The Express. — London, England, 1858-03-31 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS. WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAROH 31, 1858. BPOII7 ING. SETTING AT KANCHESTER—Tossrmy. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STALES. 9t 2 apt clpteriele (1) 9 to 2 Pear (t) 6 to 1 Mastwasie (1) 12 to I Nomad (t) CHESTER CUP. 100 to 6 0091 Holm, (t) 20 to 1 Maws (I) 20 to I Tie Pam (t) GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP. to 1 apt Tama (t) 12 to 1 Warhol' (t) 12 to 1 VANN (t). Halting isas ea try other event. THIRSI RACKB.—ThEsDAt. 61011110 Til.101•11/..) TRU& Ithacas. Out math gat 1101990m0 Newsman inane. 4 briny lth min Pinworm/ 1 trr...... 1 Lau* iSX/MOAP. Oin lain aad dune-qui tin. Tea. 1 trag ia r ff ianihail . 2 ialk . a inat — fria Tan Selman Tin 4 Owl I. p 132 yards. Own lianani. Gammen, Inna hi One iii a 'link bat the shwards awarded the nee la March Inns*" in meannt of Onto mow anis hie on to the anne. F Amami bum. Ora roma art a aims. g n = l" • " : Maw !ME CO.Y P 11777031 OP MR LONDON AND NORTH WIRITERN 0134 T NORTHERN, AND ILMIIPPIILD RAIL Ira COMPANI ES. lades end North Western Railway, Resits astion, March 27, 1868. The directors of the Leed S om and North Western dewy have orrefaily cassitered the minute of the depu tedhe kess the Framing anginas, dated 22nd and 23rd Wt. The ?areal eserwmadelehe esatelsed in that minute siimlttedly Ink iM OMMIRIMMIO 011 the refusal of the area Karam* sad Sheffield Comprise to continue to tut ohm he hest concluded on the I Ith whoa, ta ilderenee to the wis ot the decathlons, and in seder le gmßitate, en hr as pamilds, the attlermat adeesseed by the Leedom end Xis* Welters Board nab echoes ism 'what the iniseleld Company had my right to din et aced at their hands. The calf' gemedisa upon which them is any subetantiel affisonit• between the parties is, whether the London end Kee& Western Company, in consideration of a three months' spoor set for equal rata. and fares—which agreement could eat be legally enforced even for that short period—ought to ales_ cannaaratly their legal rights, under the agreement at UM, between them and the Sheffield Company, of wileh ha ment Hat swapany have for several years had the sed width they have lately thought lit to put an end to, Aber giving the stipulated notice or accept- fag the hipthiled sheence to arbitration. This condition is sow see& es be *posed cia the London sad North Wreena by he Shia& end Great Northers directors, Win lonewledge tithe foot Hat this board wholly illeollasi leaps Ile dui seadition which had been Tee the depatellen, by the other party, mil az = sitamed by He Le den end North Weenies illrectine, an the nth hist., Hedepoistioas came to the desika re corded Is their whale of hell day, that there wee ao valid 'Win. : eseilmehg mesh 'Marione rata. den end Nerlilfestera directors might have rea diest,/ b say terepag of the decision so arrived a new stearstare having been offered by the depute bossier= te theatres.= forced upon this company by the e proceedings in connexion with the Saab inwiline ° = ' sail with the Warrington and Sto, port egnansse, aid with the Chester station, this board, azaleas Ile ruse he hew of the deputations to the fullest pomade USES IMIMIIIIMMej with their duty, offered in the seamed rithisto, ardor date the 22nd instant, to leave to the ehrelaiie dembles et No. Lemma the questions involved in eM thestilblithallir,/rweveroree not accepted by the This bars revels., read with some surprise the hinds et the deputations now under reply, and it =ls Whiled that the Sheffield and Great Northern =he art r aphi, an as a condition el seeepting the albs degintationa, claim that this board hall waive yeemanualiy their rightful position in the legal and perils westrey proceedisge forced upon them with relation to the speffietellopeemeat of 1854 ; those companies reaming to ihnossliga. et WI wow time, the right, unlimited mod we. eldhed i say degree, to carry on their attache upon this aespety by mesas et heir suit in Chancery and their live Nis err beach parliemat. This herd must Ruh wholly eibr ad t eedi e smelt andielea. y hjarisso es are them measures and proceed. lege se the pared he Company, not only to the Landon end North Western Company, but to many others also, it cannot be preterled that they are calculated or Is *Vto result it permanent advantage to the public. s is made elinairially clear by the fAlowing cubed Liam a published letter adhered by Mr. Chapman, deputy dmirman of the Conway, to Mr. Denbo., the dubs= of the Great Nathan' Cempay, so recently as the 11th February, 1856, at width thee the Sheffield Company were acting under he egreensat of July, 1864, with this 'company. A copy of the letter in question was handed to the deputations on the Ilth bastant. "You (Mr. Deniers) will recollect that for many years you company ( the Great Northern) bee coveted Sheffield and Manchester traffic. You Induced pediment, at pounds of competition, to give you running powers over eta line, from Redford to Sheffield, rude out of the money et our shareholders, and our properly was seriously themeifed thereby, and fatal accidents also resulted. After yen ob tained thoerwers of competition, you agreed to divide he tra ffi c (w hich you were thereby enabled le toupees for) with London and North Western end Mid lend. You stopped competition, raised fares and rater, end ceased to can, for the time being, whether that traffic pried over our railway (and thereby to tome slight extent asompointed as) or otherwise.... The Great Nort her n Rail way Act was obtained .. for a line from London to York, W so pert of your care for that line, either alleged or sup ped, was that of Manchester traffic. Parliament never =L, giving that line, specially to make a second line er. . . . Suppou you had the power to run to Manchester to-morrow what would be your corns? After a emenpaiga of competition yen would charge the tame fares as the dois end North Western, raking the public, of nem sity, in a somewhat longer time; you wouM at tenth be reedy to dispose of your shim of the traffic thu. acquired under ✓ay division which would leave you in a better pecuniary polities thee Wan. You would act, as regard. Manchester, pertaey me you did as regarded Sboffielt, and our .hare and the public would be the (S 4 OW) " oilo CHAPMAN. " To Y.P., Doncaster.** asmilmansly vStha memestion of the hostile mes sages lam nihnsi to. the lbsdisid Company hewn for the sink= purpose al seisnlag lams. assamencsd sad continue te any ea a si nem es reduce' so le entirely , 01 n to Me es s ui s. ti to thews= awl disk bore dr sib* doe sf bens Ift amen the eras ef_theasfeg Per sample, the ObillaN an" Or liferthein Ossapnlen cony bee Missessrer Is Limita sal back, riro dlai nee enassilleg 400 snot, fm ; wberew. Wins: points apse *dr own liner, they elwrge the awns sun dr anVualtii-olme passenger 00 ado. sal dee* dawns Onnapeny am premed to abide 2 7, t w o. upon. the saverissinent come es ea the Dith sal le maks the tlindier c. itceasions aired tbdr of the DM lastest, so far as now geosslion of dos alleged right of the War =blll INekport Cove: me the joint stades al Cheesier, maw their wt of which print slobs is ealsoli la the pt2 y eedt, is mew the ceurts, by when it wit be sad madesdeely disposed of. With mamma te the th Josiah* essenots. the London mad North Western directors smear satiety with the demi to the orioles flat these accounts ought not to b. zspas " ANT strong grounds - , bat entertalelag that they will feel it their duty to bring those seasonte wader the review of the Court of Chancery, should the Shellield directors refuse I. refer them to Mr. Lat inos or other Impartial arbitrator, with pewee to mats Snell investigation and correctit n of them as Its may end jest and neasseary. The Lot lon sad Nadi Western director. ere ready to refer this ruat!er, Ike Wed IS ell other queetioas in difference, relating to this toile, and rates, connected with the South Warrington art Stockport agreement, to Mr. laremen, t• without complicating such reference by my imitation., sad to !abide by his decisicn, r=d 2 2 by the deputatioes. The London sad North Western boar', so the trustees of as large • propeety. have ton deep an in:c7ist to be insen sible of the evils attending the reckless competition set on loot end now tarried on by the Sheffield sal Great Northern Corommise, or alb. still greater evils mai. b may emelt from S. mutineer:* and 'stateless. Deprecating the existiog state of Wage, they are prepared, as heretofore, at ones and escooditieasay to restore the rates and fares at ell_ nts whirs the companies are in i onipetitlin to the poal to which they stood prow to the contest, or to each other wale se the deputation shall consider reameable; hut if the Shef field arid Great Northern Companies peraist io their refusal so give up, area temporarily, the sliming ruinous rates sad fares, unless this board will spree to abandon their duty to their proprietors by now pledging themselves that 'sailer so eurunodances, will hey seek to enforce the lege) rights of this company, the responsibility of that coons of pro caddis g. and Its canergerneas, wRI not mat upon the directors of this company, who must, in that event, leave the gustiest to be dealt with by the ter w aw .