The Express. — London, England, 1862-02-21 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—TscitsDAY, Fes. 20. lawdeitip ant at 5 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. Chi the moths et I,ini RIDICSDALE. the StAzaing Oran. Oemmesttee sad the Cooppimeal Railway Bilk Committee mere rr hrrrral railway sad atbar private title Were read a secood memoirs nussorrett [And BELNER rumba • poiSie• from Der).Yskim spume the ►t..uwl Sibrolissa Oak. klarl of Li MUIVO&D poresstal owe with • similar prism floss the vise sod same of Griot lialrero. their lerilship adjeuissi at a visitor pre 5 o'clock. 1101:811 OF COMMONS.—Term&Y, Fe& 20. fl. Srtaaaa Wa tb. &air at 4 o'clock. nuvATE BUSLN Tile following bib mai rand • seeoed time :—Burtou =Trent hallos ; Cardiff Borough and Hamlett and Markets; h Hoak and Streets; Liver prulthrporatam Wats, ; and Nottingham Water Bill.. Ira th; order for the naiad reading of the Saint (Weis s-the rsekbi Dewed Iheilal Greuird Bill, 3Lr. H. LEWD; mewed tbat it be read second time ea that day is mostlea. His objeetiou to Ilse bill IMO that it proposed that lhe burial ground should be eat- Waited fats glebe luau, with a view to it. being built upon, •Maaswhag which would give great offence to parties of reltsieta desewisatioes la the pariab. He also cosi =that the bill metalled no einem for compensating AM* vested rigliu would be interfered with by its sgpmtina. Mt. MAMMY eiplaimed that the bill contained impair patritiona to pram the rector from Jraling with the old burial posed is any way bat to keep it iii order. The only essothe sentrol The the approprwitom of the uocome ented portaw of the cooed to the Weal of the rector, sal Wm pewit give him aa Lacunae of I:AW. a year aa some com putation for the loot of feta to a much pester animuit saw the Burial Ado( la.S2. Lewd FEIIIIOI observed that the prosiest rector of St. Odee was appointed in 1W57, met could therefore bare no skim for loose eustaieed by an art .4 IPO2. Them was DO dour la the hill which compelled the rector to maintain 'Cie cossecnited grinned ae a larval growled, sod he mi,;lit ter away the grates altogether, build upon the land, ■nd pot comply with the provisions of the priment bill by keep. fog a wall nuns! it. Yr. DEEtiLi domed that the bill could hare the effect of &merest e 4 say part of the consecrated greyed. Mr. eriX °mooed the bill on the `round that under Ile reviesues the oommerated p3rtacm of the churchyard might, a short time, be built upon. After a fen weeds from Me Knamito is Rapport of the 111011011/t, The iti;see chiriaed. *hes the umbers were : For the seased nada( 142 Aptiset it 71e bdl wee ossesgesedy reed • Isseed Una NOTIOREOF MOTIONS. THE TEMPORAL POWIII OP THE POPE. Mr. D. UHIFYITHS pi e soda* that es rein into corn. wigs, et supply kwassiwor hs should ask the Under Wecrw try of State far Again whether the English simmer at Turin had eddied a remesatrassa against the boa popular demonstrations is Daly aphid the temporal peens of lA. Pope, end if so whether seek reprimmiatios Beil bees made by the British mimuter aims at i. wasjusc• dies with the Prussian minister. THE REVISE!) CODE. Mr. WALPOLE gave notice that on Tuesday, the 11th of March, 1w should move the following resolution, namely, that the house would, ma a future day to be then named, resolve itself into a committee of the whole house to con. Ear the brat mode of distributing the parliamentary gnat for eilointioa now distributed by the Committee of Council ea Educatioe. It would be for the convenience of the house that be should owe state that he would, upon going into such mentnittes, introduce certain reeolutioue as amendments to the revised code. COLD DISCOVERIES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA AND AUSTRALIA. Mr. C 11111) Raked the Cutler Secretary of State for the Colonies ob.-tiler he could confirm the reports which had recently appeared regarding gold deaneries in British Columba end if he would lay upon the table any remit infommtiou regardiug that colooy and ita gold-tields; whether it was tl.. Inteatiou of goverunieut to establish a regular pistol communication with British Columbia ; sod that soy recent information regarding the Australian gold fields be laid upon the table. Mr. FREELAND asken the hon. member, also, whether soy reports or despatches had been revolved from C a nada and British Columbia as to the establishment et • tele graphic communication between the north-western corner of Lake Superior and New Weemioster, in the Frazer River, Mr. Ft PRTMICUE mid, the gumtion as to the mtablish meet of a postal oommunicatioo would be miswered by the Chsooellor of the Exchequer. With respect to the gold discovers', is British Columbia, a parliamentary paper was nearly reedy for cotutuunicattoo to the home, which would give the latest inforniation which the geveromeet lad received on the subject. It fully osilinned, though it did not add much to the excellent accounts which ap pears' to the To Ws. The governor assured them that the almost fabulous acoounta of the richness of the new gold Gelds of British Columbia anti of the Cariboo discoveries, were not exaggerated. The only difficulty lay in their re motions !even the mouth of the Frame River, and the ex. wierive cost of transport, and consequently of provisions ; but the governor was applying all such colonial funds as were at I,l* disposal to improviug the miens of continual • cation sod bringing the necessaries of life within reach of the bone: a. la reply to the hon. member for Chichester, be hail only to Mato that no communication hail been re. miveil from the Governors of Cana& and British °durable since the despetch of Governor Douglas, which would be found in the British Columbia Blue Book of 1060. With rapid to Australia, an interesting report had been received from Governor Iltrkly, which he would lie glad to lay on the table, giving the result of the tear of inspection which he lately made in the gold fields of the colouy, and stating that although from temporary causes there was a certain diminutioa last year in the yield of g , 1.1 to Victoria, he coofideutly believed that the gokl loin., to the colony would not only he most prolific, but would lice.mte as permanent a Munch of industry as our irce and *ipper minis. (Hear, hem.) The I'HANt'ELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, in refirenie to the linumtioa of Mr. Gard, whether it was the intention of the given:went to establish a regular pastel o^4lllllUllit iittise with British Columbia, be Unseen) the boa. 111,1161 . 7 meant a postal communication by steam be. tweet& N... 1 Freon,...) and [tribal& Columbia. He did not Monk t1,,,t soy sufficient meson had Irmo shown why • direct chirge should be imposed upon the estimates of this country roe the purpose of eetablialting such commend swine, but he was to say that such a communicates appeared to be established, at any rate provisionally, ier the colonial.. themselves. A letter boil been addressl by Meame. Ilullelay and Flint, of Son Francisco. on the 10th of January leak to • ssermetile house is this cautery, 'stitch had been communicated to the hamaster.Uesend, and it stated that they had entered auto an agreement with the two colesies for • period of six mouths to establish a fortaiglitly mail service at • coot of 10,0001., of which 3,000 i. was to he paid by auk °okay. EMBANKMENT OF THE THAMES. Mr. KINNAIIt I) asked the First ('oentniesineer of Worlui Yhe wo•ald la) upon the tilde of the house a copy of all esereponderice between the Treasure, the Office of Works sad Redding,. and the t Whom of Woods. in refeiteee to the the Therms Embriokment Commissioners, andany =es be teaseled or setroduced on each report. Mr I'lo,4'l'ER owl he was sot prepared to manes the eorreeponileuee. as it was entirely departmental correspond ence shoot a bill whirls ems not on the table of the house. He did not think it of ant, cleat public interest or utility to justify the **peasant