 8., la. 671. trfrom Singapore foe London, Moretti,. lat. 67 N, lon 71 W. Ann, frost Mauritius for Lotion, Marsh 13, 'Mudd Floras eauth.eivt b miles, erehoree. from Liverpool for Celeutta, Feb. IL Wide (barque). from Lonrho for Mauritian, Feb. 5. tot. IMO, 100. U. Talentyre it), from Calcutta for Liverpool. Jan. 21, lat. II &dm !e6 Welles; of Boaten, from Plymouth for Melbourne, on the Use, M. 9, los. W. THE SCOTTISH HOSPITAL: At a court of governon of the Smith& Hospital, held yesterday, it inn announced that the We Mr. Peter M'Donald, formerly M Shoe-lane, oilman, had bequeathed 8,0001. to the institutios. [Advertisement.]--HouzwAy's OINTMENT AND PILLS i X iii MLR IttelDell POl Tel Cr •• or Utgam.—lielli7 Jen, of Cborehdrste. 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