„.. *di ng that, by such a coarse, they -ill hest ecessult not only the interests of their pro-prietors, bat also the prmwt intererts of the public. The Lead= and North Western Board cannot close this corsaunioation without again expressing 'brit thanks to the mergers of the depatetioas for the time and tremble be wowed by theca Is endeavouring to bring ol.Kut a termina ting of the existing ruction competition, so injurious to all martin. TDB PIBB AND LOSS OP PIPTEILN LIVES IN BLOOMSBURY. THE INQUEST. (Concluded from yaMeday's Arpreu,l John Eastwood—l tularsi seat Sato:day at 20, Gilbert strut, and now live at Ilk Mileson-strasit. I am a carpenter. T escaped from the house whisk was on &eon Sunday morn ing. I occupied the two rooms en the first Boor—the book and front rooms under the rooms occupied by the Helene, My wife woke me In hod, and said, " Mark John, there's a row ; what's that eraddrig SOW i " W hen I had o pened my eyes, I mid " Dear mp, thel placels fall of smoke . " We slept in the beck room. my with, my self, and one child were in the back room, and my two other children In the front room. I jumped out of bed, opened the door between the two rooms, and saw the reflection in Gilbert-dere. I then went up to the front room win dow looking into the street. Whoa I got there I eaw the Kamm curling ap towards the roan neat to ours, which wee directly over the carpenter's shop. I then went back to the bed-room door, and said, "My dear, jump up, for It's our piece on firs." I then ran on to the landing, but directly I opened the door the flames rushed in. I immediately shut and locked It to prevent my wife, in her excitement, from at tempting to escape that way, as it was quite impossible to do so at that time. I then rushed to the front window and opened it, got out over the balcony railing in front of it, and called out for itelp. Before I went the first time I had heard the policeman's rattle. That was immediately after my wife had woke me. I pointed to a ladder opposite, which was in my sight, but not in the sight of the people below, and they went and got it. When it *as raised up, we all (Mont in safety. When I got my last little boy out the roam wee full of smoke, tat by stooping down I could see, and as I left the room the Iset time I could see the flames ooming through the door. I had lived there about three months. No one slept on the ground Boor. There were no cellars. The rooms joining mine, on the first floor, were not occupied. The lower pat of the premises was used as a carpenter's shop, but at the back ot that again was a room not occupied. I went to bed about ten o'clock, and there was no light thin in the carpentels shop. I cams home from work about five o'clock on Saturday evng, and I did not go out into the street again until I escaped through the window. I have not the slighteet idea of the cams of the fire. By the jury—l smelt no burning until I was woke up. No one was working in the chop when I went to bed. I have known persona working in it as late se 9 o'clock. By the Coroner—There was no gm in the shop. By the jury—l have never seen any one smoking a pipe In the ll,l Coroner—l do not know at what time Smith re turned home. The doer of the shop was kept locked. The occupier of the shop was named Stubbs. I lave never =- premed to any one any opinion as to the canoe of the fire. I cannot say anything about it. I had no means of giving any alarm to the persons above. My mind was so taken up with looking after the safety of my own family that I could not think of anything else. I firmly believe the fire began in the carpenter's shop, but in what part I cannot my. By the jury —There was not in the duet-bin to account for the fire. Had the fire originated in the dust-bin it would have been directly under my floor, but it was not so. By the Coroner—l heard no noise over head Awl got up. I heard nothing but the crackling and roaring of the are up the stakes= Thomas fitubbe—l live at No. 3, Little Russell-stmt. and am • carpenter. I occupied the ground floor of No. Gilbert-strut. I mated the whole hou se and l e t It oa t i 20, n teammate. Then were three portions of it occupied by other parties-4 nee sets of rooms. I had no men at wort there on Saturday Mat ; in fact, no one worked there but myself. I wee engaged there from eight till half-past aim or ten o'clock on Saturday morning. I we. called away to some business in the Cakdonian road. There were no combustibles in the shop; there was nothing that would easily take tire except shavings. There was a box of matches there. At the time of the an there were no outside shutters over the shop window. In the window there were two broken panes of glans. One of these panes had a shutter behind it inside, and the ether had not, and the bole in the one which wee not covered was large enough to allow any one to throw fire through it. My property on the premises was not insured. No person had threatened lately to do me any harm. I am n o t aware that any one entertained any animosity against me. I cann o t ac count for the fire, unless it was caused by some of the lodgers coming down to the shop. By the jury —There were two entrances to my shop, one in front and the other by the pasrge . (The witness here handed to the Coroner a which he bad made of the premises) Mn.s Hedges was, I believe, not a sober woman, and there are rumours that she was out as late as one o'clock on Sunday morning. I believe It will be proved that Smith was out till about the same hour. William Soar, policeman, E S6—l was at the fin on Saturday night, having run up with Sullivan. 1 saw the elder Smith in the street on Saturday night, about a quarter to 12. He spoke to me, an d I law him r into the house No. 20, Gilbert-street. He had been drinking, but he was not drunk. He said to me, " Are you the policeman that called me up to work the other morning r and on my re plying that I wee, he said, "Alt , I shall see you some other night, and then I'll stand a glass of ale." By the jury —I don't know whether or not he was in the habit of drinking. He did not tell me what public-homes he bad come from. I cannot say whether or not he rang the I ball. &capon Low, jun., secretary to the Fire Escape Society, said he very much wished to have a question put to this witness with respect to the Ere-escape. He wanted to know whether he wee not sent by another policeman to fetch the fire-escape, which might have been obtained in five minutes? The witness said he was going for the ere escape when he met another Alm, whom ho despatched for it. lie himself then returned to the fire, and assisted Curie, one of the pre vious wit in getting the ladder end saving some of the inmates of the use. The Coroner said it was his intention to reserve the ques tion relating to the fire-escape till the next sitting. The in quiry having already lasted three hour. they knew no more about the cause of the fire than they did at the commence meat. He hoped the jury would not grudge the tine which was required for the prosecution of the investigation. It wee essential that they should meet again, and something mast be done in the meantime, which he would speak to them about after the court had been cleared. The cue was a very extraordinary one, and there wee a mystery about it which to him was ex ceedingly disagreeable. One object of the adjournment was that one or two Of the bodieernight be opened ; he thought It absolutely necessary that one or two, if not more, should be examined. It wu a most remarkable cir cumstance that eleven persona should have been smothered— if that were the fact—in one room, other persona beingimme diately below them, only a hand of those eleven persons being seen from one of the windows, and that only for an instant. He could say no more on the subject then, but he thought it absolutely necessary that one or two of the bodies at least should be examined internally. He was reminded that one of the Smiths jumped out of window, but there was no noise beard in the room ; and with regard to the Indivi dual referred to, he believed that unfortunate young man wu so injured that he never spoke after reaching the ground. 