priutmg it, soil adding to the ~at of their pointing, which generally amounted to about 94,0Ut1i. IPLAH CI)ERT OF CHANCERY. lb. V. SCULLY said the Chivf &acuity for !reload wbothort the led Chancelke of Delos.' war taimulted by M llaJoe2:e peensasat as to Owing the tmoloug oar wrierwa relnosees is the cootie .1 that e..uotty ; hol he elselteled le he sonsei ea that conantiermor ; sod. wee there sot objection to preanse the Akio! corre.i.eslen‘o: Mi. G. GREY said that as he was perftvtly togiosant of all the rimonstasote velatieg to the mattcr. he hoped lot trettbi Ice allowed to snorer the quertho. The comusimitto was epooisted M egesoiteasee ea sakistnes of the Hour, of Lode lot weresa. The Lod Chancellor of (rased on. fully comoltal epos its cosepositios. hot so oßitial our ✓opieleare took plow There bud bees full commosim. tine lottreee the JAM Choweller of Enteral sod the Loral rhattellor of Ireland. pertly by private toter., sot partly ley private latirviews. It was at hot amused that the Lord Chao:elk* elf 'reload should be roe of the onaraireionera, but us recormitleretho the govets neat thought it iimitaLle to follow tie rale in Zeeland sad mil male hint s member, as it might become his duly to revise the procordise sot advise the govern. omit with regard to arty nseasures which he ought doom it ospoltet to propose. /1%/TARDY' LAWS DT IRELAND. Mr F. RETOATR Aga the Mel llooretary for hatred whether he Mended to introduce • boll shim sissies spat actbjeet of hadardy in Irelasd ? Rim R. PEEL send it wee Outmoded to introduor • lill o that subject doming Us* pommel rearke. ECCIISWERBILLA BILL.—EXPENSES OF .iiiiTsbliiiNT: Oa the motion of the CILLIWILLOII et the Limy- Witt the cedar for pia, ieto oommittes upon this hill was discharged, fur the purpose of waking an emended ardor. EXCHEQUER BIIL9 BILL to the notion of the right hero. gentleman the order for wag tato eseentitlde spoor this bill irsa postponed. SUPPLENENTARY urtuArgs AND THE BUDGET. Upno Quo bringing up of tie report. Kr 11. %%ILI/11'1;119Y Awned that ea the home wee Moat to ouncuoli ra additiosal tam of MOW eamed by the petweretieee for the 'spoil*" le should like to know when the Chancellor of the Exchequer * latended to make a statement showing bow matters would stead at the end of the finauci.d year. The CHANCELLOR of the I.XCHEQUER said it was quite true that the supplementary estimates introduoed last session bad abashed needy the whole of the probable cur plus which was shown to sent at the period when he made him mauler financial statement, and that cacti that time, iu connexioo with t►e American expenditure, between 900,0001. and I,ooo,thalf. has bees submitted to the hoses in the sup plementary estimates. But 1111 lOU thee six weeks would close the financial year. and an he hoped to be ►ble to cub mit the financial statement of the coming year to the bones before Easter—their, bear)—he did not think it would be comenient, and be slid not intend, to make any financial statement before the close of the financial year. Leave was thee given to bring in the bill THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 21, 1862. THE *RIT FOR, .6LOUCEdTER. Mr. H. BERKELEY, in rising to move that Mr. Speaker do Wane hi wanset to the Clerk of the Crams to 'make out a new writ for the 'Umbria of two citizens to wens in this peanut parliament for the city of Olouateder, in the roan of Philip William Price and Charles James Moak, Esquires, whose election has been determined to be void, said that in bringing before the house the uses of the ancient city of Gloucester, it appeared to him that the con duct of the house towards that constituency and great mer cantile community was both unjust sod unemiatihrtiocaL Hr dide,4 offer any defence, extenuatioe, or even apology for the malversatinn of the franchise which had so disgraced Gloucester, but the house and the country were well aware that the plague spot prevailed sot only within the walla of Gloucester, but moat 40 other conetitueocies, nod yet up to the present moment the house bad viewed such matters with the most stolid indifference. Sir G. GREY said it was sot the intention of the genre meet to offer any further opposition to the imbuing of this writ, nor to the issue of the writ for the borough of Wake. geld, which was to be moved by the honourable member opposite (Major Edwards). But be must express hie dimmest from the opinions of his hoc. friend who bad advocated so etreuucenly the claims of Gloucester ; he must express hi dimmest from the opinion that that constituency had been uojustly treated by this hones, and he thought the house would hardly feel that that was the ease, baring heard the terms, which he should be leery to repeat, in which hie hon. friend had characterised the modest et at least • third of the conatitumicy. Ho east say also that be could not agree with him in that sharp lies of demarcation which has hoe. fraud drew between the 400 corrupt electors, as be termed them, and these who be smarted were perfectly pure. He believed that when extensive corruption was found to prevail is any beramb—ead we one could deny it was trainers where it wee erbeitted by the advocate him self that at least • third wee se earraas represented by Lis hon. friend — it wee not fond that what were termed the respectable portion of the con stituency wore really determined to use their utmost effort to repress it. They trusted that, if the house should agree to the motion of hi boa. Mood, and to the motion of the honourable geatisaisa opposite, it would be with a desire, in all Mare eases, not to allow oonstitneocies where such pmeticies had bees allowed to micipe without severe mmearee being takes, but that if unhappily any such eases should again come before the house, parliament would be prepared to proceed against those imistitueseise either by an absolute disfranchisement, or by the suspension of the writ to return members to parlieureet fora time sufficiently long, not only to mark the disapproval of parliament, but also to allow a count.lerablc change to take place in the constituency. Mr. DISR.I.EI.I approved the resolution of the govern ment. He thought that the suspension of writs by one branch of the legislature wasarbitrary and unconstitutional, aud that some measure should be passed by parliament to meet macs of • similar kind. _ _ ..... Mr. derMaot YIt . :OTT said he rejoiced that thaw two eases would not be barren of resu lts. The government must bear in mind that they were but the types of came that would recur ; they most deal with the question expo. ditiously and vigorously, and deal not only with tbe consti tuencies, but with individuals who gave and offered bribes. Further observations were made by mfr. Boat ca and Mr. NORRIS _ . The rootiori w•• thee put. There were • few cries of '• so," but the writ was ordered without • diriaiou. WAKEFIELD WRIT. Major EDWARDS, amidst some marks of impatienoe, moved that the writ also issue for the borough of Wake field. After a few words from Mr. HADFULLIN which were ren- dered inaudible by cries of "Agreed, amid," The motion wee agreed to. REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS flizikiiiii: Sir R. PEEL moved for leave to bring is a Mil for the Registritioa of Births and Deaths in Ireland. All he wanted, he said, was that the bowie should give to Ireland the an u s measure of Patios that had been given to Eng land and Scotland, Ireland being almost the *sly country in Europe where so efficient system of registration He showed the evils experienced in Ireland from the want of it, and the moral sad social advantages that would result from the measure he proposed, the principal features .4 which be described. explaining, in much detail, the niaeljuvry.. He proposed that the oonstabulary should be ' employed in lb* registration, and the coat of the scheme would, he said, is compari.tion with the schemes of Lord Seas and Mr. eudwell, be extremely economical. 