'The inquiry was then adjourned till to-morrow. FIRES. TO TIC IDITOI OP THI ITPRIPS. Sta,—With the terrible account of the calamity in Bloomsbury before me I cannot refrain from 'eking you to allow me to suggest, through your columns, to the P authorities the following precautions against firs, w r ZZ ought to be made compulsory for the public safety. 1. That an opring be made in the roof of every house, with as iron ladder permanently axed to the rme. 2. That a light iron railing be fixed round the front of the parapet of every house. 3. That a erre communication Ts made from the roof of every house to the adjoining houses. 4. That the district surveyors be empowered to see that the above regulations are carried out. If the above plan, or a modification of the same, were adopted, many a fond parent and trembling child would p to rest with a lighter heart —I am, dm., March 29. M. B. GOTTHEIMER. THE AFFAIRS OF MESSRA.LAPONE, OF LIVERPOOL •XII. MONT • V I DIO.—A large and Influential melting of the creditors of Meters Lafone, of Monts Video and Liverpool, we. held yesterday (Tuesday), and • proposition submitted to pay 20s. in the pound, with interest at the rate of 6 per ceaL per annum, in three equal instalments, at wit, twelve, end eighteen months. Resolutions were passed agreeing to this proposal, and a letter of license will be granted to - 11 fr. Ulnae to enable hint to carry it out. It is anticipated that there will be a very considerable surplus after satisfying all liehilitlea, and there waa an unaniaiona sapreenon of con , Uwe l the integrity of Meters. Lame, and in the manage ' nest of the estate being left in their hands. PzottanuANlsm.--On the evenings of Thursday and yesterday, a taro crowd meembled in Cowan street, Stirling, to witneas 'he feats of a pedestrian named W. Sharpe. Oa Thursday evening. be walked three miles in 24 minutes, bringing in, during the last half Win • 661 b. weight suspended in his mouth by a handkerchief. Last night Le walked the distance of seven miles within an hour—a , complishing his task within • minute sad • half of the specified time; a half cwt. having been sae ! pended from his month, ea on the previous night, during the last half mile. At the close he threw a half cwt. twenty-one times over his head within • minute. We are not aware whether any responsible party measured off the ground. Had this been done and made publicly known, it would have her more satisfactory. We can testily, however, that the rate at which be walked end he did not attempt to leap or run, was oertataly estzionlinery. The crowd (and a number of !titles" from the Castle were among them) were kept, to the amusement of those present, lat a pretty email trot. The dust flying up from their feet incommoded, we should think, the not • little. It has Leen intimated that this evening he is to run 11 miles within an hour. He ia • men apparently about flys feet five inches. and of a light and wiry appearancs.—Glarlow Daily Nail. _ Tug AMERICAN MAILS.—The City of %chin os, screw steamer, ails to-day from Liverpool for New York. Shs tree out the mails. Letters will be received it the post-office till 10 15 cam., with a late fee till 10.30 a.m.., sad at the landing-stage latter-box till within a few minute' of the steamer riling. Tha Cunard steamer Africa mils on Saturday next, with the Amman meals, for Now York. Rain buttligenct. EQUITY COURTS.—MAscs 30. (Mom the Lords Judo. of Appeal.) DI TU NA'FFIR OF SRI JOIIMATOOX COIiPLITIS WINDDxO•CP ACTS, 1848 AND 1849, AND OF TKO LONDON AND RYTB><N BANIING COSPOILATION. This vas a renewal, by way at appal from the refueal thereof by Vice-Chancellor Wood, of a motion on behalf of the eflolal managers of the corporation, that certain creditors of the corporation might be restrained from taking any pro oesdlap En On action brought by them, or on their judgment obtodamd thsretn, spinet the delleasets, or on their demand or notice bearing date the 11th of March, 1848, for the purpose of making the defindants bankrupts, or from further proceeding on such demand or notice, and that it might be ordered that the plain tiffs in the action should forthwith withdraw their demand or notice, and that no further proceedings should be had on such notice. The details of the case are given at considerable length in_ the report of the hearing of the motion before the `we-Chancellor, contained in the 'epees., of the 29th inst. Mr. Bolt, Q.C., Mr. Iletherhagtoa, sad Mr. Roxburgh, Fred in support of the motiou ; l&r. Arephlett,Q.C., for the ffe in the action ; and Mr. Daniel, Q.C. and Mr. R. well, for the representative of the general body of cre ditors appointed under the new act of lam session, contra. The parties, at the seggertion of the court, took an order giving the creditors liberty to continue their proceedings in bankruptcy up to adjudication, if adjudication could be ob tained, they undertaking, however, not to prceed further than such adjudication till further order. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—MARcn 30. (Before Kr. Commlsalorr ivaa&) IN RE HARRIS AND COSTA. The beakrepts, Samuel Harris and Isaac Gabriel Costa, wets described aa wholesa'e clothiers, of Commercial-street, Whiteckepel. It appevint that thew:mounts were not satis factory, especially is related to a Ins of 6,0004, represented to hays taw incurred in the last seven months, his Honour said he should sine further accounts, and adjourned the examination sine die, with protection for six weeks. IN 11 W. TTLIZ, The bankrupt was the well.known printer, of Bolt-court, Fiest-street. Thu was the adjourned examination meeting. The aooounts, prepared by /dr. Heals, extend from the be ginning of 1856 to the date of the Mare, showing • defi ciency at the former period of not loss than 8,6934 Be now owes to aamecured creditor 7,4334; to arediton fully enured a=the Mutual Pvidatt AMMON Company and the a 1 re Provident Assurance Company), 1,0111. ; to credi tors partially secured, 18,3001. (the property being valued at 6,33 W.); liabilities (chiefly on bills), 4,6631. The snets were returned at 9361. in 'rood debts, and 4,0151. in property. Els prate had been 4,8421. ; tomes, 3,6731. • trade offenses, 3,WW.; domestic ditto, 1,77 W. ; intertidal inwtpges, 6531. ; law oosts, &c., 6941. Kr. Wsllur, for the assignees, stated that the bankrupt had kept no regular emelt-book ; but • cash account bad been prepared from each books and vouchers ea were in his pos session. The official neignes, Mr. Johann, suggested that a note to this effect should be added to the account, and =ta b le d'. means bankru pt,o vouching also admission same, that, then still h re mainedg a sum of 669/. unaccounted foe, and which he could only account for by estimating. The estimation given by the bankrupt as to , a consignment to Madras vireo also unanillactory. The Commissioner—Do the creditors' assignees wish for time to examine the accounts P Mr. Hodge (of the firm of Spelling and Hodge), one of the said he did not think that an adjournment would a do any good. Conwaisidoser—lire you a large creditor ? Mr. amount of f the vitas dge—The largest for 11,0001. ; nearly half the . The Commladoner—And you beliere that the bankrupt hes made out as gnod an account as he can P Mr. Hodge—l do. The Commialioner—Then I do not see any sus In a further adjournment. Mr. Walker—lt must be understood that all questions re main open for the certificate meeting. The Comralasioner—No ; I allow nothing about the ac counts to remain open. If they are passed, I do not allow than to be reopened at the certificate meeting. Dn the assignees wish to y anything further about them n ow ? .sa Hodge—l think, considering how the beaks were kept, the accounts are the best which the bankrupt can render. Mr. Walker—The gaged= of the way in which the bank rupt has kept his books ought to remain open. The Commiwioner—Oh, of course It will. Mr. flarratt,KTike Qin iml;n7t7;cl that there was nothing to prevent hia passing. Mr. Walker—lf he puns, it must be without prejudice to our examining him as to this disputed item of consignments to Madras. Mr. Berndt—Oh, of mune. I believe that will be satis factorily explained. The Commissioner—With this item of 6691. unaccounted for, if the creditors' amigiseas wish an adjournment I will give it; but otherwise I don't see any use in putting the estate to that expense. Mr. Walker—l think it will be of no use. The Commissioner—How a man thinks that be csn justify going on under such a deficiency as this man was in in 1856 I cannot understand. However, I shall pass him, u no creditor opposes. INSOLVENT DEBTORS COURT.—MARat 3'. (Bofors Kr. Commissioner Phillips.) 11! 11 RICHARD BRAT BEHAXSA. This insolvent, • clerk, who had resided at Brixton, wee opposed by Mr. Reed for James Holliday, a bander, in Loughborough-rosd, Brixton. Mr. Way sup ered. The insolvent bad 1,600/. of acoommodatim bills on his schedule, which he had made himself liable for on account of a pawl he assisted in basinesa ea a hop merchant, and from whom he occasionally received money. In January last he I gave • bill of tale, and in February gave Holliday an order to fit up his house at Brixton with expensive gas fit tings, which amounted to 371. When Holliday found he could not get his money he offered to take back his goods, but the insolvent swaggered about and said he could buy " half Brixton... dommissioner Phillips considered that the insolvent had committed a fraud on Holliday, who was evidently struggling young tradesman. The insolent swinger of a man who had given 1,600/. of accommodation bilm and afterwards gave a bill of sale before he contracted Holliday's debt, showed that he neither had the ability or intention to pay. He therefore gave a judgment of eight calendar months for the frond an Holiday. (Before Mr. Commissioner Murphy.) IN RE JOHN SPENCII.—TRESPASS DT a PARISH BROKER. This insolvent, a &straining broker in Melton-street, Euston-square, was opposed by Mr. Down, for the detaining creditor, a person named Mattocks, and supported by Mr. Bead. The insolvent was employed by one of the poor-rats collectors of St. Pancras parish levying distranta on the warrants signed by the magtetrates for default of payment. He west to the residence of Mattocks, in Portland-street, and demanded 11. 16e. for rates in respect of a house in Fitzroy termite, New-road, which had been let to a person named Green. According to Mattocks' statement, be went upstairs to find the receipt, and asked for an hour to said to Green's plea in Fitzroy-terrace, but be refused, and got a vim to tab away soma articles of which be had taken an in ventory. Mattocks that paid the rate, which, with the ex paw, amounted to 11.4.. The money was paid under molest. An action was brought for the trespass, to which there were two pleas. The yury gave a verdict for 12/. M., being 101. In addition to the money paid, and the cads were taxed at 551. 10s. For the damages and oats the insolvent winnow In prison, and alleged that the parish had refused to meat him. It appeared that Spencer had signed both receipts for the money, 11. 16e. The names of both were in the magistrate's warrant, and it would seem that the first receipt had not Leen marked off. The involving denied that be had refused to give en hour's time, and it wee more than as hoar after the Levy before the mosey was paid. Mr. Cook, the vestry cleric, was examined, and said a great saw summonsee were annually trued. Had the statute of the parish bean pleaded he did not think the plaintiff could have recovered. _ Mr. Commissioner Murph cared nothing about th e statute. The Insolvent , by re fusing to givrtiane, took him self out of the statute, and became a trespasser. HI. Honour thought the parish of St. Panama was very gent in not knowing that the rates had been pa The Douse of an Englishman was not to be invaded as had been done In this case, and the public should be prot ec t e d f rom similar proceedings. Mr. Reed urged that the insolvent could bare no malice towards Mattocka,and had only acted under the instruction' of the collector who employed him. The Leaned Commissioner said there was implied malice sad legal mallow In his opinion thelntiolvent . acted with legal malice when he reltmed to give a little time. As to the collimator, perhaps the insolvent would have his remedy ageing hint, or the parish, for fora or • rats already paid. Mr. Reed oontinnsd to contend that it was a hard cam on the hisolvent, who had a wife and eight children to support. Mr. Commissioner Murphy had made up his mind to give a judgment, but It would not be a long one. There had been great carelessness, and it was time that brokers sad collectors were taught that a mans home was not to be in vaded when no mmey was dos. His Honour gave a j:12 , - . ment of two months from the vesting order on the 6th M DEATH OF A CLERGYMAN WEIL' ELIDING SFR wica.—Liyereedge church, Rase Leedn, was the scene, on Sunday afternoon, of a most melmasholy event—the death of the clergymen during service. In the ahem* of the incum bent of the church in the aftentoom, the Rev. W. Hughes, • retired clergyman, residing In the locality , He wee reading the usual prii i = i4 ead wee oteerved to pause sad turn pale • he roseeded kw • sentense or so, and theit T re ° ll=l, backwerd in the pulpit. He was immediately removed to the vestry, end milks' amistanos wee mat for, which me promptly obtained; bat the rev, gentleman's pulse had ceased to beat. An inquest is to de termine the cause of death, which is thought to be apo plexy. Mr. Hughes was highly respected by every religiose dasamiaatioa in this populous &Jct.:J. ASSIZE IN7BLLIGENCE. OXFORD CIRCUIT.—MONMOUTH, Mead 29. The oonnokeket was opened on Eioturday, aad the busi ness aunnwseed ta both courts et 10 o'clock thia • Mr. Berea Wafts proidiat In the Crown Court, end . Bens Chemin et Nid Prins. 11171,N1N0 OF RACI-WORIIIIN. William Bryant, a jockey, was charged with feloniously refire to a stable in the occupation of Mr. Mille, of the llotel, Monmouth, on the 20th September last. evidence showed that Mr. Evens, a beree-trainer, at Glastonbury, attended the last bin:mouth Moss with a well known race - hone, canal Vandyke, and other horses, and that the prisoner was engaged by him ride Blue Bell. He did ride the mare. bat ran splint to a post, by which it was supposed that be lost the race. In the evening the prisoner asked Mr. Evans what he was going to give him for riding, and the latter replied, " Nothing," adding his opinion that the prisoner had " done enough for him that day" alluding to him riding against the post. The prisoner replied, " Very well, I'll do something for you." The following morning the stable in which Vandyke was placed was found to be on fire, and the prisoner was there. Chappell, a groom, who saw the fire, deposed that the prisoner was unooncerned about it. He got oat the horns under his charge, but did not assist in extinguishing the fire. There was a candle-mark on the wall in the prisoner's stall, azi the fire appeared to have been thrown from that stall. The evidence of other witnesses: showed that there were several grooms and stable-boys about the premises on the morning in question, and as the evidence was not conclusive in fixing the act of firing the place upon the prisoner, the lodge directed an drquillol. The hone Vandyke died from the e ff ects of the injury soabibied by the dn. WESTERN CIRCUIT.—TAurroN, MARCH 29. Cam!'" Coarr.