111. HENNESSY objected to the employment of the con. dabubirr in purposes of this kind, and regretted that the bill would not include marriages. Mr. LEPROY thought the statement of Sir IL Peel was, on the whole, satidactory. Mr. SCILLY considered the constabulary most unfit agent. of registration. Mr. GEORGE was disappointed at finding that the bill would sot include memaga Constitutional objections existed to the employment of the constabulary in the re. gistratiou, though he did not know • more convenient mode. _ . iilijections to the bill were suggested by other Irish mem bers, and further explanations were given by Sir R. ELLL ; ultimately leave was given to bring in the MIL THE AMERICAN BLOCKADE. The O'DONOOBUE moved an address for return of the somber of British vessels, with the names, as far as can be ascertained, of their captains road owners respectively, that have succeeded , within the past six months in running the blockade of the southern ports of America. Similar no tura as to the British vessels that have bees captured or destroyed in the attempt to break the blockade. And re turn of the number and description of British vosoda, if any, that hare put into the port of Nassau, New Provi dence, sad other colonial porta, laden with articles °Gates head of war, and with supplies for the Confederate States, and that have been permitted to refit and supply than- Wyss with stores by the authorities in those PIA in coat:aviation of the Queens peoclaintiou,M of the neutrality which it is the expressed de sire of her Majesty's government to uphold. Ile hoped her Majeety's goverommit would not refuse the returns for which fie asked. Unless these returns were produced, it would be impossible to discuss the questions which were likely to 1111811 00 dm, unfortunate uouditiun of affairs in America, where's their production would go a loog way to enable them to form an equitable °patios on may important point*, such all the efficiency or son . afficieucy of the blockade, the nationality of the diffstoot veseela that ran the blockade, and as to whether her Mojesty's government had faithfully endeavoured to merry out that policy of neutrality to which they were pledged by the terms of the Queen's pro• clamation, and by their Own declarations on many occasions. An hon. member had given notice of his intention to move • rasolutiou to the effect that the blockade was a mere paper blockade. If that resolution passed, it would be tautamouut to a war with America ; but in the considers tam of that motion it was indispeumblo that the fullest information, and from the most reliable sources, should be iu pumices...a of the house. No doubt vessels hail run the blockade, but the distress existing in Lancashire sod Lyon showed that it was not a paper blockade,. and that vowels bad left the Southern porta arose from the feet that the Federal euverameut were not able to effect a physical im possibility, namely, the hermetical sealing of the purts slaw 3,ialti miles of coast. The returns he asked for re ferred to Ltntish vowels, and for this reason, that from general rumour and etetentente in the newspapers it would appear that British vessels ouly had attempted to run the blockade. It era., notorious that many persons in this country were anxious that the South should be reeogoised, and that British vessels had left this country and the port of Nassau with mummies of war for the Coofederitee io de feated law an lof her Majesty's proclamation. Theatten lion of her Majesty'sgoronone to had been called to these Nets, and they had not Woofers' to prevent their recurrence. Ile trusted that so objection would be made to laying on the table of the bows the return for which he moved. Mr. LAY AHD said be regretted being nimble to give the return required by the hou. member. He did not thiak it would be eisansient to the house that be should miter into • discussioo of the queetioe as to the blockade. liotice Ind already bees gives that the subject would be brought before the bone is • few days, sad probably tis 11101TOW, but aertaialy es Moodav or Tuesday, papon latiog to the blockade would he laid ors the table. He ai rline.; to give the returns moved for for two reasons-- Gust, because an govertiorot had cot got the information ; and Best, they would oot feel justified ma giving it if they bad. He (Mr. Layard) we. quite certain that the hen. member was ale of the last persons who would wish that the government should furnish a Bit of wroog.disen and violators of the law of tattoos. The pagers that would be laid oo the table of the house would/se doubt be deemed sufficient by the boo. gentleman. The SOLICITOR-OENERAL said that the boa. memedur had totally mirsieceived the rustler of law to white he had referred. Hie motion implied, and he bad stated la hit speech, that °wines of British merchant vessels which bad run the blockade with articles contraband of war had been guilty of ißapl acts, and bad acted in violation of her Majesty's proclamation, yet that the government bad not interfered He had also suggested that the authorities at the port of Nassau were seriously to blame far bar* permitted ship to bison board articles antra/and of war , which, Ire seemed to think, her Priilsf"km ba d male Mega, and which, therefore. they meld mot be per mitted to carry without • violation of Neutrality. la all then respects the ho.. postleinao bad totally minoseeived the power of the government and of the law. Except se far as her Majesty's government bad power by law to eintrol the edit of British subjects they could oot interfere. The only law which would warrant se interfere/me is my such use wee lbe reesign Babetaant AM, the whole mope of which was shortly espressed in ita title : " Au Act to pre vent the enlistment and engagement of bet Majesty's sub jects to serve in Rey foreign sarvice, and the fitting out rod equippiok, in her Majesty • dominions vessels for warlike purposes without permission of the government." That act did not apply to vessels carrying articles contraband of war from this country to any port, whether under blockade or not, 111X1 the government of this country or of the colonial possesaiins had not power to interfere to prevent it It was perfectly true that in the Queen's pro , clamatioo there was contained a general warning at the end ' addremed to all the Queen's subject*, that they do not, abet in violation of their duty to the Queen as subjects of • arra sovereign, or in violation and contravention of the law cif nations in that behalf, do variom things, one of whir was to carry 'Aisles cantraband cif war ; and the proclamation stated that, if they did, they would incur the penalties provided by the law of nations, ' which were the seizure sad total confiscation of the reneis and of the cargoes . . They were also by the law of nations deprived of the right of looking to the government ef their own country for protection. The hon. and learned gentleman then quoted the opinions of eminent American *ists for the purpose of proving that their view of the power of government to interfere, and of the law of nations being the only law operative in such cues as those referred to, was identical with that which be bad Mated. He thought the house would me that the government at home sad in the colonies had taken the only course possible to tree eassistantly with the law of the laud or the recognised cram of nations and more especially the law of nations r risterierd ia the United States. The O'DONOONUJI rarer the motion. _ _ IE:LINI)SAY asked the trader Secretary of State for lamp Affairs whether nay British ships had been seised and destroyed is attempting to run the blockade, and if so wader what circumstances? . _ Mr. LAYARI) said that if soy such had bees seised azod dssseoysd it would appear by the papers which he would lay apes the table of the house. MAYNOOTH OOLT.EGE. - - - ---..