—(Before Mr. Joaticie Willis.) SHOOTIWO AT A CLIROTAIAN. Amp% AsAmax, a reepecteble-looking man, surrendered to take his trial on a charge of having maliciously fired a loaded gun at the Rev. George Augustus Mahon. The prosecutor is the curate of Leigh-upon-Mendip, in this county, of which parish the Rev. Mr. Homer is the rector. On the evening of the 27th of September last as Mr. Melon was preaching, and wee approaching the conclusion of his sermon, • gun, charged with blood wee Bred through the north-west window of the chitrch. The c struck the prosecutor, and stunned him ; a portionorZ window lodged at t he side of his right eye. Hie Los, se well aa his surplice and the Bible which lay open before him, were ooTered . with blood. Great c;naternation naturally prevailed in the church ; the service wee at once brought to an end, and from Information com municated to the prosecutor, the prisoner and two brothees in-law were taken into custody the same evening. One was discharged the following morning, the other on Thurs day, and the prisoner himself on the following Thursday week. On Monday, the 21st inst., the prisoner was again apprehended, and some additional evidence produced against him, upon which he was ootninitted for ftiaT. This evidence consisted mainly of the testimony of two boys, named Lane and Hiscocks, one of whom swore that he saw the prisoner on the Welt in question actually tire the gun through the church window, and the other that he had seen the prisoner with a gun in the neighbourhood immediately before and after the occurrence. These lads were contradicted by seve ral witnesses for the defence. The jury .efequst . eed riieMiso' tier of the charge laid in the indictment—viz., firing with intent to do grievous bodily harm ; but he was ordered to be detained for trial on the minor charge of unlawfully wounding. (Before Mr. Jtistios Crowder.) - - - - - - - - - - Jakn Stalker Doe Barry, 21, herbalist, was indicted for ba l. Coles prosecuted. The prisoner defended himself. Elizabeth Barnes—l am servant to Alexander Downie, Eq., of 16, Norfolk-crescent, Bath. On the night of the 6th of February, about eleven o'clock, I heard a notes in the dining-room, and went up stairs. On opening the dining room door I saw the prisoner with some plate in one hand and a dark lantern in the other. I rid—" My friend I " He mid, "Yes, lam come to pay you a visit." I said, "It does appear so, certainly, but *it are not wanted here. Your appearance might pass but your company won't snit, so the sooner you are out of this house the better. Ido not think your life is safe here." Being much slarmod., I said, " George, bring the gun." I opened the door, and let the prisoner out. I went into the dining-room, a t il a pp p iaed a up the plate. The prisoner had on a pair of galos hes, check shirt, and a kind of a Quaker's hat. (These articles were afterwards produced, found in the prisoner's room, and identified by the witness.) I had seen him before, but never spoke to him. Three other witnesses were called, and the prisoner crate examined them in a very irrelevant way. He was continu ally slopped by the judge, who requested him merely to put questions. The prisoner addressed the jury and called • witness, who swore that the prisoner wee with him all the evening until 12 o'clock at a public-house. The jury found the prisoner Guilty, and lie was sen tenced to penal servitude for four years. CHESTER CIRCUI r.-CIIESTER, MARCH 30. (Nisi Mos.—Before Mr. Justice Crompton.) The canes list contained twelve plaints, several of which were arranged without a trial. The only interesting case wee that d ABIIIIT 9. WASRMOTOX, to recover damages for a breach of promise of marriage. The plaintiff is an orphsn of 24 year, old, living with her grandmother at Bakewell, in Chshire, and the defendant is • widower , 37 yeers of age, having three children, and living on a farm of 1504 • year rent, at Worth, otherwise Paynton, in Cheshire. At Paynton is an inn called the Vernon Arms, and kept by Mr. Critchlow, an uncle of the plaintiff. In February, 1867, the plaintiff was on a visit at her uncle's house fur • fortnight, and there the defendant met her and tell in love. He subspuently saw the grandmother at Bakewell, and notwithstan ding that the old lady stated that it looked badly for • man to come courting with crape on his hat for his first wife, and that she did not think plaintiff was fit for his wife, still he persisted in engaging himself, and eventually the wedding was fixed to take place on the 17th of August, 1867. The license and ring were bought, the cake and breakfast were provided, the guests were amembled, but no bridegroom appeared; nor was any explanation of his absence forth coming. In a few days he met the plaintiff, and agreed that they should ¢ o to Derby on Monday, the 28th of September, and be married. They went to Derby, but when there de fendant left the plaintiff at an inn until it Ina too late to get married, and at night they returned to her uncle's. Defen dant then persuaded her to tell his and her friends that she was married, and that she must wear her ring. She did so, and he took her to his house as his wife, prombeag to marry her on the next Saturday. On that day they went to Derby, where the defendant left the plaintiff altogether, and on the 6th October he got married to Ellen Pearson, a spinster of 29, at Manchester Cathedral. Mr. Welsby, for the plaintiff, claimed ample damages on account of the repeated disappointments she bad suffered and Mr. Wlntyre argued for defendant that plaintiff had not received the amount of injuries stated, and that small damages would meet the case. The jury deliberated for twenty minutes, and returned a verdict for plaintiff, with 2001. damages and coats. end met the prisoner, and said to him, "You have sold Mr. Meehan some blankets." He said he had and that he had had them by him about seven months. I said that they had Deem stolen between Saturday night and Tuesday. He rld, " By I am truly unlucky." Mr. Meihea, oa befog further examined, said—l have Mahood goverment blankets at Deptford marked with the government marks. They are sometimes tied up in eves, sometimes la tem. We sometimes buy them new, never having been used at all, at the government sales of goods which had been sent out to the Dramas. The Lord Mayor—Have you bought any new blankets for old oar at the government sales within the last 12 months ? Witness—No. Nor have I bought blankets of the same description as those produced within the last 12 months, except of the prisoner. Mr. Lewis called several witnesses to prove that blankets exactly resembling those stated to have been received by the prisoner bad been purchased by them at the government calm sad that the prisoner was an extensive buyer of snicks of the kind. Lewin contended at some length that the evidence was lot such as would warrant a committal of his client, and ward that he should be discharged. the Lord Mayor said he could not, with such evidence as he had heard for the prosecution, think of dealing with such a case in any other way than by sending it before another tribunal. Ais lordship then committed the prisoner for trial, bnt consented to take good bail, which was then tendered and accepted. BOW-STREET. A young woman, named Blisa Badley, was charged with steeling a quantity of embroidery, wearing apperel, and a brooch, belonging to Jane M'Cormack. From the statement of the prosecutrix it appeased that she was formerly acquainted with the prisoner before the latter fell into disgrace and took to a bad course of lids. Lately, however, the prisoner had been an inmate of the Magdalen Institution, and, on leaving the establishment last Monday week she proceeded to the residence of the prewar* in Castle-street, Long-acre, affected contrition for the peat, and stated that she was in expectation of getting etnpnt, and being thus enabled to become a respectable industrious girl. In the meantime, having no money or food, and dreading any temptation to return to her former evil course of life, she begged a little temporary assistance or nourishment. The prosstmtrix commended her very highly for this determi nation, and at once offered to keep her until she procured the situation of which she bad spoken. From that time the prisoner took all her meals with the prosecutrix, who did not even require her to angst in the needlework, or do anything in return. On the day in question (Th= they went together to a homes in Soho, to meet soma who had also been very kind to the prisoner, giving her money and other assistance. The prosecutrix, recollecting that she bad left a piece of embroidery behind, which she had intended to bring out with her, proposed to return to her rooms to fetch it; but the prisoner volunteered to go for her, and the prosecntriz entrusted her with the key for that purpose. She never returned, however, and when the pro secutrix returned home she found tha t the prisoner 'had stripped her place. The people in the house saw her go out with a large bundle, but, knowing her to be a visitor at the house, did not suspect that there was anything wrong. A few nights afterwards prose:stria saw her walking the streets, in the vicinity of Charing-cross, in the very clothes which she had stolen from her benefactor. The prisoner offered to restore the property, but prosecutrix resolved to give her into custody. The remainder of the stolen property was found at her lodgings. Mr. Jardine said the prisoner had shown herself to be an ungrateful, worthless girl. She had thrown away a red chance of reclaiming herself, for few would trust her again. Committed for four months. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Mr. Valiance, solicitor, Who was fined 3/. by Mr. Beadon last week for striking Mr. Kinnear, bar rieter,who had remonstrated with him for incommoding Mn. Kinnear in the pit stalls of the Haymarket Theatre, applied for a copy of the evidence against him. Mr. Beedon did not see what service a copy of the evidence would be to Mr. Valiance, as the decision precluded further proceedings. Mr. Valiance wee understood to intimate that the evidence would be of tube in case ulterior proceedings against him were contemplated. Mr. Beedon said, assuming that the complainant contem plated an action, he could not proceed, as a copy of the con viction would be a eudicient answer. If the applicant wee served with process then applicant might apply to him for a copy of the conviction, and he would immediately issue it. - Mr. Vallanm, having looked over the act, thanked the magistrate, and ldt the court. SOUTHWARK. Edward Wale, Thomas Edwards alias Hackett, and James Mangos were charged with being concerned with others not in custody in breaking and entering the premises of Messrs. Streattield and Co., leather merc►ants, Webb-street, Ber mondsey, end steeling therefrom upwards of a hundred .unds' worth of leather, and Mr. Charter Jamb Hyde, a • t and shoemaker, of Lombard-street, Chelsea,was charged with receiving a large portion of the property. Mr. Solomon appeared for Hyde, the other prisoners were undefended. Jams. Smith, a potraan at the King's Head, Webb-street, Southwark, said that on Wednesday n i ght, the 17th instant, about ten o'clock, he saw a one horse van heavily laden and oovered with a tarpaulin coming from the railway arches towards the Borough rather rapidly. He distinctly saw Edwards driving, and there was another man with him. The prosecutors rented some of the railway arches, which they used as marabou's*, and on the following morning hearing the place bad bean broken open and plundered, he gave in formation of what he saw. William John Barker, carman, Valentine-place, Black friars-road, said that a few days before the 17th, Thomson came to him to engage him to remove some goods, and on that night he came again in the company of Edwards, with a van laden with bundles of leather and hides covered with two tarpaulins. They were unloaded, and those prisoners requested him to have them loaded in his van ready for the morning, or the next morning, when they would come and take them away. They did not come the next morning. when wttneu, wanting his van, unloaded the goods and put them into Mr. Saundens premises. On Saturday morning the prisoners Thomson and Edwards came and wanted to take away the bundles of leather, and they were loaded in his light cart and conveyed to Battersea, where they stopped at a public-house opposite the church. Thomson then took the horse and cart away and returned with it empty in about an hour. Witness was paid 30a. for his trouble. He knew nothing of Wale on his coming about the cart, and he had no idea that the property had been stolen and taken to Hyde's. Mr. Richard Allen, the landlord of the Star and Garter, opposite Battersea Old Church, said that on Saturday week, about the middle of the day, the last witness, the prisoner Thomson, and others, stopped at his house with a horse and cart. The latter was laden and covered with a tarpaulin, but he did not see what was underneath. Mr. Hyde, whom he knew well as an extensive shoemaker at Chelsea, came and went into the parlour with some of the men, and afterwards he salted wit ness to oblige him with a receipt stamp. He did so, and be sew Hyde pay 164 and 10d. to a person. It was none of the other prisoners. The horse and cart went away, and some of the men remained until it returned, when they all left the house. By Mr. Solomon—He did not know what Mr. Hyde paid the money for, as he only went into the parlour two or three times to attend to the persona, who were strangers to him. He had known Mr. Hyde many years intimately as a highly tile man. m is e rs, Knowles, 8 L, said that from information be re ceived he went to Mr. Hyde's premises, in Lombard-street, Chelsea, on Saturday last. He saw him in the shop, and asked him whether he had not purchased some leather at the Star and Garter, Battersea, on the Saturday previon.s. He replied that he had, and that he had paid 161 . for it. Witness having told him he was a constable, then asked him from whom he purchased it. He said he did not know, and it wee not usual to ask such questions. Witness asked where the leather was, when he replied that he had sold it to Mr. Stokes, a shoemaker, at Wandsworth. Witness then took him into custody ; and at the station-house he said that on the Friday night previous to his buying the leather, Mr. Stokes lent him the money for that purpose. Witness went to Mr. Stokes afterwards, and saw twenty-three bundles of sheep skins, which Hyde had left. He took one of them away for ideetitlcation. Mr. Edward Stokes, a bootmaker, carrying on business in High-street, Wandsworth, said be had known Mr. Hyde many years, and on Friday evening we e k h e came to him, and asked him to lend him a little money to purchase some leather said skins). He lent him 261., and at the same time be said be would bring the leather and deposit it with him as security. On Saturday he brought it, and it was placed in the warehouse. It was brought in a cart by a man about 12 o'clock, and for some time laid at the door exposed. In answer to Mr. Burcham, witness said that his hones was about two miles from Battersea Old Church. He did not buy the leather of Mr. Hyde, but he expected his money beck. On Monday he paid him 101. Mr. Thomson, one of tho managers in the prosecutor's place, deposed to their warehouse under the railway arch to Webb-street being broken into on Wednesday night, the 17th, and plundered of 28 bundles of sheepskins, 35 bundles of salted horse hides, and two tarpaulins. One sheepskin, produoed by the constable, was one of those in the bundles. Knowles. the officer, here asked for a remand. A very extensive robbery bad been committed, and other parties were connected with it whom the police were looking after. Mr. Burcham remanded them all until Monday; but at the request of Mr. Solomon he acoepted bail for Hyde, and he wee discharged from custody. THAMES. John Yaaheoi, a seaman, and late mate of the brig Clipper, of Dartmouth. aged 30, was charged on suspicion of aiding and abetting William Lakey sad ethers in wilfully sinking the brig Clipper on the 13th Inst. et sea with intent to defraud Joseph Cooper end Mimes. Mr. Joseph Smith, solicitor, • for the prosecution. Capt. Nott, R.N., superintend agent at Lloyd'a,repeated the evidence he gave on Monday, wb.en Captain Lakey, the master of the Clipper, was before the magistrate. He 'poke to the prisoner an Monday, end asked him II he was aware tke Clipper wits wilfully scuttled, to which he replied, " No ; I do not." rlceirlioair—ls the middle of the street a place to aak a Yardley—Ther• is strong evidence that the ship area sank by artificial means, and I shall remand you until to The rinser—lt Is a fa r ts i tT. The primer Iran them MARKET& OOTTON.