--- Mr. WHALLEY moved fora return of the number of panne who bed cons their education at the Royal Coa (Ireland), from the year 1845 to the ylalr.fll of 61 inclusive; specifying their name*, and, 10 far u was knows to the authorities of the college, their data• matins is leaving the college, the position now occupied by itt the Roman catholic church, sad the place of th eir ministry • she stating whether any, and, if any, which of the three Roman catholic archbishops and the twenty-four bishops were educated at Maynooth College, or are now officially cotioected therewith a. visitors, trustees, or otherwise. _ _ was ordered. PROCEDURE IN COUNTY COURTS AMENDMENT ACT. Yr. /1911AHON obtsioed:Wsvo to bring in a bill to amend the procedure is the county courts. The bill was brought is and read a first time. The home adjourned at half-put 8 o'clock. tab) intellignue. 00IIRT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.-Fr.B. 20. Mingo at Nisi Prima at GuildhalL —Mature Lord Mat Justice (trakirurc and a Special Jury.) . The Lord Chief Just r iossUid,uTreferenee to along patent case which he was about to fix for Monday next that be hoped something would be done by the legislature for tit* determination of such cases by another tribunal. These trials took up a vast amount of public time, and seriously interfered with the &vacations of commercial men in the City of London. CLENCH r. !WART: ..... . This was an action to recover 500 shares in the Liverpool and Loodun Life and Fire Insurance Company. The de &Want pleaded that the company did not promise the Shane as alleged. Mr. Hawkins, Mr. Serjesuit Parry, Mr. Needham, and Mr. L. Webb were for the plaintiff : and Mr. Edward James and Mr. Raymond for the defendants. Mr. Hawkins, in his opening statement, said that the *Wilt Mr. Edward Cleoch, the late manager of the Bank London and National Provincial Insurance Company, brought this action against Mr. J. C. Evart, M.P. for Liver pprcoofh and Chairman of the Liverpool and Loudon Fire and Life Insurance Conipaty, to recover 250 shares in the latter company, for himself, and a similar number as trustee for Mr. Thee. Cave, which the defendant's company had agreed to give them in return for certain services. In 1858 the Bank of Loudon and National Provincial Company trans ferred the whole of their life and fire business to the Albert Mike, but the Albert, li being oily a life insurance company, wan us to dispose of the fire business. Previously the Bank of Loudon Company had purchased the tire business from the Anchor, of which Mr. Cave was the manager. The plaintiff arid Mr. Cave endeavoured to find a purchaser foe the Are business, and having mitered into negotiations with Mr. Bock, the secretary of the Liverpool and London, on the 30th October, 1838, a memorandum of agreement was drawn out and signed, by which that company agreed to pay 15,000/. for the business and an aggregate of 30,0001. if the premiums amounted to that sum in the fret year. Mr. Clench and Mr. Cave were to give their services to the ems palsy in order to secure to them the Inneess, and ia return they were to receive the 500 shires, a note to that effect being placed upon the memorandum. The plaintiff now sought to recover the shares, which were valued at 84 each. Mr. Edward James, on the part of the company, con tended that they never entered into an agreement with Mr. Clench to give him 250 shares, and said that they sever heard of it until he set up his claim. All the Liverpoolaod London Company did was to purchase the fire business of the Alhert ; and whatever Mr. Clench had done was done, not for them, but foe the directors of the Albert, who bad undertaken by means of their officers to try and secure to the defendants • continuance of the business which bad been sold. Mr. Both would positively deny that he mutilated the document; but even supposing it contained the alleged M(10101111K1U111 about the shares, that memorandum had never been sub mitted to the board, and, consequently, they could not be made liable for Mr. Boult's act, which they had sanctioned. Mr. J. Ewart, M.P., the chairman of the Liverpool and Landon Company, corroborated the evidenoe of Mr. Moult. He am quite certain that the document contained nothing additional. . . The Lord Chief Justice mid it appeared to him that there w no case to go to the jury on the part of the plaintiff. Mr. fferjemat Parry said it that was so he should not trouble the jury by addressieg them. The Lord Chief Justice mad that that was his opinion, sad the plaistiff was accordiegly acesuated. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.—Fes. 20. Sittings at Nisi Prim in London.—(before Lord Chief Justice Erie and ► Special Jury.) The cases which came before this court to-day were not likely to interest anybody but the parties concerned. SECOND COURT. Bittinp at Nisi Prius in Londas.—(Before Mr. Justice Bylei and a Common jury.) Uzi r. .-DIBTS OF ♦ DICIASZD HUSBAND, The plaintiff wee • brewer at Canterbury, and Mr. Thooipson, the keeper of the Bellevue Tavern, Ramsgate, wee • customer of his. Thompson died in August last year, and the present actioe was to mover the amount due by his at the tires of his dist* 153/. 141. 2d., from his widow. One of the pleas upon the record was that the defendant was Dot the elecutrix of her husband, but the plaintiff's ass was that although the widow had not taken out admi• nistratim to her late husband, still that she bad received some 4011/. es 5001., arising from the sale of Lis house, and that so far as this amount was concerned she was an eiecu• Iris de eon tort. . . . . flume evidence was given to show that the widow bad re mired this money, and the result warn • verdict for the plaintiff for the amount claimed. There was another action of Hore r. Thompson, in which 834 was claimed for spirits supplied to the husband, and the result was a vindiet for the plaintiff. COURT OF EXCHEQUER,—Fie. 20. Ifittiap at Niai Rho at GaildhalL—(Batore the Lard Chief Baron sad Spacial Jo:tea) TR= A.YD AMOTHY.R V. THE RAILWAY PANBCIOIIB ASMU. RAMOS COMPANT.-" ♦ MYSTERIOUS insarrzawfcs."— IXTRAORDIMASTCLNL ii;;Ta:;;...;tio. on • volley of assurance made by Gee Fredk. Dowel° Hisses on his life with the defendants comp ay, the plaintiffs, Mn Taw nod his brother, aiming as executrix sod executor under the last will and testa. merit of the alleged deemed. The defendants put wend as on the record, raising the question whether the death of the assured had been satialartorily made out la secardance with the twos of the policy. This is perhaps one of the most extraordinary canes, es will be gleaned from the evidence, which ever came haters a court of justice. Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., Mr. Francis, and Mr. Holland were counsel for the plaintiffs ; Mr. Berjeaot &nautili& Mr. Lush. Q.C., and another learned gentleman represented the defendants. Mr. Hawkins, in stating the men for the plaintiffs, said that they were Mrs. Trew, a moot respectable person, in the service of Lady Ellice, of Bouthall.park , and Mr. Mona, who was the sexton of the parish of bdmontoo, and who, as executrix and executor of their brother, Fred erick Dew. ens /Horne, said the itailway Passengers Assurance Cent. ray fee the amertat ale policy of 250 i., entered late with tilt ocimpeey by they broiler, the policy balag *Aid so far beck se September, 1856. Mr. Morns, the lessened konat i mom was 28 years of age, and at the time of Ids dna &aerate', o ff the Brighton onset, was an s essistaat. That bad occurred on the 156 of Moiler, 1 8 66. He had been in delicate bed mad west to Brighton far the pupae of Alias ease triode as Saturday, the 13th of September, lelloadiug te retail cm the (Wowing Monday by the Wt train. Ille tea Weep at Brighton, sad left about half-past mile as llenday, having time with him • carpet bag. Frees that meanest be bed never ilea ilea alive. Is fail, he had gene awa s i e z; preemie( his lateetila he bath% mod alterweedi the wont by the deemed were bead as the mat mains on the lisps of a hathilipmeehile, but