—Lmaroot.. Yates 30.— TM market to-day his been In very dull and unsatisfactory state. 6 000 tales changed bands, of .11 , ca ono half was taken un apsoulaUon ; 6,000 &Irani. at 6d. ,to old • 60 at &L ; a Idytiao. a at to 91 i 3OO Panama at TH. to lid. ;30 'lstanbul, martaaa. COTTON 000D8.-I(micspersa, M•arin 31.—The clonces okay place o the poitton of the cottae market bare produced a more do Med effect upon this market to-day than we hero lately had to coda, According's:ilea% &dyke. th e receipt. at the Amato.' ports had reache d 1e4.335 tales le the wok, end. In addition to heavy receipts • large busteras wa dolor for Mae.% the exploits to thle country roachlag Paid, 60,000 bales per weak. There are 190.010 bato at est, whilst, not. sithortthding the berry ales lately made, the Moth. ow the American .ea hogrd are reported at 789,451, or 117,1127 balm more than at the came period leek year. Add to there facts that the comumptive of the trade in this locality is ritlinated to hare fail. 00 about 7,000 balm per week for 110111 C month. pad, as compared with this time last seer, and It will be understood why buyers of cotton goo • In this market have shown conaidetable unwillingneas to purelasso very freely at the prices recently preralllng. This morning the ',tilers of common shirting. for India and Chine hare shown much more freedom In meeting the siesta of buyers, and • considerable bud's". ha. b en dons at about It per lb., or •decline of 3d. from the bighed point. Them miss, however, are mooly from Wavle, but little busies., hae been done or future dellvo y. In other depertments the cloth market bee been very eat. The yarn market bas also he,, Inactive, with the exception of bodes". for India and China. Wawa twist rot :Idea Ilea oven in fair demand at Id. decline. and a fair booboo has been done. Prime are folly /d. down Into Itst Tuoday, and cop. Sr. quoted Id. to Id. per lb. lower. There la more or ire buena. doing for home and foreign markets gemerally, at the d.cJioe, and many wieners, as well a man ering C urers,c bare *owe greater willlemago to sell at the reduction offof WOOL—Lens, Mecca 30.—We hare no ma feature to no:lce is the market this mmoorruollyy. There has „en a tsar Maly Tuadsgs bun. new unarm:led. prineaps li ta lirht summer pods HVDDIL37IIII.D, lisano 30. —The market sustains the improved dr mter repotted feet Witt, although there to as yet no very strikisg ad. ranee In ends. The Inquiries for summer goods inereara sod buyers mullet a livelier dispodUon to purchase. But still considerable caution continues to mark all the °pet stMs of business MANIJIYAOTORES.—fireItaatrIZI.D. M Azar 30.—Though weblike not quite 60 good a market as bat week, we hare ctill a moderate nem doing more particularly In the Ilehter det !lotions of spring d summer goods New pattarni In middle unlock cloths are alto more la. qulred for. CORN.—Lune, Maitre 30.—There le e fair arrival of wheat this morning, good dry swaths of which tell at the full rates of Friday. but damp and Inferior difficult to quit. Earley Nulls slowly, without altera tion in rails. Beano steady. tither articles aa More. Accrue price of gran—Wbast. 2.816 qrs. 44. 104.: barley. 3.36 g pm 4 30.. 74. : eats, 41 qrs.. 2 6 a Md. ; hoses 234 qrs.. 395. 244. ; pass, 47 gm.. 044. Anises—Wheat, 6.024 qrs. • Ostia. 2.226 qrs.; bras. lid qr.; raw wed, 6100 gm; homed. MO on. LTI,II, MAWR 30.—We have a continua-tee of favourable weather for grim sowing. Today market the aupply of wheat wea wnall, the trade ruled aloe it . reduction of ls. gr. from last week'. ratea. Barley but littls offering, sod malting swanks real Med fully aa reuM ummef. grinding 91.1161.. as lest et cit. W !b eat. white, glib.. to fella., 43.. to 49e.; ditto red. (We. to 03110., 42. to 46a.; ditto new, miles to 641ba. 435. to 470. ; ditto ditto, 60Iba. to 611 6 a. 41 a. to 42 0. ; barley. Obnaller raw. 321ta to 6418 n. 39,. to 43 , ; ditto common, 6116 x. to Ma.. 311 a to 36a.; beam, old. Belbs to 6641ta. 40. to Cs ; new. Mita to MM.. Sna to 40a par qr. to the growers - - _ - NlWCArrtm, Moscx 30..—The weather all continues as (avowable is could be whited for outdoor work In general, of which our &name are availing them: elves ; and, as • natural oonaequence. the pupated all min are much collimated. Nevertheks, at our market this morn- Mg. a very subdued (cello( was apparent. boalnen being congaed to the wpoly of our millers' immediate nr wellies. and that too at • further decline of ls. per qr. For extra new Buses and south country yellow 46• wen awry swami quotation to in quantity; ln retail rather more beteg mad.—aay ads. 61., all w *bed CM, The Hamburg st.amer has only brousbt over tu b royale 60.1 qrs. of wheat, • clear In dication that prices aro lot eatsifaciory. Vor new red Rostock, ea Hamburg. ega. mold not be came/ed. whilst fair Holstein Ins only oleable at 465. Flour to quite • drug. and factors will have no alterna tive but to land for the present. Malting barley vary mares, &gulag:ler dearer, Other &tido unchanged. THE POLICE COU.R7S. MANSION-HOUS E . Solomon Parker wee charged before the Lord Mayor with having feloniously received a large number of blankets which had been stolen from the government. Mr. Young, solicitor to the contractor, appeared for the prosecution, Mr. Lewis for the defence. Mr. J. Johnson, dyer and contractor, of South-street, Whitechapel, said—l am contractor for cleaning blankets and other goods on behalf of the Admiralty. I received at various times during the last eleven months a large number of blankets from her Majesty's Victualling-yard at Deptford to be cleaned at my pem and to be then returned to ' the Victualling-yatd. I have missed 100 blankets, all marked T 0.," with fa broad arrow and • rim, and one which belongs to the Penitentiary at Milbank, within the lost week. I know nothing of the prisoner. I have teen in the hands of the officer 100 blankets, which I believe ere the 101 which I have lost. Cron-examhted by Mr. Lewis — I will swear that all the blankets produced have been in my pommy/ion within the bet three months. The string with which they are tied up is my string. If they had been placed in the dockyard I should have known them by the string. Robert Day, foreman to Mr. Johnson—l have examined the blankets, and have not the least doubt that they are the blankets we lost. I saw them safe between sight and nine on Saturday night, at our dyeing-house in South-street. We have a particular way of folding and tying the bundles. Those produced have the marks of having bem folded as es fold them. _ _ . . eharle; Day, dyer and cleaner, in the employment of Mr. Johneco—On Saturday evening I went with Robert Day and --mined the premises and found that all was safe, aa locked the Sap door and the outer door when we left. On Tuesday afternoon I went to take some other blankets and found that the lock of the oats door had been tampered with, but I got In with the key, and then I found the fl I door which had locked was open, and the padlock mining. I missed several bundles of the blankets., which were safe on Saturday night. 1 had helped to clean and tie end fold them. I have no doubt that thou produced by the officer are the blankets I so prepared. I found a dark lantern on the premises. Crom-examlned—lf I had seen them at the dockyard, I could not have sworn that they were those we missed since Saturday night. Mlobasi Meehan, commimion agent, of Phife•buildings, Houndelitch, said—On Tuesday, the 23rd of Math, about 10 o'clock in the morn*, the prisoner met me and uked me If I would buy 100 blankets of him. He then brought me a sample, and I gave him 161. foe them. He b roug ht them in a b arrow in two deliveries. The following day the °Meer celled upon me, and I delivered them to him. I have bought these sorts of goods from the prisoner before, marked In the same way, and he has been often my worst opponent at the government sake. in outbidding me. Cross-examined—l have personally attended males at Deptford, and have bought thousands of this sort, and marked laths srasmseasy. Michael Deady (66)—1 went, in eoneequenat of Informa tion, to Mr. Meehan, and he showed me the blankets, of which I soon took porismke. I than went to tlioney-lane, TRAFFIC RETURNS. IIaILWATL Mllet Par Mar- Total, Total. opal. tenger. erudite. 1855. 1857. Wllik =aft Yana O. IS lima 'hunk et Umtata .... 1 , 09 2627 6.416 8342 MG Work sada* Marra 19. Groat Wotan, et um& .... 214 4,116 4.041 CMS 10,44 WPM* tad lake Maga ll4 274 740 LUZ 1.0.33 Walk folks . Marta 11. Salk 11111M1111111 la. 0.2 6.761 6.959 Wool mean Mardi V. Barka Gamow tad &nth Nottaz 25 197 87 8.215 238 237 6,01 S Oork tad Gook team March 18. Groat Laxamboant. North Louden ......... 0 1.370 964 9.394 123 Watt sad Omsk, Down 201 75 279 2.291 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. Avalanche. from Womb, for London, 95 days, Marsh 7, 1it.14.33 N.. lam 33.3. Barsorab Merchant, Feb. 20, going lob St. Helmut Cl memo from Calcutta for Liverpool, 74 days, March 1, lat. 4.13 N., 21.31. Deli/soy (ship), from Liverpool for Bombay, Dec. 25, lat. 36 9., lan. Si E. Indigo, from Bombay for London, 123 days, 'Sarah 19, 4t. , 10 N. loc. 29. lobo Archibald, from London for Manillas, Dee. 20, lat. 37 8., km. L LeTlaTtooth, from Ltoe , pool for Calcutta, Dee. 4. Pharomond, honk Lonchn for Lonna oton, Now 21, 10.32 N., Ice. 19 W. WWI Power (ship), :rom London for Moog Kong, Ilov. U, lat. 311.5 11, low 17AL ARRIVAL OF THE MAIL STEAMER SULTAN.— The Bombay mail packet Sultan, Captain Cook, arrived at Southampton yesterday. Her dates were Alexandria, March 13; Malta, IS; Marseilles, 21; Gibraltar, 24. Owing to the loss of the Ave, the Sultan was sent to Mar seilles with the express portion of the Bombay and China mails, and her own Bombay and Egyptian mails were carried home by the Colombo. The Sultan, therefore, only landed at Southampton mails from Malta and Gibraltar. The cargo__ the Sultan oonsisted of cotton, silk, specie, tortoiseshell, oranges, and dates. She landed twenty-one passengers from Lucknow, who were bound for England, end France. Amongst these passengers were Captain and Mrs. Malleson, Mrs. Martin, Mrs.Thornhill, Captain James, and Lieutenants Ripley and Chambers. The Sultan expe rienced due weather from Gibraltar to Southampton. She the screw steamer Aleppo on the 27th inst. off Cape Miri c t i erre, homeward bound ; also, on the same evening, a large screw stammer, with white (nonel and black top, appa rently bound for Oporto. The mail packet Pere, which left Southampton with the Indian mail on the 20th inst., was going Into Gibraltar at 6.30 p.m. on the 24th Met The Peninsular mail packet Tagus was off Tarifa, on her way to Gibraltar, on the 24th inst . When the Sultan left Gibraltar • French war steamer was there. The Indus, with the heavy portion of the Calcutta mail, dated the 24th of Feb ruary. fa expiated to arrive at Southampton on Friday next. The Bombay mail, dated March 9, and whloh was brought to Sues by the Ottawa, is due in London, rid Marseilles, co Saturday next. THE STEAM SHIP BENARES.—The Peninsular and Oriental Company's sew screw steam-ship Senates arrived at Southampton, early yesterday morning, from the Clyde. under the command of Capt. J. K. Joy. The Benue, is a noble-looking ship, of 1,900 tons, and 400-hone power. She was built by Messrs. Todd, and Macgregor, of Ontame. Her engines are on the direct acting principle from es foundry of her builders. She Is rigged as a three mist schooner. Although only put at half-speed she accompliftsl the passage from the Clyde in 52 hours. In coming rend she spoke the ship Strathmore a short distance west of ea Start, bound from Shanghai to London ; also the Elks Masten and Flora, bound up Channel. The Benumb 275 feet in length ; 35 feet 5 in, in beam ; 25 feet 5 in. in depth. She has been taken up for the conveyance of troops, arid will leave Southampton in • few days for Gravesend, where she will embark troops, and proceed from thence on the 6th proximo for Alexandria, taking also the Bombay mail, which will be roads up at that date indeed of the I lth. [Advertiaement.]-11oLLowaT's PILLS, famed for the Cure of LimrComplWitte and danagmmill of the firer Wag ladle mteemed the noblont part of the boll end foOSWn •••• life; thoe It h. when the springs become poleone4 Weibel( Menelaus& , and the wearing patient is in the rano Imminent damw ; bet mad. bare balm wlllloe tatimony to the power of title poten t romedr. cleansing the blood from all Impuritice, etre:l.:Mentos Me adma...'' charging the bile. removing all ot.troctlon., and oradicedoll dams without leaving • tram behind. Bold by all roodiane mmden three* oat the world: at Profeeor llollowage EAmbloamente, 244. Atm& London. sod SO. 11•14. lA., Nan York; b L. 131.4.0. 006410 * sepia; A. Gakllay. limyros; and Z. Moir. Malta. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. /11/1111027T.—Wareh27, atOreat Tlogpettal I, /ere:, the wife of J. Mtg.. of a daughter. CO i ll a ite ce r i kY.—Mareh 2f, at Newhaven, the wife of IL J. "' Am? ' Rea , el s daughter. FLETCHUR.-11exch Ig, at Rented Lodp, Bognor, the wife of J. B. Ftstelhar, Req., of a eon. FULLERToll—illardt 28. at Readoombetark, GlouteennhiN, tie wife of David Fullerton I]e., of a daughter 011tliElf.—Marott A. at arenlon. Northamptonshire, the rise of the Rev. OA C. Green. of a daughter. HI ec NDZILBON.—Marott 26. at Reading, the Info of C. Readereaa R of a wet. HOOTER.—Yards rt, at the Manor Cottare. Laogham, Noodle We wife of the Rev. R. P. Hooper, a. daughter. MARRIAGES. DIIFLOCK-21111111.WICH.—March 27. at UeHalt Punkt Mr. Duplock, of Leath to Lank daughter of the late Mr.llerluaca. U W ckile C— aL LOIgILLOII.—Mweb 23, at Pt. George% • r s ' lA.l4 c 4 J. Mr. J. Lowe. a Dodworth, Yorkshire. to Bunk Miig of utlorraagbahcet. Ranahey. MOLT Tank—LPN ICT.—March 26 at Northetrest Obsoeld igus eghtdd• by the Rev. J. Bargain. .3 K. Motiatein. kap.. gkb UPI byname. to laolrsa daughter of Later. tm.. of Loam. BRACK Lnelk—Ol 27, at the ph& *MIL the Rev, 8. Joy. Frederick. can tao lata JP. Clibb** id.. Pamih Jude. deagkler of Mr. J. 0 Iliar I. olofla oh Tlol3llPLl,—DAVld.—ktarch ST at St. SI kaolin., NalfatdialiTa* Tyne. bulb Rev. C. Moody. Tidswall. Peg. of Peerattto. Dor An" eitelalnr .. l e. 4,l6 . daughter of the late W. Dar.., Peg.. of aufM22ll. DEATHS. ORALLEN.--Itarett M. at Sharmenbui tett e Poo. a a ChM " n il abut yed a.—Marth fl. at oft. roficaaire. Ma In. T .nidwr. sod OLDH sod Itt A IL —March M. at Mocattort, Dear NUM. a Oldham. bd. M. OTL ILL —Marta $6. et Chunk-Areal. OrorMa. Mr. I. OWa "64.4".• IM P Z. — Yard I( r ßeesterry.rtilaa Molt:arab Bell hog. --- et Mr. 0. PIM& end ST. PUSZY.—MarthOttemsaragaart, Lady Idler Pp" y id " a It late Hoe. P. P. .d N. W„ klimorodldsce, Ashford. Ira ' sod I• 110 HAIttra—Idarsh ld. sr Chiba. W. lichardr. 114.. d 11/41.4 Poo Usarlsk sod 44 PilMedead PaYAW by Remus' in. Base% of 10 2• 1 direst. be the nip I ea4e Maur. et am Oaleta ng was. Skeet. la the of W AT. i 1 / HE SITED ft ki%'l7 , Yogi L . RY' NORTH El ANDIIII Prior of pr Ofand £l4 Oland La For frotob o.oschur PUNLOP eh- a, SLILY BTM 111 Woos. RTEANI NW TOR recd d oldie from CITY of w"eia w:: Ib r — '-- ororpr4 po yammer. alt:so tierZite Yoe furthe ToirerdoullOt sad Aerobes gV : EII NICE TABU L ANY DUO en asid h of e , Bombay. by 'ISM month. Yoe further Nast:root ; iv T HE I Ile pt., fl IL to upwit,l , (0, L ' lt ifgAT. 44.61004 cyl M ONI R. Visa Val' EV Admhaiod, 1 sae Rossi 0 Bode, and C NEW market. Dr. it 'll Du n "The Mallow. Mama. (Pc 0" A MA: ow country mol Lowloo : J bookaellers a Yoh VAC4 PL 'J Or T ts CI Lin: J gat* With ATOM Al PAT/ ere.—Tee' to We radon Wean, Pau ovary latora =y o g GEO. (knit arum {Mc. MATO, Iv vow. Lxce lhoors' notice beet rare . . Priv from at —LI obletla two apOrtatlllat, t and SON, o eaten Lawn air WHI tad they are bench Lod I PI , ODON TO. I an tartar an enamelled PI /11:171 . aa . d red 11; ga per b betel, mu! " government nod perfume MEA: Old WoutAl in. Is ne .k COLIVOUO Wert. &tar 4t. &L sad Irseoion to Irlil Pate Themla Trlasemar. batutdoa of et Wee Mortlen u du t She rola of N. 3, U the IV et Wing In tt alikaftval lias S . ; 'a; i On awe, or ▪ Zi nom dams. as a IS. Mul O.ch, *eat alma: Lim sans& Mnro METItt TINO-HIL ting•hill a consider tl the Nit, below the Bromic', line a tee will ale° Docks at Woolwic eh' train reside:oil Rua. az of this I ride. Ai ebtultoul The eev station 1. I Tua was held heel tide Alezaad parliaree moat wt Affairs o etelared lith of 31 the 4d. a SOW at