we penes who *wild them weld be dimmed. Sow weeks afterwards a body wee thrown up at Walton-matheNase. sad that boa weal; be proved is yawn is the body of 1 Dawson Hiorns. On this probate had been taken out by, and • granted to, Mrs. Trew, as the executrix of her brother ; but the defendant., on application having being made for the payment of the policy, refused on the groend • that there was no proof that the deceased had died by accident within the meaning of the policy, and that no satisfactory evidence had been given as to the identity of the assured with the body of the person found at Walton on-the-Naze. The cause bad been beard before, when it went off on the point of law raised by the defentlante, that supposing the deceased had died from drowning, as alleged, it was nut a death within the meaning of the policy, but the full Court of &cheaper, after argument, had ruled it was, so that the present action had been brought, the only ques tion being now whether the body found at Widtotron-the- Nue was the body of Frederick Dawson Morns, who had assured his life in the defendants' company. The following evidence was then adduced in support of the plaintiff's case. Mr. Henry Mullins deposed that Frederick Dawson Riau came to Brighton on the Saturday, and breakfasted with him on Monday, when he left iu the evening with the intention of returning to London, after which be saw him alive no more, having gone to the railway station to wish him good-bye, but had not seen him there. A man named Warner, and a policeman, afterwards brought him some clothes, which he at ouce recognised as those worn by Mr. Hiorns, and which were found on the steps of a bathing machine. He oommunicated with the deceased's brother, and then offered a reward for the discovery of the body of 14, which was increased to 151. braes -examined—Mr. Hiorns was not married, nor had he, to witness's knowledge, any children. Mr. Janice Henry Newman, of El, Grenville-plau, Brighton, who had formerly been an assistant with the alleged deceased, at Messrs. Imegworthy's at Brighton, proved that he bad invited the deceased to peas the Monday with him, and at 8 o'clock on that day the deceased said he was going to bathe. He did so, and returned, and at half-put one they both went to Hove. The deceased told him be was going to take tea at Mrs. Goldsmith'., and should leave for London that n' t. He had not seen him spin alive. The demased was not then looking well, but he was in good spirits. Mn. M. Goldsmith, the wife of a lawyer's clerk sod tobacconist, at Brighton, deposed that she knew the deceased, who took tea with them on the Mooday, _and on Leaving said he was going to bathe, as he had bathed in the morning and had enjoyed it very much. The deceased bad a small paper parcel with him, and he showed her two likelier's of himself. Ouse-examined—They were photographs, aed she be lieved they were in frames. They were produced and identified by the witness. Mrs. Mary Ann Highland, lodging letter, of 13, 'North street, Brighton, proved that the deceased had lodged with her from the Saturday to the Monday, when he left, after which she had not seen him. _ _ Charles Warner, carpenter, of Brighton, proved that about eight co the evening of the 15th he was going along the shore, and noticed some clothes lying ou the top steps of • bathing machine, which were the steps next to the water, at • distance of about 40 yards. lie waited some time, and asked three persons who were passing by to stay by the clothes until be fetched a policeman, which he did, and on Lis return the man and woman whom he had left there were gone. Cross-examined—They were respectable-looking persona. Persons walking on the parole could see the bathing ins. chines. Reexamined—lt was moonlight, and there were a peat many people walking about, both on the parade and on the shingle. White, superintendent of police at Brighton, pro load clothes, a purse containing half of a return ticket from London to Brighton, but no money. Mr. Berjeant Ballantine—This is • weekly ticket, and la available for a week, my lord. Examination continued—There have hien two or three detectives employed in this matter, but the body hes not been found. . . Cre;;;;mined—Persoos are not allowed to bathe, from a machine before nine o'clock at night, and it duty of the police to apprehend them if they do. Mr. Francis—But they do. Witmer—Oh, yes, a great many do. You see people will do athiag when they know it is wrong. (Laughter.) In feet, I've known them to bathe at eleven o'clock in the morning, especially people from London. (Laughter.) Mr. Berieaut Ballaotene—The witness has evidently no great opimou of London e, my lord. (Laughter.) John 11'(ithei, °oast guardsman at Walton-ou-the-Nase, deposed to having found a naked body which had been washed up. It was on the shore, and t h e crows had been at it. He had only known three bodies washed up there, and one was in a coffin. The Lord Chief Baron—You know there are church-yards about there which are washed away sometimes, and el course the bodies in the coding ? Witness —Yee, MilOni," -- I;it this coffin was temporarily made. There was one body washed up when the Wi sh packet was lout on the Goodwin Sands, several years hack. Mrs. Julia Jane Trim examined— I am one of the plain tiffs, and executrix of my brother Frederick Dawson Miami, who was 27 years of ego in December, 1845. He was em ployed at Messrs. Langwalley's, ironmongers, of Brighton, for two years. He set up business in Coven try, and beams bankrupt therein Jame 1865. He afterward' got a situa tion of Mr. Pearce. iron monger,i of Jermyu.street, ate salary of 901. • year. He was in that situation in September, 1856, and was lodging in Curzon-street, May-fair, when he died. The Lord Chief Baran—When he disappeared ; it le not proved that he died. The witness here identified the clothes as her brother's. Kantl;l4lcm continued—My brother told me he intended to go to Brighton on the Saturday. He wee not then very well. He need to wear a bandege far a strain. (The carpet beg was here identified by witness.) When I went to my brother's lodgings sad took pomention of hie things I mimed a coat which he used to wear during business hours. It was an old coat, and, with that exception, the other thinip were correct. I found two policies of insurance there in his desk. I knew he belonged to the Edmonton Benefit Society. bad insured his life in the Nations] Guardian Office, but had borrowed money on the policy. He had been under the ears of a medical man, Mr. Ham mond, of Edmonton. I never beard be was ordered sot to bathe. --- The Lord Chief Beton—Did you find any mosey si hie lodjifide witnesa—No. my lord. The Lord Chief Berns—Nothing of any value. Any silver or rings? Witness—No, my lord. Crow-examination continued—T knew my brother had a silver watch. I did not find it. I advertised it. The number was 4847. I took the number from his book. This is the book. Mr. Seneant Ballantine—Now, then, ..int me opt the entry in that book. You know that tbi k was not pro duced at the lut trial. . . Witness— It was not This entry was not in it at the time, but another was, which is copied from the original entry sent to Mr. Whit*, the superintendent of police, at Brighton. Mr. White was recalled by his lordship, and stated he had no doubt be bad received the entry of the number, but he could not distinctly recollect it. Plaintiff's cross-examination continued—l think the entry in this book is in my youngest sister's handwriting. She is DOW & governess in the family of the Count de Clavery, in France. She is not here. lam positive that it is in my sister's handwriting. Mr. Serjeant Billantine—Then, having seen it written, who wrote it Wituess—My sister. Mr. Serjeant Ballantine—On your oath, did you not say your brother wrote it Witness—l said my brother or my sister wrote it. (Sensation.) He-examined-1 was not examined at the last trial. Mr. Henry Samuel Hammond, medical practitioner, proved that he had attended Frederick Dawson Morns in 18.55, for a strain, during three weeks. Mr. Gardner Baker Herne, sexton at Edmonton, one of the plaintiffs, deposed that be bad seen a body at Walton on-the-Niue which he believed was his brother, from the height of his forehead and the absence of a tooth in the left jaw. An inquest was held, and pve an open verdict. The Lord Chief Baron—Very open, "Found drowsed." Mr. fierjeant Balhintine—You offered a reward for the discovery of your brother's body? Witness—l did. . . . . flerjeset liallantine—And very prudently refused to pay it when it was the body of a person unknown. Witness—lt has not been paid. Mr. fiernt Bellantine—But you have no objection to pay it, if i n s is proved to be your brother's body, out of our pockets? Witness—l have not, (Laughter.) I have three actions on policies on my brother's life. He executed a policy in August, GM, and made his will in the same month. Mr. Menthorpe, a medical gentleman at Walton-on-the. Naze, deposed that be bad examined the body found there, sod all the teeth were gone but four from the action of the water. There was au appearance that the eye tooth bad been extracted. He believed the body had been in the water over one month and less than two. Two friends of Frederick Demme IlMena, named Babb and Miller, who were well acquainted with him, deposed they bad sees • body at Walton-on-the-Naze which they believed to be his. Wm. Holly, • coast sman at Walton-on-the-Naze, who bad been in the service thirty years, was called to show that a body drowned off Brighton would float to Walton an-thelisse. He stated that when there was • wreck of the steam packet on the Goodwin Sands three of the bodies had floated to Litedguard, where he was statiosed. There bad been nobody drowned off there. Mr. &deist Ballantiae—Yoe met tell that either. Mr. Isham Baker Harm, plumber, proved he had seen the deceased, or supposed deceased, • few days before the period when he went to Brighton, end he wee then in good spirits. He did not know he was meet to an humane' company. At this stage of the proceedings the farther hearing of the cues was adjourned. COURT OP PROBATE AND DIVORCE. Pa. 20. (Brian the Judge (b y.) WHITE P. WIWI ANDCATO.--IFECTAL nit/. Ia etti;;;tof 11;i1TleitiKetee - i6.lltesiiieed the et. tasting witeeeete trete esatehked sad ereet-eseatheed at greet iamith. It was MEOW Uri the aseemed yet • wooly °Latinate old man, and that he had latterly managed his money matters in • very angular manner ;1t the wit nesses declared that he was of perfect capacity, and, indeed, considering his years, of more than ordinary mental power. The trial was stiU proceeding when the court rine, THE POLICE COURTS. CLEILICENWELL Mr. Atryrtnder Wriyll, eliurehera7den of the parish of Clerkenwell, was summoned by Charles Bolter, the keeper of the Islington fire engine, end formerly of the fire brigade, and George Cole, of the Farringdon-street Fire Station, for not giving them good and sufficient rewards for bringing two large engines in proper working order to help to a:Merino!' a fire which happened in the dwelling-house of Thomas Ditchtield, of No. 62, White Lion-street, Clerk enwell._ . Mr. John Wakaling, solicitor, appealed for the com plainants ; and Mr. &mho°, the vestry clerk, attended for the defendant. The facts of the cane are simply these :—lt appears that on the 20th December lute fire happened at Mr. Ditch fields, watch and clock maker, of 62, White Lion.street, Pentonville. The complainant Bolter was the first there with his engine, and at work 10 minutes or a quarter of an bow before any other engino arrived. When Cole arrived with the F n-street engine that also played on the fire. The nom t Bolter played on the fire for about two hours, and had to pay the men who worked his engine with other expenses, and when be want before the board the defendant only allowed him 205., instead of the full re ward allowed by the act of parliament, via, 30e. Mr. Boohoo cited the cue of " ex parte loader," reported in the Justice of Me Peace s voL 13, .page and contended that the judgment of Justice Coleridge settled the case, for the churchwarden had awarded a sum which was all that was intended by the act of parliament.. kr. Wakeling said he was pleased that the case of Loader had been cited, for there Justice Wightman held that " how much shall be paid the magistrate must in either ease fix." _ . Mi.B'Eyncourt, having taken time to consider the cue, ddivered his judgment as follows—The case of the "Queen v. Coma" (13 Queen's Bench, p. 179), appears to me to decide this case. The decision in that case was that the magistrate could fix the amount of reward to be paid to the firemen under the proclaims of the act (14 Ceo. 3, C. 78), although the churchyard... had refused to origi nate the proceeding by proposing as usual a certain amount. In the present case they have situated a certain amount, and a question I. raised whether having done so the magis trate can increase that amount. It has never been disputed that he can lessen the amount awarded by the church wardens. nor, after the decision in the "Queen v. Combs" an I see any objection to his iscreadog it. His discretion seems to me to be absolute to award any sum u a reward not exceeding the amount pasieribed by the act. In the present instance, therefore, I shall increase the amount, and award to the complainant 30s. Mr. Wattling applied for the costa. Mr. D'Eyscaut allowed Me. for eats. THE SUICIDE AY BROMLEY. Yesterday morning Mr. Payne, the coroner for the district of Southwark, held an inquest at St. Thomas's Hospital upon the body of John Scheme, aged 45, who died on Sunday evening last from wounda which be inflicted on himself a few days previously under circumstances which showed the most extraordinary determination to put an end to has existence. . _ _ WoOentßell, house surgeon, said the deceased wee heought to the hospital on the morning of the 13th instant with a wound on the forehead which exposed the boos, sad his faceand lips were shockingly burnt and bridged. He found the palate was perforated by a bullet. He wee totally tunonstions at first, but ander treatment he rallied sufficiently to answer, principally by signs, the questions put to him. He said that he was in want of both food and lodging, as, being a High German, no one would take him in, and he therefore resolved to destroy himself. He intimated that he fired first at his forehead, but that finding that shot insufficient, be placed the pistol in his month and fired agaie. He added, that the ball entered and remised in his forehead, but that the one in his mouth fell out—a singular mistake, as just the contrary really happened. He died on Sunday from inflammation of tho brain. On a post 'Noreen examination it was found that the ball which had entered the palate had lodged at the base of the brain, producing the inflammation, which caused death. The frontal bone, though exposed, had not been penetrated. Sergeant Grey, R 8, stationed at Bromley, deposed to finding the pistol, which he produced, close to a pool of blood, • quarter of • mile from where &oases.* was found. s John Taylor, a petty officer from Greenwich Hospital, identified the body of deceased as having been formerly an inmate of that institution as • pensioner. He was dis charged some weeks back for misconduct. He was a man of violent and determined chemeter. lie had been formerly a sailor in the Royal Navy. The jury returned • verdiet of " Temporary irdanity.. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. The report read at the half-yearly meeting, held this afternoon, states that the agreement of the 30th of May, 1961, for the union and amalgamation of the Great Western and West Midland Companies, commencing from the let of July last, have rendered some changes in the aooounte for the ball-year necessary. The accounts fee the last half year show (after deducting all separate liabilities on the Great Western account) a dieprealble balance of 133,11831., and the directors recommend • dividend at the rate of 3 per cent. per annum on the Consolidated Great Western Stook, carrying forward 10,4241. to the current half year. The directors have charged the sum of 4,5001. as an estimated for eider the terms of the original lease of the South Wales Railway, which lame was specially excepted from being • joint amount in the areensente with the Weet Midland. Company. The (Miami lease expired by agreement on the 31st of December last, up to which date any differences in the accounts are to be settled by arbitration. The South Wales remote from that date will be placed in joint seconet with the West Midland Company, subject to the mutest of rent sod other terms fixed by the heads of agreement, which have been approved by special general meetings of the three coin. pada. The results hitherto obtained from the joint work * of the Great Western and West Midland lines, although productive already of coneiderable advantages to the public, can scarcely yet be taken as an illustration of the ultimate or general bmefit hereef ter which may be anticipated. The directors express confidence in the future advantages to be obtained, not only by the public, but by the companies, as soon as the amalgamation shall have been further and fully developed. Since the last meeting in August it has been thought conducive to the intezests of the united companies to enter into an agreement with the Metropolitan Railway Company fur working their line, when completed, upon the per contage system, providing for that purpose the needful stock in locomotive engines, carriages, Ite., so that every advantage may be obtained for the convenience of the public using continuously the Great Western, West Midland, and Metropolitan Railways for same to the City. The works of the latter railway have been progressing most satisfactorily, and their engineer reports the prospect of completion for opening in June next. The works at Paddington fur a junction with the Metropolitan Railway on the property of this company have been long since constructed, and, with a view to work the Metropolitan traffic continuously into the Paddington station , it has been thought desirable to pro vide station buildings and works within the Great Western premises, which will be forthwith undertaken by this company, and for which the Metropolitan Company have agreed to pay interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, under the working agreement. The works of the West London Extension Railway and of the Victoria Station in Pimlico have been carried on with con siderable spirit, and it is believed that both will be ready for opening early in the summer. The new junction with the West London Railway at Wormwood &rabbi is ad vancing satisfactorily, but considerable difficulty and delay have arisen with respect to the construction of a station at Kensington. The joint committee of the Great Welters and West Midland Companies have entered into agreement with the promoters of a local line, caUed The Feat Gloom tershire Railway, for subscribing to and working that line from Cheltenham, which is intended to join the Great Western Railway by a junction with the Farringdon branch, and to join the West Midland Railway by a junction with the Bourtonon-Water branch, for both which branches hills have already peened. The companies jointly engage to subscribe towards the share capital • sum not exceeding 3500001., and to work the line upon reasonable terms when made. A guaranteed contract for making it has been iu-raeged with Mr. Brawny, so se to avoid an excess of ex penditure beyond the contract rum. At the instance of an iolluential public body at Bristol, the two companies have also consented to contribute 125,0001. towards an extension lies promoted by a local company for • railway from the present station at Temple Meads to Brandonhill, near Clifton, embracing a connexion with the ducks and quays of Bristol. The directors entertain no doubt that it win be very advantageous to support such an undertaking. There are other bills now before parliament, some promoted in favour of and others adverse to this company's interesta, and the directors refrain from expressing upon this occasion an opinion either upon their merits or their objectionable features. In the meantime, the directors will not fail to devote their best attention to the interests of the united companies, in respect of all bills submitted fee legislative powers duriog the present session. TRAFFIC RETURNS. Ylles Pm- Her- Tol4l, ToiaL open ammo chandlae 1833 lbla Week millsiyel4 & A a a 6 Ileattlal Mill Arlin lll LUIS lA* Week Oahe Wk. 9. Aalweep • 19.1119.4099 — We 436 4611 IN 1,0811 Lot &NOMA 368 001 WA 00 NOM DIMS l6 —41 n ILAII.11•111. wok 01100 Reba& _ _ IdIMO N. Oloolki 116 Sae MI 1,716 1,754 V IB I2=TOI. IL 01 OA LOS Lum lAst Idea k2:% mm W a m t OS wet A MO tm mom I 7 ll OA eledOsslmdlOdkoMa 111 ism ON IMO goo AftokoOlOVA OftbliudlmOw SSlO4 — tom tem 6.17$ 1456 Notharttiola lft 1.07 &SO SAO 1777 floOtlabeadoll — IMO 2.14 &MO IMO wee Man om 316 m ms 616 MARKETS. COTTON.—Livr•Poot., Frs. 20.—We have had a good business in cotton to-day, prices being flinier upon reck.ipt of saws from America per City of Washingtee. The sales are 12,000 bales, Jadedly' 7,160 Americao, at 10d. to Had. ; 4,000 Surat, 64d. to 11d. ; 400 Egyptian, 101,1 to 134 d. 4O Pernam, 13d. ; 120 Bahia, 120. ; 280 Bam bara, 1244. to 1444. ,• of which 5,000 are fur specul a ti on and export. The week's import is 9,184 bales. WOOL AND WORSTED.—BRADFORD, Fro. 20.-110 market is exceedingly quiet to-day in every department. Lustre wools have a downward tendency. Spinners are operating chiefly for the home trade. There is little doing for export. Very few orders have been given out, and both home markets and shippers seem indisposed to operate. The suspension of Moos. Pierre Monet, who commenced business only about • year ago, has been the tot of much conversation on 'Mane. The successful specu • tions on the Paris Bonne are said to have led to this stopp age . The liabilities are under 5001., but the assets are smAll. The loss will be sustained by • very few houses. TALLOW. THURSDAY guano. The market is.t, quiet to-day, and prices closed the same as yesterday. Delivery to lest evauiog, 930easks ; snivels, IV7 casks. LACE AND HOSIERY.—NornximAK, Fan. 20. There has been a alight Woman of suiniatiou in some branches of the lace trade during the last few days. The demand for home consumption is quiet, as is usually the ease at this time of the year, and at this season the total absence of trade with America tells upon the houses who have heretofore dealt largely with the Slake. On the other hand, however, there is a more active demand from the con tinent generally, and particularly from Germany. Of course in the confirmed upward tendency of prices buyers operate with great caution, and them is too much reason to fear that they are chiefly buying on ■peculation, and that there is really no legitimate demand for consumption. We are glad to bear that lace trimmings are becoming still more fashionable, end that consequently a considerable demand is expected for this clan of goods in the spring. In most et the hosiery branches there has been no improvement during the week, and manufacturers have been obliged, we leer, still further to curtail production. Stocks, how ever, are being worked down, therefore it is hoped that we shall soon reach the level when consumers must be supplied at the price which will afford a small margin or profit for the manufacturer. —Nottingha rn Journal. CORN.-11ririonorate, Fan. 20.-At Wolverhampton yesterday wheat was barely la per quarter lower. At this day's market there was a full supply of wheat, and to effect sales some reduction had to be submitted to, but we make no alteration in our quotations. Barley, beans, and peas, la per quarter lower. Oats nominally unaltered. DEVIZES, FEB. 20. -W e bad a fair supply of wheat, the condition of which was not at all improved. At the commencement of the market the trade was dull, but towards the close last week's prices were fully realised. Barley was in fair supply, and the trade was slow at last week'. prices. Wheat, beat, 53a. to 625. por qr. ; seconds do., 40s. to 53a. ; barley, Ms. to 41e. ; oats, Woe. to :Mc ; beans, 46a. to 50a.; peas, 425. to 46a.; flour, fine (per sack), 455. to 48a. ; ditto seconds, 43e. to 45e. MANCHESTIB, Far 20.-Our market this morning was very slenderly attended. Dry samples of English wheat were held for previous prices, which millers being indisposed to five, but few transactions occurred ; damp sorts were quite neglected. American was taken slowly, and must be called ld. to 2d. per 1001bs. lower. For flour the demand was exceedingly languid, and the value tended in favour of buyers. Oats and oatmeal were difficult of disposal, a t basely ely late rate a. In beans or Indian Corn bet little c e was observable. Kuwaiti, 19.-There was only a limited demand today for wheat and barley, at Is. per qr. below last week's prime. Oats and beans without change. Nrwroer, Fes. 20.-We had a small supply of wheat, In bad condition pnendly ;it meta slow male at a decline of ls. per qr. Barley, a slow trade, and rather cheaper. Oat., beans, and peas, very dull. trinsuocoa, Fut 20. -With a small supply of wheat the trade is slow, without any reduction in value. The show of samples of spring ooro is large, and those required for seed are disposed of readily. Other qualities mast a slack demand. EDINBIMOH,FIB. 19.-We bad in the market to-day 1,133 quarter. wheat, 1,093 barley, 2,580 oats, and 440 baste. There were sold-Wheat, 738 gm ; barley, 1,043; oats, 1,437 ; and beans, 336 qrs. As compared with last week- Wheat was Is. up on top, and 7d. down on average; barley was 6d. up on top, and Bd. down on average ; oats were same on top, amid 4d. up on avetage ; beans were the same on top, and 6d. down on average. Prices per im perial qr. :-Wheat, 40a. Od. to 674.; barley, 22e. Od. to 311 e. 6d.; oats, 18e. Od. to 31s. Od. ; beans, 375. to 48e. Weight of top-Wheat, 63ilbs.; barley, 513i1b5.; oats, 45Ibs. ; beans, 6811bs. OATTLE.—EDINSUBON, Fl 3. 19.—The somber of cattle this morning was 665, being 3 more then on this day week. Demand good, sod the prioss of last week fully maintained. The best sorb of beasts brought from 7s. 3d. to 7s. 6d.; mid dling and inferior, from 51. 4d. to 6e. &l. per stone. There were also 39 lean besets and 44 milk cows in market. The supply of sheep was leas, the number, 3,536, being 385 fewer. Good sheep maintained bite ratea,and the inferior sorts of blackf aced WOMollldifficult to sell, end in some instances cheaper. Top price of the beet black and Cheviot, wedders Bd.; current for the best sorts, Ted.; ewes and the secondary sort of midden, 6ed. to 7d. par lb. The number of pigs shown was 317, fed descriptions of which brought from ss. Ocl. to 6s. Od. par stow; six to eight weeks old do. from 9s. 6d. to lls. per bard. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. Cambrian (u), from England for Caps of Good Hope, Jan. 4, lat. 17 S.. lon 4 W. firghloy. from Moulmein for Falmouth 44 days, lat. 22 a., kn. Lorenzo (American ably), for Moulmein, lat. U N., lon. 116 E. Lady Hobart (ship), from Urr y pool for Rio Janeiro, Jan. tl, all well, let. 4.6 N., lon. W. Nitbsdale, from Liriool for Valparaiso 36 days, Jan. 21, lat. 5.N3 N., lon. 23.44 W. One3iphorus (brig), of U. Jetties, N.H., from load= tot Halifax, Feb 10, MU 49.4 S N., low. 11.50 W. William Tell, Irma Liverpool or lloiaboy. Neb. 10, let. 50.10, lon. 10.16. DESPATCH 07 THE UNITED STATE AND CANA DIAN MAlLS.—Yeaterday the Quebec and Montreal Royal Mail Ammer Norwegian was despatched from Liverpool fce Portland with the Canadian and United States mails, between 70 and 80 passengers, and a large cargo. [Ad vertinement I—HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT. —ln bad legs, ulcers, ficrofu sores, end glandular swellings, this Ointment operates surely, and with a rapidity that resembles magic. It should he rubbed into the part affected atter they have been fomented with lukewarm water. The purifying and curative powers of this marvellous unguent have never been disputed by any one who has given it a fair trial. It contains not a particle of any substance of • noxious nature, nor to there a case on record in which ft bra done the slightest harm while there are authentic reports of innumerable cures effected by it in ail countries. It is as mild in Ma action as it la powerful and beneficial to its effects. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. BARBEPT.—February 10. at the Woodhouse, Rodborongh, Olouceeterstdre, the wife of W. P. Barrett, Eni., of a daughter. BAltlLY.—February at Maeld, Bromley-common, Bent, the wife of C. Barry, Jun., Esq., of a daughter. DUREX —February 16, at 111oleswortik-areek Dublin, the wile of Dr. W. H. Berke, °la son 0011.41111.—Pebruuy 17, at Alhanyetreet, Itegcnt's park, the wife of Mr. 0. W. H. Contd., of a daughter. DBAJIIMOND.—Yebrwary 17, at Chstitoo, Kent, the wife of I. Dummied, gen., late 10th Hussars, of daughter. TOZ.—Beat 1 at Brougliam.street, Belfast, the wife of Mr. H. Fos , of a ter. HABBlSON.—Tebruary 17, at Parsley Vicarage, Ueda, the wi fe of the Rev. P. L. Harrison, of a daughter. ZlLRlll.l. 7 February 16, at Mikes Castle, the Marchlonou of , Kildare, of a sm. PANTlN.—Fabruary 17, at lUdbrook-terrace, Blackheath, the wife of W. Paulin, Bap., of a son. PRYTON.—February le, at Moor-green. near Moseley, Won:es tersidre, the wUe of Mr. K. Peyton. of a daughter. TOLLEMACIIE.—Fettrusry 18, at Wiltou-erescent, lady Emma Tollemache, of a lon, stillborn. TYLElL—Febroary 16, at the Lill House, near Monmouth, the wife of 0. G. Tyler, Seq., of a daughter. MARRIAGES. CURRILY—HOLLAND.—February 18. ac St. George's. Hanover square, by the ROY. F. Nepean, W. Currey, Ult., of Werbriow heath, Surrey, to Caroline, daughter et the late IL Hol- land, Esq. FARNELL—HOLMEIL—February 16, at the Cathedral. 31,0 ' cheater, by the Rev. H. H. Wesimore. M.A., Mr. W. U. Par nell, of Manchester, in Leonora, daughter at Mr. W. P. Holmes, of Turnham.green, IrELLOWIDS-111ACKENZIK—Febrnary 18, at Tydd At Mary's, Llneolualdre, by the Rev. C. Mackenzie, the Rev. H. J. Fellowes, Rector of Over Wallop, Hants, to Edith, daughter of the Rev. U. Mackenzie. Rector of Tydd St. Mary's. OWEN—MlLlll.—February 18, at St. Giles's, Camberwell. by the ' Rev. R. N. Maker, A. M. Owen, Fag., of Liverpool, to Isabella Maria. daughter of R. Mills, Req., of the Grove, Camberwell. SIMIIONDS - BARNE4l.—February a te by the Rev. B. C. Heroes, ILA., J. Kimmends, E., of the loner Temple, to Isabella Emily, daughter of A. B. Barnes, &sq., of Kinteroad, Chelsea. SPENDER—RENDLE.—Februar, 18, at Si, Andrew's. PlYill.eth , by the Rev. M. Fuller. 8.A., R. Spender, Esq., of Plymouth, to Ellen, daughter el E. Randle, Iraq., of the Crescent, Pq mouth. DEATHS. BARU:R.—February 16, at Whlp's•creas, Walthamstow, Esset, ja, wife of R. Baiter, Seq., aged 45. .—Febreary 10. Anne, wife of Mr. W. Creed. of KemPs• ford. seer Fab/ord. Gloucestershire, aged PI. OAY.—Febreary 17, at Mariborough.street, Bristol, Mr. IL Goy, tided 4L GlWlON.—robruary It at Leeds, Mr. M. Gibson, aged SI REVERlL—Febreary If. at Hull, Harriet, wife of C. T. s. KOMP. Dm., litaff Sargeon R.N.. aged 59. LAWRElCL—retesary 17, at Richmond, Surrey, Mrs, 3L Law. mace, aged 104. MILRYWILLTIIIIIL—Februery 18, at Lindwn House, Lincoln, J. Merryweathir, aged 96 PHlLLlFeasary 15. at Albertlate4Litightehrtdite. Franc'' , woo ot Mr. .R. Ptellips, agsd SAZZL — Feeselee' le. et Walosegleee Keay Thomas Wel, f.tr lesser 50 the talthlld serest of Bober% Williaw and Feltz . Printed and rebtlebed by amour HALE. el 4 °2' Lomberdalreet, the Ott ot Leaded, MOM, et " - (Mc% to L"aba,d4treel. b WO Predate et Wltltetriete -• 'twat. nomair 21. VAL